Current Affairs Quiz – 06 May 2020
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Question 1 of 12
1. Question
COVID Katha is a multimedia guide for mass awareness on COVID-19 disease. The guide has been launched by which organisation of the DST?
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The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘COVID Katha’, a multimedia guide for mass awareness on the Covid-19 disease. The book is a visual representation on A-Z of COVID-19, to spread the message of science and health, in special context to Coronavirus, in simple ways. It consists of themes, developed and researched by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), under DST, in association with Assam-based Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust (ARMT) team
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The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘COVID Katha’, a multimedia guide for mass awareness on the Covid-19 disease. The book is a visual representation on A-Z of COVID-19, to spread the message of science and health, in special context to Coronavirus, in simple ways. It consists of themes, developed and researched by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), under DST, in association with Assam-based Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust (ARMT) team
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Question 2 of 12
2. Question
Name the new platform launched on Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal to showcase exquisitely handcrafted products from finest Self Help Groups in India
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- The Government has introduced a new initiative, ‘The Saras Collection’ on Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal, which will
- showcase exquisitely handcrafted products from finest Self Help Groups in India.
- This new platform was inaugurated by Union Minister of Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar on 4th May 2020 in New Delhi, to help SHGs in accessing government markets.
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- The Government has introduced a new initiative, ‘The Saras Collection’ on Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal, which will
- showcase exquisitely handcrafted products from finest Self Help Groups in India.
- This new platform was inaugurated by Union Minister of Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar on 4th May 2020 in New Delhi, to help SHGs in accessing government markets.
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Question 3 of 12
3. Question
The Union Minister for the Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) recently attended the virtual Bamboo Conclave to discuss on how the bamboo reserve of India can help strengthen its economy. Who is the minister of DoNER?
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- Union Minister for the Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh, addressed a Bamboo Conclave through video conference on 03 May 2020 to discuss how country’s bamboo reserve can help strengthen its economy.
- The minister informed that Northeast has 60 percent of India’s bamboo reserves.
- In the post-COVID-19 era, it is an opportunity for the Northeastern region to help India become world competitive and self-sufficient in this sector.
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- Union Minister for the Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh, addressed a Bamboo Conclave through video conference on 03 May 2020 to discuss how country’s bamboo reserve can help strengthen its economy.
- The minister informed that Northeast has 60 percent of India’s bamboo reserves.
- In the post-COVID-19 era, it is an opportunity for the Northeastern region to help India become world competitive and self-sufficient in this sector.
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Question 4 of 12
4. Question
DRDO has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) disinfection tower for rapid and chemical-free sanitization of high-risk areas for COVID-19. What is the name of the equipment?
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- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) disinfection tower named ‘UV Blaster’ for rapid and chemical-free sanitization of high-risk areas where the flow of people is heavy and chances of infection is large.
- The equipment has been designed and developed by Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), the Delhi-based premier laboratory of DRDO, with the help of New Age Instruments and Materials Private Limited, Gurugram.
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- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) disinfection tower named ‘UV Blaster’ for rapid and chemical-free sanitization of high-risk areas where the flow of people is heavy and chances of infection is large.
- The equipment has been designed and developed by Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), the Delhi-based premier laboratory of DRDO, with the help of New Age Instruments and Materials Private Limited, Gurugram.
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Question 5 of 12
5. Question
Harit Gram Yojana, Jal Samridhi Yojana and Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana are the three newly launched rural employment schemes launched by which state to enhance the rural economy?
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- The Jharkhand Government has launched three mega employment schemes for its people, especially the migrant labourers who are returning home from various states, in order to boost the rural economy of the state.
- The three new schemes are: ”Birsa Harit Gram Yojana” (plantation scheme), ”Nilamber-Pitamber Jal Samridhi Yojana” (water scheme) and ”Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana (sports scheme)
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- The Jharkhand Government has launched three mega employment schemes for its people, especially the migrant labourers who are returning home from various states, in order to boost the rural economy of the state.
