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Current Affairs and general Knowledge April 21,22-2020

Current Affairs 2020

1.RBI has instructed its regulated entities (REs) to carry out money laundering (ML)and terrorist financing (TF) risk assessment exercise periodically& added a new section 5(A) in the Master Directions (MD) on KYC. The Prevention of Money Laundering rules was enacted in which year?
1) 2005
2) 2004
3) 2006
4) 2007
5) 2003

Ans: 2005

2.With which healthcare startup Rajasthan government has partnered to tackle covid-19 using integrated solution – Aayu and SehatSathi app?
1) Netmeds
2) Practo
3) Medlife
4) 1mg
5) MedCords

Ans: MedCords

3.Name the person who has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of City Union Bank (CUB) as approved by RBI.
1) Rana Kapoor
2) N Kamakodi
3) Shyam Srinivasan
4) Ashok Kumar Pradhan
5) Mahabaleswar MS

Ans: N Kamakodi

4.Noel Quinn has been appointed as the CEO of which multinational bank?
1) HSBC Bank
2) BNP Paribas
3) Deutsche Bank
4) Standard Chartered Bank
5) Bank of China

Ans: HSBC Bank

5.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has attended the 5th annual meeting of board of governors of New Development Bank (NDB) recently. Where is HQ of NDB located?
1) Beijing
2) New Delhi
3) Mandaluyong
4) Shanghai
5) Moscow

Ans: Shanghai

6.The scientists of Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) has developed an efficient, low-cost electro-catalyst from fish gills. INST is located at?
1) Pune
2) Lucknow
3) Mohali
4) Ranchi
5) Kolkata

Ans: Mohali

7.Which Indian state/UT is going to use ‘Assess Koro Na’ app for door-to-door survey in containment zones?
1) Chandigarh
2) New Delhi
3) Punjab
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Puducherry

Ans: New Delhi

8.Laisenia Qarase who passed away recently is the former Prime Minister of which country?
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) Fiji
4) Papua New Guinea
5) Vanuatu

Ans: Fiji

9.When was World Creativity and Innovation Day celebrated annually?
1) April 4
2) April 21
3) April 12
4) April 13
5) April 30

Ans: April 21

10.Which among the following day was celebrated on April 21 annually?
1) National Farmers Day
2) National Doctors Day
3) National Civil Services Day
4) National Lawyers Day
5) National Engineers Day

Ans: National Civil Services Day

11.The Administrative professionals day celebrated on which date in India for the year 2020?
1) January 12
2) February 6
3) March 18
4) April 21
5) May 1

Ans: April 21

12.Name the company which tied up with Daimler Truck AG for joint venture to develop & produce fuel cell systems for heavy vehicle.
1) BMW group
2) Volvo Group
3) Lexus Group
4) Jaguar and Land Rover Group
5) INFINITI Group

Ans:Volvo Group

13.Which Indian ministry has launched a dashboard link in its website which lists details of Dhabas and Truck Repair Shops across the country?
1) Minister of Food Processing Industries
2) Ministry of Home Affairs
3) Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
5) Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

Ans: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

14.The Hangpan Dada Bridge over river Subansiri was revamped and inaugurated by CM of the state Pema Khandu recently. Pema Khandu is the CM of which Indian state?
1) Assam
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Goa
4) Nagaland
5) Meghalaya

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

15.Name the organisation which is going to handle Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II as appointed by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
1) Power Finance Corporation
2) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
3) Reliance Capital Ltd
4) PTC India Financial Services
5) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited

Ans: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited

16.National Biofuel Coordination Committee (NBCC) meeting under the chairmanship of Dharmendra Pradhan (Petroleum & Natural gas minister) has approved Food Corporation of India (FCI) to convert the available surplus rice into __.
1) Ethanol
2) Methanol
3) Ethane
4) Methane
5) Propane

Ans: Ethanol

17.Name the company whose drug (developed with CSIR support) was approved for trial by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for reducing mortality rate in critically ill COVID-19 patientssuffering from Gram-negative bacterial sepsis.
1) Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited
2) Glenmark Pharma Limited
3) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
4) Cipla Limited
5) Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Ans: Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited

18.Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana’ to benefit Anganwadi workers & Assistants.
1) Haryana
2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Bihar

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

19.What is the revised Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit for states/UT for 1st half of FY21?
1) 1.50 lakh crore
2) 1.65 Lakh crore
3) 2.00 Lakh crore
4) 1.75 Lakh crore
5) 2.15 Lakh crore

Ans: 2.00 Lakh crore

20.RBI has cancelled the license to conduct banking business of which urban cooperative bank (based on Goa).
1) The Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank
2) Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank
3) TJSB Sahakari Bank
4) SBPP Co-operative Bank
5) Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank

Ans: Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank