www.gradeup.co Top 200+ Current Affairs Questions for AFCAT II 2020 1.Which of the following State Government has decided to reduce retirement age of Govt Employees to 58 years? A. Punjab B. Haryana C. Uttar Pradesh D. Rajasthan E. Assam 2.Which of the following city’s Historic square has been renamed as ‘Bharat Mata Chowk’? A. Jammu B. Srinagar C. Amravati D. Kanpur E. Patna 3.Which of the following State’s assembly has implemented E-Vidhan under Digital India Program? A. Assam B. Uttar Pradesh C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Madhya Pradesh E. Haryana 4.What is the name of the recently launched app by Government that will provide doorstep delivery of diesel? A. Diesel at door B. Humsafar C. Saathi D. Safarnama E. Doorstep Diesel 5.Which of the following organization has sanctioned 12 billion USD to assist countries with economic impacts of coronavirus? A. World Bank B. ADB C. AIIB 1 www.gradeup.co D. IMF E. UNESCO 6.What is the name of the ‘Global Coalition for Biodiversity’ launched on World Wildlife Day? A. United for Biodiversity B. Coalition for Biodiversity C. Save Wildlife D. Wild Biodiversity E. None of the above/More than one of the above 7.Who has become the first nation in the world to provide free Public Transport? A. Japan B. Palestine C. Sweden D. Luxembourg E. Norway 8.India and which country has initiated Ocean dialogue to address the problem of Marine Plastic litter? A. Japan B. Norway C. Sweden D. Maldives E. Mauritius 9.Which state Government has stopped issuing Protected Area Permits to foreigners to check the spread of coronavirus? A. Madhya Pradesh B. Arunachal Pradesh C. Andhra Pradesh D. Himachal Pradesh E. Assam 10.Which state government has launched “Namaste over Handshake” campaign? 2 www.gradeup.co A. Karnataka B. Kerala C. Tamil Nadu D. Assam E. Haryana 11.Which tech giant has launched website to track COVID-19? A. Facebook B. Google C. Microsoft D. IBM E. Tech Mahindra 12.Which country has become 1st country to suspend all financial markets? A. China B. Italy C. Philippines D. North Korea E. South Africa 13.Which state has launched ‘Break the Chain’ campaign to combat coronavirus? A. Kerala B. Tamil Nadu C. Maharashtra D. Bihar E. Haryana 14.Who will chair the the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tackle economic challenges arise during COVID-19 outbreak? A. Nitin Gadkari B. Smiriti Irani C. Piyush Goyal D. Nirmala Sitharaman 3 www.gradeup.co E. Prakash Javadekar 15.Amid the growing COVID-19 epidemic India has postponed its 1st summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), ‘RAISE 2020– Responsible Artificial intelligence (AI) for Social Empowerment’ to ________. A. August B. September C. October D. November E. December 16.Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of PUMA? A. Kareena Kapoor B. Salman Khan C. Shahrukh Khan D. Aamir Khan E. Saif Ali Khan 17.How much amount has been allocated towards Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) for 2020-2021? A. Rs 75,000 crores B. Rs 63,861 crores C. Rs 37,560 crores D. Rs 15,695 crores E. Rs 2,000 crores 18.International Women's Day is observed on _____ . A. January 1 B. February 28 C. March 8 D. April 30 E. March 1 19.What is the theme of the International Women’s Day (IMD) 2020? A. Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change B. Re-Thinking Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality C. Women in the Changing World of Work D. Equality for Women is Progress for All 4 www.gradeup.co E. I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. 20.What is the name of app launched by Punjab government for Coronavirus? A. COVID 19 B. Safe Punjab C. COVID Punjab D. COVA Punjab E. Punjab Health 21.Which State has topped list for highest number of Rooftop Solar installations? A. Maharashtra B. Karnataka C. Gujarat D. Kerala E. Haryana 22.In which of the following year, Government of India will make Sanitary Napkin Disposal mandatory? A. 2021 B. 2022 C. 2025 D. 2024 E. 2030 23.By which year has government has set up a target to achieve sales of around 70 lakh hybrid and electric vehicles? A. 2021 B. 2022 C. 2020 D. 2024 E. 2025 24.Which state is set to build world’s first commercial flying car PAL-V? A. Gujarat B. Tamil Nadu C. Maharashtra 5 www.gradeup.co D. Bihar E. Haryana 25.Ordinance Factories Day is observed on which Date? A. 18 March B. 19 March C. 17 March D. 16 March E. 15 March 26.Which day has been celebrated as National Vaccination Day? A. 16 March 2020 B. 16 April 2020 C. 10 April 2020 D. 11 May 2020 E. 16 June 2020 27.India celebrates “Shaheed