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GK Questions 2020 for June 02 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs
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Top GK Questions for June 02, 2020
1. Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI stated that in order to succeed against the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of parallel efforts are being taken. Who is Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI?
- Jitendra Patel
- Santosh Kumar
- Vinod Paul
- K. Vijay Raghavan
2. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration renamed its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope as?
- Hubble 2 Space Telescope
- Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
- Hubble legacy Space Telescope
- Legend Grace Space Telescope
3. Who has inaugurated the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre, which provides a paperless dispute resolution environment?
- Ranjan Gogoi
- A K Sikri
- Dipak Misra
- Jagdish Singh Khehar
4. Which country approves sanctions on Chinese officials involved in ill-treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang?
- USA
- India
- Russia
- France
5. Who was the first CM of Chhattisgarh who passed away at the age of 74 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh?
- Hemant Soren
- Bhupesh Baghel
- Ajit Jogi
- Raman Singh
6. Who won men's events respectively in Steinitz Memorial online blitz chess?
- Daniil Dubov
- Viswanathan Anand
- Magnus Carlsen
- Garry Kasparov
7. Which organisation release the report "Children in monetary poor households and COVID-19: Technical Note"?
- UNICEF
- UNESCO
- UNIDO
- UNWTO
8. Which state launched a project that aims to provide free internet access to the poor in the State?
- Sikkim
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Assam
9. HIL INDIA, a PSU under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is to supply 25 MT Malathion Technical for locust control programme to which country under Government to Government arrangement?
- Bhutan
- Iraq
- Nepal
- Iran
10. Who is appointed as a member of the Olympic Channel Commission from India?
- Jitendra Patel
- Santosh Kumar
- Narinder Dhruv Batra
- Sandip Pradhan
11. What is the name of a multi-purpose decontamination device developed by Devaditek that can sanitize items ranging from N95 masks to vegetables by using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology?
- Sumos
- Kumos
- Lumos
- Cumos
12. Which state will set up a Migration Commission for the employment of migrant labourers in the state?
- Rajasthan
- Punjab
- Bihar
- Uttar Pradesh
13. What is the new name of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology after Centre has renamed it on 28 May 2020?
- Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology
- Central Institute of Plastics and chemicals Engineering & Technology
- Central Institute of chemicals Engineering & Technology
- Central Institute of chemicals and Plastics Engineering & Technology
14. What is the name of the Director-General of Sports Authority of India who has been given an extension for a period of 2 years?
- Vishal Sikka
- Anshu Jain
- P. Gurnani
- Sandip Mukund Pradhan
15. Who has been appointed as the Member of Commission on Economic Recovery of New York?
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Satish Tripathi
- Rohan Tripathi
- Abhinay Mukherjee
16. Who launched the facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC on 28 May?
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Anurag Thakur
- Narendra Modi
- Amit Shah
17. Centre has approved which State's Jal Jeevan Mission Annual Action Plan which provided 100% coverage of all households with functional tap water connections by 2020-21?
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Bihar
18. Which company has signed an agreement for acquiring 24% stake in Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation for Rs 48 crore?
- HSRC
- Indian Mill and Railway Company
- RVNL
- RITES
19. Governor of Maharashtra has made certain modifications in Section 6 of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, in its application to the Scheduled Areas of the State of Maharashtra. Who is the Governor of Maharashtra?
- Jagdish Mukhi
- Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
- Phagu Chauhan
20. Which company launched an experimental app named 'Collab' that lets users make short music videos?
- Microsoft
- Amazon
21. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a fresh notification has extended the validity of all statutory documents related to motor vehicles till which date?
- September 31
- August 31
- June 31
- July 31
22. Government has ceased the 7.75% Savings Bonds scheme commonly known as RBI Bonds or GOI bonds for subscription due to the declining interest rates. Where is the headquarters of RBI?
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Nagpur
- Chennai
23. What was the theme of 2020 International Day of UN Peacekeepers?
- Men in Peacekeeping - A key to Peace
- Women in Peacekeeping - A Path to Peace
- Women in Peacekeeping - A key to Peace
- Men in Peacekeeping - A Path to Peace
24. The MeitY has launched how many services of India Meteorological Department on the UMANG App to further enhance the online delivery of Government services?
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 9
25. Who has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Kerala?
- Jagdish Mukhi
- R K Mathur
- Phagu Chauhan
- Vishwas Mehta
26. Infosys Limited has entered into the partnership with which company that develops and provides software for core banking, to offer end-to-end products and services as Software-as-a-Service across the world?
