MAHENDRA CURRENT
AFFAIRS MAY 2020 ONE LINERS
## Retired IAS Officer
Yudvir Singh Malik has been recently appointed
as the Chairman and Managing director of which crisis-hit firm?
## Recently, the Chief Guest
of Republic Day celebrations, Jair Bolsonaro has
signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty during his visit. He belongs to :
## What is the name of
the Kerala boy, who has received the “Bharat Award 2019” from
President of India Shri, Ram Nath Kovind on Republic
Day? - Adithya K
## Which state government
has launched the “Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme” and subsidized meal scheme named “Shiv Bhojan” programme for the
poor? - Maharashtra
## Which state has launched
the “Atal Kisan Mazdoor canteen” for the
benefit of farmers and labourers?
## The objective of the FAME
India scheme is to increase the use of electric
and hybrid vehicles by offering incentives. What is the full form of FAME?
## According to the Ministry
of Rural Development, only 252 Members of
Parliament have adopted gram panchayats under phase-4 of SAGY. What is the full
## Recently, Union Minister Smriti Irani has launched a welfare scheme named ‘Yashaswini’
from Goa. What is the aim of the scheme? - Assistance to women
Self Help groups
## When was the Aadhaar Project launched by government
of India? - 28 January 2009
## What is the full form of UJALA Scheme?
- Unnat Jyoti by
Affordable LEDs for
All
## What is the name of the campaign has been launched by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Dharmendra Pradhan to create awareness among the people in conservation of
fuels? - Saksham
## Which integrated railway helplines into single number is made by the Indian
Railways for the passengers for quick grievance redressal and inquiry during
their
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NATIONAL & STATE
## Which rail will be set up by the government for agriculture so that goods can be
quickly transported
across
the country? - Kisan Rail
## The Tribal Museum shall be set up in
which of the
following
state? - Jharkhand
## Name the exam which will be conducted in Asia and Africa under Study in India programme?
- Ind-SAT
## Who is the present Chief Economic Advisor of India?
- Krishnamurthy V
Subramanian
## The government has set a target to reduce Central Government debt to ________ per cent of
GDP by
2024-25? - 40%
## What is the name of the exhibition of the Indian electrical industry, recently
inaugurated by the Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises?
- ELECRAMA
## Which town in India has become the first Indian town to become 100% polio-free through
the pulse
strategy? - Vellore
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How many new jobs were created in India between
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2011-12 and 2017-18 as per Economic Survey 2019-
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6.3 crore
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According to Budget 2020-21,
what is the fiscal deficit
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target for FY21?
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3.5% of GDP
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## The government proposed to expand the national gas grid to 27,000 km.
What is the from present length?
- 16,200
km
## The income of Farmers is expected to double by which
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of the following year?
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- 2022
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## Which tax has been abolished?
- Dividend Distribution
Tax
## An international bullion exchange will be set up at GIFT City. The GIFT city is located in
which state?
- Gujarat
## Which Indian state has topped the production of vegetables in 2018-19, as per the
recent data from the Ministry of Agriculture? - West Bengal
## By which year Indian Railways will run 100% on electricity as per the Union Minister
Piyush Goyal?
- 2024
## Which of the following scheme has been launched by the Civil aviation
ministry for exports in agriculture?
- Krishi Udaan
## What was the inflow of FDI from
2015-2019?
- 284 billion USD
## The Turnover threshold for audit of MSMEs has been increased from 1 crore to —
- 5 crore
## The services sector growth declined
marginally to
________per cent in 2018-19 from 8.1 per cent in
2017-18? - 7.50%
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Which country is the top producer of sunflower
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seeds?
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Ukraine
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Which of the following state has recently
organized
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the world’s longest awareness human-chain for
more
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than 18000 km?
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Bihar
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## What is the name of the indigenous artillery guns, which are to be inducted into the
Indian Army?
- Sharang
## Which ministry is under Prime Minister
Narendra
Modi? - Department of Space
## What amount has been allocated for agriculture and rural development in budget 2020?
- 2.83 lakh crore
## What amount of funds has been allocated for Cultural
Ministry? - 3,150 crore
## What amount of funds
has been allocated for the Bharat
Net
program in 2021? - 6,000 crore
INTERNATIONAL
## The country is required to raise per
capita energy
consumption by at least _____ times to increase per
capita
income by $5000? - 2.5 times
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Which is the only bank of India to rank in the
Global
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top 100 list?
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SBI
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4 times increase in per capita
energy consumption needed
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for India to achieve_______ Human Development
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Index score?
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0.8
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## How much India needs to spend on infrastructure to become USD 5 trillion economy by
2024-25?
- USD
1.4 trillion
## What is the rank of India in terms of
wind power?
- Fourth
## Which famous International Tennis tournament is held in the month of January, every year?
- Australian Open
## Which country has topped in the Corruption Perception Index 2019 released
by Transparency International?
- Denmark & New
Zealand
## What is the rank of
India in the ‘Social Mobility Index’, recently released by the World Economic Forum?
- 76 th
## In India market share of electric
vehicles was at
______ per cent compared to 2 per cent in China and
39 per
cent in Norway? - 0.06%
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Which Indian city has been adjudged as the ‘World’s
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most dynamic city’, as per the JLL City Momentum
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Index, 2020?
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Hyderabad
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Recently, which organisation
has released the ‘Time to
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care’ report?
