GK Questions 2020 for May 05 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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GK 2020 Questions for May 05, 2020

1. What is India's Rank in World Press Freedom Index 2020?

• 132
• 142
• 122
• 152

2. Which movie has been crowned Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards?

• Bohemian Rhapsody
• The Favourite
• Green Book
• Roma

3. Which social media has inked an agreement with International Cricket Council to get exclusive digital content rights for ICC matches in South Asia, recently?

• YouTube
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook

4. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of Chinese smartphone brand iQOO?

• Virat Kohli
• Sachin Tendulkar
• Suresh Raina
• Shikhar Dhawan

5.The 2019 C40 World Mayors Summit to be held in which city?

• Washington
• Copenhagen
• New Delhi
• Berlin

6. Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure has partnered to acquire telecom tower assets of which company?

• BSNL
• Airtel
• Reliance Industries
• Vodafone India

7. Which of the following is planning to invest in technology start-ups in India?

• Google Alphabet
• Facebook
• Apple
• Intel Corp

8. Green Bonds of USD 100 million has been listed by which bank on India International Exchange Limited's (INX) Global Securities Market Green Platform (GSM)?

• Dena Bank
• SBI
• BoB
• Yes Bank

9.The Bru/Rheang Tribe which was in the news, not found in which state from the following?

• Mizoram
• Assam
• Manipur
• Nagaland

10. Basava Jayanthi was celebrated on which date?

• 21 April
• 24 April
• 27 April
• 26 April

11. Who has been appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the UN?

• T. S. Tirumurti
• Santosh Kumar
• Rajiv Kumar
• Suresh N. Patel

12. Who is the present speaker of Lok Sabha?

• Meera Kumar
• Ramnath Kovind
• Om Birla
• Ramvilas Paswan

13. Central Government constitutes how many Inter-Ministerial Teams to make an assessment of the situation and augment State efforts to fight and contain the spread of COVID-19 effectively?

• 2
• 3
• 6
• 1

14. Which Indian Short film won 2019 Oscar Award in the category 'Best Short Documentary'?

• Jai Mata Di
• Period End of Sentence
• Half Ticket 2
• Juice

15.Scientists from which institute have developed the biggest-ever computer chip using carbon nanotubes (CNT)- RV16XNano?

• Yale University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Harvard University
• Stanford University

16. Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021. He belongs to which game?

• Archery
• Golf
• Boxing
• Snooker

17. The 35th Tri-Services Commanders Conference for the year 2019 was held in which city?

• Kochi, Kerala
• Chennai, Tamilnadu
• New Delhi, Delhi
• Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

18. The 5th meeting of the Economic Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission was held in which of the following city?

• Chennai
• Indore
• New Delhi
• Mumbai

19. Which of the following topped in the WPP-Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands?

• ICICI Bank
• HDFC Bank
• LIC
• State Bank of India

20. BharatPe has started COVID-19 Protection Insurance Cover in association with which bank?

• ICICI
• SBI
• HDFC
• RBI

21. Which museum has entered the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in India?

• Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum
• Salar Jung Museum
• Cowasji Jehangir Hall
• Virasat-e-Khalsa museum

22. The World Veterinary Day was observed on which date?

• 21 April 2020
• 22 April 2020
• 25 April 2020
• 26 April 2020

23. Maharashtra's Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has recently launched a dashboard about the COVID-19 situation in the KDMC are Who is the current Governor of Maharashtra?

• Bhagat Singh Koshyari
• Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
• Shri Phagu Chauhan
• Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

24. Which of the following party formed the 15th National Assembly in Pakistan?

• National Party
• Pakistan Peoples Party
• Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
• Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

25. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan launched which platform that aims to establish a direct channel of communication with millions of Indians amid the pandemic?

• COVID India Info
• COVID India Stop
• COVID India Seva
• COVID India Care

26. What is the theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival that is to be held Guwahati on March 1, 2019?

• Our Pride, Our Film
• Our Heritage, Our Pride
• Our Film, Our Pride
• Our Nation, Our Pride

27. Which of the following Indian Mobile app clinched the bronze medal at the Technovation Challenge?

• Maitri
• VithU
• Nirbhaya
• YatraMiTR

28. Who became the ninth Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after a win at the Asian Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan?

• Lovlina Borgohain
• Amit Panghal
• Manish Kaushik
• Mary Kom

29. Where did the 37th Good and Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting held?

• Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Kolkata, West Bengal
• Panaji, Goa
• New Delhi, Delhi

30. According to a recent report by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, how much per cent MSME sector has contributed to GDP?

• 25%
• 29%
• 32%
• 36%

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GK 2020 Answers

1. What is India's Rank in World Press Freedom Index 2020?

Answer- 142

2. Which movie has been crowned Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards?

Answer- Green Book

3. Which social media has inked an agreement with International Cricket Council to get exclusive digital content rights for ICC matches in South Asia, recently?

Answer- Facebook

4. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of Chinese smartphone brand iQOO?

Answer- Virat Kohli

5.The 2019 C40 World Mayors Summit to be held in which city?

Answer- Copenhagen

6. Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure has partnered to acquire telecom tower assets of which company?

Answer- Reliance Industries

7. Which of the following is planning to invest in technology start-ups in India?

Answer- Facebook

8. Green Bonds of USD 100 million has been listed by which bank on India International Exchange Limited's (INX) Global Securities Market Green Platform (GSM)?

Answer- SBI

9.The Bru/Rheang Tribe which was in the news, not found in which state from the following?

Answer- Nagaland

10. Basava Jayanthi was celebrated on which date?

Answer- 26 April

11. Who has been appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the UN?

Answer- T. S. Tirumurti

12. Who is the present speaker of Lok Sabha?

Answer- Om Birla

13. Central Government constitutes how many Inter-Ministerial Teams to make an assessment of the situation and augment State efforts to fight and contain the spread of COVID-19 effectively?

Answer- 6

14. Which Indian Short film won 2019 Oscar Award in the category 'Best Short Documentary'?

Answer- Perio End of Sentence

15.Scientists from which institute have developed the biggest-ever computer chip using carbon nanotubes (CNT)- RV16XNano?

Answer- Harvard University

16. Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021. He belongs to which game?

Answer- Golf

17. The 35th Tri-Services Commanders Conference for the year 2019 was held in which city?

Answer- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

18. The 5th meeting of the Economic Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission was held in which of the following city?

Answer- New Delhi

19. Which of the following topped in the WPP-Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands?

Answer- HDFC Bank

20. BharatPe has started COVID-19 Protection Insurance Cover in association with which bank?

Answer- ICICI

21. Which museum has entered the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in India?

Answer- Cowasji Jehangir Hall

22. The World Veterinary Day was observed on which date?

Answer- 25 April 2020

23. Maharashtra's Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has recently launched a dashboard about the COVID-19 situation in the KDMC are Who is the current Governor of Maharashtra?

Answer- Bhagat Singh Koshyari

24. Which of the following party formed the 15th National Assembly in Pakistan?

Answer- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

25. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan launched which platform that aims to establish a direct channel of communication with millions of Indians amid the pandemic?

Answer- COVID India Seva

26. What is the theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival that is to be held Guwahati on March 1, 2019?

Answer- Our Heritage, Our Pride

27. Which of the following Indian Mobile app clinched the bronze medal at the Technovation Challenge?

Answer- Maitri

28. Who became the ninth Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after a win at the Asian Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan?

Answer- Manish Kaushik

29. Where did the 37th Good and Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting held?

Answer- Panaji, Goa

30. According to a recent report by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, how much per cent MSME sector has contributed to GDP?

Answer- 29%

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