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- Which state has topped at the all-India level for micro-irrigation coverage in the financial year 2019-20, under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?
A) Gujarat
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) West Bengal
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Option C
Explanation: The Tamil Nadu state has finished on top at the all-India level for micro-irrigation coverage in the financial year 2019-20, as part of implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). During 2019-20, the overall coverage of the state under micro-irrigation stood at 2,06,853.25 hectares (ha).
- The mega online challenge SAMADHAN has been launched by which ministry for the students to check their ability in terms of innovation related to COVID-19?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Human Resources Development
C) Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
D) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
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Option B
Explanation: Ministry of Human Resources Development in collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched a mega online challenge – SAMADHAN – to test the ability of students to innovate in relation to COVID-19.
- Mahmoud Jibril who passed away recently was the former Prime Minister of which country?
A) Syria
B) Israel
C) Turkey
D) Libya
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Option D
Explanation: Former Prime Minister of Libya, Mahmoud Jibril passed away in Egypt after contracting the coronavirus. He was 68.
- Name the mobile app launched by the district police of Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh to track the people kept under home quarantine
A) Rakhsa Sarv
B) Rakhsa Kawach
C) Rakhsa Rekha
D) Rakhsa Chakra
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Option A
Explanation: The district police of Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh has created a mobile application named ‘Rakhsa Sarv’ to keep a tab on those violating the home quarantine order, in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus. The app has been developed with the help of Noida-based startup Mobcoder. With the help of the Google Map, the district police will be able to track the people kept under home quarantine, after returning from foreign travel.
- Which among these countries has been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to participate in the weightlifting events at the Tokyo Olympics?
A) Indonesia & Thailand
B) Malaysia & Thailand
C) Malaysia & Indonesia
D) All the above
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Option B
Explanation: The Independent Member Federation Sanctions Panel (IMFSP) of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has imposed disciplinary sanctions on Thailand and Malaysia. And so both the countries has been banned from participating in weightlifting events at the Tokyo Olympics. Apart from this, IMFSP has also suspended the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) for three years, while the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) has been given a one-year ban. This ban will be effective from 1 April 2020.
- Bullet Prakash, a comic actor has passed away. He was from which film industry?
A) Marathi
B) Bengali
C) Malayalam
D) Kannada
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Option D
Explanation: Kannada actor Bullet Prakash passed away at the age of 44 year. He was suffering from kidney-related ailment. He is known for his comic roles and he was named ‘Bullet’ because of his love for Royal Enfield Bullet motorbikes which he used to ride.
- Name the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) whose tenure has been extended for a period of 3 months from April 21, 2020?
A) SA Bobde
B) Deepak Gupta
C) Shiva Kirti Singh
D) Sanjay K. Kaul
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Option C
Explanation: The Supreme Court of India has extended the tenure of current Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by three more months. This decision has bee taken by a bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay K. Kaul & Deepak Gupta on 7 April 2020. The 3 years term of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh (former Supreme Court judge) as TDSAT Chairperson was coming to an end on April 20, 2020.
- Stephen O’Keefe has retired from first class cricket. He played for which country?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) England
D) South Africa
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Option A
Explanation: Former Australian Test Cricketer Stephen O’Keefe Retires From First Class Cricket
- The veteran actor Sasi Kalinga who died recently was from which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) Karnataka
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Option B
Explanation: Film-theatre actor Sasi Kalinga passed away at the age of 59 years. He was from Kerala. His real name was V Chandrakumar, but the actor had been known as Sasi Kalinga throughout his decades-long acting career.
- Nadia is the World’s first tigress to test positive for COVID-19. She has been found at the Bronx Zoo. Where is the zoo located?
A) Wuhan
B) Sydney
C) New York
D) Paris
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Option C
Explanation: Four-year old female Malayan tiger named Nadia, at New York-based Bronx Zoo, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus
