JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 07

JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 07

1. Under which scheme, the Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2636 EV (Electric Vehicles) charging stations to clean the mobility in Road Transport Sector ?
1) FAME India (Fast Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme
2) QAME India (Quick Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme
3) RAME India (Rapid Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme
4) FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme
2. NEST was in news recently, what does ‘S’ stands for ___________ .
1) S – Strategic
2) S – Securities
3) S – Stabilisation
4) S – Speculation
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) S – Strategic
3. To boost which type of Saree production, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has opened its first Silk Processing Plant in Gujarat ?
1) Bomkai Sarees
2) Patola Sarees
3) Bandhani/Bandhej Saree
4) Bhagalpuri Saree
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Patola Sarees
4. Name the division, that was formed by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to deal with new and emerging technologies .
1) NEST – Neutrality, Emerging and Strategic Technologies
2) NEST – Network, Emerging and Strategic Technologies
3) NEST – New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies
4) NEST – National, Emerging and Strategic Technologies
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) NEST – New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies
5. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi, released the 3rd installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana of Rs.2000 for the December2019- March 2020 period ?
1) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
2) Mumbai, Maharashtra
3) New Delhi, Delhi
4) Tumkuru, Karnataka
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) Tumkuru, Karnataka 
6. How many high-tech Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) labs with scientists under age 35 years was inaugurated recently ?
1) 5
2) 4
3) 3
4) 2
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) 5
7. Where was the 107th International Science Congress for the year 2020 with the theme “Science and Technology: Rural Development” inaugurated ?
1) Kochi, Kerala
2) Bengaluru, Karnataka
3) Guwahati, Assam
4) Kolkata, West Bengal
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Bengaluru, Karnataka
8. Where was the India’s 1st of its kind turtle rehabilitation centre inaugurated ?
1) West Bengal
2) Gujarat
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) Bihar
9. I-STEM website was launched recently, Expand I–STEM ?
1) Innovation in Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map
2) Invention in Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map
3) Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map
4) International Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map
10. Which 2 countries exchanged the list of Nuclear Installations on January 01, 2020 ?
1) India and Pakistan
2) Pakistan and China
3) China and Russia
4) India and Sri Lanka
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) India and Pakistan