Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank | Free PDF – 26th March ‘2020

Q1) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), protecting _______ can help attain climate goals?

1. Wetlands
2. Peatlands
3. Coral reefs
4. Oceans

Answer-Peatlands

Q2) The Reserve Bank has opened an emergency line of credit of around ₹60,000 crore to Yes Bank. A similar credit line was opened for which bank in 2004?

1. Syndicate Bank
2. Bank of Madras
3. Commercial Bank of India
4. Global Trust Bank

Answer-Global Trust Bank

Q3) State Bank of India has announced to provide what per cent of its annual profit for 2019-20 to fight the coronavirus outbreak in India?

1. 25 %
2. 35 %
3. 75 %
4. 50 %

Answer-0.25 %

Q4) When is International Day for Achievers observed?

1. March 25
2. March 23
3. March 24
4. March 26

Answer-March 24

Q5) Which Indian footballer has been chosen for FIFA campaign titled Pass the message to kick out coronavirus?

1. Sandesh Jhingan
2. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
3. Balwant Singh
4. Sunil Chhetri  

Answer-Sunil Chhetri  

Q6) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Walmart India?

1. Sameer Aggarwal
2. Ritesh Agarwal
3. Krish Iyer 
4. Ashutosh Nigam

Answer-Sameer Aggarwal

Q7) Mayiladuthurai will become the _______th district in Tamil Nadu?

1. 37^th
2. 38^th
3. 36^th
4. 35^th

Answer-38^th

Q8) The Delhi government has announced a Rs ______crore Branding Delhi scheme to make Delhi tourism brand?

1. Rs 100 Crore
2. Rs 200 Crore
3. Rs 300 Crore
4. Rs 500 Crore

Answer-Rs 100 Crore

Q9)  SDMC has launched a website for information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a Disaster Management Centre of which organization?

1. ASEAN
2. WHO
3. UNDP
4. SAARC

Answer-SAARC

Q10) Which city has deployed drones to sanitize city areas against the coronavirus outbreak?

1. Pune
2. Lucknow
3. Indore
4. Bengaluru

Answer-Indore

Q11) The birth anniversary of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, was recently observed on March 23. He was one of the founders of which political party?

1. Bahujan Samaj Party
2. Congress Socialist Party
3. Communist Party of India
4. Indian National Congress

Answer-Congress Socialist Party

Q12) Which rating agency has forecast the permanent income loss for the Asia-Pacific region, including India, from the impact of Covid-19 to $620 billion?

1. Moody’s
2. Fitch
3. CRISIL
4. Standard & Poor’s

Answer-Standard & Poor’s

Q13) As per the recent study conducted by the Scientists of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, the glaciers of which state are melting at faster rates as compared to other Himalayan regions?

1. Sikkim
2. Meghalaya
3. Uttarakhand
4. Himachal Pradesh

Answer-Sikkim

Q14) To ensure strict implementation of measures taken under 21-day, the government has invoked which sectons of the Disaster Management of Act which mandate up to two years of imprisonment ?

1. Sections 51 to 60 
2. Sections 45 to 55
3. Sections 23 to 28
4. Sections 72 to 75

Answer-Sections 51 to 60 

Q15) MACS 4028, is a fortified variety of which among the following grains?

1. Rice
2. Millet
3. Wheat
4. Barley

Answer-Wheat

Q16) Which terror group has claimed responsibility for Gunmen attack in Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul?

1. Al-Qaeda
2. Lashkar-e-Taiba
3. Jaish ul-Adl
4. Islamic State

Answer-Islamic State

Q17) Kuril islands is located in which of the following countries?

1. France
2. Russia
3. Belarus
4. Georgia

Answer-Russia

Q18) The Hindu New Year began on 25 March, 2020. It is officially known as ______________?

1. Vikram Samvat 2071
2. Vikram Samvat 2075
3. Vikram Samvat 2077 
4. Vikram Samvat 2088

Answer-Vikram Samvat 2077 

Q19) Who is the author of the book  Backstage: The Story Behind India’s High Growth Years?

1. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
2. Harbans Singh
3. Sunil Mitra
4. Rajiv Takru

Answer-Montek Singh Ahluwalia

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