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1. Which bank has invested in 100 million USD National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)? –Asian Development Bank 2. Which states has launched the app PRAGYAAM to issue e-passes to those associated with delivery of essential services amid lockdown due to COVID-19 –Jharkhand 3. Which is the most recent country to become the member of NATO? –North Macedonia 4. What is the estimated GDP growth for India in the year 2020 as predicted by Nomura? – -0.5 5. Which institution has developed an indigenous ventilator prototype amid COVID-19 outbreak? –IISc Bengaluru 6. RBI has raised the investment limit by the foreign portfolio investors’ (FPI) in corporate bonds from FY 2020-21. What is the new limit? –15 percent 7. The World Athletics Championships has been postponed till which year? –2022 8. RBI has introduced a new route called ‘FAR’ for the foreign investors to invest in specified Government of India dated securities. What does FAR stands for? –Fully Accessible Route 9. What is NASA’s mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms called? –SunRISE 10. Government has extended the foreign trade policy (2015-20) due to coronavirus outbreak and lockdown situation. The FTP is now valid up to a period of______–31 March 2021 11. Nobel Laureate Philip Warren Anderson has died at the age of 96. He won the Nobel Prize in which field? –Physics 12. The GDP growth of Indian economy is pegged at ______percent for the fiscal 2021-22 according to S&P Global Ratings. –7.3% 13. RBI has decided to increase the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit for state governments and union territories by ______percent from April-September 2020. –30% 14. What is the estimated growth rate of India’s GDP for 2020-21 as predicted by S&P Global Ratings? –3.5% 15. Which nation assumed Presidency of United Nations Security Council in April 2020? –Dominican Republic 16. What is the interest rate on savings deposit for the first quarter of 2020-21 (April-June)? –4% 17. The 178 MW Shuakhevi Hydro Power Project (HPP) has been set up in which country? –Georgia 18. UN’s COP 26 climate summit has been postponed till 2021. Which city was scheduled to host the summit? –Glasgow 19. The Public Sector banks have announced a moratorium of how many months for loan payments? –3 months 20. The World Bank has offered how much fund for India’s COVID-19 response project? –$1 billion 21. Tony Lewis passes away at the age of 78 on April 1, 2020. He had co-invented which popular formula? –Duckworth- Lewis 22. Tony Lewis, who passed away recently was a former player of which sports? –Cricket 23. The United Nations (UN) COP26 was scheduled to be held in November 2020, but has been postponed for 2021. The Climate change summit will be held at which place? –Glasgow, Scotland 24. Which UN body adopted a resolution calling for ‘Global Solidarity’ to defeat COVID-19? –UNGA 25. Which state has launched the app named ‘CORONA WATCH’ to track the movement history of corona positive patients, before their detection? –Karnataka 26. Which tennis tournaments has been cancelled for the first time since World War II? –Wimbledon 2

27. Which insurance policies has been approved the Government to enable more people to get health cover? –Arogya Sanjeevani 28. Which India’s first comprehensive COVID-19 tracking application? –Arogya Setu 29. Name the app which was tested by the Government to locate Quarantine violators. –Geo-fencing 30. The Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) has created world record of manufacturing highest number of locomotives in the financial year 2019-20. Where is CLW based? –West Bengal 31. Which days is observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action? –4 April 32. What is the GDP growth rate of Indian economy for FY’21 as estimated by the Asian Development Bank? –4% 33. Watson Assistant for Citizens is an AI based platform, introduced by which entity to provide speedy response on covid-19 related queries? –IBM 34. Which apps has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and IT which will enable people to identify the risk of getting Coronavirus infection based on phone location data and Bluetooth? –AarogyaSetu 35. The three sporty robots collectively named as the ‘smart triplets’ are selected as the mascot of 19th Asian Games. Which among these is not the name of the one of the three mascots? –Megday 36. The World Bank has approved USD 160 billion emergency aid to 40 countries over a period of 15 months to fight COVID-19. How much amount has been sanctioned by the lender in the first set of this financial aid to 25 countries? –USD 1.9 billion 37. The Union Agriculture ministry has launched 3 features in e-NAM platform to enable farmers to sell their harvested product directly from warehouse. Who is the Present Minister for Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare? –Narendra Singh Tomar 38. With which company Kerala based SCTIMST collaborated to make portable lightweight emergency ventilator system? –Wipro 3D 39. Which country will host the 19th edition of the Asian Games in 2022? –China 40. In collaboration with which world organisation Odisha government has launched the “Mo Prativa” (My Talent) programme to engage kids during lockdown? –The United Nations Children’s Fund 41. When is the National Maritime Day observed in India? –5 April 42. Other than the State Bank of India, which among these banks has been nominated by the government for the collection of funds under PM-CARES fund? –Indian Overseas Bank 43. Fitch Ratings has cut the GDP growth forecast for India for 2020-21. What is the new estimate? –2% 44. Who has been awarded the ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by PETA India? –Naveen Patnaik 45. Geo-fencing app has been launched by which country? –India 46. The Minister of electronics and IT & HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched which programme that aims to work on solutions for COVID-19? –Hack the Crisis- India 47. What is name of application used to track COVID-19 patients who have violated quarantine? –CAQS 48. Which Indian NGO wins USD 1.5 million Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship? –ARMMAN 49. When is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) observed globally? –6 April 50. Which NASA satellites will issue volcano and earthquake warnings? –CIRES 51. Rafael Callejas who died recently was the former President of which country? –Honduras 52. Nasscom has appointed Pravin Rao as new Chairman of the group. Rao is the Chief Operating Officer of which companies? –Infosys 53. Which initiatives has been launched by the civil services association to help government in fighting Coronavirus? –CARUNA 54. PM Narendera Modi asked Indians to switch off their lights at 9 PM for nine minutes on which day? –5 April 2020 3

55. Which has developed a PPE coverall to ensure proper safety and security of the healthcare workers who are in the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic? –The Northern Railways 56. Which state has topped at the all-India level for micro-irrigation coverage in the financial year 2019-20, under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)? –Tamil Nadu 57. Which scheme was launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to help India fight against COVID-19? –Lifeline UDAN 58. Mahmoud Jibril who passed away recently was the former Prime Minister of which country? –Libya 59. When is the World Health Day observed globally? –7 April 60. When was the World Health Organisation established? –April 7th 61. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Industry body NASSCOM for 2020-21? –UB Pravin Rao 62. What is the name of the ventilator developed by Indian Railways? –Jeevan 63. Which state/UT government has launched a 5T action plan to combat COVID-19? –Delhi 64. Kobe Bryant has been inducted into the NBA’s Hall of Fame 2020 posthumously. He was from which country? –United States 65. The President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Governors and Members of Parliament have voluntarily agreed to how much salary cut for one year to deal with the COVID-19 crisis? –30 percent 66. Who has donated $1 billion to fight COVID-19? –Jack Dorsey 67. RBI has increased the number of days for which a State/ UT can be in overdraft continuously. What is the new limit? –21 days 68. Which is the Indian-American firm that has pledged to donate 3.4 Hydroxychloroquine tablets? –Amneal Pharmaceuticals 69. The Department of Science and Technology has set up which centre to fight with COVID-19? –CAWACH 70. Name the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) whose tenure has been extended for a period of 3 months from April 21, 2020? –Shiva Kirti Singh 71. Name the mobile app launched by the district police of Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh to track the people kept under home quarantine –Rakhsa Sarv 72. The mega online challenge SAMADHAN has been launched by which ministry for the students to check their ability in terms of innovation related to COVID-19? –Ministry of Human Resources Development 73. NASA’s Artemis Base Camp is expected to work as a gateway to landing humans on which planet? –Mars 74. Government has launched a learning platform for all frontline healthcare professionals to combat COVID- 19. What is the platform called? –IGot 75. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allowed temporary employment of National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets under which exercisese? –Exercise NCC Yogdan 76. Who is the top-ranked Indian billionaire on the Forbes’s 2020 list of world’s top billionaires? –Mukesh Ambani 77. The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has approved the anti-microbial coating which was developed by which of the following institutes to fight coronavirus outbreak? –Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 78. Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with which insurance company to launch COVID-19 health insurance product? –Bharti AXA General Insurance 79. Which state/UT has become the first one to extend the lockdown till April 30, 2020? –Odisha 80. SIDBI has offered how much amount as emergency working capital to the MSMEs manufacturing essential items? –Rs 1 crore 81. The Department of Science & Technology has funded which of the following healthcare startups to develop a rapid diagnosis of diseases to develop a product for detecting COVID 19 with a 10 to 15-minute test? –Module Innovations 82. When was World Homeopathy Day 2020 observed? –April 10th 4

