Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20-04-2020

1. With reference to the Statutory Drawing Rights of the IMF, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF to supplement its member countries’ official reserves.
  2. 2.The value of the SDR is based on a basket of five currencies—the U.S. dollar, the euro, the Chinese renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the British pound sterling only.
  3. 3.The SDR is neither a currency nor a claim on the IMF, but it is a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of IMF members.
  4. Which of the statements given below are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. In the context to the ways and means advance, which of the statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. 1.They are temporary loan facilities provided by RBI to the government to enable it to meet temporary mismatches between revenue and expenditure.
  2. 2.The government makes an interest payment to the central bank when it borrows money.
  3. 3.The rate of interest is the 1 percent greater than the repo rate, while the tenure is three months.
  4. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. With reference to International Council on Monuments and Sites, consider the following:

  1. 1.It is a global non-governmental organization.
  2. 2.It is an Advisory Body of the World Heritage Committee.
  3. 3.It established World Heritage Day, which is celebrated on 18th April.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. In context to Kisan Rath App, consider the following:

  1. 1.It is being developed by the National Informatics Centre -NIC
  2. 2.It will be available only in English and Hindi languages.
  3. 3.It is expected to connect farmers and traders to a network of more than 5 lakh trucks and 20,000 tractors.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. Which of the following are correctly matched?

             City                 Country

  1. 1.Hamah                 –                 Syria
  2. 2.Shahr-e-kord                 –                 Iraq
  3. 3.Adana                 –                 Turkey
  4. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

6. Choose correct statements about International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI):

  1. 1.It will focus on developing resilience in infrastructure by sharing knowledge and conducting country-specific and global activities.
  2. 2.It was officially launched at United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
  3. 3.It is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 of India.
  4. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

7. Arrange the following Tiger Reserves from North to South:

  1. 1.Palamau
  2. 2.Panna
  3. 3.Bhadra
  4. 4.Ranthambore
  5. Choose the correct order using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

8. Which of the following are the major missions under the National Biotechnology Development Strategy of India?

  1. 1.Healthcare
  2. 2.Food and Nutrition
  3. 3.Clean Energy and Education
  4. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 
 
 
 

9. Common Services Centre (CSC) programme is an initiative of which of the following Ministry?

 
 
 
 

10. Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following Indian state?

 
 
 
 

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