Current Affairs Quiz – 27 May 2020
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
Former coach and also a player, Gigi Simoni, who died recently was related to which sports?
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- Former coach of the Italian professional football club ‘Inter Milan’ Gigi Simoni has passed away at the age of 81.
- As a player, Simoni played as an attacking midfielder for Mantova, Napoli, Torino, Juventus, Brescia and Genoa from 1959-1974.
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- Former coach of the Italian professional football club ‘Inter Milan’ Gigi Simoni has passed away at the age of 81.
- As a player, Simoni played as an attacking midfielder for Mantova, Napoli, Torino, Juventus, Brescia and Genoa from 1959-1974.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Name the winner of the Inventor of the Year award for the year 2020, given annually by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)?
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- An Indian-American inventor Dr. Rajiv Joshi has bagged the prestigious Inventor of the Year award for the year 2020 for his pioneering work in advancing the electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
- Dr Joshi works at the IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York.
- The $5,000.00 award is presented every year by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) in recognition of the contribution that the invention has and/or will make towards society as a whole.
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- An Indian-American inventor Dr. Rajiv Joshi has bagged the prestigious Inventor of the Year award for the year 2020 for his pioneering work in advancing the electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
- Dr Joshi works at the IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York.
- The $5,000.00 award is presented every year by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) in recognition of the contribution that the invention has and/or will make towards society as a whole.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Airtel Payments Bank (APBL) has partnered with which company to develop customized digital products for farmers and SMEs?
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- Airtel Payments Bank (APBL) has partnered with Mastercard to develop customized products for the underbanked spectrum including farmers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and retail customers.
- The collaboration aims at building a digital platform which provides farmers with knowledge about advanced farming techniques and connection to marketplaces, while simultaneously enabling them to receive payments directly in their Airtel Payments Bank account.
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- Airtel Payments Bank (APBL) has partnered with Mastercard to develop customized products for the underbanked spectrum including farmers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and retail customers.
- The collaboration aims at building a digital platform which provides farmers with knowledge about advanced farming techniques and connection to marketplaces, while simultaneously enabling them to receive payments directly in their Airtel Payments Bank account.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Rating agency CRISIL has predicted the GDP of India at ______ percent for the financial year 2020-21
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- The research and rating agency CRISIL has revised its forecast downwards again and expects Indian economy to contract 5 percent in fiscal 2020-21. This was 1.8 percent in last prediction.
- This means India’s GDP growth for FY21 has been estimated to be -5%
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- The research and rating agency CRISIL has revised its forecast downwards again and expects Indian economy to contract 5 percent in fiscal 2020-21. This was 1.8 percent in last prediction.
- This means India’s GDP growth for FY21 has been estimated to be -5%
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Which among the following countries has left the Open Skies treaty recently?
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- The United States has announced that the country is leaving the Open Skies treaty for a period of six months, effective from 23 May 2020.
- US President Donald Trump took this decision, due to the non-compliance of Russia with the treaty.
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- The United States has announced that the country is leaving the Open Skies treaty for a period of six months, effective from 23 May 2020.
- US President Donald Trump took this decision, due to the non-compliance of Russia with the treaty.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
The Khudol initiative of India has been listed by UN among the top 10 global initiatives, for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Khudol initiative is from which state of India?
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- The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth has listed Manipur’s Khudol (gift) among the top 10 global initiatives, for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Khudol is a crowdfunded initiative of Imphal-based NGO ‘Ya_All’, ensuring food, health and hygiene of the LGBTQI+ community, people living with HIV, daily-wage earners, children and adolescents.
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- The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth has listed Manipur’s Khudol (gift) among the top 10 global initiatives, for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Khudol is a crowdfunded initiative of Imphal-based NGO ‘Ya_All’, ensuring food, health and hygiene of the LGBTQI+ community, people living with HIV, daily-wage earners, children and adolescents.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
World’s first-of-its-kind, contactless Visitor Management Softwar, has been developed by Indian startup VAMS Global. The startup is based in which city of the country?
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- A Mumbai based startup, VAMS Global, has come up with the world’s first contactless Visitor Management Software, having various features such as temperature scanner and mask detection, without coming in contact.
- The software, called VAMS SafeGuard, follows no touch no queue visitors entry and can scan body temperature, detect mask on faces among other things, while following social distancing on the premises.
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- A Mumbai based startup, VAMS Global, has come up with the world’s first contactless Visitor Management Software, having various features such as temperature scanner and mask detection, without coming in contact.
- The software, called VAMS SafeGuard, follows no touch no queue visitors entry and can scan body temperature, detect mask on faces among other things, while following social distancing on the premises.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated 440 metre-long tunnel, constructed below the busy town of Chamba, on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway(NH 94) as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project. The tunnel has been developed by ______
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- Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 440 metre-long tunnel, constructed below the busy town of Chamba, on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway(NH 94) as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project.
- The tunnel has been developed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
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- Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 440 metre-long tunnel, constructed below the busy town of Chamba, on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway(NH 94) as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project.
- The tunnel has been developed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
How many countries are the member of the Open Skies treaty, which is in force since 2002?
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- Under Open Skies treaty is a forum of 34 member countries including Russia, to fly their aircraft over each other’s territory and came into force on January 1, 2002.
- Under the treaty, the member nation can operate unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants to enhance mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants equal opportunity in gathering information about military forces and activities which might be of concern to them.
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- Under Open Skies treaty is a forum of 34 member countries including Russia, to fly their aircraft over each other’s territory and came into force on January 1, 2002.
- Under the treaty, the member nation can operate unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants to enhance mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants equal opportunity in gathering information about military forces and activities which might be of concern to them.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Where is the headquarter of the United Nations ‘Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth’ located?
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New York City, United States
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New York City, United States