16th May  by Dr.

Gaurav Garg 
QUIZ 
1. Solung Festival is celebrated in which state? Arunachal Pradesh
2. Manuel Marrero Cruz is the PM of which country? Cuba
3. Which volcano erupted in New Zealand recently? White island volcano
4. 54th DGsP/IGsP Conference was organised in which city? Pune
5. Chumpha Festival is celebrated in which state? Manipur
6. Which Russian Tennis player announced her retirement from tennis recently? Maria Sharapova
7. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Realme? Salman Khan
8. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France? Jawed Ashraf
9. Name the 6th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) that has been launched in Chennai, recently?
ICGS VAJRA
10. RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020’, will be held in which city? New Delhi
11. The 5th edition of the Exercise Indra Dhanush 2020 was held in which location? Hindan, Ghaziabad
12. The Department of Telecom (DoT) approved the merger of which mobile tower company with Bharti
Infratel? Indus Towers
13. Which mobile app has been launched for Geo-tagging of the assets in the rurban clusters? GeoRurban
14. Indian railways has opened their first generic medicine store named Dawa Dost store at which railway
station? Anand Vihar Railway Station
15. Project NETRA was started by which organisation? ISRO
16. Which military exercise takes place between India and Uzbekistan? Dustlik
17. Which company along with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will establish CAAQMS? NTPC
18. Which state has approved a proposal that asks people to report cases of bribery and get rewards ranging
between ₹1,000 to ₹50,000? Bihar
19. What is the theme of the National Science Day 2020? Women in Science
20. Who became the world's second youngest self-made billionaire? Ritesh Agarwal

Q1) N Bala Devi, who is in the news recently, is associated with which sports? 
A.Football B.Badminton
C.Table Tennis D.Wrestling

Q2) Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) have been reduced by _____per cent 
till 31st March 2021 by the government? 
A.20% B.15%
C.25% D.30%

Q3) Get CETgo which is an online coaching portal for students appearing for CET and NEET belongs to which 
state? 
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Kerala D.Karnataka

Q4) Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare has dedicated which testing machine to the nation for 
COVID-19 cases? 
A.COTAS-1800 B.COBAS-6800
C.COVID-3200 D.CONAS-7200

Q5) All the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) canteens will sell only indigenous products from which date 
onwards? 
A.June 1 B.July 1 
C.August 1 D.September 1

Q6) Which state has launched a Matir Smristi scheme to utilise 50,000 acres of barren land in six districts? 
A.Assam B.Odisha
C.West Bengal D.Bihar

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Q7) Which has become the first coronavirus-free country in Europe? 
A.Germany B.France 
C.Iceland D.Slovenia  
 
Q8) MoneyGram Payment Systems has tied up with which Bank to offer a cost-effective direct-to-bank account 
credit option for customers in India? 
A.Yes Bank B.Federal Bank 
C.ICICI Bank D.HDFC Bank  
 
Q9) Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has commissioned which Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) in Goa via 
video conference? 
A.ICGS Sachet B.ICGS Sujeet 
C.ICGS Sajag D.ICGS Shoor  
 
Q10) International Day of Families 2020 was observed on? 
A.14 May B.15 May 
C.13 May D.12 May  
 
● The theme of the day this year is "Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25". 
 
Q11) Which bank has approved $1 billion under 'Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response 
Program‘? 
A.Asian Development Bank B.New Development Bank 
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.World Bank  
 
Q12) Which state has decided to bring three ordinances for strengthening the agriculture economy of the 
state? 
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Karnataka 
C.Odisha D.Andhra Pradesh  
 
Q13) According to new guidelines the data captured by the Aarogya Setu app can be retained _____ days at 
the maximum? 
A.180 days B.90 days 
C.60 days D.45 days  
 
Q14) As per the report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) , CO2 emissions have 
dropped for the first time in which country in over 40 years? 
A.United States B.China 
C.Japan D.India  
 
Q15) Sero-Survey which is being conducted by ICMR involves the testing of which among the following? 
A.Urine B.Blood 
C.Throat Swab D.Semen  
 
Q16) Airlens Minus Corona, which is in the news recently, is a type of __________? 
A.Face mask B.Sanitizer 
C.Robot D.Test Kit  
 
Q17) Which of the following ministries has launched the GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) programme? 
A.Ministry of Tribal Affairs  B.Ministry of Textiles 
C.Ministry of Steel D.Ministry of Jal Shakti 
 
Q18) According to CERT-In, Android users who use mobile banking might be vulnerable to a new malware 
called ______? 
A.Exploit B.Hacktool 
C.SpyEye D.EventBot 
 

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