Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 29 Apr 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

29 APR 2020

(Q.01) In April 2020, the Reserve Bank of India announced a Rs ________ crore special liquidity facility for the mutual fund, days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund decided to close six debt schemes.

1. 35,000
2. 40,000
3. 45,000
4. 50,000

Ans :- (D) 50,000

(Q.02) Devanand Konwar passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

1. Acting
2. Politics
3. Journalism
4. Motor Racing

Ans :- (B) Politics

(Q.03) In April 2020, which of the following has received RBI nod for entering into co-branding arrangements for Prepaid Instruments that can be used in over 35 lakh stores and online gateways?

1. BookMyForex
2. Flywire
3. ExTravelMoney
4. Transcorp International Ltd

Ans :- (D) Transcorp International Ltd

(Q.04) Which of the following has acquired 6.43% stake in debt-trapped Reliance Capital by invoking pledged shares?

1. PNB
2. SBI
3. HDFC
4. Yes Bank

Ans :- (C) HDFC

(Q.05) In 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope achieved its ________th year in orbit.

1. 20
2. 25
3. 30
4. 35

Ans :- (C) 30

(Q.06) From April 2020, which country will not impose the death penalty on minors who committed crimes?

1. Iran
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Yemen
4. Australia

Ans :- (B) Saudi Arabia

(Q.07) The CM of which state has banned all public gatherings in the state till June 30, 2020, amid (Covid-19) outbreak?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Gujarat

Ans :- (C) Uttar Pradesh

(Q.08) The Chief Minister of which state has launched the Jeevan Shakti Yojana in April 2020?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Gujarat
4. Madhya Pradesh

Ans :- (D) Madhya Pradesh

(Q.09) The Education Minister of which of the following states has launched the ‘Sampark Baithak’ mobile application?

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Kerala
4. West Bengal

Ans :- (B) Haryana

(Q.10) India has gifted one lakh anti-malarial tablets of hydroxychloroquine and 50,000 surgical gloves to which of the following countries?

1. Bangladesh
2. Myanmar
3. USA
4. Sri Lanka

Ans :- (A) Bangladesh

(Q.11) Under the YSR Zero Interest Loan scheme, how many rupees (in crores) have been credited to the bank accounts of 8.78 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs)?

1. 1,000
2. 1,200
3. 1,400
4. 1,600

Ans :- (C) 1,400

(Q.12) In April 2020, in which of the following states has the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) recommended coal mining in a part of an elephant reserve? 

1. Sikkim
2. Mizoram
3. Manipur
4. Assam

Ans :- (D) Assam

(Q.13) Zarina Hashmi passed away in April 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?

1. Politics
2. Art
3. Sports
4. Journalism

Ans :- (B) Arts

(Q.14) Who has issued a detailed guideline of the SVAMITVA Scheme in April 2020?

1. Ramesh Pokhriyal
2. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
3. Narendra Singh Tomar
4. Ram Vilas Paswan

Ans :- (C) Narendra Singh Tomar

(Q.15) Who has been appointed as America’s next envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD?

1. Khyati Bhatnagar
2. Marie Royce
3. Zia Mody
4. Manisha Singh

Ans :- (D) Manisha Singh