Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Government recently conducted the auction of several coal mines located at Brahmadih, Choritand Tiliaya, Jogeshwar and Khas Jogeshwar, Rabodih OCP and Rohne. In which state these mines are located?
[A] Odisha
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Madhra Pradesh
[D] Bihar

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2. The Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) is in news recently due to rise in mammal population. It is located in which district of Odisha?
[A] Kendrapara district
[B] Khordha district
[C] Sundergarh district
[D] Puri district

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3. The percentage expenses on various items during book production and sale.

The central angle corresponding to the sector on “Printing Cost” is more than that of “Acvertisement Charges” by:

[A] 54.8°
[B] 61.2°
[C] 72°
[D] 60°

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4. Advanced Ultra Supercritical (AUSC) technology, sometimes seen in news, is associated with:
[A] Coal-fired power plants
[B] Solar power generation
[C] Hydro-electric power generation
[D] Power Generation from Agricultural Waste

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5. The “National Accountability Bureau”, which was recently making news, is related to which of the following neighbors of India?
[A] China
[B] Pakistan
[C] Nepal
[D] Sri Lanka

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6. The “United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231” that was in news recently, is associated with which of the following?
[A] Terminates the restrictions imposed on Iran’s nuclear programme
[B] Defines “youth” as persons aged 18 through 29
[C] Advocates the rights of refugees and migrants
[D] Incorporation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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7. Which of the following states recently launched India’s first social audit law?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Gujarat
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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8. Recently, Indian scientists have discovered a new species of frog that has a snout-shaped nose, just like a pig’s. It has been named Nasikabatrachus bhupathi after the Indian herpetologist S. Bhupathy, who died in a freak accident in 2014. This new species has been discovered in which of the following regions of the country?
[A] Western Himalayas
[B] Western Ghats
[C] Andaman Islands
[D] Eastern Himalayas

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9. Which of the following countries has been recently added to the South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) partnership, to become its seventh member?
[A] Myanmar
[B] India
[C] Indonesia
[D] China

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10. What is VPM1002, which was recently making news?
[A] Name of the meteorite which hit the college campus in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
[B] A new vaccine for tuberculosis
[C] A newly invented explosive device used by Russia in war against ISIS in Syria
[D] First genetically-engineered version of mustard crop in India

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