Current Affairs 22th February 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The 2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2020 has been conducted in which city?
A. Thimphu
B. Bhubaneswar
C. Colombo
D. Kathumandu
Answer [B] Bhubaneswar
2. Hakim Ajmal Khan, was an eminent physician in which field of Medicine?
A. Homoeopathy
B. Sowa Rigpa
C. Ayurveda
D. Unani
Answer [D] Unani
3. As per the notification of Ministry of health and Family Welfare, which component will be treated as ‘Drugs’ from April 1, 2020?
A. Medical devices
B. AUYSH drugs
C. Alcohol
D. Raw materials for drugs
Answer [A] Medical devices
4. What is the Official name of the Virus outbreak from China, as per the World Health Organization?
A. COVID-19
B. CORO-19
C. n-COR-19
D. NOVEL- 19
Answer [A] COVID-19
5. What does ‘GSP’ stand for, in the context of India-US trade?
A. Globalised System of Preferences
B. Generalized System of Preferences
C. Generalized System of Partners
D. Generalized System of Partners
Answer [B] Generalized System of Preferences
6. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the newly formed space PSU, New Space India Ltd (NSIL)?
A. Satheesh Reddy
B. K Sivan
C. G Narayanan
D. Kasturi Rangan
Answer [C] G Narayanan
7. ‘PehleSafety’ is an Internet Safety campaign of which major technological company?
A. Facebook
B. Microsoft
C. Google
D. Apple
Answer [C] Google
8. Gulmarg, where the National winter games event is set to be held, is located in which state/UT?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer [D] Jammu & Kashmir
9. Which state government recently launched toll-free helpline numbers for students to resolve their queries by experts?
A. Odisha
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Haryana
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
10. ‘We Think Digital’ is a digital literacy program of which global technological company?
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Apple
D. Amazon
Answer [B] Facebook