1.Which nation has stopped
its funding to the World Health Organisation?
a)China
b)France
c)Italy
d)US
ANSWER: (d)
US
The United States has halted its funding to the
World Health Organisation. US President Donald Trump on April 14, 2020
instructed his administration to halt the funding stating that a review will be
conducted to assess WHO’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the
spread of the coronavirus.
2.Which nation will host
Asian Boxing Championships 2020?
a)India
b)China
c)Malaysia
d)Japan
ANSWER: a)India
India is set to host the 2020 Asian Boxing Championships, which be held between
November-December 2020. The formal announcement will be made by the Asian
Boxing Confederation once the COVID-19 situation improves a bit.
3.Which among the following
pandemics had occurred in 1920s?
a)The Spanish Flu
b)First Cholera Pandemic
c)Great Plague of London
d)Great Plague of Marseille
ANSWER: a)The
Spanish Flu
The Spanish Flu pandemic had hit the world in
between 1918-1920, during the end of the First World War. The flu killed more
than 50 million people across the globe. It was first reported in Europe and
then it spread to other continents.
4.IMF has predicted how much
growth rate for India in 2020?
a)2.3 percent
b)1.9 percent
c)3.3 percent
d)1.1 percent
ANSWER: (b)
1.9 percent
The International Monetary Fund has predicted
India’s Growth Rate to be 1.9 percent in 2020 from 5.8 per cent in January. The
international body has predicted 1.2 percent growth rate for China in 2020.
Only India and China will register positive growth in 2020 despite COVID-19
pandemic, as per IMF data.
5.Which city was scheduled
to host 44th session of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO that has now been
postponed?
a)Fuzhou
b)Okinawa
c)Wuhan
d)Beijing
ANSWER: (a)Fuzhou
The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee
of UNESCO was scheduled to be held in Fuzhou from June 29 to July 9, 2020. The
session has now been postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
China’s Ministry of Education made the announcement on April 15, 2020.
