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301.	Government has notified the amendments to the General Financial Rules(GFR) 2017 that the global tenders will be banned for government procurement upto how much worth?
A.	250 crores
B.	150 crores
C.	200 crores
D.	100 crores
Answer» D. 100 crores

Discussion

302.	Who is author of the book- Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes?
A.	Arundhati Roy
B.	Abi Dare
C.	Paul Mendez
D.	Ruskin Bond
Answer» E.

Discussion

303.	What was the theme of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises E-conclave, "Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers MSME Conclave 2020"?
A.	Business Continuity for MSMEs in Defence Sector
B.	Business Continuity for MSMEs in Service Sector
C.	Business Continuity for MSMEs in Manufacturing Sector
D.	Business Continuity for MSMEs in Defence & Aerospace Sector
Answer» E.

Discussion

304.	Recently, what position has India got in the released Inclusive Internet Index -2020?
A.	46th
B.	33rd
C.	49th
D.	37th
Answer» B. 33rd

Discussion

305.	A rare palm of South Andaman Island 'Pinanga andamanensis' will be grown in which state with the help of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute?
A.	Telangana
B.	Kerala
C.	Tamil Nadu
D.	Andhra Pradesh
Answer» C. Tamil Nadu

Discussion

306.	Which organization has launched a new initiative to explore sandalwood and bamboo plantations?
A.	Khadi and Village Industries Commission
B.	National authority commission
C.	Voluntary organization
D.	National public service commission
Answer» B. National authority commission

Discussion

307.	Which state government has taken another important step towards better education for school children under the 'Chief Minister Distance Education Program' during Corona?
A.	Bihar
B.	Jharkhand
C.	Uttar Pradesh
D.	Haryana
Answer» E.

Discussion

308.	Who inaugurated first of it's kind Infectious Disease Block facility at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura in Srinagar, J&K.?
A.	Baseer Ahmad Khan
B.	Girish Chandra Murmu
C.	Farooq Abdullah
D.	Ghulam Ahmad Mir
Answer» B. Girish Chandra Murmu

Discussion

309.	The Union Cabinet has approved the declaration of the airport as International Airport in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
A.	Kushinagar
B.	Etawah
C.	Jalaun
D.	Chandauli
Answer» B. Etawah

Discussion

310.	Which country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that it will establish its permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March next year?
A.	Iraq
B.	Afghanistan
C.	Iran
D.	Pakistan
Answer» D. Pakistan

Discussion

311.	ICMR has approved a total of how many laboratories across India to conduct the tests for COVID-19?
A.	624 laboratories
B.	324 laboratories
C.	424 laboratories
D.	224 laboratories
Answer» B. 324 laboratories

Discussion

312.	Republic of Mali has awarded NTPC a consultancy project for the development of a solar park of how many MW capacity?
A.	120 MW
B.	500 MW
C.	1000 MW
D.	270 MW
Answer» C. 1000 MW

Discussion

313.	Which Institute has found an innovative route to fabricate precisely controlled nanostructure of the required geometry and location on two dimensional materials using one-step low power laser writing process?
A.	Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali
B.	International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
C.	Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences
D.	The Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
Answer» B. International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials

Discussion

314.	World Digestive Health Day is observed on which of the following days?
A.	12 June
B.	15 March
C.	29 May
D.	10 April
Answer» D. 10 April

Discussion

315.	Recently who has been elected as the Delhi BJP President?
A.	Adesh Gupta
B.	Dev Singh
C.	Ashutosh Tandon
D.	Mangal Pandey
Answer» B. Dev Singh

Discussion

316.	Tennis great Ashley Cooper dies at 83. He was from which country?
A.	USA
B.	Australia
C.	France
D.	New Zealand
Answer» C. France

Discussion

317.	Which state governments on 23 May imposed a 50% 'Special COVID Fee' on the maximum retail price of liquor while allowing home delivery of alcohol in the State from 24 May?
A.	Karnataka
B.	Telangana
C.	Odisha
D.	Tamil Nadu
Answer» D. Tamil Nadu

Discussion

318.	Which state government has recently launched the 'Godhan Nyaya Yojana' for pushpolls?
A.	Uttar Pradesh
B.	Gujarat
C.	Rajasthan
D.	Chhattisgarh
Answer» E.

Discussion

319.	Which company is buying 1.34 percent stake in Jio Platforms?
A.	General Atlantic
B.	Facebook
C.	reliance
D.	Birla Group
Answer» B. Facebook

Discussion

320.	Which state Government has promulgated the Disaster and Public Health Emergency Ordinance 2020 which allowed it to defer salaries and pensions of its employees, pensioner, institution, any person?
A.	Andhra Pradesh
B.	Telangana
C.	Tamil Nadu
D.	Kerala
Answer» C. Tamil Nadu

Discussion

321.	Which state/UTs approved the Agriculture Production Department's proposal to change its nomenclature to "Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department"?
A.	Punjab
B.	Jammu & Kashmir
C.	Haryana
D.	Delhi
Answer» C. Haryana

