Current Affairs and general Knowledge april-2020
Current Affairs and general Knowledge April 18,19 -2020
1.PM Modi has formulated task force for scientific validation of Ayurveda and traditional medicines for COVID-19 treatment. Who is the present AYUSH minister (MoS- Independent charge)?
1) Jual Oram
2) Shripad Yesso Naik
3) Arjun Munda
4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Ans: Shripad Yesso Naik
2.National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has collaborated with UNICEF for training community leaders through online to fight COVID-19. Where is NIRDPR located?
1) Pune
2) Indore
3) Hyderabad
4) Amritsar
5) Noida
Ans: Hyderabad
3.Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the advisory to safeguard private individuals from using which video conferencing application?
1) Zoom
2) GoToMeeting
3) Skype
4) BlueJeans
5) Google Hangouts
Ans: Zoom
4.What is the percentage drop in India’s energy subsidy b/w FY 17 to FY 19 as per ‘Mapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2020’, released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)?
1) 30%
2) 45%
3) 25%
4) 15%
5) 35%
Ans: 35%
5.Under which section of Disaster Management Act, 2005 splitting in pubic is offence now?
1) Section 50(a)
2) Section 51(b)
3) Section 51(c)
4) Section 52(d)
5) Section 52(a)
Ans: Section 51(b)
6.Name the 1st Indian city which announced face mask is mandatory in public places.
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Cochin
4) Indore
5) Hyderabad
Ans: Mumbai
7.Name the countries other than ASEAN countries which attended ASEAN plus three summit on covid-19 response.
1) China, Japan, South Korea
2) China, Japan, Pakistan
3) Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan
4) South Korea, Japan, India
5) India, Japan, China
Ans: China, Japan, South Korea
8.What is the decline in Capital Utilisation in 3rd quarter of 2019-20 as per 48th round of quarterly order books, inventories and capacity utilization survey (OBICUS) released by RBI?
1) 68.6%
2) 48.2%
3) 51.8%
4) 70.5%
5) 29.8%
Ans: 68.6%
9.Name the 1st Insurance company in India which has announced additional benefits for its policyholders & agents to support them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
1) Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Company
2) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Company
3) Tata AIA life insurance
4) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
5) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Company
Ans: Tata AIA life insurance
10.What is the current reverse repo rate of India as announced by RBI (April 17, 2020)?
1) 3.5%
2) 3%
3) 3.25%
4) 4%
5) 3.75%
Ans: 3.75%
11.What is the amount that will be provided to refinance NABARD, SIDBI & NHB?
1) 1,00,000 cr
2) 25,000 cr
3) 75,000 cr
4) 50,000 cr
5) 30,000cr
Ans: 50,000 cr
12.Ecowrap has predicted the India’s GDP growth may fall to 1.1% for FY21. Ecowrap is the research wing of which Indian PSB?
1) Canara Bank
2) State Bank of India
3) Union Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Bank of Maharashtra
Ans: State Bank of India
13.Name the person who has been appointed as the ambassador of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s environment education programme.
1) Rani Rampal
2) Virat Kohli
3) Viswanathan Anand
4) Sharath Kamal
5) Koneru Humpy
Ans: Viswanathan Anand
14.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has attended Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). How many member countries are present in IMF?
1) 186
2) 187
3) 188
4) 189
5) 190
Ans: 189
15.Name the most digitally skilful country in the world as per Gartner 2019 Digital Workplace Survey.
1) Singapore
2) India
3) United Kingdom
4) United States
5) Germany
Ans: India
16.The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has developed Chitra GeneLAMP-N test kit gives results of Covid-19 in 2 hours. SCTIMST is located in which Indian state?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Telangana
4) Karnataka
5) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: Kerala
17.Name the Earth sized exoplanet which was found by scientists of NASA (published in Astrophysical Journal).
1) Kepler-1658c
2) Kepler-1569c
3) Kepler-1467c
4) Kepler-1444c
5) Kepler-1649c
Ans: Kepler-1649c
18.Name the transport aggregator app (developed by National Informatics Centre) which was launched by Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar for farmers.
1) Kisan truck
2) Kisan App
3) Kisan Rath
4) Kisan Rail
5) Kisan dosth
Ans: Kisan Rath
19.Find the Geospatial platform which was prepared and managed by Survey of India (SOI).
1) Samadhan
2) Sahayadri
3) Sahyog
4) Satriya
5) Sathi
Ans: Sahyog
20.Name the company which has launched new virtual Braille keyboard named ‘TalkBack’.
1) Apple
2) Google
3) Facebook
4) Microsoft
5) Samsung
Ans: Google
21.The new green viper pit found in which Indian state has been named Salazar’s pit viper after Salazar Slytherin (fictional character in Harry Potter).
1) Kerala
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Bihar
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
22.What is the rank of Sharath Kamal in ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) World Ranking 2020 of senior male players (NO. 1 in India)?
1) 28
2) 31
3) 17
4) 8
5) 4
Ans: 31
23.Name the person who authored the book titled ““Shutting to the Top: The Story of P V Sindhu””.
1) Taslima Nasreen
2) Om Swami
3) Arunava Sinha
4) Krishnaswamy V
5) Chetan Bhagat
Ans: Krishnaswamy V
24.The World Haemophilia Day is celebrated annually on April 17. What is the theme for the day for the year 2020.
1) Get+involved
2) Hear Their Voices
3) Outreach and Identification
4) Treatment for all is vision for all
5) Sharing Knowledge Makes
Ans: Get+involved
25.When was world art day celebrated every year?
1) March 17
2) May 14
3) April 15
4) June 6
5) July 2
Ans: April 15
26.The biscuits which are given to COVID -19 patients contain ___________of protein while usual biscuits contain around 8-9% protein.
A.12%
B.14%
C.15%
D.18%
Ans: 14%
27.When Food Corporation of India was founded?
A.14 January 1965
B.14 February 1965
C.14 March 1965
D.15 June 1965
Ans: 14 January 1965
28.When Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana was launched?
A.January 2017
B.December 2016
C.February 2015
D.March 2016
Ans: December 2016
29.When India Post was formed?
A.1 October 1854
B.1 November 1855
C.1 December 1855
D.1 July 1855
Ans: 1 October 1854
30.When National Aerospace Laboratories was established?
A.1 July 1959
B.1 June 1959
C.1 August 1959
D.1 September 1960
Ans: 1 June 1959