Daily Current Affairs 25-04-22

 

1. What is the name given to a privately pooled investment fund, in the form of a trust/ company/ LLP is called a …………?

A.   Alternative Investment Fund

B.   Hedge Fund

C.   Private Equity Fund

D.   ReIT Fund

  Answer: A  

 

2. As per the SBI’s Ecowrap report released in May 2021, India’s GDP for FY 2020-21 would have contracted by ……..%?

A.   10.5

B.   9.2

C.   7.3

D.   6.5

  Answer: C   

 

3. ‘Grey List’, which was sometimes seen in the news, is associated with which institution?

A.   WHO

B.   FATF

C.   IMF

D.   WTO

  Answer: B  

 

4. Which city was adjudged the performer with a score of 75.50 in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Urban Index?

A.   Chennai

B.   Shimla

C.   Tiruchi

D.   Mysuru

  Answer: B  

 

5. Isaac Herzog, has been elected as the 11th president of which country?

A.   Iran

B.   Saudi Arabia

C.   Austria

D.   Israel

  Answer: D  

 

6. GINA, a WHO collaborative organisation, is associated with which disease?

A.   Anaemia

B.   Asthma

C.   TB

D.   Cancer

 Answer: B  

 

7. Which organisation is associated with waiving intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines?

A.   WHO

B.   UNICEF

C.   WTO

D.   FAO

  Answer: C

 

8. What is the rank of India, in the World Bank’s ease of doing business report, under the construction permits category?

A.   27

B.   49

C.   72

D.   124

  Answer: A  

 

9. Which institution is set to provide USD 350 million loan to improve access to urban services in India?

A.   ADB

B.   AIIB

C.   IMF

D.   World Bank

  Answer: A  

 

10. Which country has given the name “Yaas” to the cyclone in the Bay of Bengal?

A.   India

B.   Sri Lanka

C.   Oman

D.   Pakistan

  Answer: C  

 

11. Which country has announced a USD 57 million aid for efforts against TB in seven high-burden countries?

A.   USA

B.   Russia

C.   Australia

D.   Germany

  Answer: A  

 

12. Which international agency has adopted a political declaration to end AIDS by the year 2030?

A.   UN General Assembly

B.   IMF

C.   WHO

D.   UNICEF

  Answer: A  

 

13. ‘Tax Inspectors Without Borders’ is an initiative of UNDP in association with which organization?

A.   OECD

B.   IMF

C.   UNESCO

D.   UNICEF

  Answer: A  

 

14.  Farzad-B giant gas field, which was making news recently, is situated in which country?

A.   Afghanistan

B.   Iran

C.   Israel

D.   UAE

 Answer: B  

 

15. Which space agency received the samples of Asteroid Ryugu, under its Hayabusa2 mission?

A.   NASA

B.   ISRO

C.   ESA

D.   JAXA

  Answer: D