Daily GK Current Affairs Questions 2020 - April 29
Sri Lanka is expected to sign a bilateral currency swap agreement of how much with the Reserve Bank of India to boost its foreign reserves?
(A) USD 100 million
(B) USD 200 million
(C) USD 400 million
(D) USD 300 million
Correct Answer : C
Lebanon has legalized cannabis farming in the country with a hope that sales from the plant will provide some relief to its debt-ridden economy. What is the name of capital of Lebanon?
(A) Beirut
(B) Algiers
(C) Riyadh
(D) Damascus
Correct Answer : A
Which organisation has initiated a study to engineer virucidal coatings to prevent the COVID-19 Transmission?
(A) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
(B) Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad
(C) National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
(D) Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers
Correct Answer : B
Which institute develops foot-operated wash basins, to be installed in Mumbai's Dharavi?
(A) CSIR-National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi
(B) CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar
(C) CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani
(D) CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai
Correct Answer : B
Khongjom Day is celebrated in which of the following states?
(A) Assam
(B) Mizoram
(C) Manipur
(D) Sikkim
Correct Answer : C
The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that punishment for possessing banned drugs under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 will depend on the quantity of banned substances seized from the person. When was Supreme Court of India established?
(A) 1 October 1947
(B) 1 October 1957
(C) 1 October 1948
(D) 26 January 1950
Correct Answer : D
Which institute has developed a microreactor that can produce large quantities of uniform size of nanoparticles?
(A) Translational Health Science and Technology Institute
(B) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
(D) Agharkar Research Institute
Correct Answer : D