- The three new schemes are: ”Birsa Harit Gram Yojana” (plantation scheme), ”Nilamber-Pitamber Jal Samridhi Yojana” (water scheme) and ”Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana (sports scheme)
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Question 6 of 12
6. Question
Which among the following countries has emerged at the top position for having the highest number of internal displacements in the world in 2019?
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- More than five million people (50,37,000) were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict and violence in 2019 as per “The Lost at Home’ report”, published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
- India has the highest number of new internal displacements in the world in 2019. Philippines, Bangladesh and China are on 2nd, 3rd and 4th spot respectively.
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- More than five million people (50,37,000) were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict and violence in 2019 as per “The Lost at Home’ report”, published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
- India has the highest number of new internal displacements in the world in 2019. Philippines, Bangladesh and China are on 2nd, 3rd and 4th spot respectively.
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Question 7 of 12
7. Question
Name the brand which has topped the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands 2020 ranking
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- Amazon has topped the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands 2020 ranking. BrandZ ranking was unveiled by WPP and Kantar. It has a brand value of $ 415.855 billion
- Alibaba is on the second rank followed by McDonald’s on the third spot.
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- Amazon has topped the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands 2020 ranking. BrandZ ranking was unveiled by WPP and Kantar. It has a brand value of $ 415.855 billion
- Alibaba is on the second rank followed by McDonald’s on the third spot.
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Question 8 of 12
8. Question
Who among these has been awarded with the prestigious 2020 Pulitzer Prize from India?
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- Three Indian photographers Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand, from the Associated Press, have been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in Feature Photography category.
- They have been awarded for their outstanding coverage of the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, after Article 370 was revoked, and all lines of communications were snapped.
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- Three Indian photographers Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand, from the Associated Press, have been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in Feature Photography category.
- They have been awarded for their outstanding coverage of the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, after Article 370 was revoked, and all lines of communications were snapped.
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Question 9 of 12
9. Question
DBS Bank has revised its GDP prediction of India for the fiscal 2020-21. What is the revised rate?
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- DBS Bank has cut India’s FY21 GDP forecast to 1% as against 1.5% as predicted earlier.
- This projection is based on the assumption of an end in the lockdown in the June quarter, reopening of all sectors by third quarter (October-December).
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- DBS Bank has cut India’s FY21 GDP forecast to 1% as against 1.5% as predicted earlier.
- This projection is based on the assumption of an end in the lockdown in the June quarter, reopening of all sectors by third quarter (October-December).
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Question 10 of 12
10. Question
Youssef Hossam has been banned from professional tennis for life for being involved in match-fixing and corruption. He played for which country?
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- Egyptian professional tennis player Youssef Hossam has been banned from professional tennis for life for match-fixing, as per the official notification by the Tennis Integrity Unit on 4 May 2020.
- The 21-year-old Youssef Hassam was already provisionally suspended since May 2019, and now has been banned for life following his conviction on multiple match-fixing and associated corruption charges.
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- Egyptian professional tennis player Youssef Hossam has been banned from professional tennis for life for match-fixing, as per the official notification by the Tennis Integrity Unit on 4 May 2020.
- The 21-year-old Youssef Hassam was already provisionally suspended since May 2019, and now has been banned for life following his conviction on multiple match-fixing and associated corruption charges.
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Question 11 of 12
11. Question
World Hand Hygiene Day is an annual event held on________
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- Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) marks the World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 to raise awareness among people across the globe about the importance of hand hygiene in warding off many serious infections.
- The theme for 2020 is ‘Save Lives: Clean Your Hands’.
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- Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) marks the World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 to raise awareness among people across the globe about the importance of hand hygiene in warding off many serious infections.
- The theme for 2020 is ‘Save Lives: Clean Your Hands’.
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Question 12 of 12
12. Question
When do we celebrate the World Asthma Day every year?
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- The World Asthma Day takes place on the first Tuesday in the month of May.
- In 2020, the day falls on 5 May 2020.
- The theme of 2020 World Asthma Day is Enough Asthma Deaths.
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- The World Asthma Day takes place on the first Tuesday in the month of May.
- In 2020, the day falls on 5 May 2020.
- The theme of 2020 World Asthma Day is Enough Asthma Deaths.