Current Affairs 1st April 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Navin Chikara has been suspended for 4 years by IAAF at Athletics integrity unit for falling an out-of-competition dope test in 2018. To which  sport does he belong?
1. Discus throw
2. Hammer throw
3. Shot put
4. Long jump
5. javelin throw
Ans.3
2. The government funding agency of which country has signed agreements totaling Rs 15,295 crore with indian government for three rail infrastructure project ?
1. USA
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. France
5. Italy
Ans.2
3. Joseph Lowery passed away in march 2020. From which country does he hall from?
1. USA
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. Australia
5. NewZealand
Ans. 1
4. Who has for the first time taken a board position on his flagship Indian firm, Vedanta Ltd in march 2020 ?
1. Shrinivasan Venkatakrishnan
2. Anil Agarwal
3. Ajay Priamal
4. Kushal  Pal Singh
5. Dilip Shanghvi
Ans.2
5. Lockdown period will not be counted towards the timeline for activity under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP). CIRP in case under  IBC needs to be complete in_______days including time taken for litigation .
1. 110
2. 170
3. 250
4. 330
5. 400
Ans. 4
6. Which of the following will invest $100 million into the national investment and infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India fund of funds?
1. NDB
2. World Bank
3. ADB
4. AIIB
5. IMF
Ans.3
7. S&P Global Rating has cut its estimate for India’s GDP growth for the fiscal starting 1 April to how much percent ?
1. 2.5
2. 3.0
3. 4.0
4. 4.5
5. 4.5
Ans.3
8. All India institute of medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has decided to convert its sprawling Trauma Centre building into a COVID-19 hospital initially, it will have around______________beds.
1. 120
2. 180
3. 220
4. 260 
5. 300
Ans. 4
9. Chandan singh Rathore passed away in march 2020. He was related to which of the following fields ?
1. Law
2. Defence
3. Cricket 
4. Acting
5. Journalism 
Ans.2
10. Which of the following is unveiling a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as five minutes ?
1. Medtronic
2. Boston Scientific
3. Johnson and Johnson
4. Abbott Laboratories
5. Novartis
Ans.4