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Top 200+ Current Affairs Questions for AFCAT II 2020

1.Which of the following State Government has decided to reduce

retirement age of Govt Employees to 58 years?

A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
E. Assam

2.Which of the following city’s Historic square has been renamed as

‘Bharat Mata Chowk’?

A. Jammu
B. Srinagar
C. Amravati
D. Kanpur
E. Patna

3.Which of the following State’s assembly has implemented E-Vidhan

under Digital India Program?

A. Assam
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Haryana

4.What is the name of the recently launched app by Government that will
provide doorstep delivery of diesel?

A. Diesel at door
B. Humsafar
C. Saathi
D. Safarnama
E. Doorstep Diesel

5.Which of the following organization has sanctioned 12 billion USD to

assist countries with economic impacts of coronavirus?

A. World Bank
B. ADB
C. AIIB

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D. IMF
E. UNESCO

6.What is the name of the ‘Global Coalition for Biodiversity’ launched on

World Wildlife Day?

A. United for Biodiversity

B. Coalition for Biodiversity
C. Save Wildlife
D. Wild Biodiversity
E. None of the above/More than one of the above

7.Who has become the first nation in the world to provide free Public
Transport?

A. Japan
B. Palestine
C. Sweden
D. Luxembourg
E. Norway

8.India and which country has initiated Ocean dialogue to address the
problem of Marine Plastic litter?

A. Japan
B. Norway
C. Sweden
D. Maldives
E. Mauritius

9.Which state Government has stopped issuing Protected Area Permits to

foreigners to check the spread of coronavirus?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
E. Assam

10.Which state government has launched “Namaste over Handshake”

campaign?

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A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Assam
E. Haryana

11.Which tech giant has launched website to track COVID-19?

A. Facebook
B. Google
C. Microsoft
D. IBM
E. Tech Mahindra

12.Which country has become 1st country to suspend all financial

markets?

A. China
B. Italy
C. Philippines
D. North Korea
E. South Africa

13.Which state has launched ‘Break the Chain’ campaign to combat

coronavirus?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Bihar
E. Haryana

14.Who will chair the the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force
formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tackle economic challenges
arise during COVID-19 outbreak?

A. Nitin Gadkari

B. Smiriti Irani

C. Piyush Goyal

D. Nirmala Sitharaman

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E. Prakash Javadekar

15.Amid the growing COVID-19 epidemic India has postponed its 1st
summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), ‘RAISE 2020– Responsible Artificial
intelligence (AI) for Social Empowerment’ to ________.

A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
E. December

16.Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of PUMA?

A. Kareena Kapoor
B. Salman Khan
C. Shahrukh Khan
D. Aamir Khan
E. Saif Ali Khan

17.How much amount has been allocated towards Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) for 2020-2021?

A. Rs 75,000 crores
B. Rs 63,861 crores
C. Rs 37,560 crores
D. Rs 15,695 crores
E. Rs 2,000 crores

18.International Women's Day is observed on _____ .

A. January 1
B. February 28
C. March 8
D. April 30
E. March 1

19.What is the theme of the International Women’s Day (IMD) 2020?

A. Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change

B. Re-Thinking Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
C. Women in the Changing World of Work
D. Equality for Women is Progress for All

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E. I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.

20.What is the name of app launched by Punjab government for

Coronavirus?

A. COVID 19
B. Safe Punjab
C. COVID Punjab
D. COVA Punjab
E. Punjab Health

21.Which State has topped list for highest number of Rooftop Solar
installations?

A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. Gujarat
D. Kerala
E. Haryana

22.In which of the following year, Government of India will make Sanitary
Napkin Disposal mandatory?

A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2025
D. 2024
E. 2030

23.By which year has government has set up a target to achieve sales of
around 70 lakh hybrid and electric vehicles?

A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2020
D. 2024
E. 2025

24.Which state is set to build world’s first commercial flying car PAL-V?

A. Gujarat
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra

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D. Bihar
E. Haryana

25.Ordinance Factories Day is observed on which Date?

A. 18 March
B. 19 March
C. 17 March
D. 16 March
E. 15 March

26.Which day has been celebrated as National Vaccination Day?

A. 16 March 2020
B. 16 April 2020
C. 10 April 2020
D. 11 May 2020
E. 16 June 2020

27.India celebrates “Shaheed Diwas” annually on which dates?

A. 21st March
B. 22nd March

C. 23rd March
D. 24th March
E. 25th March

28.World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on which date?

A. 21st March
B. 22nd March

C. 23rd March
D. 24th March
E. 25th March

29.What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2020?

A. Consumer Safety
B. Consumer Awareness
C. The Sustainable Consumer
D. Consumer Rights – Awareness and Safety

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E. Educate Consumers

30.What is theme of the International Day of Happiness 2020?

A. Have right to live happy

B. Happiness for All, Together
C. Forgotten Sufferers
D. Never Alone
E. Live Happy

31.Scientists of which Institute have developed a starch based ‘Hemostat’

material?

A. AIIMS
B. INST
C. IMI
D. CMC
E. DMC

32.Which company along with Tata steel has been named as world’s most
ethical companies?

