Current Affairs : 30 June, 2020 to 6 July, 2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS

30 JUNE, 2020 TO 6 JULY, 2020

1. Which state government has signed an agreement along with Government of India and World Bank for two projects of worth $250 million that would be executed to help low-income groups in the state get access to affordable housing?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Gujarat

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (d)

2. Which of the following countries has signed an agreement with India for the formation of a 50:50 Joint Venture Company (JVC) for LPG business in the country?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Nepal

(c) Bhutan

(d) Sri Lanka

Answer: (a)

3. Till when is the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana extended?

(a) August, 2020

(b) September, 2020

(c) November, 2020

(d) December, 2020

Answer: (c)

4. How much money has been approved by the World Bank for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) which seeks to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian states namely Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan?

(a) $200 million

(b) $500 million

(c) $600 million

(d) $800 million

Answer: (b)

5. Which of the following state forest department has developed India’s first lichen park in Kumaon’s Munsiyari, Pithoragarh district?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Bihar

(c) Tripura

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (a)

6. Which state government has launched the world’s largest plasma therapy trials ‘Project Platina’ for COVID-19 patients?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Punjab

Answer: (c)

7. Which state government has launched ‘Kill Corona’ campaign from 1 July, 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Kerala

Answer: (a)

8. Which state government has launched a portal called ‘Skill Connect Forum’ to connect job seekers with employees on a common platform?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Odisha

(d) Karnataka

Answer: (d)

9. Which state government has launched ‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’ to take care of academic regularity of the students during the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic?

(a) Punjab

(b) Mizoram

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Bihar

Answer: (c)

10. Which state government has extended COVID-19 Safety Regulations till July, 2021 i.e. wearing masks, maintaining physical distance of 6 feet, prohibition of spitting in public places and no social gatherings to be in force for a year?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Assam

(d) Punjab

Answer: (b)

11. Which of the following states has been declared entirely as ‘disturbed area’ by the Government of India for a further period of six months i.e. till the end of December, 2020?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Jammu & Kashmir

(c) Manipur

(d) Nagaland

Answer: (d)

12. Who among the following has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Ireland?

(a) Micheal Martin

(b) Kim Kielsen

(c) Kyriakos Mitsotakis

(d) Scott Morrison

Answer: (a)

13. Who among the following has been elected as the new President of Malawi?

(a) Lazarus Chakwera

(b) Peter Mutharika

(c) Edgar Lunger

(d) John Magufuli

Answer: (a)

14. Swiggy has launched its digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ in partnership with which of the following banks to provide its users a single-click checkout experience?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) State Bank of India

Answer: (b)

15. India has signed a pact for the construction of the 600 MW Kholongchhu Joint Venture Hydroelectric Project with which of the following countries?

(a) Nepal

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Bhutan

Answer: (d)

16. Which of the following banks has launched ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers, enabling them to access the service, both banking and agriculture through their mobile phones?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) Bank of Baroda

Answer: (a)

17. Who among the following has become the first woman chief secretary of Punjab?

(a) Vini Mahajan

(b) Nilam Sawhney

(c) Lakshmi Pranesh

(d) Nalini Netto

Answer: (a)

18. Which Indian all-rounder has been named as India’s most valuable Test player in the 21st century by the Wisden magazine?

(a) Hardik Pandya

(b) Irfan Pathan

(c) Ravichandran Ashwin

(d) Ravindra Jadeja

Answer: (d)

19. When is International Asteroid Day observed globally?

(a) 29 June

(b) 30 June

(c) 2 July

(d) 4 July

Answer: (b)

20. When is International Day of Parliamentarism observed globally?

(a) 30 June

(b) 2 July

(c) 4 July

(d) 6 July

Answer: (a)