Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Hypersonic Flight Experiment conducted by ISRO in 2016 is part of which of the following programmes?
[A] GAGAN satellite navigation system
[B] Mars Orbiter Mission
[C] Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD)
[D] None of them

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2. G is the centroid in the equilateral △ ABC. If AB = 10 cm then length of AG is :
[A] \frac{20\sqrt{3}}{3}cm
[B] 10\sqrt{3}cm
[C] \frac{10\sqrt{3}}{3}cm
[D] 5\sqrt{3}cm

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3. Which country became the first country to make SMART commitments as part of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016–2025?
[A] Brazil
[B] India
[C] China
[D] South Africa

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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, Narendra Modi Government installed plaque with the name and quote of which of the following personalities at cellular jail?
[A] Veer Savarkar
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] Bhikaiji Rustom Cama

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6. The Economic Survey 2017-18 has suggested six key areas that can be taken up as national missions to promote India’s R&D capabilities. Which one of the following is not the one among them?
[A] National Mission on Cyber Physical Systems
[B] National Missions on Dark Matter
[C] National Mission on Mathematics
[D] National Mission on Food Processing

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7. The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)-2016 was held at which of the following places?
[A] Seoul, South Korea
[B] The Hague, Netherlands
[C] Washington, D.C., United States
[D] Geneva, Switzerland

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8. 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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9.

Recently, India became the first country in the world to release a draft of India Cooling Action Plan proposing reduction in energy consumption for cooling by nearly 30% by 2037-38 from 2017-18 level. Which of the following is not a part of this plan?

[A] Reducing the demand of refrigerants
[B] Reducing number Cold Storage Warehouses
[C] Skilling the refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians
[D] R&D innovation ecosystem for indigenous development of alternative technologies

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10.
Who among the following is a Benamidar of a property as per the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 2016?
[A] The person who has property title registered in his name but is not its actual owner

[B] The person who is actual owner of the property but does not have its title in his name

[C] Any of the above is a benamidar

[D] None of the above is a benamidar

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