A. HCL
B. WIPRO
C. Amazon
D. TCS
E. Tech Mahindra

33.Which historic site has been included in the iconic tourism sites list by
the government of India?

A. Statue of Unity
B. Konarak Sun temple
C. Bada Imambada
D. Lotus temple
E. Both A and B

34.By which year Indian Railways has decided to electrify all broad gauge
(BG) routes?

A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2023

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D. 2024
E. 2025

35.Which of the following state governments has launched the Police

Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System?

A. Rajasthan
B. Delhi

C. Odisha

D. Uttarakhand

E. Himachal Pradesh

36.Which country becomes the first co-chair of the Governing Council on

the India-led global climate initiative ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI)?

A. Germany
B. Netherlands
C. USA
D. Japan
E. United Kingdom

37.Whose biography has been authored by Sadguru

Patil and Mayabhushan Nagvenkar?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Manohar Parrikar
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Sheela Dixit
E. Arun Jaitley

38.Who has authored the book titled 'Invincible - A Tribute to Manohar

Parrikar'?

A. Tarun Vijay
B. Vijay Goyal
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Rajnath Singh
E. Tawar Chand Gahlot

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39.Who has authored the book titled ‘My Encounters in Parliament’?

A. Salman Khurshid
B. P Chidambaram
C. Hamid Ansari
D. Bhalchandra Mungekar
E. Sharad Pawar

40.Who has/have been conferred with The Hindu Annual prize 2019?

A. Mirza Waheed
B. Santanu Das
C. Amitava Kumar
D. Sohini Bagchi
E. Both A and B

41.Which of the following banks has listed green bonds of $100 million
(about Rs 750 crore) on BSE’s India International Exchange (India INX)?

A. Punjab National Bank

B. Bank of Baroda
C. State Bank of India
D. Canara Bank
E. Indian Bank

42.As per revised norms of the central government what is the limit for a
person reside in J&K to become permanent resident of the UT?

A. 10 Years
B. 12 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years
E. 22 years

43.As per the United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (DESA) World Economic Forecasting Model estimates the global
economy could shrink by _______ in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic.

A. 1%
B. 1.2%
C. 1.4%
D. 1.7%
E. 1.8%

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44.Which of the following manufacturing unit of Indian Railway has set

the Limca Book of Records for producing record 431 locomotives in the
financial year 2019-2020?

A. Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi.

B. Integral Coach Factory, Perambur,
C. Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala
D. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
E. None of these

45.The World Autism Awareness Day observed globally every year on

which date?

A. 1st April
B. 2nd April
C. 3rd April
D. 4th April
E. 5th April

46.What amount has been offered by the World Bank for the proposed
COVID-19 emergency response & health systems preparedness project to
develop India’s health care systems?

A. USD 1.0 billion

B. USD 1.1 billion
C. USD 1.3 billion
D. USD 1.5 billion
E. USD 1.7 billion

47.Which state government has launched an online cultural competition

“Mo Prativa” in collaboration with the UNICEF?

A. Jharkhand
B. West Bengal
C. Tripura
D. Odisha
E. Bihar

48.Who has authored a book titled ‘Backstage: The Story Behind India’s
High Growth Years’?\

A. Manmohan Singh
B. P Chidambaram
C. Yashwant Sinha

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D. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

E. Pranab Mukherjee

49.Who has authored the book titled ‘Sridevi: The Eternal Screen
Goddess’ which is about the late actress Sridevi?

A. Anjum Rajabali
B. Gazal Dhaliwal
C. Satyarth Nayak
D. Juhi Chaturvedi
E. Rajkumar Hirani

50.Who is the author of the Biography of former Defence Minister and

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar titled ‘An Extraordinary Life’

A. Milind Karmarkar
B. Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
C. Sadguru Patil
D. Prakash Javadekar
E. Both B and C

51.Who has authored the book titled “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against
Killer Germs”?

A. Paolo Giordano
B. Dr. Neil A Feldstein
C. Michael Osterholm
D. Mark Olshaker
E. Both C and D

52.Who has authored the book titled “The Art of Her Deal,” an
unauthorized biography of first lady of USA Melania Trump?

A. Richard Powers
B. Mary Jordan
C. Rebecca Makkai
D. Tommy Orange
E. Elif Batuman

53.Who has authored the book titled “Memoirs and Misinformation”, a

fearless and semi-autobiographical novel about the reconstruction of
personality?

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A. Jim Carrey
B. Dana Vachon
C. Wesley King
D. Mary Jordan
E. Both A and B

54.Which of the following become the first state to geotag its community
kitchens and community shelters?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharshtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Odisha
E. Delhi

55.Which of the following banks has launched voice assistance-based

banking services for its retail banking customers with the help of Amazon
Alexa and Google Assistant?

A. HDFC Bank
B. Yes Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. ICICI Bank
E. Axis Bank

56.Who has authored the book titled “How the Onion Got Its Layers”?

A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Kiran Desai
D. Sudha Murty
E. Vikram Seth

57.The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) has developed a global

model to predict the ionospheric electron density, where the institute is
located?

A. Ahmedabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Coimbatore
E. Navi Mumbai

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58.Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have discovered hundreds of

Lithium rich giant stars, the institute is based in _____.

A. Ahmedabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Coimbatore
E. Dehradun

59.Under whose chairmanship the government of India has formed a

committee for the purpose of public grievances and suggestions to look
into any problems in concern with the exit from lockdown?

A. Amit Khare
B. Kapil Dev Tripathi
C. Sanjay Kothari
D. P Iyer
E. PK Mishra

60.Which global company has decided to acquire almost 10% stake in a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance Jio Infocom
Ltd?

A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Facebook
D. Amazon
E. Huawei

61.The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed the Daporijo bridge

over Subansiri river in which state in record time?

A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Nagaland
E. Manipur

62.Which IIT has developed a high-speed magnetic Random Access

Memory (RAM)?

A. IIT Mandi
B. IIT Mumbai
C. IIT Delhi

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D. IIT Kanpur
E. IIT Guwahati

63.Which state government has rolled out “e-sanjeevani-opd” for free

online medical consultation to sick people?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
E. Gujarat

64.Which of the following becomes the 1st non-bank company to receive

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nod to enter into co-branding arrangements
for prepaid Instruments?

A. Transcorp International Limited

B. Atos
C. B2BinPay
D. Apple Pay
E. BIPS

65.Name the Indian sprinter who has been banned the Athletics Integrity
Unit (AIU) for the doping case from 2018?

A. Jhuma Khatun
B. Lalita Shivaji Babar
C. P. U. Chitra
D. Sanjivani Jadhav
E. Kavita Tungar

66.According to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace

Research Institute (SIPRI) India is _____largest military spenders in
2019?

A. second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth
E. sixth

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67.The premier multilateral air combat training Exercise Pitch Black 2020
was scheduled to held in which country that was cancelled due to the
current and anticipated impacts of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19?

A. Japan
B. India
C. Sri Lanka
D. Australia
E. Singapore

68.The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned which cricketer from from all
forms of cricket for a period of three years?

A. Babar Azam
B. Sarfaraz Ahmed
C. Mohammad Amir
D. Mohammad Hafeez
E. Umar Akmal

69.Which organization has recently, released a map showing Aksai Chin

region of Ladakh as a part of China with a dotted line and colour code?

A. UNDP
B. World Health Organization
C. World Trade Organization
D. UNICEF
E. UNESCO

70.The geological survey of which country has released the first ever
digital, unified, global, geological map of the moon namely “Unified
Geologic Map of the Moon”?

A. Russia
B. USA
C. Japan
D. China
E. Israel

71.With which mobile handset manufacturer Bharti Airtel has signed a

deal of about $1 billion in order to enhance the network capacity of Bharti
Airtel?

A. Samsung
B. Redmi

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C. Nokia
D. Apple
E. Micromax

72.Which of the following produce has been given a geographical

indication (GI) tag recently by the Geographical Indications Registry?

A. Kashmir saffron
B. Gorakhpur Terracotta
C. Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai
D. Black rice of Manipur
E. All of the above

73.Which of the following organizations has launched a national e-

commerce marketplace ‘bharatmarket’ for all retail traders in India?

A. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

B. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
C. ASSOCHAM
D. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)
E. Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)

74.Which country will launch its first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the
Arctic climate and environment at the end of the year?

A. Israel
B. China
C. Japan
D. Russia
E. USA

75.Which of the following National/Biological Parks has come out with the
Animal Adoption Programme to conserve wildlife and allow people to
adopt animals at the zoo during the lockdown period?

A. Bannerghatta Biological Park

B. Nagarahole National Park
C. Nahargarh Biological Park
D. Kanha National Park
E. National Zoological Park

76.Who has been conferred with the Young Career Award 2020 in Nano
Science and Technology?

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A. Vivek Agarwal
B. Sandeep Anand
C. Himanshu J Bahirat
D. Saurabh Lodha
E. Debraj Chakraborty

77.As a part of post-lockdown strategy which of the following banks will

make work-from-home (WFH) an integral part of its work culture?

A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Bandhan Bank
D. Axis Bank
E. Yes Bank

78.Who launched the mobile application 'AYUSH Sanjivani' App and two
AYUSH based studies related to COVID-19 situation?

A. Dharmendra Pradhan
B. Narendra Singh Tomar
C. Harsh Vardhan
D. Amit Shah
E. Prakash Javadekar

79.India will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Coking coal with

which country?

A. Australia
B. Germany
C. China
D. Russia
E. Ukraine

80.Every year 8th May is celebrated as which of the following days?

A. World Athletics Day

B. World Red Cross Day
C. World Asthma Day
D. World Hand Hygiene Day
E. World Press Freedom Day

81.Which become the 1st state in the country to provide mid-day meal
ration?

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A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Jharkhand
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bihar
E. Rajasthan

82.Which country has successfully launched a new rocket named “Long

March 5B” into space which will pave the way of its Moon landing plans?

A. USA
B. France
C. Russia
D. China
E. Israel

83.Which CSIR institute has developed a Non Invasive BiPAP Ventilator

“SwasthVayu” to treat COVID-19 patients?

A. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore

B. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
C. Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
D. Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Delhi
E. Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh

84.Name the Indian journalist who has been named for Deutsche Welle
Freedom of Speech Award 2020?

