Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. S. Abdul Rahman, who passed away recently, was the famous poet of which language?
[A] Kannada
[B] Tamil
[C] Odia
[D] Telugu

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2. Which organization gives Luther L. Terry awards?
[A] American Cancer Society
[B] World Health Organization
[C] International Union Against Cancer
[D] UNESCO

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3. Which railway station entered Limca Book of Records 2018 for having all-women staff?
[A] Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station
[B] Matunga railway station
[C] Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station
[D] Kolkata railway station

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4. Which of the following has been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016?
[A] Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
[B] Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
[C] Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
[D] Simlipal Biosphere Reserve

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5. India’s largest solar power park is under construction in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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6. Beed’s custard apples, which were recently issued GI certificate, are native to which state?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka

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7. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav for the year 2017 will be held at which of the following places?
[A] Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
[D] Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

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8. The recently launched “Quality Mark” Award Scheme is an initiative under which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[B] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[C] Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
[D] Ministry of Human Resource Development

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9. Recently, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed to remove a chapter from class 9th textbook based on Nadar Community, due to ‘Caste conflict and dress change’ and 'derogatory' references to women from the Nadar community. The Nadar Community is predominantly found in:
[A] North India
[B] West India
[C] North East India
[D] South India

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10. What is VPM1002, which was recently making news?
[A] Name of the meteorite which hit the college campus in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
[B] A new vaccine for tuberculosis
[C] A newly invented explosive device used by Russia in war against ISIS in Syria
[D] First genetically-engineered version of mustard crop in India

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