Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020

41. What will be the economic growth of India in 2020, as predicted by S&P Global Ratings in March 2020?
[A] 5.7%
[B] 5.5%
[C] 5.2%
[D] 5%

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42. Roger Mayweather, who recently passed away, was a World Champion and trainer in which sports?

[A] Weight-lifting
[B] Boxing
[C] Wrestling
[D] Chess

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43. Which country has handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers?

[A] China
[B] Greece
[C] Brazil
[D] United Kingdom

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44. The Government of India launched the ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’ to contain the spread of misinformation on coronavirus on which social media platform?

[A] Facebook
[B] Twitter
[C] WhatsApp
[D] Instagram

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45. Which state government approved distilleries to manufacture and supply sanitisers temporarily, amidst the coronavirus outbreak?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Punjab
[D] Kerala

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46. Who is the head of the high-level committee of medical experts constituted by the Government of India for prevention & control of COVID-19?

[A] Dr V K Paul
[B] Amitabh Kant
[C] Rajiv Kumar
[D] Harsh Vardhan

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47. The state of Bihar was formed on March 22nd of which year?

[A] 1902
[B] 1912
[C] 1942
[D] 1952

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48. World Tuberculosis Day is being celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of discovery of the Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria by which Scientist?

[A] Robert Koch
[B] Louis Pasteur
[C] Emil von Behring
[D] Paul Ehrlich

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49. Which drug is recommended by the National Task Force constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research for high-risk cases infected by coronavirus?

[A] Hydroxy-chloroquine
[B] Chloroquine
[C] Sulfasalazine
[D] Azathioprinethe

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50. ‘Mayiladuthurai’ has been created as the 38th district of which Indian state?

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

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