Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. Which day, that is celebrated on April 6, focusses on health benefits of participating in sporting and physical activity amid social-distancing, this year?

[A] International Day of Sport and Physical Exercise
[B] International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
[C] International Day of Healthy Habits
[D] International Day of Sports and Games

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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. Which state has topped the country in micro-irrigation coverage in the financial year 2019-20?

[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Gujarat

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14. Which state government has unveiled a five-step plan named “5 Ts Plan”, to tackle the spread of coronavirus?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Kerala

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15. Which instant messaging platform has limited the sharing of forwarded messages to one chat, amid the rise in fake news during coronavirus pandemic?

[A] Telegram
[B] WhatsApp
[C] WeChat
[D] Messenger

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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has partnered with which international organisation to promote a digital campaign on Social Distancing, for Self Help Groups (SHGs)?
[A] ILO
[B] UNICEF
[C] UNESCO
[D] World Bank

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