Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

11. The Cabinet approved the temporary suspension of the MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) Fund for how many years, amidst the coronavirus pandemic?

[A] One
[B] Two
[C] Three
[D] Four

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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. Which Port-trust became the first state-owned port trust to invoke the clause of force majeure at the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak?

[A] Kolkata Port Trust
[B] Mumbai Port Trust
[C] Chennai Port Trust
[D] Cochin Port Trust

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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. IIT-Ropar has developed a technology to sanitise groceries and currency notes from Covid-19. In which state is the institution located?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Punjab
[C] Odisha
[D] Bihar

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19. 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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20. ‘Exit from The Lockdown’ is the report released by which industry body of India?

[A] CII
[B] NASSCOM
[C] FICCI
[D] ASSOCHAM

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