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- Civil Services Day is observed in India on_______ annually
A) 19 April
B) 21 April
C) 22 April
D) 20 April
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Option B
Explanation:In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all the Civil Servants for their service to the society and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service’.
- Name the interactive platform launched by Government of India to provide real time solutions to citizens about Covid-19 related queries
A) Covid India Madad
B) Covid India Samadhaan
C) Covid India Seva
D) Covid India Sankalp
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched an interactive platform called ‘COVID INDIA SEVA’ to provide real time solutions to Covid-19 related queries. The interactive platform aims at providing transparent e-governance service to citizens by answering their queries swiftly in real-time at large scale, especially during crisis situations like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. People can pose their queries to the COVID INDIA SEVA twitter handle @CovidIndiaSeva, and get them responded to in almost real time.
- Who is the author of the audio format book titled “How the Onion Got Its Layers”?
A) Lakshmi Venu
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Chetan Bhagat
D) Sudha Murty
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Option D
Explanation: Veteran author Sudha Murty’s first book in an audio format titled “How the Onion Got Its Layers” is all set to be released on April 23, on the World Book Day.
- The Daporijo bridge has been constructed in which state by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Uttarakhand
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Option A
Explanation: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed Daporijo bridge over Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh, to provide adequate movement of supplies to about 3,000 troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China, amid lockdown due to COVID-19. Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Pema Khandu inaugurated it over video conferencing on April 21, and the same was open for traffic movement immediately.
- Rudratej Singh, who passed away recently was the President and CEO of which of these companies?
A) Nissan India
B) BMW Group India
C) Renault India
D) Toyota Indi
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Option B
Explanation: Rudratej Singh, the current President and CEO of BMW Group India has passed away in a sudden massive cardiac arrest. He was 46.
- N Kamakodi is the MD & CEO of which bank?
A) Indian Overseas Bank
B) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
C) Karur Vysya Bank
D) City Union Bank
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Option D
Explanation: N Kamakodi will be reappointed as the MD&CEO of City Union Bank. He has been reappointed for a period of three years with effect from May 1, 2020.
- Which state has recently launched the 3rd edition of its ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan’ to deepen water bodies in the state?
A) Gujarat
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Maharashtra
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Option A
Explanation: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has given the green signal for the third edition of his government’s ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan’ amid Coronavirus lockdown. It is a conservation plan to deepen water bodies in the state before the monsoon. The scheme will see the deepening of lakes, check dams and rivers by removing silt. This will be done till June 10, 2020 with people’s participation as well as under MNREGA.
- The International Mother Earth Day is observed every year on___________
A) 20 April
B) 21 April
C) 22 April
D) 23 April
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Option C
Explanation: International Mother Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April to recognise that the Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth. The day was established in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of 2020 International Mother Earth Day is Climate Action.
- The ‘Saiyam’ Mobile app has been launched by the Municipal Corporation of which city to check upon the home-quarantines citizens?
A) Lucknow
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) New Delhi
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Option B
Explanation: The Pune Municipal Corporation a mobile application named ‘Saiyam’ under Smart Cities Mission (SCM), to effectively track the home-quarantines citizens and ensure they are actually staying in the home. The city administration has appointed dedicated teams for five zones to check on people who have recently returned from international trips and those discharged after treatment for COVID-19.
- Laisenia Qarase has passed away at the age of 79. He was the former Prime Minister of which country?
A) Samoa
B) Maldives
C) New Zealand
D) Fiji
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Option D
Explanation: Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase passed away after a short illness. He was 79. Qarase served as Fiji’s sixth prime minister from 2000 to 2006.
- Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Huawei Telecommunications India?
A) David Li
B) Tony Pidgley
C) Peter Wood
D) John Bloor
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Option A
Explanation: David Li has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Telecommunications India.
- Which among these days is celebrated as the World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) globally?
A) April 20
B) April 18
C) April 21
D) April 19
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Option C
Explanation: The World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year to raise awareness around the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving and encourage creative multidisciplinary thinking at the individual and group levels.
