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GK Questions 2020 for June 19 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Top GK Questions for June 19, 2020

1. World Day Against Child Labour is observed on which day every year?

  • 11 June
  • 12 June
  • 10 June
  • 9 June

2. Which Article is related with "Abolition of Untouchability"?

  • Article 20
  • Article 19
  • Article 18
  • Article 17

3. Which state launched mobile-based app 'Ghar Ghar Nigrani' app through video conference to conduct house-to-house surveillance in the state to eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic?

  • Punjab
  • Haryana
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar

4. An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit which Indian state on June 14?

  • Haryana
  • Gujarat
  • Bihar
  • Chhattisgarh

5. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar's Khadi by the Government of Bihar?

  • Sanjay Misra
  • Satrughan Sinha
  • Shekhar Suman
  • Pankaj Tripathi

6. How many Indian Institutions were among the top two-hundred ranks in 17th edition of the QS World University Rankings 2021?

  • 5
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4

7. World Day Against Child Labour is observed on which day every year?

  • 11 June
  • 12 June
  • 10 June
  • 9 June

8. The highest ever allocation of funds of how much worth made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the current Financial Year 2020-2021?

  • ₹  2,01,500
  • ₹  3,01,500
  • ₹  1,01,500
  • ₹  4,01,500

9. Which of the following concept related to the limit beyond stars suffer internal collapse?

  • Chandrasekhar limit
  • Eddington limit
  • Hoyle limit
  • Fowler limit

10. Which company will buy 0.93% equity stake in Jio Platforms Ltd for ₹4,546.80 crore?

  • McKesson
  • CVS Health
  • Texas Pacific Group
  • Walmart

11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold 6th virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers of all States/UTs on which date through video conferencing?

  • June 18-19
  • June 16-17
  • June 20-21
  • June 22-24

12. The Market Share of the companies is increased by increasing ------------.

  •  Sales Volumes
  •  Number of Staff
  •  Number of Products
  •  Profit Percentage

13.  A “Target Group‟ means -------------.

  • A group of sellers
  • A group of buyers
  • A group of products
  • A group of persons at whom sales should be focused

14. Who has won the prestigious 2020 World Food Prize, which is considered to be equivalent to a Nobel Prize in the field of agriculture?

  • Rattan Lal
  • Salman Akhtar
  • Naresh Dalal
  • Nita Ahuja

15. Which State's CM announced the phase 2 and phase 3 of the Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation scheme to fill 115 dams with Narmada water by August 15, 2020, and March 2021?

  • Chhattisgarh
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh

16. Who invented the internet?

  •  Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf
  •  Philip Diehl
  •  William Sturgeon
  •  Frederick Banting

17. How many bills were passed in Rajya Sabha in the winter session of Parliament?

  • 12
  • 10
  • 15
  • 8

18. According to the recently passed Constitution amendment bill, the reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be extended by how many years?

  • 15 years
  • 10 years
  • 5 years
  • 8 years

19. Who receives the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday 2020 for her service to Indian music and dance?

  • Jasraj
  • Shobha Sekhar
  • Anoushka Shankar
  • Shivkumar Sharma

20. Who is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the UTI Asset Management Company?

  • Salil Parekh
  • Shantanu Narayen
  • Sanjay Jha
  • Imtaiyazur Rahman

21. Who has been appointed as the new Associate Administrator of Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate of NASA?

  • Kathy Lueders
  • Oliver Jacobs
  • Eamon Reilly
  • Amira Shanshiry

22. Which State recently has approved a proposal to rename the state's Environment Ministry as 'Environment and Climate Change Ministry' with the aim to play an active role in climate change mitigation?

  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh

23. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Celebration Day, is an American holiday celebrated annually on which day?

  • June 19
  • June 15
  • June 13
  • June 16

24. International Albinism Awareness Day is observed on which day?

  • 12 June
  • 10 June
  • 11 June
  • 13 June

25. According to the "Poonam Avlokkan" survey, the population of the Asiatic lion at the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat has seen a commendable rise to approximately how much per cent?

