Current Affairs 5th March 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Ritesh Agarwal, who was named as the world’s second youngest billionaire, is the founder of which Indian start-up company?
A. Zomato
B. Oyo Hotels
C. Swiggy
D. Byjus
Answer [B] Oyo Hotels
2. Which state recently passed resolution to conduct a caste-based census in the state?
A. Kerala
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Bihar
3. The Diamond Princess cruise ship, which witnessed the largest coronavirus outbreak, is quarantined in which country?
A. Australia
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Japan
Answer [D] Japan
4. CARO 2020, Which was in news recently, is associated which field?
A. Coronavirus Outbreak
B. Regulations for companies
C. Automobile conference
D. Clinical conference
Answer [B] Regulations for companies
5. The International Conference on standardization of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Medicines, was held in which city?
A. Lucknow
B. Kanpur
C. New Delhi
D. Varanasi
Answer [C] New Delhi
6. As of 2020, how many languages in India are given the status of ‘Classical Language’?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Answer [B] 6
7. Which association recently collaborated with NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to launch artificial intelligence (AI) based module for Indian school students?
A. NASSCOM
B. FICCI
C. CII
D. T-Hub
Answer [A] NASSCOM
8. What is the theme of the ‘National Science Day’ 2020?
A. Children in Science
B. Youth in Science
C. Women in Science
D. Artificial Intelligence in Science
Answer [C] Women in Science
9. The Land Records and Services Index (N-LRSI 2020) is released by which organization?
A. National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
B. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
C. Quality Council of India (QCI)
D. National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD)
Answer [A] National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
10. Which Indian payments bank recently crossed a mile-stone of two crore customers?
A. Airtel Payments Bank.
B. India Post Payments Bank.
C. Fino Payments Bank.
D. Paytm Payments Bank.
Answer [B] India Post Payments Bank.