Best 500 Current Affairs by Dr.

Gaurav Garg
January to June 2020 Set 2
Q) Who has been conferred with the prestigious Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020 in Brussels?
A.Pankaj Kumar Verma B.Rakesh Chandra Sharma
C.Partap Chauhan D.Sachin Dua

Q) Who has assumed charge as the new chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd?
A.Anil Kumar Chaudhary B.Shashi Shanker
C.Pramod Agrawal D.Atul Sobti

● ONGC - Shashi Shanker

● NTPC – Gurdeep Singh
● SAIL – Soma Mondal
● GAIL – Shri Manoj Jain
● IOC - Shrikant Madhav Vaidya

Q) The third private train of the IRCTC would run between Indore and which city?
A.Gurugram B.Jaipur
C.Ranchi D.Varanasi

Q) India and which country has signed five MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll?
A.Indonesia B.Maldives
C.SriLanka D.Thailand

Q) Which country will host the G-20 Presidency in 2022?

A.Argentina B.Brazil
C.Canada D.India

Q) Which country will host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics?

A.China B.Japan
C.Spain D.South Korea

● 2022 Summer Youth Olympics – Dakar

● 2022 Winter Olympic Games – Beijing
● 2026 Winter Olympic Games – Milan & Cortina
● Bahrain - Asian Youth Para Games in 2021
● 2026 Asian Games – Nagoya
● 2022 Asian Games – Hangzhou
● Commonwealth Games 2022 - Birmingham

Q) Who has won the Men's Singles Title at 81st National Table Tennis Championships?
A.Manav Thakkar B.Harmeet Desai
C.Sharath Kamal Achanta D.Soumyajit Ghosh

● In the women's category, Haryana’s Sutirtha Mukherjee won the title.

Q) Which ministry has launched the ‘Santusht’ portal?

A.Ministry of Finance B.Ministry of Home Affairs
C.Ministry of Culture D.Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q) The central government has approved nearly ₹6,000-crore for Ujh multi-purpose project which will be built in which
district of Jammu & Kashmir? (Ujh is a tributary of the Ravi river)
A.Doda B.Kathua
C.Rajouri D.Poonch

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Q) The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of the country’s 13th major port in which state?
A.Gujarat B.Kerala
C.Tamil Nadu D.Maharashtra

Q) Which among the following has launched the children's protection fund focused on reducing the exploitation of children
in India?
A.Bill Gates B.Jeff Bezos
C.Prince Charles D.Mark Zuckerberg

Q) The President of India has presented the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy for the year 2019 to whom?
A.Dr. Lokesh Lingappa B.Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu
C.Dr. Saurabh Bhargava D.Dr. Taher Abbas

Q) An Indian firm JSR Dynamics has came up with its indigenous air to ground missile “Khagantak”, the missile has a strike
range of?
A.200 km B.180 km
C.250 km D.300 km

Q) American astronaut Christina Koch has returned to the Earth after successfully spending how many days in the space?
A.328 days B.278 days
C.312 days D.291 days

Q) India’s first glass floor suspension bridge will come up in which city?
A.Shimla B.Dehradun
C.Manali D.Rishikesh

Q) Arun-III is the largest hydropower project of which country?

A.Nepal B.India
C.Sri Lanka D.Bhutan

Q) Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019 have been launched by which ministry?
A.Ministry of Rural Development B.Ministry of Home Affairs
C.Ministry of Health & Family Welfare D.Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

Q) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) observed Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2020 from 10-14 Feb under which theme?
A.Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises B.Financial Inclusion
C.Customer Protection D.Artificial Intelligence in Banking

Q) Which country has won the U-19 World Cup?

A.India B.Bangladesh
C.Pakistan D.South Africa

● Host - South Africa

● Player of the series - Yashasvi Jaiswal Most runs - Yashasvi Jaiswal (400)
● Most wickets - Ravi Bishnoi (17)

Q) Who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt Aconcagua?

A.Kaamya Karthikeyan B.Aparna Kumar
C.Anshu Jamsenpa D.Archana Sardana

Oscars 2020 winners

● Best picture – Parasite
● Best actress - Renée Zellweger, Judy
● Best actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
● Best director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

Q) What is the name of the World’s cheapest gunshot locator developed by Indian Army ?
A.Path B.Parth
C.Dhruv D.Rath

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Q) Which team has won the Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2020 title?
A.North Eastern Warriors B.Bengaluru Raptors
C.Mumbai Rockets D.Hyderabad Hunters (12feb)

Q) The fifth edition of joint military exercise ''Ajeya Warrior 2020’‘ was held between India and which country?
A.Russia B.United States
C.United Kingdom D.France

Q) Who among the following has won the National Snooker Championship in Pune?
A.Geet Sethi B.Pankaj Advani
C.Manan Chandra D.Aditya Mehta

● In the women snooker finals, Karnataka’s Vidya Pillai won the title.

