Current affairs Test No.2

1.According to the recent announcement from the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, which country has assured uninterrupted supply of LPG to India?

[A] Saudi Arabia
[B] Iran
[C] Iraq
[D] Venezuela

 

2.According to a recent report from UNCTAD, which country along with China will not be affected by recession?

[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] Germany
[D] Saudi Arabia

 

3.As per the ‘World Cyber Protection Week Survey’ by the firm Acronis, what percentage of companies suffered data loss last year?

[A] 12%
[B] 22%
[C] 32%
[D] 42%

 

4.The term of which Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was extended for a period of one year, recently?

[A] N S Vishwanathan
[B] M K Jain
[C] B P Kanungo
[D] Michael Debabrata Patra

 

5.Which payment company has partnered with ICICI Lombard General Insurance to launch the first coronavirus insurance cover for merchants?

[A] BharatPe
[B] PhonePe
[C] Paytm
[D] Mobikwik

 

6.The Government of India has recently set up a “cargo air-bridge” with which country, to transport critical medical supplies?

[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Nepal
[C] China
[D] Bangladesh

 

7.After the lockdown due to COVID-19, what is the estimated growth rate of India in the current fiscal, as per the recent report of Fitch Ratings?

[A] 2.0%
[B] 2.4%
[C] 3.2%
[D] 4.2%

 

8.Which state announced a Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for Police personnel and state government employees involved in the Covid-19 fight?

[A] Kerala
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Punjab

 

9.Government has directed Food Corporation of India to provide food grains to NGOs at OMSS rates. What does OMSS stand for?

[A] Open Market Sale Scheme
[B] Out Market Sale Scheme
[C] Open Market State Scheme
[D] Out Market Sale Scheme

 

10.Representatives of SAARC had a discussion impact of Covid-19 situation on intra-regional trade through video-conferencing. How many member countries are present in SAARC bloc?

[A] Five
[B] Seven
[C] Eight
[D] Ten

21.Name the renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, who recently passed away?

[A] Walter D’Souza
[B] Shanti Hiranand
[C] Sasi Kalinga
[D] M K Arjunan

 

22.Which national park in India has set up the country’s first quarantine facility for animals?

[A] Jim Corbett Park
[B] Ranthambore National Park
[C] Kaziranga National Park
[D] Gir Forest National Park

 

23.Which global organisation has released a report titled ‘South Asia Economic Focus’, wherein it has estimated India’s growth at 1.5%-2.8% this fiscal?

[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] Asian Development Bank

 

24.As per a recent survey released by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), incomes of about 85% of households in which state/UT have been impacted by Covid-19?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Delhi NCR
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh

 

25.What is the name of the design software system jointly launched by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC)?

[A] SoftCAD
[B] CollabCAD
[C] NetCAD
[D] AtalCAD

 

26.Ashok Desai, who passed away recently, was a famous personality associated with which profession?

[A] Businessperson
[B] Advocate
[C] Sportsperson
[D] Politician

 

27.Which country has recently approved a sale of anti-ship missiles and torpedoes worth USD 155 million to India?

[A] Israel
[B] France
[C] United States
[D] Russia

 

28.As per the latest guidelines of the Union Home ministry on the extended lock-down, industries operating in which areas have been exempted?

[A] Metropolitan areas
[B] Urban areas
[C] Semi-urban areas
[D] Rural Areas

 

29.Which Indian bank has launched a campaign named ‘Safety Grid’, to encourage people maintain social distancing while waiting at public places?

[A] ICICI Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Yes Bank

 

30.The government has waived four months’ rent of small IT units based in the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). STPI is an autonomous society under which Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[B] Ministry of Science and Technology
[C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

31.‘PUSA decontamination and sanitizing tunnel’, which was inaugurated recently, has been developed by which research organisation?

[A] Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
[B] Agharkar Research Institute
[C] National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
[D] Indian Agricultural Research Institute

 

32.Order books, inventories and capacity utilisation survey (OBICUS), is a flagship survey conducted by which institution?

[A] Securities Exchange Board of India
[B] Reserve Bank of India
[C] National Stock Exchange
[D] Confederation of Indian Industries

 

33.Business confidence index is released in a quarterly survey conducted by which Indian institution?

[A] NITI Aayog
[B] National Council for Applied Economic Research
[C] Observer Research Foundation
[D] Centre for Public Policy Research

 

34.Which international financial institution remarked that Asia is expected to grow at 0 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic?

[A] World Bank
[B] International Monetary Fund
[C] Asian Development Bank
[D] United Nations

 

35.Where is the headquarters of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) located?

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

 

36.The headquarters of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is located in which city?

[A] Muscat
[B] Jeddah
[C] Riyadh
[D] Dubai

 

37.Out of the total number of electric vehicles being sold in India in the financial year 2019-20, the major portion was constituted by which type of vehicle?

[A] Electric Car
[B] Electric Bus
[C] Electric Scooter
[D] Electric Cycle

 

38.Which Indian bureaucrat, who is also the chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has been appointed as the Secretary to the Indian President Ramnath Kovind?

[A] P K Mishra
[B] Nripendra Mishra
[C] Kapil Dev Tripathi
[D] Rajiv Gauba

 

39.What is the limit within which the borrowings made under Ways & Means Advances of the RBI, to be repaid by the state governments?

[A] 14 days
[B] 1 month
[C] 3 months
[D] 6 months

 

40.Which bank has recently launched voice-banking services on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, amid the lock-down due to Covid-19?

[A] HDFC Bank
[B] State Bank of India
[C] ICICI Bank
[D] Yes Bank

41.What is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act passed by the Parliament on April 24 1992 related to?

[A] Right to Education
[B] Constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions
[C] Providing legislative assembly and council of ministers for NCT of Delhi
[D] Implement Tenth Finance Commission recommendation

 

42.An e-office application called ‘e-karyalay’ has been launched by which Central Armed Police Force, which enables digital movement of files in offices, amid Covid-19 pandemic?

[A] Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
[B] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
[C] Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
[D] Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

 

43.What is the objective of the ‘covid19.odisha.gov.in’ portal launched by Odisha in tackling the crisis faced due to Covid-19?

[A] Provide official data on positive cases
[B] Registration of migrant workers
[C] Registration for Public Distribution System
[D] Provide tele-medicine facility

 

44.The 2020 International Delegate’s Day marks the 75th anniversary of which historic conference?

[A] World Conference on Human Rights
[B] San Francisco Conference
[C] Bretton Woods Conference
[D] Rome Conference

 

45.‘Covid Pharma’, a mobile application to track people who purchase medicines for probable symptoms of Covid-19 over-the-counter, has been launched by which state?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Bihar

 

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

 

47.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

 

48.Which Indian has featured in the top 20 global leaders of ‘Medicine Maker Power List 2020’?

[A] Pankaj Patel
[B] Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
[C] Ajay Piramal
[D] Dilip Shanghvi

 

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

 

50.Shipping ministry has announced Rs 50 lakh compensation for employees at Major Ports. How many major ports are situated in India?

[A] Eight
[B] Ten
[C] Twelve
[D] Fifteen