Current Affairs Quiz 17th May 2020: Daily Quiz MCQ for Bank Exam

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 17th May 2020 covering the following topics: AIIB, Slovenia, GOAL, NBT India, IIT Gandhinagar.

As we all know that the Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and hence it needs your undivided attention. The questions which are asked in the exam are generally framed on National News, International News, State News, Sports, Awards, Summits, Schemes, Books & Authors, Ranks & Reports, Important Days, Economy, Defence, Science & Technology etc. To excel in this section of the competitive examinations you are required to cover the above areas.

Current Affairs 17th May 2020 Quiz

To complement your preparation for General Awareness section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 17th May 2020 covering the following topics: AIIB, Slovenia, GOAL, NBT India, IIT Gandhinagar.

Q1. A loan agreement for a US$145 million project has been signed by the Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and __________
(a) Asian Development Bank
(b) World Bank
(c) European Central Bank
(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(e) New Development Bank

Q2. On which day the International Day of Light is celebrated every year to celebrate the role that light plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development?
(a) 16th May
(b) 15th May
(c) 14th May
(d) 13th May
(e) 12th May

Q3. Name the interactive COVID-19 dashboard which has been developed by the researchers at IIT Gandhinagar.
(a) BIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard
(b) VIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard
(c) MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard
(d) DIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard
(e) AIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard

Q4. Name the equipment which has been launched recently by Delhi Police in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution to protect the frontline corona warriors from the COVID-19.
(a) Magnetic Corona Combat Headgear
(b) Thermal Corona Combat Headgear
(c) Electric Corona Combat Headgear
(d) Electronic Corona Combat Headgear
(e) UV Corona Combat Headgear

Q5. Union HRD Minister has e-launched 7 titles based on “Psycho-Social impact of pandemic & lockdown and how to Cope With” that would be published by NBT India under the corona studies series. Who is the present Union HRD Minister of India?
(a) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
(b) Ramvilas Paswan
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
(e) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. A loan agreement for a US$145 million project has been signed by the Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Day of Light is celebrated every year on 16th May to celebrate the role that light plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and also in the fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. An interactive COVID-19 dashboard named as “MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” has been developed by the researchers at IIT Gandhinagar.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Delhi Police has launched an equipment “Thermal Corona Combat Headgear” in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution to protect the frontline corona warriors from the COVID-19.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has e-launched 7 titles based on “Psycho-Social impact of pandemic & lockdown and how to Cope With” that would be published by NBT India under the corona studies series.

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