Current Affairs 18th February 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the rank of India in the recently released International intellectual property index 2020?
A. 36
B. 40
C. 42
D. 44
Answer [B]
2. Union Cabinet of India approved Alliance Air to start flight operations between India and which country, by waiving 20-aircraft rule?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Mauritius
C. Thailand
D. Singapore
Answer [A]
3. Britain’s Prince Charles has launched a new children’s protection fund for which Asian Country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. India
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
Answer [B]
4. Which country recently launched the ‘International Religious Freedom Alliance’ for protecting religious freedom across the World?
A. Russia
B. United States
C. Japan
D. India
Answer [B]
5. Which social-media platform recently announced that it will label the fake news remove harmful data shared on its platform?
A. What s app
B. Twitter
C. Instagram
D. Youtube
Answer [B]
6. India’s 13th major port is set to be established in which state, as per the recent cabinet approval?
A. Gujarat
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [C]
7. Which Indian city was recently certified normally as a World Heritage site by UNESCO?
A. Varanasi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Jaipur
D. Nagpur
Answer [C]
8. The Union cabinet recently approved to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to how many Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IITs)?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer [D]
9. Israel’s Elbit Systems recently signed an MoU with which Indian company for developing an unmanned aerial vehicle?
A. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
B. Defence Research and Development Organization
C. Bharat Electronics Limited
D. Indian Space Research Organization
Answer [A]
10. Which Indian Celebrity is at the top spot in the latest brand valuation study by Duff & Phelps?
A. Akshay Kumar
B. Virat Kohli
C. P V Sindhu
D. Deepika Padukone
Answer [B]