Latest and Important Current Affairs Questions 2020 - April 15
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) under the Ministry of AYUSH organized an international webinar on 10 April 2020 on the occasion of World Homoeopathy Day. Who is current AYUSH Union Minister of State?
(A) Shripad Yesso Naik
(B) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(C) Dharmendra Pradhan
(D) Hardeep Singh Puri
Correct Answer : A
J&K government released Rs.183 crore to the beneficiaries under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Who is the Governer of Jammu?
(A) Srinivas Kumar Sinha
(B) G. C. Murmu
(C) Satya Pal Malik
(D) Narinder Nath Vohra
Correct Answer : B
The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 902 million to how much dollars in the week to April 3 due to a fall in foreign currency assets?
(A) USD 574.66 billion
(B) USD 474.66 billion
(C) USD 774.66 billion
(D) USD 674.66 billion
Correct Answer : B
The World homeopathy day is celebrated on which date?
(A) 11 April
(B) 8 April
(C) 12 April
(D) 10 April
Correct Answer : D
Volcano Anak Krakatau erupted on 11 April. It spewed a column of ash 500 meters into the sky. Where is volcano Anak Krakatau located?
(A) Thailand
(B) Indonesia
(C) Japan
(D) Italy
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following institutes has developed "wormivet," an indigenous herbal medication (dewormer) in the form of commercial products for livestock owners?
(A) The Indian Institute of Science
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
(C) National Innovation Foundation India
(D) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following Biotech Company announced that it is currently developing two modules for the detection of COVID-19.One is a modified Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based detection kit and the second is a portable chip-based module for rapid screening of the target population ?
(A) FastSense Diagnostics
(B) Loop Health
(C) C-MET
(D) Module Innovations
Correct Answer : A