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. Part VI of our constitution is applicable to all the states except __________?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Sikkim
[D] Applicable to all states of India

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3. Identify the Indian architecture with the help of given information:

  1. The temple was commissioned by king Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala dynasty and is a monument recognised by the ASI
  2. The temple is an excellent example of Vesara style of Indian architecture
  3. In April 2017, the 900th anniversary of the temple was celebrated

Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] Chennakeshava Temple
[B] Virupaksha Temple
[C] Brihadisvara Temple
[D] Lingaraja Temple

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4. Recently, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its environment report entitled, “Solid approach to waste: how five cities are beating pollution” has recognised 5 cities in the world for their excellent waste management system. Which Indian city has made into the UNEP list?
[A] Indore
[B] Alappuzha
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Bengaluru

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5. As per India State of Forest Report 2017, which of the following is the correct order of forest types in India in terms of their area?
[A] Tropical Dry Deciduous> Subtropical Dry Evergreen> Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Semi-Evergreen
[B] Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Dry Deciduous> Subtropical Dry Evergreen> Subtropical Pine
[C] Tropical Dry Deciduous> Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Semi-Evergreen> Himalayan Moist Temperate
[D] Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Dry-Evergreen> Tropical Dry Deciduous> Tropical Wet-Evergreen

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6. N Gopalaswami committee, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which of the following?
[A] Determining the vulnerability of guarding structures along the Indo-Myanmar border
[B] Quality enhancement in higher education institutes of India
[C] Monitoring of high bad loan divergences and bank frauds
[D] To study the feasibility of dispensing homoeopathic medicines in villages by rural health workers and accredited social health activists (ASHA)

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7. The term “White Stork”, which was recently in news, is:
[A] a computer virus
[B] an automated cargo spacecraft
[C] a cryptocurrency
[D] type of a radiological dispersal device (RDD)

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8. Kokate Committee Report, sometimes seen in news, is related to:
[A] preparing draft of Ganga Act
[B] ban imposed on fixed dose combinations (FDCs) of drugs
[C] examine financial woes of the telecom sector
[D] examine the Impact of demonetization on e-commerce industry

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9. Girdhar Malviya Committee, sometimes seen in news, is related to:
[A] protection of Western Ghats
[B] prepare draft Ganga Act
[C] growth and development of Steel industries in India
[D] bring reforms in the University Grants Commission (UGC)

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10. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched the programme NIDHI that aims at:
[A] helping start-ups across the country
[B] segregation of the solid waste at source
[C] providing free of cost primary education to the children from weaker section of the society
[D] increasing the participation of women in the education sector

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