Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 25th April 2020

Correct Answer – D. Adam Higginbotham

Explanation: Adam Higginbotham won the William E. Colby Award 2020 for his book “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster” & won USD 5,000 prize.

Correct Answer – C. 142

Explanation: The rank of India has decreased by two places to 142nd from 140th position with a score of 45.33 in the “The World Press Freedom Index 2020” which has analysed 180 countries. This decline in rank is showing an improvement in the security of Indian media as in 2019 there was no murders of journalists were recorded as against six in 2018.The World Press Freedom Index is compiled by Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders. The index has been topped by Norway with a score of 7.84 while North Korea stood at last rank of 180 with score of 85.82.

• Norway ( Rank 1)
• Finland ( Rank 2)
• Denmark ( Rank 3)
• India ( Rank 142)
• North Korea  ( Rank 180)

Correct Answer – B. 3rd

Explanation: As per the latest key world energy statistics published by the IEA in 2019, India is the 3rd largest producer of electricity in the world and it ranks 106th in terms of per capita consumption in 2017. Stating this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri R.K. Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power, New & Renewable Energy and the Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship stated that reforms in power sector is a continuous process due to changes in the situation. India has become power surplus from power deficit situation.

Correct Answer – A. 22nd April

Explanation:  Earth day is observed on April 22 of every year in order to create awareness about pollution and to celebrate the environment of our planet. This year is a special occasion as it marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and events was coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is “Climate Action”.  International Mother Earth Day 2020 is also observed every year on April 22, to raise awareness about issues that lead to nature’s suffering.

Correct Answer – D. Rajivnayan Rahulkumar Bajaj

Explanation: The Lebanese parliament has passed the legislation to legalize the cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes. Earlier, the farming of cannabis was illegal in Lebanon, but now the cannabis farming would be regulated within the country. Legalizing the cultivation of Cannabis is expected to produce high value-added medicinal products. It is also a potentially lucrative export for Lebanese economy which is in dire need of foreign currency as it is grappled with a financial crisis. Hence the legalization of cannabis farming in Lebanon would bring revenue for the government as well as develop the agricultural sector.

• Prime Minister of Lebanon: Hassan Diab.
• Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
• Currency: Lebanese pound

Correct Answer – D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Explanation: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has created a dashboard link on its website for providing list and details of Dhabas and Truck repair shops available across the country by various organisations like NHAI, States, Oil Marketing companies. The list can be accessed at https://morth.nic.in/dhabas-truck-repair-shops-opened-during-covid-19. This is intended to facilitate the truck / cargo drivers and cleaners in their movement while traveling between different places of the country for delivering required goods in the present challenging times of lockdown announced to curb Covid-19 pandemic.

A regular contact is being maintained with various stake holders particularly States/UTs, Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs), etc in providing information which is then updated on the dashboard link on MoRTH website.

Correct Answer – B. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)

Explanation:  In the wake of growing demand for sanitizers amid COVID-19 outbreak, the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has created an alcohol-based herbal sanitizer. The alcohol-based herbal sanitizer will be available under the brand name of ‘Clean Hand Gel’. The impact of herbal sanitizer will last for about 25 minutes, preventing skin from dehydrating. An alcohol-based herbal sanitizer has been developed under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR-Aroma Mission following the guidelines of World Health Organisation. This newly made herbal sanitizer constitutes Tulsi essential oil as herbal constituent and isopropyl alcohol. The Tulsi essential oil is a strong natural antimicrobial agent while the isopropyl alcohol will be helpful in killing germs. Director of National Botanical Research Institute: Dr. S.K. Barik.

Correct Answer – B. Saiyam

Explanation: Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has launched a mobile application named “Saiyam”. The app aims to effectively track home-quarantines citizens and ensure they are actually staying in the home. For persons sporting the home quarantine stamp, the teams will check if separate food, bed, utensils, clothes, and washrooms are provided to them.

Correct Answer – C. R. H. Dholakia

Explanation: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) on June 30, 2018 formed a 13 member committee to review the methodology of estimation of sub-national accounts ( state & district), revise the base year for national accounts or GDP calculation & suggest recommendations. It is headed by Ravindra H Dholakia, a retired professor of IIM Ahmedabad. The Committee suggested that the goods and services tax (GST) to be used for estimating incomes and other statistics at the state level. In order to formulate more accurate estimates the states should compile their own index of industrial production (IIP) rather than relying on the all-India IIP data.

Correct Answer – A. P. V. Sindhu

Explanation: World Champion PV Sindhu, named as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation’s (BWF’s) “I am badminton” awareness campaign to provide a platform for the players to express their love and respect for the sport. Other ambassadors of the “I am badminton” awareness campaign: the Chinese duo of Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong, Canada’s Michelle Li, England’s Jack Shephard, Hong Kong’s Chan Ho Yuen, Germany’s Valeska Knoblauch and Germany’s Marc Zwiebler, who is Athletes’ Commission Chair.