Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The Government of India has decided to allow commercial mining by private companies recently. In which year, coal mining was nationalized in India for the first time? 
[A] 1971
[B] 1968
[C] 1952
[D] 1965

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2. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan?
[A] Heena Sidhu
[B] Shri Nivetha Paramantham
[C] Harveen Srao
[D] Manu Bhaker

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3. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav for the year 2018 was held at which of the following places?
[A] Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
[B] Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
[D] Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

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4. Government of India has declared year 2016 as__:
[A] Year of LPG Consumers
[B] Year of Financial Inclusion
[C] Year of Pulses
[D] Year of Soils

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5. Which of the following is the key objective of the “Setu Bharatam” Programme?
[A] To build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways
[B] To build bridges on National waterways
[C] To reconstruct the Ramsetu from the Gulf of Mannar to the Palk Strait
[D] To construct bridges on Brahmaputra to increase connectivity to the northeastern states.

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6. Recently, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has introduced a new star rating methodology called Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER) for _?
[A] Refrigerators
[B] Air conditioners
[C] Televisions
[D] Solar Rooftops

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7. The newly formed committee named “Disha” is associated with:
[A] effective implementation of Central government schemes at local Panchayat level
[B] use of Direct Benefit Transfer Mechanism for all kinds of subsidies transfer through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts
[C] financial restructuring of central public sector enterprises and for attracting investment through capital markets
[D] enhancing research, education, innovation and employment in the country

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8. Which of the following statements is correct about the term “Gyan Sangam”, sometimes seen in the news?
[A] It is an initiative by the senior officers of CBDT and CBEC with an aim to discuss ways of increasing revenue collection
[B] It is an initiative by the officials of PSBs and Financial Institutions (FIs) to discuss strategy for increasing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data analytics in the banking & financial systems.
[C] It is collaboration between Indian Higher Educational Institutions and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to award a degree.
[D] It is an inter-state meeting organised by the finance ministry to generate awareness about the GST and to discuss operational issues pertaining to same.

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9. 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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10. What is the theme of the 2019 World Wetlands Day (WWD)?
[A] Forests and Wetlands
[B] Wetlands and Climate Change
[C] Wetlands for our Future
[D] Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

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