GK Questions 2020 for July 02 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Top GK Questions for July 02, 2020

1. Who launched the Kapu Nestham scheme to provide financial support of Rs 75000/- for 5 years (Rs 15000/- per annum) to women of Kapu community?

• Nitish Kumar
• Sarbananda Sonowal
• YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
• Pema Khandu

2. Who has rolled out 2 customized loan schemes of J&K Bank namely 'J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20' and 'J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20 for Hotels and Guest Houses'?

• Girish Chandra Murmu
• V.R. Subrahmanyam
• Baseer Ahmad Khan
• Farooq Khan

3. Who assumed charge as Punjab's first woman chief secretary on 26 June 2020?

• Rashmi Verma
• Vini Mahajan
• Shakuntala Gamlin
• Renu Swarup

4. Which country plans to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March 2021?

• Iran
• Armenia
• Afghanistan
• Turkey

5. The World Bank has approved how much loan to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian states?

• $1000 million
• $500 million
• $1500 million
• $750 million

6. Who has launched webinar of India's first 5-day long virtual exhibition and conference, 'Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene Expo 2020' organised by FICCI and supported by Ministry of AYUSH?

• Santosh Kumar
• Mansukh Mandaviya
• Rattan Lal Kataria
• Ravi Shankar Prasad

7. Which Bank launches a digital wallet solution 'Yuva Pay' in partnership with UDMA Technologies Pvt Ltd to enable contactless payments for its customers?

• City Union Bank
• Yes Bank
• Axis Bank
• HDFC Bank

8. Indian Navy has inducted indigenously developed Torpedo Decoy System on 26 June 2020. Who is the current Chief of the Naval Staff?

• S. M. Nanda
• M. S. Pawar
• G Ashok Kumar
• Karambir Singh

9. Which country has blocked Pakistan's attempt to proscribe an Indian national as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council 1267 sanctions committee?

• China
• USA
• France
• Russia

10. Who became Ireland's new prime minister?

• Eamon Ryan
• Micheal Martin
• Enda Kenny
• Simon Coveney

11. The Times Higher Education released THE Young University Rankings 2020 for the universities which are 50 years old or younger. How many Indian Institutes secured their ranks in the top 100?

• 2
• 5
• 1
• 4

12. Which Indian city become the only city in the country to be included in the world's top-30 startup ecosystem ranking in Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 by Startup Genome?

• Mumbai
• Surat
• Bangalore
• Delhi

13. Which Indian Weightlifter will get the Arjuna award for 2018?

• Mirabai Chanu
• Sukhen Dey
• Sathish Sivalingam
• K. Sanjita Chanu

14. Which State forest department declared the 29.53 square kilometre Tillari forest area in Dodamarg and Sawantwadi range as a conservation reserve area?

• Madhya Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Tamil Nadu

15. Russia's Energia space corporation has announced that it is to take the first tourist on a spacewalk in which year, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner?

• 2021
• 2023
• 2022
• 2020

16. President of India promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to ensure the safety of depositors across banks. Who is the current President of India?

• Venkaiah Naidu
• Pratibha Patil
• Pranab Mukherjee
• Ram Nath Kovind

17. The National Research Development Cooperation has signed a technology licensing agreement with which company to manufacture Personal protective equipment Suit named NavRakshak?

• Indian Medical Care
• Wildcraft
• Peter England
• Indian Garment Company

18. National Statistics Day is celebrated on which day every year?

• 26 June
• 27 June
• 28 June
• 29 June

19. Which state Becomes the First State to Amend Industries (Facilitation) Act for Small, Medium and Large-scale Industries?

• Tamil Nadu
• Madhya Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Andhra Pradesh

20. What is the name of the world's first yoga university launched in Los Angeles, United States of America?

• Ramdev Yoga University
• Vivekananda Yoga University
• Patanjali Yoga University
• Bharat Yoga University

21. WHO-led coalition ACT-Accelerator needs how much fund over the next 12 months to fight the CVOVID-19 and to develop and roll out tests, treatments and vaccines?

• $11.3 billion
• $31.3 billion
• $21.3 billion
• $41.3 billion

22. Who launched the official Logo for the Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year celebration of Department of Science and Technology?

• Heeralal Samariya
• Ruolkhumlien Buhril
• Ashutosh Sharma
• Navin Verma

23. Government has notified the new Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 Scheme in place of 7.75% Savings Bonds, 2018. What is the new interest rate?

• 7.35%
• 6.15%
• 6.75%
• 7.15%

24. India and which country signed the first joint venture hydroelectric project on 29 June 2020?

• China
• Nepal
• Bhutan
• Pakistan

25. Which state Becomes the First State to Amend Industries (Facilitation) Act for Small, Medium and Large-scale Industries?

