Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. The National Maritime Day is celebrated on April 5, to commemorate the maiden voyage of which ship, that was wholly owned by India?

[A] SS Loyalty
[B] SS Galia
[C] SS Jalabala
[D] SS Ramdas

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12. Which institution is set to provide emergency loans to small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) named ‘SAFE PLUS’?
[A] Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
[B] National Bank for Agriculture and Development (NABARD)
[C] Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
[D] National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)

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13. As per a recent report, about 400 million workers of India will fall into poverty. Which international organisation released the report?

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

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14. An initiative of ‘Arogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) service’ has been launched by the Centre in association with which state government?

[A] Odisha
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

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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. 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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17. Which country is the largest producer of Hydroxychloroquine accounting for nearly 70 per cent of annual global production?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] Brazil
[D] Japan

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

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