Daily Current Affairs in English : Current Affairs 16 May 2020

Daily Current Affairs in English : Current Affairs 16 May 2020

1. On which Day, International Family Day is Observed ? 

a. 14 May 

b. 15 May 

c. 16 May 

d. 17 May

Ans: b

02. Recently, World Trade Organization Chief _______ Resigns from his Position? a. Roberto Azevado 

b. Manoj Ahuja 

c. V. Vidyavathi 

d. Daren Tang

Ans: a

03. Which of the Following Country has developed ‘iFeel-You’ Bracelet for Social Distancing? 

a. Russia 

b. USA 

c. India 

d. Italy

Ans: d

04. Recently, the New Development Bank approved USD 1 Billion Dollar Help to India as Emergency Fund. Who is President of New Development Bank? 

a. K.V Kamath 

b. Saurabh Lodha 

c. Giriraj Singh 

d. Saima Yonus Khan

Ans: a

05. What is the Rank of India on WEF Global Energy Transition Index ? 

a. 76 

b. 74 

c. 72 

d. 70

Ans: b

06. Which of the following State has launched ‘HOPE Portal ( Helping Out People Everywhere) to help unemployed youth to get Jobs? 

a. Madhya Pradesh 

b. Haryana 

c. Gujarat 

d. Uttarakhand

Ans: d

07. Recently, Twitter has officially Announced has the officials if Want can Work from Home forever. Who is the CEO of Twitter? 

a. Mark Zuckerberg 

b. Jack Dorsey 

c. Sebastian Coe 

d. Abhijeet Bose

Ans: b

08. Spirulina Groundnut Chikki has been developed by central Food Technological Research Institute , it is rich in Vitamin B, Beta Carotene which Helps to build Immunity and it has been distributed to migrant labours in Bengaluru 

09. Grammy Winning Singer Betty Wright Passed away, he has received her First Grammy for ‘where is the Love’? When she was just 23. 

10. US Centres For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Commits $3.6 Million Assistance to India for COVID-19 

11. Jammu and Kashmir has launched Web portal jkmonitoring.nic.in to help stranded in other part of country.

12. Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) and TCS ( Tax Collection At Source) have been Reduced by how Much Percent till 31 March 2021? 

a. 15% 

b. 20% 

c. 25% 

d. 30%

Ans: c

13. Who has become the New Chairman of CBSE? 

a. Anita Karwal 

b. Manoj Ahuja 

c. Dr. Krishna Ella 

d. Shafique Ansari

Ans: b