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Omkar Parte | Updated: May 12, 2020 21:03 IST
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Important Current Affairs Quiz – 11th May 2020
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In May 2020, the central government has released Rs. 6,195 crore as grants to how many states as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission?
The central government has released Rs. 6,195 crore as grants to fourteen states as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.
These grants cover the deficit on post-devolution of revenue, or revenue deficit, to states including West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, among others, for May 2020.
Revenue deficit is the difference between states' revenue and expenditure.
Which of the following helplines has been launched by Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank for counselling of students of the Central University of Odisha, who are in mental distress in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic?
Bharosa
Savera
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched a helpline for counselling of students of the Central University of Odisha, who are in mental distress in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The helpline "Bharosa" aims at providing mental and psychological assistance to the students of the institute.
The helpline number is 08046801010.
What is the theme of the International Nurses Day 2020?
Nursing: The Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit
Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective
Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Nursing the World to Health
Nurses: A force for change – Improving health systems' resilience
May 12 is observed as International Nurses Day across the world.
International Nurses Day is organised every year to celebrate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
The theme for International Nurses Day 2020 is "Nursing the World to Health".
The WHO has also designated 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
The year 2020 also marks the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
Little Richard passed away in May 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?
Singer Little Richard, who was a founding father of rock 'n' roll, passed away in May 2020.
Richard started his career with "Tutti Frutti" in 1956 after which he gave a series of unstoppable hits "Long Tall Sally" and "Rip It Up" in the same year.
His other hits are "Lucille" in 1957 and "Good Golly Miss Molly" in 1958.
Raja Rangappa Naik passed away in May 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?
Former Lok Sabha MP and senior Janta Dal leader Raja Rangappa Naik passed away in May 2020.
He had represented the Raichur constituency in the Lok Sabha.
He had strived hard for the development of Kalyana Karnataka (old Hyderabad-Karnataka region).
Naik was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996.
Who has assumed charge as the new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in May 2020?
Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi
Anna Rajam Malhotra
Sanjukta Parashar
Nirupama Rao
Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi has assumed charge as the new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
He succeeded Anand Kumar who earlier took charge Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
He was earlier serving as Additional Chief Secretary and Additional Secretary (Climate Change Department) of the Ministry of Climate Change Department, Environment & Forest, Government of Jharkhand.
Union Government has said that there will be no increase in lease rent for the SEZ units for the financial year 2020-21. What does 'S' stand for in SEZ?
Union Government has said that there will be no increase in lease rent for the Special Economic Zone, SEZ units for the financial year 2020-21.
The decision has been taken in order to provide interim relief to SEZ units in lease rent on account of COVID-19 pandemic.
Payment of lease rent of 1st quarter is to be deferred up to 31st of July 2020 for all SEZ units.
In which city, the home deliveries have been mandatorily made cashless from 15 May 2020?
In Ahmedabad, the home deliveries have been mandatorily made cashless from 15 May 2020.
All shops except those selling medicine and milk have been closed in the city till 14 May 2020.
All the delivery agencies have been directed not to appoint any delivery boy from the containment zone.
All the delivery boys need to follow social distancing norms and will have to wear gloves compulsorily.
The Home Minister of which state has launched country's first-ever 'FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana' in May 2020?
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra launched country's first-ever 'FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana' in Bhopal on 11 May 2020.
Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to implement such an innovative scheme.
'FIR Aapke Dwar' scheme has been started as a pilot project in 23 Police Stations including one urban and one rural Police Station at 11 Divisional Headquarters.
Madhya Pradesh: State Animal – Barasingha.
State Bird – Indian Paradise Flycatcher.
National Parks – Bandhavgarh National Park, Fossil National Park, Kanha National Park, Madhav National Park, Panna National Park, Pench (Priyadarshini) National Park, Sanjay National Park, Satpura National Park.
Dams – Bansagar Dam (Sone river), Bheemgarh dam (Wainganga river), Gandhi Sagar Dam (Chambal River), Indira Sagar Dam (Narmada River) and Omkareshwar Dam (Narmada River).
In a record time of how many days has the CSIR – National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) Bangalore developed a Non Invasive BiPAP Ventilator?
