Current Affairs 08 April 2020
Q1. Name the finance company which has partnered with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to raise 75 million dollars.
(a) Housing Development Finance Corporation
(b) Indiabulls Housing Finance
(c) Dewan Housing Finance Corporation
(d) Punjab National Bank Housing Finance
Answer : (D) Punjab National Bank Housing Finance
Q2. FIFA has decided to postpone the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was scheduled to be played in which country?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Russia
Answer : (A) India
Q3. Name the online delivery platform which has partnered with packaged foods company Britannia Industries to deliver range of products to its consumers.
(a) Uber Eats
(b) Meesho
(c) Rapido
(d) Dunzo
Answer : (D) Dunzo
Q4. The tenure of __________, as the incumbent Chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has been extended by the Supreme Court of India by 3-months.
(a) Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen
(b) Justice Syed Rafat Alam
(c) Justice Shiva Kirti Singh
(d) Justice Ferdino Rebello
Answer : (C) Justice Shiva Kirti Singh
Q5. Name the veteran American actor who passed away recently due to COVID-19 complications.
(a) Morgan Freeman
(b) Forrest Compton
(c) Clint Eastwood
(d) Gene Hackman
Answer : (B) Forrest Compton
Q6. Which state has topped at the all-India level for micro-irrigation coverage in the financial year 2019-20, under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
Answer : (c) Tamil Nadu
Q7. Name the mobile app launched by the district police of Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh to track the people kept under home quarantine
(a) Rakhsa Sarv
(b) Rakhsa Kawach
(c) Rakhsa Rekha
(d) Rakhsa Chakra
Answer : (a) Rakhsa Sarv
Q8. Name the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) whose tenure has been extended for a period of 3 months from April 21, 2020?
(a) SA Bobde
(b) Deepak Gupta
(c) Shiva Kirti Singh
(d) Sanjay K. Kaul
Answer : (c) Shiva Kirti Singh
Q9. Nadia is the World’s first tigress to test positive for COVID-19. She has been found at the Bronx Zoo. Where is the zoo located?
(a) Wuhan
(b) Sydney
(c) New York
(d) Paris
Answer : (c) New York
Q10. Which among these countries has been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to participate in the weightlifting events at the Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Indonesia & Thailand
(b) Malaysia & Thailand
(c) Malaysia & Indonesia
(d) All the above
Answer : (b) Malaysia & Thailand