Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. KPS Gill, who was known for rooting out militancy from Punjab, was belonged to which state?
[A] Haryana
[B] Punjab
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Chhattisgarh

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2. India has signed pact with which neighboring country to provide $318 million as line of credit for railway projects?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Nepal
[C] Bhutan
[D] Bangladesh

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3. India’s First Moon Mission Chandrayaan was launched on which among the following dates?
[A] October 27, 2007
[B] October 22, 2008
[C] November 23, 2008
[D] December 17, 2008

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4. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the launch of Ayushman Bharat -National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM). The meeting was chaired by whom?
[A] Rajnath Singh
[B] Prakash Javadekar
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] Radha Mohan Singh

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5. The recently launched “SWIFT” initiative of the government aims to:
[A] motivate people to use digitally enabled cashless economic systems for transfer of fund
[B] speed up customs clearances for consignments
[C] promote direct research in the premier institutions into areas of social relevance
[D] provide logistic and transport solutions to companies across multiple industries

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6. As per the Gramin Swachh Survekshan report released in May 2016, which two districts have been named as cleanest districts in the “Hills” and in “Plains” categories?
[A] Sikkim and Mysuru
[B] Shimla and Madhubani
[C] Mandi and Sindhudurg
[D] Chandigarh and Uttarkashi

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7. In August 2015, which of the following fauna has been declared as “endangered” in the IUCN Red List?
[A] Barasingha
[B] Indian Wild Ass
[C] Gir Lion
[D] Ganges River Dolphin

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

  1. He was a Hindu theologian & philosopher and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition.
  2. He is famous as the chief proponent of Vishishtadvaita sub-school of Vedanta
  3. He wrote influential texts such as Bhasya on the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita
  4. In May 2017, the 1000th birth anniversary of this saint was observed

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Adi Shankara
[B] Madhvacharya
[C] Ramanujacharya
[D] Vallabhacharya

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9. What is total Forex reserve of India at present time?
[A] US$405.1434 billion
[B] US$406.1434 billion
[C] US$123.4532 billion
[D] US$407.1434 billion

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10. What was the position of India Men’s National Hockey team at the Rio Olympics?
[A] 3
[B] 9
[C] 8
[D] 15

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