Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. Which Asian country has declared a state of emergency over coronavirus?

[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Thailand
[D] Singapore

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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. 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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14. 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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15. Which Union Ministry of India launched a portal named “Integrated Government Online training” (iGOT) for capacity building of frontline workers fighting COVID-19 pandemic?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[C] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[D] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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16. 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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17. What is the amount of financial package released by the Centre for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’, to the states/UTs?
[A] Rs.10000 Cr
[B] Rs.15000 Cr
[C] Rs.20000 Cr
[D] Rs.25000 Cr

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18. India’s fiscal deficit stood at 5.07% of gross domestic product (GDP) in February. What is the revised fiscal deficit target for FY20, as a percentage of GDP?

[A] 3.8
[B] 3.5
[C] 3.2
[D] 3.0

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19. April 9 is celebrated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as which day?

[A] Anti-Doping Day
[B] Play True Day
[C] Fair Play Day
[D] World Play Day

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20. Which former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has been named in the external advisory group of the IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva?

[A] Urjit Patel
[B] Raghuram Rajan
[C] Y V Reddy
[D] D Subbarao

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