1.Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India after Rajiv Kumar?
Explanation : The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of the current Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the new Finance Secretary of India. Ajay Bhushan Pandey replaces current Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar, who got superannuated last month. The senior-most bureaucrat among all secretaries in the Finance Ministry is usually designated as the finance secretary. Debasish Panda was recently appointed as the Secretary, Department of financial services.
2. When was the Rajasthan state formed?
Explanation : Rajasthan (meaning Land of Kings) was formed on 30 March 1949. The State was formed when Rajputana was merged into the Dominion of India. The state holds main features including Indus Valley Civilisation at Kalibanga and Balathal, the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site, the Keoladeo National Park among others.
3. Ministry of Culture has established an institute named Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) in which state?
Explanation : Ministry of Culture has established an institute named Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) at Dahung, Arunachal Pradesh.The main objective of CIHCS is to preserve ancient Buddhist manuscripts, to promote research in different aspects of Buddhism, digitize ancient Buddhist text preserved in the languages of Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian languages through the system of a modern university.
4. Name the Indian Ministry which introduced “Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020” and revised the “LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020”.
Explanation : In order to provide relief to law abiding companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) from the COVID 19 impact, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has introduced the “Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020” and revised the “LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020”.
5. Recently Which Organization has Developed Kisok 'Covasack' for Covid-19 Sample collections?
Explanation : The Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad has added another product to the portfolio of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to combat the coronavirus by developing the ‘COVID-19 Sample Collection Kiosk’ (COVSACK). The COVSACK is a kiosk through which healthcare workers can take coronavirus samples from suspected infected patients. The patient walks into the kiosk and a nasal/oral swab is taken by healthcare professional from outside through the built-in gloves, according to a statement.
6. Recently RBI has announced the Indian version of 'America's Operation Twist' -
Explanation : Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to undertake its own version of Operation Twist to bring down 10-year yields of government securities (G-Secs) and drive monetary transmission. Mint explores this move and its impact on G-Sec yields.
7. Which state government recently launched a $410 million Health System Reform Programme, with the support of World Bank?
Explanation : The State government of Tamil Nadu launched the $410 million Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP). The programme aims at upgrading the quality of healthcare and filling gaps in reproductive and child health services. The total project cost of the TNHSRP programme is $410 million (₹2,857 crore), out of which ₹2,000 crore is to be funded by the World Bank and the remaining amount is to be provided by the State government. "
8. Which one is not among the three universities which were given status of deemed Sanskrit universities under Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019?
Explanation : Parliament passes Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 granting central university status to three deemed Sanskrit universities - Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Tirupati.
9.The Government has extended crop loan interest upto ______ for farmers till May 31, 2020.
Explanation : The government has extended the benefit of 2% interest subvention (IS) to banks and 3% prompt repaymentincentive (PRI) to all farmers up to May 31, 2020 for all crop loans up to 3 lakh which have become due or are becoming due between March 1 and May 31, 2020. The decision has been taken due to the national lockdown situation to prevent Covid-19 infection.
10. Which of the following has developed the Spray based coating for personal Protective Equipment's for health workers?
Explanation : A team of researchers of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has developed affordable antimicrobial (antiviral/ antibacterial) spray-based coating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In an attempt to safeguard healthcare workers and citizens from current Coronavirus crisis and other infectious diseases, the research group has developed an affordable antimicrobial (antiviral/ antibacterial) spray-based coating for PPE kits to kill and prevent the spread of microbes once they come in contact with the coated PPE surface. "
11. On 17th January, 2020, who has been selected for the 29th Saraswati Samman for 2019?
Explanation : On 17th January 2020, the Eminent Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi has been selected for the Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for this prestigious literary award for his short stories collection- Chequebook.
12. What amount has been proposed for Covid-19 emergency fund?
Explanation : India pledged $10 million toward a Covid-19 emergency fund and said it was putting together a rapid response team of doctors and specialists for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations as part of an initiative led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
13. Which Private sector bank of India has launched Banking service in WhatsApp (March 2020)?
Explanation : The ICICI Bank has launched Whatsapp banking to assist its customers in meeting the banking needs from homes during the lockdown. "
14. What is India's rank on the WEF's Global Social Mobility Index 2020?
Explanation : The Global Social Mobility Report 2020: Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative”. The global social mobility index (GSMI) of 82 countries were launched in this report. As per the Index, India ranked at the 76th position with a score of 42.7while Denmark topped the list.
15. How much the coronavirus (Covid-19) cost the global economy as per the UN's trade and development agency United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?
Explanation : The UN's trade and development agency United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported that the coronavirus (Covid-19) cost the global economy up to $2 trillion in 2019. The announcement was made by Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD.
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