Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

41. 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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42. Which mutual fund house announced that it has shut down six of its schemes owing to market disruptions amid Covid-19?

[A] Nippon India Mutual Fund
[B] Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
[C] Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
[D] Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

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43. Which state has launched a scheme to provide loans to the women Self Help Groups (SHGs) of the state at zero per cent interest?

[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Odisha

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44. ‘Access to Covid Tools’ (ACT) Accelerator is an initiative launched by which global organisation?

[A] World Economic Forum
[B] United Nations
[C] World Health Organisation
[D] World Bank

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45. Rohtang pass, which was seen in news recently is located in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Ladakh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Punjab

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46. Which state promulgated an ordinance to make blocking burial or cremation of victims of notified disease, a criminal offence?

[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Punjab

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47. What is the theme of the World Intellectual Property Day 2020, celebrated on April 26?

[A] Innovate for SDGs
[B] Innovate for a Green Future
[C] IP is the new right
[D] Support Intellectual Property

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48. As per the annual report of SIPRI, which country is the highest military spender in the world?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] United States
[D] Russia

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49. Where is the headquarters of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) located?

[A] United Kingdom
[B] United States
[C] France
[D] Germany

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50. The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), which has been notified by the Finance Ministry, will be headquartered in which city?

[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Ahmedabad

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