Current Affairs 2nd May 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the term of office of a Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)?
A. Five Years
B. Six Years
C. Three Years
D. Four Years
Answer [D] Four Years
2. Which country is the largest borrower of Asian Development Bank, as of 2020?
A. China
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Philippines
Answer [B] India
3. Which rating agency estimated that India Would grow at 0.2 per cent in 2020-21, which is the lowest ever estimated done for the country after Covid-19 pandemic?
A. Fitch
B. Moody’s Investors Services
C. S%P
D. Ind-Ra
Answer [B] Moody’s Investors Services
4. Which Indian Private-sector bank will hold 30 percent of stake in Max Life Insurance, in its joint venture with Max Financial Services?
A. HDFC Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Yes Bank
Answer [C] Axis Bank
5. Which country is the chair of the 5 membered BRICS bloc, for the year 2020?
A. India
B. Russia
C. Brazil
D. China
Answer [B] Russia
6. Petersberg dialogue, which was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?
A. World Trade
B. Climate Action
C. Economy of Developing Countries
D. Health Emergency
Answer [B] Climate Action
7. After failing to pay the host fee, which country lost the hosting rights of 2021 men’s World Boxing Championship?
A. United Kingdom
B. India
C. China
D. Belgium
Answer [B] India
8. As per the recent study of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, the novel corona virus has mutated into how many different types?
A. Four
B. Six
C. Ten
D. Fifteen
Answer [C] Ten
9. An international commission named USCIRF, which was seen in news recently, is headquartered in which city?
A. Geneva
B. Paris
C. Washington D.C
D. Nairobi
Answer [C] Washington D.C
10. Which Indian State has introduced a scheme to levy COVID-19 cess for diesel, petrol motor spirit?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Assam
D. Nagaland
Answer [D] Nagaland