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Current Affairs May 1st Week 2020

1-The task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), projects total infrastructure

investment of Rs 111 lakh crore during a 5-year span of FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25. Name

the person who heads the task force.

A. Atanu Chakraborty

B. Ajay Kumar

C. Subash Chandra

D. Arun Goel

2-Name the Bank which has launched ‘Vikas Abhaya’ scheme to provide relief to MSME

borrowers.

A. Jharkhand Gramin Bank

B. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank

C. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank

D. Kerala Gramin Bank

3-Name the person who has been appointed as the Ambassador/Permanent

Representative of India to Indian United Nations.

A. Deepak Mittal

B. T S Tirumurti

C. Piyush Srivastava

D. Syed Akbaruddin

4-Which country has conferred Manipuri doctor, Thangjam Dhabali Singh with “Order of

Rising Sun- Gold and Silver Rays”?

A. Indonesia

B. China

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C. Thailand

D. Japan

5-Name the Indian state which topped the list of provide maximum employment under

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as per data

of Rural development ministry.

A. West Bengal

B. Chhattisgarh

C. Rajasthan

D. Uttar Pradesh

6-India ranked 53rd in budget transparency and accountability as per 7th edition of ‘Open

Budget Survey 2019’ conducted by International Budget Partnership (IBP). Name the

country which topped the list.

A. Venezuela

B. South Africa

C. New Zealand

D. Sweden

7-Name the person who authored the book named “The Room Where It Happened: A

White House Memoir”.

A. John Bolton

B. Ralph Ellison

C. Kamin Mohammadi

D. Alice Walker

8-Name the 1st company to get nod from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to

conduct clinical trials of Favipiravir antiviral tablets on mild to moderate COVID-19

patients.

A. Cipla Limited


B. Cadila Healthcare Limited

C. Lupin Pharma

D. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

9-Rishi Kapoor who passed away recently is _________.

A. Photographer

B. Minimalist

C. Sportsman

D. Actor

10-National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has allowed to use a part of the Dehing Patkai

Elephant Reserve for coal mining recently. The Elephant reserve is located in which state?

A. Telangana

B. Assam

C. Goa

D. Nagaland

11-Name the 1st Indian tennis player who has been nominated for the Fed Cup Heart

Award from the Asia/Oceania Zone.

A. Vijay Amritraj

B. Rohan Bopanna

C. Sania Mirza

D. Mahesh Bhupathi

12-Scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), in the study, published in

the Global and Planetary Changes journal revealed a 35 thousand-year history of river

erosion in Ladakh Himalayas. Where is WIHG located?

A. Dehradun

B. Leh


C. Manali

D. Shillong

13-Name the cricket team which has got 1st place since 2016 by racing past India in recent

test men’s team rankings released by ICC.

A. Pakistan

B. New Zealand

C. Australia

D. Sri Lanka

14-Ronald Vivian Smith who died in April 2020 is ______.

A. Physician

B. Writer

C. Painter

D. Architect

15-The saffron cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of which Indian state/UT

has got GI tag recently?

A. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Jammu & Kashmir

C. Himachal Pradesh

D. Meghalaya

16-What will be the financial grant that was approved by world bank for multi-year

financial support to India to enhance and safeguard its coastal & marine resources (in

USD)?

A. 350 million

B. 400 million

C. 250 million


D. 500 million

17-Which among the following day was observed annually on May 2 since 2017?

A. World Shark Day

B. World Elephant Day

C. World Tuna Day

D. World Dolphin Day

18-Name the 1st Indian state which has announced to provide free and cashless insurance

protection to people.

A. Maharashtra

B. Haryana

C. Odisha

D. Kerala

19-Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will launch the 1st fully digital bank of which country?

A. United Kingdom

B. United States

C. India

D. Singapore

20-Which among the following country will host – RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise

the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise.

A. Russia

B. United Kingdom

C. Singapore

D. United States


21-Pralhad Singh Patel has released the e-book titled “Prof. B. B. Lal- India Rediscovered”

recently on occasion of 100th birthday of great archaeologist Professor Braj Basi Lal.

