CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2020 February (Chapter - 01)
Questions & Answers
1. When is ISRO scheduled to launch its Geo Imaging Satellite- GISAT-1?
- March 5th
2. Hosni Mubarak, who recently passed away, was the former President of which country?
- Egypt
3. Which five-time Grand Slam champion recently announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32?
- Maria Sharapova
4. Suella Braverman, an Indian-origin minister recently sworn in as the Attorney General of which country?
- United Kingdom
5. When is National Science Day observed every year in India?
- February 28
6. Which country is the first to develop an antibody test to identify the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)?
- Singapore
7. ‘5G Hackathon’ was recently launched by which Union Ministry/ organisation?
- Ministry of Communication
8. Which is the only Indian company to feature in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020?
- Tata Consultancy Services
9. Which city was the venue of “Microsoft Future Decoded – CEO Summit”?
- Mumbai
10. The first anniversary of the launch of which welfare scheme was observed on February 24?
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
11. What was the overall rank of India in the Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 held in New Delhi?
- Third
12. As of February 2020, which country is India's top trade partner?
- United States
13. India’s first floating jetty has been inaugurated in which state/UT?
- Goa
14. ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’, which was seen in the news recently, is to be built in which state/ UT?
- New Delhi
15. ‘Viewpoints’, which was recently in news, is an application of which major technological company?
- Facebook
16. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is implemented by which Union Ministry?
- Ministry of Rural Development
17. Atal Kisan - Majdoor canteens’ scheme is associated with which state?
- Haryana
18. Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’?
- Guwahati
19. Which portal of Indian Railways has won the Silver in National e-Governance Award for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery?
- Rail Madad
20. What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Flourishing index’ released by WHO Commission and UNICEF?
- 131
21. Project Tej, which was in news recently, was launched by which Indian state?
- Telangana
22. As per the annual ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020”, which Indian institution is ranked in the first place in the country?
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
23. Who was named as the Ernst and Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2019?
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
24. Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’?
- New Delhi
25. Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year?
- P V Sindhu
26. The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill to enact the "Time-Bound Clearance Act" which shall ensure time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects?
- Madhya Pradesh
27. Which country has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020?
- Egypt
28. Which all three items are not under GST as of February 2020?
- Fuel, Construction, Alcohol
29. What is the name of the exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Textiles, for promoting Geographical Indication (GI) crafts?
- Kala Kumbh
30. As per the ‘State of India’s Birds Report, 2020’, which bird species showed a big increase in population?
- Indian peafowl
31. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), was renamed after which former Union Minister?
- Manohar Parikkar
32. Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (CMAPS) and the Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) are the schemes of which state government?
- Uttar Pradesh
33. What is the name of the fourth warship delivered by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers-GRSE to the Indian Navy?
- INS Kavaratti
34. The ‘Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development’ is a collaboration between India and which country?
- Norway
35. ‘Berlinale’ is the 70th edition of which famous festival, which is set to be inaugurated in Germany?
- Berlin Film Festival
Current Affairs - PDF
1. When is ISRO scheduled to launch its Geo Imaging Satellite- GISAT-1?
- March 5th
2. Hosni Mubarak, who recently passed away, was the former President of which country?
- Egypt
3. Which five-time Grand Slam champion recently announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32?
- Maria Sharapova
4. Suella Braverman, an Indian-origin minister recently sworn in as the Attorney General of which country?
- United Kingdom
5. When is National Science Day observed every year in India?
- February 28
6. Which country is the first to develop an antibody test to identify the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)?
- Singapore
7. ‘5G Hackathon’ was recently launched by which Union Ministry/ organisation?
- Ministry of Communication
8. Which is the only Indian company to feature in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020?
- Tata Consultancy Services
9. Which city was the venue of “Microsoft Future Decoded – CEO Summit”?
- Mumbai
10. The first anniversary of the launch of which welfare scheme was observed on February 24?
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
11. What was the overall rank of India in the Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 held in New Delhi?
- Third
12. As of February 2020, which country is India's top trade partner?
- United States
13. India’s first floating jetty has been inaugurated in which state/UT?
- Goa
14. ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’, which was seen in the news recently, is to be built in which state/ UT?
- New Delhi
15. ‘Viewpoints’, which was recently in news, is an application of which major technological company?
16. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is implemented by which Union Ministry?
- Ministry of Rural Development
17. Atal Kisan - Majdoor canteens’ scheme is associated with which state?
- Haryana
18. Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’?
- Guwahati
19. Which portal of Indian Railways has won the Silver in National e-Governance Award for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery?
- Rail Madad
20. What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Flourishing index’ released by WHO Commission and UNICEF?
- 131
21. Project Tej, which was in news recently, was launched by which Indian state?
- Telangana
22. As per the annual ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020”, which Indian institution is ranked in the first place in the country?
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
23. Who was named as the Ernst and Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2019?
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
24. Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’?
- New Delhi
25. Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year?
- P V Sindhu
26. The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill to enact the "Time-Bound Clearance Act" which shall ensure time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects?
- Madhya Pradesh
27. Which country has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020?
- Egypt
28. Which all three items are not under GST as of February 2020?
- Fuel, Construction, Alcohol
29. What is the name of the exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Textiles, for promoting Geographical Indication (GI) crafts?
- Kala Kumbh
30. As per the ‘State of India’s Birds Report, 2020’, which bird species showed a big increase in population?
- Indian peafowl
31. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), was renamed after which former Union Minister?
- Manohar Parikkar
32. Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (CMAPS) and the Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) are the schemes of which state government?
- Uttar Pradesh
33. What is the name of the fourth warship delivered by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers-GRSE to the Indian Navy?
- INS Kavaratti
34. The ‘Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development’ is a collaboration between India and which country?
- Norway
35. ‘Berlinale’ is the 70th edition of which famous festival, which is set to be inaugurated in Germany?
- Berlin Film Festival
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