Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Recently, the Cabinet has approved merge of 5 associate banks of SBI with the parent bank SBI. What will be the approximate market share of the banking giant produced via this merger?
[A] 10%
[B] 15%
[C] 20%
[D] 25%

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2. What is the theme of the 90th AGM of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
[A] Indian Scenario for GST
[B] Indian Business in a New India
[C] Indian Industry & its effects
[D] Indian Business after Demonetization

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3. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the launch of Ayushman Bharat -National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM). The meeting was chaired by whom?
[A] Rajnath Singh
[B] Prakash Javadekar
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] Radha Mohan Singh

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4. The side QR of an equilateral triangle PQR is produced to the point S in such a way that QR = RS and P is joined to S. Then the measure of ∠PSR is :
[A] 45°
[B] 30°
[C] 15°
[D] 60°

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5. 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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6. International Buddha Poornima diwas 2016 was celebrated on which date?
[A] 21st May
[B] 16th June
[C] 21st November
[D] 22nd December

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7. Identify the Indian architecture with the help of given information:

  1. The temple was commissioned by king Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala dynasty and is a monument recognised by the ASI
  2. The temple is an excellent example of Vesara style of Indian architecture
  3. In April 2017, the 900th anniversary of the temple was celebrated

Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] Chennakeshava Temple
[B] Virupaksha Temple
[C] Brihadisvara Temple
[D] Lingaraja Temple

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8. 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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9. Recently, researchers from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in collaboration with IISER in Tirupati and Botanical Survey of India found drastic decline of particular grassland in the Western Ghats. Which of the following grasslands is being talked about?
[A] Bugyals Grassland
[B] Khajjar Grassland
[C] Banni Grassland
[D] Shola Grassland

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10. The term “Monero”, which was recently in news, is:
[A] the world’s first emotionally intelligent? robot
[B] an alternative to Bitcoin
[C] India’s first quantum-enabled satellite
[D] the name of world’s oldest tigress

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