Current Affairs Quiz, 04 April 2020

1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is headquartered in

a) Shanghai
b) Beijing
c) Manila
d) New Delhi

Ans: b

• The United Nations has addressed the launch of AIIB as having potential for “scaling up financing for sustainable development” for the concern of global economic governance. The capital of the bank is $100 billion, equivalent to ​2⁄3 of the capital of the Asian Development Bank and about half that of the World Bank.
• It is headquartered in Beijing.

2) “Round-tripping”, recently seen in news, involves

a) Black money
b) Human to human transmission of viral diseases
c) Animal to human transmission of viral diseases
d) None of the above

Ans: a

• Round tripping refers to money that leaves the country through various channels and makes its way back into the country often as foreign investment. This mostly involves black money and is allegedly often used for stock price manipulation.

3) Which state government launched online cultural competitions to engage children during lockdown?

a) Kerala
b) Odisha
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka

Ans: b

• Odisha launches online cultural competition to engage children during lockdown.

4) BCG or bacille Calmette-Guerin, recently seen in news, is a preventive vaccine against

a) Tuberculosis
b) Leprosy
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Ans: c

• BCG, or bacille Calmette-Guerin, is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease.The BCG vaccine is known to confer a strong immune response and a significant degree of protection against leprosy and non-invasive bladder cancers.

5) What is the name of the initiative to fight Coronavirus which was formed by IAS and IPS officers?

a) Caruna
b) Fight Covid
c) Go Corona
d) None of the above

Ans: a

• IAS IPS officers associations formed Caruna an initiative to fight Coronavirus