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No. of Questions: 40 Correct : ______Full Mark : 40 Wrong : ______ WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 07.02.2020 TO 12.02.2020 No. of Questions: 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. The India International seafood show (IISS) 2020? A) Mumbai B) Mangalore C) Vishakhapatnam D) Kochi 2. The 1st Disha Police station was inaugurated recently in which Indian state? A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh C) Karnataka D) Uttar Pradesh 3. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has paired up how many best performing cities with how many poorly performing cities to work as „Sister City‟ to help transform it from backward to smart cities? A) 10, 10 B) 15, 15 C)30, 30 D) 20, 20 4. Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi was formed as the new district of which Indian State/UT? A) Haryana B) Chhattisgarh C) Punjab D) New Delhi 5. According to Germany‟s Kumboldt University, what is India‟s rank in the list of countries at risk of importing novel Coronavirus(nCoV)? A) 13 B) 14 C) 15 D) 17 6. GOI has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) after which Indian Former Finance minister? A) Yashwant Sinha B) Pranab Mukherjee C) Arun Jaitley D) Manmohan Singh 7. The RBI has eased the CRR requirement of commercial banks for how many years for lending to automobiles, housing and MSME sector? A) 3 Years B) 2 Years C) 1 Year D) 5 Years 8. Which country unveils the ballistic missile “Raad-500”? A) Iran B) Iraq C) Syria D) Turkey 9. Which Indian Institution ranked 3rd in Global Massive Open Online Course performance among business schools in 2020 released by MOOCLabs? A) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore B) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad C) Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta D) Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur 10. The Arun-III hydro project backed by India on river Arun is located in which country? A) Maldives B) Sri Lanka C) Bhutan D) Nepal 11. Which Metro has become country‟s 2nd largest operational metro recently? A) Delhi metro rail B) Namma metro rail C) Hyderabad metro rail D) Chennai metro rail 12. The Hornbill festival was conducted at Which Indian state for the 1st time? A) Nagaland B) Meghalaya C) Tripura D) Sikkim 13. The Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR was conducted between India and which country? A) Singapore B) United States C) United Kingdom D) Russia 14. Name the Ballistic missile which is being developed by the DRDO? A) Akash B) Varunastra C) Pranash D) Nirbhay 15. As per study conducted by scientists of Centre for Wildlife Sanctuaries (CWS) population of which animal has declined by 75-90% in India over past 120 – 200 years? A) Indian Leopard B) Indian aurochs C) Asiatic cheetah D) Great Indian bustard 16. The PFRDA has increased the minimum net worth criteria for pension fund managers to what amount? A) 30 Crore B) 35 Crore C) 40 Crore D) 50 Crore 17. What is the theme of COP of the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)? A) Migratory species connect the planet and we welcome them Home B) Their Future is Our Future – Sustainable Development for Wildlife & People C) Migratory species makes the world beautiful D) The future of the world – Migratory world 18. The Union Ministry of Finance has released the notification of “Printing one-rupee currency note rules, 2020”. The One rupee note feature will have the signature of whom? A) Shaktikanta Das B) Niramala Sitharaman C)Atanu Chakraborty D) Ajay Bhusan Pandey 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 07.02.2020 TO 12.02.2020 19. According to the “Public Enterprises Survey 2018-19”, Which Indian Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) company is most profitable? A) ONGC B) IOCL C) NTPC D) BHEL 20. As per NCRB report on „Missing women and Children in India‟ between 2016-18 which state tops in most number of missing women in India? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Tamil Nadu C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra 21. Which State/UT is not covered under UDAN 4.0 Scheme? A)Andaman & Nicobar B) Jammu & Kashmir C) Odisha D) Uttarakhand 22. Academy awards 2020 was held at which of the following place? A) New York B) Washington D.C. C) California D) Alaska 23. According to RBI data on „Outward Foreign Direct Investment‟ India‟s foreign investment rose by what % in January 2020? A) 20 B) 25 C) 40 D) 35 24. DefExpo2020 was held at which of the following place? A) Lucknow B) Dehradun C) Gandhinagar D) Odisha 25. Which Indian State government unveils initiative of setting up Kudumbashree hotels to serve meals? A) Karnataka B) Odisha C) Tamil Nadu D) Kerala 26. Indian Banks‟ Associations‟ Banking Technology awards 2020 was held at which place? A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad C) Chennai D) Mumbai 27. The World Pulse Day was observed on which date every year? A) February 9 B) February 10 C) February 11 D) February 12 28. Who has created world record in pole vault at World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting 2020? A) Paul Burgess B) Sergey Bubka C) Renaud Lavillennie D) Armand Mondo Duplaints 29. Which team has won the Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2020? A) Hyderabad Hunters B) Bengaluru Raptors C) Mumbai Rockets D) Northeastern Warriors 30. Where is India‟s 1st ever Glass floor bridge located? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Himachal Pradesh D) Uttarakhand 31. The President of India has presented the International Gandhi awards for Leprosy under individual category to whom? A) N.S. Dharmashaktu B)Pullela Gopichand C)Kaamya Karthikeyan D)Anoop Mishra 32. Which Organization has approved to sponsor to combat the outbreak of novel Coronavirus? A) Work Bank B) New Development Bank C) Asian Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund 33. Who has become the first cricket player to hit 5 consecutive 50-plus scores in T20 Internationals? A) Mithali Raj B) Sophie Devine C) Chris Gayle D)Shreyas Iyer 34. The Hunar Haat is the initiative of which Indian Ministry? A) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare C) Ministry of Culture D) Ministry of Minority Affairs 35. Where was the ICC under-19 world cup 2020 held? A) India B) Australia C) South Africa D) England 36. The BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise was held at which Indian state? A) Odisha B) West Bengal C) Andhra Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu 37. Who was selected for FIH Women‟s rising star of the year 2019? A) Savita B) Rani Rampal C) Lalremsiami D) Monika 38. The book “A child of Destiny” is the autobiography of whom among the following? A) Koneru Ramakrishna Rao B) Salman Rushdie C) Vikram Seth D) R.K. Narayanan 39. What is the theme of the National conference on e-governance 2020? A) India 2020: Cultural Transformation B) India 2020: Economic Transformation C) India 2020: Digital Transformation D) India 2020: eliteracy transformation 40. Which Indian state for the 1st time used drones for village mapping? A) Haryana B) Punjab C) Uttarakhand D) Madhya Pradesh 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 07.02.2020 TO 12.02.2020 ANSWER KEYS 1 D 21 C 2 B 22 C 3 D 23 C 4 B 24 A 5 D 25 D 6 C 26 D 7 D 27 B 8 A 28 D 9 A 29 B 10 D 30 D 11 C 31 A 12 C 32 C 13 C 33 B 14 C 34 D 15 A 35 C 16 D 36 A 17 A 37 C 18 C 38 A 19 A 39 C 20 D 40 D 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .
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