Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which variety accounts for maximum production of silk in India?
[A] Mulberry
[B] Muga
[C] Eri
[D] Tasar

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2. The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) which started as a Central Sector Scheme since Rabi season 1999-2000, has been recently modified. The modified NAIS will be launched in how many districts as a Pilot scheme?
[A] 50 Districts
[B] 100 Districts
[C] 150 Districts
[D] 200 Districts

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3. Who among the following has been honoured with 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award?
[A] R Seetharaman
[B] Arundhati Bhattacharya
[C] Renu Sud Karnad
[D] Naina Lal Kidwai

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4. India has signed a MoU with which country for the famous "The Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP)"?
[A] France
[B] Israel
[C] Russia
[D] Switzerland

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5. Provision Coverage Ratio is associated to which of the following?
[A] Bad Loans
[B] Capital Gain Tax
[C] Base Erosion and Profit Sharing
[D] Ratio of deposits in current and saving accounts

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6. Recently, the Bengal Government applied to get GI Certification for 'Tulaipanji' and 'Gobindobhog'. 'Tulaipanji' and 'Gobindobhog' are:
[A] Sweet dishes
[B] Aromatic rice
[C] Conch-shell products
[D] Jute products

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7. “Bharatmala Pariyojana”, sometimes seen in news, aims to:
[A] promote port-led development along Indian coast line
[B] connect more than 1 lakh gram panchayats through optical fibre network
[C] achieve optimal resource allocation for a holistic highway development
[D] improve the navigability of inland water in the country

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8. Recently, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its environment report entitled, “Solid approach to waste: how five cities are beating pollution” has recognised 5 cities in the world for their excellent waste management system. Which Indian city has made into the UNEP list?
[A] Indore
[B] Alappuzha
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Bengaluru

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9. The recently launched Operation Save Kurma by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) aims to protect _?
[A] Turtles
[B] Great Indian bustard
[C] Lion-tailed macaque
[D] Indian rhinoceros

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10. The Railway Budget 2016 proposed three new freight corridors. Consider the following pairs of proposed freight corridors with their connecting places:

  1. North-South – Delhi to Visakhapatnam
  2. East-West – Kharagpur to Mumbai
  3. East-Coast – Kharagpur to Vijayawada

Which of the above is/are correctly matched?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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