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1101.	The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced a training program on COVID-19 from 17 April 2020 for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries by the Central government's Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program. When was ITEC Programme was established?
A.	15 September 1974
B.	15 September 1954
C.	15 September 1964
D.	15 September 1984
Answer» D. 15 September 1984

Discussion

1102.	Tour de France cycling race postponed from June 27 to which date?
A.	August 29
B.	August 21
C.	May 29
D.	May 21
Answer» B. August 21

Discussion

1103.	Which institute is currently developing an inactivated virus vaccine for COVID-19?
A.	Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
B.	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
C.	Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI),Faridabad
D.	Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Discussion

1104.	World Haemophilia Day was observed on which date?
A.	17 April
B.	12 April
C.	13 April
D.	16 April
Answer» B. 12 April

Discussion

1105.	The Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers reported that the Jan Aushadi Kendras are playing a vital role in the COVID-19 situation. Who is current Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers?
A.	Mansukh Mandaviya
B.	Harsimrat Kaur Badal
C.	Mahendra Nath Pandey
D.	Giriraj Singh
Answer» B. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Discussion

1106.	Which country has conducted a test at sohae facility which was dismantled earlier in 2018?
A.	North Korea
B.	South Korea
C.	Japan
D.	Russia
Answer» B. South Korea

Discussion

1107.	Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shifted its testing facility from Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior to which of the following institute?
A.	Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences
B.	Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Delhi
C.	The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangaluru
D.	The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Answer» C. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangaluru

Discussion

1108.	Which institute is to develop plasmonic semiconductor nanomaterials for the removal of toxic organic compounds from water by harvesting solar light?
A.	Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI),Faridabad
B.	Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Assam
C.	The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) , Bangaluru
D.	The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Answer» C. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) , Bangaluru

Discussion

1109.	Which country has recently hosted the fourth Asian Youth Para Games 2021?
A.	Japan
B.	Bahrain
C.	China
D.	Afghanistan
Answer» C. China

Discussion

1110.	Which state celebrates Raja festival every year from the day of Mithun Sankranti
A.	Manipur
B.	Assam
C.	Odisha
D.	Kerala
Answer» D. Kerala

Discussion

1111.	The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the second set of measures to preserve financial stability and help put money in the hands of the needy and disadvantaged during the extended lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. Reverse repo rate has been reduced by how many basis points from 4.0%?
A.	20 basis points
B.	25 basis points
C.	35 basis points
D.	50 basis points
Answer» C. 35 basis points

Discussion

1112.	Many thousand crores capital investment has been approved by the Central Government in public sector insurance companies?
A.	12450 crores
B.	2500 crores
C.	3475 crores
D.	6475 crores
Answer» B. 2500 crores

Discussion

1113.	Which of the following institutes launched a WhatsApp chatbot that has been built to curb spread of misinformation, particularly during COVID-19 pandemic?
A.	Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
B.	University of Oxford
C.	University of Cambridge
D.	Poynter Institute
Answer» E.

Discussion

1114.	Who assumed command of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC)on 1 May 2020?
A.	Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon
B.	S K Shrivastava
C.	Raj Shukla
D.	Madhuri Kanitkar
Answer» D. Madhuri Kanitkar

Discussion

1115.	Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel are developed by the Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Where is Indian Agricultural Research Institute Situated?
A.	Bhopal
B.	New Delhi
C.	Amritsar
D.	Amritsar
Answer» C. Amritsar

Discussion

1116.	NABVENTURES, the investment arm of NABARD, has made its first investment in which rural fintech start-up?
A.	Jai Kisan
B.	Jai Jawan
C.	Jai Bharat
D.	Industry
Answer» B. Jai Jawan

Discussion

1117.	BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been named as a member of the team of Indian Super League formed by the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan?
A.	Director
B.	Journalist
C.	Author
D.	Teacher
Answer» B. Journalist

Discussion

1118.	Which organization launched 'e-office' application in more than 500 of its offices to improve e-governance?
A.	Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
B.	National Informatics Center
C.	NIC
D.	ICMR
Answer» B. National Informatics Center

Discussion

1119.	Which payment bank launched a 'security pay account' for the workforce of MSMEs?
A.	Airtel Payments Bank
B.	Jio Payments Bank
C.	Vodafone Payments Bank
D.	Bhima Payments Bank
Answer» B. Jio Payments Bank

Discussion

1120.	Who won the 3rd position on the leaderboard at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America 2020 and became the first ever Indian to secure a podium position in the international ultracycling race?
A.	T. M. Bhasin
B.	Bharat Pannu
C.	Pratip Chaudhuri
D.	P.Nanda Kumaran
Answer» C. Pratip Chaudhuri

Discussion

1121.	World Chocolate Day is celebrated every year?
A.	10 July
B.	27 July
C.	07 July
D.	17 July
Answer» D. 17 July

Discussion

1122.	World Health Day is celebrated every year?
A.	4 April
B.	6 April
C.	7 April
D.	5 April
Answer» D. 5 April

Discussion

1123.	Who has recently become the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs?
A.	Deepak Mishra
B.	Ayush Bhargava
C.	Anurag Shrivastava
D.	Gagan Chawla
Answer» D. Gagan Chawla

Discussion

1124.	Recently, who has become the first chairman of International Financial Services Center Authority (IFSCA)?
A.	Raghuveer Sinha
B.	Pankaj Bhargava
C.	Nilesh Mehta
D.	Injeeti Srinivas
Answer» E.

