Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank | Free PDF – 21st May’2020

Q1) Which ministry has launched a new mobile app named – ‘National Test Abhyas‘?

1. Ministry of Science and Technology
2. Ministry of Human Resource Development
3. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
4. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q2) Who is the author of the book Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes?

1. Vikram Seth
2. Salman Rushdie
3. Durjoy Datta
4. Ruskin Bond

Q3) World Bee Day 2020 was obsereved on?

1. 19 May
2. 20 May
3. 18 May
4. 17 May

Q4) India has given USD 2 million to United Nation’s agency working for the welfare of refugees of which country?

1. Palestine
2. Syria
3. South Sudan
4. Somalia

Q5) Which railway zone has developed a robotic device, “RAIL-BOT” (R-BOT) to assist in hospital management functions?

1. South Eastern Railway
2. South Central Railway
3. Western Railway
4. East Coast Railway

Q6) Who among the following has won the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award?

1. Ashok Kumar
2. Sushil Kumar
3. Vinay Badhwar
4. Arun Prakash

Q7) Thomas Thabane has formally resigned from the post of the Prime Minister of which country?

1. Lesotho
2. Vanuatu
3. Nicaragua
4. Gabon

Q8) Which country will provide USD 2 billion over two years to WHO to fight the coronavirus pandemic?

1. United States
2. Japan
3. China
4. Australia

Q9) In a first of its kind proposal, the Army plans to take civilians on a _______ year ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) or ‘short service’ on a trial basis to serve in the force?

1. Two year
2. One year
3. Four year
4. Three year

Q10) Which company has announced the acquisition of Ahmedabad-basedByte Prophecy for an undisclosed sum?

1. Accenture
2. Microsoft
3. Cognizant
4. Deloitte

Q11) The Zoological Survey of India has posted an updated checklist of Indian amphibians on its website, listing ___________ species as critically endangered?

1. 15
2. 30
3. 20
4. 22

Q12) Which state government has come out with three-way retail sale of liquor in the state?

1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Jharkhand

Q13) Which state government has allowed to open all sports complexes and stadiums in the state?

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

Q14) Which of the following cities is not inlcuded in the ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag recently given by government?

1. Bhopal
2. Indore
3. Surat
4. Ambikapur

Q15) The Ministry of Labour & Employment has implemented the decision to cut employees’ provident fund (EPF) contributions to_________% for three months?

1. 12%
2. 11%
3. 10%
4. 9%

Q16) Which among the following state/ Union Territory has launched an initiative named ‘SUKOON’ – COVID-19 Beat the Stress“?

1. Ladakh
2. Gujarat
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Jammu & Kashmir

Q17) Who has taken over as President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA)?

1. T V Narendran
2. Dilip Oommen
3. Anil Kumar Jha
4. Manoj Jain

Q18) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is set to take charge as the chairman of executive Board of which organization?

1. World Health Organization
2. World Trade Organization
3. Food and Agriculture Organization
4. UNICEF

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