- Edgeverge
- Avaloq
- Oracle
- Temenos
27. Which education board launched a 'Cyber Security Handbook' for students of class 9 to 12?
- UP Board
- NIOS
- CISCE
- CBSE
28. Who has been appointed as one of the co-founders of Zomato by Deepinder Goyal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer?
- Tapan Singhel
- Dipankar Datta
- Mohit Gupta
- Leo Puri
29. Who has launched the e-booklet on Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances achievements for the period 30 May 2019 to 30 May 2020?
- Harsh Vardhan
- Ram Vilas Paswan
- Nitin Gadkari
- Jitendra Singh
30. Who has been named as World Bank's new Vice President and chief economist?
- Carmen Reinhart
- Armen Alchian
- James M. Buchanan
- Luc Coene
GK 2020 Answers
1. Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI stated that in order to succeed against the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of parallel efforts are being taken. Who is Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI?
Answer- K. Vijay Raghavan
2. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration renamed its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope as?
Answer- Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
3. Who has inaugurated the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre, which provides a paperless dispute resolution environment?
Answer- Justice A K Sikri
4. Which country approves sanctions on Chinese officials involved in ill-treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang?
Answer- USA
5. Who was the first CM of Chhattisgarh who passed away at the age of 74 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh?
Answer- Ajit Jogi
6. Who won men's events respectively in Steinitz Memorial online blitz chess?
Answer- Magnus Carlsen
7. Which organisation release the report "Children in monetary poor households and COVID-19: Technical Note"?
Answer- UNICEF
8. Which state launched a project that aims to provide free internet access to the poor in the State?
Answer- Kerala
9. HIL INDIA, a PSU under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is to supply 25 MT Malathion Technical for locust control programme to which country under Government to Government arrangement?
Answer- Iran
10. Who is appointed as a member of the Olympic Channel Commission from India?
Answer- Narinder Dhruv Batra
11. What is the name of a multi-purpose decontamination device developed by Devaditek that can sanitize items ranging from N95 masks to vegetables by using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology?
Answer- Lumos
12. Which state will set up a Migration Commission for the employment of migrant labourers in the state?
Answer- Uttar Pradesh
13. What is the new name of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology after Centre has renamed it on 28 May 2020?
Answer- Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology
14. What is the name of the Director-General of Sports Authority of India who has been given an extension for a period of 2 years?
Answer- Sandip Mukund Pradhan
15. Who has been appointed as the Member of Commission on Economic Recovery of New York?
Answer- Siddhartha Mukherjee
16. Who launched the facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC on 28 May?
Answer- Nirmala Sitharaman
17. Centre has approved which State's Jal Jeevan Mission Annual Action Plan which provided 100% coverage of all households with functional tap water connections by 2020-21?
Answer- Bihar
18. Which company has signed an agreement for acquiring 24% stake in Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation for Rs 48 crore?
Answer- RITES
19. Governor of Maharashtra has made certain modifications in Section 6 of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, in its application to the Scheduled Areas of the State of Maharashtra. Who is the Governor of Maharashtra?
Answer- Bhagat Singh Koshyari
20. Which company launched an experimental app named 'Collab' that lets users make short music videos?
Answer- Facebook
21. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a fresh notification has extended the validity of all statutory documents related to motor vehicles till which date?
Answer- July 31
22. Government has ceased the 7.75% Savings Bonds scheme commonly known as RBI Bonds or GOI bonds for subscription due to the declining interest rates. Where is the headquarters of RBI?
Answer- Mumbai
23. What was the theme of 2020 International Day of UN Peacekeepers?
Answer- Women in Peacekeeping - A key to Peace
24. The MeitY has launched how many services of India Meteorological Department on the UMANG App to further enhance the online delivery of Government services?
Answer-7
25. Who has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Kerala?
Answer- Vishwas Mehta
26. Infosys Limited has entered into the partnership with which company that develops and provides software for core banking, to offer end-to-end products and services as Software-as-a-Service across the world
Answer- Avaloq
27. Which education board launched a 'Cyber Security Handbook' for students of class 9 to 12?
Answer- CBSE
28. Who has been appointed as one of the co-founders of Zomato by Deepinder Goyal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer?
Answer- Mohit Gupta
29. Who has launched the e-booklet on Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances achievements for the period 30 May 2019 to 30 May 2020?
Answer- Dr. Jitendra Singh
30. Who has been named as World Bank's new Vice President and chief economist?
Answer- Carmen Reinhart
Updated 23:41 IST, June 2nd 2020