Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Recently, Stock market regulator SEBI has imposed trade restrictions on 331 firms which are suspected of being “shell companies”. Which of the following is NOT an activity generally carried out using shell companies?
[A] Trade and normal business
[B] Financial manoevour for some unstated objectives
[C] Illegal financial activities
[D] Violation of intellectual rights and properties

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2. Which among the following is the most populous democracy in the world?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] USA
[D] Indonesia

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3. Who among the following has been honoured with 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award?
[A] R Seetharaman
[B] Arundhati Bhattacharya
[C] Renu Sud Karnad
[D] Naina Lal Kidwai

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4. The term ‘DARPGSEVA’, which was recently making news, is associated to which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
[B] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Panchayati Raj

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5. The term “LHS 1140”, sometimes seen in news, is a:
[A] Exoplanet
[B] Vaccine
[C] Invasive species
[D] Chemical agent used in war

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6. Sathyabamasat, a satellite recently launched by ISRO, aims to:
[A] monitor the green house gases in the atmosphere
[B] collect data about agriculture and geological formations
[C] develop better cyclone detection and weather forecasting
[D] study the composition of the earth’s crust

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7. The Global Findex Database (GFD) for the year 2017 has been published by which of the following organisations?
[A] World Economic Forum
[B] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
[C] Economist Intelligence Unit
[D] World Bank

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8. Which country had won the Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2018?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] Pakistan
[D] Germany

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9. Who among the following was not a part of the 2018 ISSF Junior team of India which won a Gold medal at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup?
[A] Sahu Tushar Mane
[B] Divyansh Singh Panwar
[C] Hriday Hazarika
[D] Arjun Babuta

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10. Who had won a Gold medal in the second 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup in 25m pistol event for women?
[A] Shreya Agarwal
[B] Muskan Muskan
[C] Elavenil Valarivan
[D] Zeena Khitta

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