Current Affairs Feb-2020

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81. Which state has recently launched an initiative to establish hotels to provide meals at subsidised price called ‘Kudumbashree’ hotels?

  • A
  • Andhra Pradesh

  • B
  • Telangana

  • C
  • Kerala

  • D
  • Tamil Nadu

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Correct Answer : C [Kerala ]

Explaination : [na]

82. Which Metro rail service in India has become the second largest operational metro rail network in the country?

  • A
  • Delhi Metro

  • B
  • Kochi Metro

  • C
  • Hyderabad Metro

  • D
  • Chennai Metro

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Correct Answer : C [Hyderabad Metro ]

Explaination : [na]

83. What is the profession of Anoop Mishra, who has been in news recently? 

  • A
  • Politician

  • B
  • Army Major

  • C
  • Sportsperson

  • D
  • Musician

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Correct Answer : B [Army Major ]

Explaination : [na]

84. Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides an annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families?

  • A
  • Odisha

  • B
  • Haryana

  • C
  • Madhya Pradesh

  • D
  • Punjab

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Correct Answer : B [Haryana ]

Explaination : [na]

85. Arun-III, is the hydropower project of which country, to be built with assistance from India?

  • A
  • Sri Lanka

  • B
  • Bangladesh

  • C
  • Nepal

  • D
  • Bhutan

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Correct Answer : C [Nepal ]

Explaination : [na]

86. The Pollution Control Board of which state recently received the national award for e-Governance 2019-20?

  • A
  • Odisha

  • B
  • Kerala

  • C
  • Telangana

  • D
  • Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Answer : D [Andhra Pradesh]

Explaination : [na]

87. Which country has reportedly auctioned licenses to hunt elephants, to tackle human-animal conflict?

  • A
  • Zimbabwe

  • B
  • Namibia

  • C
  • Botswana

  • D
  • Mozambique

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Correct Answer : C [Botswana ]

Explaination : [na]

88. The book- ‘A Child of Destiny’, which was recently released by the Indian Vice President, is an autobiography of which Indian educationist?

  • A
  • K. Ramakrishna Rao

  • B
  • Girishwar Misra

  • C
  • Amit Abraham

  • D
  • Devendra Singh

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Correct Answer : A [K. Ramakrishna Rao ]

Explaination : [na]

89. Which city’s police recently launched an initiative called ‘Operation Nakai’ to verify the identity of auto-drivers?

  • A
  • Mumbai

  • B
  • Ghaziabad

  • C
  • Hyderabad

  • D
  • Lucknow

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Correct Answer : B [Ghaziabad ]

Explaination : [na]

90. Municipal Performance Index (MPI), is an index recently launched by which organisation/Ministry?        

  • A
  • NITI Aayog

  • B
  • Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

  • C
  • Ministry of Home Affairs

  • D
  • National Development Council

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Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs ]

Explaination : [na]

91. Which city is host to the 13th UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13),2020?

  • A
  • Mumbai

  • B
  • Madrid

  • C
  • Gandhinagar

  • D
  • Tokyo

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Correct Answer : C [Gandhinagar ]

Explaination : [na]

92. Recently, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act. When was the original act of 1989 amended? 

  • A
  • 2016

  • B
  • 2017

  • C
  • 2018

  • D
  • 2019

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Correct Answer : C [2018 ]

Explaination : [na]

93. American Factory, which won the Oscar for the best feature-length documentary, was produced by which famous American personality?

  • A
  • Donald Trump

  • B
  • Barrack Obama

  • C
  • Hillary Clinton

  • D
  • Tiger Woods

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Correct Answer : B [Barrack Obama ]

Explaination : [na]

94. Which bird is named the mascot of UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13)?

  • A
  • Great Indian Bustard

  • B
  • White-bellied heron

  • C
  • Forest owlet

  • D
  • Lesser Florican

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Correct Answer : A [Great Indian Bustard ]

Explaination : [na]

95. ‘Ajeya Warrior‘ is the joint military exercise conducted between India and which country?

  • A
  • Japan

  • B
  • United Kingdom

  • C
  • Israel

  • D
  • France

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Correct Answer : B [United Kingdom ]

Explaination : [na]

96. Which Union Ministry releases the Public Enterprises Survey, on the performances of Central Public Sector Enterprises?

  • A
  • Ministry of Finance

  • B
  • Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

  • C
  • Ministry of Corporate Affairs

  • D
  • Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

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Correct Answer : D [Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises]

Explaination : [na]

97. Which state government recently launched the ‘Reading Mission’ initiative for students?

  • A
  • Odisha

  • B
  • Kerala

  • C
  • Haryana

  • D
  • West Bengal

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Correct Answer : C [Haryana ]

Explaination : [na]

98. When is the World Pulses Day observed, across the world?

  • A
  • February 8

  • B
  • February 9

  • C
  • February 10

  • D
  • February 11

Show Answer
Correct Answer : C [February 10 ]

Explaination : [na]

99. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the web portal for ‘Star rating of Coal mines’?

  • A
  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

  • B
  • Ministry of Coal

  • C
  • Ministry of Mines

  • D
  • Ministry of Earth Sciences

Show Answer
Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Coal ]

Explaination : [na]

100. The storm ‘Ciara’ recently hit several countries of which continent?

  • A
  • Asia

  • B
  • Europe

  • C
  • Australia

  • D
  • North America

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Correct Answer : B [Europe ]

Explaination : [na]
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