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| 1501. |
President of the United States Donald Trump nominated which diplomat as America's next envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)? |
| A. | John Kerry |
| B. | Tom Steyer |
| C. | Manisha Singh |
| D. | Raghav Singh |
| Answer» D. Raghav Singh | |
| 1502. |
Who has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development? |
| A. | Ajay Tirkey |
| B. | Anita Karwal |
| C. | Anand Kumar |
| D. | Prasad Gupta |
| Answer» B. Anita Karwal | |
| 1503. |
Who has been appointed as Secretary in the Economic Affairs Department? |
| A. | Preeti Sudan |
| B. | Tarun Bajaj |
| C. | Ravi Mittal |
| D. | Nath Sinha |
| Answer» C. Ravi Mittal | |
| 1504. |
Who is the most popular world leader on Facebook according to Burson Cohn & Wolfe? |
| A. | Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin |
| B. | Donald John Trump |
| C. | Xi Jinping |
| D. | Narendra Damodardas Modi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1505. |
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) had online meetings with its Advisory Council on 23-24 April 2020. Who is Deputy Minister responsible for finance ministry? |
| A. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| B. | Giriraj Singh |
| C. | Anurag Thakur |
| D. | Harsh Vardhan |
| Answer» D. Harsh Vardhan | |
| 1506. |
Who took oath as Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) on 25 April 2020? |
| A. | Pramod Kumar Mishra |
| B. | Santosh Kumar |
| C. | Sanjay Kothari |
| D. | Rajiv Gauba |
| Answer» D. Rajiv Gauba | |
| 1507. |
The Chairman of the International Cricket Council, is expected to have his term extended by another two months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Who is current Chairman of the ICC? |
| A. | N. Srinivasan |
| B. | Shashank Manohar |
| C. | Anurag Thakur |
| D. | Manu Sawhney |
| Answer» C. Anurag Thakur | |
| 1508. |
DST, Ministry of Science and Technology has approved support for upscaling antiviral nano-coatings as part of Nano Mission program. The antiviral nano-coating was developed by which of the following? |
| A. | Ashwini Kumar Agrawal |
| B. | Rohit Kumar Agrawal |
| C. | Himanshu Kumar Agrawal |
| D. | Pushp Kumar Agrawal |
| Answer» B. Rohit Kumar Agrawal | |
| 1509. |
Ministry of Tourism presented its 7th webinar of Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series on "Photowalking at Varanasi: A Visual Treat". Who is current Minister of Tourism? |
| A. | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| B. | Raj Kumar Singh |
| C. | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| D. | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Answer» D. Hardeep Singh Puri | |
| 1510. |
Who has been appointed as the head of the National Shipping Board? |
| A. | R.K Shankar |
| B. | Malini Shankar |
| C. | Vijay Shankar |
| D. | V.R Shankar |
| Answer» C. Vijay Shankar | |
| 1511. |
Domestic Udan flights operate in a hub and the main focus has been on the North East Region, island territories and the hill states. Who is current Minister of Civil Aviation? |
| A. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| B. | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| C. | Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» C. Thaawar Chand Gehlot | |
| 1512. |
What is the name of the Indian-American who has been appointed to the United States' National Science Board? |
| A. | Sudarsanam Babu |
| B. | Sudha Bhattacharya |
| C. | Udupi Ramachandra |
| D. | Charusita Chakravarty |
| Answer» B. Sudha Bhattacharya | |
| 1513. |
Central government departments asked to include "transgender" as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts. Who is the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» C. Narendra Singh Tomar | |
| 1514. |
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare of Government of India has taken several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. Who is Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare? |
| A. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| B. | Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' |
| C. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» D. Prakash Javadekar | |
| 1515. |
Union Minister for Human Resource Development (MHRD) held a detailed review of the National online education platform SWAYAM and the 32 DTH Television Education Channels SWAYAM PRABHA in New Delhi on 20 April. Who is Union Minister for Human Resource Development? |
| A. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| B. | Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' |
| C. | Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» C. Thaawar Chand Gehlot | |
| 1516. |
Who has been appointed as the Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind? |
| A. | Krishnamurthy Subramanian |
| B. | Kapil Dev Tripathi |
| C. | Neelkanth Mishra |
| D. | Prachi Mishra |
| Answer» C. Neelkanth Mishra | |
| 1517. |
The Economic Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XIV-FC) has been scheduled to meet on 23-24 April 2020. Who is the Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission? |
