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1. Vesak is the most sacred day for _______ around the world.
... Answer is- B.
Buddhists "




2. Name the Indian state which has launched mobile application ‘CMAPP (Comprehensive Monitoring of Agriculture, Price, and Procurement)’ to monitor farmer needs.
... Answer is- D.
Andhra Pradesh "




3.Name the ministry which has launched the Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones (GARUD) portal.




... Answer is- A.
Ministry of Civil Aviation "




4.When was International No Diet Day observed annually?




... Answer is- A.
may 6 "




5. When did the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) internationally recognize the Day of Vesak?
... Answer is- B.
1999 "




6. Which Indian state has launched ‘Ayush Kavach-Covid’ App?




... Answer is- D.
Uttar Pradesh "




7. Former Union Minister Dalit Ezhilmalai who passed away in May 2020 belongs to which Indian state?




... Answer is- A.
Tamil Nadu "




8. Who initiated the observation of World Athletics Day?
... Answer is- B.
Primo Nebiolo "




9. Name the Indian PSU which signed MoU with NOCCA Robotics (the incubated start-up in IIT Kanpur) to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 treatment.
... Answer is- C.
Bharat Dynamics Limited(BDL) "




10. When is Buddha Purnima celebrated in 2020?
... Answer is- C.
7 May "




11. When is the Vesak day observed?
... Answer is- B.
7 May "




12. World Athletics Day was celebrated for the first time in _______.
... Answer is- A.
1996 "




13. What is the official language of Iran?
... Answer is- A.
Persian "




14. In association with Piramal foundation which organisation has launched ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan’ campaign.




... Answer is- D.
National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog "




15. Indian Navy has launched operation “Samudra Setu” to bring back 1000 stranded Indian citizens from which country?
... Answer is- B.
Maldives "




16.Tennis player Youssef Hossam was banned from the sport for life by Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU – headquartered at London) recently. He belongs to which country?




... Answer is- B.
Egypt "




17. Name the IIT professor who has received Young Career Award 2020 in Nano Science and Technology conferred by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).




... Answer is- D.
Saurabh Lodha "




18. When is World Athletics Day celebrated?
... Answer is- D.
7 May "




19.As per the report titled “Lost at home”, total number of new internal displacements in 2019 stood at 5million (approx) in India. Which organisation released the report?




... Answer is- A.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) "




20.With which IIT the Punjab National Bank Housing Finance Limited has signed a MoU to develop reusable PPE kits?




... Answer is- B.
IIT Delhi "




21. Who hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International pledging conference?
... Answer is- C.
EU and its partners "




22. Who has been appointed as the Director general of Labour Bureau in Ministry of Labour and Employment?




... Answer is- D.
D P S Negi "




23. Name the person who has been re-appointed as the chairman of Parliament’s public accounts committee.
... Answer is- B.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury "




24. Name the present Economic affairs secretary of India, who has been appointed as director on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in May 2020.




... Answer is- C.
Tarun Bajaj "




25. Which lab of CSIR has signed MoU with Tata Sons for licensing of ‘KNOWHOW’ related to the development for “FELUDA” rapid diagnosis of COVID-19?




... Answer is- A.
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology "




26.When was the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) formed?




... Answer is- D.
1912 "




27. In accordance with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the “record-level” ozone hole over which region (that was in news in March 2020) has now closed?




... Answer is- C.
Artic "




28. Iran does not border with ________.
... Answer is- A.
Egypt "




29.Who is the President of Iran?
... Answer is- D.
Hassan Rouhani "




30.What is the name of the programme launched by Himachal Pradesh government to educate family members of migrant returnees?




... Answer is- C.
Nigah "




31. Which is the new feature of Aarogya Setu?
... Answer is- A.
Aarogya Setu IVRS "




32. Coronavirus Global Response International pledging conference was aimed to raise ________ in initial funding in global cooperation.
... Answer is- B.
€7.5 billion "




33._________ develops nanomaterials with energy storage application and optical sensors for water pollution control.




