Current Affairs 26th May 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Aritz Aduriz, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
A. Football 
B. Basket Ball
C. FI Racing 
D. Golf
Answer [A] Football 
2. Which famous platform has introduced a feature called ‘Bedtime reminder’, as a part of its wellness and screen time tools?
A. Facebook 
B. Youtube 
C. WhatsApp
D. Netflix 
Answer [B] Youtube
3. ‘Safe Harbour Rules’, that was in news recently is associated with which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Shipping 
B. Ministry of Finance 
C. Ministry of Corporate Affairs 
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
Answer [B] Ministry of Finance
4. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has launched Biodiversity Samrakshan Internship Programme recently. The programme was conducted by National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and which world Organization?
A. World Bank (WB) 
B. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 
C. International Labour Organization (ILO)
D. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 
Answer [B] United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 
5. Name the Indian state which has launched ‘ReStart’ programme to support MSME sector in the state?
A. Andhra Pradesh 
B. Gujarat 
C. Odisha 
D. Maharashtra 
Answer [A] Andhra Pradesh 
6. Name the company which has partnered with Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) to launch ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ financing scheme. 
A. BMW India 
B. Honda Motors 
C. TVS Motors 
D. Maruti Suzuki India 
Answer [D] Maruti Suzuki India
7. Who has been appointed as the new chief economist and vice president of world bank group with effect from june 15, 2020?
A. Alison Evans 
B. Gita Gopinath 
C. Carmen Reinhart 
D. Makhtar Diop 
Answer [C] Carmen Reinhart
8. Jahnabi Phookan was appointed as National President of FICCI ladies Organization (FLO). Where is the HQ of FICCI located?
A. Hyderabad 
B. Kolkata 
C. Chennai 
D. New Delhi 
Answer [D] New Delhi
9. Name the Indian economist who has been appointed to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia by the World Bank. 
A. Kaushik Basu 
B. Abhas Jha 
C. Jayati Ghosh 
D. Arvind Subramanian 
Answer [B] Abhas Jha
10. The Khudol initiative of which Indian state/UT is among the top 10 global initiatives announced by UN for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19.
A. Sikkim 
B. Ladakh 
C. West Bengal 
D. Manipur 
Answer [D] Manipur