Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 29-2020
1.Mobile App named ‘Covid Pharma’ to trace people buying medicines for fever, cold was launched by which state?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Chhattisgarh
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
2.Cricketer Umar Akmal who was banned from International cricket for 3 years for match fixing belongs to which country?
1) Australia
2) South Africa
3) Afghanistan
4) Pakistan
5) Oman
Ans: Pakistan
3.Michael John Robinson who passed away recently represented which country in Football?
1) Netherlands
2) Ireland
3) Croatia
4) Germany
5) Spain
Ans: Ireland
4.Basanta Das who passed away recently is the former Rajya Sabha MP from which Indian state
1) West Bengal
2) Assam
3) Odisha
4) Bihar
5) Jharkhand
Ans: Odisha
5.What is the amount, India holdsas US government securities as on end of Feb 2020 (record highest value) as per United States (US) Treasury Department?
1) USD159.2Bn
2) USD 152.85Bn
3) USD 197.25Bn
4) USD 180.5Bn
5) USD 177.5Bn
Ans:USD 177.5Bn
6.As per latest World Health Organisation’s (WHO) map, Aksai Chin is a region in China. Aksai Chin is part of which Indian UT/State?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Ladakh
4) Manipur
5) Sikkim
Ans:Ladakh
7.What is the grant that was approved to give to India as Loan by Asian Development Bank (ADB) to combat Covid-19?
1) $2 Billion
2) $1 Billion
3) $1.5 Billion
4) $2.5 Billion
5) $5 Billion
Ans: $1.5 Billion
8.What will be the contraction in growth in Asia Pacific region for 2020, as per report titled ‘APEC in the Epicentre of COVID-19’ released by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)?
1) 2.5%
2) 2.7%
3) 1.9%
4) 1.6%
5) 1.2%
Ans: 2.7%
9.Name the telecom company which has tied up with Paytm for ‘Recharge Saathi’.
1) Aircel
2) Airtel
3) Jio
4) BSNL
5) Vodafone Idea
Ans:Vodafone Idea
10.Shiv Das Meena has been appointed as the chairman & MD (addn charge) of New Delhi based Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO). He the additional secretary of which Indian ministry?
1) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
2) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3) Ministry of Minority Affairs
4) Ministry of Rural Development
5) Ministry of Human Resource and Development
Ans: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
11.Who among the following is the part of Texere Publishing Limited’s “The Medicine Maker Power List 20 For 2020”?
1) Glenn Saldanha
2) Dilip Shanghvi
3) Umang Vohra
4) Sharvil Pankajbhai Patel
5) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Ans: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
12.Name the country which has highest value of US government securities (USD 1.268 trillion) as per US Treasury Department (India-13th).
1) Japan
2) China
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Brazil
5) Ireland
Ans: Japan
13.Name the Indian private sector bank which has acquired additional 29% stake (total 30%) in Max Life Insurance for Rs. 1592 crores (approx).
1) Yes Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) CUB Bank
Ans: Axis Bank
14.The 1st ever merger of black hole of different masses was observed by LIGO-LVC indicated by GW190412 signal. Who published this study?
1) BioRxiv
2) PhyRxiv
3) ArXiv
4) SocRxiv
5) ChemRxiv
Ans: ArXiv
15.Which IIT (lead the team of students from diff institutes) under assistance of Design Innovation Centre (DIC), IUST – has developed a low-cost ventilator named as Rudhaar?
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Bombay
3) IIT Ropar
4) IIT Mandi
5) IIT Kharagpur
Ans: IIT Bombay
16.Name the IIT which has designed ‘Warbot’ which can deliver medicines and food to COVID-19 patients.
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Bombay
3) IIT Ropar
4) IIT Mandi
5) IIT Kharagpur
Ans: IIT Ropar
17.The World Day for Safety and Health at Work (WDSHW) is observed every year on April 28. What is the theme for WDSHW 2020?
1) OSH vulnerability of young workers
2) Optimize The Collection And Use Of OSH Data
3) Safety and Health and the Future of Work
4) Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives
5) Workplace Stress: a collective challenge
Ans: Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives
18.Name the 1st government hospital in India which successfully launched Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) treatment for the COVID-19 patients.
1) All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Delhi
2) King Edward Memorial Hospital
3) Christian Medical College Vellore
4) King George Medical University
5) Safdarjung Hospital
Ans: King George Medical University
19.Name the Indian state which has launched a unique initiative named ‘Umbare Aanganwadi’ to help children during lockdown.
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Odisha
4) Gujarat
5) Bihar
Ans:Gujarat
20.Which group of countries has launched the “Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator” initiative recently?
1) ASEAN
2) G20
3) SAARC
4) Commonwealth
5) G7
Ans: G20