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

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GK 2020 Questions for April 29, 2020

1. Recently, Brazilian Astromers have discovered 19 new asteroids between which of following planets?

  • Jupiter and Neptune
  • Mars and Jupiter
  • Earth and Mars
  • Mercury and Venus

2. Which institute has developed 'bug sniffer,' a sensitive and low-cost sensor to rapidly detect bacteria?

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  • Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune
  • Indian Institute of Techlogy (IIT), Mandi
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for vanced Scientific Research
  • Institute of Na Science and Techlogy (INST), Mohali

3. Who was sworn in as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?

  • Debashish Panda
  • Janak Raj
  • M D Patra
  • Sanjay Kothari

4. Which institute has discovered hundreds of Lithium (Li)-rich giant stars which proves Li is being produced in stars and accounts for its abundance in interstellar medium?

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  • NASA
  • Indian Institute of Astrophysics
  • ISRO
  • Roscosmos

5. Which day was observed as World Intellectual Property Day?

  • 23 April
  • 24 April
  • 25 April
  • 26 April

6. Which institute has developed a magnetic Random Access Memory (RAM) which is faster, more energy-efficient and capable of storing more information in a smaller volume than existing data stor techlogies?

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  • Indian Institute of Techlogy (IIT), Mandi
  • Indian Institute of Science
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for vanced Scientific Research
  • Institute of Na Science and Techlogy (INST), Mohali

7. Which day was observed as International Delegate’s Day?

  • 17 April
  • 18 April
  • 25 April
  • 21 April

8. Ministry of Ro Transport and Highways launched a dashboard link on its website on to provides a list and details of Dhabas and Truck repair shops available across country by various organizations like National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), States. When was NHAI founded?

  • 1978
  • 1968
  • 1998
  • 1988

9. Which State Government has launched “Jeevan Shakti Yojana?”

  • Telangana
  • Andhra Presh
  • Mhya Presh
  • Karnataka

10. A new study by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) report stated that India's renewable energy subsidies fell by how much per cent between 2016-17 and 2018-19?

  • 50%
  • 40%
  • 35%
  • 15%

11. Which State Government has launched a new scheme “Dhanwantari” under which locally unavailable medicines will be provided to patients at home?

  • Gujarat
  • West Bengal
  • Assam
  • Uttarkhand

12.Which institute has developed a new Artificial Neural Networks based global Iospheric Model (ANNIM), a global model to predict iospheric electron density with larger data cover?

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for vanced Scientific Research
  • Indian Institute of Science
  • Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Navi Mumbai
  • Institute of Na Science and Techlogy (INST), Mohali

13. Which state has become second Corona-free state in rastern region after Manipur?

  • Mizoram
  • Meghalaya
  • Arunachal Presh
  • Tripura

14. Which institute me available high-protein biscuits to corona affected patients in All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi?

  • CSIR-CCMB
  • CSIR-CMERI
  • CSIR-CFTRI
  • CSIR-AMPRI

15. Which bank has approved 82 million US dollars (585 crore rupees) for Himachal Presh State Ros Transformation Project (HPSRTP)?

  • World bank
  • IMF
  • B
  • NDB

16. Department of Posts planned to extend payment of compensation of how much rupees to all postal employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks employees to corona disease?

  • 10 lakh rupees
  • 20 lakh rupees
  • 30 lakh rupees
  • 40 lakh rupees

17. Sana Mir anunced her retirement from international cricket. She is from which country?

  • Australia
  • South Africa
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

18. Ministry of Power issued a draft proposal for amendment of Electricity Act, 2003 in form of draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for comments/suggestions from Stakeholders on 17th April 2020. Who is current Minister of Power?

  • Dr. Jitendra Singh
  • Santosh Kumar Gangwar
  • Shri Raj Kumar Singh
  • Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

19. Which country has abolished “flogging” as a punishment?

  • Singapore
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia

20. Central Government and Government of Maharashtra have equate food security for poor people in state. Who is CM of Maharashtra?

  • Uddhav Thackeray
  • Prithviraj Chavan
  • Vilasrao Deshmukh
  • Devendra Fnavis

21. World Immunization Week-celebrated in last week of April (24 to 30 April). What is me?

  • Climate Action
  • Vaccines Work for All
  • Zero malaria starts with me
  • Get + involved

22. What is current mortality rate of COVID-19 in India?

  • 3.3%
  • 9.3%
  • 6.3%
  • 1.3%

23. Former cricketer Graeme Watson has passed away. He was from which country?

  • Sri Lanka
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • South Africa

24.Which institute with MAF Clothing, Bengaluru developed protective coverall suit that can be used by doctors to protect from COVID 19?

