Thursday 7 May 2020

Important Current Affairs Questions


Current Affairs Questions







Q 1) Recently, Which of the following country gained top spot in the ICC Test rankings after replacing India?
A.South Africa
B.England
C.Australia
D.New Zealand

●India lost the top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia.
●With Australia taking the top spot, India has slipped to the 3rd spot and New Zealand has gained 2nd position in the ICC test rankings.
●The latest update has rated the matches played since May 2019 at 100 percent and matches from the previous two years at 50 percent.

Q 2) What is the theme of World Press Freedom Day 2020?
A.Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice
B.Media for Democracy
C.Keeping Power in Check
D.Journalism without Fear or Favour

●World Press Dayis observed every year on 3 May.
●Each year this special day is observed to celebrate the spirit of journalism and to pay gratitude to those journalists who lost their lives in order to bring us honest and real news about happenings in the nation,city or state.
●This year the theme of world press freedom day 2020 is‘Journalism with out Fear or Favour’.

 About the World Press Freedom Index:-
●This freedom index is published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) since 2002. Reporters Without Borders (RWB) is a Paris based independent NGO that has consultative status with UNESCO, United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the International Organization of the Francophonie.
●The World Press Freedom  Index is based on the suppression of press freedom around the world.To index is prepared on the basis of a questionnaire in 20 languages completed by experts all over the world.This questionnaire has quantitative data related to the abuses and acts of violence  against journalists, media houses during the period evaluated.
●The ranking of the participating countries is done on the basis of some parameters.

 The parameters to decide the Press freedom include:-
1.Media independence
2.Pluralism
3.Media environment and self-censorship
4.Legislative framework
5.Transparency in the news
6. Quality of the infrastructure  that supports the production of news and information

Key points of World Press Freedom Index 2020:-
1.A total of 180 countries evaluated.
2.Norway is ranked top in the Index for the fourth consecutive year while Finland and Denmark in second and third place.
3. North Korea is at the bottom-ranked at 180th.
4.India ranked at 142 which is two ranks lower than last year.
5. South Asian countries performed very poorly in this index. China ranked at 177th,Pakistan at 145th, and Bangladesh dropping one place to 151.
6. The top six places are occupied by European countries.

Q 3) In the Spring season, the International Astronomy Day is observed every year on ________.
A.01 May
B.02 May
C.03 May
D.04 May

●International Astronomy Day is celebrated wice a year,one in autumnandano ther inspring.
●The Astronomy Day 2020 is celebrated on May 2.The world will celebrate thene Astronomy Day on September 26.
●On this day,museums,societies,astronomical in stitutions and planetariums organize seminars,workshops and other fun-filled activities to spread awareness about the world of astronomy.

Q 4) Nation celebrated the birth centenary of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray on 02 May. He was awarded an Oscar award in the year ________.
A.1957
B.1984
C.1991
D.1962

●Nation celebrates the birth centenary of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray on 02 May.
●Ray was born on this day in 02 May 1921.
●He directed 36 films in his lifetime.
●Ray got Oscar award in 1991 besides he was recipient of DadasahebPhalke , Bharat Ratnaand many other international awards.
Satyajit Ray
•Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, graphic artist, lyricist and author, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
•Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts.
•Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, 2 Silver Bears, a number of additional awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992.
•The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992.

Q 5) India is at ________ place in terms of number of  Ph.Dawarded in Science and Engineering (S&E)?
A.2nd
B.3rd
C.4th
D.5th

●India occupies 3rd rank in terms of number of Ph.D.’sawardedin Science and Engineering (S&E) after the USA (39,710in2016) and China (34,440in2015).
●Number of researchers per million population in India has increased to 255 in 2017 from 218 in 2015 and 110 in 2000.

Q 6) The Ministry of Tourism hosted the 13th webinar titled ‘Destination-SariskaTiger reserve’ of "Dekho Apna Desh" series. Sariska Tiger reserve is in _________.
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Odisha
C.Rajasthan
D.Maharashtra

●The 13th session of Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh webinar on 1st May 2020, titled, ‘Destination-Sariska Tiger reserve’ was a presentation and virtual tour of wildlife adventure, safari experience for the traveller within the Sariska Tiger Reserve’ in Alwar district, Rajasthan.
●Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in the Aravalli Hills, 35 km from Alwar, 250 km SW of Delhi and 110 km NE of Jaipur.

