Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 12-2020
- The IMF has predicted how much growth rate for India in 2021?
a) 10 percent
b) 11 percent
c) 12.5 percent
d) 9.5 percent
Ans: 12.5 percent
- Who among the following has been selected for the Chhattisgarh Veerni Award?
a) Hima Das
b) Dutee Chand
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Mary Kom
Ans: Dutee Chand
- Where is the world’s highest railway bridge- Chenab bridge-located?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
Ans: Jammu and Kashmir
- Which film won the top honour of outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards?
a) Da 5 Bloods
b) Minari
c) The Trial of the Chicago
d) One Night in Miami
Ans: The Trial of the Chicago
- Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India?
a) Sandeep Mehta
b) Sanjeev Kumar
c) Vineet Sinha
d) Shromit Bannerjee
Ans: anjeev Kumar
- Which finance institution will periodically publish a Financial Inclusion Index?
a) SIDBI
b) NABARD
c) Exim Bank
d) RBI
Ans: RBI
- Which country has temporarily banned travellers from India including its own citizens?
a) US
b) Australia
c) New Zealand
d) Canada
Ans: New Zealand
- Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu was sworn in as the second Female President of which Balkan nation?
a) Albania
b) Bulgaria
c) Croatia
d) Kosovo
Ans: Kosovo
9.In which Indian state/UT, ‘Civil defence personnel’ are commonly found?
a) Delhi
b) Goa
c) Puducherry
d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: Delhi
10.‘SARTHAQ’, which was seen in the news recently, is an implementation plan related to which policy?
a) Agriculture Laws
b) New Education Policy
c) Public Sector Enterprises Policy
d) Environment Impact Assessment
Ans: New Education Policy
11.With reference to astronomy, what is ‘Osiris’, that was seen in the news recently?
a) Meteor
b) Black Hole
c) Exo-Planet
d) Asteroid
Ans:Exo-Planet
12.‘Blue Flag’ is a globally recognised eco-label certification provided to beaches, from which country?
a) Germany
b) USA
c) Denmark
d) France
Ans:Denmark
13.A ₹100-crore fast patrol vessel (FPV) named ‘PS Zoroaster’, was handed over to which country by India?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Seychelles
c) Mauritius
d) Maldives
Ans: Seychelles
- Who is the new President of Vietnam?
a) Pham Minh Chinh
b) Nguyen Xuan Phuc
c) Nguyen Khac Giang
d) Hun Minh Chinh
Ans: Nguyen Xuan Phuc
- Who topped the Forbes billionaires list 2021 with a net worth of $177 billion?
a) Elon Musk
b) Bernard Arnault
c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Jeff Bezos
Ans: Jeff Bezos
- Who has won the AM Turing Award 2020?
a) Paul Allen
b) Elon Musk
c) Larry Page
d) Alfred V Aho
Ans: Alfred V Aho
- Which nation’s President has signed a law enabling him to run for President again?
a) Russia
b) UK
c) Japan
d) Sri Lanka
Ans: Russia
18.World Homeopathy Day is celebrated every year on __ to spread awareness about homoeopathy.
(a) April 07
(b) April 08
(c) April 11
(d) April 10
(e) April 09
Ans: April 10
19.Who has been chosen for the inaugural edition of the Chhattisgarh Veerni Award?
(a) Sushant Singh Rajput
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) MS Dhoni
(d) Hima Das
(e) Dutee Chand
Ans: Dutee Chand
- India formally handed over Rs 100 crore patrol vessel “PS Zoroaster” to Seychelles. What is the capital of Seychelles?
(a) Anse Boileau
(b) Beau Vallon
(c) Victoria
(d) Takamaka
(e) Anse Mahe
Ans: Victoria