Current Affairs 12th May 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Jharkhand banned the Manufacture, sale and storage of 11 brands of pan masala for a year, to curb which harmful chemical present in them?
A. Magnesium carbonate 
B. Magnesium Chloride 
C. Magnesium oxide 
D. Sodium carbonate 
Answer [A] Magnesium carbonate
2. Which international rating agency has projected zero economic growth for India in the year 2020-21?
A. S&P 
B. Moody’s Investor Service 
C. CRISIL 
D. Fitch Ratings 
Answer [B] Moody’s Investor Service
3. What is the new borrowing target of the government for the current financial year, after the gross market borrowing target has been raised from the budget estimate?
A. Rs. 9 lakh crore 
B. Rs. 10 lakh crore
C.Rs. 12 lakh crore
D. Rs. 15 lakh crore
Answer [C] 12 lakh crore
4. The India International Exchange Limited (India INX), that was seen in news recently, is a subsidiary of which Indian stock exchange?
A. National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
B. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 
C. Calcutta Stock Exchange 
D. United Stock Exchange of India 
Answer [B] Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 
5. The Union Defence Ministry has signed a contract with which power firm of India for infrastructure modernization of airfields?
A. PowerGrid corporation 
B. Tata Power 
C. JSW Energy 
D. Adani Power 
Answer [B] Tata Power 
6. Where is the head-quarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) located?
A. Rome 
B. Geneva 
C. Grand-Saconnex 
D. New York 
Answer [C] Grand-Saconnex 
7. When is the “Time of Remembrance and reconciliation for those Who Lost their Lives during the Second World War” observed by the United Nations, every year? 
A. 1-2 May 
B. 4-5 May 
C. 8-9 May 
D. 11-12 May 
Answer [C] 8-9 May 
8. Who was observed the first Nobel Peace Prize, for founding International Red Cross Movement?
A. Henri Dunant 
B. Sully Prudhomme 
C. Wilhelm Roentgen 
D. Jacobus van’t Hoff 
Answer [A] Henri Dunant
9. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Pravasi Rahat Mitra’ application, developed in collaboration with UNDP, to aid incoming migrant citizens?
A. Odisha 
B. Uttar Pradesh 
C. Madhya Pradesh 
D. Bihar 
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
10. Which state-owned institution has approved the project the developing ‘Human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs)’ that can neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?
A. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR 
B. S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences 
C. Agharkar Research Institute 
D. Institute of Nano Science and Technology 
Answer [A] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR