Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. The 2021 World Games, which have been rescheduled to 2022, was initially planned to be held in which city?
[A] Birmingham
[B] Glasgow
[C] Tokyo
[D] Rio De Janeiro

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12. After the lockdown due to COVID-19, what is the estimated growth rate of India in the current fiscal, as per the recent report of Fitch Ratings?
[A] 2.0%
[B] 2.4%
[C] 3.2%
[D] 4.2%

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13. The National Health Authority (NHA) has signed an agreement with which ride-haling app for transporting healthcare workers involved in treatment of covid-19 patients?

[A] Uber
[B] Ola
[C] Meru
[D] Red Taxi

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14. Aerobiosys Innovations, which has developed an affordable and emergency-use ventilator called ‘Jeevan Lite’, is an incubated start-up of which institution?

[A] Indian Institute of Technology- Madras
[B] Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad
[C] Indian Institute of Science
[D] All India Institute of Medical Science

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15. 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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16. What is the name of the tropical Cyclone that hit South Pacific island nations Vanuatu islands and Fuji recently?

[A] Harold
[B] Sidr
[C] Diane
[D] Gretel

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17. The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide is observed on April 7, to commemorate the genocide happened in which country?

[A] Libya
[B] Rwanda
[C] Sudan
[D] Germany

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18. Indian-American Brahm Kanchibotla, who recently passed away after affected by Covid-19 in the United States, was associated with which profession?

[A] Businessperson
[B] Journalist
[C] Writer
[D] Economist

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19. 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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20. Masatsugu Asakawa is the President of which international financial institution, which has also assured $2.2 billion assistance to India?

[A] World Economic Forum
[B] World Bank
[C] Asian Development Bank
[D] BRICS Bank

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