Daily Current Affairs Quiz Question 2019-2020

2 May 2020 Current Affairs Quiz may-2020

Que : 1

Consider the following statements with respect to R&D Statistics and Indicators 2019-20:

1. The report has been brought out by the National Science and Technology Management Information (NSTMIS), Department of Science and Technology (DST).

2. India’s gross expenditure in R&D has increased 10 times between 2008 & 2018.

3. India is placed 3rd among countries in scientific publication as per NSF database.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2

b) 1, 3

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3

Que : 2

Kisan Sabha App has been launched by-

a) CSIR-Council of Scientific & Industrial Research lab

b) ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi,New Delhi

c) National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi

d) NOTA

Que : 3

Consider the following statements with respect to 'Shramik Special' trains:

1. The train has been assigned to carry only migrant workers.

2. Twelve such "shramik (worker) special" trains have been alloted for the ferrying of passengers.

3. Each "shramik" train will carry between 500-600 people to ensure social distancing during travel.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2

b) None

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3

Que : 4

Recently, Geographical indication (GI) tags were assigned to which of the following products:

1. Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur

2. Gorakhpur terracotta

3. Kashmir saffron

a) 1, 2

b) 1,3

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3

Que : 5

Which respect to Chakmas and Hajongs, which of the following statements stands true?

1. Chakmas and Hajongs were originally residents of Chittagong Hill Tracts in the erstwhile East Pakistan.

2. The Chakmas, who are Buddhists, and the Hajongs, who are Hindus, also allegedly faced religious persecution and entered India through the then Lushai Hills district of Assam (now Mizoram).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2