Current Affairs 17 April 2020
1. Bharat InstaPay is a UPI based payment platform, launched jointly by which among these entities?
A) BSNL-SBI
B) Airtel-Yes Bank
C) BSNL-Punjab National Bank
D) Airtel-HDFC Bank
Answer : (A) BSNL-SBI
2. How much amount has been announced by RBI for the fourth and final tranche of its Targeted Long Term Repo Operation (TLTRO)?
A) Rs 8,000 crore
B) Rs 12,000 crore
C) Rs 25,000 crore
D) Rs 36,000 crore
Answer : (C) Rs 25,000 crore
3. Name the Indian sportsperson who has joined World Wide Fund (WWF) India as its ambassador for the environment education programme?
A) Viswanathan Anand
B) Hima Das
C) PV Sindhu
D) Mithali Raj
Answer : (A) Viswanathan Anand
4. What is the estimated GDP growth of India for financial year 2020-21 as projected by SBI Ecowrap report?
A) 3.1%
B) 2.1%
C) 4.1%
D) 1.1%
Answer : (D) 1.1%
5. When is the World Hemophilia Day observed?
A) April 15
B) April 17
C) April 14
D) April 16
Answer : (B) April 17
6. Zafar Sarfraz, a first-class cricketer, has passed away fighting COVID-19. He was from which country?
A) South Africa
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
Answer : (C) Pakistan
7. Which among the following institutions has developed the disinfectant chamber called Zero-Cov, for disinfecting PPE kits, surgical masks, currency note, vegetables, packed food and other day-to-day items?
A) National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
B) Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
D) Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
Answer : (A) National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
8. MF has predicted the growth rate of Asia for 2020 at ______ percent
A) 3%
B) 1%
C) 2%
D) 0%
Answer : (D) 0%
9. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Dubai based cricket academy ‘CricKingdom’?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Virat Kohli
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Shikhar Dhawan
Answer : (C) Rohit Sharma
10. Which country is set to host the 4th Asian Para Games in 2022?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) Britain
Answer : (A) China