Q) The Centre has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad after the name of
which Late Politician?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee B.Sushma Swaraj
C.Arun Jaitely D.Manohar Parrikar

Q) Who has been named as the 2019 FIH Women’s Rising Star of the Year?
A.Rani Rampal B.Gurjit Kaur
C.Nikki Pradhan D.Lalremsiami

● FIH Player of the Year (men) - Manpreet Singh

● FIH Player of the year (women) - Eva de Goede
● 2019 FIH men’s Rising Star of the Year : Vivek Prasad

Q) West Bengal government’s rice research centre has come up with a new variety of rice called _________?
A.Kanyashri B.Rupashri
C.Sabujshri D.Muktoshri

Q) Uttar Pradesh has become the first state where which company has launched the ‘We Think Digital’ program to provide
digital literacy to women?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Twitter D.Microsoft

Q) The 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (CMS)
was held in which city?
A.Pune B.Chennai
C.Gandhinagar D.Manali

Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Pawan Hans?
A.Sriram Kalyanaraman B.Nalin Shinghal
C.Siddhartha Mohanty D.Sanjeev Razdan

Q) Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra has been renamed after which late Union Minister?
A.Arun Jaitely B.Sushma Swaraj
C.Atal Bihari Vajpayee D.Manohar Parrikar

Q) Which state has launched the 'Anganphou Hunba' programme?

A.Manipur B.Mizoram
C.Nagaland D.Assam (14feb)

Manipur
● Khudol Initiative. ● Thangjam Dhabali Singh - 'Order of Rising Sun'
● Plant Clinic. by the Japan government.
● Khongjom Day on April 23. ● world's tallest pier bridge across Ijai river.
● Chak Hao rice – GI TAG.

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Q) President Ram Nath Kovind has presented President’s Colours to which Indian Navy ship?
A.INS Vikrant B.INS Tarkash
C.INS Shivaji D.INS Shakti

Q) Which Indian Origin politician has been appointed as the UK's new finance minister?
A.Bharat Agnihotri B.Rishi Sunak
C.Nirj Deva D.Virendra Sharma

Q) Who has been appointed as the President of the COP 26 by United Kingdom?
A.Rahul Chhabra B.Sunjay Sudhir
C.Alok Sharma D.Manoj Soni

Q) SEBI has constituted a municipal bonds development committee which will be headed by whom?
A.Sujit Prasad B.Ananta Barua
C.Jayanta Jash D.Parag Basu

Q) Who has has clinched 77th Senior National Squash Championship in woman's category ?
A.Dipika Pallikal B.Akanksha Salunkhe
C.Sunayna Kuruvilla D.Joshna Chinappa

Q) What was the theme of the BioAsia 2020 forum which was held in Hyderabad?
A.Life Sciences B.Today for Tomorrow
C.Today or Never D.Ecosystem for Tomorrow

Q) India and Portugal will develop National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at which place?
A.Rajkot B.Lothal
C.Godhra D.Surat

Q) Titagarh Wagons became the only private firm to build and deliver research ships in the country, what is the name of the
second research ship developed by it?
A.Sagar Parikrama B.Sagar Sindhu
C.Sagar Anveshika D.Sagar Suraksha

Q) The government has unveiled which programme to research on ‘indigenous’ cows?

A.SHUDH PIC B.DHENU NIC
C.GAU MIN D.SUTRA PIC

Q) The Union government has decided to rename ‘The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’ (IDSA) after whom?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee B.Manohar Parrikar
C.Sushma Swaraj D.Anil Madhav Dave

Q) Bird ringing station devoted to observation, monitoring and research on migratory birds will be established in which
state?
A.Jharkhand B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar

Q) Which country will host the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in 2021?
A.South Africa B.Australia
C.India D.Finland

Q) Which airport has become India’s first single-use plastic-free airport?

A.Calicut International Airport B.Raja Bhoj International Airport
C.Indira Gandhi International Airport D.Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Q) Who has been selected as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi?
A.Suresh Patel B.Anita Pandove
C.Bimal Julka D.Sanjay Kothari

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Q) The country's first floating jetty was inaugurated on the banks of which river?
A.Sal B.Krishna
C.Damodar D.Mandovi

Q) Which stadium has become India's first green-rated cricket stadium?

