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Question 1. Which city has topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020?
(a) Chandrapur
(b) Rajkot
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) New Delhi
(e) Surat
Answer
Answer: (c) Jamshedpur
Explanation: Jamshedpur has topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020.
Question 2. Name the Pacific nation which has become the first country to ban sun cream which is harmful to corals and sea life.
(a) Palau
(b) Nauru
(c) Tuvalu
(d) Micronesia
(e) Saipan
Answer
Answer: (a) Palau
Explanation: The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream which is harmful to corals and sea life.
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Question 3. Who among the following has been re-appointed as the Chairman of Railway Board for one year?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Ashwani Lohani
(c) Sudhir Bhargava
(d) V K Yadav
(e) Rishi Kumar Shukla
Answer
Answer: (d) V K Yadav
Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re-employment of V K Yadav as the Chairman of Railway Board.
Question 4. Which city will host the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mumbai
(e) Kolkata
Answer
Answer: (a) Bengaluru
Explanation: Bengaluru will host the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress.
Question 5. President of Nepal launched the “___________” during the ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala in Kathmandu.
(a) Atithi Devo Bhav 2020
(b) Country of Mountains 2020
(c) Visit Nepal Year 2020
(d) Stay With Nepal 2020
(e) Holidays in Nepal Year 2020
Answer
Answer: (c) Visit Nepal Year 2020
Explanation: President of Nepal launched the “Visit Nepal Year 2020” during the ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala in Kathmandu.
Question 6. Name the ministry which has announced the results of the 1st and 2nd quarters of the Swachh Survekshan 2020.
(a) Union Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(c) Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(d) Union Ministry of Rural Development
(e) Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer
Answer: (e) Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has announced the results of the 1st and 2nd quarters of the Swachh Survekshan 2020.
Question 7. Which state government has decided to deliver sand at the customers’ door steps?
a) Karnataka
b) Telangana
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: The Andhra Pradesh Government has announced that it will deliver sand at customers’ door steps. As a pilot project, the government will begin the initiative on an experimental basis.
Question 8. Which state government has decided to set up five new medical colleges?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (a) Gujarat
Explanation: Gujarat government has decided to set up five new medical colleges and attach 300 bed hospitals in the state. The new Medical colleges will be set up at Godhara, Veraval, Jamkhambhaliya, Botad and Morbi.
Question 9. Chief Executive Officer of “Khelo India Games” has announced that “Lawn bowls” and “______” will be included in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games.
(a) Shooting
(b) Cricket
(c) Cycling
(d) Basketball
(e) Snooker
Answer
Answer: (c) Cycling
Explanation: Chief Executive Officer of “Khelo India Games” has announced that “Lawn bowls” and “cycling” will be included in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games.
Question 10. Name the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader and Nagaland Assembly Speaker who passed away recently.
(a) Kongkham Robindro
(b) Y. Khemchand Singh
(c) Neiphiu Rio
(d) Sharingain Longkumer
(e) Vikho-o Yhoshu
Answer
Answer: (e) Vikho-o Yhoshu
Explanation: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader and Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passed away.
Question 11. Which city has topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with over 10 lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Navi Mumbai
(c) Rajkot
(d) Indore
(e) Surat
Answer
Answer: (d) Indore
Explanation: Indore has topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with over 10 lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020.
Question 12. The Election Commission of India has launched PPRTMS which enables the applicants to track the status of the applications for the party registration. PPRTMS stands for?
(a) Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System
(b) Political Policies Registration Tracking Management System
(c) Political Parties Registration Tuning Management System
(d) Political Policies Registration Tuning Management System
(e) Political Personnel Registration Tracking Management System
Answer
Answer: (a) Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System
Explanation: The Election Commission of India has launched a Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS).
Question 13. What will be the maximum retirement age of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?
a) 70
b) 72
c) 69
d) 65
Answer
Answer: (d) 65
Explanation: The government of India has amended some rules Indian Army’s service rules. According to these changes Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will be retired at the age of 65. At present, the army chief can hold his post for a maximum period of 62 years or three years (whichever is earlier).
Question 14. Which state has been declared ‘disturbed’ for another six months under AFSPA?
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (b) Nagaland
Explanation: The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the entire Nagaland state a “disturbed” are under AFSPA. AFSPA will empower security forces to conduct various proceedings anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior notice.
Question 15. Which country recorded highest number of child births on January 1, 2020?
a) India
b) China
c) South Africa
d) Brazil
Answer
Answer: (a) India
Explanation: India recorded birth of 67,385 numbers of kids on January 01, 2020. India is followed by China (46,299) and Nigeria (26,039). This number is 17% of total kids born in the world.
Question 16. Name the Cantonment Boards which was the worst performer among other cantonment boards as per Swachh Survekshan 2020.
(a) St.Thomas Mount Cantonment Board
(b) Jhansi Cantonment Board
(c) Delhi Cantonment Board
(d) Secunderabad Cantonment Board
(e) Jalandhar Cantonment Board
Answer
Answer: (d) Secunderabad Cantonment Board
Explanation: Secunderabad Cantonment Board in Hyderabad is the worst performer among other cantonment boards as per Swachh Survekshan 2020.
Question 17. What will be the theme of the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress to be held in Bengaluru?
(a) science and technology: nation development
(b) science and technology: rural development
(c) science and technology: state development
(d) science and technology: urban development
(e) science and technology: human resource development
Answer
Answer: (b) science and technology: rural development
Explanation: The congress has chosen ‘science and technology: rural development’ as its theme for the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress.
Question 18. Who among the following has won the Guinea-Bissau’s presidential elections held recently?
(a) Jose Mario Vaz
(b) Domingos Simoes Pereira
(c) Umaro Cissoko Embalo
(d) Aristides Gomes
(e) Amilcar Cabral
Answer
Answer: (c) Umaro Cissoko Embalo
Explanation: Umaro Cissoko Embalo has won the Guinea-Bissau‘s presidential election.
Question 19. The Reserve Bank of India has launched a mobile app “MANI” which helps the visually challenged people to identify the denomination of a currency note. MANI stands for?
(a) Mobile Aided Note Identifier
(b) Mobile Automated Note Identifier
(c) Mobile Artificial Note Identifier
(d) Mobile Auditor Note Identifier
(e) Mobile Advanced Note Identifier
Answer
Answer: (a) Mobile Aided Note Identifier
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has launched a mobile app “Mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI)” which helps the visually challenged people to identify the denomination of a currency note.
Question 20. Name the Cantonment Boards which has topped the rankings in 2nd quarter (July to September) among the Cantonment Boards as per Swachh Survekshan 2020.
(a) Jhansi Cantonment Board
(b) Jalandhar Cantonment Board
(c) Delhi Cantonment Board
(d) St.Thomas Mount Cantonment Board
(e) Secunderabad Cantonment Board
Answer
Answer: (c) Delhi Cantonment Board
Explanation: Delhi Cantonment Board topped the rankings in 2nd quarter (July to September) among the Cantonment Boards as per Swachh Survekshan 2020.