Q.1.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved the bioassay laboratory of which of the following institute as an extension of diagnostic facility of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and Hospital? 
a. The Indian Institute of Science 
b. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 
c. Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI),Faridabad 
d. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Q.2.Name the 1st Indian state which gets ICMR approval to conduct clinical-trial of plasma therapy treatment (for SCTIMST) for COVID-19. 
a. Maharashtra 
b. Karnataka 
c. Telangana 
d. Kerala

Q.3.13 April 2020 marked which anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? 
a. 102 
b. 101 
c. 100 
d. 99

Q.4.Name the Indian Ministry which has launched the web portal named ‘YUKTI’ to record and monitor the effectiveness and initiatives of the ministry. 
a. Ministry of Finance 
b. Ministry of External Affairs 
c. Ministry of Communications 
d. Ministry of Human Resource and Development

Q.5.Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology reviewed and directed which institute's scientists to develop COVID-19 mitigation solutions to effectively combat the disease on 13 April, 2020? 
a. CSIR 
b. ISRO 
c. DRDO 
d. IIT

Q.6.International Day of Human space flight was observed annually on _______. 
a. April 6 
b. April 11 
c. April 8 
d. April 12

Q.7.The Department of Science and Technology (DST), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, is to fund which institute to undertake the development of Active Virosome (AV) Vaccine and Immunodiagnostic kits for COVID-19 emergency? 
a. FastSense Diagnostics 
b. Seagull BioSolutions Pvt. Ltd. 
c. Genrich Membranes 
d. Module Innovations

Q.8.Name the Indian Ministry which has launched ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ Campaign. 
a. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
b. Ministry of Home Affairs 
c. Ministry of External Affairs 
d. Ministry of Human Resource and Development

Q.9.Which of the following institutes under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is to explore convalescent-plasma therapy for COVID-19? 
a.. The Indian Institute of Science 
b. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 
c. The Defence Research and Development Organisation 
d. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Q.10.What is the fiscal deficit (in terms of % of GDP) of India in February 2020 as per Government of India (GoI)? 
a. 6.17% 
b 2.17% 
c. 3.80% 
d. 5.07%