A.Arun Jaitley Stadium B.Eden Gardens
C.Motera Stadium D.Wankhede Stadium

Q) Which movie has won the Best Film award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020?
A.Article 15 B.Super 30
C.Andhadhun D.Uri

Q) The Artificial Intelligence based chatbot called “ASKDISHA” has been launched by?
A.Indian Railways B.ICICI Bank
C.State Bank of India D.Axis Bank

Q) Finance Commission has set up an expert group on agri exports under whose chairmanship?
A.Suresh Narayanan B.Sanjiv Puri
C.Prakash Chauhan D.Anand Kripalu

Q) Microsoft has announced a partnership with which bank to train differently-abled people to find jobs in the BFSI sector?
A.Bank of Baroda B.Yes Bank
C.State Bank of India D.Axis Bank

Q) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched which campaign to promote transactions through UPI?
A.UPI Chalega B.UPI Daudega
C.UPI Bhagega D.UPI Gati

Q) Name the 6th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) that has been launched in Chennai, recently?
A.VEERA B.VIKRAM
C.VAJRA D.VARAHA

● 5th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) - Varad

● 1st - ICGS Vikram
● Second - ICGS Vijaya
● third - ICGS Veera
● fourth - ICGS Varaha

Q) The 5th edition of the Exercise Indra Dhanush 2020 was held between India and which country?
A.Russia B.United States
C.United Kingdom D.Oman

Q) NTPC Ltd along with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will establish CAAQMS. What does “C” in CAAQMS
stands for?
A.Control B.Capital
C.Carried D.Continuous

● Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System.

Q) Indian-origin Suella Braverman has been appointed the Attorney General of which country?
A.Canada B.United States
C.United Kingdom D.Australia

Q) Who has become the third woman officer to hold lieutenant general rank?
A.Madhuri Kanitkar B.Punita Arora
C.Padmavathy Bandopadhyay D.Karishma Khanna

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Q) What is the name of the new explosive detection device which is developed by DRDO & IISc Bangalore?
A.RaIDer-X B.RaIVer- Y
C.RaIDet-Z D.RaIEpr-T

Q) Who has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer & President of Nokia?
A.Pekka Lundmark B.Varun Berry
C.Jes Staley D.Michael Corbat

Q) Amit Shah has recently inaugurated the National Security Guard (NSG) Regional Hub campus in which city?
A.Kolkata B.Indore
C.New Delhi D.Dehradun

Q) Which University has topped the Khelo India University Games?

A.Panjab University B.Savitribai Phule Pune University
C.Mangalore University D.Jain University

Khelo India University Games 2020 Medal Tally :-

Rank State Gold Silver Bronze Medal Tally

1 Panjab University, PB 17 18 10 45

2 Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS 17 11 9 37

3 Punjabi University, Patiala (PB) 12 6 14 32

4 M D U, Rohtak, Haryana 11 11 11 33

Q) The historic City Chowk in Jammu has been renamed as _____________?

A.Atal Chowk B.Swaraj Chowk
C.Bharat Mata Chowk D.Shaheed Chowk

Q) Country’s first tribal women police battalion has been raised in which state?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Jharkhand
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Bihar

Q) The government has launched the Humsafar mobile app for the doorstep delivery of ________?
A.Government Documents B.Diesel
C.Medicines D.Kerosene

Q) Who has been named as the 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award winner?
A. Jadav Payeng B.Anadish Pal
C.Sunderlal Bahuguna D.Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Q) The state government of Uttarakhand has announced which Tehsil as its summer capital?
A.Gopeshwar B.Rishikesh
C.Satpuli D.Gairsain

Uttarakhand
● HOPE Portal.
● Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana.
● Lichen park - Munsiyari, Pithoragarh.
● Green Ramayana Park – Haldwani.
● India’s 1st snow leopard conservation reserve – Uttarkashi.
● Golden Birdwing” from Uttarakhand surpassed “Southern Birdwing” to become India’s largest butterfly after 88
years.

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Q) Who has been appointed as the chairman of BCCI’s selection committee?
A.Rudra Pratap Singh B.Harvinder Singh
C. Sunil Joshi D.MSK Prasad

Q) Maharashtra government has renamed which airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport?
A.Pune Airport B.Aurangabad Airport
C.Nagpur Airport D.Nanded Airport

Maharashtra
● EU Nirmanshree project - Odisha and Maharashtra.
● Project Platina, Mee Annapurna initiative.
● Mumbai Central Terminus Station Renamed As Nana Shankarseth Terminus.
● Shiv Bhojan Scheme, Winner of 3rd Khelo India Youth Games.
● Maha Parwana, Magnet project (ADB-Funded).
● 1st state to use drones for aerial surveillance and inspection of power transmission lines and towers.
● India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ flagged off from Devlali Railway Station of Maharashtra.
● Lachyn-Hotgi bridge (Karnataka & Maharashtra).
● NM1, Yotta Data Centre Near Mumbai –Asia’s Largest Data Centre.
● Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya Yojana - Maharashtra 1st state government to announce free and cashless insurance to
the people.

