Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which cricket team has won the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Tamil Nadu

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2. Recently, the government of India has relaxed the norms for withdrawal of General Provident Fund (GPF). As per the new norms, the employees can withdraw the funds for select purposes after completing how many years in service?
[A] 5 years
[B] 8 years
[C] 10 years
[D] 12 years

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3. Which of the following is main objective of Aadhaar Pay?
[A] To enable peer-to-peer money transaction
[B] To enable merchants to receive digital payments using Aadhaar
[C] To integrate UPI with Aadhaar
[D] To link Jan-Dhan Accounts with Aadhaar number

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4. The Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) is in news recently due to rise in mammal population. It is located in which district of Odisha?
[A] Kendrapara district
[B] Khordha district
[C] Sundergarh district
[D] Puri district

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5. Many a times we read about Hot Money in newspapers. Which among the following options rightly describes hot money?
[A] Hot money is useful and generally durable and is good for the country in all weathers
[B] Hot money is dangerous and volatile and leaves the country in bad weather conditions
[C] Hot money is good and adds to the development of the country & it comes from exports of services
[D] Hot money is bad & useless as its arises from unusual activities like casinos, gambling, horse races, speculations etc.

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6. What is the theme of the 106th foundation day of Bihar?
[A] Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and Elimination of Dowry and Child Marriage
[B] Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and Gandhi Jayanti
[C] Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and Peaceful protest
[D] Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and Empowerment of Women

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7. Which state has become the first Indian state to implement the National policy on bio fuels?
[A] Kerala
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab

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8. India has signed a MoU with which country for the famous "The Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP)"?
[A] France
[B] Israel
[C] Russia
[D] Switzerland

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9. The newly proposed 0/10 and 0/20 rules are associated to which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[B] Ministry of Railways
[C] Ministry of Shipping
[D] Ministry of Steel

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10. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was awarded to David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for the:
[A] discovery of neutrino oscillations
[B] theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter
[C] invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy
[D] theory of how particles acquire mass

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