Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Government recently conducted the auction of several coal mines located at Brahmadih, Choritand Tiliaya, Jogeshwar and Khas Jogeshwar, Rabodih OCP and Rohne. In which state these mines are located?
[A] Odisha
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Madhra Pradesh
[D] Bihar

Show Answer

2. Which of the following is the venue of the International Yoga Fest?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi

Show Answer

3. Who authored the book on Paramveer Chakra Awardees ‘Paramveer Parwane’?
[A] Somnath Sharma
[B] Prabhakiran Jain
[C] Aman Anand
[D] Bipin Rawat

Show Answer

4. India’s largest floating solar power plant has been recently installed in which state?
[A] Manipur
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Gujarat
[D] Kerala

Show Answer

5. Which of the following statements is correct about the term “Data Exclusivity”, sometimes seen in news?
[A] It is a new telecommunication policy which promotes free data within the norms of the Discriminatory Tariff Regulations
[B] It is a pharmaceutical policy which protects the patented products of pharmaceutical companies
[C] It is a new security measure to protect citizens biometric data linked to Aadhaar
[D] It is a new open policy by WIPO for protecting digital assets & sensitive data leakage

Show Answer

6. Which of the following products has been termed as “Green Gold” in the Budget 2018?
[A] Methanol
[B] Bamboo
[C] Green Urea NV
[D] Oil palm

Show Answer

7. The Luc Hoffman award, which was recently in news, is given in the field of:
[A] Disaster management
[B] Environment
[C] Social Work
[D] Literature

Show Answer

8. Recently, the central government proposed setting up of Food Legumes Research Platform (FLRP) in which state of India?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamil Nadu

Show Answer

9. The term “Hangzhou Consensus” sometimes seen in news, is associated to which of the following groups/organizations?
[A] G-20
[B] ASEAN
[C] SAARC
[D] SCO

Show Answer

10. Which of the following organizations recently adopted the “New Delhi Declaration on Education”?
[A] BIMSTEC
[B] BRICS
[C] SAARC
[D] UNESCO

Show Answer