Diwas” annually on which dates? A. 21st March B. 22nd March C. 23rd March D. 24th March E. 25th March 28.World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on which date? A. 21st March B. 22nd March C. 23rd March D. 24th March E. 25th March 29.What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2020? A. Consumer Safety B. Consumer Awareness C. The Sustainable Consumer D. Consumer Rights – Awareness and Safety 6 www.gradeup.co E. Educate Consumers 30.What is theme of the International Day of Happiness 2020? A. Have right to live happy B. Happiness for All, Together C. Forgotten Sufferers D. Never Alone E. Live Happy 31.Scientists of which Institute have developed a starch based ‘Hemostat’ material? A. AIIMS B. INST C. IMI D. CMC E. DMC 32.Which company along with Tata steel has been named as world’s most ethical companies? A. HCL B. WIPRO C. Amazon D. TCS E. Tech Mahindra 33.Which historic site has been included in the iconic tourism sites list by the government of India? A. Statue of Unity B. Konarak Sun temple C. Bada Imambada D. Lotus temple E. Both A and B 34.By which year Indian Railways has decided to electrify all broad gauge (BG) routes? A. 2021 B. 2022 C. 2023 7 www.gradeup.co D. 2024 E. 2025 35.Which of the following state governments has launched the Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System? A. Rajasthan B. Delhi C. Odisha D. Uttarakhand E. Himachal Pradesh 36.Which country becomes the first co-chair of the Governing Council on the India-led global climate initiative ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)? A. Germany B. Netherlands C. USA D. Japan E. United Kingdom 37.Whose biography has been authored by Sadguru Patil and Mayabhushan Nagvenkar? A. Narendra Modi B. Manohar Parrikar C. Sushma Swaraj D. Sheela Dixit E. Arun Jaitley 38.Who has authored the book titled 'Invincible - A Tribute to Manohar Parrikar'? A. Tarun Vijay B. Vijay Goyal C. Piyush Goyal D. Rajnath Singh E. Tawar Chand Gahlot 8 www.gradeup.co 39.Who has authored the book titled ‘My Encounters in Parliament’? A. Salman Khurshid B. P Chidambaram C. Hamid Ansari D. Bhalchandra Mungekar E. Sharad Pawar 40.Who has/have been conferred with The Hindu Annual prize 2019? A. Mirza Waheed B. Santanu Das C. Amitava Kumar D. Sohini Bagchi E. Both A and B 41.Which of the following banks has listed green bonds of $100 million (about Rs 750 crore) on BSE’s India International Exchange (India INX)? A. Punjab National Bank B. Bank of Baroda C. State Bank of India D. Canara Bank E. Indian Bank 42.As per revised norms of the central government what is the limit for a person reside in J&K to become permanent resident of the UT? A. 10 Years B. 12 years C. 15 years D. 20 years E. 22 years 43.As per the United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) World Economic Forecasting Model estimates the global economy could shrink by _______ in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic. A. 1% B. 1.2% C. 1.4% D. 1.7% E. 1.8% 9 www.gradeup.co 44.Which of the following manufacturing unit of Indian Railway has set the Limca Book of Records for producing record 431 locomotives in the financial year 2019-2020? A. Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi. B. Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, C. Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala D. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works E. None of these 45.The World Autism Awareness Day observed globally every year on which date? A. 1st April B. 2nd April C. 3rd April D. 4th April E. 5th April 46.What amount has been offered by the World Bank for the proposed COVID-19 emergency response & health systems preparedness project to develop India’s health care systems? A. USD 1.0 billion B. USD 1.1 billion C. USD 1.3 billion D. USD 1.5 billion E. USD 1.7 billion 47.Which state government has launched an online cultural competition “Mo Prativa” in collaboration with the UNICEF? A. Jharkhand B. West Bengal C. Tripura D. Odisha E. Bihar 48.Who has authored a book titled ‘Backstage: The Story Behind India’s High Growth Years’?\ A. Manmohan Singh B. P Chidambaram C. Yashwant Sinha 10 www.gradeup.co D. Montek Singh Ahluwalia E. Pranab Mukherjee 49.Who has authored the book titled ‘Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess’ which is about the late actress Sridevi? A. Anjum Rajabali B. Gazal Dhaliwal C. Satyarth Nayak D. Juhi Chaturvedi E. Rajkumar Hirani 50.Who is the author of the Biography of former Defence Minister and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar titled ‘An Extraordinary Life’ A.