Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which of the following has been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016?
[A] Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
[B] Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
[C] Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
[D] Simlipal Biosphere Reserve

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2. Which country recently applied in WTO to get market economy status?
[A] India
[B] France
[C] China
[D] Japan

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3. Beed’s custard apples, which were recently issued GI certificate, are native to which state?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka

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4. 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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5. Government has recently proposed imposing 70 per cent safeguard duty on import of solar panels. Which of the following acts empowers the government to impose such safeguard duty?
[A] Customs Tariff Act, 1975
[B] Special Economic Zones Act, 2005
[C] Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
[D] Finance Act, 2017

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6. SwachhSwasthSarvatra is a joint initiative of the:
[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Ministry of Urban Development
[C] Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

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7. Recently, FDA has approved Genvoya, a single-tablet drug as complete treatment for which disease?
[A] Tuberculosis
[B] Dengue
[C] Ebola
[D] HIV / AIDS

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8. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched the programme NIDHI that aims at:
[A] helping start-ups across the country
[B] segregation of the solid waste at source
[C] providing free of cost primary education to the children from weaker section of the society
[D] increasing the participation of women in the education sector

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9. When was the SportAccord renamed as the GAISF?
[A] 2005
[B] 2016
[C] 2017
[D] 2010

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10. What was the motto of the 2018 Asian Games?
[A] Asian Fire
[B] Energy of Asia
[C] Asian Heat
[D] Edge Asia

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