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NGO Oxfam
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## What was the theme of the 2nd edition of International Day of Education that
is observed on 24 January
2020? - Theme – “Learning for
people, planet,
prosperity, and peace”
## Which country is the
largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in 2019, according to the latest UNCTAD
report? - United States
## The UN World Tourism Organization has recently released its ‘UNWTO World
Tourism Barometer report’. Where
is the head-quarters
of UNWTO
located? - Madrid
## Recently, India’s
first ever convention centre in Africa has been inaugurated in which African country?
- Niger
FINANCIAL AWARENESS
## The Union Budget was presented in the
Parliament
by: - Nirmala Sitharaman
## What amount of funds has been allocated for the health
care
sector? - 69,000 crore
## Insurance cover for bank deposits will be increased to
—– from
Rs. 1 lakh. - 10 lakh
## As per RBI reports, Rs ____________ crore received
by banks from previously non-performing accounts?
- Rs 50,000 cr
## Recently, which Private sector bank has launched ‘card-less cash withdrawal’ facility
from its ATMs?
- ICICI Bank
## What is the increased short-term debt investments limit for foreign portfolio investors
that was set as 20% earlier by Reserve Bank of India?
- 30%
## Which bank has decided to convert into a Small Finance Bank under Voluntary
Transition of Primary (Urban)
Co-operative
Banks? - New India Co-
operative Bank
## What is the current Reverse Repo Rate?
- 4.00%
## The Economic survey sees the FY20 GDP growth at
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_____%?
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- 7%
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## India needs to grow at_____% per year to be $5 trillion
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economy by FY25?
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- 8%
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## What was the rate of share of service
sector in
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employment in 2017?
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- 34%
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## Which Indian Private
Sector bank has
recently launched its
wealth management platform
called
‘Pioneer
Banking’? - IndusInd Bank
## The fiscal deficit estimate for 2018-19 has been retained at ______ per cent of the GDP?
- 3%
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Which term was used to describe the economics of
a
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plate of food in India in the Economic Survey
2019-
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Thalinomics
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What is the income tax
percentage for Income Bracket
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12.5-15 lakh?
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25%
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## The Economic Survey 2019-20 has projected how much GDP Growth for fiscal year
2020-21?
- 6-6.5 percent
## What is the estimated Industrial growth
for fiscal
2019-20? - 2.5 percent
8 Navi Mumbai
will host the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on November 21.
6
India’s Growth of GDP
moderated to ______per cent
in 2018-19 from 7.2 per cent in 2017-18?
- 6.80%
## According to the survey some states will start transitioning to an ageing society by
the _________?
- 2030
SPORTS
## Navegaon National Park is located in
which state?
- Maharashtra
## Which country will host the 11th edition of the Indoor Cricket World Cup in
October 10 to 17, 2020?
- Australia
## Recently, Nikhat Zareen was in news. She is related
to - Boxing
## Recently, which Indian spinner has become the fastest Indian spinner to take 100 wickets in
ODIs?
- Kuldeep Yadav
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
## Who will ride to space in the first test flight of the human space mission, Gaganyaan?
- Vyom Mitra
## Which
country is the
World's Leading Bauxite
Producing
country? - Australia
## In which state India’s First Super Fab Lab has been inaugurated to function in
collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA?
- Kerala
## According to budget, the use of which type of energy to be promoted in the farming sector?
- Solar energy
## Share of renewable (excluding hydro above 25 MW) in total electricity generation
increased from 6% in 2014-15 to _____ % in 2018-19?
- 10%
## Which country has recently test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile,
named ‘K-4’. Which can be launched
from
submarine? - India
## Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched an upgraded POLNET 2.0. What
is the meaning of POLNET? - Police network
services
## In which state, Estuarine Biology Regional Centre of the Zoological Survey of India
discovered the New snake eel species also named as ‘Ophichthus
kailashchandrai’? - Odisha
One Liner 
MISCELLANEOUS
## Where is the world’s largest solar park, Pavagada Solar
Park
located? - Karnataka
## Which state is the largest producer of jute in India?
- West Bengal
## Name the independent body which will set up for the recruitment to non gazetted posts
through computer-
based
online process. - National Recruitment
Agency
## The P J Nayak Committee is related to-
- Public Sector Banks
## Nagarhole National Park, also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, is situated in which
state?
- Karnataka
## The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is a statutory body of India. Where is it
headquartered?
- New Delhi
## Where is the National Sugar Institute
established?
- Kanpur
## Article 112 of the constitution of India is related to:
- Union Budget
## GSTN consists of how many digits?
- 15
digits
## Hryvnia is the currency of which
country?
- Ukraine
## ‘Blue Revolution’ is related to:
- Fisheries
## Vientiane is the capital of which
country?
- Laos
## What is the theme of the 10th National Voters’ Day celebrated across the country?
- Electoral Literacy for
Stronger Democracy
## Which is the largest cricket stadium of
the world?
- Motera Stadium
## Which document will be issued instantly
based on
AADHAR
details? - PAN Card
## Which is a component of “Economic Development”?
- Infrastructure
## As per the Economic Survey of India, how many new companies were formed in 2018?
- 124000
## Palakkad Gap or Palghat Gap, a low mountain pass is situated between which two states?
- Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Germany's 1year-old Formula Three
driver Sophia Flörsch won Comeback of the Year award at Laureus Sporting Awards
2020.
THANKS MICA MAY 2020
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