1. The Ministry of Tourism
recently launched which portal to help foreign tourists stranded in different
parts of India?
a. Stranded in India
b. Make in India
c. Stop in India
d. Right in india
ANSWER: a. The
Stranded in India Central Government has launched
a portal with the objective of providing assistance to foreign tourists
stranded in various parts of India. Information related to various
services has been provided on this portal for foreign tourists stranded in
India far away from their respective countries. The name of this portal is
‘Stranded in India’. The main objective of this portal is to serve as a
support network for foreign tourists.
2. Which of the following
is the theme of Earth Hour 2020?
a. Saving trees and plants
b. Preventing pollution
c. Saving wild animal
d. Climate change and sustainable development
ANSWER: d. Climate
Change and Sustainable Development
The primary objective of this program is to make
people aware of the effects of climate change and encourage them to avoid the use
of non-essential light for energy conservation for environmental
protection. It is organized by the World Wildlife Fund. The program
was first celebrated in Sydney (Australia) in the year 2007.
3. Recently which IIT’s Industrial Design Center has developed a portable UV
sanitizer that can sterilize wallets, purses and other small items?
a. IIT Delhi
b. IIT Kanpur
c. IIT Bombay
d. IIT Kharagpur
ANSWER: c. IIT
Bombay
This portable UV sanitizer is made using
stainless steel containers and aluminum mesh. It is currently in the
proof-of-concept phase and is based on a study published in the journal
‘PubMed’ by the US National Library of Medicine. This study was published
in January 2020 this year which describes how ultraviolet-C Light inactivates
SARS coronovirus, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Nipah Virus. Can
do.
4. According to a study done by researchers of ‘Massachusetts Institute of
Technology’ in which country, COVID-19 may be reduced during monsoon time?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. Russia
d. America
ANSWER: d.
According to the US study,
coronavirus is sensitive to moisture and is less likely to thrive at moderate
levels of humidity. According to the study, the maximum number of COVID-19
infection cases have been reported in areas with an average humidity range of
3–9 g / cubic meter, including the United States and several European
countries.
5. Recently the Central Government has announced to increase the Insolvency
Threshold from the initial limit of Rs 1 lakh to how many crores to start the
process of corporate bankruptcy?
a. 1 crore rupees
b. 2 crore rupees
c. 3 crore rupees
d. 4 crores
ANSWER: a. 1
crore
has been made to reduce compliance burden on
companies during the outbreak of Corona virus and to prevent micro, small and
medium enterprises from going bankrupt. This step will allow companies to
reduce the burden on companies and professionals in the current business
conditions and meet the business needs immediately. If the conditions
arising out of Corona virus do not improve by April 30, the government can ban
the insolvency proceedings against the companies for six months.