Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

41. David Li has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (India operations) of which global technology company?

[A] Facebook
[B] Huawei
[C] Samsung
[D] Amazon

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42. The term ‘Fncas9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay’- Feluda, which was seen in news recently, is associated with which process?
[A] Developing vaccine for Covid-19
[B] Testing Coronavirus
[C] Plasma therapy
[D] Developing Herd immunity

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43. Which ratings agency has slashed the GDP growth forecast of India to 0.8% from its previous estimate of 2%, for the financial year 2020-21?

[A] S&P
[B] Fitch Ratings
[C] CRISIL
[D] IndRa

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44. Who is the head of the recently reconstituted National Shipping Board?

[A] Malini Shankar
[B] Abdulgani Serang
[C] Amar Singh Thakur
[D] Anil Devli

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45. Which is the first academic institute to get ICMR approval for a real-time diagnostic test?
[A] Indian Institute of Science
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] All India Institute of Medical Science
[D] IIT Ropar

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46. Which industry has been recently declared as a public utility service for six months, by the Government?

[A] Banking
[B] Pharmaceutical
[C] Textile
[D] Automobile

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47. What is the name of the former Governor of Bihar and Tripura and veteran Congress leader, who passed away recently?

[A] Devanand Konwar
[B] Bijay Mishra
[C] Uttam Bandu Tupe
[D] Ravi Vallathol

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48. Which rating agency recently estimated that the total loss for India due to lock-down would be Rs 10 lakh crore or Rs 7,000 per person, in 2020-21?
[A] CRISIL
[B] Ind-Ra
[C] S&P
[D] Fitch Solutions

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49. ‘Bounce Back Loan Scheme’ is the initiative of which country, aimed at assisting small businesses amidst the Covid-19 pandemic?

[A] United States
[B] United Kingdom
[C] France
[D] South Korea

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50. Basava Jayanthi, the birth anniversary of Lord Basaveshwara, is prominently celebrated in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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