  • 32%
  • 29%
  • 22%
  • 39%

26. What country is also known as Persia?

  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Istambul
  •  Mozambique

27. What name is given to the northeast part of China?

  •  Manchuria
  • Beijing
  •  Chinovu
  •  Bachavu

28. According to Economic Outlook, June 2020 by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, India's GDP can further decelerate to what per cent in case of second Covid-19 outbreak?

  • -6.3%
  • -7.3%
  • -5.3%
  • -8.3%

29. Selling process includes --------------.

  •  Lead generation
  •  Product packaging
  •  Product designing
  •  Cross country contacts

30. An increase in the quantity supplied suggests -----------.

  •  A rightward shift of the supply curve
  •  A leftward shift of the supply curve
  • A movement up along the supply curve
  • A movement down along the supply curve

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GK 2020 Answer

1. World Day Against Child Labour is observed on which day every year?

Answer- 12 June

2. Which Article is related with "Abolition of Untouchability"?

Answer- Article 17

3. Which state launched mobile-based app 'Ghar Ghar Nigrani' app through video conference to conduct house-to-house surveillance in the state to eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic?

Answer- Punjab

4. An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit which Indian state on June 14?

Answer- Gujarat

5. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar's Khadi by the Government of Bihar?

Answer- Pankaj Tripathi

6. How many Indian Institutions were among the top two-hundred ranks in 17th edition of the QS World University Rankings 2021?

Answer- 3

7. World Day Against Child Labour is observed on which day every year?

Answer- 12 June

8. The highest ever allocation of funds of how much worth made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the current Financial Year 2020-2021?

Answer- Rs. 1,01,500

9. Which of the following concept related to the limit beyond stars suffer internal collapse?

Answer- Chandrasekhar limit

10. Which company will buy 0.93% equity stake in Jio Platforms Ltd for ₹4,546.80 crore?

Answer- Texas Pacific Group

11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold 6th virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers of all States/UTs on which date through video conferencing?

Answer- June 16-17

12. The Market Share of the companies is increased by increasing ------------.

Answer- Sales Volumes

13.  A “Target Group‟ means -------------.

Answer- A group of persons at whom sales should be focused

14. Who has won the prestigious 2020 World Food Prize, which is considered to be equivalent to a Nobel Prize in the field of agriculture?

Answer- Rattan Lal

15. Which State's CM announced the phase 2 and phase 3 of the Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation scheme to fill 115 dams with Narmada water by August 15, 2020, and March 2021?

Answer- Gujarat

16. Who invented the internet?

Answer- Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf

17. How many bills were passed in Rajya Sabha in the winter session of Parliament?

Answer- 15

18. According to the recently passed Constitution amendment bill, the reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be extended by how many years?

Answer- 10 years

19. Who receives the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday 2020 for her service to Indian music and dance?

Answer- Shobha Sekhar

20. Who is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the UTI Asset Management Company?

Answer- Imtaiyazur Rahman

21. Who has been appointed as the new Associate Administrator of Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate of NASA?

Answer- Kathy Lueders

22. Which State recently has approved a proposal to rename the state's Environment Ministry as 'Environment and Climate Change Ministry' with the aim to play an active role in climate change mitigation?

Answer- Maharashtra

23. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Celebration Day, is an American holiday celebrated annually on which day?

Answer- June 19

24. International Albinism Awareness Day is observed on which day?

Answer- 13 June

25. According to the "Poonam Avlokkan" survey, the population of the Asiatic lion at the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat has seen a commendable rise to approximately how much per cent?

Answer- 29%

26. What country is also known as Persia?

Answer- Iran

27. What name is given to the northeast part of China?

Answer- Manchuria

28. According to Economic Outlook, June 2020 by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, India's GDP can further decelerate to what per cent in case of second Covid-19 outbreak?

Answer- -7.3%

29. Selling process includes --------------.

Answer- Lead generation

30. An increase in the quantity supplied suggests -----------.

Answer- a rightward shift of the supply curve

Also Read: GK Questions 2020 For June 09 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Published June 19th, 2020 at 20:23 IST