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Current Affairs 2020 for April 29 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for April 29, 2020

1. Which company has acquired 6.43 per cent stake in debt-trapped “Reliance Capital?”

  • Jio
  • Facebook
  • TATA
  • HDFC

2. Which company anunced acquisition of UK's most iconic sporting motorcycle rton for £16 million, by acquiring certain assets of rton Motorcycles?

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  • Tata Motors Limited
  • Maruti Suzuki India Limited
  • TVS Motor Company
  • Ashok Leyland

3. Which of following country is seeking $400 mn debt swap facility from Reserve Bank of India?

  • Nepal
  • Banglesh
  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka

4.CBDT informed Income-tax refunds are obtained over eight lakh small businesses worth over five thousand 204 crore rupees issued in last ten days. When was CBDT formed?

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  • 1948
  • 1944
  • 1954
  • 1964

5. Who among following will he expert group for post-COVID-19 revival in Punjab?

  • A.C. Rangarajan
  • Kaushik Basu
  • Bimal Jalan
  • Montek Singh Ahluwalia

6. Indian Premier League is delayed by how much time due to COVID-19?

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  • 3 Months
  • Suspended indefinitely
  • 1 Months
  • 2 Months

7. Recently, Thuthukudi airport has been upgred to level 3. Thuthukudi airport is in -------------.

  • Andhra Presh
  • Tamil Nu
  • Telangana
  • Karnataka

8. Which institute has developed a compact solid-state sensor that can detect heavy metal ions in water?

  • Centre for Na and Soft Matter Sciences
  • Institute of vanced Study in Science and Techlogy (IASST), Assam
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangaluru
  • Indian Institute of Techlogy, Delhi

9. According to Jeevan Shakti Yojana in Mhya Presh, government will pay ----------- per mask to women for making masks at home.

  • ₹ 8
  • ₹10
  • ₹ 11
  • ₹ 15

10. Which institute is currently developing an inactivated virus vaccine for COVID-19?

  • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for vanced Scientific Research
  • Translational Health Science and Techlogy Institute (THSTI), Faridab
  • Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Techlogy

11. Recently, government has declared banking industry as a Public Utility Service (PUS) for a time period of -------------.

  • 2 months
  • 4 months
  • 6 months
  • 1 year

12. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shifted its testing facility from Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior to which of following institute?

  • Centre for Na and Soft Matter Sciences
  • Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Delhi
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangaluru
  • Indian Institute of Techlogy, Delhi

13. International Cherbyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed every year on?

  • 24 April
  • 25 April
  • 26 April
  • 27 April

14. Which institute is to develop plasmonic semiconductor namaterials for removal of toxic organic compounds from water by harvesting solar light?

  • Translational Health Science and Techlogy Institute (THSTI), Faridab
  • Institute of vanced Study in Science and Techlogy (IASST), Assam
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangaluru
  • Indian Institute of Techlogy, Delhi

15. Recently, which of following automobile company has acquired 3.36% share in Hinduja Leyland Finance?

  • Ashok Leyland
  • Tata Motors
  • Eicher Motors
  • Mahindra & Mahindra

16. Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved how many Indian firms for antibody rapid testing kits for testing COVID-19?

  • 57
  • 47
  • 67
  • 27

17. Which of following company has launched a new d-on health cover called ‘BAGIC GOQii Co-pay Option?’

  • ICICI Lombard
  • Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
  • HDFC ERGO
  • IFFCO Tokio General Insurance

18. Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel are developed by Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Where is Indian Agricultural Research Institute Situated?

  • Bhopal
  • New Delhi
  • Amritsar
  • Chandigarh

19. Recently, Shilpa Medicare has launched a generic drug with a brand name ‘Dasashil’. This drug is used in treatment of which disease?

  • Cancer
  • Tuberculosis
  • Malaria
  • HIV

20. India has received how many testing kits, including rapid antibody test kits, from two Chinese firms for better monitoring and surveillance?

  • 1 lakh
  • 5 lakh
  • 2 lakh
  • 3 lakh

21. What is name of a rewned atre artist who has passed away recently?

  • Usha Ganguly
  • Sunil Joshi
  • Ravinder Singh Dhillon
  • Alok Sharma

22. State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) is to deliberate on model bid documents for development and operation of underground mines. How much per cent of India's domestic coal production comes from CIL?

  • 80%
  • 20%
  • 25%
  • 65%

23. Which country has launched first military satellite “or?”

  • Oman
  • Japan
  • Eritrea
  • Iran

24. Which institute developed Automatic Mist Based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit and UV Sanitisation Box & Hand-held UV device?

  • ICMR
  • DRDO
  • ISRO
  • IIT

25. Which National Park has become India’s first quarantine centre for animals after setting up isolation wards?

  • Manas
  • Bandipur
  • Anshi
  • Jim Corbett

26. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar dressed "National Conference on Kharif crops 2020" through a video conference. Which of following is t a Kharif crop?

