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This section includes 600 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) the feature has been implemented in the Aarogya Setu mobile application. What is toll free number for Aarogya Setu IVRS? |
| A. | 1035 |
| B. | 1026 |
| C. | 1056 |
| D. | 1075 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 452. |
Which state government has re-launched the ambitious Sambal Yojana aimed to strengthen the lives of the poor and the SC and ST communities by providing them social security cover? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 453. |
The Iranian Parliament has announced the decision to replace its currency "Rial" with which of the following another basic unit of currency? |
| A. | Roman |
| B. | Toman |
| C. | Sial |
| D. | Tial |
| Answer» C. Sial | |
| 454. |
Which institute has come up with plant data of the Northern Western Ghats which indicates that plateaus should be prioritized for the conservation of the Northern Western Ghats? |
| A. | Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding |
| B. | Arid Forest Research Institute |
| C. | Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) |
| D. | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research |
| Answer» D. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | |
| 455. |
Which state government on May 6 allowed 12-hour shifts for factory workers across the state until June 30? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Haryana | |
| 456. |
Tamil Nadu government to convert late CM J. Jayalalithaa's residence in Chennai into a memorial. What is the name of Residence? |
| A. | Tiruvannamalai |
| B. | Veda Nilayam |
| C. | Parthasarthi |
| D. | Velankanni Theni |
| Answer» C. Parthasarthi | |
| 457. |
AYUSH Minister and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan jointly launched three AYUSH based studies related to COVID-19 situation at New Delhi on 7 May. Who is current Ayush Minister? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| C. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| D. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Answer» C. Mahendra Nath Pandey | |
| 458. |
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, released Advisories to the Fisheries sector in how many languages? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 459. |
Which of the following state governments launches website for ordering of liquor? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 460. |
World Athletics Day is celebrated on which date? |
| A. | 7 May |
| B. | 5 May |
| C. | 8 May |
| D. | 6 May |
| Answer» B. 5 May | |
| 461. |
Which of the following countries has decided to re-open mosques for public prayers from May 7, 2020? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Afganistan |
| D. | Iraq |
| Answer» C. Afganistan | |
| 462. |
India saved Rs 89,122 crore through energy efficiency initiatives by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) in 2018-19. Who is current Union Minister of Power? |
| A. | Jitendra Singh |
| B. | Prahalad Singh Patel |
| C. | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| D. | R K Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 463. |
Who has been appointed as Chairperson of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee? |
| A. | Mohammad Jawed |
| B. | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| C. | Jyotsna Mahant |
| D. | Pradyut Bordoloi |
| Answer» C. Jyotsna Mahant | |
| 464. |
Which of the following institutes develops contactless Soap cum Water Dispensing Unit? |
| A. | CSIR-CCMB |
| B. | CSIR-IHBT |
| C. | CSIR-CMERI |
| D. | CSIR-CRRI |
| Answer» D. CSIR-CRRI | |
| 465. |
Who has been appointed as its new Head of Retail Banking on May 5, 2020 by Standard Chartered Bank? |
| A. | P V Bharathi |
| B. | Kusal Roy |
| C. | Sanjay Agarwal |
| D. | Ravneet Gill |
| Answer» C. Sanjay Agarwal | |
| 466. |
Which of the following state governments unveiled the Ayush Kavach app that will provide health-related tips and information about ayurvedic medicines amid the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 467. |
Who has been awarded a commemorative war medal to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany by Russian President Vladimir Putin? |
| A. | Edouard Philippe |
| B. | Christine Lagarde |
| C. | Kim Jong Un |
| D. | David Sassoli |
| Answer» D. David Sassoli | |
| 468. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the COVID-19 pandemic through a phone call with H.E. Antonio Costa,on 5 May. He is prime minister of which of the following countries? |
| A. | Mexico |
| B. | Portugal |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» C. Spain | |
| 469. |
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has announced a relief package of how much Rs. for farmers, construction workers, weavers, flower-growers, auto drivers and cab drivers, who have been in distress due to COVID-19 lockdown? |
| A. | Rs 1610 crore |
| B. | Rs 2110 crore |
| C. | Rs 1010 crore |
| D. | Rs 910 crore |
| Answer» B. Rs 2110 crore | |
| 470. |
According to Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE) data what is the current unemployment rate in India? |
| A. | 22.1% |
| B. | 27.1% |
| C. | 25.1% |
| D. | 21.1% |
| Answer» C. 25.1% | |
| 471. |
NITI Aayog and which company launch 'Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan' campaign focussed on ensuring wellbeing of senior citizens? |
| A. | Navjyoti India Foundation |
| B. | Piramal Foundation |
| C. | Aditya Birla Group |
| D. | JK MAASS Foundation |
| Answer» C. Aditya Birla Group | |
| 472. |
Ministry of Finance stated that around 39 crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs.34,800 crore under PMGKP as of 5 May 2020. What is the full form of G in PMGKP? |
| A. | GST |
| B. | Government |
| C. | Garib |
| D. | Gaushala |
| Answer» D. Gaushala | |
| 473. |
Govt announces to operate how many flights to repatriate stranded Indians abroad from May 7 to May 13? |
| A. | 51 |
| B. | 54 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 67 |
| Answer» D. 67 | |
| 474. |
Who has been nominated as a director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? |
| A. | Tarun Bajaj |
| B. | Arun Kumar Singh |
| C. | Harsh Vardhan Shringla |
| D. | Taranjit Singh Sandhu |
| Answer» B. Arun Kumar Singh | |
| 475. |
DGCA launches which portal to fast-track approval to COVID-19 related drone operations? |
| A. | Jatayu |
| B. | GARUD |
| C. | Drone Udaan |
| D. | Sampati |
