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Current Affairs and General knowledge April 20 -2020

Current Affairs 2020

1.Agriculture Ministry launched which Mobile App to facilitate transportation of food grains?

A.Food Help
B.Kisan Rath
C.Kisan Help
D.Food Rath

Ans: Kisan Rath

2.Which company announced the acquisition of the UK’s most iconic sporting motorcycle Norton for £16 million, by acquiring certain assets of Norton Motorcycles?

A.Tata Motors Limited
B.Maruti Suzuki India Limited
C.TVS Motor Company
D.Ashok Leyland

Ans: TVS Motor Company

3.CBDT informed the Income-tax refunds are obtained over eight lakh small businesses worth over five thousand 204 crore rupees issued in the last ten days.When was CBDT formed?

A.1948
B.1944
C.1954
D.1964

Ans: 1944

4.RBI announces how much special refinance facilities for NABARD, SIDBI, NHB?

A.Rs 20,000 crore
B.Rs 30,000 crore
C.Rs 40,000 crore
D.Rs 50,000 crore

Ans: Rs 50,000 crore

5.Indian Premier League is delayed by how much time due to COVID-19?

A.3 Months
B.Suspended indefinitely
C.1 Months
D.2 Months

Ans: Suspended indefinitely

6.NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan return to earth from the International Space Station after how many days in space?

A.572
B.472
C.372
D.272

Ans: 272

7.Indian Council of Medical Research recently issued an advisory mentioning the protocol for using Rapid Antibody Test kits in COVID-19 hotspot areas across states to use these kits in the affected areas. Who is Secretary & Director General of ICMR?

A.Balram Bhargava
B.Ashok Agarwal
C.Ajai Kumar
D.Ashish Arora

Ans: Balram Bhargava

8.Which institute developed Automatic Mist Based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit and UV Sanitisation Box & Hand-held UV device?

A.ICMR
B.DRDO
C.ISRO
D.IIT

Ans: DRDO

9.Which state has decided that the health workers who are directly engaged in the treatment of Corona patients will be given a service amount of Rs 10 thousand every month as honorarium?

A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Andra Pradesh
C.Haryana
D.Madhya Pradesh

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

10.Group of Ministers (GOM) reviewed the current status and actions for the management of COVID-19. The committee under the Chairmanship of Union Health Minister disscuss detailed deliberation on containment and management of COVID-19. Who is current Union Health Minister?

A.Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
B.Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari
C.Dr. Harsh Vardhan
D.Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Ans: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

11.Home Ministry extended regular and e-visas of all foreigners who are stranded in India due to the coronavirus lockdown till which date on a gratis basis?

A.May 3
B.May 6
C.May 2
D.May 1

Ans: May 3

12.What is name of mascot for the 4th Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China in October 2022?

A.Soohorang
B.Feifei
C.Soohorang
D.Miraitowa

Ans: Feifei

13.US President Donald Trump unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen the country’s economy following the COVID-19 outbreak. Which of the following countries have maximum confirmed cases?

A.USA
B.Spain
C.Italy
D.China

Ans: USA

14.Which institute designs ‘WardBot’ to deliver food, medicines to COVID-19 patients in isolation wards without human intervention?

A.IIT Patna
B.IIT Mumbai
C.IIT Delhi
D.IIT Ropar

Ans: IIT Ropar

15.RBI raises Ways and Means Advances limit for States by how much percent over and above the level as on 31 March 2020?

A.30%
B.60%
C.40%
D.50%

Ans:60%

16.Around 40 Indian business representatives logged on to a first-of-its-kind virtual roundtable organized by the Indian High Commission in London. Who is prime minister of UK?

A.Tony Blair
B.David Cameron
C.Boris Johnson
D.Theresa May

Ans: Boris Johnson

17.IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva confirmed the world economy was already sluggish before the coronavirus outbreak now bound to suffer a “severe recession” in 2020. Where is headquaters of IMF?

A.Washington D.C
B.Warsaw
C.New York City
D.Bucharest

Ans: Washington D.C

18.World Heritage Day is celebrated on which date?

A.April 16
B.April 12
C.April 18
D.April 14

Ans: April 18

19.Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management announced the extension of the 24-hour National Sterilisation Programme for how much time?

A.1 week
B.2 weeks
C.4 weeks
D.3 Days

Answer: 1 week

20.Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan had a detailed meeting with medical officials with Delhi Medical Superintendents of various hospitals in New Delhi. Who is current Health Minister of Delhi?

A.Manish Sisodia
B.Imran Hussain
C.Satyendra Kumar Jain
D.Gopal Rai

Ans: Satyendra Kumar Jain