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CURRENT AFFAIRS YEARBOOK 2020 2250+ Multiple Choice Question with detailed explanation Extremely useful for West Bengal Civil Services (WBCS) and other upcoming competitive exams. By Pratiyogita Abhiyan It is not legal to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this document in either electronic means or printed format. Recording of this publication is strictly prohibited. CA Yearbook 2020 Current Affairs Yearbook 2020 by Pratiyogita Abhiyan 1. ‘Mukhyamantri Kirayedaar Bijli Meter [C] West Bengal Yojna’, sometimes seen in the news, has been launched [D] Kerala by ______. Correct Answer – [C] West Bengal [A] Delhi Explanation: The museum will come up at Vidyasagar’s [B] UP residence at Badur Bagan area. It is worth noting that he [C] MP was a well-known writer, intellectual and supporter of [D] Maharashtra humanity. Correct Answer – [A] Delhi Explanation: Under this scheme, electricity will be 6. According to the IMD World Digital Competitiveness provided to renters on subsidised rates. Those who Ranking 2019 (WDCR), India has advanced four places consume upto 200 units of electricity, will get no electricity to ___ position in terms of digital competitiveness. bill. From now on, tenants in Delhi can install prepaid [A] 40th meters. [B] 44th [C] 52nd 2. A new species of cat snake has been found in the [D] 56th Western Ghats nearly after 125 years and has been Correct Answer – [B] 44th named after ______. Explanation: India has made improvement in terms of [A] Tejas Thackeray knowledge and future readiness to adopt and explore digital [B] Himansh Gupta technologies. While the largest jump in the overall ranking [C] Rohit Verma was registered by China, and Indonesia. [D] Uddhav Thackeray Correct Answer – [A] Tejas Thackeray 7. ____ held on to the number one spot in IMD World Explanation: This new species is non-venomous and is Digital Competitiveness ranking (WDCR) in 2019. known to grow up to 890 mm. It is known to feed on the [A] US eggs of the frogs. This new species is presently only known [B] UK in a few localities near Koyna in Satara district. [C] India [D] Denmark 3. ______ has been named among four winners of an Correct Answer – [A] US international award dubbed the “alternative Nobels”. Explanation: Notably, all top five economies in the World [A] Greta Thunberg Digital Competitiveness ranking (WDCR) remained [B] Irom Sharmila unchanged: USA, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark and [C] Phoolan Devi Switzerland. These rankings are produced by the IMD [D] Asha Roy World Competitiveness Center. Correct Answer – [A] Greta Thunberg Explanation: The Right Livelihood Award is often called 8. RamanSat 2, a miniature satellite made by ___________ the “Alternative Nobel Prize. This award was established in was successfully launched by NAS[A] 1980 to “honor and support courageous people solving [A] Nikhil Verma global problems.” Thunberg shares this year’s award with [B] Aabhas Sikka Davi Kopenawa (Brazil), Guo Jianmei (China) and [C] Hemant Chaturvedi Aminatou Haidar (Western Sahara). [D] Shilpa Desai Correct Answer – [B] Aabhas Sikka 4. A short handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi 80 Explanation: It has been made by a 17-year old student years ago on the same day the World War II broke out, Aabhaas Sikka during his internship with SPACE-India. Its has been unveiled for the first time by the National sate-of-the-art equipment measures the radiation from the Library of ______. Sun and space to make space exploration safer. [A] India [B] America 9. Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India [C] Russia and ____ will be conducted at Pithoragarh from 02 to [D] Israel 15 October 2019. Correct Answer – [D] Israel [A] Kazakhstan Explanation: Gandhi’s letter was written on to mark the [B] Kyrgyzstan Jewish new year on 1 Sep 1939. It offers a glimpse into [C] Mauritius Gandhi’s relationship with the Holocaust. Gandhi wrote the [D] Sri Lanka letter to Head of the Bombay Zionist Association (BZA) A Correct Answer – [A] Kazakhstan E Shohe. Explanation: KAZIND-2019 will comprise of nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan Army. It’s the 5. Which state government has decided to set up museum fourth edition of an annual event which is conducted at the house of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar? alternatively in Kazakhstan and Indi[A] [A] Haryana [B] Punjab 10. _____ International Airport Ltd has been selected as the best airport in terms of services it offered to passengers, © 2019 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 2 CA Yearbook 2020 based on a survey conducted by Airport Council 15. