Current Affairs 15 April 2020
- What is the estimated growth rate of India’s economy for 2020-21 as per IMF’s latest report?
A) 2.1%
B) 0.5%
C) 1.9%
D) 2.8%
Answer : (C) 1.9%
- The DRDO laboratory Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) has launched COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK) to save healthcare workers from getting infection. Where is the DRDL based?
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Chennai
D) Bengaluru
Answer : (A) Hyderabad
- Name the state which has inaugurated first ever robotics system named‘COBOT-Robotics’ in its hospital to serve food and medicines to COVID-19 patients?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Haryana
Answer : (B) Jharkhand
- The Indian economy will grow at what percent in the fiscal 2020-21 as per Barclays?
A) 0.5%
B) 0.1%
C) 0%
D) 0.8%
Answer : (D) 0.8%
- AIIMS Rishikesh has collaborated with which firm to develop the uniqueremote health monitoring system?
A) DRDO
B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
C) Bharat Electronics Limited
D) ISRO
Answer : (C) Bharat Electronics Limited
- As per Barclays, the GDP growth for India in the Calendar Year 2020 is predicted to be_______ percent
A) 0%
B) -0.6%
C) 1.1%
D) 1.8%
Answer : (A) 0%
- Yes Bank has recently extended its strategic bancassurance partnership with which insurance company for another 5 years, after being into the same for 15 years?
A) Tata AIA Life
B) Max Life Insurance
C) AEGON LIFE
D) Exide Life Insurance
Answer : (B) Max Life Insurance
- Which among the following is not one of the partners in the development of an innovative platform ‘CollabCAD’for students to create 3D Computer Aided Designs?
A) NITI Aayog
B) National Informatics Centre
C) NPCI
D) Atal Innovation Mission
Answer : (C) NPCI
- For FY’22, India’s GDP is expected to grow at what percent, according to the data to IMF?
A) 7.4%
B) 4.5%
C) 5.2%
D) 6.1%
Answer : (A) 7.4%
- he inaugural World Chagas Disease Day, recognised by WHO was held on______
A) 13 April
B) 12 April
C) 14 April
D) 15 April
Answer : (C) 14 April