Current Affairs Quiz (20th May)

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (20th MAY) CLICK ON THIS LINK TO PROCEED TO THE QUIZ

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (20th MAY) CLICK ON THIS LINK TO PROCEED TO THE QUIZ

Questions list:

Name the country which has approved the new political map which includes India’s Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory.
Name the person who has been honored with 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award from UK.
How much aid is provided by India to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees?
India has currently announced to increase FDI in defence production from 49% to........
Which zone of railways has developed the robot “Rail-BOT (R-BOT)” to assist railway doctors?
Name the Union Minister of India who is going to take charge as WHO Executive Board Chairman on 22 May.
World Bee day is observed on .............. every year.
Name the multinational company which has acquired Ahmedabad based AI startup Byte Prophecy.
Name the company which has developed India’s 1st service robots named as “Sona 1.5 and Sona .5” to help health workers.
How many trains are going to resume from Jun 1 ?
Domestic flights are going to operational from...........
'Mee Annapurna', an inclusive program for Welfare of farmers has been launched for the welfare of farmers in which state?
Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz has formed the coalition government in which country recently?
Which lake in Ladakh is a cause of dispute between India and China recently?

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