Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The Australia group was established to control the spread of which of the following?
[A] Ballistic Missiles
[B] Nuclear Weapons
[C] Chemical and Biological Weapons
[D] Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons

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2. India and which country have recently signed pacts for technical cooperation in the field of Railways?
[A] Switzerland
[B] Nepal
[C] Malaysia
[D] Bhutan

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3. The Part VI of constitution of India is not applicable to __:
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Sikkim
[D] Applicable in All States of India

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4. Identify the environmental treaty with the help of given information:

  1. It is the only environmental treaty which enjoys universal ratification of 197 UN member countries.
  2. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the implementing agency of the this treaty
  3. In September, 2017 the treaty celebrated its 30thAnniversary

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Rotterdam Convention
[B] Stockholm Convention
[C] Kyoto Protocol
[D] Montreal Protocol

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5. The term “High-Fives”, which was recently making news, is related to:
[A] World Bank
[B] African Development Bank
[C] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
[D] New Development Bank

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6. The term “Triffin dilemma”, which was recently in news, is associated with:
[A] International Territorial Disputes
[B] International Currency System
[C] Trade Protectionism
[D] Global Food Security

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7. The BBIN initiative, sometimes seen in news, is associated to:
[A] allow visa-free stay
[B] enhance road connectivity
[C] reduce trade barriers and promote free trade
[D] enhance the scientific and technical work on disaster risk reduction

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8. "Flamenco India", a dance cultural festival, was celebrated recently to mark diplomatic relationship between India and _?
[A] Spain
[B] Japan
[C] Brazil
[D] Greece

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9. The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017, that was recently in news, is related to which of the following?
[A] It seeks to establish the National Commission for Backward Classes with constitutional status
[B] It aims to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to higher judiciary
[C] It aims to secure for the citizens of India a Uniform Civil Code
[D] It aims to introduce a new article 21 B for making right to health a fundamental right.

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10. The Global Findex Database (GFD) for the year 2017 has been published by which of the following organisations?
[A] World Economic Forum
[B] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
[C] Economist Intelligence Unit
[D] World Bank

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