CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2020 April (Chapter - 02)
Questions & Answers
36. Name the person who has won the William E. Colby Award 2020 for his book titled “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster”.
- Adam Higginbotham
37. Which municipal corporation has developed “Saiyam” mobile app to track home, quarantined people?
- Pune
38. Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana’ to benefit Anganwadi workers & Assistants.
- Madhya Pradesh
39. Find the Indian ministry which has formulated colour codes (Red, Orange, Green zones) for Lockdown 2.0.
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
40. Name the 1st Indian state which carried out the rapid testing for COVID-19.
- Rajasthan
41. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s party wins election amid COVID-19 pandemic. He belongs to which party?
- Democratic Party
42. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the advisory to safeguard private individuals from using which video conferencing application?
- Zoom
43. Name the 1st Indian city which announced face mask is mandatory in public places.
- Mumbai
44. Name the countries other than ASEAN countries which attended ASEAN plus three summits on COVID-19 response.
- China, Japan, South Korea
45. Name the person who has been appointed as the ambassador of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s environmental education programme.
- Viswanathan Anand
46. The World Haemophilia Day is celebrated annually on April 17. What is the theme for the day for the year 2020?
- Get+involved
47. Name the app which is fastest in the world to reach 5 crore downloads in just 13 days.
- AarogyaSetu
Aarogya Setu, a mobile app developed by the ministry of electronics and IT to help citizens identify their risk of contracting Covid-19 (coronavirus), has notched up more than 10 million downloads since its launch five days ago.
48. What is the official mascot of 4th Asian Para Games 2022 which was released recently?
- Fei Fei
49. Name the 1st Indian state which initiated pool testing for COVID-19 (Approved by ICMR)
- Uttar Pradesh
50. Name the Indian ministry which has announced COVID-19 training program for health care professionals of SAARC countries.
- Ministry of External Affairs
51. Jim Corbett National park has become India’s 1st Quarantine centre for animals. Where does Jim Corbett National park locate?
- Uttarakhand
52. Which Indian Ministry has launched the Webinar series named “DekhoApnaDesh”?
- Tourism Ministry
53. Find the airline company which launches India’s first cargo-on-seat flights to carry essentials amid Covid-19.
- SpiceJet
54. Writer Abdelouahab Aissaoui has won the 13th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2020 for his novel ‘The Spartan Court’. He belongs to which country?
- Algeria
55. Name the 1st state in India which integrates Ayurveda and Allopathy to boost the immunity of COVID-19 patients.
- Goa
56. Name the Indian Ministry which has launched the web portal named ‘YUKTI’ to record and monitor the effectiveness and initiatives of the ministry.
- Ministry of Human Resource and Development
57. Name the railway station which is 1st in Indian Railways to install sanitizing tunnels.
- Ahmedabad railway station
58. Name the University which has launched the world’s 1st COVID-19 Government Response tracker.
- University of Oxford
59. Name the initiative which was launched by Human Resource and Development Ministry along with AICTE for students to fight COVID-19.
- Samadhan
60. Name the Indian state which has deployed India’s 1st automated “COVID- 19 Monitoring System Application”.
- Telangana
61. Name the initiative launched by civil services officer’s association to fight COVID-19.
- Caruna [Civil Services Associations Reach to Support in Natural Disasters]
62. Name the Central government’s 1st comprehensive COVID-19 tracking app.
- AarogyaSetu
63. Which is the first Indian state to get approval from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for ‘pool testing’ the samples for Covid-19?
- Uttar Pradesh
64. Which Indian state/UT has claimed to be the first in the country to be coronavirus-free?
- Goa
65. Which state/UT has bagged three national awards for outstanding contribution by its Panchayati Raj Institutions in socio-economic development projects?
- Jammu and Kashmir
66. When did the largest hole in the Ozone layer spreading over 1 million square kilometres above the Arctic that was closed due to unusual atmospheric conditions found?