... Answer is- B.
INSPIRE "




34. Union Minister of State (I/C) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh has participated Bamboo conclave via video conference recently. What is the % of India’s bamboo reserve present in North-East.




... Answer is- A.
60 "




35. PM Modi has attended the online meeting of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) contact group on theme “United against COVID-19” hosted by the current Chairman of NAM, Ilham Aliyev. Ilham Aliyev is president of which country?




... Answer is- C.
Azerbaijan "




36. Which country's Supreme Court allowed that country's government to conduct elections in the Gilgit-Baltistan region?
... Answer is- B.
Pakistan "




37. When was the Soil Health Card Scheme launched?
... Answer is- C.
2015 "




38.Which country changes its currency with a new currency to tackle inflation?




... Answer is- D.
Iran "




39.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include _________ in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir.




... Answer is- D.
All the above "




40.Name the Indian state which has launched app named “Exit App” for people of other states who are stranded in the state due to the lockdown.




... Answer is- A.
West Bengal "




41. Who launched the Soil Health Card Scheme?
... Answer is- C.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi "




42. Who released the Lost At Home report?
... Answer is- A.
UNICEF "




43. Where is the headquarters of World Athletics located?
... Answer is- D.
Sweden "




44. When was the International Day of the Midwife observed annually?




... Answer is- C.
5th May "




45._________ launched DekhoApnaDesh logo design contest amid lockdown.




... Answer is- B.
Ministry of Tourism "




46.The World Asthma Day 2020 was observed on May 5. What is the theme for the day?




... Answer is- C.
“Enough Asthma Deaths” "




47. James M. Beggs who passed away recently is the former administrator of which space agency?




... Answer is- B.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) "




48. The Researchers at CSIR – Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) have developed two herbal products named ‘CIM-Paushak’ and ‘Herbal Cough Syrup’ which boost the immunity of the persons. Where is CIMAP located?




... Answer is- A.
Lucknow "




49.The Scientists of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) hasdeveloped Nanomedicine to alter oxidative stress to treat COVID-19. Where is SNBNCBS located?




... Answer is- B.
Kolkata "




50. When did Iran change its basic monetary unit from dinar to the rial?
... Answer is- C.
1930 "




51. Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL)has announced successful completion of sale of entire stake in KalpataruSatpura Transco Private Limited (KSTPL) to which company.




... Answer is- B.
CLP India "




52. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a panel to frame standard professional indemnity policy for insurance intermediaries that was issued by all the insurers. Who heads the panel?




... Answer is- D.
Yegnapriya Bharat "




53. Name the Ministry which has constituted the 7-member committee to enhance audit independence and accountability.




... Answer is- A.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs "




54. Russian president Vladimir Putin awards commemorative World War II medal to who among the following, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.




... Answer is- C.
Kim Jong-un "




55. Nicholas C. Coops of Canada, Joseph J. Landsberg of Australia and Richard H. Waring of US shares the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2020 for 3-PG model. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is popularly called as which among the following?




... Answer is- A.
Nobel Prize for forest sector "




56. Name the Indian state which has launched schemes named Birsa Harit Gram Yojana (BHGY), NeelambarPitambar JAL Sammridhi Yojana (NPJSY) and Veer SahidPoto Ho Khel Vikas Scheme (VSPHKVS) for rural job creation.




... Answer is- A.
Jharkhand "




57. World Athletics was formerly called ________.
... Answer is- B.
IAAF "




58.Name the Indian Journalist who has won 2020 Pulitzer award in feature photography category.




... Answer is- D.
All the 1), 2) and 3) "




59. According to tribal affairs ministry, the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) of how many items was raised recently.




... Answer is- A.
49 "




60.The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Alumni Council has launched India’s first “COVID-19 test bus” in which Indian city?




