Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The 2017 United Nations Public Service Day is observed on which day?
[A] June 21
[B] June 22
[C] June 24
[D] June 23

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2. Which organization gives Luther L. Terry awards?
[A] American Cancer Society
[B] World Health Organization
[C] International Union Against Cancer
[D] UNESCO

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3. SAICM Initiative is related to which of the following industries?
[A] Chemical Industry
[B] Aviation Industry
[C] Agriculture Industry
[D] Food Processing Industry

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4. The in-radius of an equilateral traingle is of length 3 cm. Then the length of each of its medians is :
[A] 4 cm
[B] 9 cm
[C] 9.5 cm
[D] 12 cm

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5. Which city is hosting the 2018 Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) to review country’s security preparedness?
[A] Dharmshala
[B] New Delhi
[C] Raipur
[D] Srinagar

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6. In Budget 2018, government announced the construction of tunnel under the Sela Pass. The Sela Pass is located in which state?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Sikkim
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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7. Which country has recently signed an agreement with India for funding of the Green Energy Corridors project in both intra and inter State transmission network?
[A] Russia
[B] Germany
[C] France
[D] Japan

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8. The Networked Readiness Index (NRI) is published by:
[A] World Bank
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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9. The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017 (WESP) has been published by the:
[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
[C] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
[D] World Economic Forum

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10. Which of the following programmes launched by the government aims at tapping the talent pool of engineers in the country to carry out research in the field of science & technology indigenously thereby transforming brain drain into brain gain?
[A] Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
[B] Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
[C] Prime Minister Research Fellowship scheme
[D] Impacting Research Innovation & Technology programme

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