Discussion

322.	Who was elected as the president of the 75th United Nations General Assembly?
A.	Ahmet Davutoglu
B.	Volkan Bozkir
C.	Abdullah Gul
D.	Omer Celik
Answer» C. Abdullah Gul

Discussion

323.	Who has been appointed the new chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission?
A.	Shishir Sinha
B.	RK Mahajan
C.	Vidyasagar
D.	Prabhat Kumar
Answer» C. Vidyasagar

Discussion

324.	Which country has withdrawn its name from the Kawkaz-2020 military exercise to be held in Russia next month?
A.	India
B.	China
C.	Pakistan
D.	America
Answer» B. China

Discussion

325.	The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) alumni council launched a COVID-19 test bus to carry out affordable and rapid testing in the dense urban areas of the which city?
A.	Chennai
B.	Kolkata
C.	Patna
D.	Mumbai
Answer» E.

Discussion

326.	What is the minimum subscription amount per investor for a private placements to align it with the regulations for corporate bonds ?
A.	Rs 10 lakh
B.	Rs 20 lakh
C.	Rs 30 lakh
D.	Rs 40 lakh
Answer» B. Rs 20 lakh

Discussion

327.	Scientists from which institute have found a seasonal advancement in 220 surge-type glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Ladakh through a detailed assessment of some major surging glaciers of the Karakoram range using satellite images and thermal data?
A.	Advanced Water Management Centre
B.	Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun
C.	River Research Institute, Haringhata
D.	The Environmental Assessment Institute
Answer» C. River Research Institute, Haringhata

Discussion

328.	Astra MK-I missiles, IMSAS and BOSS systems, assigned to the armed forces, have been developed by which organization?
A.	MRD
B.	SUV
C.	ISRO
D.	DRDO
Answer» E.

Discussion

329.	According to the International Energy Agency how much percent of the daily electricity demand has been reduced in Global Energy Review?
A.	25%
B.	05%
C.	15%
D.	35%
Answer» D. 35%

Discussion

330.	For how many countries French is an official language?
A.	12
B.	18
C.	22
D.	29
Answer» E.

Discussion

331.	How many projects will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kutch tour today?
A.	2
B.	1
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

332.	Who is the chairman of 15th Finance Commission?
A.	Shri Shaktikanta Das
B.	N. K. Singh
C.	Dr. Anoop Singh
D.	Dr. Ashok Lahiri
Answer» C. Dr. Anoop Singh

Discussion

333.	How many diverse agroclimatic zones does India have ?
A.	As many as 127 diverse agro-climatic zones
B.	50
C.	60
D.	40
Answer» B. 50

Discussion

334.	Who has been selected as '2017 person of the Year' by Time Magazine ?
A.	Donald Trump
B.	'The Silence Breakers'
C.	Barak Obama
D.	Rex Tilerson
Answer» C. Barak Obama

Discussion

335.	"Towards A Pollution Free Planet" is the theme of the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly. Where was it recently conducted ?
A.	Nairobi
B.	Kenya
C.	Zimbabwe
D.	South Africa
Answer» B. Kenya

Discussion

336.	World Thalassaemia Day is observed on which date?
A.	7 May
B.	5 May
C.	6 May
D.	8 May
Answer» E.

Discussion

337.	The Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed an agreement for how much dollar "COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project" on 8 May?
A.	$400 million
B.	$200 million
C.	$500 million
D.	$300 million
Answer» D. $300 million

Discussion

338.	The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir. When was IMD founded?
A.	1775
B.	1975
C.	1875
D.	1675
Answer» D. 1675

Discussion

339.	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

Discussion

340.	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

Discussion

341.	Which state won the 'Best State for the Promotion of Sports' Award?
A.	Kerala
B.	Odisha
C.	Haryana
D.	Uttar Pradesh
Answer» C. Haryana

Discussion

342.	Recently, famous personality 'Gulzar Dehalvi' has passed away, was he?
A.	Poet
B.	Mathematician
C.	Scientist
D.	Yoga Guru
Answer» B. Mathematician

Discussion

343.	The Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on?
A.	25 October, 1948
B.	25 October, 1949
C.	26 November, 1948
D.	26 November, 1949
Answer» E.

Discussion

344.	Recently which country has started online availability of plasma for the treatment of corona infected people?
A.	Bangladesh
B.	Nepal
C.	China
D.	Pakistan
Answer» B. Nepal

Discussion

345.	Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers reported that National Fertilizers Ltd, a PSU under GoI, registered how much growth in fertilizer sales in April 2020?
A.	78%
B.	71%
C.	51%
D.	58%
Answer» C. 51%

Discussion

346.	The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has withdrawn the charges of doping on which Indian weightlifter?
A.	Meerabai Chanu
B.	Poonam Yadav
C.	Sanjita Chanu
D.	Rakhi Haldar
Answer» D. Rakhi Haldar

Discussion

347.	Ministry of Tourism organized the 17th session titled 'Exploring River Nila' of the Dekho Apna Desh webinar on 9 May 2020. River Nila is in which of the following states?
A.	Kerala
B.	Andhra Pradesh
C.	Madhya Pradesh
D.	Tamil Nadu
Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh

Discussion

348.	National Technology Day is observed on which date?
A.	11 May
B.	09 May
C.	12 May
D.	10 May
Answer» B. 09 May

Discussion

349.	Health Ministry has decided to deploy Central teams to how many states that are witnessing high case load and high spurt of COVID-19 cases?
A.	5
B.	15
C.	20
D.	10
Answer» E.

