Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Who is the current director general of Railway Protection Force (RPF)?
[A] Brij Mohanty
[B] S H Prakash
[C] Dharmendra Kumar
[D] Arun Kumar

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2. Which country’s team has won the boy’s title at the WSF-World junior squash team championship 2018?
[A] Czech Republic
[B] USA
[C] Egypt
[D] India

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3. Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) technology is associated to:
[A] Thermal Power Plants
[B] Water purification
[C] Earthquake warning system
[D] Cyclone detection

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4. Enceladus is the moon of which of the following planet?
[A] Venus
[B] Mars
[C] Saturn
[D] Jupiter

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5. The term “Dipam” which was recently in news is associated to _?
[A] Demonetisation
[B] Deflation
[C] Disinvestment
[D] Disinflation

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6. Recently, scientists with the help of ESO’s unique planet-hunting HARPS instrument have discovered a planet that is just 11 light-years away from earth, and is a temperate planet that orbits a “quiet star”. The planet has been named as _?
[A] Ross 128b
[B] HD 131399Ab
[C] LHS 1140b
[D] NGTS-1b

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7. Which of the following sectors are included as part of multi-modal logistics hubs in India?

  1. Aviation
  2. National Highways
  3. Ports
  4. Inland waterways
  5. Railways

Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] Only 2, 3 & 4
[B] Only 2, 3, 4, 5
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
[D] Only 2, 3 & 5

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8. Identify the Tiger Reserve with the help of given information:

  1. Government is going to organise an international bird festival in this tiger reserve from February 9 to 11 this year
  2. The area is a vast alluvial floodplain traversed by numerous rivers and streams flowing in south-easterly direction
  3. The vegetation here is North Indian Moist Deciduous type
  4. Of the nearly 1300 birds found in the Indian subcontinent, over 450 species can be seen in this Reserve.

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Sundarban Tiger Reserve
[B] Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
[C] Valmiki Tiger Reserve
[D] Corbett Tiger Reserve

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9. The term “LHS 1140”, sometimes seen in news, is a:
[A] Exoplanet
[B] Vaccine
[C] Invasive species
[D] Chemical agent used in war

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10. Which of the following organizations recently adopted the “New Delhi Declaration on Education”?
[A] BIMSTEC
[B] BRICS
[C] SAARC
[D] UNESCO

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