Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The percentage expenses on various items during book production and sale.

The central angle corresponding to the sector on “Printing Cost” is more than that of “Acvertisement Charges” by:

[A] 54.8°
[B] 61.2°
[C] 72°
[D] 60°

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2. India’s first roll on- roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel passenger service has been proposed to be started in which state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] West Bengal
[D] Odisha

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3. The Katoch Committee Report, sometimes seen in news, suggested reforms to improve which of the following in the country?
[A] Education Sector
[B] Pharmaceutical Sector
[C] Power Sector
[D] Telecom Sector

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4. India’s first International Stock Exchange has been recently inaugurated at which of the following places?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Gandhinagar
[C] Mumbai
[D] Indore

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5. India has been formally included as the member state in which of the following organisations?
[A] Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
[B] Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
[C] Wassenaar Arrangement
[D] Australia Group

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6. The recently launched SATYAM programme aims to strengthen research in the areas of which field?
[A] Arbitration and Conciliation
[B] Non communicable diseases
[C] Yoga and Meditation
[D] Research in Indology

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7. Which of the following statements is correct about the term “Gyan Sangam”, sometimes seen in the news?
[A] It is an initiative by the senior officers of CBDT and CBEC with an aim to discuss ways of increasing revenue collection
[B] It is an initiative by the officials of PSBs and Financial Institutions (FIs) to discuss strategy for increasing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data analytics in the banking & financial systems.
[C] It is collaboration between Indian Higher Educational Institutions and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to award a degree.
[D] It is an inter-state meeting organised by the finance ministry to generate awareness about the GST and to discuss operational issues pertaining to same.

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8. Identify the temple with the help of given information:

  1. This temple is one among the 108 Divya Desams
  2. The inscriptions in the temple belong to the Chola, Pandya, Hoysala and Vijayanagara dynasties
  3. This temple was recently honoured with UNESCO Award for Heritage Conservation for the year 2017

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
[B] Virupaksha temple
[C] Sabarimala Temple
[D] Brihadeshwara Temple

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9. Identify the space mission with the help of given information:

  1. It is the first mission dedicated to investigating the deep interior of Mars
  2. It is an initiative by NASA
  3. The mission aims to detect seismic activity on Mars and will also detect the frequency of ongoing meteorite impacts on the planet.
  4. The mission will be powered by solar panel and is expected to be launched on 5th May 2018.

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] New Horizons
[B] InSight
[C] ExoMars
[D] Magellan

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10. Which country had won the 2018 UCI America Tour circuit?
[A] USA
[B] Canada
[C] Mexico
[D] Colombia

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