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Current Affairs 29th March 2020 Quiz: Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar, India’s GDP growth, Humanoid robot

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Current Affairs 29th March 2020 Quiz

To complement your preparation for General Awareness section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 29th March 2020 covering the following topics: Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar, India’s GDP growth, humanoid robot.

Q1. The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar has launched _____________ to engage students in creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown.
(a) Project Mahaan
(b) Project Saaket
(c) Project Isaac
(d) Project Bharti
(e) Project Hasaan

Q2. Moody’s Investors Service reduced India’s GDP growth in 2020 to ______________ from the earlier estimate of 5.3 percent.
(a) 2.5%
(b) 3.0%
(c) 3.9%
(d) 4.1%
(e) 4.5%

Q3. Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has launched __________________ to extend assistance to the govt in containing the spread of coronavirus and insulate the force from the pandemic.
(a) Operation Suraksha
(b) Operation Abhiyan
(c) Operation Samvaad
(d) Operation Uday
(e) Operation Namaste

Q4. The Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital is conducting the series of trials on a humanoid robot to provide services to the COVID-19 patients. In which city Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital is located?
(a) Nagpur
(b) Jaipur
(c) Kanpur
(d) Raipur
(e) Rampur

Q5. Moody’s expected the real GDP in the global economy to contract by _________ in 2020.
(a) 3.0%
(b) 2.5%
(c) 1.0%
(d) 0.5%
(e) 1.5%

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) has launched ‘Project Isaac’ to engage students in creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown. The project aims to enhance the student’s skills while they are confined in their homes.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Moody’s Investors Service reduced India’s GDP growth in 2020 to 2.5 per cent from the earlier estimate of 5.3 per cent. The Coronavirus pandemic will cause unprecedented shock to the global economy.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has launched ‘Operation Namaste’ to extend assistance to the govt in containing the spread of coronavirus and insulate the force from the pandemic.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Government Hospital in Jaipur is conducting the series of trials on a humanoid robot to provide services to the COVID-19 patients.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Moody’s now expects real GDP in the global economy to contract by 0.5 percent in 2020, followed by a pickup to 3.2 percent in 2021.

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