Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank | Free PDF – 12th May’2020

Q1) The Indian Council Medical Research (ICMR) has announced a tie-up with the with which company for the development of a “fully indigenous vaccine for Covid-19”?

1. Bharat Biotech
2. Shantha Biotechnics
3. Biocon
4. Piramal

Q2) India observed its 29th National Technology Day on which date?

1. 10 May
2. 11 May
3. 9 May
4. 8 May

Q3) Hari Shankar Vasudevan, who passed away recenty, was a renowned ___________?

1. Doctor
2. Author
3. Politician
4. Historian

Q4) A Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed and produced by which Indian Armed Force has been certified for mass production and use in clinical COVID situations?

1. Indian Army
2. Indian Air Force
3. Border Security Force
4. Indian Navy

Q5) Which among the following Indian Armed Forces started the Humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) outreach programme?

1. Indian Navy
2. Indian Air Force
3. Indian Army
4. Indian Coast Guard

Q6) MeerKAT which has captured highquality image of a galaxy called PKS 2014- 55 is a satellite of which country?

1. United States
2. Germany
3. Australia
4. South Africa

Q7) Streptomycin and Tetracycline are the types of which drugs?

1. Cancer drugs
2. TB drugs
3. Malaria drugs
4. AIDS drugs

Q8) River Nila also known as Bharathapuzha is located in which state?

1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Punjab

Q9) The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) for the clinical trial of which two drugs?

1. Favipiravir
2. Phytopharmaceutical
3. Nivolumab
4. A&B
5. B&C
6. A&C

Q10) Which city has launched the Pranavayu programme to create awareness on need to self examine respiratory health?

1. Bhopal
2. Bengaluru
3. New Delhi
4. Kolkata

Q11) The sal forest tortoise is also known as ________?

1. Oval tortoise
2. Red tortoise
3. Elongated tortoise
4. Green tortoise

Q12) Country’s first ever ‘FIR Aapke Dwar’ Yojana has been launched in which state?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Himachal Pradesh

Q13) Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched which helpline for counselling of students of the Central University of Odisha?

1. Vishwas
2. Yodha
3. Balwan
4. Bharosa

Q14) The State Education Department of which state in collaboration with Doordarshan has started online classes for students of government schools?

1. Rajasthan
2. Haryana
3. Punjab
4. Jharkhand

Q15) The Government of India has launched which Mission on 10 May to help five island nations in Indian Ocean during COVID-19 crisis?

1. Mission Mitrata
2. Mission Sagar
3. Mission Shantidhut
4. Mission Saathi

Q16) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has formed a committee under whose chairmanship to prepare a SOP for phased resumption of training?

1. Sandip Pradhan
2. Rajesh Rajagopalan
3. BK Nayak
4. Rohit Bharadwaj

Q17) Which country has decided to raise value added tax (VAT) from 5 percent to 15 percent starting from 1st July?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Unites States
3. UAE
4. Italy

Q18) The government has increased its market borrowing estimate by staggering Rs 4.2 lakh crore to Rs_______lakh crore for the current fiscal?

1. Rs 10 lakh crore
2. Rs 12 lakh crore
3. Rs 9 lakh crore
4. Rs 8 lakh crore

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