Current Affairs Quiz , 14 April 2020

1) Which among the following is not a festival in India celebrated in the month of April?

a) Vaisakhi
b) Naba Barsha
c) Puthandu
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Different festivals being celebrated in several parts of country- April 13 and 14:
o Vaisakhi– Spring harvest festival celebrated by Hindus ans Sikhs. The day marks the formation of Khalsa Panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh. It is celebrated as the first day of the month of Vaisakha according to Hindu calendar.
o Naba Barsha- Bengali New Year according to the Gregorian Calendar.
o Puthandu – Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month – Chithirai – and marks the beginning of the Tamil New Year.

2) CollabCAD, recently seen in news, is an initiative by

a) Atal Innovation Mission
b) NITI Aayog
c) National Informatics Centre (NIC)
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launched CollabCAD in ATL schools.

3) Which among the following is not one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases?

a) Leprosy
b) Lymphaticfilariasis (LF)
c) Cysticercosis
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• On April 14, 2020, World Chagas Disease Day is being observed for the first time. The day is observed to spread awareness about this “silent and silenced disease”. The 72nd World Health Assembly approved the designation of Chagas Disease Day on May 24, 2019.
• It is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), meaning it affects the low-income populations in developing countries across the globe.

4) Helicopter Money, recently seen in news, refers to

a) printing large sums of money and distributing it to the public
b) dropping money from helicopter in disaster hit areas
c) dropping food and medicine from helicopter in disaster hit areas
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• This is an unconventional monetary policy tool aimed at bringing a flagging economy back on track. It involves printing large sums of money and distributing it to the public. American economist Milton Friedman coined this term.
• Amid rising concerns over economic crisis that has been triggered by the COVID-19 lockdown; Helicopter Money is one concept that is being considered by authorities’ world over.

5) Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) was established in

a) 1998
b) 2000
c) 2015
d) 2020

Answer: b
• Asserting that global challenges like COVID-19 call for global collaboration, a Indo-US science forum has invited proposals from scientists and engineers from the two countries to carry out joint research activities on the pandemic, leveraging existing infrastructure and funding.
• The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) was established in 2000 under an agreement between the Governments of India and United States of America.