Published 15:59 IST, June 1st 2020
Current Affairs 2020 for June 01 | Daily updated quiz on National & International affairs
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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for June 1, 2020
1. What is the name of voice bot launched by Tata Capital, Private Non-Banking Financial Company, for its customers looking for a new loan or getting queries resolved etc?
- TIA
- KIA
- VIA
- BIA
2. Who will replace KV Kamath as the president of the New Development Banks?
- Michel Temer
- Marcos Prado Troyjo
- Sergio Moro
- Dilma Rousseff
3. The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $177 million loan to upgrade 450 kilometres of state highways and major district roads in which state?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Maharashtra
4. The proto-type test samples of Personal protective equipment Coveralls in India are tested by how many laboratories as per the technical specifications prescribed by the Ministry of Health?
- 9 laboratories
- 6 laboratories
- 5 laboratories
- 12 laboratories
5. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying detailed the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during a press conference in New Delhi. Who is the current Union Minister for Fisheries?
- Mahendra Nath Pandey
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Giriraj Singh
- Anurag Thakur
6. Vakrangee Limited has entered into the Corporate Agency partnership with which company to distribute latter's micro-insurance products through its Nextgen Vakrangee Kendra network spread across India?
- SBI Life Insurance Co. Lt
- Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Lt
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Lt
- Life Insurance Corporation of India
7. 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%
8. Which state government has inked 17 MoU worth 15,128 crores with companies based in Germany, Finland, France, Korea, Japan, USA, Australia, England with the aim to provide employment opportunities to people?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
9. The Indian Air Force operationalised its 2nd squadron No. 18 'Flying Bullet' equipped with Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Final Operational Clearance at its Sulur Air Force Station in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Who is the Chief of the Air Staff India?
- Norman Anil Kumar
- Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
- Birender Singh Dhanoa
- Arup Raha
10. Who won the New York Intellectual Property Law Association 2020 Inventor of the Year Award?
- Dr. Madhu Sudan
- Dr. Rajiv Joshi
- Madhuri Kanitkar
- Shiva Ayyadurai
11. The Institute of Integrative Medicine in Jammu has collaborated with which company to develop a new Reverse Transcriptase-Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification- based COVID-19 diagnostic kit?
- Larsen & Toubro Infotech
- Reliance Industries Limited
- Tata Consultancy Services
- HCL Technologies
12. International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on which day every year?
- 26 May
- 27 May
- 29 May
- 28 May
13. Which of the following startups has developed world's 1st contactless Visitor Management Software that checks body temperature, scans faces with mask compliance & monitors social distancing on the premise?
- VAMS Global
- AS Technolutions Pvt Ltd
- Benevo
- Purple Squirrel
14. Twitter labels tweets from which leader as misleading?
- Donald Trump
- Xi Jinping
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Narendra Modi
15. The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare held a high-level meeting to review the Locust Control Operations. Who is the current Union Minister for Agriculture?
- Ramvilas Paswan
- Narendra Singh Tomar
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Prakash Javadekar
16. Who has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award-2019?
- Priya Jhingan
- Mitali Madhumita
- Madhuri Kanitkar
- Suman Gawain
17. The National Company Law Tribunal has given its nod to sell how much stake in GIFT City held by crisis-hit Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services to the Gujarat state government?
- 30%
- 50%
- 40%
- 60%
18. Indian Space Research Organisation has received a patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil simulant or moon soil. This soil is made from anorthosite rocks of which state?
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
19. Uttarakhand Chief Minister presented the surplus annual budget of Rs 53,526.97 crore for FY20-21. Who is the CM of Uttarakhand?
- Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri
- Vijay Bahuguna
- Trivendra Singh Rawat
- Harish Rawat
20. Which country survey team became the first and perhaps the only group to climb Mt Everest this year to remeasure the exact height of the world’s tallest mountain?
- China
- India
- USA
- Nepal
21. Who will take charge as the chairman of JP Morgan, South and Southeast Asia after Kalpana Morparia retirement in 2021?
- Ritesh Kumar
- Leo Puri
- Tapan Singhel
- Atul Sahai
22. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced that she is to release which book very soon?
- Fantastic Beasts 3
- Ice and Fire
- Harry Potter 9
- The Ickabog
23. The Airtel Payments Bank has joined hands with which company, to develop a special type of payment solutions for Indian farmers and small and medium enterprises?
- Paypal
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Amazon
24. S&P Global Ratings, an American credit rating agency, has projected India's GDP growth for the current fiscal year FY 21 to contract by how much per cent from 1.8 % growth projected in April 2020?
- 3 %
- 2 %
- 5 %
- 4 %
25. Which University jointly with the University of Connecticut in the US have discovered two bacterial secreted proteins that can effectively inactivate a series of viruses, including the novel coronavirus, dengue, and HIV?
- Tsinghua University, China
- Zhejiang University, China
- Peking University, China
- The Chinese Academy of Sciences
26. The World Hunger Day was observed across the world on which day?
- May 24, 2020
- May 28, 2020
- May 26, 2020
- May 27, 2020
27. World Menstrual Hygiene Day observed on which date?
- May 26
- May 28
- May 27
- May 25
28. In a big boost to "Char Dham" project to connect holy towns of Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath, the BRO has constructed a 440-meter-long tunnel in which town in Uttarakhand?
