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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Correct Answer: A [International Day of Families]
Notes:
International Day of Families celebrated by the United Nations on May 15, every year across the world. This year, it is celebrated with a theme of ‘Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25’.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Copenhagen Declaration and Beijing Platform for Action. The day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in the year 1993, to highlight the importance attached with families by the international community.
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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Correct Answer: C [2016]
Notes:
The nation-wide electronic agriculture trading portal, e-NAM has recently reached milestone of 1000 mandis (markets) across 18 states and three union territories.
e-NAM was launched in 2016, with the objective of connecting the existing mandis on a common online market platform for agricultural produce in the country. With the recent addition of 38 mandis, it has reached the milestone of 1000 mandis, for which May 15 was fixed as the deadline. Amid the lock-down, trade through e-NAM reduces human intervention in the process.
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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Correct Answer: B [National Dengue Day]
Notes:
Every year, May 16 is being observed by the Union Health Ministry as ‘National Dengue Day’ across the country.
Dengue is a viral disease, which is transmitted by the infective bite of a specific mosquito called as Aedes Aegypti. It is commonly spread during rainy season and it is highly contagious through mosquito bites. The Ministry recently released a list of measures to be followed in order to prevent the disease.
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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Correct Answer: B [Sikkim]
Notes:
The Prime Minister of Sikkim appealed to the Indian Parliament for making Sikkim a state of India, in the year 1975. A referendum was held in Sikkim and 97.5 per cent of the people voted to abolish the monarchy. Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union, on 16 May 1975.
The 36th amendment of the Indian constitution made Sikkim as a full state of India and added its name in the to the First Schedule of the Constitution. Every year, the state celebrates May 16 as Sikkim statehood day.
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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Correct Answer: D [Rs. 1 Crore]
Notes:
The Union Finance Minister recently announced to raise the minimum threshold to initiate insolvency proceeding to Rs 1 crore from the present limit Rs 1 lakh to benefit MSMEs.
This move will give relief to the companies that default on loans due to the Covid-19 stress. It was also announced that no fresh insolvency will be initiated for one year under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Covid-19 related debt will be excluded from the definition of default. She also proposed decriminalisation of the Companies Act for violations involving minor technical and procedural defaults.
36. Which recently discovered micro-organism has been named after Twitter?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa
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Correct Answer: C [Fungus]
Notes:
According to a recent study published in the journal MycoKeys, the researchers found an image of a millipede in Twitter and noticed some tiny dots near the creature’s head.
It has never been seen on the American millipedes and the newly discovered parasitic fungus has now been officially named as Troglomyces twitteri in Latin. The team discovered several specimens of the same fungus on some American millipedes found in the Natural History Museum.
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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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
This year’s World Health Assembly, the key decision-making body of the World Health Organization, the 73rd edition was recently held virtually. The assembly is usually held in Geneva and attended by representatives of the United Nation’s 194 member states.
India along with other 122 countries, supported the key conference paper, which proposes for a review of the world’s response to Covid-19. The draft called for a global approach to identify the zoonotic source of the virus and its path of introduction to the human population. China committed to provide USD 2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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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Correct Answer: B [Alstom]
Notes:
The Indian Railways has recently operationalised its first 12,000 hp electric locomotive, between Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Station to Shivpur in Uttar Pradesh.
It has been manufactured French rail transport firm Alstom, at the Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL), in Bihar. MELPL is a joint venture between the French firm Alstom and the Indian Railways. With this, India became the sixth country in the world to produce indigenous high horsepower locomotive.
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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Correct Answer: C [Google]
Notes:
Technology major Google has recently bagged the prestigious Cloud project with the U.S. Department of Defense.
This US Government project is the pilot project of Google with DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The project is about building secure cloud management solution to detect and protect against cyber threats worldwide. Earlier, Google had lost the $10 billion Pentagon Cloud project which was won by its counterpart Microsoft.
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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Correct Answer: B [Our solutions are in nature]
Notes:
The United Nations celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity annually on May 22, across the world, to highlight the importance of biodiversity issues.
This year the theme of the day is “Our solutions are in nature”. The theme covers 3 topics during the week, which includes 18 May to cover the importance of knowledge and science; 19-21 May to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity; and May 22, the day of the observance, to issue a call to action.