  • CSIR-NAL
  • CSIR-CMERI
  • CSIR-CFTRI
  • CSIR-AMPRI

25. Which State has become 1st state with a software-based in-house facility of virtual courts?

  • Jharkhand
  • Bihar
  • Uttar Presh
  • Chhattisgarh

26. India's GDP growth may slide to how much per cent in 2019-20 according to SBI Ecowrap report?

  • 4.1%
  • 1.1%
  • 3.1%
  • 2.1%

27. Who has launched “e-karyalay” app for movement of files?

  • Indian Navy
  • ICG
  • NSG
  • CISF

28. Agriculture Ministry launched which Mobile App to facilitate transportation of food grains?

  • Food Help
  • Kisan Rath
  • Kisan Help
  • Food Rath

29. Who has tied up with Paytm to launch “Recharge Saathi’ program?

  • Vodafone idea
  • Jio
  • Airtel
  • BSNL

30. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment requested various State/UT Governments to designate a dal officer to coordinate with Control Rooms set up by Union Government. Who is Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment?

  • Dr. Jitendra Singh
  • Santosh Kumar Gangwar
  • Shri Raj Kumar Singh
  • Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

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GK 2020 Answers:

1. Recently, Brazilian Astromers have discovered 19 new asteroids between which of following planets?

Answer- Jupiter and Neptune

2. Which institute has developed 'bug sniffer,' a sensitive and low-cost sensor to rapidly detect bacteria?

Answer- Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune

3. Who was sworn in as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?

Answer- Sanjay Kothari

4. Which institute has discovered hundreds of Lithium (Li)-rich giant stars which proves Li is being produced in stars and accounts for its abundance in interstellar medium?

Answer- Indian Institute of Astrophysics

5. Which day was observed as World Intellectual Property Day?

Answer- 26 April

6. Which institute has developed a magnetic Random Access Memory (RAM) which is faster, more energy-efficient and capable of storing more information in a smaller volume than existing data stor techlogies?

Answer- Indian Institute of Techlogy (IIT), Mandi

7. Which day was observed as International Delegate’s Day?

Answer- 25 April

8. Ministry of Ro Transport and Highways launched a dashboard link on its website on to provides a list and details of Dhabas and Truck repair shops available across country by various organizations like National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), States. When was NHAI founded?

Answer- 1988

9. Which State Government has launched “Jeevan Shakti Yojana?”

Answer- Mhya Presh

10. A new study by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) report stated that India's renewable energy subsidies fell by how much per cent between 2016-17 and 2018-19?

Answer- 35%

11. Which State Government has launched a new scheme “Dhanwantari” under which locally unavailable medicines will be provided to patients at home?

Answer- Assam

12. Which institute has developed a new Artificial Neural Networks based global Iospheric Model (ANNIM), a global model to predict iospheric electron density with larger data cover?

Answer- Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Navi Mumbai

13. Which state has become second Corona-free state in rastern region after Manipur?

Answer- Tripura

14. Which institute me available high-protein biscuits to corona affected patients in All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi?

Answer- CSIR-CFTRI

15. Which bank has approved 82 million US dollars (585 crore rupees) for Himachal Presh State Ros Transformation Project (HPSRTP)?

Answer- World Bank

16. Department of Posts planned to extend payment of compensation of how much rupees to all postal employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks employees to corona disease?

Answer- 10 lakh rupees

17. Sana Mir anunced her retirement from international cricket. She is from which country?

Answer- Pakistan

18. Ministry of Power issued a draft proposal for amendment of Electricity Act, 2003 in form of draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for comments/suggestions from Stakeholders on 17th April 2020. Who is current Minister of Power?

Answer- Shri Raj Kumar Singh

19. Which country has abolished “flogging” as a punishment?

Answer- Saudi Arabia

20. Central Government and Government of Maharashtra have equate food security for poor people in state. Who is CM of Maharashtra?

Answer- Uddhav Thackeray

21.World Immunization Week-celebrated in last week of April (24 to 30 April). What is me?

Answer- Vaccines Work for All

22. What is current mortality rate of COVID-19 in India?

Answer- 3.3%

23. Former cricketer Graeme Watson has passed away. He was from which country?

Answer- Australia

24.Which institute with MAF Clothing, Bengaluru developed protective coverall suit that can be used by doctors to protect from COVID 19?

Answer- CSIR-NAL

25. Which State has become 1st state with a software-based in-house facility of virtual courts?

Answer- Uttar Presh

26. India's GDP growth may slide to how much per cent in 2019-20 according to SBI Ecowrap report?

Answer- 1.1%

27. Who has launched “e-karyalay” app for movement of files?

Answer- CISF

28. Agriculture Ministry launched which Mobile App to facilitate transportation of food grains?

Answer- Kisan Rath

29. Who has tied up with Paytm to launch “Recharge Saathi’ program?

Answer- Vodafone idea

30. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment requested various State/UT Governments to designate a dal officer to coordinate with Control Rooms set up by Union Government. Who is Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment?

Answer- Santosh Kumar Gangwar

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