Current Affairs, "World Hand Hygiene Day" is observed every year on _

  Current Affairs Questions

Q 1) World Hand Hygiene Day is observed every year on _________.

A.03 May

B.05 May

C.04 May

D.05 May

●The World Health Organization (WHO) has marked 5 May as World Hand Hygiene Day.

●This day is recognising the role clean and safe hands play in warding off many serious infections.

●The theme of the campaign is “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands”.

Q 2) According to the ‘Lost at Home’ report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), What is the number of  people internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict and violence in 2019?

A.1 million

B.3 million

C.5 million

D.6 million

●More than five million people were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters,conflict and violence in 2019.

●India constituted the highest number of new internal displacements in the world during the period followed by the Philippines,Bangladesh and China.

●In India,the total number of new internal displacements in 2019 stood at 5,037,000-including 5,018,000 due to natural disasters and 19,000 because of conflict and violence.

UNICEF

•The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

•Headquarters: New York, New York, United States

•Head: Henrietta H. Fore

•Founded: 11 December 1946

●In 2018, UNICEF assisted in the birth of 27 million babies, administered Pentavalent vaccines to an estimated 65.5 million children, provided education for 12 million children, treated four million children with severe acute malnutrition, and responded to 285 humanitarian emergencies in 90 countries

●UNICEF had received recognition for its work, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965, the Indira Gandhi Prize in 1989 and the Princess of Asturias Award in 2006.

Q 3) Recently, Indian Navy has launched _________ to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas.

A.Operation Sagar Milan

B.Operation Ghar Waapsi

C.Operation Samudra Setu

D.Operation Sagar Manthan

Q 4) Which of the following state government has launched the 'Nigah' program to aware family members of migrant returnees?

A.Rajasthan

B.Haryana

C.Himachal Pradesh

D.Bihar

Q 5) Recently, the Jharkhand government  has launched __________ scheme to spike man-days for MGNREGA to help returnee migrant workers?

A.Birsa Harit Gram Yojana

B.Nilamber-PitamberJal SamridhiYojana

C.Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana

D.A, B and C

Q 6) Which of the following state government has launched the ‘Ayush Kavach-Covid’ App?

A.Rajasthan

B.Uttar Pradesh

C.Telangana

D.Madhya Pradesh

Q 7) Recently, Krishnan Ramachandran has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ________.

A.ICICI Lombard

B.IffcoTokioGeneral Insurance

C.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

D.Max Bupa Health Insurance

●  Max Bupa Health Insurance has appointed Krishnan Ramachandran as its new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO).

●  He succeeds Ashish Mehrotra,who has decided to pursue another opportunity after a successful stint of almost five years.

Q 8) Who among the following has been awarded with the Commemorative World War II Medal by Russia?

A.Xi Jinping

B.Kim Jong Un

C.ShinzōAbe

D.Emmanuel Macron

Q 9) Who among the following has been appointed as Chairperson of 22-member Committee on Public Undertakings?

A. Meenakshi Lekhi

B.Girish Bapat

C.Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

D.Dilip Ghosh

●   Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhias Chairperson of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2020-2021).

●   The Committee consists of total of 22 members which includes 15 members of the Lok Sabha and seven members of the Rajya Sabha.

●   There are three important Standing Committees dealing with financial affairs. These committees involve further sub-committees.

●   Public Accounts Committee–It examines various expenditure reports and accounts under the purview of the Parliament. Till 1966-67, a senior member of the ruling party used to be appointed by the Speaker as Chairman of the Committee. In 1967, however, for the first time, a member from the Opposition in Lok Sabha, was appointed as the chairperson of the committee by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. This practice continues till date.

●   Estimates Committee–The committee on Estimates, constituted for the first time in 1950, is a committee consisting of 30 members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha from amongst its Members.

●   Public Undertakings Committee–It analyses the accounts, and workings of thestate owned PSUfirms. It also keeps a check on thedisinvestment policiesof the various PSUs.

Q 10) Who among the following has been appointment as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)?

A.Rohit Tiwari

B.Pradip Kumar Das

C.Manoj Desai

D.Akshat Bhardwaj

Q 11) Which of the following country has isolated a key coronavirus antibody and called the step a "significant break through" to ward a possible treatment for the coronavirus pandemic?

A.Russia

B.Israel

C.UK

D.Iran

Q 12) The United States Treasury department plans to borrow ________ during the April-June quarter to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

A.USD 3.7 trillion

B.USD 1.1 trillion

C.USD 2.9 trillion

D.USD 2.1 trillion

Q 13) Who among the following has been recently appointed as director on RBI central board?

A.Ajeet Mohantai

B.Tarun Bajaj

C.Rajeev Bansal

D.Mohit Suri