Latest Current Affairs Online Quiz in 2020, April, May and June Current Affairs in 2020

1 .

Kundoli Proposed Reserve Forest, where 18 elephants have recent died, is situated in which state?

A)

Himachal Pradesh

B)

Karnataka

C)

Kerala

D)

Assam

Correct Answer : Assam

On the night of May 12, as many as 18 elephants died in the Bamuni hillock in the Kundoli Proposed Reserve Forest under the Kathiatoli range, Assam.

Initial findings from the post mortem indicate that the reason for the death was a lightning strike. The samples have been sent to laboratories for further microbiological and toxicological examination.

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2 .

Which institution has set up a dedicated portal – CovAid, to track aid coming from individual organisations?

A)

ICMR

B)

NITI Aayog

C)

Give India Foundation

D)

Supreme Court of India

Correct Answer : NITI Aayog

The NITI Aayog has set up a dedicated portal named ‘CovAid’, to track all aid coming via missions or by individual organisations, with a detailed SOP (standard operating procedure).

At present, there are three channels for receiving aid – government to government, routed via the Ministry of External Affairs to the Health Ministry; Private to government, through COVAID portal and donations through states, NGOs and CSO.

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3 .

‘The Christchurch Call’ was an initiative of which country?

A)

New Zealand

B)

Australia

C)

Germany

D)

France

Correct Answer : New Zealand

The Christchurch Call to Action Summit or the Christchurch Call, was a political summit initiated by New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, in 2019 in France. It was conducted after the Christchurch mosque shootings. Global leaders and tech companies pledged to eliminate social media usage to end online terrorism.

Recently, PM Ardern was speaking at a virtual summit to mark the second anniversary of the global initiative to end online hate.

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4 .

What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2021?

A)

Families during Covid

B)

Family during Quarantine

C)

Families and New Technologies

D)

Social Distancing for Families

Correct Answer : Families and New Technologies

In 1993, the UN General Assembly declared that 15 May of every year should be observed as The International Day of Families.

The theme of this year’s observance is ‘Families and New Technologies’. It focuses on the impacts of new technologies on the well-being of families.

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5 .

A bank mentioned in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act is known as ?

A)

Small Finance Bank

B)

Scheduled Commercial Bank

C)

Co-operative Bank

D)

Foreign Bank operating in India

Correct Answer : Scheduled Commercial Bank

A bank mentioned in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act is known as ‘Scheduled Commercial Bank’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has excluded Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) from the Second Schedule of the RBI Act after it was merged with DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL) last year.

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6 .

What is the name of a new rare new Super-Earth planet towards the centre of the galaxy discovered by team of Astronomers at the University of Canterbury(UC),New Zealand, led by Dr. Antonio Herrera Martin and Associate Professor Michael Albrow?

A)

OGLE-2019-BLG-0611

B)

OGLE-2018-BLG-0677

C)

OGLE-2015-BLG-0677

D)

OGLE-2012-BLG-0611

Correct Answer : OGLE-2018-BLG-0677

Team of Astronomers at the University of Canterbury(UC),New Zealand, led by Dr. Antonio Herrera Martin and Associate Professor Michael Albrow discovered a new rare new Super-Earth planet towards the centre of the galaxy which is one of the planets similar to the size and orbit compared to the Earth and the work is published in The Astronomical Journal. The rocky planet in question, named OGLE-2018-BLG-0677, is between the size of Earth and Neptune and orbits a star- in the same way that Earth orbits the sun- that is one-tenth the size of the sun. One big difference is that this newly discovered planet has 617-day years.

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7 .

Researchers have found that men seem to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women due to the concentration of which enzyme in the blood?

A)

Acetyl cholinesterase

B)

Carboxy polypeptidase

C)

Steapsin (Pancreatic Lipase)

D)

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2

Correct Answer : Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2

Researchers have found that men seem to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women. It suggested the reason might be related to the concentration of the enzyme Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the blood of men and women. The ACE2 enzyme in blood responds to the novel coronavirus and enables it to infect the human cell. ACE2 is also a receptor present on the surface of healthy cells. The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses this receptor to enter inside cells. ACE2 receptors are present in abundance in the lungs, heart, kidneys, and testes.

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8 .

Geographical Indications Registry headquartered in Chennai has granted Geographical Indication tag to Arambavur Wood Carvings from which state?

A)

Tamil Nadu

B)

Bihar

C)

Jharkhand

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

Geographical Indications Registry headquartered in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag for 4 new products from three states.

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9 .

Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) trust has allocated how much fund for fight against COVID-19 pandemic?

A)

Rs.3,100 crore

B)

Rs.3,300 crore

C)

Rs.3,600 crore

D)

Rs.3,900 crore

Correct Answer : Rs.3,100 crore

Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) trust has allocated Rs.3,100 crore for fight against COVID-19 pandemic. PM CARES Trust was formed on 27 March 2020. The trust is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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10 .

Which of the following countries stated recently that it will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic?

A)

India

B)

China

C)

Canada

D)

Russia

Correct Answer : Russia

Russia stated recently that it will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia expressed very clearly during a video conference that the Trump administration will have a tough time advancing any measures to impose sanctions on Iran in the UN Security Council.

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