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1
Q
  1. The ‘Active Case Finding Campaign’ was
    launched in which of the following states of India?
    (a) Haryana
    (b) Gujarat
    (c) Himachal Pradesh
    (d) Uttar Pradesh
A

hp

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  1. A unique Radio School for mitigating the impact
    of COVID-19, was started in which state of India
    in April 2020?
    (a) Bihar
    (b) Madhya Pradesh
    (c) Odisha
    (d) Maharashtra
A

mp

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  1. The ‘Post Office on Wheels’ initiative was
    brought about in which of the following states?
    (a) Uttar Pradesh
    (b) Himachal Pradesh
    (c) Goa
    (d) Maharashtra
A

up

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4. Which countries recommended bear bile to treat
COVID-19?
(a) India
(b) Italy
(c) USA
(d) China
A

china

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9. Where was the Shuakhevi Hydro Project
(Shaukhevi HPP) started by Tata Power JV?
(a) Georgia
(b) Moldova
(c) Armenia
(d) Lebanon
A

a

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6
Q

Sudhir Ranjan resigned as a Representative of
India from which international organization in
April 2020?
(a) Asian Development Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) United Nations
(d) World Bank

A

wb

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Q 
Which of the following companies started to test
a COVID-19 vaccine in April 2020?
(a) Unilever
(b) Johnson & Johnson
(c) Merck & Co.
(d) All of the above
A

j&j

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Who became the first royal to pass away due to
COVID-19 in April 2020?
(a) Prince Charles
(b) King Felipe VI
(c) Princess Maria Teresa
(d) Prince Harry
A

princess maria teresa

first royal who become covid positive is prince charles

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  1. When is World Autism Day observed?
    (a) 1st April
    (b) 10th April
    (c) 2nd April
    (d) 28th April
A

2nd april

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The PRAGYAAM app was launched by which
state to issue e-passes to people delivering
essential services in the lockdown?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Goa
(d) Jharkhand
A

jharkhand

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Q

The ‘Corna Watch’ app was launched in which
state of India to track movement history of
patients?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh

A

Jharkhand

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Which two countries were named as exceptions
from the United Nation’s prediction of a global
recession in April 2020?
(a) China and the USA
(b) Russia and the USA
(c) Russia and China
(d) India and China

A

d

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Which company acquired Horlicks as part of its
merger with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare Ltd. (HSKCH) in April 2020?
(a) Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
(b) ITC Limited
(c) Dabur
(d) Marico
A

a

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14
Q 
PhonePe partnered with which company to offer
insurance policy for COVID-19?
(a) Max Life Insurance
(b) Bajaj Allianz
(c) ICICI Lombard
(d) None of the above
A

B

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An emergency fund of $1 billion was offered by
which of the following international organizations
to India in April 2020, to fight COVID-19?
(a) World Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) United Nations Children’s’ Fund
(d) All of these

A

A

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R.K. Chhibber had his tenure extended as the
CMD of which bank by the Reserve Bank of
India, in April 2020?
(a) J&K Bank
(b) Dena Bank
(c) Karur Vyas Bank
(d) YES Bank
A

a

17
Q

K. Ramachandran was appointed as the
Executive Chairman of Indian Bank in April 2020,
which was merged with which of the following?
(a) Dena Bank
(b) Corporation Bank
(c) Allahabad Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank

A

C
Allahabad
Bank was amalgamated with Indian Bank

18
Q 
Who was appointed as the new Managing
Director of Sundaram Home Finance?
(a) S. Krishnan
(b) D. Lakshminarayanan
(c) Sudhir Ranjan
(d) R.K. Chhibber
A

B

19
Q 
Donations for PM-CARES were granted 100%
tax exemption under which Act?
(a) Income Tax Act, 1969
(b) Income Tax Act, 1987
(c) Income Tax Act, 1961
(d) Income Tax Act, 1998
A

1961

20
Q 
The “Watson Assistant for Citizens” for
addressing COVID-19 queries was launched by
which company?
(a) IBM
(b) Microsoft
(c) HCL Technologies
(d) Infosys
A

ibm

21
Q

As per a prediction by the United Nations, the
global economy is likely to shrink by what
percentage in 2020 due to COVID-19?
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 1.5%
(d) 2.2%

A

A

22
Q

Which international organization warned that the
global cost of COVID-19 could be $4 trillion?
(a) World Health Organization
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) United Nations

A

ADB

23
Q 
Which bank listed $100 million green bonds on
India INX in April 2020?
(a) Canara Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) State Bank of India
A

d

24
Q 
Pravin Jadhav resigned as the MD and CEO of
which company in April 2020?
(a) BharatPe
(b) Paytm Money
(c) Infosys
(d) Airtel Payments Bank
A

B

Current VARUN SHRIDHAR

25
Q

Indian Railways’ Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
created which world record in 2020?
(a) Reducing the most carbon emission in a year
(b) Manufacturing most locomotives in a
year
(c) Both a) and b)
(d) None of the above

A

B

26
Q

The World Athletics Championships of 2021
rescheduled to which year, due to COVID-19?
(a) 2022
(b) 2024
(c) 2024
(d) None of these

A

a

27
Q

The ‘BMC-Mpower 1 on1’ helpline for alleviating
mental health concerns during lockdown was
started in which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Mizoram

A

maha

28
Q

The ‘Mo Prativa’ programme was launched by
UNICEF in collaboration with which state’s
government, in India?
(a) Odisha
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam

A

Odisha and unicef collaburation

29
Q

The National Health Authority (NHA) partnered
with which of the following to provide transport
services to frontline healthcare workers?
(a) Uber
(b) Ola
(c) RedBus
(d) Meru

A

A

30
Q 
Who authored the book ‘Sayajirao Gaekwad III:
The Maharaja of Baroda’?
(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Nilima Chitkopekar
(c) Uma Balasubramaniam
(d) Ashwin Sangh
A

uma

31
Q 
Who was appointed as the Interim MD and CEO
of PNB Housing in April 2020?
(a) Sanjaya Gupta
(b) Rajiv Kumar
(c) Neeraj Vyas
(d) Suryansh Goyal
A

neeraj

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