1. ASM Chief Minister
Sarbananda Sonowal has announced how many lakh rupees of life insurance to
journalists covering the corona virus epidemic?
a. 50 lakh rupees
b. Rs 40 lakhs
c. 30 lakh rupees
d. 20 lakh rupees
ANSWER: a. Rs 50 lakhs
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has announced a life insurance of Rs 50
lakhs to journalists covering the corona virus epidemic. He said that
despite all the difficulties, the journalists covering the Corona virus
epidemic by putting their lives at stake are real heroes. Significantly,
there are 7 active cases of corona in Assam.
2. How many years has the
batsman Umar Akmal banned for playing in all formats of cricket on the charge
of corruption by the disciplinary committee of Pakistan Cricket Board?
a. 5 years
b. 3 years
c. 1 year
d. 4 years
ANSWER: b. 3
years
Pakistan Cricket Board banned former
wicketkeeper batsman Umar Akmal for 3 years for not complaining about match
fixing. Akmal was accused that the bookies approached him for match
fixing, but he did not inform the board about it. Akmal played the last
international match in October 2019. He has played 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and
84 T20s for Pakistan so far. Akmal scored 129 against New Zealand in his
Test debut.
3. Recently the Human
Rights Commission of which country said that those who commit crimes while
being minors will no longer be sentenced to death?
a. Iraq
b. Iran
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Russia
ANSWER: c. Saudi
Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission has
quoted Saudi King Salman as saying that those who commit crimes while being
minors will no longer be sentenced to death. According to the order,
instead, he will be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in the Juvenile
Detention Center. Saudi had earlier decided to end the punishment for whipping. Saudi
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is constantly making all efforts to convert
the Saudi Kingdom into a modern state.
4. How many crores of
special cash facility has been announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for
mutual funds?
a. 40,000 crores
b. 30,000 crores
c. 20,000 crores
d. 50,000 crores
ANSWER: d. 50,000
crore
RBI has announced a special cash facility of Rs
50,000 crore for mutual funds. RBI said that it will take whatever steps
are necessary to reduce the economic impact of Kovid-19. Significantly,
this step has been taken by the RBI after the closure of 6 debt fund schemes by
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Under the Spanish Liquidity Fund-MF, RBI
will start a repo operation of 90 days duration at a fixed repo rate. Earlier
in July 2013, the Reserve Bank provided almost similar cash assistance to
mutual fund companies.
5.Which state government
announced that on the death of Kovid-19, the financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh
will be given to the journalist’s family?
a. Bihar
b. Jharkhand
c. Odisha
d. Punjab
ANSWER: c. Odisha
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik recently
said that if a journalist working in the middle of the corona virus epidemic
gets infected and the state government will provide financial assistance of Rs
15 lakh to his family. The Chief Minister said that journalists are
working hard to spread awareness about the epidemic in difficult
times. Odisha Chief Minister Patnaik said that the corona virus has
created a major health issue worldwide.
