Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 21st April 2020

Correct Answer – A. China

Explanation: Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee 2020 of UNESCO, scheduled from 29th of June to 9th of July, in Fuzhou of eastern China’s Fujian Province, has been postponed, which was made by the committee’s bureau members and consultations.The Headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is Paris, France.

Correct Answer – B. Poet

Explanation: Puthussery Ramachandran was a Malayalam poet, scholar and teacher. He passed away here on after a brief illness at an age of 92.

Correct Answer – B. TVS motor

Explanation: TVS (Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram) Motor Company Ltd, an Indian multinational motorcycle company, has acquired the 122-year-old iconic British company Norton Motorcycle (UK) Ltd for Rs 153 crore (£16 million).

Correct Answer – A. Eros International

Explanation:  1st of its kind deal, where Indian movie producer and distributor Eros International (which is also the holding company of the Lulla’s-promoted Eros Group) a NYSE-listed announced an all-share merger with 6-year-old, privately held Hollywood’s STX Entertainment to create an equally-held global entertainment company with a value of USD 1 billion.

Correct Answer – C. Southern Command

Explanation: Indian Navy’s Southern Command, Kochi has developed an air evacuation pod (AEP) to airlift COVID-19 infected patients safely from remote areas such as islands and ships in a fully sealed patient transfer capsule.

Correct Answer – B. 4th April 

Explanation: The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed every year on April 4 globally to create awareness on landmines, other threats and progress towards their eradication. In 2005, the UN (United Nations) General Assembly declared April 4 as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The United Nations Mine Action Service specializes in coordinating and implementing the activities to limit the threat posed by mines, explosives remnants of war and improvised explosive devices.

Correct Answer – C. ₹50,000 crore

Explanation:  RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced the launch of second instalment of TLTRO — TLTRO 2.0 — for easing credit to NBFCs. The central bank will conduct targeted repo operations for an amount of ₹50,000 crore to begin with in tranches of appropriate sizes. The funds will have to be made in bonds, CP, NCD of NBFCs with 50% of it going to small and mid-sized NBFC within one month of availing the credit from RBI. It will be classified as HTM or held to maturity.

Correct Answer – B. Yes Bank

Explanation: The Yes Bank has extended the bancassurance partnership for the next 5 years with Private sector life insurer Max Life Insurance. Under the partnership, the products of the life insurer would be sold through the branches of Yes Bank. In this regard, the both companies dedicated the current financial year i.e. FY 2020-21 as the “Year of the Customer”.

Correct Answer – C. State Bank of India

Explanation: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in partnership with the State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payment platform, Bharat InstaPay to enable all types of channel partners of BSNL to digitize their payment transactions on a round the clock basis/ real- time basis. In particular it will help the prepaid sellers to buy the services immediately for sale. It will improve BSNL’s credibility towards partners, & will help in growth of partners’ business at a faster pace.

Correct Answer – C. Bug Sniffer

Explanation: For the rapid detection of pathogens, a device named “bug sniffer” has been developed by the researchers at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune.