Latest Current Affairs: 10th April 2020 Current Affairs
1) What is the name of online challenge for students, launched by
the innovation cell of MHRD and AICTE,
for developing solutions to the Coronavirus
Pandemic?
A) SAMRIDDHI B) SAMADHAN C) SOOCHNA D) CHUNAUTI
Answer: B
MHRD stands for Massive
Human Resource Development and the innovation cell of MHRD along with AICTE
have launched online challenge for students to search and to develop quick
solutions to the Coronavirus pandemic.
MHRD Minister is Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal, SAMADHAN
is also a doctrine to counter LWE. LWE stands for Left-Wing Extremism.
2) What is the brand name of rapid antibody diagnostic kit for Covid-19, developed by the state-owned
enterprise, HLL Life care Limited?
A) Test Sure B) Make Sure C) Check Sure D)
Covid Sure
Answer: B
The name of this is Make Sure
and it is a rapid antibody diagnostic test kit for Covid-19 and this kit has
been approved by NIV and ICMR. NIV stands for National Institute of Virology and ICMR stands for Indian Council
of Medical Research. ICMR is
under Ministry of health and family
welfare and it was founded in 1911.
So this Make Sure kit will be able
to provide the results within 15 to 20
minutes.
3) Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO), along with which private firm, has developed a face shield
for doctors and medical staff for treating Covid-19 patients?
A) Tata B) Wipro C) Larsen &
Toubro D) HCL
Answer: B
The face shield is act as a barrier so that they do not get
infected so, for this the DRDO and WIPRO have collaborated. This full face
shield will protect the healthcare personnel from infection. DRDO has also
developed PPE for the medical stuff. PPE
stands for Personal Protection Equipment.
DRDO is under defense Ministry
present defense Minister is Mr. Raj Nath
Singh his constituencies Lucknow.
4) Which state government has unveiled a five-step plan named “5 Ts Plan”, to tackle the spread of Coronavirus?
A) Maharashtra B) New Delhi C) Chandigarh D)
Kerala
Answer: B
The five 5 Ts Plan is
related to Coronavirus and five T
stands for Testing, Tracing, Treatment,
Team Work and Tracking and Monitoring.
5) Which instant messaging platform has limited the sharing of
forwarded messages to one chat, amid the rise in fake news during Coronavirus Pandemic?
A) Telegram
B) WhatsApp C) WeChat D) Messenger
Answer: B
Whatsapp is an entity of Facebook. Whatsapp has
announced that it has limited the sharing of frequently forwarded messages to
only one chat at a time. Whatsapp also launched WHO Coronavirus Health Alert Service. In partnership with the
government of India it also launched my gov
corona helpdesk. So these are two different initiatives one is WHO
coronavirus health alert service and another one has been launched in
partnership with the government of India and the name of this initiative is my gov
corona helpdesk. So through these initiatives whatsapp is trying to provide authentic
information about Coronavirus.
6) As per the notification of WIPO,
which country topped the world in filing International
Patents filed with WIPO, in 2019?
A) United States B) China C) Russia D)
Germany
Answer: B
WIPO stands for World Intellectual Property Organization. China has replaced the USA
and became the topper in terms of filing international patents. China has filed 58990 applications through the PCT
system of WIPO. PCT stands for Patent Corporation Treaty System and
this PCT started operations in 1978. Since USA
used to file a maximum number of patents but in 2019 China file maximum number
of patents through this PCT. WIPO headquarters
is in Geneva. The Parent Organization
of WIPO is United Nation Economic and Social Council and WIPO was formed in 1967.
7) What is the name of the tropical Cyclone that hit South Pacific
island nations Vanuatu islands and Fuji recently?
A) Harold B) Sidr C) Diane
D) Gretel
Answer: A
The name of this tropical cyclone is Harold and it started from the Solomon
Islands. Solomon Islands is in Pacific Ocean.
8) The International Day of
Reflection on the 1994 Genocide is observed on April 7, to commemorate the
genocide happened in which country?
A) Libya
B) Rwanda C) Sudan D) Germany
Answer: B
The International Day of Reflection on 1994 Genocide is observed
on April 7 to commemorate the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda the genocide
was done by Hutu extremists led government against the Tutsi minorities and
that is why this day is observed Rwanda is an African country.
9) Which institution is set to provide emergency loans to small
and medium enterprises (MSMEs) named ‘SAFE
PLUS’?
A) Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
B) National Bank for Agriculture and Development (NABARD)
C) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
D) National Small Industries Corporaton Limited (NSIC)
Answer: C
Small Industries
Development Bank of India announced that it will provide emergency loans to the MSME
named SAFE PLUS. The SAFE PLUS stands for SIDBI Assistance to Facilitate Emergency.
So working capital of upto one crore will be provided to the MSME engaged in
the manufacturing of medical equipments and the safe plus collateral free loan
will be dispersed within 48 hours at an interest rate of 5%.
10) Which state announced an Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for Police
personnel and state government employees involved in the Covid-19 fight?
A) Kerala B) Rajasthan C) Madhya Pradesh D)
Punjab
Answer: C
This is an initiative of Madhya Pradesh government. The chief
minister of Madhya Pradesh is Mr. Shivraj
Singh Chouhan.
11) As per the recent report, about 400 million workers of India will
fall into poverty. Which International Organisation released the report?
A) World Bank B) World
Economic Forum
C) International Labour Organisation D) United Nations
Answer: C
This is a report by ILO
i.e., International Labour Organisation.
The title of this report is ILO Monitor
Second Edition Covid-19 and World of
work. According to this recent report about four hundred million workers of
India will fall into poverty. It is important to note that ILO is UN agency. UN stands for United Nations, the head quarter of ILO is in Geneva and
last year ILO completed 100 years that
means ILO was founded in 1919 .
12) Which manufacturing company announced collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
for a campaign against Covid-19?
A) Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) B) Dabur
C) ITC Limited D) Britannia
Industries
Answer: A
HUL that is Hindustan
Unilever limited has decided to collaborate with UNICEF for the campaign against Covid19 and the name of this campaign is Break the Chain. The goal of this campaign is to break the chain of
transmission of Coronavirus. It is
important to note that a similar initiative was started by Kerala government.
13) Indian-American Brahm
Kanchibotla, who recently passed away after affected by Covid-19 in the United States, was
associated with which profession?
A) Businessperson B) Journalist C) Writer D) Economist
Answer: B
He was a journalist and he passed away recently in USA so he was
one of the correspondences of united news of India.
14) Which state or union territory recently approved the
establishment of two centers for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training
(CIIIT)
A) New Delhi B) Jammu and Kashmir C) Punjab D) Odisha
Answer: B
Jammu and Kashmir union recently approved the establishment of
centers for CIIIT. Jammu and Kashmir
became a union territory from 31st of October 2019. 31st of October is special
as it is celebrated as national unity day in our country it is the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel and
recently the tallest statue the statue of unity was included in SCO list of eight wonders.
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