Monthly Current Affairs Questions May - 2020
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in which period of the year does the southwest monsoon occur?
(A) May-september
(B) January-february
(C) March April
(D) June-September
Correct Answer : D
International Missing Children's Day is observed every year on which date?
(A) May 24
(B) May 27
(C) May 25
(D) May 23
Correct Answer : C
The first phase of the Army Commanders conference will be organised on which date?
(A) 22 to 26 May
(B) 25 to 30 May
(C) 1 to 5 June
(D) 27 to 29 May
Correct Answer : D
What is the name of military war game centre at the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of Uganda developed by the Indian Association Uganda and Indian Military Advisory and Training Team for Uganda Peoples Defence Forces?
(A) GameOn
(B) INDUGA
(C) INDIA
(D) WarOn
Correct Answer : C
Power Finance Corporation the central PSU and India's leading NBFC, signed an agreement with which company to fund hydro-electric projects worth Rs.22,000 on 26 May 2020?
(A) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
(B) NTPC Limited
(C) Adani Power Limited
(D) Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd.
Correct Answer : D
Who lead the team of scientists of Botanical Survey of India who discovered 3 new plant species namely- Eugenia sphaerocarpa, Goniothalamus sericeus and Memecylon nervosum at the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
(A) Manju Sharma
(B) Samir K. Brahmachari
(C) A. A. Mao
(D) K.A. Sujana
Correct Answer : D
Which state became the 1st state to release a report highlighting its conservation efforts to save over 1,100 rare plants from extinction?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer : C