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