  • Bajra
  • Barley
  • Maize
  • Cotton

27. Which state has become first state in country to carry out rapid testing for COVID-19?

  • Punjab
  • Mhya Presh
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal

28. Union Home Ministry has issued an visory stating that which of following app is "t safe" for private persons and entities?

  • FreeConference app
  • Google Hangouts app
  • Zoom videoconferencing app
  • Skype app

29. Which institute has developed a diagstic test kit that can confirm COVID-19 in 2 hours at a low cost?

  • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for vanced Scientific Research
  • Translational Health Science and Techlogy Institute (THSTI), Faridab
  • Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Techlogy, Trivandrum

30. What is name of mobile application which aims to effectively track home-quarantines citizens and ensure y are actually staying in home developed by Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission (SCM)?

  • Savdhan
  • Saiyam
  • Saksham
  • Satark

31.RBI anunces extension of Ways & Means vances limit from  ₹  1.2 lakh crore to how much for remaining part of first half of financial year 2020-21?

  • ₹ 1.5 lakh crore
  • ₹ 1.8 lakh crore
  • ₹ 2.5 lakh crore
  • ₹ 2 lakh crore

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Current Affairs 2020 Answers:

1. Which company has acquired 6.43 per cent stake in debt-trapped “Reliance Capital?”

Answer- HDFC

2. Which company anunced acquisition of UK's most iconic sporting motorcycle rton for £16 million, by acquiring certain assets of rton Motorcycles?

Answer- TVS Motor Company

3. Which of following country is seeking $400 mn debt swap facility from Reserve Bank of India?

Answer- Sri Lanka

4.CBDT informed Income-tax refunds are obtained over eight lakh small businesses worth over five thousand 204 crore rupees issued in last ten days. When was CBDT formed?

Answer- 1944

5. Who among following will he expert group for post-COVID-19 revival in Punjab?

Answer- Montek Singh Ahluwalia

6. Indian Premier League is delayed by how much time due to COVID-19?

Answer- Suspended indefinitely

7. Recently, Thuthukudi airport has been upgred to level 3. Thuthukudi airport is in -------------.

Answer- Tamil Nu

8. Which institute has developed a compact solid-state sensor that can detect heavy metal ions in water?

Answer- Centre for Na and Soft Matter Sciences

9. According to Jeevan Shakti Yojana in Mhya Presh, government will pay ----------- per mask to women for making masks at home.

Answer- ₹ 11

10. Which institute is currently developing an inactivated virus vaccine for COVID-19?

Answer- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)

11. Recently, government has declared banking industry as a Public Utility Service (PUS) for a time period of -------------.

Answer- 6 months

12. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shifted its testing facility from Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior to which of following institute?

Answer- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Delhi

13. International Cherbyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed every year on?

Answer- 26 April

14. Which institute is to develop plasmonic semiconductor namaterials for removal of toxic organic compounds from water by harvesting solar light?

Answer- Institute of vanced Study in Science and Techlogy (IASST), Assam

15. Recently, which of following automobile company has acquired 3.36% share in Hinduja Leyland Finance?

Answer- Ashok Leyland

16. Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved how many Indian firms for antibody rapid testing kits for testing COVID-19?

Answer- 67

17. Which of following company has launched a new d-on health cover called ‘BAGIC GOQii Co-pay Option?’

Answer- Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

18. Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel are developed by Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Where is Indian Agricultural Research Institute Situated?

Answer- New Delhi

19. Recently, Shilpa Medicare has launched a generic drug with a brand name ‘Dasashil’. This drug is used in treatment of?

Answer- Cancer

20. India has received how many testing kits, including rapid antibody test kits, from two Chinese firms for better monitoring and surveillance?

Answer- 5 lakh

21. What is name of a rewned atre artist who has passed away recently?

Answer- Usha Ganguly

22. State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) is to deliberate on model bid documents for development and operation of underground mines. How much per cent of India's domestic coal production comes from CIL?

Answer- 80%

23. Which country has launched first military satellite “or?”

Answer- Iran

24. Which institute developed Automatic Mist Based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit and UV Sanitisation Box & Hand-held UV device?

Answer- DRDO

25. Which National Park has become India’s first quarantine centre for animals after setting up isolation wards?

Answer- Jim Corbett

26. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar dressed "National Conference on Kharif crops 2020" through a video conference. Which of following is t a Kharif crop?

Answer- Barley

27. Which state has become first state in country to carry out rapid testing for COVID-19?

Answer- Rajasthan

28. Union Home Ministry has issued an visory stating that which of following app is "t safe" for private persons and entities?

Answer- Zoom videoconferencing app

29. Which institute has developed a diagstic test kit that can confirm COVID-19 in 2 hours at a low cost?

Answer- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Techlogy, Trivandrum 

30. What is name of mobile application which aims to effectively track home-quarantines citizens and ensure y are actually staying in home developed by Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission (SCM)?

Answer- Saiyam

31.RBI anunces extension of Ways & Means vances limit from  ₹1.2 lakh crore to how much for remaining part of first half of financial year 2020-21?

Answer-  ₹2 lakh Crore

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