19th May  by Dr.

Gaurav Garg 
QUIZ 
1. Indian Railways launched its first ''Restaurant on Wheels'' at which railway station? Asansol
railway station
2. The 19th edition of the World Productivity Congress (WPC) was held in which city? Bengaluru
3. Nimad Chilli Festival 2020 was organised in which district of Madhya Pradesh? Khargone district
4. Rare Diseases Day was observed on which date? 29 February
5. Who was presented the prestigious Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award 2020 for Politics? Sarbananda
Sonowal
6. Hage Geingob was re-elected as president of which country in December 2019? Namibia
7. What is the full form of EASE that was launched by the Ministry of Finance? Enhanced Access and
Service Excellence
8. The finance ministry asked all government departments to mandatorily buy at least what percent of their
textiles requirement from KVIC , handloom clusters and registered weavers? 20 %
9. Who has won the men’s singles title of 2020 Mexican Open? Rafael Nadal
10. Who became the third woman to hold lieutenant general rank? Madhuri Kanitkar
11. Who was declared TIME person of the year? Greta Thunberg
12. Who was declared ICC Women's T20I Player of the Year for 2019? Allysa Healy
13. Pakistan became the first country in the world to make WHO Approved conjugate vaccine for which
disease? Typhoid
14. Unique bar coding software Trakea was launched by which state’s police? Haryana
15. What is the name of the new explosive detection device which is developed by DRDO & IISc Bangalore?
RaIDer-X
16. Which two Indian cities were a part of UNESCO's creative cities network? Mumbai and Hyderabad
17. Which satellite launched by ISRO was made by Three youngsters from an Israeli school? DUCHIFAT 3
18. Balbir Singh Kullar, who passed away recently, was associated with which sport? Hockey
19. The Pension Adalat was conducted recently in which city, for the very first time it was conducted outside
Delhi? Jammu
20. Veteran editor Sreekar Prasad has entered the Limca Book of Records for ‘films edited in most number of
languages, He has edited films in how many languages? 17

Q1) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, securing a record ___ term in 
o ce?
A.Fourth B.Fifth
C.Third D.Sixth

Q2) What is the theme of the International Museum Day 2020? 

A.Museums and Cultural Landscapes B.Museum collections make connections
C.Museums and Contested Histories D.Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion

Q3) Which country’s longtime OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, passed away recently? 
A.Libya B.Qatar
C.Iran D.Kuwait

Q4) Which Ministry has patented low cost personal protective equipment (PPE) in move towards mass 
production? 
A.Ministry of Defence B.Ministry of Home Affairs
C.Ministry of Science and Technology D.Ministry of Health

Q5) The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report has slashed India’s projected growth rate to 
_____ per cent in 2020? 
A.0.9% B.1.0%
C.1.2% D.2.1%

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Q6) Who represented India at the second G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting through video 
conferencing? 
A.Nirmala Sitharaman B.Piyush Goyal 
C.Narendra Modi D.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 
 
Q7) The Baltic nations have recently opened their borders to one another, creating a coronavirus "travel 
bubble” (Baltic Travel Bubble). Which country is not a Baltic country? 
A.Estonia B.Latvia 
C.Lithuania  D.Albania 
 
Q8) The Bundesliga is the primary football league of which country? 
A.Brazil B.Germany 
C.Spain D.France  
 
Q9) The Board of Secondary Education of which state will no longer conduct the examinations for the 
remaining subjects of the 10th board in the state? 
A.Gujarat B.Uttar Pradesh 
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Bihar  
 
Q10) How many singers together have sung a song titled as Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam saluting the spirit of 
Atma Nirbhar Bharat? 
A.100 B.121 
C.211 D.131 
 
Q11) Which of the following state has Charan Paduka initiative for migrant labourers? 
A.Bihar B.Uttar Pradesh 
C.Rajasthan D.Madhya Pradesh  
 
Q12) National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) has partnered with which start-up to build its own tech 
platform? 
A.DotPe  B.Shopsity 
C.Avenue D.CoutLoot 
 
Q13) Which company has announced a partnership with telecom major Vodafone to boost 5G adoption in the 
world? 
A.Vivo B.Huawei 
C.OPPO D.Samsung  
 
Q14) The modified Ujh Multipurpose Project (MPP) is located on river Ujh, which is one of the main tributaries 
of which river? 
A.Brahmputra B.Ravi 
C.Kaveri D.Mahanadi  
 
Q15) When was World AIDS Vaccine Day 2020 observed? 
A.May 17 B.May 16 
C.May 18 D.May 15 
 
Q16) 61st Cavalry Regiment belongs to which of the following Armed Forces? 
A.Indian Army B.Indian Navy 
C.Indian Airforce D.Border Security Force  
 
Q17) The government has decided to increase the borrowing limits of states to________% of the Gross State 
Domestic Product (GSDP) for the year 2020-21? 
A.3% B.5% 
C.4% D.6% 
 
Q18) Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will resign from the board of which bank? 
A.Mitsubishi UFJ B.DBS Bank C.Barclays D.SoftBank 

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