A. Ravis Kumar
B. Punya Prasun Bajpai
C. Siddharth Varadarajan
D. Arfa Khanam Sherwani
E. Vinod Dua

85.Which of the following cities has launched “Pranavayu Programme” to

create awareness about the respiratory health of the residents?

A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Chennai
E. Hyderabad

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86.Which country named street after Rabindranath Tagore on his 159th

anniversary?

A. United Kingdom
B. Germany
C. Israel
D. France
E. Russia

87.Which state government has launched country's first ever ‘FIR Aapke
Dwar Yojana’ to lodge FIR?

A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradeseh
C. Madhya Pradsh
D. Bihar
E. Jharkhand

88.Which vehicle manufacturer has announced the launch of ‘Own-

Online’, an end-to-end online vehicle ownership solution?

A. Tata Motors
B. Maruti Udyog Limited
C. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
D. Hyundai Motors
E. Volkswagen

89.The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) tie-up with which of
the following companies to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccine?

A. Biocon
B. Bharat Biotech
C. Serum Institute of India
D. Panacea Biotec Limited
E. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited

90.Which mission has been started by the Government of India to provide

assistance to Eastern Indian Ocean Region Nations amid the coronavirus
crisis?

A. Bande Bharat
B. Operation Vanilla
C. Mission Sagar
D. Samudra Setu

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E. Operation Cactus

91.The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nation (UN)
postal agency released a commemorative postage stamp on the 40th
anniversary of the eradication of _______.

A. Polio
B. smallpox
C. Tuberculosis
D. Plague
E. Mumps

92.National Technology Day is celebrated every year on which date all

across the country?

A. 9th May
B. 10th May
C. 11th May
D. 12th May
E. 13th May

93.Which institute has developed first indigenous antibody-based ELISA

test kit - COVID KAVACH for diagnosis of novel Corona Virus?

A. National Institute of Virology, Pune

B. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
C. Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
D. Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi
E. Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, J&K

94.A full spectrum banking and insurance products company, Intellect

Design Arena Limited has ties up with which tech giant to launch
‘iTurmeric FinCloud’ platform to switch to the latest tools and
technologies?

A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. IBM
D. Intel
E. Alphabet

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95.In which state the women Rural Livelihood Mission started Didi Vehicle
Service for rural women for the safe delivery and other emergency
services?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand

E. Karnataka

96.The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a

scheme for 100% solarisation of which city of India?

A. Konark
B. Ujjain
C. Varanasi
D. Mathura
E. Malappuram

97.Which state government has set up a ‘Start-up Fund’ under the its
Information Technology and Start-up Policy 2017?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand

E. Karnataka

98.Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft has been inducted by the Indian Air Force
(IAF) into the recently resurrected No 18 Squadron the “Flying Bullets” at
which Air Force Station?

A. Hindon
B. Faridabad
C. Sulur
D. Ambala
E. Udhampur

99.Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who has been suspended from all forms
of cricket with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin?

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A. Dimuth Karunaratne
B. Shehan Madushanka
C. Avishka Fernando
D. Kusal Perera
E. Kusal Mendis

100.Who has been awarded Christophe Merieux Prize 2020 for finding a
topical gel could stop many women catching the HIV?

A. Suman Gawani
B. Quarraisha Abdool Karim
C. Rajiv Joshi
D. Shobhana Narasimhan
E. Thalappil Pradeep

101.The Indian government has decided to withdraw which of the

following Bonds?

A. Savings Bonds Scheme

B. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
C. Capital Gains Bonds Scheme
D. Cash management bills
E. None of these

102.Which IIT has developed magnesium alloy to replace steel,

aluminium in cars?

A. IIT Mumbai
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Delhi
E. IIT Kharagpur

103.India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of

India (FSSAI) comes under the purview of which ministry?

A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

B. Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
C. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
D. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
E. Ministry of Consumer Affairs

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104.Who becomes the only cricketer and the only Indian to feature in the
Forbes’ Top 100 highest paid athletes of 2020?

A. Rohit Sharma
B. Virat Kohli
C. MS Dhoni
D. Shikhra Dhawan
E. Ajinkya Rahane

105.The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the

individual sanctions, travel ban and an arms embargo on which country
till May 2021?

A. North Korea
B. South Sudan
C. Syria
D. Ethiopia
E. Yemen

106.Which become the first private rocket company to send astronauts to

space?

A. SpaceX
B. Blue Origin
C. Boeing
D. Orbital
E. Astra Space

107.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a video blogging competition

my 'My Life, My Yoga' which is a joint by the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR) and which ministry?

A. Ministry of Home Affairs

B. Ministry of Women and Child Development
C. Ministry of AYUSH
D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
E. Minister of Science and Technology

108.Which entity has launched Real Time Electricity Market (RTM) to help
discoms plan their power requirements?

A. Power Grid Corporation

B. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
C. Indian Energy Exchange

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D. Power Finance Corporation (PFC)

E. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

109.Which scheme has been launched by the union government for to

provide affordable loans to street vendors?

A. PM-SAMMANNidhi
B. PM-SVANidhi
C. PM-LOKNidhi
D. PM-SURAKHSANidhi
E. PM-SAMARTHNidhi

110.Which platform has been launched by the Prime Minister Narendra

Modi to help the smaller MSMEs by solving their grievances, encouraging
and supporting them to march into the big league as national and global
companies?

