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Current Affairs Quiz – 03 April 2020

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  1. The United Nations (UN) COP26 was scheduled to be held in November 2020, but has been postponed for 2021. The Climate change summit will be held at which place?
    A) Cardiff, Wales
    B) Belfast, Northern Ireland
    C) London, England
    D) Glasgow, Scotland
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    The 2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UN COP26), which was scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from 9 to 20 November 2020 under the presidency of the UK government, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Cop26 Climate Change Summit has now be pushed back to 2021. 
  2. The World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on which day globally?
    A) April 2
    B) April 1
    C) April 3
    D) First Thursday of April
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The World Autism Awareness Day is observed internationally on 2 April every year, to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout the world. Theme 2020: “The Transition to Adulthood”.
  3. How much amount has been offered by World Bank to India for Covid-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project?
    A) USD 2 billion
    B) USD 1 billion
    C) USD 1.5 billion
    D) USD 2.5 billion
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The World Bank has announced to give USD 1 billion to the Indian government for a proposed India Covid-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project. The project has been proposed by the GoI to respond and mitigate the Covid-19 threat and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness in India. This four-year project has been proposed by the government, after the assessment that outbreaks like Covid-19 will continue in the coming years, and hence there needs to be a long-term strategy to tackle the next wave of the disease. 
  4. Tony Lewis, who passed away recently was a former player of which sports?
    A) Wrestling
    B) Hockey
    C) Cricket
    D) Football
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Tony Lewis, one of the founding member behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used in weather-affected limited overs cricket matches, has passed away. He was 78. The former England Captain and Welsh cricketer, Tony invented the method along with fellow mathematician Frank Duckworth.
  5. Bob Weighton has been officially recognised as the oldest person living (male) by the Guinness World Records. He hails from which country?
    A) United Kingdom
    B) Spain
    C) Australia
    D) France
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    The Guinness World Records has been officially confirmed Bob Weighton, from the United Kingdom, as the oldest person living (male) at 112 Years and 1 day as of 30 March 2020.
  6. International Children’s Book Day is held annually on__________
    A) First Thursday of April
    B) April 1
    C) First Wednesday of April
    D) April 2
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is organised annually on 2nd April since 1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization, to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books. IBBY Slovenia is the sponsor for International Children’s Book Day 2020. Theme 2020: Hunger for Words.
  7. Nirmal Singh Khalsa who passed away recently was a renowned ____________
    A) Sikh Historian
    B) Founder of Sikh Religion
    C) Sikh Spiritual Singer
    D) Writer of Sikh Scriptures
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, a noted singer of Sikh ‘Gurbani’ hymns, passed away in Amritsar, due to the novel coronavirus. He was 62. He was the former Hazoori Raagi at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Nirmal Singh Khalsa received the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contribution to Gurbani music.
  8. In April 2020, India and China have completed _______ years of their bilateral diplomatic ties
    A) 65
    B) 70
    C) 50
    D) 55
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    On April 1, 2020, India and China marked the 70th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties between the two countries. It was on April 1, 1950, the Republic of India became the first non-Communist country in Asia to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
  9. Veteran singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger has passed away due to COVID-19. He was from which country?
    A) United States
    B) Australia
    C) United Kingdom
    D) Spain
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The Emmy award-winning American singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger, best known for his work with US rock band Fountains Of Wayne, has passed away after being diagnosed with coronavirus. He was 52. 
  10. The tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon 2020 has been postponed and will now be held in 2021. Which country hosts the annual championship?
    A) France
    B) Australia
    C) United States
    D) England
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Due to the ever-increasing cases of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the All England Club announced on 1 April 2020 that the premier tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon 2020, has been cancelled. It marks the first time that the Wimbledon tournament had been called off since World War II. The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July in 2020. It will now be held from 28 June to 11 July in 2021. 

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