6 to 12 April 2020 weekly current affairs in English

weekly current affairs in english
weekly current affairs

6 to 12 April 2020 weekly current affairs in English


Q.1. Recently, civil servants including IAS, IPS, IRS have launched a ______ initiative to support the government’s efforts on the COVID-19 epidemic.

Ans:- CARUNA

Q.2. Human Resource Development Minister Mr. Sanjay Dhotre has launched online hackathon ______ to solve on COVID-19. 

Ans:- Hack the Crisis- India 


Q.3. Recently, the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, played in ______ from 2 to 21 November, has been postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Ans:- India 

Q.4. Recently, Indian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) _____ has won the Skole Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

Ans:- ARMMAN


Q.5. Recently, the ‘Mo Prativa’ program to involve children during lockdown has been launched by the ______ government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund Organization.

Ans:- Odisha 

Q.6. Kongkong, Lianlian and Chenchen has been named as mascots for the 2022 International Asian Games in ______, China.

Ans:- Hangzhou 


Q.7. Under Operation Sanjeevani, India has supplied medicines and food grains to the ______ by Hercules aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Ans:- Maldives 

Q.8. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently projected the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) economic growth rate to be ______ for the financial year 2021 in 2020.

Ans:-  4%

Q.9. International Mine Awareness Day is observed every year on _____ by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to raise awareness about landmines.

Ans:- 4 April 

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Q10. NHAI achieves highest ever Construction of National Highways of ___ KM in FY 2019-20.
Ans:- 3979

Q11. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal holds All India Video Conference on ____.
Ans:- The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020

Q12. According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020, Indian economy is expected to grow at ________ in FY 2020-21.
Ans:- 4%

Q13. International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is observed every year on _______.
Ans:- 6 April

Q14. NASA has unveiled a plan named as_________ to establish the first human base camp on the Moon’s south pole by 2024?
Ans:- Artemis

Q15. IAS and IPS officers’ associations have launched a campaign named _________ to fight Coronavirus.
Ans:- Caruna

Q16. Recently, MK Arjunan passed away. he was a famous _________.
Ans:- Music Composer

Q17. Forest fire near Chernobyl nuclear accident site increased nuclear radiation levels. Chernobyl nuclear power plant is in ________.
Ans:- Ukrain

Q18. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Nasscom?
Ans:-  Pravin Rao

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Q19. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a _______ (testing, tracing, treatment, teamwork and track) to stop the spread of Noble Coronavirus.

Ans:- 5T plan 



Q20. The Government of India has nominated ______ bank to collect PM CARES funds.
Ans:- Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and private lender ‘Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) 


Q21. Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs has appointed IFS officer _______ as the new spokesperson of the ministry, replacing Ravish Kumar.

Ans:- Anurag Shrivastava 


Q22. The Ministry of Human Resources and All India Council of Technical Education have jointly launched the Mega Online Challenge ______ to test the ability of youth to explore new innovations.

Ans:- Samadhan

Q23. To tackle the coronavirus epidemic, the central government has formed a 10-member group, headed by _______, chairman of the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Commission.

Ans:- Amitabh Kant

Q24. Odisha State Chief Minister ______ has recently been awarded the ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) India.

Ans:- Naveen Patnaik 

Q25. _______ are banned from participating in weightlifting competitions in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics by the International Weightlifting Federation due to doping cases.

Ans:- Thailand and Malaysia

Q26. Former ______ Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril died recently due to a Kovid-19 (Coronavirus) infection.

Ans:- Libia 

Q27. Which country's Prime Minister has implemented SSL till 6 May?

Ans:- Japan


Q28. Recently Forrest Compton died due to Corona virus. Who was he?

Ans:- Actor 

Q29. Which country has ended a 76-day emergency imposed for the corona virus?

Ans:- China

Q30. SIDBI has offered how much amount as emergency working capital to the MSMEs manufacturing essential items?Ans:- Rs 1 crore


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Q31. How many people are projected to enter into poverty in India in 2020, as per the latest ILO report?Ans:- 400 million


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Q32. Which state will be providing Rs 2000 to all of its natives stranded outside?

Ans:- Manipur


Q33. Which state government has set up walk in sample kiosks?

Ans- Kerala 

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Q34. Where has DRDO designed full body sanitizing room?

Ans:- Ahmednagar


Q35. Which state has decided to launch a YouTube channel to encourage children to learn during the lockdown period?

