Current Affairs 2020 for May 28 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

Staying up-to-date with current affairs 2020 is absolutely essential for anybody looking to take competitive exams this year. Many school/college exams, entrance exams, and interviews require you to be well-versed with current affairs today. However, remembering daily current affairs by reading about it alone is often not enough.

Our daily current affairs 2020 questions and answers will thus help you test your knowledge about May current affairs and ensure that you are well-versed with the happenings of the world.

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It is known that civil, finance & competitive exams including UPSC, SSC, IAS, Banking, Defence, Railway & other government (central & state level recruitment exams) emphasise on ascertaining aspirants' knowledge of recent current affairs. To develop a sound awareness of recent current affairs events, reading about monthly current affairs in the news or PDF format could help. Below, we have provided a daily current affairs quiz that is updated based on recent news.

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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for May 28, 2020

1. HIL INDIA, a PSU under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is to supply 25 MT Malathion Technical for supply to locust control programme to which country under Government to Government arrangement?

• Bhutan
• Iraq
• Nepal
• Iran

2. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

• larger, more
• larger, less
• smaller, more
• smaller, less

3. What J Dunlop invented?

• Pneumatic rubber tire
• Automobile wheel rim
• Rubber boot
• Model aeroplanes

4. What is India's growth rate in 2020 as per IMF?

• 2.9%
• 4.9%
• 3.9%
• 1.9%

5. Which of the following cities is organizing the 'International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems'?

• Lucknow
• New Delhi
• Kochi
• Mumbai

6. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

• International Labour Organisation
• Security Council
• International Court of Justice
• General Assembly

7. The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) would be set up for __________ ?

• Conservation of Cows
• Protection of Cows
• Progeny of Cows
• All of the above

8. India saved Rs 89,122 crore through energy efficiency initiatives by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) in 2018-19. Who is the current Union Minister of Power?

• Jitendra Singh
• Prahalad Singh Patel
• Mansukh L. Mandaviya
• R K Singh

9. Which UK college has offered to teach its students 'Hinglish' for jobs in India?

• Sheffield Hallam University
• Portsmouth College
• Highbury College
• Durham University

10. Which country has celebrated the greatest and longest Hindu festival "BadaDashain"?

• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan

11. Which state will set up a Migration Commission for the employment of migrant labourers in the state?

• Rajasthan
• Punjab
• Bihar
• Uttar Pradesh

12. The hazards of radiation belts include -------------.

• deterioration of electronic circuits
• damage of solar cells of spacecraft
• adverse effect on living organisms
• All of the above

13. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein
• Benjamin Franklin
• Marie Curie

14. The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $902 million to how much dollars in the week to April 3 due to a fall in foreign currency assets?

• $574.66 billion
• $474.66 billion
• $774.66 billion
• $674.66 billion

15. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added how many species to List of Threatened Species?

• 1440
• 2040
• 1,840
• 1740

16. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at ----------.

• Dhaka
• New Delhi
• Colombo
• Kathmandu

17. Name the bill that was passed in the Parliament that seeks to clarify that allottees under a real estate project should be treated as financial creditors.

• Recovery of Non-Performing Assets Bill, 2017
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (First Amendment) Bill, 2017
• Recovery of Non-Performing Assets (Amendment) Bill, 2018

18. What is the name of Operation launched by Indian Navy, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas?

• Samudra Setu
• COVID-Help
• Samudra Help
• COVID Setu

19. Which IIT institute will start 'Vastu Shastra' classes for architecture students?

• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Madras
• IIT Indore

20. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Tribal Day (WTD)?

• Indigenous People
• Indigenous Regions
• Indigenous Cultures
• Indigenous Languages

21. Who has been appointed as the Member of Commission on Economic Recovery of New York?

• Siddhartha Mukherjee
• Satish Tripathi
• Rohan Tripathi
• Abhinay Mukherjee

22. The great Victoria Desert is located in -----------.

• Canada
• West Africa
• Australia
• North America

23. When was barb wire patented?

• 1874
• 1840
• 1895
• 1900

24. Which of the following operation has been launched to crack down illegal trade in the mongoose hair?

• Operation Mongoose
• Operation Environment
• Operation Clean Art
• Operation Woodrose

25. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by ------------.

• Dr Manmohan Singh
• Farooq Abdullah
• Dinesh Singh
• Alam Khan

26. Which of the following country's Parliament approved Anti-Defection Bill?

• Maldives
• Mauritius
• Fiji
• Seychelles

27. Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu
• Banaras Hindu University
• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

28. The 462nd Kandoori festival 2019 has celebrated in which of the following states?

• Andhra Pradesh
• Kerala
• Karnataka
• Tamil Nadu

29. Which company has signed an agreement for acquiring 24% stake in Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation for Rs 48 crore?

• HSRC
• Indian Mill and Railway Company
• RVNL
• RITES

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Current Affair 2020 Answer

1. HIL INDIA, a PSU under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is to supply 25 MT Malathion Technical for supply to locust control programme to which country under Government to Government arrangement?

Answer- Iran

2. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

Answer- larger, more

3. What J.  Dunlop invented?

Answer- Pneumatic rubber tire

4. What is India's growth rate in 2020 as per IMF?

Answer- 1.9%

5. Which of the following cities is organizing the 'International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems'?

Answer- New Delhi

6. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

Answer- International Labour Organisation

7. The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) would be set up for __________ ?

Answer- All of the above

8. India saved Rs 89,122 crore through energy efficiency initiatives by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) in 2018-19. Who is the current Union Minister of Power?

Answer- R K Singh

9. Which UK college has offered to teach its students 'Hinglish' to the students for jobs in India?

Answer- Portsmouth College

10. Which country has celebrated the greatest and longest Hindu festival "BadaDashain"?

Answer- Nepal

11. Which state will set up a Migration Commission for the employment of migrant labourers in the state?

Answer- Uttar Pradesh

12. The hazards of radiation belts include -------------.

Answer- All of the above

13. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

Answer- Marie Curie

14. The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by  $902 million to how much dollars in the week to April 3 due to a fall in foreign currency assets?

Answer- $474.66 billion

15. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added how many species to List of Threatened Species?

Answer- 1,840

16. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at ----------.

Answer- Kathmandu

17. Name the bill that was passed in the Parliament that seeks to clarify that allottees under a real estate project should be treated as financial creditors.

Answer- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018

18. What is the name of Operation launched by Indian Navy, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas?

Answer- Samudra Setu

19. Which IIT institute will start 'Vastu Shastra' classes for architecture students?

Answer- IIT Kharagpur

20. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Tribal Day (WTD)?

Answer- Indigenous Languages

21. Who has been appointed as the Member of Commission on Economic Recovery of New York?

Answer- Siddhartha Mukherjee

22. The great Victoria Desert is located in -----------.

Answer- Australia

23. When was barb wire patented?

Answer- 1874

24. Which of the following operation has been launched to crack down illegal trade in the mongoose hair?

Answer- Operation Clean Art

25. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by ------------.

Answer- Dr Manmohan Singh

26. Which of the following country's Parliament approved Anti-Defection Bill?

Answer- Maldives

27. Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?

Answer- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

28. The 462nd Kandoori festival 2019 has celebrated in which of the following states?

Answer- Tamil Nadu

29. Which company has signed an agreement for acquiring 24% stake in Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation for Rs 48 crore?

Answer- RITES

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