Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Gurdeep Singh is associated with which sports?
[A] Boxing
[B] Table Tennis
[C] Weightlifting
[D] Chess

Show Answer

2. Which country hosted the first G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of 2018?
[A] India
[B] Germany
[C] Argentina
[D] France

Show Answer

3. The recently inaugurated “Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra” aim to?
[A] empower the rural women through community participation
[B] generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services meant for girls
[C] enable groups of women to take up employment-cum-income generation programs
[D] provide legal aid and guidance to women in need to enable readjustment in family or society

Show Answer

4. The Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) is released by:
[A] International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA)
[B] International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
[C] National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
[D] International Cyber Crime Coordination Cell

Show Answer

5. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)?
[A] It aims to attract foreign investment for electronics manufacturing
[B] It envisages providing financial support to manufactures in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF)
[C] It pushes for net zero imports in electronics by 2020
[D] It is an initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Show Answer

6. Which two countries have been recently suspended from voting in the UN General Assembly for the third time in three years?
[A] Syria and Libya
[B] Libya and Venezuela
[C] Venezuela and Peru
[D] South Sudan and Liberia

Show Answer

7. Which of the following organizations published the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017 (WESP)?
[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
[C] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
[D] World Economic Forum

Show Answer

8. The Recently launched scheme titled “Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD)” by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) aims to promote:
[A] Solar entrepreneurs
[B] Women entrepreneurs
[C] Agricultural entrepreneurs
[D] Large-scale entrepreneurs

Show Answer

9. Which of the following organizations was in news for working with internet service providers in India to test its ‘Express Wi-Fi’ project?
[A] Google
[B] Facebook
[C] Microsoft
[D] Yahoo Inc

Show Answer

10. A binational consortium has recently developed a new supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) Brayton cycle test loop facility at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. This new waterless super CO2 test loop facility has been designed to help generate clean energy from future power plants including solar thermal. The consortium responsible for the development of this new cycle also aims for the development of high temperature concentrated solar power in the country. The name of the consortium is _?
[A] GALEX
[B] SERIIUS
[C] TRACE
[D] ARCTAS

Show Answer