Current Affairs 2020 , Top update current affairs

Top Current Affairs GK Questions 2020

1.When was Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) established?

 A.1957                B.1960 

 C.1963                D.1983

2.Where is the headquarters of Border Road Organisation (BRO) located?

 A.Jammu           B.Dehradun

 C.New Delhi       D.Siachen

 3.When was the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) launched?

 A.2016              B.2017

 C.2018              D.2019

 4.Who is the Director-General of the Border Road Organisation (BRO)?

 A.Lt. Gen. Harpal Singh

 B.Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan

 C.Lt. Gen. Iqroop Singh Ghuman

 D.Lt. Gen. Alok Singh Kler

 5.When was Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) launched?

 A.2014            B.2015

 C.2016            D.2017

 6.Border Road Organisation (BRO) functions under ________.

 A.Ministry of Home Affairs

 B.Ministry of Commerce and Trade

 C.Ministry of Defence

 D.Ministry of Road Transport and                        Highways

 7.Bihu is the festival celebrated in _______.

 A.Arunachal Pradesh       B.Assam

 C.Manipur                          D.Mizoram

 8.When was the Border Road Organisation (BRO) established?

 A.1946        B.1953

 C.1960        D.1967

 9.Which state celebrates Pana Sankranti?

 A.Madhya Pradesh   B.Uttar Pradesh

 C.Odisha                     D.Bihar

 10.Where is Zojila located?

 A.Ladakh               B.Jammu

 C.Himachal Pradesh   D.Uttarakhand

 11.When is Odia New Year is celebrated?

 A.11 April        B.12 April

 C.13 April        D.14 April

 12.BRO opened the _______ which connects Ladakh with the rest of the world, after 4 months. It was closed in December 2019.

 A.Srinagar-Leh highway

 B.Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

 C.Leh-Manali Highway

 D.Jammu-Manali Highway

 13.Which Ministry launched the "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" (YUKTI) web-portal?

 A.Ministry of Science & Technology

 B.Ministry of Home Affairs

 C.Ministry of Human Resource Development

 D.Ministry of AYUSH

 14.Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) functions under ________.

 A.Ministry of Human Resource Development

 B.Ministry of Science & Technology

 C.Ministry of Education & Research

 D.Ministry of Labour and Employment

 15.Which state's SRLM initiated Didi Helpline?

 A.Uttar Pradesh

 B.Jharkhand

 C.Odisha

 D.Bihar

 16.ICMR approved the bioassay laboratory of ________ in Faridabad as an extension of the diagnostic facility of ESIC Medical College and Hospital.

 A.Department of Biotechnology based THSTI

 B.CSIR-CECRI

 C.NCL

 D.SCTMIST

 17.KVIC has bagged an order to supply 7.5 lakh pieces of Khadi Masks to ________.

 A.Uttar Pradesh

 B.J&K

 C.Maharashtra

 D.Karnataka

18.When was the Rowlatt Act passed?

 A.1909

 B.1911

 C.1919

 D.1922

 19.________ has developed a double-layered Khadi mask to contain the spread of COVID-19. It has procured orders for supplying it in large quantities.

 A.ICMR

 B.CSIR

 C.DRDO

 D.KVIC

 20.Who ordered open fire on the people gathered Jallianwala Bagh to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders, Satya Pal, Saifuddin Kitchlew and the Rowlatt Act?

 A.Colonel Reginald Dyer

 B.Colonel Sanders

 C.Colonel John Grekwood

 D.Colonel Peter Fredrick

 21.The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stated that over ________ vaccines are under various stages of development. But no vaccines have reached the final stage.

 A.10

 B.40

 C.67

 D.89

 22.The year 2020 marked the _______ anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

 A.100th

 B.101st

 C.102nd

 D.103rd

 23._______ is Culturing SARS-CoV-2 Virus for Testing Repurposed & New Drugs.

 A.AIIMS

 B.Module Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

 C.CSIR-CCMB

 D.DRDO

 24.When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happen?

 A.11 April 1919

 B.11 April 1923

 C.13 April 1919

 D.13 April 1923