Current Affairs 2020 for June 05 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for June 05, 2020

1. According to the State Bank of India's Ecowrap report, India's GDP is estimated to grow at what per cent in the last quarter of FY20?

• 2.8%
• 3.2%
• 1.8%
• 1.2%

2. Which state announced the development of 800 km herbal roads along with the state and national highways through the state?

• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• Rajasthan
• Haryana

3. Who received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020?

• Saurabh Lodha
• Jagadish Shukla
• Biman Bagchi
• Dipan Ghosh

4. Name the bill that was passed in the Parliament that seeks to clarify that allottees under a real estate project should be treated as financial creditors.

• Recovery of Non-Performing Assets Bill, 2017
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (First Amendment) Bill, 2017
• Recovery of Non-Performing Assets (Amendment) Bill, 2018

5. India saved Rs 89,122 crore through energy efficiency initiatives by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) in 2018-19. Who is the current Union Minister of Power?

• Jitendra Singh
• Prahalad Singh Patel
• Mansukh L. Mandaviya
• R K Singh

6. Which IIT institute will start 'Vastu Shastra' classes for architecture students?

• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Madras
• IIT Indore

7. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Tribal Day (WTD)?

• Indigenous People
• Indigenous Regions
• Indigenous Cultures
• Indigenous Languages

8. Shyamala G. Bhave, who passed away at the age of 79 on May 23, 2020, in Bengaluru, Karnataka was famous?

• Politician
• Classical musician
• Actor
• Painter

9. Astronomers found how many asteroids that once belonged to a distant star system have been found orbiting the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune?

• 12
• 18
• 19
• 11

10. How many 'Must See Monuments' have been identified by the Archaeological Survey of India?

• 128
• 138
• 148
• 168

11. Which bank has introduced a special fixed deposit scheme for senior citizens which offers an interest rate of 6.55% per annum for deposits up to Rs 2 crores with a tenure of more than 5 years to 10 years?

• HSBC Bank India
• ICICI bank
• Bank of India
• Union Bank Of India

12. Which state launched the scheme named "Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana" to retain the migrants who have returned to the state during the lockdown?

• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• Rajasthan
• Haryana

13. Who has been awarded a commemorative war medal to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany by Russian President Vladimir Putin?

• Edouard Philippe
• Christine Lagarde
• Kim Jong Un
• David Sassoli

14. Which of the following country's Parliament approved Anti-Defection Bill?

• Maldives
• Mauritius
• Fiji
• Seychelles

15. What is the name of Operation launched by Indian Navy, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas?

• Samudra Setu
• COVID-Help
• Samudra Help
• COVID Setu

16. Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu
• Banaras Hindu University
• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

17. The 462nd Kandoori festival 2019 has celebrated in which of the following states?

• Andhra Pradesh
• Kerala
• Karnataka
• Tamil Nadu

18. Balbir Singh Sr. passed away on May 25, 2020, at the age of 96. He belongs to which of the following sports?

• Hockey
• Kabaddi
• Football
• Table tennis

19. India's first maritime museum is to be established at which of the following sites?

• Navinal
• Amri
• Lothal
• Bet Dwarka

20. IRDAI has approved the proposal of which bank to continue with its 30% holding in IndiaFirst Life?

• Punjab National Bank
• UCO Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Indian Overseas Bank

21. Indian PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at which of the following historical places?

• Tirupati
• Mamallapuram
• Puri
• Ambikapur

22. The World Athletics anti-doping body handed a four-year ban to which Indian sportsperson?

• Kiranjeet Kaur
• M. R. Poovamma
• Kunjarani Devi
• K. T. Irfan

23. The Government of India has constituted a Science and Technology Empowered Committee to make speedy decisions on research and development of COVID-19. Who is Chairman of this committee?

