Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan?
[A] Heena Sidhu
[B] Shri Nivetha Paramantham
[C] Harveen Srao
[D] Manu Bhaker

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2. Which article ensured the special status to Jammu & Kashmir prior to 2019?
[A] Article 370
[B] Article 372
[C] Article 375
[D] Article 378

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3. From four corners of a square sheet of side 4 cm, four pieces each in the shape of arc of a circle with radius 2 cm, are cut out. The area of the remaining portion is:
[A] (4 – 2π) sq. cm.
[B] (16 – 4π) sq. cm.
[C] (8 – π) sq. cm.
[D] (16 – 8π) sq. cm

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4. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a monitoring committee to oversee the Yamuna rejuvenation project. Who is the The current chairperson of the NGT?
[A] Anupriya Patel
[B] Adarsh Kumar Goel
[C] Faggan Singh Kulaste
[D] Neeta Verma

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5. Consider the following statements:
Assertion: Government of India has recently created a GOM to consider amendment to Article 311 of the Constitution
Reason: The provisions of Article 311 have come in the way of bringing corrupt civil servants to book and create obstacles for expeditious punitive action.
Choose the correct option:
[A] Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation to A
[B] Both A and R are correct, but R is incorrect explanation to A
[C] A is correct , R is incorrect
[D] A is incorrect , R is correct

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6. The National Mission for the Development of Ultra Supercritical Technology is associated with which of the following?
[A] Thermal power plants
[B] Solar Power plants
[C] Nuclear power plants
[D] Liquid biofuel power plants

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7. Which of the following space observatories has recently observed the deepest gamma-ray burst (GRB) event?
[A] Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO)
[B] ASTROSAT
[C] Hubble Space Telescope
[D] High Energy Transient Explorer-2

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8. The recently launched Operation Save Kurma by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) aims to protect _?
[A] Turtles
[B] Great Indian bustard
[C] Lion-tailed macaque
[D] Indian rhinoceros

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9. To boost tourism and travel in the country, how many Special Tourism Zones have been proposed in the Budget-2017?
[A] Three
[B] Four
[C] Five
[D] Six

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10. Recently, our scientists have discovered a new species of Pika, a mammal belonging to the rabbit and hare family. In which part of India has it been discovered?
[A] Tropical rainforest of Western Ghats
[B] Eastern Ghats
[C] Eastern Himalayas
[D] Western Himalayas

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