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Q1. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) and Ministry of Jal Shakti organised the Open Defecation Free Sustainability Workshop held in? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata (e) Dehradun
Q2. Who among the following Indian Army officer will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade? (a) Captain Tania Shergill (b) Captain Anjali Sharma (c) Captain Bhavna Kanth (d) Captain Priya Jhingan (e) Captain Mitali Madhumita DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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a) West Bengal b) Gujarat c) Goa d) Haryana e) Chhattisgarh
1. ‘ஸ்ேனஹர் ேபாேராஷ் ’ மற் ம் ‘ ேராெசஸ்டா’ ட்டங்கைளத் ெதாடங் ய இந் ய மாநிலத் ன் ெபயர்.
a) ேமற் வங்கம் b) ஜராத் c) ேகாவா d) ஹரியானா e) சத் ஸ்கர் DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM S1.Ans (a) West Bengal
The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee launched two schemes ‘Sneher Porosh’ and to provide support for the migrant workers . ‘Prochesta’ to help the workers of the unorganised sector of Bengal to enable them to earn their living in the lockdown situation. West Bengal Government has launched ‘Matir Smristi’ scheme to utilise 50,000 acres of barren land in 6 districts.
The Indian Navy recently conducted a coastal security exercise named ‘Malta Abhiyan’ in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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2.Name the ministry which has launched the SAMARTH an e- Governance platform. a) Human Resource Development ministry b) Science and Development ministry c) Tribal Affairs ministry d) External Affairs ministry e) MSME ministry
2. சமாரத்ைத ன் -ஆ ைம தளமாக அ கப்ப த் ய அைமச் ன் ெபயைர. a) மனித வள ேமம்பாட் அைமசச் கம் b) அ யல் மற் ம் ேமம்பாட் அைமசச் கம் c) பழங் னர் வகார அைமசச் கம் d) ெவளி வகார அைமசச் கம் e) எம் .எஸ் .எம் .இ அைமச் DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Q3. Name the interactive COVID-19 dashboard which has been developed by the researchers at IIT Gandhinagar. a) BIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard b) VIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard c) MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard d) DIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard e) AIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard
Q3. ஐ.ஐ. காந் நகரில் ஆராய்ச் யாளரக் ளால் உ வாக்கப்பட்ட ஊடா ம் COVID-19 டாஷ்ேபார் க் ெபயரி ங்கள் . a) BIR AHD ேகா ட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் b) .ஐ.ஆர் ஏ.எச். ேகா ட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் c) MIR AHD ேகா ட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் d) .ஐ.ஆர் ஏ.எச். ேகா ட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் e) AIR AHD ேகா ட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Sol. An interactive COVID-19 dashboard named as “MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” has been developed by the researchers at IIT Gandhinagar.
IIT ABOUT CORONA IIT Roorkee has developed a low-cost portable, close-loop ventilator ‘Prana-Vayu' for COVID-19 patients in collaboration with AIIMS Rishikesh. X Ray scan-IIT Roorke The ventilator is equipped with state-of-the-art features. Its manufacturing cost is estimated to be Rs 25,000. IIT Bombay develops mobile app for tracking COVID- 19 quarantine patients DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras is organising India’s first Global Hyperloop Pod Competition The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) has launched ‘Project Isaac’ to engage students in creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown IISc Bengaluru has developed an indigenous ventilator prototype amid COVID-19 outbreak IIT Ropar (Punjab) has developed & designed a ‘WardBot’ to deliver medicines and food to COVID- 19 patients in isolation wards without human intervention DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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IIT Hydrababad-Jeevan Lite Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Delhi) has developed a mobile app named ‘WashKaro’ to warn the people about a coronavirus containment zone nearby. The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management- Kerala (IIITM-K) has developed an AI (Artificial Intelligence) semantic search engine “Vilokana” to enable researchers to get deeper insights into scientific studies and to find an early solution to the COVID-19 crisis The students belonging to IIT Bombay, Islamic University of Science and Technology, NIT Srinagar together invented a low-cost ventilator called “Ruhdaar IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)- Roorkee, Uttarakhand, has developed a software which can detect COVID-19 within 5 seconds using x-ray scan DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Q4. Name the equipment which has been launched recently by Delhi Police in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution to protect the frontline corona warriors from the COVID-19. a) Magnetic Corona Combat Headgear b) Thermal Corona Combat Headgear c) Electric Corona Combat Headgear d) Electronic Corona Combat Headgear e) UV Corona Combat Headgear
Q4. COVID-19 இலி னண ெகாேரானா வர கைள பா கா க இ திய ேராபா ெசா ஷ ட இைண ெட லி காவ ைறயா சம ப தி ெதாட க ப ட உபகரண க ெபய க . a) கா த ெகாேரானா கா பா ெஹ ஜிய b) ெவ ப ெகாேரானா கா பா ெஹ ஜிய c) எல ெகாேரானா கா பா ெஹ ஜிய d) எல ரான ெகாேரானா கா பா ெஹ ஜிய e) .வ . ெகாேரானா கா பா ெஹ ஜிய DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Sol. Delhi Police has launched an equipment “Thermal Corona Combat Headgear” in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution to protect the frontline corona warriors from the COVID-19. DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM Q5. A loan agreement for a US$145 million project has been signed by the Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and ______a) Asian Development Bank b) World Bank c) European Central Bank d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank e) New Development Bank
Q5. 145 மி லிய அெம க டால தி ட தி கான கட ஒ ப த தி இ திய அர , ேம வ க அர ம ______ைகெய தி டன a) ஆசிய அப வ தி வ கி b) உலக வ கி c) ஐேரா ப ய ம திய வ கி d) ஆசிய உ க டைம த வ கி e) திய ேம பா வ கி DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM
S5. Ans.(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Sol. A loan agreement for a US$145 million project has been signed by the Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $500 million to support India’s COVID-19 operations DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
Union Budget 2020-21: Important Highlights
Telecom
New policy for private sector to build Data Centre Parks. Rs 6,000 crore for BharatNet programme; Fibre to Home connections under BharatNet will be provided to 1 lakh gram panchayats this year itself DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Q6. Name the veteran Bengali author who passed away recently. He was awarded with the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Teesta Parer Brittanto’.