• T. S. Thakur
• Vinod Paul
• Harsimrat Kaur Badal
• Prakash Javadekar

24. Who assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India on 1 June 2020?

• Pradip Kumar Tripathi
• Binoy Kumar
• Giriraj Goswami
• Piyush Tripathi

25. Which of the following place of Punjab is connected through Kartarpur Corridor?

• Hoshiarpur
• Gurdaspur
• Amritsar
• Nawanshahr

26. Who won men's events respectively in Steinitz Memorial online blitz chess?

• Daniil Dubov
• Viswanathan Anand
• Magnus Carlsen
• Garry Kasparov

27. Which of the following has partnered with UNESCO to adopt technology in classrooms?

• Samsung
• Lenovo
• Toshiba
• DELL

28. Who assumed charge as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command on 1 June 2020?

• Lieutenant General Pradip Kumar
• Lieutenant General Manoj Pande
• Lieutenant General Podali Shankar
• Lieutenant General Rajeshwar Pande

29. Where did the 31st International Conference on Sindh hold?

• New York
• Paris
• London
• Washington

30. Footballer, Artiz Aduriz announced his retirement at the age of 39 after finding out that he requires prosthetic hip replacement surgery. He is from which country?

• Croatia
• Spain
• Ukraine
• Portugal

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Current Affair 2020 Answer

1. According to the State Bank of India's Ecowrap report, India's GDP is estimated to grow at what per cent in the last quarter of FY20?

Answer- 1.2%

2. Which state announced the development of 800 km herbal roads along with the state and national highways through the state?

Answer- Uttar Pradesh

3. Who received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020?

Answer- Saurabh Lodha

4. Name the bill that was passed in the Parliament that seeks to clarify that allottees under a real estate project should be treated as financial creditors.

Answer- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018

5. India saved Rs 89,122 crore through energy efficiency initiatives by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) in 2018-19. Who is the current Union Minister of Power?

Answer- R K Singh

6. Which IIT institute will start 'Vastu Shastra' classes for architecture students?

Answer- IIT Kharagpur

7. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Tribal Day (WTD)?

Answer- Indigenous Languages

8. Shyamala G. Bhave, who passed away at the age of 79 on May 23, 2020, in Bengaluru, Karnataka was famous for?

Answer- Classical musician

9. Astronomers found how many asteroids that once belonged to a distant star system have been found orbiting the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune?

Answer- 19

10. How many 'Must See Monuments' have been identified by the Archaeological Survey of India?

Answer- 138

11. Which bank has introduced a special fixed deposit scheme for senior citizens which offers an interest rate of 6.55% per annum for deposits up to Rs 2 crores with a tenure of more than 5 years to 10 years?

Answer- ICICI bank

12. Which state launched the scheme named "Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana" to retain the migrants who have returned to the state during the lockdown?

Answer- Uttarakhand

13. Who has been awarded a commemorative war medal to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany by Russian President Vladimir Putin?

Answer- Kim Jong Un

14. Which of the following country's Parliament approved Anti-Defection Bill?

Answer- Maldives

15. What is the name of Operation launched by Indian Navy, as a part of a national efforts to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas?

Answer- Samudra Setu

16. Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?

Answer- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

17. The 462nd Kandoori festival 2019 has celebrated in which of the following states?

Answer- Tamil Nadu

18. Balbir Singh Sr. passed away on May 25, 2020, at the age of 96. He belongs to which of the following sports?

Answer- Hockey

19. India's first maritime museum is to be established at which of the following sites?

Answer- Lothal

20. IRDAI has approved the proposal of which bank to continue with its 30% holding in IndiaFirst Life?

Answer- Union Bank of India

21. Indian PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at which of the following historical places?

Answer- Mamallapuram

22. The World Athletics anti-doping body handed a four-year ban to which Indian sportsperson?

Answer- Kiranjeet Kaur

23. The Government of India has constituted a Science and Technology Empowered Committee to make speedy decisions on research and development of COVID-19. Who is Chairman of this committee?

Answer- Vinod Paul

24. Who assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India on 1 June 2020?

Answer- Pradip Kumar Tripathi

25. Which of the following place of Punjab is connected through Kartarpur Corridor?

Answer- Gurdaspur

26. Who won men's events respectively in Steinitz Memorial online blitz chess?

Answer- Magnus Carlsen

27. Which of the following has partnered with UNESCO to adopt technology in classrooms?

Answer- DELL

28. Who assumed charge as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command on 1 June 2020?

Answer- Lieutenant General Manoj Pande

29. Where did the 31st International Conference on Sindh hold?

Answer- London

30. Footballer, Artiz Aduriz announced his retirement at the age of 39 after finding out that he requires prosthetic hip replacement surgery. He is from which country?

Answer- Spain

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