Discussion

350.	Which country has recently abolished death sentence for minors?
A.	Indonesia
B.	Iran
C.	Saudi Arabia
D.	Afghanistan
Answer» D. Afghanistan

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Current GK.

Government has notified the amendments to the General Financial Rules(GFR) 2017 that the global tenders will be banned for government procurement upto how much worth?

Who is author of the book- Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes?

What was the theme of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises E-conclave, "Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers MSME Conclave 2020"?

Recently, what position has India got in the released Inclusive Internet Index -2020?

A rare palm of South Andaman Island 'Pinanga andamanensis' will be grown in which state with the help of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute?

Which organization has launched a new initiative to explore sandalwood and bamboo plantations?

Which state government has taken another important step towards better education for school children under the 'Chief Minister Distance Education Program' during Corona?

Who inaugurated first of it's kind Infectious Disease Block facility at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura in Srinagar, J&amp;K.?

The Union Cabinet has approved the declaration of the airport as International Airport in which city of Uttar Pradesh?

Which country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that it will establish its permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March next year?

ICMR has approved a total of how many laboratories across India to conduct the tests for COVID-19?

Republic of Mali has awarded NTPC a consultancy project for the development of a solar park of how many MW capacity?

Which Institute has found an innovative route to fabricate precisely controlled nanostructure of the required geometry and location on two dimensional materials using one-step low power laser writing process?

World Digestive Health Day is observed on which of the following days?

Recently who has been elected as the Delhi BJP President?

Tennis great Ashley Cooper dies at 83. He was from which country?

Which state governments on 23 May imposed a 50% 'Special COVID Fee' on the maximum retail price of liquor while allowing home delivery of alcohol in the State from 24 May?

Which state government has recently launched the 'Godhan Nyaya Yojana' for pushpolls?

Which company is buying 1.34 percent stake in Jio Platforms?

Which state Government has promulgated the Disaster and Public Health Emergency Ordinance 2020 which allowed it to defer salaries and pensions of its employees, pensioner, institution, any person?

Which state/UTs approved the Agriculture Production Department's proposal to change its nomenclature to "Agriculture Production &amp; Farmers Welfare Department"?

Who was elected as the president of the 75th United Nations General Assembly?

Who has been appointed the new chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission?

Which country has withdrawn its name from the Kawkaz-2020 military exercise to be held in Russia next month?

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) alumni council launched a COVID-19 test bus to carry out affordable and rapid testing in the dense urban areas of the which city?

What is the minimum subscription amount per investor for a private placements to align it with the regulations for corporate bonds ?

Scientists from which institute have found a seasonal advancement in 220 surge-type glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Ladakh through a detailed assessment of some major surging glaciers of the Karakoram range using satellite images and thermal data?

Astra MK-I missiles, IMSAS and BOSS systems, assigned to the armed forces, have been developed by which organization?

According to the International Energy Agency how much percent of the daily electricity demand has been reduced in Global Energy Review?

For how many countries French is an official language?

How many projects will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kutch tour today?

Who is the chairman of 15th Finance Commission?

How many diverse agroclimatic zones does India have ?

Who has been selected as '2017 person of the Year' by Time Magazine ?

"Towards A Pollution Free Planet" is the theme of the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly. Where was it recently conducted ?

World Thalassaemia Day is observed on which date?

The Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed an agreement for how much dollar "COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project" on 8 May?

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu &amp; Kashmir. When was IMD founded?

The Iranian Parliament has announced the decision to replace its currency "Rial" with which of the following another basic unit of currency?

Tamil Nadu government to convert late CM J. Jayalalithaa's residence in Chennai into a memorial. What is the name of Residence?

Which state won the 'Best State for the Promotion of Sports' Award?

Recently, famous personality 'Gulzar Dehalvi' has passed away, was he?

The Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on?

Recently which country has started online availability of plasma for the treatment of corona infected people?

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers reported that National Fertilizers Ltd, a PSU under GoI, registered how much growth in fertilizer sales in April 2020?

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has withdrawn the charges of doping on which Indian weightlifter?

Ministry of Tourism organized the 17th session titled 'Exploring River Nila' of the Dekho Apna Desh webinar on 9 May 2020. River Nila is in which of the following states?

National Technology Day is observed on which date?

Health Ministry has decided to deploy Central teams to how many states that are witnessing high case load and high spurt of COVID-19 cases?

Which country has recently abolished death sentence for minors?

Who inaugurated first of it's kind Infectious Disease Block facility at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura in Srinagar, J&K.?

Which state/UTs approved the Agriculture Production Department's proposal to change its nomenclature to "Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department"?

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir. When was IMD founded?