1. Who has recently
been nominated as Prime Minister by Iraq’s President Barham Saleh?
a. Mohammad Mosaddek
b. Adnan jurfi
c. Akbar Hashmi Rafsanjani
d. Hussain Dehqan
ANSWER: b. Adnan
Zurfi
Iraqi President Barham Saleh recently named
Adnan Zurfi, former governor of the holy Shia city of Najaf, the new prime
minister, a second attempt to find the head of government in recent
months. Adnan Zurfi has 30 days to set up his cabinet. He will
replace outgoing Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mehdi. Mehdi resigned from his
post in December after huge rallies.
2. Recently which
country has fined Apple 1.1 billion euro for anti-competitive behavior?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. France
d. Japan
ANSWER: c. The
French
company has been fined for non-competitive
dealings with its independent retailers. The competition regulator found
in its investigation that Apple abused its economic status and treated
non-competitive dealings with independent retailers in France on the price
front. The case began in 2012 when an independent Apple vendor complained
about the company’s anti-competitive behavior.
3. Who among the
following was appointed the next High Commissioner of India to Uganda?
a. Sachin Bansal
b. a. Ajay Kumar
c. Rohit Srivastava
d. BK Vasistha
ANSWER: b. a. Ajay
Kumar
Joint Secretary A.K. Ajay Kumar was
appointed the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of
Uganda. Currently he is working on the post of Joint Secretary in the
Ministry of External Affairs. He will soon take over this assignment. Uganda
is among the poorest countries in the African continent. One-third of the
population here is forced to live below the international poverty line.
4. What is the name of
former Rajya Sabha member and veteran journalist who died on 17 March 2020?
a. Patil Putappa
b. Ashwini Chaubey
c. Narayan Dutt
d. N. Srinivasan
ANSWER: a. Patil
Putappa
Patil Putappa was an experienced journalist and
Rajya Sabha member. He died on 17 March 2020 at the Karnataka Institute of
Medical Sciences (KIMS). He represented Karnataka for two terms. He
was also a Kannada activist, popular writer and journalist. He was the
founder and editor of the weekly magazine “Prapancha”.
5. According to
information released by the Indian Council of Medical Research on 17 March
2020, at which stage in India has the corona virus reached?
a. Stage-
4b. Stage 3
c. Stage-2
d. Stage-1
ANSWER: c. Stage-2
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
informed on 17 March 2020 that the virus has reached Stage-2 in
India. Ministry of Health has launched support helpline and email-id for
COVID-19. This helpline number is – Phone number- 0112430066. At present,
the Director General of ICMR is Dr. Balram Bhargava.