a) Jyotirindranath Nandi b) Debesh Roy c) Begum Sufia Kamal d) Dinesh Das e) Narendranath Mitra
Q6. சம ப தி காலமான த ெப காலி எ தாள ெபயைர றி ப ட . இவர ‘ டா பேர ப டா ேடா’ நாவ காக சாகி ய அகாடமி வ வழ க ப ட .
a) ேஜாதி திரநா ந தி b) ேதேப ரா c) ேபக ஃப யா கம d) திேன தா e) நேர திரநா மி ரா DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Sol. Veteran Bengali author Debesh Roy passed away. He was awarded with the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Teesta Parer Brittanto DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Q7. Name the programme which has been launched recently to offer mentorship to tribal youth via digital mode and intends to act as a catalyst to explore hidden talents of the tribal youth. a) KICK b) FOOT c) SHOOT d) GOAL e) TRIBES
Q7. ஜி ட பய ைறய பழ இைளஞ க வழிகா த கைள வழ வத காக சம ப தி ெதாட க ப ட தி ட தி ெபயைர றி ப ட , பழ இைளஞ கள மைற க ப ட திறைமகைள ஆராய ஒ ஊ கியாக ெசய பட வ கிற . a) கி b) ஃ c) ஷூ d) இல e) பழ ய ன DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM S7. Ans.(d) GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)
Sol. “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” programme has been launched recently to offer mentorship to tribal youth via digital mode and intends to act as a catalyst to explore hidden talents of the tribal youth. DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Q8. Who among the following is appointed as the new Director- General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI)? a) Gautam Sengupta b) V. Vidyavathi c) Usha Sharma d) Rakesh Tewari e) Pravin Srivastava
Q8. இ திய ெதா ெபா ஆ ைறய (ஏ.எ .ஐ) திய இய ந ெஜனரலாக ப வ வனவ றி யா நியமி க ப கிறா க ? a) க த ெச தா b) வ . வ யாவதி c) உஷா ச மா d) ராேக திவா e) ப ரவ வா தவா DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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S8.Ans (b) V. Vidyavathi
Sol. IAS officer V. Vidyavathi is appointed as the new Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) effective from 12th May 2020. She is a 1991 batch Karnataka cadre officer
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Q10. Which of the following airport wins SKYTRAX Award 2020 in "World’s Best Airport" category?
a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai b) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru c) Orly Airport, Paris d) Changi Airport, Singapore e) Haneda Airport, Tokyo
10. "உலகி சிற த வ மான நிைலய " ப வ ைக ரா வ 2020 ஐ ெவ ற எ ?
a) ச ரபதி சிவாஜி மகாரா ச வேதச வ மான நிைலய , ைப b) ெக ேபக டா ச வேதச வ மான நிைலய , ெப க c) ஆ லி வ மான நிைலய , பா d) சா கி வ மான நிைலய , சி க e) ேடா கிேயாவ ஹெனடா வ மான நிைலய DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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Q11. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ______and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference. a) Sankalp b) Samudra c) Samrat d) Sachet e) Samarth
Q11. ர ா ம தி ரா நா சி இ திய கடேலார காவ பைட க ப (ஐ.சி.ஜி.எ ) ______ம இர இைடமறி பட க (ஐ.ப . க ) சி -450 ம சி -451 ஆகியவ ைற ேகாவாவ வ ேயா மாநா ல நியமி ளா . a) ச க b) ச ரா c) சா ரா d) ச ேச e) சம DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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S11. Ans.(d) Sachet
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Q12. A virtual conference of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member countries was held under the presidency of Russian Foreign Minister ______(a) Denis Manturov (b) Sergey Lavrov (c) Mikhail Murashko (d) Olga Lyubimova (e) Dmitry Patrushev
Q12. ர ய ெவள ற அைம ச தைலைமய ஷா கா ஒ ைழ அைம உ நா கள ெவள ற அைம ச கள ெம நிக மாநா நைடெப ற ______a) ெடன ம ேரா b) ெச ஜி லா ேரா c) மிைக ரா ேகா d) ஓ கா ப ேமாவா e) மி ப ேஷ DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216
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S12. Ans. (b) Sergey Lavrov
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