Current Affairs Quiz: April 29, 2020

1. Which campaign was launched by Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal on World Book Day?
   A)My Book My World
   B)Books and Education
   C)My Book My Soul
   D)My Book My Friend
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the #My Book My Friend campaign on social media on 23 April on the occasion of World Book Day.

   
   
2. Which state government launched Jeevan Shakti Yojana under which women in urban areas can earn by making masks at home?
   A)Odisha
   B)Telangana
   C)Madhya Pradesh
   D)Uttar Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched the Jeevan Shakti Yojana.

   
   
3. The exercise Pitch Black was recently cancelled by which country with India?
   A)China
   B)Australia
   C)Russia
   D) SriLanka
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Australia has informed India that their premier multilateral air combat training exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation.

   
   
4. As per SIPRI report,which country has topped in the largest military spender in the world?
   A)China
   B)USA
   C)India
   D)Russia
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: India has become the third largest military spender in the world, after the US and China, according to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report. This is the first time that India and China are among the top three military spenders.

   
   
5. Which Company has developed a ‘contactless in-store ordering’ solution to help restaurants and eateries minimise physical contacts for menu, billing and cash transactions?
   A)PayPal
   B)PayU
   C)Freecharge
   D)Paytm
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Paytm said it has developed a ‘contactless in-store ordering’ solution to help restaurants and eateries minimise physical contacts for menu, billing and cash transactions after these businesses open after the lockdown.

   
   
6. How much amount of special liquidity facility for mutual funds was announced by RBI?
   A)₹25000 cr
   B)₹45000 cr
   C)₹35000 cr
   D)₹50000 cr
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday provided a Rs 50,000-crore shot in the arm to stressed mutual funds by unveiling a special liquidity facility for the sector, days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund decided to close six debt schemes.

   
   
7. As per Crisil,At how much percent India GDP will grow in 2020-21?
   A)1.8%
   B)1.5%
   C)0.5%
   D)1.1%
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Domestic rating agency Crisil said nearly halved its GDP forecast for India to 1.8 per cent for 2020-21 while projecting total losses of Rs 10 lakh crore or Rs 7,000 per person due to “disastrous” lockdowns to control COVID-19 pandemic

   
   
8. Which Company tied up with Nokia to deploy Nokia’s SRAN solution across nine circles in India?
   A)Airtel
   B)Vodafone Idea
   C)BSNL
   D)Jio
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Nokia announced a multi-year agreement to deploy Nokia’s SRAN solution across nine circles in India, helping Airtel to enhance the network capacity of its networks, in particular 4G, and improve customer experience.

   
   
9. With which company, National Skill Development Corporation has partnered to launch a digital campaign to drive awareness on the importance of precautionary measures in combating COVID 19?
   A)Microsoft
   B)Flipkart
   C)Google
   D)Amazon
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The National Skill Development Corporation has partnered with Amazon India to launch a digital campaign to drive awareness on the importance of precautionary measures in combating COVID 19 such as physical distancing and maintaining hygiene.

   
   
10. Recently India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) revised its FY21 economic growth forecast for India to how much percent?
    A)1.1%
    B)1.5%
    C)1.8%
    D)1.9%
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) revised its FY21 economic growth forecast for the country further down to 1.9 per cent, lowest in the last 29 years, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.

    
    
11. Recently who has been banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world governing body for testing positive for a banned substance?
    A)Shyam Agarwal
    B)Jhumpa Singh
    C)Mohammed Lehri
    D)Jhuma Khatun
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Middle distance runner Jhuma Khatun has been banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world governing body for testing positive for a banned substance in a nearly two-year-old doping case which the NDTL had failed to detect.

    
    
12. Recently whose term has been extended by RBI as part time chairman of CSB Bank?
    A)Madhavan Menon
    B)S Srinivasan
    C)Rakesh Mishra
    D)Vikas Chaturvedi
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: CSB Bank said the Reserve Bank of India has extended the term of appointment of Madhavan Menon as the part-time Chairman of the Bank till July 21, 2020.

    
    
13. Name the ventilatior developed recently by IIT Bombay to fight against COVID 19?
    A)Agni
    B)Ruhdaar
    C)Roop
    D)Suraksha
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: A team of engineering students from IIT Bombay, NIT Srinagar, and Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu, and Kashmir has come up together and developed a low-cost ventilator named ‘Ruhdaar’ using locally available material to fight against COVID19.

    
    
14. Recently which famous Odia dramatist,lyricist and screenwriter passed away?
    A)Bijay Mishra
    B)Raju Kushwaha
    C)Bimal Singh
    D)Rakesh Parijat
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Eminent Odia dramatist,lyricist and screenwriter Bijay Mishra died at a hospital following a prolonged illness.He was 83.

    
    
15. Recently Devanand Konwar passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Actor
    B)Journalist
    C)Politics
    D)Dramatist
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Former Governor of Bihar and Tripura and veteran Congress leader Devanand Konwar died of old age ailments at his Guwahati residence. He was 86.

    
    
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16. Where is the HQ of SIPRI?
    A)India
    B)Thailand
    C)Russia
    D)Sweden
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    
17. What is the capital of Australia?
    A)Paris
    B)Canberra
    C)st Petersburg
    D)Bangkok
    
    
    

    
    Option B