| A. | Omkar Goswami |
| B. | N.K. Singh |
| C. | Sajjid Z Chinoy |
| D. | Krishnamurthy Subramanian |
| Answer» C. Sajjid Z Chinoy | |
| 1518. |
Government of India has created an online data pool of doctors including AYUSH doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, volunteers from NCC, NSS,PMKVY, ex-Servicemen, etc which aims for use by the ground level administration at state, district or municipal levels. Who is Director General of NCC? |
| A. | Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra |
| B. | Lt Gen Iqroop Singh Ghuman |
| C. | Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini |
| D. | Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi |
| Answer» B. Lt Gen Iqroop Singh Ghuman | |
| 1519. |
Who has been reappointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Private sector lender City Union Bank? |
| A. | N Kamakodi |
| B. | N.K. Singh |
| C. | Sajjid Z Chinoy |
| D. | Neelkanth Mishra |
| Answer» B. N.K. Singh | |
| 1520. |
The largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles are observed in Thailand beaches. Who is current Prime Minister of Thailand? |
| A. | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| B. | Chavarat Charnvirakul |
| C. | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| D. | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1521. |
Government of India formed a high-level task force to research on coronavirus and develop a vaccine.The high-level task force will be co-chaired by Member, NITI Aayog, and Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. Who is Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India? |
| A. | Arun Bhardwaj |
| B. | Shailja Vaidya |
| C. | K Vijay Raghavan |
| D. | Arabinda Mitra |
| Answer» D. Arabinda Mitra | |
| 1522. |
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan had a detailed meeting with medical officials with Delhi Medical Superintendents of various hospitals in New Delhi. Who is current Health Minister of Delhi? |
| A. | Manish Sisodia |
| B. | Imran Hussain |
| C. | Satyendra Kumar Jain |
| D. | Gopal Rai |
| Answer» D. Gopal Rai | |
| 1523. |
Indian Council of Medical Research recently issued an advisory mentioning the protocol for using Rapid Antibody Test kits in COVID-19 hotspot areas across states to use these kits in the affected areas. Who is Secretary & Director General of ICMR? |
| A. | Balram Bhargava |
| B. | Ashok Agarwal |
| C. | Ajai Kumar |
| D. | Ashish Arora |
| Answer» B. Ashok Agarwal | |
| 1524. |
Group of Ministers (GOM) reviewed the current status and actions for the management of COVID-19. The committee under the Chairmanship of Union Health Minister disscuss detailed deliberation on containment and management of COVID-19. Who is current Union Health Minister? |
| A. | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| B. | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
| C. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
| D. | Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| Answer» D. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | |
| 1525. |
Around 40 Indian business representatives logged on to a first-of-its-kind virtual roundtable organized by the Indian High Commission in London. Who is prime minister of UK? |
| A. | Tony Blair |
| B. | David Cameron |
| C. | Boris Johnson |
| D. | Theresa May |
| Answer» D. Theresa May | |
| 1526. |
Who tops Forbes annual world's billionaires list with a net worth of $113 billion? |
| A. | Warren Buffett |
| B. | Jeff Bezos |
| C. | Michael Bloomberg |
| D. | Mark Zuckerberg |
| Answer» C. Michael Bloomberg | |
| 1527. |
Government-appointed committee of experts, headed by IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) Chairperson , recommends setting up National Institute of Valuers? |
| A. | Aditya Puri |
| B. | M S Sahoo |
| C. | Sanjay Agarwal |
| D. | Sandeep Bakhshi |
| Answer» C. Sanjay Agarwal | |
| 1528. |
Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador for World Wide Fund (WWF) India's Environment Education program? |
| A. | Viswanathan Anand |
| B. | Sourav Ganguly |
| C. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| D. | Virat Kohli |
| Answer» B. Sourav Ganguly | |
| 1529. |
On April 16, 2020, the Indian Army chief issued directives to all the military cantonments, headquarters, establishments to strictly ensure no movement of forces till April 19, 2020. Who is current Indian Army chief? |
| A. | Manoj Naravane |
| B. | V.K. Singh |
| C. | Bikram Singh |
| D. | Bipin Rawat |
| Answer» B. V.K. Singh | |
| 1530. |
PM Modi and Palestinian President discuss COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Who is current President of Palestinian? |
| A. | Ahmed Qurei |
| B. | Mahmoud Abbas |
| C. | Yasser Arafat |
| D. | Rawhi Fattouh |
| Answer» C. Yasser Arafat | |
| 1531. |
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India remains in close coordination with State Governments, District authorities and Gram Panchayats to ensure that lockdown conditions are not violated and norms of social distancing are followed. Who is current Minister of Panchayati Raj? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| C. | Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda | |
