Current Affairs Quiz, 25 Mar 2020

1) All India Financial Institutions regulated and supervised by the Reserve Bank are

a) EXIM Bank
b) NABARD
c) NHB
d) All of the above

Ans: d

• SIDBI is one of the four All India Financial Institutions regulated and supervised by the Reserve Bank; other three are EXIM Bank, NABARD and NHB.

2) Kurzarbeit scheme provides for a short-time work allowance. It is a scheme by

a) Germany
b) France
c) Italy
d) None of the above

Ans: a

• Amid the all-round disruption caused to the economy by the novel coronavirus outbreak, a concern across the world is the possibility of loss of jobs.
• Germany’s Kurzarbeit is being mentioned time and again in this context. Also, the German cabinet is planning to extend the benefit of short-time work allowance by the first half of April through legislation.

3) Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as

a) Nyepi
b) Ugadi
c) Cheti Chand
d) None of the above

Ans: a

• Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as Nyepi.

4) Anosmia is a condition of

a) loss of sense of smell
b) diminished sense of taste
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Ans: a

• Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and Ageusia, an accompanying diminished sense of taste, have emerged as peculiar tell-tale signs of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and possible markers of infection.

5) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) located in

a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Ladakh

Ans: c

• Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) is a research institute for the study of Geology of the Himalaya under the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, GoI. It was established in 1968. It is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.