Ans:- Karnataka


According to IQAIR data, India has as many cities as the world's top 20 most polluted places - two

• China has ended the lockdown in Wuhan city, the epicenter of Corona virus infection - 76 days.

• India has negotiated with the Safeguard Mechanism of the World Trade Organization on increasing the import duty on derivatives of steel and aluminum products - the US

• Union Ministry of Human Resource Development launched COVID-19 and the challenge to face future challenges - Solutions


• Recently the country which has allowed the export of 12 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) - India

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• According to the labor body of the United Nations, due to the corona virus crisis, in a country where about 400 million people working in the informal sector can be trapped in poverty - India

• World Athletics has postponed the Tokyo Olympic qualification period in the wake of Corona virus epidemic - December 2020

• Supreme Court has recently canceled the appointment of 1983 Physical Training Instructors (PTI) in the schools of the state- Haryana

• Bernie Sanders finishes his campaign for the race for the Democratic Party candidate in the presidential election - America

• Central government has asked to immediately release pending tax refunds of up to Rs lakhs due to corona virus epidemic - Rs 5 lakhs


🔶 08 April : International Romani Day 

🔶 Odisha Extends Lockdown Till April 30th , 2020

🔶 John Wright Appointed Derbyshire Cricket Club President


🔶 Anamika Roy Rashtrawar Appointed MD & CEO Of IFFCO Tokio


🔶 Jeff Bezos Topped Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Bill Gates Ranked 2nd In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Warren Buffet Ranked 4th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Larry Ellison Ranked 5th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Mark Zuckerberg Ranked 6th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Larry Page Ranked 9th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World


🔶 Mukesh Ambani Ranked 17th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Radhakishan Damani Ranked 65th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Shiv Nadar Ranked 114th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Hinduja Brothers Ranked 116th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Uday Kotak Ranked 138th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World


🔶 Sunil Mittal Ranked 154th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Gautam Adani Ranked 162nd In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 Lakshmi Mittal Ranked 170th In Forbes List Of Top Billionaires In The World

🔶 India’s 40.59% Environment-Related Crimes Reported In Rajasthan During 2014-16 : CAG

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🔶 SAARC Development Fund Allocates USD 5 Million For COVID-19 Projects

🔶 Parag Raja Appointed As MD & CEO Of Bharti AXA Life Insurance

🔶 Madhya Pradesh Govt Launches " Top Parent " App For Students

🔶 West Bengal Govt Launched " Sandhan " App For Health Workers


🔶 Arunachal Pradesh Govt Launched " COVID CARE " Mobile App

🔶 Puducherry Govt Launched " NAADI " Mobile App For COVID-19

🔶 Ben Stokes Named Leading Cricketer Of The Year By Wisden

🔶 Ellyse Perry As Leading Women’s Cricketer Of The Year .

6 to 12 April 2020 weekly current affairs in English

Q36. When is The International Day Of Human Space Flight observed every year?
a) 11 April
b) 10 April
c) 12 April
d) 13 April
ans:- 12 april


Q37. When is World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day observed every year?
a) 11 April
b) 10 April
c) 12 April
d) 13 April
ans:- 12 April


Q38. Which of the following bank has launched “DigiGen” a digital banking platform?
a) HDFC Bank
b) Jana Small Finance Bank
c) Bandhan Bank
d) ICICI Bank
ans:-  Jana Small Finance Bank

Q39. Which of the following state becomes second state to extend COVID-19 lockdown?
a) Telangana
b) Maharashtra
c) West Bengal
d) Punjab
ans:- Punjab


Q40. Which of the following state becomes third state to extend COVID-19 lockdown?
a) Telangana
b) Maharashtra
c) West Bengal
d) Punjab
ans:- Maharashtra

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Q41. Which of the following industry has been exempted from lockdown restrictions?
a) Pharma Industry
b) Marine Industry
c) Farming Industry
d) Mining Industry
ans:- Marine Industry


Q42. By how many years The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of tenure of all members and the current part-time chairman of the Bank Board Bureau(BBB)?
a) 2 Years
b) 5 Years
c) 3 Years
d) 4 Years
ans:- 2 Years

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Q43. CSIR-NCL ink partnership with _______to developed IR Thermometer and OEU.
a) Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)
b) Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
c) Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER)
d) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
ans:- Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)


Q44. Indian Football Team retained its ______ spot in the latest FIFA rankings.
a) 106th
b) 97th
c) 111th
d) 108th
ans:- 108th
Q45. Which of the following nation topped in FIFA’s latest ranking?
a) France
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Belgium
ans:- Belgium

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