Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

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31. ‘Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25’ is the theme of which special day, celebrated by United Nations?
[A] International Day of Families
[B] International Day of Growth and Development
[C] International Migrants Day
[D] International Day of Migrant Families

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32. The agriculture trading portal e-NAM, that has reached the milestone of 1000 mandis, was launched in which year?

[A] 2012
[B] 2014
[C] 2016
[D] 2018

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33. Which day is observed by the Health Ministry on May 16, across the country?

[A] National Anaemia Day
[B] National Dengue Day
[C] National Stunting Day
[D] National Obesity Day

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34. The 36th amendment of Indian constitution made which territory as a full state of India?

[A] Manipur
[B] Sikkim
[C] Assam
[D] Mizoram

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35. What is the minimum threshold to initiate insolvency proceedings under the IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code), as proposed in the economic package?

[A] Rs. 15 lakh
[B] Rs. 25 lakh
[C] Rs. 50 lakh
[D] Rs. 1 Crore

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36. Which recently discovered micro-organism has been named after Twitter?

[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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37. Which country announced a USD 2 billion fund to help developing countries for fighting COVID-19, at the recently held World Health Assembly (WHA)?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Germany
[D] United Kingdom

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38. The Indian Railways’ most powerful 12,000 hp electric locomotive has been manufactured by which company?

[A] General Electric
[B] Alstom
[C] Siemens
[D] Bombardier

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39. Which technology company has recently won the prestigious Cloud project with the U.S. Department of Defense?

[A] Microsoft
[B] Amazon
[C] Google
[D] Apple

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40. What is the theme of the ‘International Day for Biological Diversity, 2020’?
[A] Biological Diversity for SDGs
[B] Our solutions are in nature
[C] Strategic Plan on Biodiversity
[D] Ecosystem Restoration Ahead

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