Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 13-2020
1.Which among the following is true of neo banks?
i) Neo banks do not have a license of their own in India
ii) Neo banks work both digitally and physically
a.Only i
b.Only ii
c.Both i and ii
d.None of the above
Ans: Neo banks do not have a license of their own in India
2.How many Neo banks are there in India currently?
a.1
b.5
c.8
d.10
Ans: 10
3.What is PiMo?
a.Government of India Scheme
b.A missile made by DRDO
c.A radar system by ISRO
d.An electric Bike by IIT Madras
Ans: An electric Bike by IIT Madras
4.What was the Amendment Act to include Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
a.42nd Amendment Act
b.44th Amendment Act
c.38th Amendment Act
d.2nd Amendment Act
Ans: 42nd Amendment Act
5.A committee constituted in regard to Fundamental duties was?
a.Swaran Singh Committee
b.Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
c.Kasturirangan Committee
d.Mandal Commission
Ans: Swaran Singh Committee
6.The citizenship is included in which article of the Indian Constitution?
a.Article 6
b.Article 12
c.Article 18
d.Article 1
Ans: Article 6
7.What was the name of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband?
a.Prince Albert
b.Prince Charles
c.Prince Philip
d.Prince Alexander
Ans: Prince Philip
8.Which sports woman among the following would be receiving the Chandigarh Veerni Award?
a.Mary Kom
b.Dutee Chand
c.Hima Das
d.Saina Nehwal
Ans: Dutee Chand
9.What does Article 123 in the Indian Constitution state?
a.The Union Government
b.Legislative Powers of President
c.Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
d.The Union Judiciary
Ans : Legislative Powers of President
10.What is a Neo bank?
a.A new Bank
b.An virtual bank
c.A conventional bank
d.None of the above
Ans: An virtual bank
11.Which insurance provider recently (in Apr’21) entered into a bancassurance partnership with Fincare Small Finance Bank?
a.Exide Life Insurance
b.Bharti AXA Life Insurance
c.Tata AIA Life Insurance
d.ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
e.Kotak Life Insurance
Ans: Bharti AXA Life Insurance
12.E-commerce major is planning (as of Apr’21) to set-up Asia’s largest fulfillment center at __.
a.Amazon, Gurugram
b.Flipkart, Bangalore
c.Amazon, Bangalore
d.Flipkart, Noida
e.Flipkart, Gurugram
Ans: Flipkart, Gurugram
13.Which country is planning to host the virtual summit, ‘Leaders’ Summit on Climate’ in April 2021?
a.France
b.India
c.United States
d.United Kingdom
e.Poland
Ans: United States
14.Which bank recently (in Apr’21) acquired the stakes in Max Life Insurance company to become a co-promoter of the insurer?
a.Axis Bank
b.Bandhan Bank
c.HDFC Bank
d.Punjab National Bank
e.Canara Bank
Ans: Axis Bank
15.Former National Coach of India & Dronacharya awardee, Sanjay Chakraverty passed away in April 2021. In which sport did he train athletes?
a.Boxing
b.Swimming
c.Badminton
d.Fencing
e.Shooting
Ans: Shooting
16.__ developed the World’s 1st MEMS based Micro-Sensor, for Explosive Trace Detection.
a.IIT Delhi, TMapS
b.IIT Madras, Nano Sniffer
c.IIT Madras, TMapS
d.IIT Bombay, NanoSniffer
e.IIT Bombay, TMapSniffer
Ans: IIT Bombay, Nano Sniffer
17.What is the name of the global experiment, which aims to measure the impact of reduction in ambient human sounds in Oceans?
a.International Human-Ocean Experiment
b.International Ocean Sound Experiment
c.International Ambient Sound Experiment
d.International Quiet Ocean Experiment
Ans: International Quiet Ocean Experiment
18.”HCCR” portal, which was recently launched by the AYUSH Ministry, is associated with which field?
a.Ayurveda
b.Unani
c.Homeopathy
d.Yoga
Ans: Homeopathy
19.With reference to Bio-diversity, what is “Orretherium tzen”, which was making news recently?
a.Plant Species
b.Animal species
c.Bird species
d.Bacteria
Ans: Animal species
20.An ancient city named “Aten”, which was seen in the news recently, has been discovered in which country?
a.Italy
b.Egypt
c.Australia
d.Greece
Ans: Egypt