Discussion

1125.	Recently, the famous personality 'Mahmood Jibril' has passed away, he was the former Prime Minister of which country?
A.	Libya
B.	Indonesia
C.	Qatar
D.	Israel
Answer» B. Indonesia

Discussion

1126.	Recently, the famous personality 'MK Arjun' has passed away, was he?
A.	musician
B.	Scientist
C.	Former Chief Minister
D.	Former cricketer
Answer» B. Scientist

Discussion

1127.	Recently, which app has been launched by the Central Government to track the cases of COVID-19?
A.	Corona discharge
B.	healing bridge
C.	Covid Free
D.	Happy India
Answer» C. Covid Free

Discussion

1128.	Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Ivory Coast?
A.	Salim Khan
B.	Hamid Bakayko
C.	Mohammad sahib
D.	Amit Shah
Answer» C. Mohammad sahib

Discussion

1129.	What amount has been proposed for Covid-19 emergency fund?
A.	$8 million
B.	$10 million
C.	$15 million
D.	$20 million
Answer» C. $15 million

Discussion

1130.	How much the coronavirus (Covid-19) cost the global economy as per the UN's trade and development agency United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?
A.	$2 trillion
B.	$7 trillion
C.	$8 trillion
D.	$10 trillion
Answer» B. $7 trillion

Discussion

1131.	Chief Ministers Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang (CMAST) scheme belongs to which state?
A.	Assam
B.	Kerala
C.	Manipur
D.	Gujarat
Answer» D. Gujarat

Discussion

1132.	How much gold import has been reduced for the period April to February (2019-20)?
A.	2.86%
B.	8.86%
C.	7.86%
D.	10%
Answer» C. 7.86%

Discussion

1133.	Verily is a subsidiary of which company?
A.	TCS
B.	IBM
C.	Google
D.	Alphabet
Answer» E.

Discussion

1134.	US President Donald Trump unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen the country's economy following the COVID-19 outbreak. Which of the following countries have maximum confirmed cases?
A.	USA
B.	Spain
C.	Italy
D.	China
Answer» B. Spain

Discussion

1135.	Which bank will write-down Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bonds as part of the SBI-led restructuring package for Yes Bank?
A.	SBI
B.	RBI
C.	HDFC
D.	ICICI
Answer» C. HDFC

Discussion

1136.	Aadil Bedi belongs to which game?
A.	Badminton
B.	Golf
C.	Squash
D.	Cricket
Answer» C. Squash

Discussion

1137.	Spanish influenza of 1918-19 was caused by which influenza virus?
A.	H5N1
B.	H1N1
C.	H1N6
D.	H1N5
Answer» C. H1N6

Discussion

1138.	RBI announced to increase the advance limit from Rs 1.2 lakh crore to how many lakh crore rupees for the remaining part of the first half of FY 2020-21?
A.	3 lakh crores
B.	4 lakh crores
C.	2 lakh crores
D.	5 lakh crores
Answer» D. 5 lakh crores

Discussion

1139.	India's second-largest national oil explorer Oil India Ltd (OIL), signed an agreement with Numaligarh Refinery for purchase and sale of crude oil for a term of five years. Numaligarh Refinery is in which state?
A.	Sikkim
B.	Assam
C.	Manipur
D.	Uttrakhand
Answer» C. Manipur

Discussion

1140.	Who has been appointed as Advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor?
A.	Behar Ali
B.	Ravi Sinha
C.	Baseer Ahmed Khan
D.	Rustom Afri
Answer» D. Rustom Afri

Discussion

1141.	Chaitra Jatra festival is celebrated in which state annually?
A.	Haryana
B.	Jharkhand
C.	Odisha
D.	Bihar
Answer» D. Bihar

Discussion

1142.	Achanta Sharath Kamal belongs to which sport?
A.	Squash
B.	Badminton
C.	Boxing
D.	Table Tennis
Answer» E.

Discussion

1143.	Tai Tzu Ying won the third women's singles title in four years at the Yonex All England Badminton Championships 2020 in Birmingham, England. He belongs to which country?
A.	South Korea
B.	Taiwan
C.	China
D.	Japan
Answer» C. China

Discussion

1144.	Which state has become the first to apply Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020'?
A.	Karnataka
B.	Kerala
C.	Gujarat
D.	Odisha
Answer» B. Kerala

Discussion

1145.	What is the maximum permissible limit of Uranium in drinking water as 0.03 mg per litre?
A.	10 micro-grams per litre
B.	0.03 micro-grams per litre
C.	20 micro-grams per litre
D.	30 micro-grams per litre
Answer» C. 20 micro-grams per litre

Discussion

1146.	Which state government has launched a mass handwashing campaign called 'Break The Chain'?
A.	Gujarat
B.	Kerala
C.	Karnataka
D.	Bihar
Answer» C. Karnataka

Discussion

1147.	National Vaccination Day is observed on which date?
A.	March 17
B.	March 16
C.	March 15
D.	March 18
Answer» C. March 15

Discussion

1148.	Vittorio Gregotti, who passed away recently, was an architect of which country?
A.	Japan
B.	Serbia
C.	Iran
D.	Italy
Answer» E.

