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January to March Current Affairs - 2020
A)
CII
B)
NGT
C)
SIDBI
D)
NABARD

Correct Answer : Option (A) - CII


The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has set up a CII COVID Rehabilitation and Relief Fund (CRR) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to tackle Covid-19. The fund will assist small enterprises or MSME in rehabilitation and is expected to curtail the impact of Coronavirus on the MSME sector. CII will also request to all its members to contribute an amount from their Corporate social responsibility (CSR) allocation for the CII COVID Rehabilitation and Relief Fund (CRR).

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Bihar
B)
Odisha
C)
Kerala
D)
Haryana

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Odisha


Odisha government will set up two of the largest Covid-19 hospitals having a combined capacity of 1,000 beds. With this, Odisha will be the first state in the country to set up such a large-scale hospital exclusively to treat Covid-19 patients. The state government signed two tripartite agreements with Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital to set up the state-level hospitals in Bhubaneswar for treatment of Covid-19 patients.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Artist
B)
Director
C)
Actor
D)
Architect

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Architect


Renowned artist and architect Satish Gujral passed away on 26 March. He was 94-years old. He died due to illness. PM Narendra Modi condoled his demise. Satish Gujral was an architect, painter, muralist, sculptor and graphic artist. He was admired for his creativity and determination with which he overcame many adversities.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Delhi
B)
Gwalior
C)
Indore
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indore


Indore has deployed drones to sanitize city areas against the coronavirus scare and has become the 1st city in India to use drones to sanitize the city. The Indore Municipal Corporation has hired two drones for that purpose. It is a first-of-its-kind attempt with which crowded areas are being sanitized with the help of drones. Vegetables markets and streets of the Indore are being sprayed with sodium hypochlorite and bio-clean. These drones take off with 16 litres of chemicals in each flight and return after 30 minutes having sprayed chemicals in an area spanning 8-10 km.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Photographer
B)
Boxer
C)
Actor
D)
Writer

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Photographer


Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Sunil Chhetri
B)
Pritam Kotal
C)
Anirudh Thapa
D)
Sahal Abdul Samad

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sunil Chhetri


The World Governing body FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association or International Federation of Association Football) has selected Indian Football Captain Sunil Chhetri among 28 other stars for its campaign. The campaign is to combat COVID-19.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Assam
B)
Bihar
C)
Sikkim
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Uttar Pradesh


The Uttar Pradesh state government has imposed a ban on the production and sale of pan masala during the 21-day lockdown imposed across the country. The move comes in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
1 billion USD
B)
2 billion USD
C)
5 billion USD
D)
7 billion USD

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2 billion USD


On March 25, 2020, the United Nations launched Global Humanitarian Response Plan to fight against COVID-19. The organization has allocated 2 billion USD to implement the plan. The plan has been launched in 51 countries of Africa, South America, Middle East and also Asia.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
HS 420
B)
HD 2380
C)
UP 1109
D)
MACS 4028

Correct Answer : Option (D) - MACS 4028


Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) Scientists have developed a biofortified wheat variety MACS 4028. The new wheat variety shows high protein content.The wheat variety developed by the ARI scientists show high protein content of about 14.7%

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
China
B)
Poland
C)
USA
D)
Russia

Correct Answer : Option (C) - USA


In a major development, the United States (US) Navy and Armyhas successfully tested its common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), a first unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The test was carried out at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii and was monitored by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) of US Department of Defence i.e. The Pentagon.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46