A. NIDHI
B. CHAMPIONS
C. SURAKSHA
D. SWAPN
E. SAMARTH

111.On the proposal of which country, the World Health Organization has
launched COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) that aims at making
tests, vaccines, treatments and other health technologies accessible to all
the countries?

A. Thailand
B. Costa Rica
C. Iran
D. Italy
E. India

112.What is the name has been given to the fast-moving depression in

the Arabian Sea which intensified into a severe cyclone?

A. Antifa
B. Nisarga
C. Amphan
D. Vayu
E. Hudhud

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113.What is worker population ratio as per the ‘Annual Report of Periodic

Labour Force Survey launched by National Statistical Office (NSO)?

A. 34.7%
B. 35.3%
C. 5.8%
D. 37.5%
E. 43.5%

114.The World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5. What

is the theme of the World Environment Day, 2020, ?

A. Innovation for betterment

B. Beat Air Pollution
C. Celebrate Biodiversity
D. Connecting people to Nature
E. Target decrease Pollution

115.Who among the following is the only Indian celebrities to find a place
in the Forbes 100 list of world's highest paid celebrities during June 2019
to May 2020?

A. Salman Khan
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Virat Kohli
D. Akshay Kumar
E. Shahrukh Khan

116.Which state occupied the first rank in the COVID 19 Management

Index analysed for 10 states by the Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Punjab
E. Gujarat

117.With which European country has India signed a Memorandum of

Understanding on Energy Cooperation?

A. Germany
B. France
C. Denmark
D. Switzerland

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E. Russia

118.Which state government has inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic”?

A. Tripura
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Manipur
E. Karnataka

119.Which state government has launched waste exchange website?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Chhattisgarh
E. Karnataka

120.Gairsain has been formally declared as the summer capital of which

state?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Assam
E. Karnataka

121.The Ramon Magsaysay awards, regarded as Asia’s version of the

Nobel Prize, have been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus
pandemic, the award foundation is located at ______.

A. Tokyo, Japan
B. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
C. Bangkok, Thailand
D. Manila, Philippines
E. Jakarta, Indonesia

122.Which energy company has won one of world’s largest solar contract
from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to develop 8 GW of solar
projects?

A. Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd

B. Suzlon Energy

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C. Adani Green Energy Limited.

D. ReNew Power Ventures
E. Acme Solar Holdings

123.Who has been conferred with prestigious World Food Prize 2020?

A. Ruchir Sharma
B. Raj Chetty
C. Rattan Lal
D. Pranab Bardhan
E. Alok Bhargava

124.Which IT company has announced to launch of 'Summer of Ideas'

initiative for university students worldwide, an online learning
programme?

A. Wipro
B. Infosys
C. Tech Mahindra
D. Tata Consultancy Services
E. HCL Technologies

125.Which state government has launched ‘Panchvati Yojana’ for the

senior citizens of rural areas of the state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttara Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Haryana
E. Rajasthan

126.Which state government has decided to rename the state’s

Environment Ministry as ‘Environment and Climate Change Ministry’?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharshtra
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
E. Karnataka

127.Lightweight boxing champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk also known as “The

Nail” announced his retirement held from which country?

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A. Ukraine
B. Russia
C. Kazakhstan
D. Uzbekistan
E. Belarus

128.Who has been chosen for the ‘Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)’?

A. Lisa Singh
B. Binoy Kampmark
C. Suresh Rajan
D. Manoj Kumar
E. Shobha Sekhar

129.The World Day Against Child Labour is being observed annually

across world on 12 June. What was the theme of World Day against Child
Labour 2020?

A. “COVID-19 - Protect children from child labour now, more than ever".
B. “COVID-19 - End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's
business”.
C. “COVID-19 - Prevent child labour - Your Ii'l help can make difference".
D. “COVID-19 - Child protection – Let's end child labour!”
E. “COVID-19 - No to Child Labour-YES To Online Education”

130.Which Home Finance company has launched “SARAL” scheme for a

special affordable house loan for urban and rural areas?

A. ICICI Home Finance Company Limited

B. Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited
C. Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
D. Capital First Home Finance Limited
E. Equitas Housing Finance Limited

131.The 4th edition of Asian Youth Para Games to be held in which

country in December 2021?

A. Oman
B. UAE
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Bahrain
E. Kuwait

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132.Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed globally every year on

which date?

A. 12th June
B. 21st June
C. 18th June
D. 15th June
E. 5th June

133.Who has won the World Stars Sharjah Online International Chess
Championship 2020?

A. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
B. Harikrishna Pentala
C. Wojtaszek Radoslaw
D. Amin Baseem
E. Kasimdzhanov Rustam

134.Which public sector lender planning to completely digitize its lending

operations including home, agriculture, Micro, MSMEs, personal and Auto
loans?

A. Punjab National Bank

B. Bank of Baroda
C. Canara Bank
D. Union Bank of India
E. Bank of India

135.As per the investigation conducted by the United States-based news

agency Associated Press, which country has been running a number of in-
human campaigns to slash the birth rates among the minority Muslim
population called ‘Demographic Genocide’?