Pralhad Singh Patel is MoS (I/C) _______ minister.

A. Civil Aviation

B. Mines

C. Culture

D. Coal

22-Name the Indian state which has decided to launch ‘Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar

Guarantee Yojna’ for urban employment (120 days of employment).

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Goa

C. Chhattisgarh

D. Himachal Pradesh

23-RBI has cancelled the license of 105yr old CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd under Section 5 (b)

read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Bank is located in which

city?

A. Chennai

B. Mumbai

C. Thiruvananthapuram

D. Bengaluru

24-Which IIT has collaborated with Hongkong based New Frontier Capital Management

company to create venture capital?

A. IIT Ropar

B. IIT Hyderabad

C. IIT Madras

D. IIT Bombay


25-Name the country which plans to launch its 1st satellite to monitor Arctic climate &

environment named “Arktika-M” by December 2020.

A. United States

B. India

C. Russia

D. Japan

26-“COVID KATHA- A Multimedia Guide for Mass Awareness”, a multimedia guide on

COVID-19 was launched on occasion of 50th Department of Science and Technology

Foundation Day. Who is the science and technology minister of India?

A. Prakash Javadekar

B. Harsh Vardhan

C. Ravi Shankar Prasad

D. Nitin Gadkari

27-The World Press Freedom Day was celebrated annually on May 3. What is the theme of

the day for the year 2020?

A. "Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation"

B. “Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right!”

C. "Journalism without Fear or Favour"

D. "Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law"

28-The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Alumni Council has launched India’s first

“COVID-19 test bus” in which Indian city?

A. Mumbai

B. New Delhi

C. Lucknow

D. Indore


29-Name the Indian Journalist who has won 2020 Pulitzer award in feature photography

category.

A. Channi Anand

B. Mukhtar Khan

C. Dar Yasin

D. All the 1), 2) and 3)

30-Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a panel to

frame standard professional indemnity policy for insurance intermediaries that was issued

by all the insurers. Who heads the panel?

A. Yegnapriya Bharat

B. Tapan Roy

C. VK Paul

D. AS Mishra

31-The Scientists of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) has developed

Nanomedicine to alter oxidative stress to treat COVID-19. Where is SNBNCBS located?

A. Ranchi

B. Bengaluru

C. Hyderabad

D. Kolkata

32-James M. Beggs who passed away recently is the former administrator of which space

agency?

A. China National Space Administration (CNSA)

B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

C. Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES)

D. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)


33-When was the International Day of the Midwife observed annually?

A. 7th April

B. 14th June

C. 5th May

D. 21st July

34-As per the report titled “Lost at home”, total number of new internal displacements in

2019 stood at 5million (approx) in India. Which organisation released the report?

A. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

B. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

C. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

D. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

35-Name the Indian PSU which signed MoU with NOCCA Robotics (the incubated start-up

in IIT Kanpur) to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 treatment.

A. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

B. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

C. Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL)

D. Airports Authority of India (AAI)

36-Name the present Economic affairs secretary of India, who has been appointed as

director on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in May 2020.

A. Atanu Chakraborty

B. Rajeev Singh Thakur

C. Tarun Bajaj

D. Rajiv Kumar


37-In accordance with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the “record-level”

ozone hole over which region (that was in news in March 2020) has now closed?

A. Oceania

B. Antarctic

C. Artic

D. Pacific

38-Name the ministry which has launched the Government Authorisation for Relief Using

Drones (GARUD) portal.

A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

B. Ministry of Civil Aviation

C. Ministry of Labour and Employment

D. Ministry of Culture

39-Sandeep Kumari who has been banned for 4 year by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

is associated with which sports?

A. Middle distance runner

B. Discus Throw

C. Shot Put

D. Javelin Throw

40-Name the microwave sterilizer which was developed by Pune-based Defence Institute

of Advanced Technology (DIAT), to disintegrate coronavirus by heating.

A. Sara

B. Atulya

C. Jackqueen

D. Reema


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