Current Affairs Questions 2020 - May 04
Pakistan Cricket Board bans which player for three years for failing to report corrupt approaches?
(A) Mohammad Amir
(B) Umar Akmal
(C) Babar Azam
(D) Sarfaraz Ahmed
Correct Answer : B
CRISIL revises its 2020-21 economic growth forecast to how much from 3.5% made in late March?
(A) 2.2%
(B) 1.8%
(C) 2.8%
(D) 1.2%
Correct Answer : B
Which State government has announced an insurance cover of Rs.50 lakh for the frontline journalists who are covering COVID-19?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Tripura
(C) Manipur
(D) Assam
Correct Answer : D
Scientists from which institute reported that the largest hole in the Ozone layer spreading over 1 million square kilometers above the Arctic has closed due to unusual atmospheric conditions?
(A) Copernicus European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
(B) World Meteorological Organization
(C) China Meteorological Administration
(D) European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Correct Answer : A
Which organisation offers free online self-certification course - Corona Warriors - for frontline health workers to deal with COVID-19 patient?
(A) TCS iON
(B) Tech Mahindra
(C) Tech Mahindra
(D) Wipro
Correct Answer : A
The Government of India and which bank signed a $1.5 billion loan that will support the government's response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic?
(A) World bank
(B) New Development Bank
(C) Asian Development Bank
(D) IMF
Correct Answer : C
Which institute has started the trial of Mycobacterium w (Mw), an anti-leprosy drug on COVID-19 patients?
(A) The Indian Institute of Technology
(B) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(C) Indian Council of Micedal Research
(D) All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Correct Answer : B