1.What is the theme of ‘World Metrology Day’ 2020?
[A] Precision in Measurement
[B] Measurements for global trade
[C] Accuracy Matters
[D] Measurement for Science
Correct Answer: B [Measurements for global trade]
2.Which state government has tied up with the Indian Railways for logistics and door-step delivery of Litchi and Mango fruits?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
3.Which day is celebrated on May 25 every year, that is associated with an endocrine disorder?
[A] World Diabetes Day
[B] World Thyroid Day
[C] World Osteoporosis Day
[D] World Addison’s Disease Day
Correct Answer: B [World Thyroid Day]
4.Where is the Headquarters of World Steel Association located?
[A] Italy
[B] Spain
[C] Belgium
[D] Switzerland
Correct Answer: C [Belgium]
5.Which Indian Army officer is selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019)?
[A] Major Suman Gawani
[B] Major Anoop Mishra
[C] Major Abhinandan
[D] Major M M Naravane
Correct Answer: A [Major Suman Gawani]
6.CSIR-IIIM (Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine) partnered with which company to develop a new RT-LAMP based COVID-19 diagnostic kit?
[A] Tata Group
[B] Reliance Industries
[C] TVS Motors
[D] Larsen & Toubro
Correct Answer: B [Reliance Industries]
7.Which state is set to launch Virtual queue management application named Bev Q?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Odisha
Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
8.Who has been appointed as the new President of New Development Bank (NDB)?
[A] Urjit Patel
[B] Marcos Troyjo
[C] Christine Lagarde
[D] Arundhati Bhattacharya
Correct Answer: B [Marcos Troyjo]
9.Which country’s survey team recently became the first to reach the peak of Everest this year?
[A] Nepal
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Thailand
Correct Answer: C [China]
10.Which E-Commerce platform has partnered with Karnataka Mango Board to sell fresh produce of fruits online?
[A] Amazon
[B] Flipkart
[C] Snapdeal
[D] Shop clues
Correct Answer: B [Flipkart]
11.‘Toman’, which was in news recently, is the newly proposed currency of which country?
[A] Venezuela
[B] Iran
[C] Bolivia
[D] Marshall Islands
12.Who has been reappointed as the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee?
[A] Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
[B] Mallikarjun Kharge
[C] Anurag Thakur
[D] Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Correct Answer: A [Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]
13.Who has been appointed as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, who also took over as the Economic Affairs Secretary recently?
[A] Tarun Bajaj
[B] Preeti Sudan
[C] Arvind Kumar Sharma
[D] Rajesh Bhushan
Correct Answer: A [Tarun Bajaj]
14.‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, the national anthem of Bangladesh, was written by which Indian poet, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on May 7?
[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Rabindranath Tagore
[C] Aurobindo Ghosh
[D] Munshi Premchand
Correct Answer: B [Rabindranath Tagore]
15.The first high-level foreign dignitary to travel to India after Covid-19 restrictions, Zalmay Khalilzad, was the special envoy of which country?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] United States
[C] Pakistan
[D] Iran
Correct Answer: B [United States]
16.Which day is celebrated in the month of May, to observe and create awareness on a blood-related disorder?
[A] World Anaemia Day
[B] World Haemophilia Day
[C] World Thalassaemia Day
[D] World Leukaemia Day
Correct Answer: C [World Thalassaemia Day]
17.The strategically important Ghatiabagar-Lipulekh motor road, that was inaugurated recently, is located in which state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: C [Uttarakhand]
18.Which global organisation has recognised the advisories released by two institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)?
[A] World Economic Forum
[B] World Bank
[C] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[D] World Food Program
Correct Answer: C [Food and Agricultural Organisation]
19.Which state-owned institution has approved the project for developing ‘Human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs)’ that can neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus?
[A] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR
[B] S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
[C] Agharkar Research Institute
[D] Institute of Nano Science and Technology
Correct Answer: A [Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR]
20.As per the new guidelines issued regarding the Aarogya Setu app, what is the maximum number of days the data can be stored?
[A] 120
[B] 150
[C] 180
[D] 200
21.What is the name of the scheme proposed for the development of marine and inland fisheries, in the stimulus package?
[A] Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
[B] Pradhan Mantri Samudra Sampada Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Machli Sampada Yojana
[D] Pradhan Mantri Samudra Samridhi Yojana
Correct Answer: A [Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana]
22.Roberto Azevedo, who was in news recently, is the Chief of which international organisation?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] World Trade Organisation
[D] United Nations
Correct Answer: C [World Trade Organisation]
23.In the economic stimulus package, what is the proposed limit of FDI limit in the defence manufacturing under automatic route?
[A] 25%
[B] 49%
[C] 74%
[D] 100%
24.When is the International Day of Living Together in Peace celebrated by the United Nations?
[A] May 12
[B] May 14
[C] May 16
[D] May 18
Correct Answer: C [May 16]
25.What is the modified borrowing limit of states as a percentage of Gross state domestic product (GSDP) for the year 2020-21?
[A] 3.5%
[B] 4%
[C] 5%
[D] 7.5%
26.‘Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana’ is an initiative of which Indian state/UT?
