Current Affairs 8th April 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. *Where have senior nurse tsering Yangzom and a trainee nurse Angmo Liker, the first two COVID-19 front liners, got overwhelming appreciation for boosting the morale of frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19?
1. Ladakh
2. Nagpur
3. Jaipur
4. Jhansi
5. Chennai
Ans.1
2. Brahm Kanchibotla died of COVID-19 in April 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?
1. Cricket
2. Journalism
3. Law
4. Politics
5. Acting
Ans.2
3. Which of the following has partnered with Dunzo to deliver its range of biscuits, croissants, ghee, and dairy whitener, among others to its consumers ?
1. Parle Products
2. Britannia Industries
3. Marico
4. Dabur
5. Parle Agro
Ans.2
4. Which of the following is working on the Artemis program that aims to land humans on the moon by 2024?
1. NASA
2. SpaceX
3. JAXA
4. Roscosmos
5. European Space Agency
Ans.1
5. In April 2020, the government has extended the appointment of Madhabi Puri Buch as a whole time member (WTM) of SEBI by a period of how many months?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
5. 7
Ans.4
6. On which day did UNESCO commemorate the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda ?
1. 6 April
2. 7 April
3. 8 April
4. 9 April
5. 10 April
Ans. 2
7. When is the World Health Day celebrated each year?
1. 5 April
2. 6 April
3. 7 April
4. 8 April
5. 9 April
Ans.3
8. Jock Edwards Passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following sports ?
1. Chess
2. Tennis
3. Polo
4. Cricket
5. Golf
Ans.4
9. Mahmoud Jibril passed away in April 2020. To which of the following countries did he belong ?
1. Egypt
2. Libya
3. South Africa
4. Turkey
5. Zimbabwe
Ans.2
10. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), for 2020-21?
1. Vishal Sikka
2. UB Pravin Rao
3. Roopa Kudva
4. S.D. Shibulal
5. Nandan Nilekani
Ans.2