Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. Who has been selected as the nominee for the American Presidential elections from the Democratic party, against Donald Trump?

[A] Joe Biden
[B] Bernie Sanders
[C] Hillary Clinton
[D] Barrack Obama

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12. The report titled ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020: Towards sustainable economies’ has been released by which global organisation?

[A] United Nations
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] International Labour Organisation

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13. IIT-Ropar has developed a technology to sanitise groceries and currency notes from Covid-19. In which state is the institution located?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Punjab
[C] Odisha
[D] Bihar

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14. National Commission for Women (NCW) launches WhatsApp number to report cases of domestic violence. Where is the Headquarters of NCW located?

[A] Lucknow
[B] New Delhi
[C] Nagpur
[D] Mumbai

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15. Anak Krakatau volcano which was recently seen erupting ash and lava continuously, is located in which country?
[A] Philippines
[B] Indonesia
[C] New Zealand
[D] Australia

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16. Former CMD of National Housing Bank, RV Verma has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of AU Small Finance Bank. Which is the headquarters of AU Small Finance Bank?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Jaipur
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Kochi

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17. The International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated on April 12, to commemorate the first flight carried out by which astronaut?

[A] Neil Armstrong
[B] Yuri Gagarin
[C] Valentina Tereshkova
[D] Alan Shepard

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18. Apple recently partnered with which company to develop a technology solution for Contact Tracing activity?
[A] Microsoft
[B] IBM
[C] Google
[D] Facebook

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19. On 13 April, the country paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. In which year did the massacre take place?

[A] 1914
[B] 1916
[C] 1919
[D] 1929

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20. What was Tim Brooke-Taylor, a British personality who recently passed away?
[A] Sportsperson
[B] Businessperson
[C] Actor
[D] Politician

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