Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. Bronx zoo, where a tiger was tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time in the world, is located in which country?

[A] Italy
[B] France
[C] United States
[D] Germany

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12. The Government has constituted an empowered Committee to coordinate with Private Sector, NGOs and International Organisations related to COVID-19. Who chairs the empowered committee?

[A] Rajiv Kumar
[B] Amitabh Kant
[C] Surjit Bhalla
[D] Amit Shah

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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Which international organisation released a report titled ‘State of the World’s Nursing 2020’?

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

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17. Mahmoud Jibril, who recently passed away from the Covid-19, was the former Prime Minister of which country?

[A] Italy
[B] Brazil
[C] Libya
[D] France

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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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