... Answer is- D.
Mumbai "




61. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has been appointed as the new chairman of which Indian PSU?




... Answer is- C.
Indian Oil Corporation "




62. Krishnan Ramachandran has been appointed as the MD&CEO of Max Bupa Health Insurance. Where is the HQ of Max Bupa located at?




... Answer is- C.
New Delhi "




63. Who among the following has been appointed as US representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), lending arm of World Bank?




... Answer is- D.
Ashok Michael Pinto "




64. What is the revised GDP forecast of India for the FY 2020-2021 as per Singapore based DBS bank?




... Answer is- A.
1% "




65. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) announced that it will launch digital platform named ‘India SME Services Platform’ to educate stake holders in SME. Who is the present Chairman of SIDBI?




... Answer is- C.
Mohammad Mustafa "




66. As per the Lost At Home report, the three major countries that reported more than half of persons displaced due to conflict and violence children are _________.
... Answer is- C.
Syria, Congo, Yemen "




67. Sandeep Kumari who has been banned for 4 year by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is associated with which sports?
... Answer is- A.
Discus Throw "




68. The International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) was observed annually on _____.




... Answer is- C.
4 May "




69. The researchers at National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) developed a biosensor “eCovSens” to detect the covid-19 within 30 sec using 20 microliters of the sample of saliva. The NIAB is located at which city?




... Answer is- D.
Hyderabad "




70. The World Laughter Day for the year 2020 was celebrated on which date?




... Answer is- B.
3 May "




71. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) has developed 1D fluid simulation code to study electric field structure in Earth’s Magnetosphere. Where is IIG located?




... Answer is- C.
Mumbai, Maharashtra "




72. K. S. Nissar Ahmed who passed away recently is ______.




... Answer is- D.
Poet "




73. What is the name of voice-based applications which was launched by BharatPe recently to avail facilities without touching mobile phones.
... Answer is- C.
Both 1) and 2) "




74. Name the country which plans to launch its 1st satellite to monitor Arctic climate & environment named “Arktika-M” by December 2020.




... Answer is- B.
Russia "




75. Name the Indian company which has signed an agreement with Trafigura Pvt Ltd, Singapore to acquire 50% stake in Ryker Base Private Limited (RBPL).




... Answer is- C.
Polycab India "




76. What is the name of train which ran from Labour day to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to lock down.




... Answer is- A.
Shramik Special "




77. Name the webinar, which was organised by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG-Jal shakti ministry) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA- housing and urban affairs ministry) on theme “The future of River Management”.
... Answer is- B.
IDEAthon "




78.Name the Indian state which has decided to launch ‘Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna’ for urban employment (120 days of employment).




... Answer is- A.
Himachal Pradesh "




79. US based silver lake partners has bought 1.15% stake in which among the following company recently?




... Answer is- C.
Jio Platforms Limited "




80.What is the rank of India in the scientific publication as on National Science Foundation (NSF) database for the year 2018?




... Answer is- A.
3 "




81. Which IIT has collaborated with Hongkong based New Frontier Capital Management company to create venture capital?




... Answer is- B.
IIT Hyderabad "




82.RBI has cancelled the license of 105yr old CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd under Section 5 (b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Bank is located in which city?




... Answer is- B.
Mumbai "




83. Aarogya Setu Mitr launched in private public partnership initiativewill be available in the Aarogaya Setu app. Who has developed the Aarogya Setu app?




... Answer is- C.
National Informatics Centre "




84.COVID KATHA- A Multimedia Guide for Mass Awareness”, a multimedia guide on COVID-19 was launched on occasion of 50th Department of Science and Technology Foundation Day. Who is the science and technology minister of India?




... Answer is- D.
Harsh Vardhan "




85. The Swimming Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) has postponed the 2021 aquatics world championships, Fukuoka, Japan to 2022. Where is HQ of FINA located?




... Answer is- A.
Lausanne "




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