Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. What is India’s rank in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2010 released by Transparency International?
[A] 79
[B] 89
[C] 99
[D] 100

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2. What is the theme of the 90th AGM of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
[A] Indian Scenario for GST
[B] Indian Business in a New India
[C] Indian Industry & its effects
[D] Indian Business after Demonetization

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3. 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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4. What is the theme of the 2018 World Down syndrome Day?
[A] My life, My Community
[B] What I bring to the workplace
[C] My friends, My Community
[D] What I bring to my community

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5. Identify the fauna with the help of given information:

  1. This species was for long known to be endemic to Satpura ranges but recently has been recorded in northern Western Ghats
  2. It has been listed as critically endangered in the IUCN list
  3. The species is very small in size with very large talons and prefers mixed deciduous forests with dense undergrowth and mature softwood trees

  Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Brown palm civet
[B] Forest owlet
[C] Pygmy hog
[D] Great Indian hornbill

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6. The Goldman Environmental Prize for the year 2017 has been awarded to:
[A] Prafulla Samantara
[B] Bhagat Puran Singh
[C] Chandi Prasad Bhatt
[D] Maneka Gandhi

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7. The term “Aquila”, which was recently in news, is a:
[A] solar-powered plane
[B] world’s first water-wave laser
[C] computer virus
[D] world’s first emotionally intelligent robot

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8. Which state became the first in the country to shift its financial year format to January-December from April-March cycle?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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9. Which of the following countries has been granted the Observer status in Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in April 2017?
[A] Georgia
[B] Armenia
[C] Moldova
[D] Ukraine

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10. Recently, the central government proposed setting up of Food Legumes Research Platform (FLRP) in which state of India?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamil Nadu

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