A. North Korea
B. China
C. Russia
D. Israel
E. India

136.Who has been conferred with the first Prof. P C Mahalanobis Award in
Official Statistics for lifetime achievements?

A. Chakravarthi Rangarajan
B. Amartya Sen

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C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Arvind Subramanyam
E. Kaushik Basu

137.Who among the following has been named as the India’s ‘Most
Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden?

A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

B. Virat Kohli
C. Suresh Raina
D. Ravindra Jadeja
E. Rohit Sharma

138.Which two countries have conducted Naval Exercise ‘PASSEX’ to

promote mutual understanding and for tactical and communications
training?

A. India and Australia

B. India and USA
C. India and Japan
D. India and South Korea
E. India and Maldives

139.Which country has cancelled the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic

Cooperation (APEC) due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is opting to lead
a virtual summit?

A. Australia
B. Indonesia
C. Malaysia
D. New Zealand
E. Philippines

140.According to the report “Annual Marine Fish Landings in India for

2019” by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) which state
grabbed the top in annual fish production?

A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Gujarat
D. Goa
E. Tamil Nadu

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141.Which became the first African country to submit the results for
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+)
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC)?

A. Rwanda
B. Botswana
C. Ghana
D. Uganda
E. Kenya

142.Which State government has launched an e-learning portal — LEAD

for schoolchildren?

A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Delhi
E. Uttarakhand

143.Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is going to

establish a research cell at which IIT to meet the future defence
technological requirements of the country?

A. Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai

B. Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad
C. Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
D. Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi
E. Indian Institute of Technology-Ropar

144.Under whose chairmanship the National Human Rights Commission

(NHRC) has set up an 11-member expert committee to study impact of
Covid-19 on human rights of individuals?

A. Nimesh G Desai
B. Abhey Shukla
C. Maja Daruwala
D. K S Reddy
E. Rajive Raturi

145.Who has authored the book titled “Getting Competitive: A

Practitioner’s Guide for India”?

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A. Urjit Patel
B. RC Bhargava
C. M Venkaiah Naidu
D. CA V Pattabhi Ram
E. Nayantara Sahgal

146.Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is being upgraded to a National Park

is located in which state of India?

A. Uttarakhand
B. West Bengal
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
E. Sikkim

147.Which becomes the first state in India to use Space Technology &
Artificial Intelligence for safeguarding government lands?

A. Odisha
B. Jharkhand
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Telangana
E. Uttar Pradesh

148.Which country has imposed a ban on all private Indian news channel?

A. Sri Lanka
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Nepal
E. Bhutan

149.Name the student who has received the 2020 Diana Award for her
“Recycler App”?

A. Tanya Thakral
B. Freya Thakral
C. Shreya Bansal
D. Rakhi Agarwal
E. Monika Dahiya

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150.Which country’s Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology’s

COVID-19 vaccine becomes the first in the world to successfully
completed the Human Clinical Trials?

A. Israel
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Russia
E. Taiwan

151.Which state government has launched 'Roko -Toko' campaign for

those who do not wear masks?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
E. Uttarakhand

152.Which country drops India from Chabahar rail project, cites funding
delay?

A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. Iran
D. Oman
E. Saudi Arabia

153.With Which country Iran has entered into a 25-year Strategic

Partnership that would allow for billions of dollars investments in energy
and other sectors - including the military?

A. India
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. China
E. North Korea

154.The Ministry of Railways is on a mission mode with the goal of

transforming Indian Railways into Green Railways by _______.

A. 2024
B. 2026
C. 2028

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D. 2030
E. 2032

155.Which Indian International Airport introduced India’s first ever fully

contactless airport car parking?

A. GMR International Airport, Hyderabad

B. Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
D. Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
E. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

156.Which state has launched ‘CybHER’, a month-long virtual awareness

campaign to make cyberspace safe for women and children?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala
E. Telangana

157.Which country’s apex court dissolved the country’s branch of the

Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement?

A. Oman
B. Jordan
C. Lebanon
D. Egypt
E. Syria

158.Poba Reserve Forest would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary is

located in which state of India?

A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Manipur
D. Meghalaya
E. Arunachal Pradesh

159.Who has won the Moto Grand Prix 2020?

A. Fabio Quartararo
B. Marc Marquez

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C. Maverick Vinales
D. Andrea Dovizioso
E. Valentino Rossi

160.Indian Navy undertook a passing exercise ‘PASSEX’ with the navy of

which country in the Indian Ocean Region.?

A. United Kingdom
B. Australia
C. USA
D. Indonesia
E. UAE

161.India began its trial trans-shipment of goods from India to the North
East through which port?

A. Chittagong, Bangladesh
B. Mongla, Bangladesh
C. Haldia, West Bengal
D. Farakka, West Bengal
E. Dhubri, Assam

162.Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 has reached its criticality; the plant is
located in which state?

A. Rajasthan
B. Karnataka
C. Gujarat
D. Tamil Nadu
E. Uttar Pradesh

163.Which state government has approved a US $285.71 million project

for canal-based water supply for its two major cities under World Bank
financing?

A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
E. Gujarat

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164.Indian gets ‘Bharat’ drone for carrying out accurate surveillance in

high altitude areas and mountainous terrain, the was developed by which
organization?

A. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

B. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
C. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
D. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
E. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

165.World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council has granted the

“Observer” status to which of the following Asian countries?

A. Tajikistan
B. Azerbaijan
C. Turkmenistan
D. Kyrgyzstan
E. Afghanistan

166.Which of the following organizations published the Global Rights

Index 2020 according to which India became the new entrant in the 10
worst countries for working people in the world?

A. International Labour Organization (ILO)

B. International Organisation of Employers
C. International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
D. United Nations Volunteers
E. Society for Human Resource Management

167.Which of the following institutions has agreed to partner with Green

Climate Fund (GCF) toward a 'green recovery' for members confronting
the harsh economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?

A. World Bank
B. International Monetary Fund
C. Asian Development Bank
D. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
E. New Development Bank

168.According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) report

released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
what is India’s rank among top 10 countries where forest cover has
increased in the last decade?

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A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
D. 4th
E. 5th

169.India handed over 10 Railway Locomotives to which neighbouring

country to bolster its Neighbourhood First Policy?

A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Bhutan
D. Myanmar
E. Afghanistan

170.Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and Indonesia was held in

_____.

A. Jakarta
B. Lucknow
C. New Delhi
D. Bandung
E. Chandigarh

171.As per the update report on India’s Tiger Survey from 2018, released
by the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash
Javadekar which state has the highest number of tigers?

A. Karnataka
B. Uttarakhand
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. West Bengal
E. Chhattisgarh

172.Who becomes the 7th bowler in the world to pick the 500 test wickets
in the longest format of the game?

A. Stuart Board
B. Mitchell Starc
C. Mark Wood
D. Chris Woakes
E. Mohammad Amir

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173.Which becomes the first state in the country to implement the Green-
Agriculture (Green-Ag) project funded by the Global Environment Facility
(GEF)?

A. Sikkim
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Assam
E. Meghalaya

174.The polycarbonate facility of SABIC in which country is set to become

the world's first large scale chemical production plant which will run
entirely on renewable energy?

A. Norway
B. Sweden
C. France
D. Spain
E. Switzerland

175.Who has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) of India?

A. Manoj Sinha
B. Hardik Satishchandra
C. Girish Chandra Murmu
D. Arun Kumar
E. Sumit Deb

176.Which state is set develop India’s first Snow Leopard Conservation

centre?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Sikkim
E. West Bengal

177.India will take part in the multilateral military “Kavkaz 2020” hosted
by which country?

A. Kazakhstan
B. Uzbekistan
C. Tajikistan

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D. Russia
E. Turkey

178.In a push for 'Make-in-India', who has launched 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat
Saptah' to focus more on the vision of the government to shift to local
manufacturing?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Nitin Gadkari
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
E. Ravishankar Prasad

179.The Ministry of Defence has announced to ban import of how many

weapon systems and platforms from abroad to boost “Atmanirbhar
Bharat?

A. 101
B. 121
C. 136
D. 152
E. 201

180.Which of the following has launched the “W-GDP Women Connect

Challenge” across India in association with US Agency for International
Development (USAID)?

A. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

B. Amazon charity
C. Reliance Foundation
D. Tata Trusts
E. Azim Premji Foundation

181.India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in which of

the following neighbouring countries?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Nepal
C. Maldives
D. Bhutan
E. Myanmar

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182.Krishi Megh is the data recovery centre of which of the following

organisations?

A. NABARD
B. ICAR
C. IFFCO
D. DRDO
E. None of these

183.As per the draft plan prepared by the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE), the “One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG) initiative
will connect how many countries through a common grid that will be used
to transfer solar power?

A. 100 countries
B. 110 countries
C. 120 countries
D. 130 countries
E. 140 countries

184.Which of the following exchanges is going to launch India’s first

bullion index named “Bulldex”?

A. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

B. National Stock Exchange (NSE)
C. Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)
D. OTC Exchange of India
E. Calcutta Stock Exchange

185.Whose birth anniversary is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas or

Harmony Day on 20th August every year?

A. Inder Kumar Gujral

B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Morarji Desai
E. Vishwanath Pratap Singh

186.The Reserve Bank of India has recommended a ‘5 C’ approach in its

Second National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE) 2020-25. Which
is not included in its ‘5 C’ approach?

A. Content’ development
B. Capacity’ building

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C. Community’ model
D. Communication strategy
E. Credit Worthiness

187.Which city became India’s cleanest city for the fourth year in a row in
the Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards?

A. Jaipur
B. Indore
C. Bengaluru
D. Mysuru
E. Surat

188.Which app has been launched by the Indian Air Force to provide
career-related information and details to the aspirants who wish to join
the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

A. ‘MY IAF’
B. ‘ASPIRE IAF’
C. ‘FUTURE IAF’
D. ‘IAF Recruitment’
E. ‘OUR IAF’

189.The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 International Military and

Technical Forum was inaugurated in which country?

A. Germany
B. France
C. Australia
D. Russia
E. United Kingdom

190.Which state is to host the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival 2020?

A. Uttarakhand
B. Kerala
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Karnataka
E. Goa

191.Who has authored the book titled “Cricket Drona” on the life of one of
India’s most renowned cricket coaches, Vasudev Jagannath Paranjpe?

