Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2020

41. The United Nations designated 21 April as which day, to raise awareness about the role of creativity and innovation?

[A] World Creativity and Innovation Day
[B] World Creativity Day
[C] World Creators Day
[D] World Innovators Day

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42. ‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana’ is a welfare scheme launched by which Indian state/UT?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] West Bengal
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra

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43. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) located?

[A] Paris
[B] Nairobi
[C] Rome
[D] Geneva

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44. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a Class-70 all-weather permanent bridge on which river?

[A] Ravi
[B] Tangri
[C] Sutlej
[D] Beas

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45. Where is the main campus of the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology located?

[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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46. What is the theme of the World Immunization Week 2020, which is being celebrated from April 24 to 30, this year?
[A] Vaccines Work for All
[B] Let’s get vaccinated
[C] Leave no one unvaccinated
[D] Reaching all for vaccination

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47. As on February 2020, which country held the maximum value of US government securities, as per the recent data of US Treasury Department?

[A] India
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] United Kingdom

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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. As per the recent estimate of the India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), what would be the expected fiscal deficit, in the case of no stimulus measure from the government?

[A] 3.2%
[B] 3.5%
[C] 3.8%
[D] 4.4%

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50. What is ‘VITAL’, which was making news recently, in context with the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] Testing Kit
[B] Ventilator
[C] Personal Protection Equipment
[D] X-ray Device

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