Top May 2020 GK Questions by Online SSC Coaching Classes

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May Current GK Quiz

Question 1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee?
a. Mukul Wasnik
b. Mallikarjun Kharge
c. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
d. Ghulam Nabi Azad

Answer: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Question 2. Which initiative was launched recently by the Government of India to evacuate the Indians stranded in foreign countries?
a. Operation Samudra
b. Operation Ghar Wapsi
c. Vande Bharat Mission
d. Sagarmal Initiative

Answer: Vande Bharat Mission

Question 3. Which cyclonic storm badly affected West Bengal and Odisha recently?
a. Cyclone Amphan
b. Cyclone Nisarga
c. Cyclone Phailin
d. Cyclone Helen

Answer: Cyclone Amphan

Question 4. SWADES exercise has been launched by the Govt. for helping overseas Indians returning home under Vande Bharat Mission. SWADES stands for
a. Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support
b. Skilled Workers Assistance Database for Employment Service
c. Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Service
d. Skilled Workers Assistance Database for Employment Support

Answer: Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support

Question 5. Ujh Multipurpose Project has come up on the river Ujh in Jammu & Kashmir. The Ujh is a tributary of
a. The Jhelum
b. The Sutlej
c. The Ravi
d. The Beas

Answer: The Ravi

Question 6. Which of the following pairs of days is correctly matched?
a. World Thalassaemia Day: 8^th May
b. World Hunger Day: 28^th May
c. World No Tobacco Day: 31^st May
d. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question 7. As per the latest data from National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s GDP growth rate in 2019-20 was
a. 3.6%
b. 4.0%
c. 4.2%
d. 4.4%

Answer: 4.2%

Question 8. Which of the following was recently renamed as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust?
a. Chennai Port Trust
b. Kolkata Port Trust
c. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva)
d. Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar islands) Port Trust

Answer: Kolkata Port Trust

Question 9. FDI limit in Defence Manufacturing (under the automatic route) has now been raised to
a. 70%
b. 51%
c. 74%
d. 49%

Answer: 74%

Question 10. Which of the following has become the 1st Indian state to provide free and cashless insurance to the people?
a. Maharashtra
b. Kerala
c. Odisha
d. Jharkhand

Answer: Maharashtra

Question 11. As per the Government, India received an FDI of $73.46 Billion in 2019-20. Which country was the No. 1 contributor to FDI in India?
a. USA
b. Singapore
c. Japan
d. Mauritius

Answer: Singapore

Question 12. ‘WeWillWin’ campaign for healthcare workers was launched recently by
a. FIFA
b. World Bank
c. International Cricket Council
d. International Olympic Committee

Answer: FIFA

Question 13. World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) is observed annually on 5^th May. The theme for WHHD 2020 was
a. Clean Hands – A recipe for health
b. The power is in your hands
c. Save Lives: Clean your hands
d. Make hand washing a habit

Answer: Save Lives: Clean your hands

Question 14. Which country has recently named one of its streets after Rabindranath Tagore on his 159th anniversary?
a. Indonesia
b. Greece
c. Israel
d. Mexico

Answer: Israel

Question 15. ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ initiative is targeted to cover all states & union territories by
a. January 2021
b. December 2020
c. March 2021
d. June 2021

Answer: March 2021

Question 16. Co-operative banks have been brought under SARFAESI Act, 2002. What does SARFAESI stand for?
a. Securitization and Reconciliation of Financial Assets and Exchange of Safe Investment
b. Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Investment
c. Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Exchange of Secure Investment
d. Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest

Answer: Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest

Question 17. Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in again as the Prime Minister of
a. Norway
b. Israel
c. Ireland
d. Switzerland

Answer: Israel

Question 18. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a. World Athletics Day: 7^th May
b. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: 17^th May
c. World Hypertension Day: 17^th May
d. None of the above

Answer: None of the above

Question 19. Areas under India’s territory that are being claimed by Nepal
a. Lipulekh
b. Limpiyadhura
c. Kalapani
d. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question 20. FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup is going to be held in February 2021 in
a. North Korea
b. Spain
c. Germany
d. India

Answer: India

Question 21. World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is observed annually on 9th May. The theme for WMBD 2020 was
a. Their Future is our Future
b. Birds Connect Our World
c. Migratory Birds in a Changing Climate
d. Making our Planet Bird Friendly

Answer: Birds Connect Our World

Question 22. Which of the following ministers represented India in the recently held G-20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
c. Ravi Shankar Prasad
d. Anurag Singh Thakur

Answer: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Question 23. Name the person whose tenure as the Goodwill ambassador of United Nations Environment Programme has been extended till 2022.
a. Alex Rendell
b. Dia Mirza
c. Mia Farrow
d. Jackie Chan

Answer: Dia Mirza

Question 24. Which of the following pairs given below is correctly matched?
a. World Press Freedom Day: 3^rd May
b. World Asthma Day: 1^st Tuesday of May
c. National Technology Day: 11^th May
d. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question 25. Under PM SVANidhi scheme, street vendors can avail a loan of up to Rs. 10,000. PM SVANidhi stands for
a. PM Street Vendor’s ApnaSamman Nidhi
b. PM Street Vendor’s AtmaSamman Nidhi
c. PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi
d. PM Street Vendor’s AtmaSeva Nidhi

Answer: PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi

Question 26. Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam, the song celebrating the spirit of Aatm Nirbhar Bharat, has been written by Prasoon Joshi. Name the composer of this song.
a. Amit Trivedi
b. A. R. Rahman
c. Pritam Chakraborty
d. Shankar Mahadevan

Answer: Shankar Mahadevan

Question 27. Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand have won Pulitzer award 2020 for
a. Poetry
b. Public Service
c. Photography
d. Fiction

Answer: Photography

Question 28. Which of the following has become the 1st Indian state to launch ‘FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana’ (FIR at your doorstep)?
a. Kerala
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Goa

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Question 29. As per the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s Fiscal Deficit in 2019-20 was
a. 5.57% of GDP
b. 5.1% of GDP
c. 4.59% of GDP
d. 3.22% of GDP

Answer: 4.59% of GDP

Question 30. Kondapochamma Sagar project, a part of multi-stage Kaleshwaram irrigation project, has come up in
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Telangana

Answer: Telangana

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