| Answer» C. Drone Udaan | |
| 476. |
According to 'Lost at Home' report by UNICEF how many people were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict and violence in 2019? |
| A. | 2 million |
| B. | 1 million |
| C. | 4 million |
| D. | 5 million |
| Answer» E. | |
| 477. |
Which state launches 3 schemes to generate 25 crore man-days for MGNREGA to help returnee migrant workers? |
| A. | Telangana |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 478. |
Who received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020? |
| A. | Saurabh Lodha |
| B. | Jagadish Shukla |
| C. | Biman Bagchi |
| D. | Dipan Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Jagadish Shukla | |
| 479. |
Which state government has extended the Covid-19 lockdown in the state till May 29? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Telangana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 480. |
TATA Sons signed an MoU with which of the following organisations for licensing of KNOWHOW for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay (FELUDA) for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19? |
| A. | IIT-Patna |
| B. | THSTI-Faridabad |
| C. | INST-Mohali |
| D. | CSIR-IGIB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 481. |
The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act was extended by how many months? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 482. |
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad has partnered with which Bengaluru-based company to take up research activities on COVID-19? |
| A. | Infiniti Research Private Limited |
| B. | Delphi Research Services Private Limited |
| C. | Eyestem Research Private Limited |
| D. | Einfolge Technologies |
| Answer» D. Einfolge Technologies | |
| 483. |
Which of the following State Governments is to launch the "Nigah" Scheme to properly sensitize and educate family members of people coming from other states? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 484. |
Trade unions have asked the centre to provide cash support of how much Rs. for each poor and vulnerable households to get through the economic crisis led by the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Rs 5000 |
| B. | Rs 3500 |
| C. | Rs 10000 |
| D. | Rs 7500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 485. |
What is the name of Operation launched by Indian Navy, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas? |
| A. | Samudra Setu |
| B. | COVID-Help |
| C. | Samudra Help |
| D. | COVID Setu |
| Answer» B. COVID-Help | |
| 486. |
Which country's new Long March 5B carrier rocket took its maiden flight on May 5, 2020 carrying the trial version of the country's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule for test into space? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 487. |
The Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers reported that the Jan Aushadi Kendras are playing a vital role in the COVID-19 situation. Who is current Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers? |
| A. | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| B. | Harsimrat Kaur Badal |
| C. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| D. | Giriraj Singh |
| Answer» B. Harsimrat Kaur Badal | |
| 488. |
SIDBI to launch which of the following platforms to give MSMEs information about starting operations, getting finance or credit enhancement and other support services? |
| A. | India SME Help Platform |
| B. | India SME Services Platform |
| C. | Indian SME Help Platform |
| D. | Indian SME Care Platform |
| Answer» C. Indian SME Help Platform | |
| 489. |
Which of the following countries has successfully isolated a key coronavirus antibody at its main biological research laboratory in a breakthrough development? |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Israel |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 490. |
World Asthma Day is celebrated on which date? |
| A. | 4 May |
| B. | 2 May |
| C. | 5 May |
| D. | 3 May |
| Answer» D. 3 May | |
| 491. |
Ministry of Commerce recommends continuation of anti-dumping duty on which country's chemical that is used in the food and pharma industry? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 492. |
The Union Minister of Food Processing Industries held a video conference with the promoters of the completed Integrated Cold Chain Projects. Who is current Union Minister of Food Processing Industries? |
| A. | Prahalad Singh Patel |
| B. | Harsimrat Kaur Badal |
| C. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| D. | Giriraj Singh |
| Answer» C. Mahendra Nath Pandey | |
| 493. |
Russia announced that it is to launch the country's first satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and the environment from the Baikonur space center on 9 December 2020. What is the name of satellite? |
| A. | Arktika-A |
| B. | Arktika-S |
| C. | Arktika-M |
| D. | Arktika-G |
| Answer» D. Arktika-G | |
| 494. |
Which state government has imposed a 'Special Corona Fee' on liquor? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 495. |
According to Google, it had blocked and removed how many 'bad advertisements' globally in 2019? |
| A. | 1.7 billion |
| B. | 3.7 billion |
| C. | 6.7 billion |
| D. | 2.7 billion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 496. |
Which of the following state governments has launched a Whatsapp number, which people can use to launch complaints regarding corruption? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» E. | |
| 497. |
Government suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holders. What is full form of O in OCI? |
| A. | Outstanding |
| B. | Overseas |
| C. | Outer |
| D. | Outsider |
| Answer» C. Outer | |
| 498. |
International Firefighters Day is observed on which date? |
| A. | 4 May |
| B. | 3 May |
| C. | 1 May |
| D. | 5 May |
| Answer» B. 3 May | |
| 499. |
Which of the following institutes launched a WhatsApp chatbot that has been built to curb spread of misinformation, particularly during COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management |
| B. | University of Oxford |
| C. | University of Cambridge |
| D. | Poynter Institute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 500. |
Who assumed command of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC)on 1 May 2020? |
| A. | Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon |
| B. | S K Shrivastava |
| C. | Raj Shukla |
| D. | Madhuri Kanitkar |
| Answer» D. Madhuri Kanitkar | |