Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The 2017 United Nations Public Service Day is observed on which day?
[A] June 21
[B] June 22
[C] June 24
[D] June 23

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2. India’s first dedicated Medical Device Park has been proposed to be set up in which state?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Gujarat
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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3. 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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4. Which of the following is not a mission to conduct detail study of planet Mercury?
[A] MAVEN
[B] Mariner
[C] BepiColombo
[D] Mariner 10

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5. Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has revised the standards on petrol and diesel as per Bharat Stage (BS) VI fuel norms. Under new BS VI emission norms, the amount of Sulphur in both petrol and diesel in BS-VI fuel is limited to a maximum of _?
[A] 5 parts per million (PPM)
[B] 10 parts per million (PPM)
[C] 15 parts per million (PPM)
[D] 20 parts per million (PPM)

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6. The ‘Express Wi-Fi’ project, which was recently in news, is associated to which of the following organizations?
[A] Google
[B] Facebook
[C] Microsoft
[D] Yahoo Inc

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7. Recently, scientists have identified a soil fungus called Aspergillus tubingensis, which helps in degrading waste plastics. The fungus has been discovered in which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] China
[D] U.S.A

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8. World’s largest marine protected area (MPA) has been declared in:
[A] Ross Sea
[B] Caribbean Sea
[C] Yellow Sea
[D] Adriatic Sea

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9. The recently announced SWAYAM Platform in the Budget 2017-18 is associated to:
[A] Skill Development
[B] Digital Education
[C] Digital Payment
[D] Agricultural Development

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10. Recently, the term ‘Swiss Challenge’ was frequently making in news. What is ‘Swiss challenge’?
[A] It is a model of auctioning infrastructure projects.
[B] It is a method proposed by IPCC for mitigation of climate change
[C] It is a new economic theory which focuses at product innovation and reduction in cost of production.
[D] It is a disease outbreak due to sap-sucking insects damaging cotton crops in India.Â

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