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, sometimes seen in the International (ACI). news, is associated with _______. [A] Cochin [A] Journalism [B] New Delhi [B] Science [C] Chandigarh [C] Literature [D] Hyderabad [D] Philosophy Correct Answer – [A] Cochin Correct Answer – [B] Science Explanation: This airport was emerged the topper in 5-15 Explanation: It is a prestigious honour and an annual million passenger category (Asia-Pacific region). The award in science and technology (S&T). It is awarded by annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards recognise CSIR. It is named after its founder Director Dr Shanti and reward the best airports in the word. Swarup Bhatnagar. It is announced each year on the 26th of September to mark the CSIR Foundation Day. 11. World Environmental Health Day is celebrated on _____ annually. 16. ______ metro will be named after Indian King “Raja [A] 25 Sep Bhoj” and be called “Bhoj Metro”. [B] 26 Sep [A] Delhi [C] 27 Sep [B] Bengaluru [D] 28 Sep [C] Bhopal Correct Answer – [B] 26 Sep [D] Mumbai Explanation: This year’s theme focuses on climate change Correct Answer – [A] Delhi and its challenges. The serious threats to health that climate Explanation: Raja Bhoj was an 11th century ruler from the change continues to pose, have to be mitigated by taking Parmar dynasty which once ruled the area. According to the protective measures. project, the metro rail would run on total 27.8 7 kilometre track in the City on two lines. 12. World Rabies Day, sometimes seen in the news, is observed on _____. 17. Delhi Police recently launched the single emergency [A] Sep 27 helpline number ____ for immediate assistance. [B] Sep 28 [A] 112 [C] Sep 29 [B] 1099 [D] Sep 30 [C] 786 Correct Answer – [B] Sep 28 [D] 99 Explanation: More than 59,000 people die from the Correct Answer – [A] 112 disease around the world each year. It creates awareness Explanation: This will augment its response time and about rabies and bring together partners to enhance ensure better policing, a single emergency helpline number. prevention and control efforts worldwide. Even if an emergency call is made by dialling 100 or 101 or 102, it will automatically connect to 112. 13. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated PCA against Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limite[D] Expand PC[A] 18. Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday [A] Prompt Corrective Action released a book ‘Reset: Regaining India’s Economic [B] Peer Corrective Action Legacy’ written by _________. [C] Prompt Correction Action [A] Amit Shah [D] Prompt Corrective Analysis [B] Subramanian Swamy Correct Answer – [A] Prompt Corrective Action [C] Narendra Modi Explanation: Due to high level of bad loans, insufficient [D] Rahul Gandhi capital to manage risks, negative returns on assets, high Correct Answer – [B] Subramanian Swamy leverage, this action has been taken. It is worth noting that Explanation: The book ‘Reset: Regaining India’s The PCA is invoked when certain risk thresholds are Economic Legacy’ tracks the country’s economic breached. development over the years and offers solutions for future growth. According to Swami, unless India targets 10% 14. A minor planet, between Mars and ____, has been growth rate, it will not be able to remove unemployment in named after Pandit Jasraj, the doyen of Indian classical the next 10 years. vocal musi[C] [A] Jupiter 19. Which girl from Rajasthan, received the Changemaker [B] Earth Award, presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates [C] Mars Foundation? [D] Saturn [A] Payal Jangid Correct Answer – [A] Jupiter [B] Rupa Kumari Explanation: International Astronomical Union has named [C] Ritika Ahuja minor planet 2006 VP32, as ‘Panditjasraj’. It was [D] Heena Das discovered on November 11, 2006. With this, Padma Correct Answer – [A] Payal Jangid Vibhushan recipient Pandit Jasraj has become the first Explanation: Jangid was recognised for her work towards Indian musician to join the galaxy of immortal composers. abolition of child marriage and child labour in her village. She became the first Indian to win the award. Payal © 2019 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 3 CA Yearbook 2020 received the award from Amina J Mohammed, Deputy [C] BSP Secretary-General of the UN. [D] Akali Dal Correct Answer – [A] BJP 20. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Explanation: The joining of 2 sports stars is a big boost to Weapons, is annually observed on ________. the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana ahead of the [A] 24 Sep upcoming Assembly elections. Notably, assembly polls will [B] 26 Sep be held in Haryana in a single phase on October 21. [C] 28 Sep [D] 30 Sep 25. Who is the Chairman of the reconstituted Economic Correct Answer – [B] 26 Sep Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) for Explanation: This special day calls for all countries to get a period of 2 years ? rid of nuclear weapons. Notably, one of the UN’s oldest [A] Arvind Panagariya goals is to achieve worldwide nuclear disarmament. Over [B] Surjit Bhalla 2,000 nuclear tests conducted to date according to the UN’s [C] Rathin Roy disarmament wing. [D] Bibek Debroy Correct Answer – [D] Bibek Debroy 21.