1. According to the labor
body of the United Nations, due to the corona virus crisis, in which country
about 400 million people working in the informal sector can be trapped in
poverty?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. America
d. India
Answer: d. According
to the
United Nations, this year 19.5 crore people
worldwide can be given full-time jobs. The International Labor
Organization in its report ‘ILO Surveillance – Second Edition: COVID-19 and
Global Functioning’ has described the corona virus crisis as the most terrible
crisis since the Second World War. The report says that millions of
workers in the informal sector have been affected even before the Kovid-19
crisis.
2. How long has world
athletics postponed the Tokyo Olympic qualification period in the wake of the
corona virus epidemic?
a. December 2020
b. June 2020
c. August 2020
d. October 2020
Answer: a. December
2020:
World athletics postpones Tokyo Olympic
qualification period to December 2020 in view of corona virus
epidemic. The World Athletics said in a statement that the qualification
period will be between December 1, 2020 to 2021 if the conditions are normal
around the world. The total qualification period will be four months
long. Players who have already qualified will be able to participate in
the Olympics.
3.Supreme Court has
recently canceled the appointment of 1983 Physical Training Instructors (PTI)
in which state schools?
a. Punjab
b. Jharkhand
c. Haryana
d. Delhi
Answer: c. In
2010, the Haryana Supreme Court upheld the
Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision quashing the appointment of 1,983
Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) in Haryana schools. The court
directed that the process be completed within five months from the date of the
end of the lockdown. The bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Naveen
Sinha ruled through video conferencing. The Punjab Haryana High Court had
canceled the recruitment of PTI teachers on the basis of irregularities in
recruitment against which the teachers had appealed in the Supreme Court.
4.Burnie Sanders has ended
his campaign for the race of Democratic Party candidate in the presidential
election of which country?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. England
d. America
Answer: d. America
Bernie Sanders has ended his campaign for the
race for Democratic Party candidate in the US presidential election. The
78-year-old senator made the announcement during a phone call from his election
campaign staff. With the end of Sanders’ claim, the way for Joe Biden to
become the presidential candidate has been cleared by the Democratic Party. Sanders
has the image of a Socialist leader. Presidential elections are to be held
in the US in the month of November.
5. The central government
has asked for immediate release of pending tax refunds up to how many lakhs due
to corona virus epidemic?
a. 5 lakh rupees
b. 15 lakh rupees
c. 10 lakh rupees
d. 12 lakh rupees
Answer: .a. Rs
5 lakh
Income Tax Department has decided to immediately
refund the pending tax refund up to Rs
5 lakh . This will benefit about 14 lakh
taxpayers. The central government will soon refund the pending GST of Rs
18,000 crore and customs duty. About one lakh business units, including
micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), are expected to benefit from the
decision to withdraw the pending GST and customs duty.