Quizes
1) The National Defence Academy (NDA), ever since 1999 has been conferring the best passing out cadet with the LachitBorphukan gold medal.LachitBorphukanwas a commander in the kingdoms of a) Ahom b) Vijayanagara c) Mughal d) Marathas Answer: a • PM pays tribute to LachitBorphukan on LachitDiwas. • He was a commander in the Ahom kingdom, […]
1) After cyclones ‘Amphan’, ‘Nisarga’ and ‘Gati’, ‘Nivar’ is heading towards Karaikal in Puducherry. The name Nivar is suggested by a) India b) Bangladesh c) Iran d) Pakistan Answer: c • Nivar is the third name to be used from the new list of names for North Indian Ocean Cyclones, released in 2020. It was […]
1) “Local for Diwali” is a campaign launched by the ministry of a) Environment b) Commerce and Industry c) Textiles d) None of the above Answer: c • The Ministry of Textiles has launched a campaign Local for Diwali. Textile Minister Smriti Irani has appealed to the people to celebrate Diwali by buying and gifting […]
1) Government of India and the World Bank signed a $120 million project to improve and modernise the transport sector of state of a) Uttar Pradesh b) Meghalaya c) Odisha d) Bihar Answer: b • The Government of India, the Government of Meghalaya and the World Bank today signed a $120 million project to improve […]
1) Which among the following is the first State in the country to get ISO certification for its tribal hostels? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Tamil Nadu c) Odisha d) Bihar Answer: c • Odisha became the first State in the country to get ISO certification for its tribal hostels. In the first phase, 44 hostels […]
1) Which among the following state government has decided to set up a ‘Gau Cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cattle? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Bihar Answer: b • Madhya Pradesh government has decided to set up a ‘Gau Cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cattle.The Animal Husbandry, […]
1) The Brus, also referred to as the Reangs, are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group in the state of a) Mizoram b) Tripura c) Kerala d) Arunachal Pradesh Answer: b • Leaders of the Mizoram Bru refugees have demanded commencement of their permanent rehabilitation in Tripura in the light of the quadripartite agreement […]
1) Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking island located in the a) Caribbean Sea b) Mediterranean Sea c) South China Sea d) Pacific Ocean Answer: a • For the third time in ten years, the United States territory of Puerto Rico has voted in favour of statehood.Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking island located in the Caribbean […]
Current Affairs Quiz, Oct 2020
1) Birth anniversary of Birsa Munda was observed on November 15th in recognition of his impact on the national movement by the state of a) Chhattisgarh b) Bengal c) Bihar d) Jharkhand Answer: d • In recognition of his impact on the national movement, the state of Jharkhand was created on his birth anniversary in […]