83. SIDBI has come up with a new product named SAFE Plus to provide emergency working capital to MSEs who get confirmed government orders. What will be the maximum limit of loan under this product? –Rs 1 crore 84. Which institute has partnered with the district administration of Mysore, Karnataka to provide enough equipment needed for testing of samples? –CSIR-CFTRI 85. The Innovation Cell of the MHRD in collaboration with AICTE and Forge and InnovatioCuris launched which app to test the ability of students to innovate? –SAMADHAN 86. What is the GDP growth of Indian economy for the financial year 2020-21 as estimated by DBS Group? –1.5% 87. Who has topped the Forbes list of World’s Billionaires in 2020? –Jeff Bezos 88. TRIFED has collaborated with which organisation for the digital communication strategy for promoting a digital campaign for Self Help Groups (SHGs) amid COVID-19 crisis? –UNICEF 89. Senior politician and Congress leader Hazarilal Raghuwanshi, who died recently was the former minister of which state? –Madhya Pradesh 90. The UN ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has estimated India’s GDP growth for 2020-21 at what percent? –4.8% 91. Which institutes has designed and developed a disinfected barrier-examination booth to examine COVID- 19 patients? –Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology 92. SIDBI has recently announced an increase in the limit of loan under Sidbi Assistance to Facilitate Emergency (SAFE) for MSEs. What is the new limit? –Rs 2 crore 93. Who has become the Democratic nominee for the US Presidential Elections 2020? –Joe Biden 94. Which state has launched the “Operation SHIELD” to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic? –Delhi 95. The African Development Bank has announced about $ 10 billion COVID-19 Response Facility for the regional member countries to deal with the global pandemic. Where is the headquarter of AfDB located? –Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 96. ICMR has approved the use of TrueNat for COVID-19 screening tests. TrueNat was used to diagnose which disease? –Tuberculosis 97. How much amount has been approved by the government for the ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’? –Rs 15,000 crore 98. When is the World Homeopathy Day observed? –10 April 98. What was the profession of Honor Blackman, who passed away at the age of 94? –Actress 100. Government has extended the time period for collection of data for Seventh Economic Census. What is the new timeline? –30 September 2020 101. What is the India’s Real GDP growth prediction in FY’21 according to Goldman Sachs? –1.6% 102. Name the week long campaign launched by the ministry of HRD to invite ideas from people for improving the online education system in the country? –Bharat Padhe Online 103. ICMR has drafted a proposal to explore which therapy to treat critical COVID-19 cases? –Plasma Therapy 104. Which edition of CRPF valour day was celebrate on April 9, 2020? –55th 105. The International Day of Human Space Flight is held globally on______–April 12 106. Who among these is the face of the twitter campaign launched by RBI to urge customers of bank for adopting digital mode of payments? –Amitabh Bachchan 107. Which institutes has designed and developed Digital IR Thermometer to held in the help in the mitigation of the Coronavirus outbreak? –CSIR-NCL 108. Who is the author of the book “The Art of Her Deal : The Untold Story of Melania Trump”? –Mary Jordan 109. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the launch of a revised version of the existing "Swachhata-MoHUA App". Who is current Union minister of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs? –Hardeep Singh Puri 5

110. Who among these has been named from India to be included in International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 12 member external advisory group? –RaghuramRajan 111. Which bank has launched the digital banking platform named “DigiGen” for digitally opening bank account? –Jana Small Finance Bank 112. What is India score in "Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker"? –100 113. Who is the Director General of the World Health Organisation? –Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 114. When was the International Day of Human Space Flight 2020 observed? –April 12th 115. Which ministries has launched the web portal YUKTI to monitor and record its efforts and initiatives amid COVID-19? –Ministry of Human Resource Development 116. Which Bank got RBI nod to reappoint Mahabaleshwara M S as MD and CEO for 3 years? –Karnataka Bank 117. What is the estimated growth rate of India’s GDP for the fiscal 2020-21 as predicted recently by the World Bank? –1.5%-2.8% 118. Which smartphone manufacturer along with Google is making a software similar to ArogyaSetu to enable COVID-19 contact tracing through phones? –Apple 119. Name the two tech giants which have collaborated to launch COVID-19 contact-tracing technology as a tool to contain the spread of COVID -19? –Apple – Google 120. The HRD Ministry has launched which portal to monitor and record its efforts to combat COVID-19- related challenges? –Yukti 121. YUKTI a web-portal "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" was launched by which of the following Minister? –Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" 122. 13 April 2020 marked which anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? –101 123. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), how many vaccines are under various stages of development of COVID-19? –40 124. The IUSSTF has invited Proposals for 'COVID-19 Indo-US Virtual Networks' on 13 April which allow Indian and the US scientists and engineers currently engaged in COVID-related research. What is the full form of F in IUSSTF? –Forum 125. What is the full for m of CSIR? –Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 126. Which nation has approved the sale of Harpoon missiles and torpedoes to India? –US 127. According to World Bank's 'South Asia Economic Focus' report what will be the growth rate of Indian economy? –1.5%-2.8% 128. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), policy think tank NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launched which of the following collaborative network, on 13 April which provide a total engineering solution from 2D drafting & detailing to 3D product design? –CollabCAD 129. For FY’22, India’s GDP is expected to grow at what percent, according to the data to IMF? –7.4% 130. Who has developed COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK)? –DRDO 131. Which city was scheduled to host 44th session of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO that has now been postponed? –Fuzhou 132. Which is not one of the partners in the development of an innovative platform ‘CollabCAD’ for students to create 3D Computer Aided Designs? –NPCI 133. As per Barclays, the GDP growth for India in the Calendar Year 2020 is predicted to be___ percent. –0% 134. The Indian economy will grow at what percent in the fiscal 2020-21 as per Barclays? –0.8% 135. Name the state which has inaugurated first ever robotics system named ‘COBOT-Robotics’ in its hospital to serve food and medicines to COVID-19 patients? –Jharkhand 136. The DRDO laboratory Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) has launched COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK) to save healthcare workers from getting infection. Where is the DRDL based? –Hyderabad 137. What is the estimated growth rate of India’s economy for 2020-21 as per IMF’s latest report? –1.9% 6

138. What is the total size of Targeted Long Term Repo Operation (TLTRO) of RBI? –Rs 1 lakh crore 139. Name the newly appointed managing director and chief executive of Care Ratings –Ajay Mahajan 140. Who has been appointed as the new managing director and chief executive officer of Paytm General Insurance Ltd? –Vineet Arora 141. The Health Ministry has collaborated with which organisation to engage national polio surveillance network for India’s COVID-19 response? –WHO 142. When is the Siachen Day observed in India? –13 April 143. RBI to slap ______penal interest on banks if failed to invest TLTRO (targeted long-term repo operations) funds within 30 days. –200 bps 144. Selfe FD and Selfe Savings Account are the new digital banking services launched by which bank? –Equitas Small Finance Bank 145. The Ministry of Tourism has launched a new webinar series. What is it called? –Dekho Apna Desh 146. Which is the first state of the country to get approval of ICMR for pool testing of samples of COVID-19 suspects? –Uttar Pradesh 147. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an advisory calling which apps as “unsafe”? –Zoom 148. Researchers of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) found the presence of a different kind of coronavirus, in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu. What is the name of virus? –BtCoV 149. Which country will host the 2020 Asian Boxing Championship? –India 150. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund India? –Viswanathan Anand 151. When is World Hemophilia Day observed? –17 April 152. Which app has been launched by the Agriculture Ministry to facilitate transportation of food grains? –Kisan Rath 153. What is the estimated GDP growth of India for financial year 2020-21 as projected by SBI Ecowrap report? –1.1% 154. The Government of India has announced which act a punishable offence under the strict Disaster Management Act in its revised guidelines for lockdown issued to contain COVID-19? –Spitting in public 155. The RBI has reduced Reverse Repo Rate by how many basis points? –25 basis points 156. The International Day for Monuments and Sites is an international observance that takes place on______–18 April 157. The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, developed which mobile application that is prepared and managed by the Survey of India (SoI)to help decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic? –SAHYO 158. India has lifted ban on the export of formulations made from which drug? –Paracetamol 159. What is the name of the mascot of the 2022 Asian Para Games? –Feifei 160. Delhi Government has launched which new application to fight COVID-19 virus? –Assess Koro Na 161. RBI has launched the Targeted Long Term Repo Operation (TLTRO 2.0) to address the liquidity needs of the NBFCs and micro finance institutions. How much amount has been announced for TLTRO 2.0? –Rs 50,000 cr 162. Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel are developed by the Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Where is Indian Agricultural Research Institute Situated? –New Delhi 163. Which state government has launched the mobile app ‘Assess Koro Na’ for door-to-door survey in COVID- 19 containment zones? –Delhi 164. Which state's CM inaugurated the online delivery website 'Cghaat' which will facilitate doorstep delivery of fruits and vegetables? –Chhattisgarh 165. Who is the author of the book “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu”? –V. Krishnaswamy 7

166. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the second set of measures to preserve financial stability and help put money in the hands of the needy and disadvantaged during the extended lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. Reverse repo rate has been reduced by how many basis points from 4.0%? –25 basis points 167. Which bodies has launched the initiative ‘Team Mask Force’ to spread awareness about wearing masks in public places? –BCCI 168. Agriculture Ministry launched which Mobile App to facilitate transportation of food grains? –Kisan Rath 169. What is name of mascot for the 4th Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China in October 2022? –Feifei 170. When is the UN Chinese Language Day observed globally? –20 April 171. The Government has formed a high-level task force to enable COVID-19 vaccine development. Who among the following will co-chair the task force? –Principal Scientific Adviser 171. Which bank has launched the SafetyGrid campaign to reinforce #socialdistancing among the customers? –HDFC Bank 172. Which IT services company has been hit by the ‘Maze’ ransomware? –Cognizant 173. India's GDP growth may slide to how much percent in 2019-20 according to SBI Ecowrap report? –1.1% 174. ICICI bank has launched a WhatsApp chat-based digital banking platform for its customers staying indoors in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. What is the name of the platform? –ICICI Stack 175. RBI lowers liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) for banks to how much percent from 100%? –80% 176. Fitch has revised the GDP growth of Indian economy for the financial year 2020-21 at ______percent. –1.8% 177. When is the National Civil Services Day observed? –April 21st 178. The Central Bank of which country has started testing its digital currency named DC/EP? –China 179. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind? –KapilDevTripathi 180. Which colors has been designated to the hotspots zones identified across the country? –Red 181. N Kamakodi is the MD & CEO of which bank? –City Union Bank 182. Which city’s Municipal Corporation has launched ‘Saiyam’ Mobile application? –Pune 183. Rudratej Singh, who passed away recently was the President and CEO of which of these companies? –BMW Group India 184. Which state has begun the third phase of its ‘SujalamSufalamJalSanchayAbhiyan’ scheme? –Gujarat 185. The Daporijo bridge has been constructed in which state by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)? –Arunachal Pradesh 186. Which institute has discovered hundreds of Lithium (Li)-rich giant stars which proves Li is being produced in the stars and accounts for its abundance in the interstellar medium? –Indian Institute of Astrophysics 187. Which nation has reportedly launched its first-ever military satellite into the orbit? –Iran 188. Who is the author of the audio format book titled “How the Onion Got Its Layers”? –Sudha Murty 189. Which state government has launched "Apthamitra" helpline and App to fight COVID-19? –Karnataka 190. The International Mother Earth Day is observed every year on______–22 April 191. What will be the rate of interest charged by RBI from banks that do not deploy the funds, availed under TLTRO 2.0 scheme, within the extended time frame? –Repo rate + 2% 192. Name the winner of 2020 William E. Colby Military Writers’ Award? –Adam Higginbotham 193. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched which platform that aims to establish a direct channel of communication with millions of Indians amid the pandemic? –COVID India Seva 194. The UN English Language Day is observed every year on ______–23 April 195. When is the International Day of the Book celebrated? ______–23 April 196. The ‘Apthamitra’ app and helpline service for COVID-19 has been launched by which state? –Karnataka 8

197. Usha Ganguly, veteran theatre actor passed away on April 23 at the age of 75. She had written the script of which Indian movies? –Raincoat 198. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2020? –142 199. Which Indian shuttler has been named as the ambassador of BWF’s “I am Badminton” campaign? –Saina Nehwal 200. Which among these companies has recently bought 9.9% stake in Reliance Jio to become largest minority shareholder in the company? –Facebook 201. In Chess, Alireza Firouzja has recently won the Banter Blitz Cup 2020, by defeating which player? –Magnus Carlsen 202. Name the programme which was launched by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on DIKSHA portal. –VidyaDaan 2.0 203. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has estimated that the Indian economy is likely to grow between the range of ______in the financial year 2020-21 – -0.9 to 1.5% 204. Union Cabinet has approved “The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020”to protect healthcare service personnel against violence during epidemics In case of grievous injuries, the accused can be sentenced from 6 months to ______years. –7 205. The World Bank report on impact of the COVID-19 on migration and remittances, has stated that the remittances to India are likely to drop by______percent in 2020 compared to previous year –23% 206. What is the name of China’s first Mars exploration mission? –Tianwen 207. Fitch Ratings has lowered the GDP growth forecast for India in 2020-21. What is the new growth rate? –0.8% 208. When was the National Panchayati Raj Day observed? –April 24th 209. Who took oath as Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) on 25 April 2020? –Sanjay Kothari 210. Name the twitter campaign launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on the occasion of World Book Day, to