GK Current Affairs Questions 2020 - May 15
The Government of India is to conduct one of the largest evacuation exercises with an aim to bring Indians stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. What is the name of this exercise?
(A) Jai Bharat Mission
(B) Vande Bharat Mission
(C) Jai Hind Mission
(D) Vande Matram Mission
Correct Answer : B
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has announced the setting up of integrated soil nutrient management a farmers' movement. Who is current Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers?
(A) Narendra Singh Tomar
(B) Shripad Yesso Naik
(C) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(D) Dharmendra Pradhan
Correct Answer : A
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir. When was IMD founded?
(A) 1775
(B) 1975
(C) 1875
(D) 1675
Correct Answer : C
Which state government has re-launched the ambitious Sambal Yojana aimed to strengthen the lives of the poor and the SC and ST communities by providing them social security cover?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Haryana
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer : D
Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) the feature has been implemented in the Aarogya Setu mobile application. What is toll free number for Aarogya Setu IVRS?
(A) 1035
(B) 1026
(C) 1056
(D) 1075
Correct Answer : D
Which institute has come up with plant data of the Northern Western Ghats which indicates that plateaus should be prioritized for the conservation of the Northern Western Ghats?
(A) Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
(B) Arid Forest Research Institute
(C) Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)
(D) Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
Correct Answer : C
Govt announces to operate how many flights to repatriate stranded Indians abroad from May 7 to May 13?
(A) 51
(B) 54
(C) 64
(D) 67
Correct Answer : C