Current Affairs 7th April 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

Who has become the first Indian-origin South to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed five people in the country ?
1. Amartya Sen
2. Gita Ramjee
3. Mira Nair
4. Lakshmi Pratury
5. Meera Mukherjee
Ans.2
2. Which of the following is offering its Al Platform ‘Watson assistant for citizens’ free of cost for at least 90 days to provide reliable information on COVID-19 related queries ?
1. Microsoft
2. IBM
3. Oracle
4. Intel
5. Wipro
Ans.2
3. Domino’s Pizza in partnership with which of the  following has launched Domino’s Essentials ?
1. Dabur
2. ITC Foods
3. Nestle
4. Himalya
5. Biotique
Ans.2
4. who has been appointed as the Director Human resources by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.) in april 2020 ?
1. Gurdeep Singh
2. Dilip Kumar Patel
3. Atul Sobti
4. Arup Roy Choudhury
5. Vinod Khosla
Ans.2
5. Which of the following is partnering with IIM Bangalore’s startup hub N S Raghavan Centre of Entrepreneurial learning (NSRCEL) to support in the fintech space through a structured program?
1. HDFC securities
2. SBI securities
3. YES Securities
4. ICICO securities
5. PNB securities
Ans.4
6. Which of the following has approved setting up of a Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH)?
1. Indian Council of Medical Research 
2. Department of science & technology 
3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
4. Department of Biotechnology
5. Indian Natioanl Science Academy 
Ans.2
7. When is the United Nations’ International day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action observed?
1. 2 April
2. 3 April
3. 4 April
4. 5 April
5. 6 April
Ans.3
8. In view of the COVID-19 outbreak markets dealing with government securities,  call/notice/term money , corporate bonds foreign currency, Indian Rupee Trades commercial paper and Certificate of deposit will be working from ______till 17th April 2020.
1. 9 AM to 1 PM
2. 10 AM to2 PM
3. 10 AM to3 PM
4. 11AM to 3 PM
5. 11 AM to 4 Pm
Ans.2
9.Which state has taken a decision to undertake screening of over 1,80,000 people again who had come from outside after 22 March 2020?
1. Bihar
2.  Karnataka
3. Maharashtra
4.Gujarat
5. Kerala
Ans.1
10. Which of the following is/are the official mascots of the 19th Asian Games?
1. Congcong 
2. Lianlian
3. Chenchen
4. Both 1 and 2
5. All 1, 2 and 3
Ans.5