Current Affairs 2020 for June 25 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for June 25, 2020

1.The Sports Ministry prepared to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme and identified how many sports facilities to upgrade as KISCE?

• 9 state
• 4 state
• 8 state
• 6 state

2. The All India Football Federation recommended which former Indian football team captain for Padma Shri?

• Anirudh Thapa
• Udanta Singh
• IM Vijayan
• Gouramangi Singh

3. The tenure of which former supreme court judge as the ethics officer and ombudsman of BCCI got a 1-year extension in June 2020?

• Ananga Kumar Patnaik
• Abhay Manohar Sapre
• DK Jain
• Jasti Chelameswar

4. Indian Railways' Central Railway zone has installed an Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access machine, 1st of its kind at which station?

• Mahalaxmi station
• Chinchpokli station
• Nagpur station
• Juinagar station

5. Who has been appointed as Kyrgyzstan's new Prime Minister?

• Askar Akayev
• Roza Otunbayeva
• Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev
• Kubatbek Boronov

6. Which Housing Finance Company launched SARAL, a special affordable housing loan scheme to finance homes in urban and rural areas?

• L&T Housing Finance Limited
• Ind Bank Housing Ltd
• ICICI Home Finance Company Limited
• PNB Housing Finance Ltd

7. Which state/UTs approved the Agriculture Production Department's proposal to change its nomenclature to "Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department"?

• Punjab
• Jammu & Kashmir
• Haryana
• Delhi

8. Who inaugurated and flagged off India's first Infectious disease diagnostic lab for COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India?

• Nirmala Sitharaman
• V. Sadananda Gowda
• Nitin Jairam Gadkari
• Dr Harsh Vardhan

9. Who was elected as the president of the 75th United Nations General Assembly?

• Ahmet Davutoglu
• Volkan Bozkir
• Abdullah Gul
• Omer Celik

10. Reliance Industries Limited's Jio Platforms stepped into 11th deal with which company, who bought 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for ₹ 11,367 crores?

• Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation.
• Jabal Omar Development Co.
• Saudi Electricity Co.
• Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

11. World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed on which day?

• June 15
• June 19
• June 17
• June 18

12. What is the name of the youngest known magnetar discovered by NASA?

• Magne J1818.0-1607
• Swift J1818.0-1607
• Neutr J1818.0-1607
• Star J1818.0-1607

13. India released its first national report on the state of the climate crisis titled "Assessment of climate change over the Indian region". Who published this report?

• MacMillan India Lt
• Spring Nature
• Taxman Publications Limited
• Hachette India

14. Uttar Pradesh has provided employment to how many workers in 56,981 village panchayats of the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme?

• 57.12 lakh
• 27.12 lakh
• 37.12 lakh
• 47.12 lakh

15. Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on which day?

• 15 June
• 18 June
• 16 June
• 17 June

16. World day to combat desertification and drought to educate the general public on the international efforts to fight against desertification is observed on which day?

• 17 June
• 13 June
• 15 June
• 16 June

17. Which Indian company partnered with Amazon and Global Optimism and signed the Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement?

• Infosys
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Wipro
• HCL Technologies

18. According to the 32nd edition of World Competitiveness Index 2020 which country is on 1st position?

• Sweden
• Singapore
• France
• United Kingdom

19. Which insurance provider has joined hands with UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited to launch India's 1st 'Pay as you Fly' insurance for drone-owners in India?

• TATA AIA Life Insurance
• HDFC ERGO
• Bajaj Allianz
• Bharti AXA Life Insurance

20. Karnataka observed which day, as "Mask Day" to create awareness to the general public on the importance of wearing a mask, using sanitisers, washing hands and maintaining social distancing against COVID-19?

• 19th June 2020
• 18th June 2020
• 20th June 2020
• 21st June 2020

21. Which country will provide a loan of 200 million euros to India to support Delhi's COVID response?

• Italy
• France
• Germany
• Canada

22. According to the payroll data of EPFO, the formal employment in India saw how much per cent increase in 2019-20?

• 28.6 %
• 32.6 %
• 23.6 %
• 22.6 %

23. Who wrote the book - The Room Where It Happened?

• Donald Trump
• Bill Clinton
• Barack Obama
• George W. Bush

24. Which day is celebrated as the Autistic Pride Day to create awareness about Autism and to create space for the people with autism to be themselves?

• June 16
• June 17
• June 18
• June 15

25. Following reports of relaxation in lockdown by various major economies around the world, on 19th June 2020, the WHO has warned that this could lead to a new and dangerous phase of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Who is Director-General of WHO?

