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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) (b) (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata (e) Dehradun

Q2. Who among the following 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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ADDA 247 TAMIL ACHIEVERS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 1.Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Sneher Porosh’ and ‘Prochesta’ schemes.

a) West Bengal b) Gujarat c) Goa d) Haryana e) Chhattisgarh

1. ‘ஸ்ேனஹர் ேபாேராஷ் ’ மற்ம் ‘ேராெசஸ்டா’ ட்டங்கைளத் ெதாடங் ய இந்ய மாநிலத்ன் ெபயர்.

a) ேமற் வங்கம் b) ஜராத் c) ேகாவா d) ஹரியானா e) சத்ஸ்கர் 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 recently conducted a coastal security exercise named ‘Malta Abhiyan’ in Kolkata, West Bengal.

 Poush Mela’ Celebrate in West Bengal DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

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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 -ஆைம தளமாக அகப்பத்ய அைமச்ன் ெபயைர. a) மனித வள ேமம்பாட் அைமசச் கம் b) அயல் மற்ம் ேமம்பாட் அைமசச் கம் c) பழங் னர் வகார அைமசச் கம் d) ெவளிவகார அைமசச் கம் e) எம் .எஸ் .எம் .இ அைமச் DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM  S2.Ans (a) Human Resource Development ministry  The Ministry of Human Resource Development has developed an e-Governance platform, SAMARTH Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) under National Mission of Education in Information and Communication Technology Scheme(NMEICT)  To provide quality education to students across all Universities & Higher Education Institutes(HEIs), which is the mission of the Department of Higher Education.

 MHRD launches “Samadhan” challenge to fight against covid19  MHRD declares DigiLocker as National Academic Depository USE CODE

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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. காந்நகரில் ஆராய்ச்யாளரக் ளால் உவாக்கப்பட்ட ஊடாம் COVID-19 டாஷ்ேபார்க் ெபயரிங்கள் . a) BIR AHD ேகாட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் b) .ஐ.ஆர் ஏ.எச். ேகாட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் c) MIR AHD ேகாட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் d) .ஐ.ஆர் ஏ.எச். ேகாட் -19 டாஷ்ேபார் e) AIR AHD ேகாட் -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 ’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, , 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 பாகாக இதிய ேராபா ெசாஷட இைண ெடலி காவைறயா சமபதி ெதாடகபட உபகரணக ெபயக. a) காத ெகாேரானா காபா ெஹஜிய b) ெவப ெகாேரானா காபா ெஹஜிய c) எல ெகாேரானா காபா ெஹஜிய d) எலரான ெகாேரானா காபா ெஹஜிய e) .வ. ெகாேரானா காபா ெஹஜிய 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 , 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 மிலிய அெமக டால திடதிகான கட ஒபததி இதிய அர, ேம வக அர ம ______ைகெயதிடன a) ஆசிய அபவதி வகி b) உலக வகி c) ஐேராபய மதிய வகி d) ஆசிய உகடைம த வகி e) திய ேமபா வகி 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 award for his novel ‘Teesta Parer Brittanto’.

a) Jyotirindranath Nandi b) Debesh Roy c) Begum Sufia Kamal d) Dinesh Das e) Narendranath Mitra

Q6. சமபதி காலமான த ெபகாலி எதாள ெபயைர றிபட. இவர ‘டா பேர படாேடா’ நாவகாக சாகிய அகாடமி வ வழகபட.

a) ேஜாதிதிரநா நதி b) ேதேப ரா c) ேபக ஃபயா கம d) திேன தா e) நேரதிரநா மிரா 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. ஜிட பயைறய பழ இைளஞக வழிகாதகைள வழவதகாக சமபதி ெதாடகபட திடதி ெபயைர றிபட, பழ இைளஞகள மைறகபட திறைமகைள ஆராய ஒ ஊகியாக ெசயபட வகிற. a) கி b) ஃ c) ஷூ d) இல e) பழயன 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. இதிய ெதாெபா ஆ ைறய (ஏ.எ.ஐ) திய இயந ெஜனரலாக பவவனவறி யா நியமிகபகிறாக? a) க த ெசதா b) வ. வயாவதி c) உஷா சமா d) ராேக திவா e) பரவ வாதவா 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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VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM Q9. In order to boost immunity during pandemic, Spirulina groundnut Chikki has been developed by the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI). Where is the headquarters of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)? a) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh b) Kolkata, West Bengal c) Mysuru, Karnataka d) Surat, Gujarat e) Mumbai, Maharashtra Q9. ெதாேநாகள ேபா ேநா எதி சதிைய அதிக ெபா, ைபலினா நிலகடைல சிகி மதிய உண ெதாழிப ஆராசி நிவன (சி.எஃ..ஆ.ஐ) உவாகிள. மதிய உண ெதாழிப ஆராசி நிவனதி (சி.எஃ..ஆ.ஐ) தைலைமயக எேக? a) கா, உதரபரேதச b) ெகாகதா, ேம வக c) ைம, கநாடகா d) ர, ஜரா e) ைப, மகாராரா DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

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Sol. In order to boost immunity during pandemic, Spirulina groundnut Chikki has been developed by the Mysuru-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI). DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

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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 சிறத வமான நிைலய" பவ ைகரா வ 2020 ஐ ெவற எ?

a) சரபதி சிவாஜி மகாரா சவேதச வமான நிைலய, ைப b) ெகேபகடா சவேதச வமான நிைலய, ெபக c) ஆலி வமான நிைலய, பா d) சாகி வமான நிைலய, சிக e) ேடாகிேயாவ ஹெனடா வமான 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. ரா மதி ராநா சி இதிய கடேலார காவபைட கப (ஐ.சி.ஜி.எ) ______ம இர இைடமறி படக (ஐ.ப.க) சி -450 ம சி -451 ஆகியவைற ேகாவாவ வ ேயா மாநா ல நியமிளா. a) சக b) சரா c) சாரா d) சேச e) சம DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

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S11. Ans.(d) Sachet

Sol. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference. DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

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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) (b) (c) (d) Olga Lyubimova (e)

Q12. ரய ெவளற அைமச தைலைமய ஷாகா ஒைழ அைம உ நாகள ெவளற அைமசகள ெமநிக மாநா நைடெபற ______a) ெடன மேரா b) ெசஜி லாேரா c) மிைக ராேகா d) ஓகா பேமாவா e) மி பேஷ DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY (16 ,17 & 18 )- 2020 USE CODE Y216

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S12. Ans. (b) Sergey Lavrov

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