CSIR – National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) Bangalore, has developed a Non-Invasive BiPAP Ventilator in a record time of 36 days.
This will help in treating COVID-19 patients.
It is a microcontroller-based precise closed-loop adaptive control system with a built-in biocompatible "3D printed manifold & coupler" with HEPA filter (Highly Efficient Particulate Air Filter).
Juvvadi Ratnakar Rao passed away in May 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?
Congress leader and Former Minister Juvvadi Ratnakar Rao passed away in May 2020.
Ratnakar Rao was elected to the Legislative Assembly in undivided thrice Andhra Pradesh in 1989, 1999 and 2004 from Buggaram constituency.
He was minister for endowments in the cabinet of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy during 2006-09.
Who is among the 17 journalists from 14 countries who are being presented the Deutsche Welle's Freedom of Speech Award 2020?
Sudhir Chaudhary
Karan Thapar
Siddharth Varadarajan
Aroon Purie
The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan is among the 17 journalists from 14 countries who are being presented the Deutsche Welle's Freedom of Speech Award 2020.
It is awarded annually to a person or initiative that has shown outstanding commitment to human rights and freedom of expression in the media.
The awards are being presented since the year 2015.
Betty Wright passed away in May 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?
Betty Wright, the Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter, passed away in May 2020.
Her influential 1970s hits included "Clean Up Woman" and "Where is the Love".
She released her solo debut album, "My First Time Around," at age 15 in 1968.
Wright was born Bessie Regina Norris in 1953 in Miami.
Which of the following corporations has launched Pranavayu programme in May 2020?
Bengaluru corporation has launched Pranavayu programme.
It will create awareness on the need to self examine the respiratory health for people.
Pranavayu awareness programme is an attempt to help people with low oxygen level in their blood to get themselves checked early before their ailments become fatal.
Which country has named a street after celebrated Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as a tribute on his 159th birthday?
Israel has named a street in Tel Aviv after celebrated Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as a tribute on his 159th birthday.
Tagore, in 1913 won the Nobel prize in literature and till now, he is the only poet from India to have done so.
The poet also composed a poem that later became the national anthem of India.
The national anthem of Bangladesh was also written by him only.
Israel: Capital – Jerusalem.
Currency – Israeli Shekel.
With which of the following will Samsung partner to launch the Samsung Pay debit card?
LendingClub
Samsung has announced the plans of launching a Samsung Pay debit card in the summer of 2020.
Samsung will partner with US-based personal finance company SoFi to launch the card, which will be backed by a cash management account.
Samsung is also developing a mobile-first money management platform.
Which of the following missions has been launched by India in May 2020 as a part of the government's outreach initiative towards 5 Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic?
Mission Sagar
Mission Maitri
Mission Aapda
Mission Madad
Mission Raahat
India launched Mission Sagar on 10 May 2020.
It is a part of the government's outreach initiative towards 5 Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Also, as part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari would enter the Port of Male in the Republic of Maldives, to provide them with 600 tons of food provisions.
The civil engineering department of which of the following IITs has designed and developed a PPE doffing unit for Government Chengalpattu Medical College?
IIT Bomaby
The civil engineering department of the IIT Madras has designed and developed a PPE doffing unit for Government Chengalpattu Medical College.
Financial support for the construction of the doffing unit came from corporates through their CSR arms.
Professors Koshy Varghese and Arul Jayachandran fabricated the unit in collaboration with a team of public works department officials at the hospital.
In May 2020, Deepa Malik has announced her retirement. In which year did she become the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games?
Deepa Malik has announced her retirement to hold her post as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India in accordance with the National Sports Code.
As per the National Sports Code, an active athlete cannot hold an official post in any federation.
She was the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games, winning silver in shot put at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Which of the following has unveiled India's 'first fully indigenous COVID test kit called DiAGSure nCoV-19 Detection Assay?
Biocon
GCC Biotech
Bharat Serum
Panacea Biotec
A Kolkata-based biotech firm has unveiled India's 'first fully indigenous COVID test kit.
It had already received approval from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) on May 1, 2020.
The new 'real-time PCR kit' has been developed by GCC Biotech.
Called DiAGSure nCoV-19 Detection Assay, the kit includes one-step qRT PCR Master Mix, primer, probe and RNA template (control).
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