- March 2020
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36. Name the person who has won the William E. Colby Award 2020 for his book titled “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster”.
- Adam Higginbotham
37. Which municipal corporation has developed “Saiyam” mobile app to track home, quarantined people?
- Pune
38. Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana’ to benefit Anganwadi workers & Assistants.
- Madhya Pradesh
39. Find the Indian ministry which has formulated colour codes (Red, Orange, Green zones) for Lockdown 2.0.
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
40. Name the 1st Indian state which carried out the rapid testing for COVID-19.
- Rajasthan
41. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s party wins election amid COVID-19 pandemic. He belongs to which party?
- Democratic Party
42. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the advisory to safeguard private individuals from using which video conferencing application?
- Zoom
43. Name the 1st Indian city which announced face mask is mandatory in public places.
- Mumbai
44. Name the countries other than ASEAN countries which attended ASEAN plus three summits on COVID-19 response.
- China, Japan, South Korea
45. Name the person who has been appointed as the ambassador of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s environmental education programme.
- Viswanathan Anand
46. The World Haemophilia Day is celebrated annually on April 17. What is the theme for the day for the year 2020?
- Get+involved
47. Name the app which is fastest in the world to reach 5 crore downloads in just 13 days.
- AarogyaSetu
Aarogya Setu, a mobile app developed by the ministry of electronics and IT to help citizens identify their risk of contracting Covid-19 (coronavirus), has notched up more than 10 million downloads since its launch five days ago.
48. What is the official mascot of 4th Asian Para Games 2022 which was released recently?
- Fei Fei
49. Name the 1st Indian state which initiated pool testing for COVID-19 (Approved by ICMR)
- Uttar Pradesh
50. Name the Indian ministry which has announced COVID-19 training program for health care professionals of SAARC countries.
- Ministry of External Affairs
51. Jim Corbett National park has become India’s 1st Quarantine centre for animals. Where does Jim Corbett National park locate?
- Uttarakhand
52. Which Indian Ministry has launched the Webinar series named “DekhoApnaDesh”?
- Tourism Ministry
53. Find the airline company which launches India’s first cargo-on-seat flights to carry essentials amid Covid-19.
- SpiceJet
54. Writer Abdelouahab Aissaoui has won the 13th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2020 for his novel ‘The Spartan Court’. He belongs to which country?
- Algeria
55. Name the 1st state in India which integrates Ayurveda and Allopathy to boost the immunity of COVID-19 patients.
- Goa
56. Name the Indian Ministry which has launched the web portal named ‘YUKTI’ to record and monitor the effectiveness and initiatives of the ministry.
- Ministry of Human Resource and Development
57. Name the railway station which is 1st in Indian Railways to install sanitizing tunnels.
- Ahmedabad railway station
58. Name the University which has launched the world’s 1st COVID-19 Government Response tracker.
- University of Oxford
59. Name the initiative which was launched by Human Resource and Development Ministry along with AICTE for students to fight COVID-19.
- Samadhan
60. Name the Indian state which has deployed India’s 1st automated “COVID- 19 Monitoring System Application”.
- Telangana
61. Name the initiative launched by civil services officer’s association to fight COVID-19.
- Caruna [Civil Services Associations Reach to Support in Natural Disasters]
62. Name the Central government’s 1st comprehensive COVID-19 tracking app.
- AarogyaSetu
63. Which is the first Indian state to get approval from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for ‘pool testing’ the samples for Covid-19?
- Uttar Pradesh
64. Which Indian state/UT has claimed to be the first in the country to be coronavirus-free?
- Goa
65. Which state/UT has bagged three national awards for outstanding contribution by its Panchayati Raj Institutions in socio-economic development projects?
- Jammu and Kashmir
66. When did the largest hole in the Ozone layer spreading over 1 million square kilometres above the Arctic that was closed due to unusual atmospheric conditions found?
- March 2020
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