Current Affairs 15th May 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. As per the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative, what is the cause of 68% of the under-five deaths in India?
A. Pollution 
B. Child and Maternal Malnutrition 
C. Early Marriage 
D. Poor Healthcare Facilities 
Answer [B] Child and Maternal Malnutrition
2. The TVS Group and the Sundaram Medical Foundation collaborated with which institution to develop a respiratory device called “The Sundaram Ventago”?
A. AIIMS 
B. IISC 
C. IIT-Madras 
D. IIT-Guwahati 
Answer [C] IIT-Madras 
3. The national public health institute of which country has committed $ 3.6 million to assist India’s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic?
A. China 
B. South Korea 
C. Germany 
D. United States 
Answer [D] United States
4. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), that was seen in news, is an autonomous organization of which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Culture 
B. Ministry of External Affairs 
C. Ministry of Home Affairs 
D. Ministry of Tourism 
Answer [B] Ministry of External Affairs
5. What is the quantum of the special economic package “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” announced by the Government of India?
A. Rs. 5 lakh Crore 
B. Rs. 10 lakh Crore 
C. Rs. 20 lakh Crore 
D. Rs. 30 lakh Crore 
Answer [C] Rs. 20 lakh Crore 
6. Which is the Venue of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, that has been rescheduled for February-March 2021?
A. Brazil 
B. India 
C. Japan 
D. China 
Answer [B] India 
7. National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), that has ‘SwasthVayu’ ventilator, is an aerospace laboratory of which organization?
A. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
B. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
C. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
D. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Answer [B] Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
8. New Development Bank provided &1 billion loan to India recently. Where is the headquarters of the Bank located?
A. Shangai 
B. Moscow 
C. Brasilia 
D. Cape Town 
Answer [A] Shangai 
9. As per the recent analysis of World Economic Forum, the CO2 emissions of which country have dropped for the first time after 40 years?
A. United Kingdom 
B. China 
C. India 
D. Sri Lanka 
Answer [C] India 
10. Which bureaucrat has been appointed as the new chief of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?
A. V. Vidyavathi 
B. P K Sharma 
C. I V Subba Rao
D. Nirpendra Misra 
Answer [A] V. Vidyavathi