urge people to read at least one book and share the same on social media –MyBookMyFriend 211. The ‘Lockdown Learners’ series in India has been launched by which organisation for online dialogues between students and educators on COVID-19 and its impact on Sustainable Development Goals, peace and rule of law? –United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes 212. The mobile app ‘e-karyalay’ has been launched by which organisation for movement of files and documents without physical touch? –CISF 213. The Reserve Bank of India has recently permitted banks to issue electronic cards to natural persons having ______type of account –Overdraft Account 214. Name the Indian Bank which has been ranked among top 5 ‘Best Large Workplaces in Asia 2020’ by the Great Place To Work Institute. –Ujjivan Small Finance Bank 215. World Malaria Day is observed every year on which day? –25 April 216. The Chairman of the International Cricket Council, is expected to have his term extended by another two months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Who is current Chairman of the ICC? –Shashank Manohar 217. Name the scheme launched by PM Modi to ensure the demarcation of inhabited land in rural areas, so as to curb disputes over property in villages? –Swamitva Scheme 218. Name the Bank which partnered with All India Management Association (AIMA) to organize workshop named “The Contract Management during Emergency situations”. –World Bank 219. The CARE Ratings has estimated that the growth rate of India’s GDP in 2020-21 will be in the range of______–1.1% - 1.2% 220. What is the theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2020? –Innovate for a Green Future 221. How much stake has been acquired by the HDFC Bank in Reliance Capital by invoking pledged shares? –6.43% 222. Caladium Investment PTE Ltd, an affiliate of GIC, Singapore, has increased its stake in Bandhan Bank to ______percent recently –4.49% 223. Renowned cricketer Graeme Watson who passed away recently, was from which country? –Australia 224. ‘KARMI-Bot’, a robot to serve food and medicines to coronavirus patients has been installed in the government hospital of which state? –Kerala 9

225. Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally (VITAL) is a high-pressure ventilator launched by which organisation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients? –NASA 226. The mobile app named COVIDSafe has been launched by which country to alert people when they come in contact with corona positive people? –Australia 227. ______developed scientifically proven two herbal products namely 'CIM-Paushak' and 'Herbal Cough Syrup' that can boost the immunity of the persons. –CIMAP 228. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has cancelled how much debt owed by developing countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic? –$1 trillion 229. When is the world immunization week observed? –Last week of April 230. The Union Government has declared banking industry as a public utility service under which act? –Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 231. What was the theme of World Malaria Day 2020? –Zero Malaria Starts with me 232. The Government of India has declared the banking industry as a public utility service till ______. –21 October 2020 233. Which sectors was India’s top exporting sector for the first time during the 2019-2020 fiscal year? –Chemical 234. The US Presidential Elections are scheduled to be held on which day? –November 3rd 235. Initially, the government has launched the SVAMITVA scheme in how many states? –6 236. Which nation’s Finance Minister unveiled 100% state-backed 'Bounce Back Loan Scheme' for small businesses? –United Kingdom 237. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has slashed the GDP growth of India for 2020-21 to ______percent. –1.9% 238. Which nation was the top military spender in 2019? –US 239. What is the rank of India in terms of military expenditure in the year 2019, based on the data of SIPRI? –Third 240. The students belonging to which institute developed low-cost ventilator ‘Ruhdaar’? –IIT Bombay 241. Workers’ Memorial Day is observed annually on which day? –28 April 242. Renowned Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29, 2020. The Bollywood actor was a part of which popular Hollywood film? –Jurassic World 243. ‘RUHDAAR’ is a low-cost ventilator developed by a team of engineers for Jammu & Kashmir. The team was led by which of these institutes? –IIT Bombay 244. The BRICS nations have agreed to allocate how much amount to the New Development Bank (NDB)? –$ 15 billion 245. How much amount of financial aid has been approved by the Asian Development Bank to India to fight coronavirus pandemic? –USD 1.0 billion 246. Which group of countries has launched the “Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator” initiative recently? –G20 247. Recently CRISIL has cut the GDP growth rate forecast for India for 2020-21 (FY21) to ______from the previous prediction of 3.5%. –1.8% 248. What is the total loan amount sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank for providing reliable power connections in rural areas of Maharashtra? –USD 346 million 249. Who has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations? –TS Tirumurti 250. India has lost the right to host the 2021 Men’s World Boxing Championship. Which country has now been given the duty to host the event? –Serbia

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