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APRIL 2020 - 48 IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS

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These April, 2020 Current Affairs Questions by Military-Choice aims at

improving the GK of each candidate who is appearing for various competitive
exams like UPSC IAS, CDS, NDA, CAPF AC, AFCAT, INET, SSC CPO, SSC CGL
and State SSC exams, IBPS, Banking, Railways, CLAT, State PCS etc. Read this
compilation of best April 2020 Current Affairs questions along with explanations
important for every competitive exam aspirant in India.

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE
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1. Question: Which nation has reportedly launched its first-ever military

satellite into orbit?
Answer: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed on April 22, 2020
that Iran has successfully launched its first-ever military satellite into orbit.

2. Question: The HRD Ministry has launched which portal to monitor and
record its efforts to combat COVID-19 related challenges?
Answer: “YUKTI” portal. Yukti stands for Young India Combating COVID
with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation.

3. Question: What is the maximum punishment for attacking health workers,

as per the new proposed amendment to Epidemic Diseases Act, 1987 ?
Answer: 7 Years. The new amendments include imprisonment ranging from
6 months to 7 years for those found guilty of attacking healthcare workers.

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 4. Question: Which app has been launched by the Agriculture Ministry to
facilitate transportation of food grains?
Answer: Kisan Rath Mobile App. This mobile application is developed by the
National Informatics Centre to facilitate farmers and traders in searching
transport vehicles for movement of Agriculture and Horticulture produce.

5. Question: Who has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to

the United Nations?
Answer: TS Tirumurti appointed as India’s next Ambassador or Permanent
Representative to the United Nations. He will be succeeding Sayyad
Akbaruddin, who is due to retire shortly.

6. Question: Which Indian shuttler has been named as the ambassador of

BWF’s “I am Badminton” campaign?
Answer: P V Sindhu. The Campaign was launched to advocate for honest and
clean play.

7. Question: Which airlines operated India’s first cargo-on-seat flight?

Answer: SpiceJet’s B737 passenger aircraft operated India’s first cargo-on-
seat flight from Delhi to Chennai to transport vital supplies.

8. Question: Which among the following nations has banned Hezbollah and
designated it a terrorist organisation?
Answer: Germany has banned the Hezbollah organisation, designating it is a
terrorist organisation.

9. Question: How many samples will be tested together in COVID-19 pooled

testing in India, as per ICMR directions?
Answer: 5 Samples. The council also announced that pooled testing will only
be conducted in areas where the COVID-19 prevalence is less than 5 percent.

10. Question: Which state’s research institute has developed a low-cost COVID-
19 diagnostic kit ‘Chitra Gene LAMP-N’?
Answer: The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and
Technology in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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11. Question: According to the GRID 2020 report, how many people were
displaced in 2019?
Answer: Over 5 million people faced displacements in India in 2019, which is
the highest in the world as per the Global Report on Internal Displacement
(GRID 2020). The report was released by the Internal Displacement
Monitoring Centre. As per the report, 33.4 million people faced
displacements in the world due to conflicts and disasters.

12. Question: Which state is the first in India that has begun flattening the curve
of COVID-19 infection?
Answer: Kerala has become the first Indian state to flatten the COVID-19
curve.

13. Question: ICMR has approved the use of TrueNat for COVID-19 screening
tests. TrueNat was used to diagnose which disease?
Answer: The TrueNat machines are used to test drug-resistant Tuberculosis
(TB).

14. Question: USAID has announced how much additional grant to India to
battle the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer: $3 million. The US aid agency (USAID) had announced a grant
worth $2.9 million to India to support its efforts to contain the spread of
novel coronavirus.

15. Question: Which nation has approved the sale of Harpoon missiles and
torpedoes to India?
Answer: United States. The lightweight torpedoes and anti-ship missiles will
be worth USD 155 million and will be integrated with the P-81 aircraft.

16. Question: Which judge has become the first judge of J&K High Court to take
oath under the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Justice Rajnesh Oswal has become the first judge of the J&K court
to be sworn under the Indian constitution.

17. Question: Which nation will host Asian Boxing Championships 2020?
Answer: India is set to host the 2020 Asian Boxing Championships, which be
held between November-December 2020

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18. Question: What is the name of the ventilator developed by Indian Railways?
Answer: ‘Jeevan’. The ventilator was developed at the Kapurthala Rail Coach
Factory of the Railways.

19. Question: What is the name of China’s first Mars exploration mission?
Answer: “Tianwen-1”. April 24, 2020, marked the 50th anniversary of the
launch of its first-ever satellite ‘Dong Fang Hong-1’ in 1970. Tianwen-1
means heavenly questions or questions to heaven.

20. Question: IMF has predicted how much growth rate for India in 2020?
Answer: 1.9 percent in 2020. It has predicted a 1.2 percent growth rate for
China in 2020. Only India and China will register positive growth in 2020
despite COVID-19 pandemic, as per IMF data.

21. Question: Which country is seeking a $400 mn debt swap facility from the
Reserve Bank of India?
Answer: Sri Lanka is seeking to enter into a currency swap agreement worth
USD 400 million with the Reserve Bank of India to boost the foreign
reserves and ensure the financial stability of the country.

22. Question: What is NASA’s mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms
called?
Answer: SunRISE. The mission will include six CubeSats, which will operate
as a large radio telescope.

