Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 2020
1.IIFL Wealth Management has acquired 100% equity shares of Larsen & Toubro Capital Markets (LTCM), Where is the HQ of L&T located?
1) Kolkata
2) Gurugram
3) Bengaluru
4) Chennai
5) Mumbai
Ans: Mumbai
2.Which among central armed police force (CAPF) has launched ‘e-karyalay’ (e-office) application to enable the movement of files and documents without physical touch.
1) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
2) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
3) Border Security Force (BSF)
4) National Security Guard (NSG)
5) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Ans: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
3.In collaboration with which space agency the United States Geological Survey along with Lunar Planetary Institute released the first ever digital map of the moon named “Unified Geologic Map of the Moon”.
1) European Space Agency
2) Russian Federation Space Agency
3) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
5) Indian Space Research Organisation
Ans: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4.Name the institute which has developed magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for PCR and LAMP tests for COVID-19.
1) S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
2) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
3) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
4) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
5) Institute for Advanced Studies in Science Technology
Ans: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
5.Which Indian institute has developed the first probe free real time PCR diagnostic assay for detecting the COVID-19?
1) IIT-Mandi
2) IIT-Delhi
3) IIT-Roorkee
4) IIT-Bhopal
5) IIT-Kanpur
Ans: IIT-Delhi
6.On occasion of Chinese space day April 24, 2020, the china has named its 1st mars exploration mission as _.
1) Kaituozhe-1
2) Shenzhou-1
3) Jiuquan-1
4) Tiangong-1
5) Tainwen-1
Ans: Tainwen-1
7.Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, of which state has developed semantic search engine “Vilokana” to enable researchers to get deeper insights into scientific studies?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Telangana
5) Maharashtra
Ans: Kerala
8.What is the total number of teams constituted by central government (Ministry of Home Affairs) to reviewcoronavirus spread across states (as on April 24, 2020)?
1) 7
2) 4
3) 3
4) 11
5) 9
Ans: 11
9.Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Dhanwantari’ scheme under which locally unavailable medicines will be delivered to patients at home.
1) Manipur
2) Goa
3) Sikkim
4) Nagaland
5) Assam
Ans: Assam
10.Which Indian state’s CM has re-launched the zero-interest loan scheme for Women Self-Help Groups?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Bihar
3) Haryana
4) Jharkhand
5) Odisha
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
11.Cricketer Sana Mir who announced retirement recently, is the former captain of which country?
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) West Indies
5) Afghanistan
Ans: Pakistan
12.UshaGanguly who passed away recently is _.
1) Law Maker
2) Painter
3) Photographer
4) Theatre Actor
5) Architect
Ans: Theatre Actor
13.On which year the 1st International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace was observed on April 24?
1) 2017
2) 2019
3) 2016
4) 2018
5) 2015
Ans: 2019
14.The world malaria day was observed annually on April 25. What is the theme for world malaria day 2020?
1) “End Malaria For Good”
2) “LETS Close The Gap”
3) “Invest in the future: defeat malaria”
4) “Ready to Beat Malaria”
5) “Zero Malaria Starts with Me”
Ans: “Zero Malaria Starts with Me”
15.The 1st Official UN delegate’s day was observed on _.
1) April 22
2) April 24
3) April 21
4) April 25
5) April 23
Ans: April 25
16.Name the Bank which partnered with All India Management Association (AIMA) to organize workshop named “The Contract Management during Emergency situations”.
1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
2) Standard Chartered Bank
3) World Bank
4) New Development Bank
5) Asian Development Bank
Ans: World Bank
17.Name the first non-bank company which gets RBI nod to enter into co-branding arrangements for prepaid Instruments.
1) Transcorp International Limited
2) Indian Oil Corporation
3) Simpleclick International Limited
4) Yatra International Limited
5) Etihad guest International Limited
Ans:Transcorp International Limited
18.What is India’s Gross Value Added (GVA) of India for FY21 as per the estimation of Care ratings?
1) 1.2%
2) 1.4%
3) 0.8%
4) 0.6%
5) 1.6%
Ans: 1.4%
19.Name the person who has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
1) Sudhir Bhargava
2) Bimal Julka
3) Suresh Patel
4) AmitaPandove
5) Sanjay Kothari
Ans: Sanjay Kothari
20.Name the institute which topped among Indian institutes in Times Higher Education (THE)’s 2nd edition of Impact rankings 2020 (University of Auckland ranked top).
1) IIT Kanpur
2) IIT Kharagpur
3) IIT Bombay
4) IIT Madras
5) IIT Calcutta
Ans:IIT Kharagpur