Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020
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1. As per the recent report of S&P Global Ratings, what is the GDP growth rate of India in the financial year 2020-21?
[A] 5.0%
[B] 4.5%
[C] 3.5%
[D] 2.5%
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Correct Answer: C [3.5%]
Notes:
As per the recent report of S&P Global Ratings, the GDP growth of India in the financial year 2020-21 is slashed to 3.5% from its earlier forecast of 5.2%.
The main reason for the decrease is said to be the huge dip in output from the covid-19 outbreak for the Asia-Pacific region. It had also forecasted the Asia-Pacific economy will grow at 2.2% in 2020. Earlier Moody’s Investors Service slashed India’s economic growth projection for 2020 to 2.5%.
2. Which Indian public sector bank unveiled a new logo ahead of its merger with the United Bank of India and the Oriental Bank of Commerce?
[A] Bank of Baroda
[B] Punjab National Bank
[C] Canara Bank
[D] Union Bank of India
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Correct Answer: B [Punjab National Bank]
Notes:
Punjab National Bank has unveiled its new logo ahead of its merger with the United Bank of India and the Oriental Bank of Commerce.
The new logo bears the symbols of all the three public sector banks. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification that the merger of ten banks into four will be carried out as scheduled, on April 1, 2020. After the amalgamation process, PNB will become the second largest lender in India after the State Bank of India.
3. What is the name of the first indigenous testing kit for COVID-19 in India, which was launched at Pune?
[A] Patho Detect
[B] Covid Detect
[C] India Detect
[D] Mylab Detect
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Correct Answer: A [Patho Detect]
Notes:
The Research and Development team of the Pune-based Mylab Discovery, headed by the virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale has designed the first made-in-India testing kit for the Covid-19 disease.
This first indigenous kit, which has been developed in a record time of six weeks, is called ‘Patho Detect’. Usually developing such testing kits would take three to four months. Mylab Discovery is a molecular diagnostic company, which is also the first Indian firm to get full approval to make and sell Covid-19 testing kits.
4. As of April 2020, which country holds the presidency of United Nations Security Council?
[A] China
[B] Dominican Republic
[C] Argentina
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [Dominican Republic]
Notes:
The current President of the United Nations Security Council is the Dominican Republic, which assumed rotating presidency of the council from China for the month of April.
As per the Ambassador of Dominican Republic, the 15-nation council is to meet for the first time before next week to discuss about the ongoing pandemic. The council has not held a meeting since the coronavirus pandemic hit the world and caused serious damages.
5. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Government of India, to enable people assess the risk of coronavirus infection?
[A] Bharat Corona
[B] India Fights
[C] Aarogya Setu
[D] Covid India
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Correct Answer: C [Aarogya Setu]
Notes:
The Government of India has recently launched a mobile application named ‘Aarogya Setu’, to enable people assess the risk of coronavirus infection.
The app is built in a public-private partnership mode and has been launched on both the Google Play Store and the Apple Store. The app assesses the risk of a person based on their interactions, by using Bluetooth technology and Artificial intelligence. The app will detect other devices with the same app installed near-by.
6. Three incentive schemes worth Rs 48,000 crore including PLI, EMC 2.0 and SPECS which have been notified, are associated with which sector?
[A] Electricity Generation
[B] Electronics Manufacturing
[C] Renewable Energy
[D] Textile Sector
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Correct Answer: B [Electronics Manufacturing]
Notes:
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has notified three incentive schemes to boost electronics manufacturing namely Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI), Electronics Manufacturing Clusters 2.0 (EMC 2.0), Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronics Components and Semiconductors (SPECS).
The schemes which were cleared by the Cabinet last month, include incentives worth more than Rs 48,000 crore. PLI is the largest scheme with an outlay of Rs 40,000 crore which will give incentives of 4-6% on incremental sales on mobile phones and specified electronic components.
7. The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is celebrated on which date, every year?
[A] March 31
[B] April 2
[C] April 4
[D] April 6
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Correct Answer: C [April 4]
Notes:
The fourth day of April has been observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action after the declaration by the UN General Assembly in 2005.
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has been serving for more than 20 years, to save lives, to deliver humanitarian assistance and facilitate recovery activities. In 2015, the UN Secretary-General designated actor Daniel Craig as the first UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards.
8. Aerobiosys Innovations, which has developed an affordable and emergency-use ventilator called ‘Jeevan Lite’, is an incubated start-up of which institution?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology- Madras
[B] Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad
[C] Indian Institute of Science
[D] All India Institute of Medical Science
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad]
Notes:
Aerobiosys Innovations, an incubated start-up of Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) has developed an affordable and emergency-use ventilator called ‘Jeevan Lite’.
This portable device is Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled and can be operated through a mobile application. The ventilator can also be operated by a battery, which enables it to be deployed in areas without power supply.
9. Bronx zoo, where a tiger was tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time in the world, is located in which country?
[A] Italy
[B] France
[C] United States
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: C [United States]
Notes:
A four-year-old female tiger named Nadia from the Bronx Zoo in New York City, has been tested positive for the coronavirus.
This is claimed to be the first known case where transmission of the coronavirus from human to an animal has been confirmed. The tiger is believed to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo-keeper. Later, six other animals, including lions and tigers, have also been showing symptoms.
10. Pravin Rao has been appointed as the new Chairman of which industry body of India?
[A] NASSCOM
[B] CII
[C] FICCI
[D] IAMAI
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Correct Answer: A [NASSCOM]
Notes:
The Information Technology Industry body NASSCOM announced that it has appointed Infosys Chief Operating Officer UB Pravin Rao as its chairman for the year 2020-21.
Pravin Rao is set to replace the incumbent Chairman WNS Global Services Group CEO Keshav Murugesh. The Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India, Rekha M Menon has been named as the vice chairperson for 2020-21.
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