Current Affairs 2020 for June 16 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for June 16, 2020

1. World Accreditation Day was observed on which day?

• 6 June
• 9 June
• 7 June
• 8 June

2. Which institute developed "ANANYA" water-based disinfectant spray with nanotechnology assisted formulation?

• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
• National Institute of Science Education and Research
• The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
• The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies

3. Scientists from which university has witnessed a birth of a new planet by using photographs of the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument on the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory in Chile?

• University of Amsterdam
• University of Cambridge
• King's College London
• PSL University in France

4. Which company partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation to provide its training partners access to Digital Glass Room, so as to enable online vocational skills training for millions of students across the country?

• Infosys Lt
• TCS iON
• HCL Technologies Ltd
• Wipro Ltd

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

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

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. What is the name of Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard delivered by Warship Builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd on 9 June?

• ICGS Ameya Amogh
• ICGS Kanaklata Barua
• ICGS Achook
• ICGS Atulya

8. On 8th June, Massive fire broke at a natural-gas oil well in the Baghjan oil field of which Indian state?

• Assam
• Mizoram
• Sikkim
• Arunachal Pradesh

9. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, informed that Former European high jump champion Alexander Shustov of Russia banned for how many years for the use of a banned substance?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 3

10. Which institute has developed a new low-cost and low-tech Reverse Transcription nested PCR (RT-nPCR) test required to test for the COVID-19 testing?

• National Institute of Hydrology
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
• The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune

11. 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

12. 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

13. S&P Global Ratings predicted that the Indian economy will shrink how much pecent in FY21 and the fiscal stimulus worth 1.2 per cent of GDP will not be enough to provide significant growth support?

• 2%
• 5%
• 4%
• 3%

14. How many countries have been declared as COVID-19 free till 9 June?

• 4
• 7
• 9
• 12

15. Researchers from which institute have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask?

• IIT-Ropar
• IIT-BHU
• IIT-Indore
• IIT-Palakkad

16. Which Indian company entered into a partnership with First Alliance Bank Ltd in Zambia, Africa, to provide a mobile point of sale solution to small and medium enterprises and other businesses?

• Posiflex Technology
• Mindscape Computing
• ePaisa
• Ginesys

17. 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?

• Chattisgarh
• Maharashtra
• Gujarat
• Madhya Pradesh

18. 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

19. Fitch Ratings stated that India's economy is forecast to grow with a sharp growth rate of how much per cent in 2021 if the country avoids further deterioration in financial sector health?

• 9.5%
• 5.5%
• 6.5%
• 7.5%

20. A scientist from which institute have discovered a new planet named KOI-456.04 & its host star called Kepler-160 which are "mirror image" of our own planet and sun?

• American Schools of Oriental Research
• Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
• German Institute of Science and Technology
• Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics

21. The Gargo International, the Delhi based lubricant company under the RG group appoints which Bollywood actor as the brand ambassador?

• Amitabh Bachchan
• Sonu Sood
• Ranveer Singh
• Aamir Khan

22. According to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change annual report 2019-20. How much forest lands were diverted to other projects in 22 states between January 1 and November 6, 2019?

• 10,467.83 hectares
• 9,467.83 hectares
• 11,467.83 hectares
• 8,467.83 hectares

23. 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

24. 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%

25. Who has been honoured with NASA's highest form of recognition for a non-governmental individual "NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal" for his service to NASA?

• Dalip Singh Saund
• Sanjay Gupta
• Renjith Kumar
• Gobind Behari

26. Who represented India in Lieutenant general-level talks held between India and China at the Border Personnel Meeting Point in Maldo, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh?

• G. S. Rawat
• Shushil Chandra
• Harinder Singh
• Devraj Anbu

27. Which bank has constituted an 8-member panel of leading experts in economics, finance, and health to help ministers, central bank governors identify solutions for Southeast Asian economies to recover after the novel coronavirus pandemic?

• Asian Development Bank
• New Development Bank
• IMF
• World Bank

28. Which Indian company directly and through its affiliate entities, has acquired an additional 6.3% stake in Robi Axiata Limited, Bangladesh?

• Balaji Group
• Bharti Airtel
• Tata Motors
• Adani Group

29. 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%

30. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs launched which programme at Bengaluru and Chennai with technological support for faster clearance of imported goods and for the ease of doing business?

• Speed customs
• Quick customs
• Turant customs
• Tej customs

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Current Affair 2020 Answers

1. World Accreditation Day was observed on which day?

Answer- 9 June

2. Which institute developed "ANANYA" water-based disinfectant spray with nanotechnology assisted formulation?

Answer- The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology

3. Scientists from which university has witnessed a birth of a new planet by using photographs of the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument on the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory in Chile?

Answer- PSL University in France

4. Which company partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation to provide its training partners access to Digital Glass Room, so as to enable online vocational skills training for millions of students across the country?

Answer TCS iON

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

Answer- 12 June

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. What is the name of Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard delivered by Warship Builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd on 9 June?

Answer- ICGS Kanaklata Barua

8. On 8th June, Massive fire broke at a natural-gas oil well in the Baghjan oil field of which Indian state?

Answer- Assam

9. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, informed that Former European high jump champion Alexander Shustov of Russia banned for how many years for the use of a banned substance?

Answer- 4

10. Which institute has developed a new low-cost and low-tech Reverse Transcription nested PCR (RT-nPCR) test required to test for the COVID-19 testing?

Answer- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

11. 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- ₹ 1,01,500

12. 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

13. S&P Global Ratings predicted that the Indian economy will shrink how much pecent in FY21 and the fiscal stimulus worth 1.2 per cent of GDP will not be enough to provide significant growth support?

Answer- 5%

14. How many countries have been declared as COVID-19 free till 9 June?

Answer- 9

15. Researchers from which institute have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask?

Answer- IIT-BHU

16. Which Indian company entered into a partnership with First Alliance Bank Ltd in Zambia, Africa, to provide a mobile point of sale solution to small and medium enterprises and other businesses?

Answer- ePaisa

17. 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

18. 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

19. Fitch Ratings stated that India's economy is forecast to grow with a sharp growth rate of how much per cent in 2021 if the country avoids further deterioration in financial sector health?

Answer- 9.5%

20. A scientist from which institute have discovered a new planet named KOI-456.04 & its host star called Kepler-160 which are "mirror image" of our own planet and sun?

Answer- Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

21. The Gargo International, the Delhi based lubricant company under the RG group appoints which Bollywood actor as the brand ambassador?

Answer- Sonu Sood

22. According to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change annual report 2019-20. How much forest lands were diverted to other projects in 22 states between January 1 and November 6, 2019?

Answer- 11,467.83 hectares

23. 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

24. 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%

25. Who has been honoured with NASA's highest form of recognition for a non-governmental individual "NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal" for his service to NASA?

Answer- Renjith Kumar

26. Who represented India in Lieutenant general-level talks held between India and China at the Border Personnel Meeting Point in Maldo, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh?

Answer- Harinder Singh

27. Which bank has constituted an 8-member panel of leading experts in economics, finance, and health to help ministers, central bank governors identify solutions for Southeast Asian economies to recover after the novel coronavirus pandemic?

Answer- Asian Development Bank

28. Which Indian company directly and through its affiliate entities, has acquired an additional 6.3% stake in Robi Axiata Limited, Bangladesh?

Answer- Bharti Airtel

29. 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%

30. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs launched which programme at Bengaluru and Chennai with technological support for faster clearance of imported goods and for the ease of doing business?

Answer- Turant customs

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