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A. Anand Vasu
B. Jatin Paranjpe
C. Harsha Bhogle
D. Ajay Memon
E. Both A and B

192.Which country will host BRICS Games 2021?

A. Russia
B. India
C. China
D. South Africa
E. Brazil

193.Indian Institute of Technology’s (IIT) Alumni Council has signed an

agreement with which country to build the world’s largest and fastest
hybrid quantum computer in India?

A. USA
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. Israel
E. France

194.Which of the following has won the first prize in the Smart India
Hackathon (SIH) 2020, a national-level digital product building
competition?

A. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

B. Department of Chemical and Petrochemical
C. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT)
D. Department of Atomic Energy
E. Department of Space (ISRO)

195.India's first Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail was from flagged
off between which two stations?

A. Devlali to Danapur
B. Pune to Patna
C. Nagpur to Bhagalpur
D. Indore to Hajipur
E. Mumbai to New Delhi

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196.Which state government has launched “Parivar Pehchan Patra” to

enable the citizens to get the benefits of various central and state
government schemes?

A. Chhattisgarh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Kerala
E. Assam

197.Name the app developed by the Central Pollution Control Board

(CPCB) to track the daily biomedical waste.

A. COVIDREPLACE App
B. COVIDCOLLECT App
C. COVID CLEAR App
D. COVID19BWM App
E. COVERTTRACK App

198.The book titled ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing’ has been

released by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash
Javadekar that chronicles years of office of who among the following?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Rajnath Singh
C. M Venkaiah Naidu
D. Pranav Mukherji
E. Ramnath Kovind

199.Which of the following companies plans to set up robotics lab at

Indian Institute of Science for 5G research?

A. Apple
B. Samsung
C. Nokia
D. Airtel
E. JIO

200.Who has authored the book titled “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars,
1972-2020″?

A. Praveen Singh
B. Nirupama Yadav
C. Arjun Subramaniam

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D. Anand Shekha
E. Dilip Verma

201.Which of the following central government departments has launched

its new official logo displaying three goals of the department, Accuracy,
Validity, and Reliability?

A. Department of Investment and Public Asset Management

B. Labour Bureau
C. Department of Economic Affairs
D. Department of Revenue
E. Department of Science and Technology

202.Who has authored the book titled “One Arranged Murder”?

A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Amish Tripathi
E. Sudha Murthy

203.Which football team has won the Europa League for a sixth time?

A. Sevilla
B. Manchester United
C. Inter Milan
D. Shakhtar Donetsk
E. Copenhagen

204.Veteran politician and former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee

passed away recently, which of the following post he did not serve?

A. Leader of the Lok Sabha

B. External Affair Minister
C. Home Minister
D. Finance Minister
E. Defence Minister

205.Who becomes the first Divyanga sportsperson of the country to get

the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award 2020?

A. Devendra Jhajharia
B. Mariyappan Thangavelu

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C. Satyendra Singh Lohia

D. Deepa Malik
E. Varun Singh Bhati

206.The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) is all set to host the first-ever
Cycling Summit in _____.

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2023
E. 2024

207.Which Life Insurance company has introduced an Artificial intelligence

(AI)-powered voice chatbot, “LiGo”, on Google Assistant?

A. Max Life Insurance Company

B. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
C. HDFC Life Insurance Company
D. Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
E. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company

208.First newspaper for kids ‘The Young Minds’ has been launched in
which state?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Assam
C. Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh
E. Rajasthan

209.What is India’s rank in the 13th edition of the Global Innovation

Index (GII) 2020 jointly released by the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD Business School?

A. 42nd
B. 48th
C. 52nd
D. 62nd
E. 65th

210.Who has won the prestigious Annual World Open online chess
tournament?

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A. Swayams Mishra
B. P Iniyan
C. Prithu Gupta
D. Raunak Sadhwani
E. Gukesh D.

211.Google has partnered with which country to bring the flood warning
services to the country?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. Bangladesh
D. Myanmar
E. Indonesia

212.Which institutions has launched a special decontamination device

called ‘Chakr DeCoV’, to decontaminate N95 masks?

A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Madras
E. IIT Hyderabad

213.First ever Cannabis medicine project will be setup in which state/UT?

A. Jammu and Kashmir

B. Ladakh
C. Sikkim
D. Assam
E. Manipur

214.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Patrika Gate in

which city of India?

A. Mumbai
B. Jaipur
C. Bengaluru
D. Dehradun
E. Chandigarh

215.Zolfaghar-99 is an annual three-day naval exercise of which country

that was held near the strategic Strait of Hormuz?

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A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Oman
D. Iran
E. Israel

216.Who has been conferred with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace
Prize for the year 2019?

A. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

B. Sir David Attenborough
C. Tereza Fajksova
D. Sheikh Hasina
E. Shinzo Abe

217.Who has been appointed as the new chief of National School of

Drama (NSD)?

A. Anupam Kher
B. Paresh Rawal
C. Boman Irani
D. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
E. Asrani

218.Which International airport has QR code-enabled contactless check-in

mechanism for the passengers?

A. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

B. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
C. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
D. Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
E. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad

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