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1 .

Which film won the Best Film Award at the Filmfare Awards 2020?

A)

Andhadhun

B)

Badla

C)

Gully Boy

D)

Badhaai Ho

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gully Boy

Zoya Akhtar's directorial 'Gully Boy' emerged as big winner of the night. The film bagged several awards including the most coveted Best Film.

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2 .

Who won the Best Actor in A Leading Role (Female) Award at the Filmfare Awards 2020?

A)

Alia Bhatt

B)

Taapsee Pannu

C)

Bhumi Pednekar

D)

Deepika Padukone

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt won Best Actress for her performance in Gully Boy, which also fetched Ranveer Singh (who played a rapper in the film) and Zoya Akhtar the Best Actor and the Best Director awards.

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3 .

Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal are associated with which sports?

A)

Tennis

B)

Badminton

C)

Squash

D)

Table-Tennis

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Squash

The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI)-77th Senior National squash championships was recently held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa clinched the women’s title by beating Tanvi Khanna, while another top-rated player Saurav Ghosal bagged the men’s title by defeating Abhishek Pradhan in straight sets. The champions were awarded a prize money of Rs. 1,25,000 each.

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4 .

What is the current accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A)

April-March

B)

July-June

C)

May-April

D)

January-December

Correct Answer : Option (B) - July-June

The current accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is July-June. Recently, the Central Board of Directors of the RBI recommended to align the accounting year of RBI with the financial year of the government (April-March), from 2020-21.

The RBI board announced this proposal at its 582nd meeting and approved to forward the proposal to the government for receiving its consideration. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the meeting.

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5 .

The late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was born in which city, where she was elected as MLA twice?

A)

Ludhiana, Punjab

B)

Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat

C)

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

D)

Ambala Cantt, Haryana

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ambala Cantt, Haryana

The late Union External Affairs Minister of India and a veteran politician of BJP, Sushma Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt, Haryana, where she was elected as MLA twice.

Recently, the 18-Crore newly-constructed bus-stand of Ambala city was renamed after Sushma Swaraj. The senior leader passed away last year in the month of August, at the age of 67. She has been named as the recipient of Padma Vibhushan award this year, posthumously.

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6 .

Sonam Sherpa, who recently died at 48, was a famous person of which field?

A)

Singer

B)

Guitarist

C)

Pianist

D)

Drum Player

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Guitarist

The founding member and lead guitarist of acclaimed band Parikrama, Sonam Sherpa died in Kurseong at the age of 48. According to reports, the musician, who was in Kurseong to record music for an upcoming movie, suffered a massive cardiac arrest.

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7 .

Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, was organised in which city?

A)

Panaji

B)

Kochi

C)

Chennai

D)

Puducherry

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Panaji

Difficult Dialogues (DD) is an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia. Difficult Dialogues 2020 will focus on the "State of Law".Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, being organised in Panaji, Goa on February 14-15.

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8 .

World Pangolin Day 2020 was observed on which date?

A)

15th February

B)

16th February

C)

17th February

D)

18th February

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 15th February

The unofficial holiday of World Pangolin Day falls on third Saturday of February which was on February 15 this year and comes at an interesting as the animal has been linked to the ongoing coronavirus.

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9 .

Who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics in women's 20 km race walk after winning at National Race Walk Championships?

A)

Lalita Babar

B)

Khushbir Kaur

C)

Bhawna Jat

D)

Deepmala Devi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bhawna Jat

Bhawna Jat became the second Indian race walker to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after setting a new national record in 20km race walk at the National Championships in Ranchi on February 15. The athlete from Rajasthan clocked 1:29.54, which is inside the Olympic qualification time of 1:31.00.

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10 .

What is the name of the third corporate passenger train of India?

A)

Kashi Vishwanath Express

B)

Kashi Indore Express

C)

Tejas Express

D)

Kashi Mahakal Express

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kashi Mahakal Express

The subsidiary of Indian Railways, IRCTC is set to launch its third corporate passenger train Kashi Mahakal Express on the Varanasi-Indore Route. It is a premium train to be run by IRCTC, that will connect three temples namely Omkareshwar temple near Indore, Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain and Kashi Vishwanath temple of Varanasi.

After Tejas Express trains, which are being run on the Lucknow-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes, this is the third private train which will be operated to connect religious places of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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