[A] Punjab
[B] Puducherry
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Rajasthan
Correct Answer: C [Chhattisgarh]
27.Which Indian Nobel laureate was present in the group of laureates, which called for all governments to spend USD 1 trillion for marginalised children?
[A] Abhijeet Banerjee
[B] Kailash Satyarthi
[C] Amartya Sen
[D] Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Correct Answer: B [Kailash Satyarthi]
28.Who has been conferred with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award for his contribution to Indian hydrography?
[A] R K S Bhaduaria
[B] Vinay Badhwar
[C] Ashok Kumar
[D] Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Correct Answer: B [Vinay Badhwar]
29.As per the notification of the Jammu& Kashmir administration, what is the minimum duration of residence in the UT, to be eligible for domicile status?
[A] 10 years
[B] 15 years
[C] 18 years
[D] 20 years
Correct Answer: B [15 years]
30.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is the head of which international organisation?
[A] United Nations
[B] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[C] World Health Organization
[D] World Trade Organisation
Correct Answer: C [World Health Organization]
31.What is the name of the scheme recently launched by the Indian Government, with an aim to promote digital education in the country?
[A] Vidya Bharati
[B] PM e Vidya
[C] Padhe Bharat
[D] Study India
Correct Answer: B [PM e Vidya]
32.Which country recently sworn in its new government led by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz?
[A] Iran
[B] Oman
[C] Israel
[D] Iraq
Correct Answer: C [Israel]
33.Who has been conferred with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award for his contribution to Indian hydrography?
[A] R K S Bhaduaria
[B] Vinay Badhwar
[C] Ashok Kumar
[D] Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Correct Answer: B [Vinay Badhwar]
34.Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
[A] Govinda Rajulu Chintala
[B] Ajay Tyagi
[C] Subash Chandra Khuntia
[D] Santhosh Kumar Gangwar
Correct Answer: A [Govinda Rajulu Chintala]
35.The Ayushman Bharat Scheme has recently crossed which milestone number, in regards with beneficiaries?
[A] 50 lakh
[B] 75 lakh
[C] 1 Crore
[D] 1.5 Crore
Correct Answer: C [1 Crore]
36.India recently signed an addendum with which country to operationalise five new ports of call, to enhance trade and connectivity?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Bangladesh
[C] South Korea
[D] Japan
Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
37.Which country is the leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE) body coveralls, as of May 2020?
[A] United States
[B] China
[C] India
[D] South Korea
Correct Answer: B [China]
38.Ministry of Electronics and IT has integrated the India Meteorological Department (IMD) services on which application?
[A] SHASHAKT
[B] UMANG
[C] SHAKTI
[D] MYGOV
Correct Answer: B [UMANG]
39.Khudol, that was listed in the UN’s top 10 global initiatives to fight against COVID-19, is being implemented in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Manipur
[C] Assam
[D] Rajasthan
Correct Answer: B [Manipur]
40.Which day is celebrated on May 25 every year, that is associated with an endocrine disorder?
[A] World Diabetes Day
[B] World Thyroid Day
[C] World Osteoporosis Day
[D] World Addison’s Disease Day
Correct Answer: B [World Thyroid Day]
41.What is the term of office of a Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)?
[A] Five years
[B] Six years
[C] Three years
[D] Four years
Correct Answer: D [Four years]
42.The Versatile Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who recently passed away, had won National award for which movie?
[A] Lunch Box
[B] Paan Singh Tomar
[C] Life of Pi
[D] Haidar
Correct Answer: B [Paan Singh Tomar]
43.Longleng and Chiulan are the names of which migratory birds recently mentioned by the Union Environment Ministry?
[A] Amur Falcon
[B] Eurasian hobby
[C] Caspian plover
[D] Spotted kestrel
Correct Answer: A [Amur Falcon]
44.According to the Open Budget Survey conducted by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), what is the rank of India, in terms of budget transparency and accountability?
[A] 53
[B] 68
[C] 82
[D] 102
45.‘COVID-19 and the world of work’ is the title of the report, recently released by which international organisation?
[A] United Nations
[B] International Labour Organisation
[C] World Bank
[D] World Economic Forum
Correct Answer: B [International Labour Organisation]
46.What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to connect farmers to supply chain?
[A] Kisan Rath
[B] Kisan Sabha
[C] Kisan Suraksha
[D] Kisan Samriddhi
Correct Answer: B [Kisan Sabha]
47.The centenary special edition e-book “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” was recently. Professor B. B. Lal is associated with which field?
[A] Epidemiology
[B] Archaeology
[C] Scientific Research
[D] Literature
Correct Answer: B [Archaeology]
48.Rebate of State Levies (ROSL) Scheme, which was seen in news recently, was launched to support which sector?
[A] Food Processing
[B] Textile
[C] Chemical and Fertiliser
[D] Automobile
Correct Answer: B [Textile]
49.Chakmas and Hajongs communities, which were seen in news recently, are present in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Sikkim
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Chhattisgarh
Correct Answer: A [Arunachal Pradesh]
50.What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy, to repatriate the Indian citizens stranded in other countries?
[A] Samudra Setu
[B] Welcome Back
[C] Navy Setu
[D] Samudra Shakti
Correct Answer: A [ Samudra Setu]
