Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. 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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12. Which Indian state has indigenously developed a walk-in sample collection kiosk to test patients, similar to South-Korea?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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13. What is the name of the tropical Cyclone that hit South Pacific island nations Vanuatu islands and Fuji recently?

[A] Harold
[B] Sidr
[C] Diane
[D] Gretel

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14. 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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15. Which state/ UT recently approved the establishment of two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT)?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Punjab
[D] Odisha

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16. Who was named the leading men’s cricketer of the year by 2020 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?

[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ben stokes
[C] Jofra Archer
[D] Pat Cummins

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17. As per a recently conducted online survey among the IT professionals, which city was the most preferred city to work for?

[A] Hyderabad
[B] Mumbai
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Chennai

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18. What is the amount of financial package released by the Centre for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’, to the states/UTs?
[A] Rs.10000 Cr
[B] Rs.15000 Cr
[C] Rs.20000 Cr
[D] Rs.25000 Cr

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19. 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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20. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved the diagnostic machines used for testing which disease, for testing coronavirus samples?

[A] Tuberculosis
[B] Pneumonia
[C] Chronic Bronchitis
[D] Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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