• Tamil Nadu
• Madhya Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Andhra Pradesh

26. What is the name of the world's first yoga university launched in Los Angeles, United States of America?

• Ramdev Yoga University
• Vivekananda Yoga University
• Patanjali Yoga University
• Bharat Yoga University

27. Which company will acquire Zoox, a self-driving startup founded in 2014?

• Google
• Uber
• Flipkart
• Amazon

28. Which State's Chief Minister announced the launch of 'Godhan Nyay Yojana' in the state on June 25, 2020?

• Punjab
• Haryana
• Chhattisgarh
• Telangana

29. Who launched a web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan through video conferencing from New Delhi?

• Dharmendra Pradhan
• Santosh Kumar
• Rattan Lal Kataria
• Narendra Singh Tomar

30. Who has virtually launched "Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts" to celebrate "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" On June 26, 2020?

• Dharmendra Pradhan
• Santosh Kumar
• Rattan Lal Kataria
• Ravi Shankar Prasad

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GK 2020 Answer

1. Who launched the Kapu Nestham scheme to provide financial support of Rs 75000/- for a period of 5 years (Rs 15000/- per annum) to women of Kapu community?

Answer- YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

2. Who has rolled out 2 customized loan schemes of J&K Bank namely 'J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20' and 'J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20 for Hotels and Guest Houses'?

Answer- Girish Chandra Murmu

3. Who assumed charge as Punjab's first woman chief secretary on 26 June 2020?

Answer- Vini Mahajan

4. Which country plans to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March 2021?

Answer- Iran

5. The World Bank has approved how much loan to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian states?

Answer- $500 million

6. Who has launched webinar of India's first 5-day long virtual exhibition and conference, 'Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene Expo 2020' organised by FICCI and supported by Ministry of AYUSH?

Answer- Mansukh Mandaviya

7. Which Bank launches a digital wallet solution 'Yuva Pay' in partnership with UDMA Technologies Pvt Ltd to enable contactless payments for its customers?

Answer- Yes Bank

8. Indian Navy has inducted indigenously developed Torpedo Decoy System on 26 June 2020. Who is current Chief of the Naval Staff?

Answer- Karambir Singh

9. Which country has blocked Pakistan's attempt to proscribe an Indian national as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council 1267 sanctions committee?

Answer- USA

10. Who became Ireland's new prime minister?

Answer- Micheal Martin

11. The Times Higher Education released THE Young University Rankings 2020 for the universities which are 50 years old or younger. How many Indian Institutes secured their ranks in the top 100?

Answer- 2

12. Which Indian city become the only city in the country to be included in the world's top-30 startup ecosystem ranking in Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 by Startup Genome?

Answer- Bangalore

13. Which Indian Weightlifter will get the Arjuna award for 2018?

Answer- K. Sanjita Chanu

14. Which State forest department declared the 29.53 square kilometre Tillari forest area in Dodamarg and Sawantwadi range as a conservation reserve area?

Answer- Maharashtra

15. Russia's Energia space corporation has announced that it is to take the first tourist on a spacewalk in which year, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner?

Answer- 2023

16. President of India promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to ensure the safety of depositors across banks. Who is the current President of India?

Answer- Ram Nath Kovind

17. The National Research Development Cooperation has signed a technology licensing agreement with which company to manufacture Personal protective equipment Suit named NavRakshak?

Answer- Indian Garment Company

18. National Statistics Day is celebrated on which day every year?

Answer- 29 June

19. Which state Becomes the First State to Amend Industries (Facilitation) Act for Small, Medium and Large-scale Industries?

Answer- Karnataka

20. What is the name of the world's first yoga university launched in Los Angeles, United States of America?

Answer- Vivekananda Yoga University

21. WHO-led coalition ACT-Accelerator needs how much fund over the next 12 months to fight the CVOVID-19 and to develop and roll out tests, treatments and vaccines?

Answer- $31.3 billion

22. Who launched the official Logo for the Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year celebration of Department of Science and Technology?

Answer- Ashutosh Sharma

23. Government has notified the new Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 Scheme in place of 7.75% Savings Bonds, 2018. What is the new interest rate?

Answer- 7.15%

24. India and which country signed the first joint venture hydroelectric project on 29 June 2020?

Answer- Bhutan

25. Which state Becomes the First State to Amend Industries (Facilitation) Act for Small, Medium and Large-scale Industries?

Answer- Karnataka

26. What is the name of the world's first yoga university launched in Los Angeles, United States of America?

Answer- Vivekananda Yoga University

27. Which company will acquire Zoox, a self-driving startup founded in 2014?

Answer- Amazon

28. Which State's Chief Minister announced the launch of 'Godhan Nyay Yojana' in the state on June 25, 2020?

Answer- Chhattisgarh

29. Who launched a web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan through video conferencing from New Delhi?

Answer- Narendra Singh Tomar

30. Who has virtually launched "Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts" to celebrate "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" On June 26, 2020?

Answer- Rattan Lal Kataria

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