Latest Current Affairs and general knowledge April 22-2020

Current Affairs and general knowledge April 2020

1. How many cabinet ministers were inducted into the new Madhya Pradesh cabinet on April 21, 2020?
a)Five
b)Four
c)Six
d)Three

Ans: Five

2. Which city has formed a new response team to address anti-Asian harassment amid COVID-19?
a)California
b)Toronto
c)Sydney
d)New York

Ans: New York

3. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind?
a)Ravi Sharma
b)Kapil Dev Tripathi
c)Sachin Shekhawat
d)Suryakant Misra

Ans: Kapil Dev Tripathi

4. Which country has removed thousands of names from terrorist watch list?
a)India
b)US
c)Pakistan
d)China

Ans: Pakistan

5. Who among the following is reported to be “gravely ill?
a)Xi Jinping
b)Donald Trump
c)Moon Jae-in
d)Kim Jong-un

Ans: Kim Jong-un

6. The oil prices in which among the following countries crashed below $0 mark on April 20, 2020?
a)US
b)Australia
c)India
d)China

Ans:US

7. Which country’s president has decided to temporarily suspend immigration amid COVID-19 outbreak?
a)United King
b)United States
c)Canada
d)Australia

Ans: United States

8. When is the National Civil Services Day observed?
a)April 20th
b)April 22nd
c)April 21st
d)April 19th

Ans: April 21st

9.Which payment bank of India has collaborated with Mastercard to issue virtual and physical debit cards?
1) Airtel Payments Bank
2) Jio Payments Bank
3) Jio Payments Bank
4) India Post Payments Bank
5) Paytm Payments Bank

Ans: Paytm Payments Bank

10.Name the Indian ministry which has launched ‘COVID India seva’ twitter handle to engage citizens on covid-19 for answering real time queries.
1) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2) Ministry of Science and Technology
3) Ministry of Communications
4) Ministry of Home Affairs
5) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Ans: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

11.The scientists of which university has discovered six-planet system (a ‘super-Earth’ & five ‘mini-Neptunes’) orbiting the star HD 158259 in the Draco constellation?
1) Oxford University
2) University of Geneva
3) University of Cambria
4) University of Stanford
5) Harvard University

Ans: University of Geneva

12.Find the institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) which has developed fabric based personal protective coverall suit to fight against COVID-19.
1) National Geophysical Research Institute
2) National Chemical Laboratory
3) National Aerospace Laboratories
4) National Institute of Oceanography
5) Central Drug Research Institute

Ans: National Aerospace Laboratories

13.OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) urges India to take “urgent steps” to protect the rights of its minority Muslim community. Where is Headquarters of OIC?

A.Damascus, Syria
B.Lahore, Pakistan
C.Mecca, Saudi Arabia
D.Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ans: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

14.Chinese Language Day is observed on which date?

A.15 April
B.18 April
C.20 April
D.25 April

Ans: 20 April

15.World liver day was observed on which date?

A.April 21
B.April 14
C.April 18
D.April 19

Ans: April 19

16.The largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles are observed in Thailand beaches. Who is current Prime Minister of Thailand?

A.Abhisit Vejjajiva
B.Chavarat Charnvirakul
C.Yingluck Shinawatra
D.Prayut Chan-o-cha

Ans:Prayut Chan-o-cha

17.BMW Group President and CEO passed away on 20 April due to cardiac arrest. What was his name?

A.Rudratej Singh
B.Sunil Duggal
C.Francisco D’Souza
D.Gopal Vittal

Ans: Rudratej Singh

18.Which State became the first state in India to geotag its 7,368 community kitchens and community shelters across 75 districts which produce 12 lakh food packets a day?

A.Himachal Pradesh
B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Uttar Pradesh

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

19.Which State has been the worst affected due to the Coronavirus pandemic in India?

A.Odisha
B.Jharkhand
C.Maharashtra
D.Haryana

Ans: Maharashtra

20.Which institute has developed an efficient, low-cost electro-catalyst from fish gills that can help develop environmentally friendly renewable energy conversion and storage technologies?

A.The Indian Institute of Science
B.Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
C.Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI),Faridabad
D.Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali

Ans: Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali