CURRENT AFFAIRS
23 JUNE, 2020 TO 29 JUNE, 2020
1. When is the International Day of Yoga celebrated?
(a) 20 June
(b) 21 June
(c) 22 June
(d) 23 June
Answer:
(b)
2. What
was the theme of International Day of Yoga 2020?
(a) Yoga for Youth – Yoga at Home
(b) Yoga for Health – Yoga at Everywhere
(c) Yoga for Health – Yoga for All
(d) Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home
Answer:
(d)
3.
Which of the following institutes has ranked top in the recently released THE
Young University Rankings 2020?
(a) Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University,
Paris, France
(b) Nayang Technological University, Singapore
(c) The Honk Kong University of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong
(d) IIT-Ropar, India
Answer:
(c)
4.
What is the rank of IIT-Ropar, India in the recently released THE Young
University Rankings 2020?
(a) 62
(b) 55
(c) 100
(d) 28
Answer:
(a)
5.
Which state government will soon launch ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’ for the poor to
ensure that ‘no one sleeps hungry’ in the state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
Answer:
(b)
6.
Which state government has announced a special initiative for activity-based
learning named ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Tripura
Answer:
(d)
7.
Which state government has introduced ‘Maha Parwana’ plan to attract fresh
investment industries. The plan will offer incentives and a single-window
clearance system.
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab
Answer:
(c)
8.
Which state government has announced the scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti
Uphaar’ to provide nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women in order to
combat infant and maternal mortality and malnutrition?
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
Answer:
(a)
9.
Which of the following countries will remain on the grey list of the Financial
Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to suits the worldwide terrorist financing
watchdog’s deadline to prosecute and penalise terrorist financing in the
country?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
Answer:
(d)
10. Who
is the author of the recently released fiction book ‘Legend of Suheldev : The
King Who Saved India’?
(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Chetan Bhagat
(c) Vikram Seth
(d) Aravind Adiga
Answer:
(a)
11.
Which of the following bank has partnered with fintech startup ‘Affordplan’ to
launch ‘Swasth Card’?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Yes Bank
Answer:
(d)
12.
Which of the following bank has rolled out a new product titled ‘KBL Micro
Mitra’ for the micro entrepreneurs?
(a) Vijaya Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
Answer:
(c)
13.
Which of the following bank has partnered with UDMA Technologies to launch its
digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
Answer:
(b)
14.
Vijay Khandiya has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which of
the following countries?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) South Africa
(c) Finland
(d) Nigeria
Answer:
(a)
15. Which
former Indian cricketer has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Uttarakhand
cricket team?
(a) Mohammad Kaif
(b) Akash Chopra
(c) Ajit Agarkar
(d) Wasim Jaffer
Answer:
(d)
16.
Which state government has declared the Vithabai Narayangaokar Lifetime
Achievement Award to folk artist Gulabbai Sangamnerkar?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
Answer:
(c)
17. Which
institute has created Indian beneficiary chip ‘Dhruva’ which can be utilized in
cell phones and route gadgets to discover locations and routes inside the
nation?
(a) IIT-Kharagpur
(b) IIT-Bombay
(c) IIT-Kanpur
(d) IIT-Guwahati
Answer:
(b)
18. When
is the Olympic Day celebrated globally?
(a) 20 June
(b) 21 June
(c) 22 June
(d) 23 June
Answer:
(d)
19. When
is the World Music Day celebrated?
a) 20 June
(b) 21 June
(c) 22 June
(d) 23 June
Answer:
(b)
20.
When is the International Widows Day observed?
a) 20 June
(b) 21 June
(c) 22 June
(d) 23 June
Answer:
(d)
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