Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which state government will collaborate with UNDOC to intensify anti-drug drive?
[A] Punjab
[B] Haryana
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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2. In which year, India and the United States established a Joint Working Group on Counter-terrorism?

[A] 1998
[B] 1999
[C] 2000
[D] 2002

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3. On which among the following dates, World Forestry Dates is observed?
[A] March 21
[B] March 22
[C] March 23
[D] March 24

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4. SAICM Initiative is related to which of the following industries?
[A] Chemical Industry
[B] Aviation Industry
[C] Agriculture Industry
[D] Food Processing Industry

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5. Which of the following is not among the African countries in which Indian government has recently decided to open 18 new missions?
[A] Burkina Faso
[B] Cape Verde
[C] Chad
[D] South Africa

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6. Operation Olive Branch, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which of the following countries?
[A] Turkey
[B] Ukraine
[C] Britain
[D] Netherlands

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7. Which of the following is the correct order of states/UTs for their per hectare carbon stock?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh> Andaman & Nicobar Islands> Chhattisgarh> Madhya Pradesh
[B] Andaman & Nicobar Islands> Arunachal Pradesh> Sikkim> Karnataka
[C] Mizoram> Sikkim> Arunachal Pradesh> Chhattisgarh
[D] Madhya Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Arunachal Pradesh> Maharashtra

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8. The recently launched “Sachet” portal by the RBI aims to:
[A] curb illegal collection of money by companies
[B] avail various loan schemes to students
[C] enhance inclusive access of credit to the excluded segments of the society
[D] provide financial assistance to technically qualified, trained and experienced entrepreneurs for setting up new viable industrial projects

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9. 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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10. The term “Base Movement”, sometimes seen in news, is associated to:
[A] Indian government’s initiative to fight extremism infected areas of Northeast
[B] newly formed terror group active in south India
[C] paramilitary forces action against the naxalites in Red Corridor area
[D] militant movement being carried out by insurgents and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir

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