Current Affairs 2020 for June 21 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

Staying up-to-date with current affairs 2020 is absolutely essential for anybody looking to take competitive exams this year. Many school/college exams, entrance exams, and interviews require you to be well-versed with current affairs today. However, remembering daily current affairs by reading about it alone is often not enough. Our daily current affairs 2020 questions and answers will thus help you test your knowledge about May current affairs and ensure that you are well-versed with the happenings of the world. Also Read: GK Questions 2020 For June 10 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs Monthly Current Affairs in India - News format and Quiz It is known that civil, finance & competitive exams including UPSC, SSC, IAS, Banking, Defence, Railway & other government (central & state level recruitment exams) emphasise on ascertaining aspirants' knowledge of recent current affairs. To develop a sound awareness of recent current affairs events, reading about monthly current affairs in the news or pdf format could help. Below, we have provided a daily current affairs quiz that is updated based on recent news. Also Read: Current Affairs 2020 For June 10 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs Current Affairs 2020 Questions for June 21, 2020 1.NCLT allows which company to sell its premises in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai to settle debts? SpiceJet Jet Airways Air India Vistara 2. India has got its first infectious disease diagnostics lab as a part of PM Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan'. This lab has been built with the help of which automobile company? Ashok Leyland Bharat Benz Force Motors Mahindra & Mahindra 3. Who developed the body screening facility "FebriEye thermal cameras" set up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai to effectively scan passengers for symptoms of COVID-19? Vehant Technologies UST Global Thirdware Solutions Sasken Technologies 4. Which Bank has launched 'Insta Flexicash', an online overdraft facility for its pre approved salary account customers? IDBI Bank HDFC Bank Federal Bank ICICI Bank 5. Former cricketer Riaz Sheikh passed away at the age of 51 in after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. He was from which country? Bangladesh Pakistan UAE India 6. J. Anbazhagan passed away at the age of 61 years after he tested positive for COVID-19 in Chennai. He was a famous? Writer Painter Politician Singer 7. The State Bank of India has relaunched 'SBI Insta Saving Bank Account',an Aadhaar-based instant digital savings account for customers using the Yono platform. Who is the current chairman of SBI? Anshula Kant Arundhati Bhattacharya Rajnish Kumar Hardayal Prasad 8. 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 9. Which Indian bank has provided a line of credit of $215.68 million to the Malawi government? HDFC Bank Export-Import Bank of India UCO Bank Bandhan Bank 10. The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, is celebrated on which day across the world? June 15 June 14 June 12 June 13 11. Which United States company has become the 9th investors respectively in the Jio Platforms, as the latter has sold 0.39% stake for Rs 1,894.50 crore? AmerisourceBergen L Catterton Wells Fargo Cardinal Health 12. According to a ruling by the Karnataka bench of the Authority for Advance Rulings, parathas are not rotis and therefore can be taxed at a higher GST rate of what per cent compared to 5 per cent for rotis? 18 12 8 7 13. What was the name of world's oldest living first-class cricketer who died aged 100 on 13 June? Nimbalkar Samit Gohel K. S. Bharat Vasant Raiji 14. Who became the first woman to reach the Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the ocean? Roberta Bondar Serena M. Aunon Kathy Sullivan Clayton Anderson 15. Which city Railway Protection Force has launched a Robot 'CAPTAIN ARJUN' to intensify the screening and surveillance? Pune Chennai Ahmedabad Lucknow 16. The UT of Jammu and Kashmir has prepared a J&K Poultry Policy, 2020/Operational Guidelines for the first time to boost poultry production in the region. Who is Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? Mahesh Singh Deepak Bansal Atul Kumar Jain Girish Chandra Murmu 17. Who launched a device, 'GermiBAN' that kills viruses & other germs by sterilising, sanitising & disinfecting in large areas? V. Sadananda Gowda G Kishan Reddy Arjun Munda Piyush Goyal 18. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on which day? 12 June 13 June 14 June 11 June 19. Anand Mohan Zutshi 'Gulzar' Dehlvi passed away at 93 due to cardiac arrest at his residency in Noida after his recovery from COVID-19. He was a famous? Actor Urdu poet Singer Politician 20. Raja Parba which is celebrated for three days during the mid of June is celebrated in which state? Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Odisha Karnataka 21. Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the virtual 40th GST Council Meeting. What is extended time limit for revoking cancellations of GST registration? July 30, 2020 Oct. 30, 2020 Sept. 30, 2020 De 30, 2020 22. Who is the head of 14 member committee by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process? Vijay Shekhar Sharma Sunil Mittal Uday Kotak Rakesh Kapoor 23. A green frog with slender body, webbed feet known as Malabar gliding frog a rare amphibian was spotted in which state? Karnataka Kerala Rajasthan Maharashtra 24. China reports fresh new cases of the novel Coronavirus in which city? Chengdu Wuhan Beijing Tianjin 25. International Day of Family Remittances is observed on which day every year? 14 June 13 June 16 June 15 June 26. RBI has made some changes to the monitoring structure of Financial Markets Infrastructure and Retail Payment Systems with the aim to ensure the security of the payment structure. Headquarters of RBI is in which state? Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Delhi Madhya Pradesh 27. Who has launched a National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal Aarogyapath to provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies with the involvement of manufacturers, suppliers and customers? Shri Rajesh Bhushan Dr. V. P. Joy Anil Kumar Gupta Samant Goel 28. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar's Khadi by the Government of Bihar? Sanjay Misra Satrughan sinha Shekhar Suman Pankaj Tripathi 29. Who launched the Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances on 15 June? Prakash Javadekar Dr. Jitendra Singh Nirmala Sitharaman Harsh Vardhan 30. Who wrote the biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, "Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism" published by the Harvard University Press in May 2020? Amitav Ghosh Dinyar Patel Kiran Desai Vikram Seth Also Read: Current Affairs 2020 For June 09 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs Current Affair 2020 Answers 1.NCLT allows which company to sell its premises in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai to settle debts? Answer- Jet Airways 2. India has got its first infectious disease diagnostics lab as a part of PM Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan'. This lab has been built with the help of which automobile company? Answer- Bharat Benz 3. Who developed the body screening facility "FebriEye thermal cameras" set up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai to effectively scan passengers for symptoms of COVID-19? Answer- UST Global 4. Which Bank has launched 'Insta Flexicash', an online overdraft facility for its pre-approved salary account customers? Answer- ICICI Bank 5. Former cricketer Riaz Sheikh passed away at the age of 51 in after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. He was from which country? Answer- Pakistan 6. J. Anbazhagan passed away at the age of 61 years after he tested positive for COVID-19 in Chennai. He was famous? Answer- Politician 7. The State Bank of India has relaunched 'SBI Insta Saving Bank Account', an Aadhaar-based instant digital savings account for customers using the Yono platform. Who is the current chairman of SBI? Answer- Rajnish Kumar 8. Who has been appointed as the new Associate Administrator of Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate of NASA? Answer- Kathy Lueders 9. Which Indian bank has provided a line of credit of $215.68 million to the Malawi government? Answer- Export-Import Bank of India 10. The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, is celebrated on which day across the world? Answer- June 15 11. Which United States company has become the 9th investors respectively in the Jio Platforms, as the latter has sold 0.39% stake for Rs 1,894.50 crore? Answer- L Catterton 12. According to a ruling by the Karnataka bench of the Authority for Advance Rulings, parathas are not rotis and therefore can be taxed at a higher GST rate of what per cent compared to 5 per cent for rotis? Answer- 18 13. What was the name of world's oldest living first-class cricketer who died aged 100 on 13 June? Answer- Vasant Raiji 14. Who became the first woman to reach the Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the ocean? Answer- Kathy Sullivan 15. Which city Railway Protection Force has launched a Robot 'CAPTAIN ARJUN' to intensify the screening and surveillance? Answer- Pune 16. The UT of Jammu and Kashmir has prepared a J&K Poultry Policy, 2020/Operational Guidelines for the first time to boost poultry production in the region. Who is Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer- Girish Chandra Murmu 17. Who launched a device, 'GermiBAN' that kills viruses & other germs by sterilising, sanitising & disinfecting in large areas? Answer- G Kishan Reddy 18. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on which day? Answer- 14 June 19. Anand Mohan Zutshi 'Gulzar' Dehlvi passed away at 93 due to cardiac arrest at his residency in Noida after his recovery from COVID-19. He was famous? Answer- Urdu poet 20. Raja Parba which is celebrated for three days during the mid of June is celebrated in which state? Answer- Odisha 21. Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the virtual 40th GST Council Meeting. What is the extended time limit for revoking cancellations of GST registration? Answer- Sept. 30, 2020 22. Who is the head of 14 member committee by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process? Answer- Uday Kotak 23. A green frog with a slender body, webbed feet are known as Malabar gliding frog a rare amphibian was spotted in which state? Answer- Kerala 24. China reports fresh new cases of a novel coronavirus in which city? Answer- Beijing 25. International Day of Family Remittances is observed on which day every year? Answer- 16 June 26. RBI has made some changes to the monitoring structure of Financial Markets Infrastructure and Retail Payment Systems with the aim to ensure the security of the payment structure. Headquarters of RBI is in which state? Answer- Maharashtra 27. Who has launched a National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal Aarogyapath to provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies with the involvement of manufacturers, suppliers and customers? Answer- Shri Rajesh Bhushan 28. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar's Khadi by the Government of Bihar? Answer- Pankaj Tripathi 29. Who launched the Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances on 15 June? Answer- Dr Jitendra Singh 30. Who wrote the biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, "Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism" published by the Harvard University Press in May 2020? Answer- Dinyar Patel Also Read: GK Questions 2020 For June 09 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Current Affairs 2020 for June 21 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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