Q1. The National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020 was held in?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi###
(e) Bengaluru

Q2. The 16th session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) between India and ________ was held in New Delhi.
(a) Australia###
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Brazil
(e) Russia

Q3. BIMSTEC is working on a project of connecting about 3,000 kilometre-long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to which of the following country?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) India###
(d) Indonesia
(e) China

Q4. Name the famous NASA's mathematician whose calculations helped put the first man on the Moon in 1969, passed away recently.
(a) Mary Jackson
(b) Dorothy Vaughan
(c) Stacy Glenn
(d) Christina Koch
(e) Katherine Johnson###

Q5. The department of Youth and cultural Affairs, Government of Gujarat has organised cultural festival “Vasantotsav” at Sanskruti Kunj in?
(a) Vadodara
(b) Gandhinagar###
(c) Surat
(d) Rajkot
(e) Nadiad

Q6. Who has been appointed by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director?
(a) Anita Karwal
(b) Hrushikesh Senapaty
(c) Ram Sevak Sharma
(d) KK Venugopal
(e) Abhay Kumar Singh###

Q7. Which of the following will launch the Geo Imaging Satellite “GISAT-1”?
(a) Indian Space Research Organisation###
(b) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(c) Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities
(d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(e) European Space Agency

Q8. Name the bank which has partenered with Microsoft to train differently-abled people to find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.
(a) Syndicate Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) State Bank of India###
(d) Canara Bank
(e) Andhra Bank

Q9. Losar festival which is celebrated on the 1st day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, was celebrated at Dharamshala, ________ 
(a) Himachal Pradesh###
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan

Q10. Name the organisation which organised the National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020. 
(a) Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment
(b) National Disaster Management Authority
(c) National Disaster Response Force
(d) National Institute of Disaster Management###
(e) National Institute of Ocean Technology

Q11. The first anniversary of the iconic National War Memorial was observed on 25th February 2020. The National War Memorial is situated in? 
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi###
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata
(e) Bengaluru

Q12. Which state has become the 1st state in the country to introduce the unified vehicle registration card?
(a) Madhya Pradesh###
(b) Haryana
(c) Gujarat
(d) Punjab
(e) Rajasthan

Q13. Name the former President of Egypt who passed away recently.
(a) Anwar Sadat
(b) Mohamed Morsi
(c) Suzanne Mubarak
(d) Gamal Abdel Nasser
(e) Mohammed Hosni Mubarak###

Q14. ______ and the United States has finalized defence deals of worth 3 billion dollars.
(a) India###
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) Japan
(e) France

Q15. Name the organization which has launched an industry campaign named “UPI Chalega” to promote UPI as Easy, Safe, and Instant mode of payment. 
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(c) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(e) National Payments Corporation of India###

Q16. Which state government has launched ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme for students pursuing various post-Intermediate courses to meet hostel and mess expenses?
(a) Andhra Pradesh###
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
(e) Nagaland

Q17. Name the Geo Imaging Satellite to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation from the second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
(a) GISAT-10
(b) GISAT-11
(c) GISAT-1###
(d) GISAT-19
(e) GISAT-20

Q18. What is the theme of the cultural festival “Vasantotsav” which commenced recently in Gandhinagar, Gujarat? 
(a) Peace and Prosperity
(b) Save culture of India
(c) Adopting Ethnicity
(d) Mera Bharat Mahaan
(e) Ek Bhaart Shreshth Bharat###

Q19. Madhya Pradesh has become 2nd state to launch the unified driving license. Which was the first state to launch the unified driving license in India?
(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh###
(d) Odisha
(e) West Bengal

Q20. Name the campaign recently launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to promote UPI as Easy, Safe, and Instant mode of payment. 
(a) UPI: Easy, Safe, and Instant
(b) UPI Daudega
(c) UPI Accepted
(d) UPI: Best mode of payment
(e) UPI Chalega###



										Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020 was held in New Delhi.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The 16th session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) between India and Australia was held in New Delhi.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. BIMSTEC is working on a project of connecting about 3,000 kilometre-long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Famous NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away at the age of 101.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The department of Youth and cultural Affairs, Government of Gujarat has organised cultural festival “Vasantotsav” at Sanskruti Kunj in Gandhinagar.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has announced the appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the Geo Imaging Satellite “GISAT-1”.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Microsoft has announced a partnership with State Bank of India to train differently-abled people to find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Losar festival which is celebrated on the 1st day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, was celebrated at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. 

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020 was organised by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. The first anniversary of the iconic National War Memorial was observed on 25th February 2020. The National War Memorial is situated in New Delhi. 

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh has become the 1st state in the country to introduce the unified vehicle registration card.

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former President of Egypt Mohammed Hosni Mubarak passed away recently.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. India and the United States has finalized defence deals of worth 3 billion dollars.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched an industry campaign named “UPI Chalega” to promote UPI as Easy, Safe, and Instant mode of payment. 

S16. Ans.(a)
Sol. Andhra Pradesh government has launched ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme for students pursuing various post-Intermediate courses to meet hostel and mess expenses.

S17. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch satellite “GISAT-1” from the second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

S18. Ans.(e)
Sol. The cultural festival “Vasantotsav” was held with the theme of “Ek Bhaart Shreshth Bharat”. 

S19. Ans.(c)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh has become 2nd state to launch the unified driving license after Uttar Pradesh.

S20. Ans.(e)
Sol. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched an industry campaign named “UPI Chalega” to promote UPI as Easy, Safe, and Instant mode of payment.