Current Affairs 23th April 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The term ‘Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction,’ which is seen in news often, is a process used for which purpose?
A. Preserving Agricultural Products
B. Testing Corona virus
C. Checking Temperature 
D. Discovering vaccine 
Answer [B] Testing Corona virus
2. ‘PUSA decontamination and sanitizing tunnel,’ which was inaugurated recently, has been developed by which research organization?
A. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 
B. Agharkar Research Institute 
C. National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
D. Indian Agricultural Research Institute 
Answer [D] Indian Agricultural Research Institute
3. National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has collaborated with the regional office of which global organization to train community leaders?
A. World Health Organization 
B. UNICEF
C. World Bank 
D. Food and Agricultural Organization 
Answer [B] UNICEF
4. As per the Gartner 2019 Digital Workplace Survey, which is the most digitally skilled country in the world, with the largest and skilled Gen Z workforce?
A. United Kingdom 
B. India
 C. China
D. United States
Answer [B] India
5. Where is the headquarters of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) located?
A. Rome
B. Paris
C. Geneva
D. New York
Answer [C] Geneva
6. The Ministry of Agricultural has set the target for production of which agricultural commodity at 298.3 million tonnes, for the 2020-21 crop year?
A. Food Grains
B. Oil Seeds
C. Sugar Cane
D. Cotton 
Answer [A] Food Grains
7. Order books, inventories and capacity utilization survey (OBICUS), is a flagship survey conducted by which institution?
A. Securities Exchange Board of India
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. National Stock Exchange 
D. Confederation of Indian Industries
Answer [B] Reserve Bank of India
8. The Government has waived four months’ rent of small IT units based in the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). STPI is an autonomous society under which ministry?
A. Ministry of Human Resource Development 
B. Ministry of Science and Technology 
C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 
D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
Answer [D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
9. ‘Feifei’, which was recently seen in news, is the mascot released for which famous sports event?
A. Summer Olympics 
B. Asian Games
C. Asian Paralympic Games
D. World Games
Answer [C] Asian Paralympic Games
10. Who has been named the new Ambassador for World Wide Fund (WWF) India’s Environment Education Programme?
A. Virat Kohli 
B. M S Dhoni 
C. Viswanathan Anand 
D. P V Sindhu 
Answer [C] Viswanathan Anand