- Chamba town
- Pithoragarh town
- Dehradun town
- Almora town
29. Who has been elected as President of Taiwan?
- Tsai Ing-wen
- Chen Shui-bian
- Han Kuo-yu
- Ma Ying-jeou
30. Who inaugurated the 1st Solar Lift Irrigation Plant of Kargil with five kilowatts Solar Plant and 3 Horsepower Submersible Pump at Yak Breeding Farm, Bodh Kharboo?
- G. Murmu
- Satya Pal Malik
- R K Mathur
- Mohammad Raza
Current Affair 2020 Answer
1. What is the name of voice bot launched by Tata Capital, Private Non-Banking Financial Company, for its customers looking for a new loan or getting queries resolved, etc?
Answer- TIA
2. Who will replace KV Kamath as the president of the New Development Banks?
Answer- Marcos Prado Troyjo
3. The Asian Development Bank and the GoI signed a $177 million loan to upgrade 450 kilometres of state highways and major district roads in which state?
Answer- Maharashtra
4. The proto-type test samples of Personal protective equipment Coveralls in India are tested by how many laboratories as per the technical specifications prescribed by the Ministry of Health?
Answer- 9 laboratories
5. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying detailed the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during a press conference in New Delhi. Who is the current Union Minister for Fisheries?
Answer- Ravi Shankar Prasad
6. Vakrangee Limited has entered into the Corporate Agency partnership with which company to distribute latter's micro-insurance products through its Nextgen Vakrangee Kendra network spread across India?
Answer- Life Insurance Corporation of India
7. 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%
8. Which state government has inked 17 MoU worth 15,128 crores with companies based in Germany, Finland, France, Korea, Japan, USA, Australia, England with the aim to provide employment opportunities to people?
Answer- Tamil Nadu
9. The Indian Air Force operationalised its 2nd squadron No. 18 'Flying Bullet' equipped with Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Final Operational Clearance at its Sulur Air Force Station in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Who is the Chief of the Air Staff India?
Answer- Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
10. Who won the New York Intellectual Property Law Association 2020 Inventor of the Year Award?
Answer- Dr Rajiv Joshi
11. The Institute of Integrative Medicine in Jammu has collaborated with which company to develop a new Reverse Transcriptase-Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification- based COVID-19 diagnostic kit?
Answer- Reliance Industries Limited
12. International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on which day every year?
Answer- 29 May
13. Which of the following startups has developed world's 1st contactless Visitor Management Software that checks body temperature, scans faces with mask compliance & monitors social distancing on the premise?
Answer- VAMS Global
14. Twitter labels tweets from which leader as misleading?
Answer- Donald Trump
15. The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare held a high-level meeting to review the Locust Control Operations. Who is the current Union Minister for Agriculture?
Answer- Narendra Singh Tomar
16. Who has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award-2019?
Answer- Suman Gawain
17. The National Company Law Tribunal has given its nod to sell how much stake in GIFT City held by crisis-hit Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services to the Gujarat state government?
Answer- 50%
18. Indian Space Research Organisation has received a patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil simulant or moon soil. This soil is made from anorthosite rocks of which state?
Answer- Tamil Nadu
19. Uttarakhand Chief Minister presented the surplus annual budget of Rs 53,526.97 crore for FY20-21. Who is the CM of Uttarakhand?
Answer- Trivendra Singh Rawat
20. Which country survey team became the first and perhaps the only group to climb Mt Everest this year to remeasure the exact height of the world’s tallest mountain?
Answer- China
21. Who will take charge as the chairman of JP Morgan, South and Southeast Asia after Kalpana Morparia retirement in 2021?
Answer- Leo Puri
22. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced that she is to release which book very soon?
Answer- The Ickabog
23. The Airtel Payments Bank has joined hands with which company, to develop a special type of payment solutions for Indian farmers and small and medium enterprises?
Answer- Mastercard
24. S&P Global Ratings, an American credit rating agency, has projected India's GDP growth for the current fiscal year FY 21 to contract by how much per cent from 1.8 % growth projected in April 2020?
Answer- 5 %
25. Which University jointly with the University of Connecticut in the US have discovered two bacterial secreted proteins that can effectively inactivate a series of viruses, including the novel coronavirus, dengue, and HIV?
Answer- Zhejiang University, China
26. The World Hunger Day was observed across the world on which day?
Answer- May 28, 2020
27. World Menstrual Hygiene Day observed on which date?
Answer- May 28
28. In a big boost to "Char Dham" project to connect holy towns of Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath, the BRO has constructed a 440-meter-long tunnel in which town in Uttarakhand?
Answer- Chamba town
29. Who has been elected as President of Taiwan?
Answer- Tsai Ing-wen
30. Who inaugurated the 1st Solar Lift Irrigation Plant of Kargil with five kilowatts Solar Plant and 3 Horsepower Submersible Pump at Yak Breeding Farm, Bodh Kharboo?
Answer- Mohammad Raza
Updated 15:59 IST, June 1st 2020
