Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The Xinjiang province of China is experiencing ethnic turmoil for the past several years because of which of the following tribes protesting against the increasing settlements of Han Chinese?
[A] Uyghurs
[B] Mosuo
[C] Yuezhi
[D] Wuhan

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2. Which of the following tribes has become the first tribe to get habitat rights in India?
[A] Dongria Kondh
[B] Phase Pardhi
[C] Baiga
[D] Tharu

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3. Wax Deoiling Technology, sometimes seen in news, is most commonly used in which of the following industries?
[A] Rubber Industry
[B] Petroleum Industry
[C] Iron & Steel Industry
[D] Textile Industry

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4. Which of the following observatories has recently accomplished the extremely strenuous job of X-ray polarisation thereby challenging the prevailing theories of high energy radiation from pulsars?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] Astrosat
[C] Chandra X-ray Observatory
[D] Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

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5. In September 2016, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) completely banned all commercial trade for which of the following?
[A] Pangolin
[B] African elephant ivory
[C] Leatherback turtle
[D] Dugong

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6. Hyderabad-based ICRISAT, or International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, has recently launched molecular breeding project for which of the following crops?
[A] Pulses
[B] Oil seeds
[C] Onions
[D] Cotton

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7. “Bharatmala Pariyojana”, sometimes seen in news, aims to:
[A] promote port-led development along Indian coast line
[B] connect more than 1 lakh gram panchayats through optical fibre network
[C] achieve optimal resource allocation for a holistic highway development
[D] improve the navigability of inland water in the country

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8. Recently, Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have found a new species of Zingiber which possesses ethno-medicinal uses. The pseudo stem of the new species is predominantly red in colour and the tuberous roots are used to treat abdominal pain and anti-helminthic troubles. In which part of India it has been discovered?
[A] Eastern Himalayas
[B] Western Ghats
[C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[D] Baikunthapur Forest in West Bengal

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9. In August 2015, which of the following fauna has been declared as “endangered” in the IUCN Red List?
[A] Barasingha
[B] Indian Wild Ass
[C] Gir Lion
[D] Ganges River Dolphin

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10. In June 2017, the three Indian oil giants namely Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) have signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement to create the world’s largest refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex at which of the following places?
[A] Tatipaka in Andhra Pradesh
[B] Jamnagar in Gujarat
[C] Ratnagiri in Maharashtra
[D] Bina in Madhya Pradesh

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