| 1532. |
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to allow more digital kiosks to function in rural areas during the nationwide lockdown. Who is current Minister of Electronics and Information Technology? |
| A. | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| B. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| C. | Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda | |
| 1533. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 1534. |
Government of India launched the All India Agri Transport Call Centre at a function in New Delhi on 15 April. The center was launched by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. What is the name of Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| C. | Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda | |
| 1535. |
Team at the University of Delhi South Campus-Centre for Innovation in Infectious Disease Research, Education and Training (UDSC-CIIDRET) is planning to find solution/cure to the coronavirus. Which of the following Professor is leading the team? |
| A. | Vijay Chaudhary |
| B. | Amitabh Chaudhary |
| C. | Rajiv Chaudhary |
| D. | Arvind Chaudhary |
| Answer» B. Amitabh Chaudhary | |
| 1536. |
The Government of India aims to inject how much money into villages to boost the rural economy? |
| A. | Rs.4 lakh crore |
| B. | Rs.1 lakh crore |
| C. | Rs.3 lakh crore |
| D. | Rs.2 lakh crore |
| Answer» C. Rs.3 lakh crore | |
| 1537. |
Bangladesh Former President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's killer Abdul Majed hanged in Dhaka. Who is current President of Bangladesh? |
| A. | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| B. | Zillur Rahman |
| C. | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| D. | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1538. |
YUKTI a web-portal "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" was launched by which of the following Minister? |
| A. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| B. | Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" |
| C. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| D. | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Answer» C. Dharmendra Pradhan | |
| 1539. |
IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva has named 12 people including which of the following Indian to her external advisory group to combat coronavirus pandemic? |
| A. | Shaktikanta Das |
| B. | Raghuram Rajan |
| C. | Urjit Patel |
| D. | Duvvuri Subbarao |
| Answer» C. Urjit Patel | |
| 1540. |
Which Bollywood actor is the face of RBI twitter campaign emphasised on transacting digitally? |
| A. | Salman Khan |
| B. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| C. | Akshay Kumar |
| D. | Shahrukh Khan |
| Answer» C. Akshay Kumar | |
| 1541. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Santosh Kumar Gangwar | |
| 1542. |
The policy think tank NITI Aayog recommended to the government that the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act be kept in suspended animation for the next 6 months in view of the COVID-19. Who is the chairman of NITI Aayog? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Amitabh Kant |
| C. | Rajiv Kumar |
| D. | Arvind Panagariya |
| Answer» B. Amitabh Kant | |
| 1543. |
The Supreme Court of India has extended the tenure of which of the following Justices as the incumbent Chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal? |
| A. | Jasti Chelameswar |
| B. | Shiva Kirti Singh |
| C. | V. Ramasubramanian |
| D. | R. Banumathi |
| Answer» C. V. Ramasubramanian | |
| 1544. |
Who has been appointed as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? |
| A. | Raveesh Kumar |
| B. | Narendra Singh |
| C. | UB Pravin Rao |
| D. | Anurag Srivastava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1545. |
Which Indian-Origin British MP has been Appointed As UK Shadow Minister? |
| A. | Lisa Nandy |
| B. | Lauren Jane Moss |
| C. | Kaushaliya Virjibhai Vaghela |
| D. | Deepak-Raj Gupta |
| Answer» B. Lauren Jane Moss | |
| 1546. |
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) for the year 2020-21? |
| A. | Atul Sobti |
| B. | UB Pravin Rao |
| C. | Vinod K. Dasari |
| D. | Amitabh Chaudhry |
| Answer» C. Vinod K. Dasari | |
| 1547. |
Who has been appointed as new Managing Director of the Sundaram Home Finance? |
| A. | Rajeshwar Duraiswamy |
| B. | Lakshminarayanan Duraiswamy |
| C. | P.K.Bakshi |
| D. | Sahil Dudeja |
| Answer» C. P.K.Bakshi | |
| 1548. |
What is name of application used to track COVID-19 patients who have violated quarantine? |
| A. | Covid Care |
| B. | CAQS |
| C. | Covid Alert |
| D. | COQA |
| Answer» C. Covid Alert | |
| 1549. |
Who authored the book 'Backstage: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years' ? |
| A. | Manohar Malgonkar |
| B. | Montek Singh Ahluwalia |
| C. | Douglas Adams |
| D. | Arun Shourie |
| Answer» C. Douglas Adams | |
| 1550. |
Who authored 'Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess'? |
| A. | Kiran Desai |
| B. | Satyarth Nayak |
| C. | Amitav Ghosh |
| D. | Jeet Thayil |
| Answer» C. Amitav Ghosh | |