Daily Current Affairs : 1st April 2020 |Daily GK update Quiz

Daily Current Affairs 1st April 2020

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Q.1.Which country will host the Asian Youth Games in 2021?

(a) China

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Japan

(d) India

(e) Thailand

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(a)

Exp. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on 1st April said that the coastal city of Shantou in southern China will remain as hosts of the third Asian Youth Games that will be held from November 20 to 28, 2021.

Q.2. Name the MD & CEO of Paytm Money who has resigned recently.

(a) Vijay Shekhar Sharma

(b) Pravin Jadhav

(c) Ritesh Agarwal

(d) Sameer Nigam

(e) Sangram Singh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The MD & CEO of Paytm Money Pravin Jadhav has resigned. Jadhav was involved with Paytm Money since June 2017 as its first member and saw its rise to 40 million users.

Q.3. In which of the following states Utkal Diwas is celebrated?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(c) Odisha

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Utkal Diwas, meaning Odisha day, is observed in Odisha every year.

Q.4. Utkal Diwas, meaning Odisha day, is observed on ___________ in Odisha every year.

(a) 30 March

(b) 31 March

(c) 1 April

(d) 2 April

(e) 3 April

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(c)

Exp. Utkal Diwas, meaning Odisha day, is observed on 1 April in Odisha every year. The day remembers the contributions and sacrifices made by the people of Odisha. Utkal Diwas is celebrated in many cities, towns in India and abroad where people from Odisha reside.

Q.5. S&P Global Ratings has further slashed India’s growth forecast to _________ from 5.2% for FY21.

(a) 2.0%

(b) 2.5%

(c) 3.1%

(d) 3.5%

(e) 4.2%

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(d)

Exp. S&P Global Ratings has further slashed India’s growth forecast to 3.5% for the coming fiscal from a previous downgrade to 5.2% on 30th March. It cited declining credit quality due to rising defaults resulting from a demand slump as the Covid-19 outbreak persisted in many countries.

Q.6. Utkal Diwas is celebrated on the day which marks the formation of the Odisha. In which year Odisha state was formed?

(a) 1936

(b) 1941

(c) 1957

(d) 1961

(e) 1972

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Utkal Diwas, meaning Odisha day, is observed on 1 April in Odisha every year. The day marks the formation of the state in the year 1936.

Q.7. Which of the following organization has signed an agreement to lend up to $60 million to Aavas Financiers Ltd, a housing finance company in India?

(a) World bank

(b) Asian Development Bank

(c) International Monetary fund

(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(e) New Development Bank

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to lend up to $60 million to Aavas Financiers Ltd, a housing finance company in India, to improve access to housing finance for lower-income borrowers, particularly women.

Q.8. Arjun Dev passed away recently. He was a ____________.

(a) Painter

(b) Folk Singer

(c) Social Activist

(d) Environmentalist

(e) Historian

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Professor Arjun Dev, the legendary educationist and historian, a kind, gentle and generous but extremely brave man, passed away. Prof. Arjun spent the better part of his academic life working as a historian at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). In partnership with Indira he wrote a number of extremely popular textbooks for the NCERT on Modern and Contemporary India and the World.

Q.9. Princess Maria Teresa became the first royal to die from COVID-19. She was the princess of which country?

(a) Scotland

(b) England

(c) Brunei

(d) Spain

(e) France

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to pass away due to Covid-19 complications. the 86-year-old was a cousin of Spain’s King Felipe VI.

Q.10. What is the currency of Spain?

(a) Dollar

(b) Franc

(c) Krone

(d) Pound

(e) Euro

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(e)

Exp. Currency: Euro

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