1. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has recently announced a relief package of how many crores for cyclone
affected Odisha?
a. Seven hundred crore rupees
b. Five hundred crore rupees
c. Three hundred crore rupees
d. Four hundred crore rupees
ANSWER: b. Five
hundred crore rupees
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently made
aerial tour of Odisha’s ‘Amfan’ cyclone affected areas. The Prime Minister
announced a relief package of Rs 500 crore for Odisha. The Prime Minister
has also announced to give Rs 2 lakh each to the family of the deceased and Rs
50-50 thousand to the injured in the Amfan cyclone. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said that after the formation of a full survey and rehabilitation
plan, the government will help the Odisha government to get out of this crisis
and arrange the rest.
2. Which Indian economist
has been appointed by World Bank to the important post of climate change and
disaster management in South Asia?
a. Abhas Jha
b. Vijayashankar Vyas
c. Brunette Gopinath
d. Arvind Subramanian
ANSWER: a. Abhas
Jha, an
Indian-origin economist, Abhas Jha has
been appointed to an important position in the World Bank in South
Asia. Abhas Jha has been given the responsibility of climate change and
disaster management. His appointment comes at a time when the ‘Amfan’
storm in India and Bangladesh has caused a lot of damage. Abhas Jha joined
the World Bank in the year 2001. He has been the Executive Director in the
Bank offices of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka. Abhas Jha has
contributed to Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Central Asia, East Asia
and the Pacific regions during this period.
3. India’s legend hockey
player and how many times Olympic gold medalist Balbir Singh Sr. died on 25 May
2020 after a long illness?
a. Five
b. Seven
c. Four
d. three
ANSWER: c. Three
Balbir Singh Sr. were the only players from
India who were members of the Olympic Gold Medal Winning Team three
times. He was part of the Indian team that won gold in the Olympics in
London (1948), Helsinki (1952) and Melbourne (1956). Balbir Singh Sr. was
made the captain of India in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. In 1957, Balbir
Singh was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He was the
manager of the 1975 World Cup winning team.
4. Which public sector
bank has announced to provide loan assistance to all its creditors affected by
Corona virus (Kovid-19)?
a. Punjab National Bank
b. State Bank of India
c. Dena Bank
d. Canara Bank
ANSWER: d. Canara
Bank
Canara Bank will provide quick loans to
borrowers affected by Corona virus through Canara Credit Support so that they
can get liquidity support. With this, they will be able to pay their
required dues, bills or rent. Under this scheme of Canara Bank, borrowers
can take loans up to 10 percent of their working capital or up to Rs 150
crore. Canara Bank said that it has so far issued a loan of Rs 4,300 crore
under agriculture, self-help groups and retail categories. Canara Bank
said that since March 2020, it has now issued a loan of Rs 60,000 crore to
corporates and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).
5. Recently which country
has become the world’s second largest producer of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) within a short span of two months?
a. Nepal
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Bhutan
ANSWER: b. India
India has become the second largest producer of
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the world. Now India lags behind
only China in this matter. India has achieved this feat in just two
months. Doctors and nurses use PPE to treat people infected with corona. Many
other professionals also use PPE to protect themselves from getting
infected. India decided to use the challenge of Corona as an opportunity,
due to which millions of PPE are being produced daily in India today.