Discussion

1149.	Sadanand Fulzele, founder secretary of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak Samiti, who dies recently, belongs to which state?
A.	Madya Pradesh
B.	Maharashtra
C.	Rajasthan
D.	Gujarat
Answer» C. Rajasthan

Discussion

1150.	Ministry of Culture has announced that it is to revisit the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act. The act was passed in which year?
A.	1967
B.	1958
C.	1957
D.	1979
Answer» C. 1957

Discussion

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced a training program on COVID-19 from 17 April 2020 for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries by the Central government's Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program. When was ITEC Programme was established?

Tour de France cycling race postponed from June 27 to which date?

Which institute is currently developing an inactivated virus vaccine for COVID-19?

World Haemophilia Day was observed on which date?

The Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals &amp; Fertilisers reported that the Jan Aushadi Kendras are playing a vital role in the COVID-19 situation. Who is current Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals &amp; Fertilisers?

Which country has conducted a test at sohae facility which was dismantled earlier in 2018?

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shifted its testing facility from Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior to which of the following institute?

Which institute is to develop plasmonic semiconductor nanomaterials for the removal of toxic organic compounds from water by harvesting solar light?

Which country has recently hosted the fourth Asian Youth Para Games 2021?

Which state celebrates Raja festival every year from the day of Mithun Sankranti

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the second set of measures to preserve financial stability and help put money in the hands of the needy and disadvantaged during the extended lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. Reverse repo rate has been reduced by how many basis points from 4.0%?

Many thousand crores capital investment has been approved by the Central Government in public sector insurance companies?

Which of the following institutes launched a WhatsApp chatbot that has been built to curb spread of misinformation, particularly during COVID-19 pandemic?

Who assumed command of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC)on 1 May 2020?

Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel are developed by the Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Where is Indian Agricultural Research Institute Situated?

NABVENTURES, the investment arm of NABARD, has made its first investment in which rural fintech start-up?

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been named as a member of the team of Indian Super League formed by the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan?

Which organization launched 'e-office' application in more than 500 of its offices to improve e-governance?

Which payment bank launched a 'security pay account' for the workforce of MSMEs?

Who won the 3rd position on the leaderboard at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America 2020 and became the first ever Indian to secure a podium position in the international ultracycling race?

World Chocolate Day is celebrated every year?

World Health Day is celebrated every year?

Who has recently become the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs?

Recently, who has become the first chairman of International Financial Services Center Authority (IFSCA)?

Recently, the famous personality 'Mahmood Jibril' has passed away, he was the former Prime Minister of which country?

Recently, the famous personality 'MK Arjun' has passed away, was he?

Recently, which app has been launched by the Central Government to track the cases of COVID-19?

Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Ivory Coast?

What amount has been proposed for Covid-19 emergency fund?

How much the coronavirus (Covid-19) cost the global economy as per the UN's trade and development agency United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?

Chief Ministers Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang (CMAST) scheme belongs to which state?

How much gold import has been reduced for the period April to February (2019-20)?

Verily is a subsidiary of which company?

US President Donald Trump unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen the country's economy following the COVID-19 outbreak. Which of the following countries have maximum confirmed cases?

Which bank will write-down Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bonds as part of the SBI-led restructuring package for Yes Bank?

Aadil Bedi belongs to which game?

Spanish influenza of 1918-19 was caused by which influenza virus?

RBI announced to increase the advance limit from Rs 1.2 lakh crore to how many lakh crore rupees for the remaining part of the first half of FY 2020-21?

India's second-largest national oil explorer Oil India Ltd (OIL), signed an agreement with Numaligarh Refinery for purchase and sale of crude oil for a term of five years. Numaligarh Refinery is in which state?

Who has been appointed as Advisor to J&amp;K Lieutenant Governor?

Chaitra Jatra festival is celebrated in which state annually?

Achanta Sharath Kamal belongs to which sport?

Tai Tzu Ying won the third women's singles title in four years at the Yonex All England Badminton Championships 2020 in Birmingham, England. He belongs to which country?

Which state has become the first to apply Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020'?

What is the maximum permissible limit of Uranium in drinking water as 0.03 mg per litre?

Which state government has launched a mass handwashing campaign called 'Break The Chain'?

National Vaccination Day is observed on which date?

Vittorio Gregotti, who passed away recently, was an architect of which country?

Sadanand Fulzele, founder secretary of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak Samiti, who dies recently, belongs to which state?

Ministry of Culture has announced that it is to revisit the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act. The act was passed in which year?

The Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers reported that the Jan Aushadi Kendras are playing a vital role in the COVID-19 situation. Who is current Union Minister of State (IC) for Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilisers?

Who has been appointed as Advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor?