Current Affairs 16 April 2020
- Which among these is the first state of the country to get approval of ICMR for pool testing of samples of COVID-19 suspects?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Answer : (A) Uttar Pradesh
2. Selfe FD and Selfe Savings Account are the new digital banking services launched by which bank?
A) Jana Small Finance Bank
B) AU Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
D) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Answer : (C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
3. When is the Siachen Day observed in India?
A) April 15
B) April 13
C) April 14
D) April 12
Answer : (B) April 13
4. Who has been appointed as the new managing director and chief executive officer of Paytm General Insurance Ltd?
A) Vineet Arora
B) Atul Sahai
C) Jagdish Narayan Mishra
D) Sarvesh Nair
Answer : (A) Vineet Arora
5. Which country has recently announced to stop providing fund to the World Health Organisation and accused the agency for failing in its duty by covering up the spread of the coronavirus after it emerged in China?
A) India
B) Italy
C) France
D) United States
Answer : (D) United States
6. Which country will host the 2020 Asian Boxing Championships?
A) India
B) Thailand
C) Japan
D) Indonesia
Answer : (A) India
7. Name the newly appointed managing director and chief executive of Care Ratings
A) Hemant Ahluwalia
B) Ajay Mahajan
C) Sharad Agarwal
D) Rakesh Singhal
Answer : (B) Ajay Mahajan
8. Which is the first Indian state to start the use of Ayurveda, along with allopathy medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and suspects?
A) Meghalaya
B) Telangana
C) Goa
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : (C) Goa
9. Which among these life insurance companies has announced an additional benefit for its Policyholders and Agents, to provide COVID-19 related additional benefit up to Rs 500,000 at no additional cost?
A) Tata AIA Life Insurance
B) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
C) HDFC Life Insurance
D) SBI Life Insurance
Answer : (A) Tata AIA Life Insurance
10. World Art Day is a global observation, which takes place every year on___________
A) 11 April
B) 12 April
C) 13 April
D) 15 April
Answer : (D) 15 April