Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 29th April 2020

Correct Answer – C. Saudi Arabia

Explanation: The Saudi Arabia has end the death penalties for the crimes committed by minors. The Saudi King Salman has passed and order regarding this. The decision comes on the heels of another ordering judges to end the practice of flogging, replacing it with jail time, fines or community service and bringing one of the kingdom’s most controversial forms of public punishment to a close. King Salman’s son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is seen as the force behind the kingdom’s loosening of restrictions and its pivot away from ultraconservative interpretations of Islamic law known as Wahhabism, which many in the country still closely adhere to.

Correct Answer – D. Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:  Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister (CM) Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy re-launchedYSR zero interest loan scheme for Women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) by releasing a sum of Rs 1,400 crores to 8.78 lakh SHGs (to benefit about 91 lakh members) for the welfare of women.

Correct Answer – C. 1.4%

Explanation: CARE Ratings has projected the gross domestic product (GDP) of India for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 between 1.1%-1.2% amid nationwide lockdown resulting in disruptions and halting of activities. The lockdown was announced on March 24 for 21 days, which has now been extended until May 3, 2020. Gross Value Added (GVA) has been estimated to grow at 1.4% for FY21. Overall growth is expected to be driven only by the government expenditure.

Correct Answer – A. Sanjay Kothari

Explanation:  Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to the President, was on Saturday appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, head of the country’s anti-corruption watchdog CVC, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique. The post of the chief of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had been lying vacant since June last year after completion of K V Chowdary’s tenure.

Correct Answer – C. Nokia

Explanation:   Nokia and Bharti Airtel has signed a deal of about $1 billion in order to enhance the network capacity of Bharti Airtel. A multi-year agreement has been signed by the two companies to deploy Nokia’s SRAN solution across nine circles in India. This $1 billion deal aims to improve customer experience of Bharti Airtel’s customers by providing them best-in-class connectivity. According to the multi-year agreement, Nokia will deploy approximately 3,00,000 radio units across several spectrum bands, including 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz, 2100 Mhz and 2300 Mhz across India by 2022. This deployment will also provide best possible platform to Airtel when 5G networks will be launched across India.

• MD & CEO (India and South Asia) of Bharti Airtel: Gopal Vittal.
• President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia: Rajeev Suri.

Correct Answer – D. Indian Overseas Bank

Explanation: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), a major public sector bank (PSB), has launched a special borrowing programme for Self Help Groups (SHGs) to help them in difficult situations arising out of Coronavirus (COVID-19).Headquarters– Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Correct Answer – B. 1.9%

Explanation:  India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), the Indian subsidiary of Fitch group,has revised India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY 21) to 1.9 % from 3.6% estimated earlier due to the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on the economy.

Correct Answer – D. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Explanation: A swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its report “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019”. The report released by SIPRI analysed the global military spending in 2019. The report stated that the global military spending in 2019 was 2.2% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) i.e 7.2% higher in 2019 than it was in 2010. The total global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019 i.e. an increase of 3.6% from 2018. The top 5 largest spenders in 2019 were: United States ($732 billion), China ($261 billion), India ( $71.1 billion), Russia ($65.1 billion) and Saudi Arabia ($61.9 billion). This is the first instance when two Asian states have featured among the top three military spenders. India spent $71.1 billion on defence in 2019 which is 2.4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rising from 4th position in 2018 to 3rd in 2019.

Correct Answer – A. Australia

Explanation: The premier multilateral air combat training Exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 is cancelled by Australia due to the current and anticipated impacts of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19. The next edition is scheduled in 2022.

About Australia:

• Capital– Canberra
• Prime Minister (PM)– Scott John Morrison.
• Currency– Australian Dollar.

Correct Answer – A. Umar Akmal

Explanation: The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal from all forms of cricket for a period of three years for failing to report details of corrupt approaches made to him ahead of 2020 PSL.