Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. Which country, through its aid agency has announced a grant of USD 2.9 million to India to help it tackle the effect of coronavirus pandemic?

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

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12. What is the name of the online challenge for students, launched by the innovation cell of MHRD and AICTE, for developing solutions to the Coronavirus pandemic?

[A] SAMRIDDHI
[B] SAMADHAN
[C] SOOCHNA
[D] CHUNAUTI

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13. Which state announced a Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for Police personnel and state government employees involved in the Covid-19 fight?

[A] Kerala
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Punjab

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14. India’s fiscal deficit stood at 5.07% of gross domestic product (GDP) in February. What is the revised fiscal deficit target for FY20, as a percentage of GDP?

[A] 3.8
[B] 3.5
[C] 3.2
[D] 3.0

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15. National Pension System (NPS) subscribers are to be allowed partial withdrawal for covering expenses for COVID-19 treatment. Which organisation manages NPS?

[A] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)
[B] Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA)
[C] Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
[D] Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

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16. 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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17. 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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18. M S Mahabaleshwara has been reappointed as the MD and CEO of which bank, for three more years?

[A] Punjab National Bank
[B] Karnataka Bank
[C] Bank of Baroda
[D] City Union Bank

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19. The YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) web portal is an initiative of which Union Ministry of India?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[B] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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20. As per a recent survey released by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), incomes of about 85% of households in which state/UT have been impacted by Covid-19?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Delhi NCR
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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