Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

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11. According to the Forbes 34th annual world’s billionaires list, who was named the richest person in the world?

[A] Bill Gates
[B] Jeff Bezos
[C] Mark Zuckerberg
[D] Bernard Arnault

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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. 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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14. Which state/UT has announced ‘Operation SHIELD’ in containment zones to contain the spread of COVID-19?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Telangana
[C] New Delhi
[D] Punjab

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15. Which Indian personality features in the Twitter campaign launched by the Reserve Bank of India, to promote digital banking amid the lockdown?

[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Viswanathan Anand
[C] Amitabh Bachchan
[D] Aamir Khan

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16. 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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17. The Centre has removed the customs duty and health cess on the import of medical equipment related to COVID-19 till which month of 2020?

[A] June
[B] August
[C] September
[D] December

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18. 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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19. Which Public Sector Undertaking of India partnered with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh and developed a remote monitoring system for COVID-19?

[A] Bharat Electronics Limited
[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[D] Electronics Corporation of India Limited

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20. 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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