23. Question: Which Indian state will be the first to start pool testing of COVID-
19 samples?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh. Under the pool testing method, multiple swab
samples will be pooled together and tested. This method will be applied to
test samples from low risk areas. It will help fasten the diagnosis of COVID-
19

24. Question: Which country will be hosting the 3rd Asian Youth Games in
2021?
Answer: China. The announcement was made by the Olympic Council of
Asia (OCA).

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25. Question: Which medical University has become the first government one to
successfully launch plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment?
Answer: The King George Medical University in Lucknow has become the
first government hospital in the country to successfully launch Plasma
Therapy Treatment for COVID-19.

26. Question: Who was the first-ever human to journey to outer space?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin was the first-ever person to journey into outer space
aboard his capsule Vostok 1. The International Day of Human Space Flight is
observed to commemorate this day.

27. Question: Which among the following space telescopes celebrated 30 years
of its launch on April 24, 2020?
Answer: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope celebrated 30 years of its launch
on April 24, 2020. The Hubble Telescope had first detected the evidence of
the existence of black holes in the centre of the galaxy.

28. Question: The World Athletics Championships has been postponed till which
year?
Answer: The World Athletics Championship was supposed to be held in
Eugene, Oregon from August 6-15, 2021, but has been postponed to 2022.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to July 23-August 8, 2021.

29. Question: The global chemical weapons watchdog blamed which nation for
toxic attacks?
Answer: Syria. It is accused of using nerve gas sarin and chlorine 3 times in
2017. These findings were found in a new investigative team set up by the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

30. Question: A noted Indian figure, Nirmal Singh Khalsa passed away due to
coronavirus on April 2. He had received the Padma Shri for his contribution
in which field?
Answer: Music. He received Padma Shri in 2009 for his contribution in
Gurbani music.

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31. Question: Which among the following tennis tournaments has been
cancelled for the first time since World War II?
Answer: The oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament, Wimbledon has been
canceled for the first time since World War II

32. Question: When was World Homeopathy Day 2020 observed?

Answer: The World Homeopathy Day was observed on April 10, 2020

33. Question: When was the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020
observed?
Answer: April 28. The focus of the day this year is to focus on addressing the
outbreak of infectious diseases at work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

34. Question: Which among the following NASA satellites will issue volcano and
earthquake warnings?
Answer: NASA’s new satellite, CubeSat Imaging Radar for Earth Sciences
(CIRES), will give early warning signals of volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes.

35. Question: Which nation was the top military spender in 2019?
Answer: The United States was the top military spender in 2019, followed by
China and then India.

36. Question: Who was the first-ever human to journey to outer space?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin, aboard his capsule Vostok 1. This was the world’s
first-ever human space flight and was launched on April 12, 1961. The
International Day of Human Space Flight is observed to commemorate the
day every year.

37. Question: Which insurance policy has been approved by the Government to
enable more people to get health cover?
Answer: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has
approved “Aarogya Sanjeevani Insurance Policy”. It can be availed by anyone
above the age of 18 years and up to the age of 65 years

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38. Question: Which among the following IIT branches has developed low-cost
ventilator ‘Prana-Vayu’?
Answer: IIT Roorkee in collaboration with AIIMS Rishikesh. The ventilator
is equipped with state-of-the-art features. Its manufacturing cost is
estimated to be Rs 25,000.

39. Question: How many people are projected to enter into poverty in India in
2020, as per the latest ILO report?
Answer: The report titled “COVID-19 and world of work” reveals that about
400 million people will be entering poverty in India.

40. Question: SIDBI has offered how much amount as emergency working
capital to the MSMEs manufacturing essential items?
Answer: Rs 1 crore to the MSMEs that are involved in making essential items
such as sanitizer and masks. Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) was set up in 1990 under an Act of Indian Parliament.

41. Question: The Health Ministry has collaborated with which organisation to
engage the national polio surveillance network for India’s COVID-19
response?
Answer: World Health Organization (WHO).

42. Question: Which nation has lost the hosting rights of the 2021 Men’s World
Boxing Championship?
Answer: India has lost the hosting rights of the 2021 Men’s World Boxing
Championship after the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) failed to pay the
host fee to International Boxing Association (AIBA).

43. Question: Government has launched a learning platform for all frontline
healthcare professionals to combat COVID-19. What is the platform called?
Answer: IGot, for all frontline healthcare professionals to equip them to train
themselves in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

44. Question: Which nation hosted the 11th session of “Petersberg Climate
Dialogue”?
Answer: It was hosted by Germany & co-chaired by the United Kingdom.
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate change Prakash
Javadekar attended the virtual conference on behalf of India.
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45. Question: The largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles were
spotted in which among the following nations after almost 20 years?
Answer: Thailand. The Leatherback Turtles are the world’s largest living sea
turtles. They are considered vulnerable under the IUCN red list of threatened
species The turtles lay their eggs in quiet and dark areas.

46. Question: The BRICS nations have agreed to allocate how much amount to
the New Development Bank (NDB)?
Answer: $ 15 billion so that it could set up a special loan instrument to
support the revival of economies and help meet the emergency expenses
incurred for responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

47. Question: The Ministry of Tourism has launched a new webinar series. What
is it called?
Answer: Dekho Apna Desh. The webinar series aims to provide information
about many destinations and cultures from across India.

48. Question: Which state has become the first in the country to geo-tag
community kitchens?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh geo-tagged around 7,368 community kitchens and
community shelters located across 75 districts. The kitchens produce 12 lakh
food packets per day.

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