GK Current Affairs Questions 2020 - April 18
Government of India has initiated a dialogue with the exporters of Agri and Allied commodities due to the lockdown. The representatives of industries including food processing, spices, cashew nuts, and machine & equipment (M&E) sectors requested permission to open/operate at least what strenght?
(A) 15-30%
(B) 45-50%
(C) 25-30%
(D) 35-40%
Correct Answer : C
What is India's growth rate in 2020 as per IMF?
(A) 2.9%
(B) 4.9%
(C) 3.9%
(D) 1.9%
Correct Answer : D
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued Consolidated Revised Guidelines for the Containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the Country. Who is current home minister of india?
(A) Rajnath Singh
(B) Amit Shah
(C) Nitin Gadkari
(D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Correct Answer : B
The Centre is to pass an ordinance which will allow the state governments the flexibility to increase the work hours of employees across establishments to how many housrs per day from eight hours?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
Correct Answer : D
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) began the supply of coveralls conforming to ISO Class 3 exposure standards. The initial order of 1.10 lakh from HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) has begun in OFB.Where is headquaters of OFB?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Delhi
(D) Kolkata
Correct Answer : D
Which institute has developed COVID-19 Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK) to combat COVID-19?
(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) Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad
Correct Answer : D
SC says only persons covered under which scheme can be tested for free for COVID-19 in private labs?
(A) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
(B) Ayushman Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(D) Atal Pension Yojana
Correct Answer : B