Q 7) The Himachal Pradesh government decided to launch a programme guaranteeing at least _________  employment to those living in urban areas.
A.90 days
B.100 days
C.120 days
D.150 days

●The Himachal Pradesh government decided to launcha programme guarantee in gatleast 120 days' employment to those living in urban areas.
●The cabinet decided to launch the Mukhya  Mantri  Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna, under which 120 days' as sure demployment will be provided to people living in urban areas.

Q 8) Recently, Ajay Kumar Tripathidied due to coronavirus. He was ________.
A.Member of Parliament
B.Member of Lokpal
C.Election commissioner
D.Member of UPSC

●Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi who tested positive for Covid-19, died after suffering a cardiac arrest.
●Justice AK Tripathi was a judicial member of Lokpal and former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.
●He tested positive for COVID-19 at AIIMS last month.

•A Lokpal is an anti-corruption authority or body of ombudsman who represents the public interest in the Republic of India.
•The current Chairperson of Lokpal is Pinaki Chandra Ghose.
•The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in 2013 with amendments in parliament, following the Jan Lokpal movement led by Anna Hazare in 2011

Q 9) Recently, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched ________  App to connect farmers to the supply chain, transportation management System.
A.Unnati
B.Farm Produce
C.Kisan Sabha
D.Sugam

●Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched the ‘Kisan Sabha’ App to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transportation Management System.
●It aims to provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers and increase their profit margins by minimizing interference of middlemen and directly connecting with the institutional buyers.

Q 10) Which of the following country has recently restricted the use of saliva, sweat to shine a ball under COVID-19 guidelines?
A.India
B.Australia
C.New Zealand
D.South Africa

●Australia will not allow the use of saliva or sweat to shine the ball once cricket training resumes in the post-COVID-19 world.
●There is speculation that the use of saliva to shine the ball will be stopped to cut down the risk of the highly contagious infection with reports suggesting that the ICC is considering the possibility of allowing the use of artificial substances to polish the red ball under the supervision of umpires.

Q 11) Who among the following took charge as the Secretary in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry?
A.Nathuram Pandey
B.A.K. Sharma
C.Manish Tyagi
D.Rahul Joshi 

●Arvind Kumar Sharma assumed charge as Secretary in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry.
●Prior to this appointment, Sharma was serving as Additional Secretary, Prime Minister''s Office (PMO).
●He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre.

Q 12) Recently, Who among the following have been elected as new Fellows of the prestigious Royal Society in the UK?

A.Ralf Speth
A.Manoj Desai
B.Amit Nandi
C.Siddhartha Lal

●Professor Sir Ralf Speth, the Chief Executive of Tata Motors' owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Professor Vikram Deshpande from the Cambridge University have been elected as new Fellows of the prestigious Royal Society in the UK which recently added more than 60 exceptional scientists to its fold.
●Active since 1660, the Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

Q 13) Who among the following has became the first Indian to be nominated for Fed Cup Heart award?

A.Virat Kohli
B.P.V Sindhu
C.Sania Mirza
D.Leander Paes

●Sania Mirza was nominated for Fed Cup Heart Award from the Asia/Oceania zone.
●With this, she becomes the first Indian to be nominated for this award. The competition will commence from May 1st to May 8th.
●The Fed Cup Heart award is an initiative by the ITF (International Tennis Federation).

Q 14) Which of the following state/UT police has launched Ayuraksha-‘Corona se jung-Delhi Police kesang’ in partnership with  All India Institute of Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH?

A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Rajasthan
C.Chandigarh
D. Delhi

Q 15) Recently, Who among the following has been named advisor to Google Pay India?

A.Usha Sangwan
B. Shikha Sharma
C. Amitabh Chaudhry
D. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Q 16) Who among the following has been conferred 'Order of Rising Sun' by Japan?

A. ThangjamDhabaliSingh
B. W. A. Shishak
C. BidyanandaSingh
D .Jitendra Singh

Q 17) Recently, Chuni Goswami passed away. He was a famous ________.

A.Journalist
B.Cricketer
C. Footballer
D. Both B & C

Q 18) Recently, Mikhail Mishustin was tested positive for COVID-19. He is thr Prime Minister of

A.Ukraine
B. Russia
C. Austria
D. Czech Republic




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