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1. 

Team at the University of Delhi South Campus-Centre for Innovation in Infectious Disease Research, Education and Training (UDSC-CIIDRET) is planning to find solution/cure to the coronavirus. Which of the following Professor is leading the team?

A. Vijay Chaudhary
B. Amitabh Chaudhary
C. Rajiv Chaudhary
D. Arvind Chaudhary

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

:As the whole world is racing to find therapeutic antibodies, a team led by Professor Vijay Chaudhary at the University of Delhi South Campus-Centre for Innovation in Infectious Disease Research, Education and Training (UDSC-CIIDRET) is planning to find solution/cure to the coronavirus. UDSC-CIIDRET is supported by the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. This work is being undertaken as part of an Anti-COVID consortium involving Dr. Amulya Panda at the National Institute of Immunology and Dr. Sanjay Singh at Gennova Biopharmaceutical Limited, Pune (GBL).

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2. 

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), policy think tank NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launched which of the following collaborative network, on 13 April which provide a total engineering solution from 2D drafting & detailing to 3D product design?

A. DesignCAD
B. 2D-3DCAD
C. CollabCAD
D. NetdesignCAD

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), policy think tank NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launched CollabCAD, a collaborative network, on 13 April. The computer-enabled software system provided a total engineering solution from 2D drafting & detailing to 3D product design.

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3. 

Under which scheme, free Liquefied petroleum gas Refills will be provided to Ujjwala beneficiaries over the period of 3 months, that is, from April-June 2020?

A. PMJJBY
B. PMMY
C. PMSSY
D. PMGKY

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Government of India has announced pro-poor initiatives under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY). The move by GoI comes as an economic response to nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As per the scheme, free Liquefied petroleum gas Refills will be provided to Ujjwala beneficiaries over the period of 3 months, that is, from April-June 2020. Amid lockdown 85 lakh PMUY beneficiaries received LPG cylinder in April.

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4. 

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology reviewed and directed which institute's scientists to develop COVID-19 mitigation solutions to effectively combat the disease on 13 April, 2020?

A. CSIR
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. IIT

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology reviewed and directed the CSIR scientists to develop COVID-19 mitigation solutions to effectively combat the disease. He reviewed the steps undertaken by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and its constituent 38 labs towards mitigation of Coronavirus outbreak in the country.

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5. 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has formed a committee to promote online learning in the wake of nation-wide lockdown due to coronavirus. Who is the chairman of UGC?

A. AP Patel
B. DP Singh
C. AP Chaudhary
D. KP Sisodia

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has formed a committee to promote online learning in the wake of nation-wide lockdown due to coronavirus. The commission has also formed a committee to look after the exams and the academic calendar in the present circumstances. UGC Chairman DP Singh said that under the lockdown situation, it is important to think about how to complete the prescribed syllabus and what type of examination system would be followed.

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6. 

YUKTI a web-portal "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" was launched by which of the following Minister?

A. Shripad Yesso Naik
B. Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank"
C. Dharmendra Pradhan
D. Hardeep Singh Puri

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Centre launched a web-portal "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" (YUKTI) in New Delhi. The web-portal was launched by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank."

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7. 

British citizen Stirling Moss dies aged 90 in London. He was a famous person of which field?

A. Formula One racing driver
B. Table Tennis Player
C. Tennis player
D. Cricket player

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

British Formula One racing driver Stirling Moss dies aged 90 in London.He raced for 14 years, won 212 of his 529 races in events that included Grand Prix, sports cars and long-distance rallying, in 107 different types of car.He won more than 40 percent of the races he entered, including 16 Grand Prix.

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8. 

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway on 11 April. When was Border Road Organisation Formed?

A. 1950
B. 1947
C. 1957
D. 1960

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway on 11 April. The highway connects Ladakh with the rest of the world. Earlier, few oil tankers and other essential commodities were allowed to move towards Leh/Ladakh from Zojila pass.The 425 km Srinagar-Leh highway was closed since the month of December 2019 due to heavy snowfall at Zojila pass.

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