• Tedros Adhanom
• Guy Ryder
• Bishar Abdirahman Hussein
• Petteri Taalas

26. On which day Manipur observes the 19th Great June Uprising Day?

• 16th June 2020
• 17th June 2020
• 19th June 2020
• 18th June 2020

27. The Reserve Bank of India on 19th June 2020 has extended the regulatory restrictions imposed on PMC Bank by how many months?

• 9
• 3
• 12
• 6

28. Which State/UTs had made 5 days of institutional quarantine mandatory for all positive patients of Covid-19?

• Punjab
• Chandigarh
• Haryana
• Delhi

29. JSW Cement, a part of JSW Group, signed which former Indian cricketer as their brand ambassadors for their marketing campaign Leaders Choice in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha?

• Irfan Pathan
• Sunil Gavaskar
• Sourav Ganguly
• Aakash Chopra

30. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and Ventilators?

• Venti-ICU
• Mum-Air
• Air-Venti
• Corona-Care

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Current Affair 2020 Answers

1. The Sports Ministry prepared to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme and identified how many sports facilities to upgrade as KISCE?

Answer- 8 state

2. The All India Football Federation recommended which former Indian football team captain for Padma Shri?

Answer- IM Vijayan

3. The tenure of which former supreme court judge as the ethics officer and ombudsman of BCCI got a 1-year extension in June 2020?

Answer- DK Jain

4. Indian Railways' Central Railway zone has installed an Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access machine, 1st of its kind at which station?

Answer- Nagpur station

5. Who has been appointed as Kyrgyzstan's new Prime Minister?

Answer- Kubatbek Boronov

6. Which Housing Finance Company launched SARAL, a special affordable housing loan scheme to finance homes in urban and rural areas?

Answer- ICICI Home Finance Company Limited

7. Which state/UTs approved the Agriculture Production Department's proposal to change its nomenclature to "Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department"?

Answer- Jammu & Kashmir

8. Who inaugurated and flagged off India's first Infectious disease diagnostic lab for COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India?

Answer- Dr Harsh Vardhan

9. Who was elected as the president of the 75th United Nations General Assembly?

Answer- Volkan Bozkir

10. Reliance Industries Limited's Jio Platforms stepped into 11th deal with which company, who bought 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for ₹11,367 crores?

Answer- Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

11. World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed on which day?

Answer- June 19

12. What is the name of the youngest known magnetar discovered by NASA?

Answer- Swift J1818.0-1607

13. India released its first national report on the state of the climate crisis titled "Assessment of climate change over the Indian region". Who published this report?

Answer- Spring Nature

14. Uttar Pradesh has provided employment to how many workers in 56,981 village panchayats of the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme?

Answer- 57.12 lakh

15. Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on which day?

Answer- 18 June

16. World day to combat desertification and drought to educate the general public on the international efforts to fight against desertification is observed on which day?

Answer- 17 June

17. Which Indian company partnered with Amazon and Global Optimism and signed the Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement?

Answer- Infosys

18. According to the 32nd edition of World Competitiveness Index 2020 which country is on 1st position?

Answer- Singapore

19. Which insurance provider has joined hands with UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited to launch India's 1st 'Pay as you Fly' insurance for drone-owners in India?

Answer- HDFC ERGO

20. Karnataka observed which day, as "Mask Day" to create awareness to the general public on the importance of wearing a mask, using sanitisers, washing hands and maintaining social distancing against COVID-19?

Answer- 18th June 2020

21. Which country will provide a loan of 200 million euros to India to support Delhi's Covid response?

Answer- France

22. According to the payroll data of EPFO, the formal employment in India saw how much per cent increase in 2019-20?

Answer- 28.6 %

23. Who wrote the book - The Room Where It Happened?

Answer- Donald Trump

24. Which day is celebrated as the Autistic Pride Day to create awareness about Autism and to create space for the people with autism to be themselves?

Answer- June 18

25. Following reports of relaxation in lockdown by various major economies around the world, on 19th June 2020, the WHO has warned that this could lead to a new and dangerous phase of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Who is Director-General of WHO?

Answer- Tedros Adhanom

26. On which day Manipur observes the 19th Great June Uprising Day?

Answer- 18th June 2020

27. The Reserve Bank of India on 19th June 2020 has extended the regulatory restrictions imposed on PMC Bank by how many months?

Answer- 6

28. Which State/UTs had made 5 days of institutional quarantine mandatory for all positive patients of Covid-19?

Answer- Delhi

29. JSW Cement, a part of JSW Group, signed which former Indian cricketer as their brand ambassadors for their marketing campaign Leaders Choice in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha?

Answer- Sourav Ganguly

29. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and Ventilators?

Answer- Air-Venti

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