Q) Who became the first player in the history of T20 cricket to feature in 500 matches?
A.Chris Gayle B.Jason Holder
C.Kieron Pollard D.Nicholas Pooran

Q) What is the full form of BHOG – a certificate issued by FSSAI?

A.Blissful Hygienic Offering to God B.Blessed Harmony Offering to God
C.Blissful Happy Offering to God D.Blessed Heavenly Offering to God

Q) Which state has launched the Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat Yojna (MDBY)?
A.Bihar B.Gujarat
C.Chhattisgarh D.Jharkhand

Jharkhand
● Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, Neelambar Pitambar JAL Sammridhi Yojana.
● Didi kitchen.
● Pragyaam App.
● Jharkhand Sahayata app.
● Mukhyamantri SHRAMIK (Shahri Rozgar Manjuri For Kamgar) Yojna for urban unskilled workers.
● New Building of IARI, Hazaribagh named after Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
● Sohrai & Kohbar art – GI Tag - Hazaribagh.

Q) Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary?

A.Rajiv Kumar B.Ajay Bhushan Pandey
C.Rakesh Bohra D.Pramod Kumar Singh

Q) Who has been elected as the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)?
A.Fang Liu B.Daren Tang
C.Kitack Lim D. Francis Gurry

Q) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched which mobile app for lodging investor grievances?
A.Sebi COMPLT B.SEBI CORE
C.Sebi SCORES D.Sebi REDRESS

● Irish Women Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara wins 2020 Pritzker Prize.

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Q) What is the official name of the NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover?
A.Endurance B.Persistence
C.Perseverance D.Assiduous

NASA
● CIRES - CubeSat Imaging Radar for Earth Sciences (CIRES).
● INGENUITY - MARS Helicopter.
● 30 YEARS - Hubble Telescope.
● Solar Orbiter Mission with ESA.
● HQ named after Mary W Jackson.
● VITAL Ventilator.
● NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal - Renjith Kumar WFIRST named after Nancy Grace Roman.
● Apollo 13 – 50 YEARS.
● Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken – 64 days in space – Dragon Endeavour.

Q) Under whose chairmanship the government has set up a panel to prepare Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
investigation manual?
A.Anil Kumar Gupta B.Injeti Srinivas
C.Rajiv Gauba D.Samant Goel

Q) The book “Chronicles of Change Champions” is a compilation of 25 innovative initiatives taken under which government
scheme?
A.Digital India B.Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
C.Ayushmann Bharat D.Swachh Bharat Mission

Q) Australia cricket team has won its ________th ICC Women's T20 World Cup title?
A.Fourth B.Fifth
C.Third D.Sixth

World t20
● Youngest ever to win MOM award – Shaifali Verma.
● Beth Mooney - player of the tournament.
● Final match – Melbourne.
● Beth Mooney - highest number of runs in the competition - 259 runs.
● MOM in the final - Alyssa Healy.
● Indian captain - Harmanpreet Kaur.
● Most wickets - Megan Schutt (13).
● Poonam Yadav was the only Indian player to feature in the team of the tournament.
● Women's T20 World Cup in 2022 – South Africa.

Q) TIFAC operating under Ministry of Science and Technology launched which scheme to encourage women to take science
as their career?
A.AWASAR B.TARE
C.DIA D.Vigyan Jyoti

Q) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched which campaign dedicated for the promotion of Women’s cricket?
A.Cricket 4 Her B.100% Cricket
C.Encourage Her D.SheCricket

Q) The University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS) of Shivamogga has developed a new red variety of
paddy named “what”?
A.Muktoshri B.Pusa 1121
C.Sahyadri Megha D.Gouranga

Q) Who has become the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard?
A.Mitali Madhumita B.Priya Jhingan
C.Nupur Kulshrestha D.Nivedita Choudhary

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Q) Which state became the first state of the country to measure Gross Environment Product (GEP)?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
C.Assam D.Tripura

Q) Who has won the seventh Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019?
A.Baldev Singh Dhillon B.V Praveen Rao
C.Jeet Singh Sandhu D.Gaya Prasad

Q) Which among the following Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) has instituted a special 'Shakti Award‘?
A.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) B.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
C.National Security Guard (NSG) D.Border Security Force (BSF)

Q) Indian Railways conducted a ten day long campaign under which theme to celebrate International Women's Day?
A.Each for Equal B.Be the Power
C.Stand for You D.Unite for Eachother

Q) The government has reconstituted the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) under whose
chairmanship?
A.Rajnath Singh B.Amit Shah
C.Nirmala Sitharaman D.Nitin Gadkari

Q) Which football club has won the I-League 2019-20 title?

A. Aizawl FC B.FC Goa
C.Mohun Bagan D.East Bengal FC

Q) Wings India 2020 event was held in which city?

A.Pune B.Bengaluru
C.New Delhi D.Hyderabad

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