Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. Which teams of Thailand and Malaysia have been banned from participating in Tokyo Olympics?

[A] Shooting
[B] Archery
[C] Weight-lifting
[D] Boxing

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12. As per the notification of WIPO, which country topped the world in filing International Patents filed with WIPO, in 2019?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Germany

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13. Which manufacturing company announced a collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for a campaign against Covid-19?

[A] Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
[B] Dabur
[C] ITC Limited
[D] Britannia Industries

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14. Which Indian personality features in the Twitter campaign launched by the Reserve Bank of India, to promote digital banking amid the lockdown?

[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Viswanathan Anand
[C] Amitabh Bachchan
[D] Aamir Khan

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15. What is the name of the campaign launched by the Ministry of HRD, for crowd sourcing of ideas to improve online education ecosystem of India?
[A] Bharat Padhe Online
[B] Bharat Idea Online
[C] Bharat Shiksha Online
[D] India Studies Online

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16. Which Public Sector Undertaking of India partnered with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh and developed a remote monitoring system for COVID-19?

[A] Bharat Electronics Limited
[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[D] Electronics Corporation of India Limited

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17. Who represented India in the recently held G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers’ virtual Meeting?

[A] Piyush Goyal
[B] Dharmendra Pradhan
[C] Harsh Vardhan
[D] Nirmala Sitharaman

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18. Name the renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, who recently passed away?

[A] Walter D’Souza
[B] Shanti Hiranand
[C] Sasi Kalinga
[D] M K Arjunan

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19. The World Homeopathy Day is celebrated on which day, every year across the world?

[A] April 6
[B] April 8
[C] April 10
[D] April 12

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20. Which global organisation has released a report titled ‘South Asia Economic Focus’, wherein it has estimated India’s growth at 1.5%-2.8% this fiscal?

[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] Asian Development Bank

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