Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 05 Jun 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

05 JUN 2020

(Q.01) Krishnendu Majumdar is the first person of colour to be named as the chairperson of BAFTA in its 73 year-long history. Whom will he succeed?

1. Sam Mendes
2. Pippa Harris
3. Caro Newling
4. Rupert Goold

Ans. :- (B) Pippa Harris

(Q.02) Which of the following has appointed Ipsita Dasgupta as India Country Manager for its streaming services, in June 2020?

1. Apple
2. Microsoft
3. Netflix
4. Huawei

Ans. :- (A) Apple

(Q.03) In June 2020, Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to which country?

1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Denmark
4. Finland

Ans. :- (D) Finland

(Q.04) In June 2020, who inaugurated the first Khelo India “Physical Education and Community Coaching” Programme?

1. Pema Khandu
2. Kiren Rijiju
3. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
4. Jitendra Singh

Ans. :- (B) Lauren Rijiju

(Q.05) Which of the following days is observed on June 4 every year?

1. World Braille Day
2. World Cancer Day
3. International Day of Women and Girls in Science
4. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

Ans. :- (D) International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

(Q.06) What is the name of the new initiative launched by the Union Government to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission?

1. BHARAT
2. SWADES
3. SAKSHAM
4. SASHAKT

Ans. :- (B) SWADES

(Q.07) From which country is ‘Rafale’ expected to arrive in India by July 2020 end?

1. France
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. USA

Ans. :- (A) France

(Q.08) Who among the following held India-Australia Virtual Summit with Scott Morrison in June 2020?

1. Amit Shah
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. Ram Nath Kovind
4. Narendra Modi

Ans. :- (D) Narendra Modi

(Q.09) How many rupees (in crores) have been allocated to provide easy loans for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises by the Union Government?

1. 2 lakh
2. 3 lakh
3. 4 lakh
4. 5 lakh

Ans. :- (B) 3 lakh

(Q.10) Which of the following has appointed ex-Google chief financial officer (CFO) Patrick Pichette as the company’s new chairman of the board, in June 2020?

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Microsoft
4. Myntra

Ans. :- (B) Twitter

(Q.11) Who has taken over the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the National Fertilizers Limited, in June 2020?

1. V. Sadananda Gowda
2. Pralhad Joshi
3. Suresh Angadi
4. Virendra Nath Datt

Ans. :- (D) Virendra Nath Dart

(Q.12) Wes Unseld passed away in June 2020. He was related to which of the following sports?

1. Badminton
2. Chess
3. Basketball
4. Hockey

Ans. :- (C) Basketball

(Q.13) Who has been appointed as the next Indian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea in June 2020?

1. Sushil Kumar Singhal
2. Vinay Kumar
3. Alok Kumar Sinha
4. Vikram Misri

Ans. :- (A) Sushil Kumar Singh

(Q.14) In June 2020, which of the following has launched 60 new internet satellites into orbit using another Falcon 9?

1. NASA
2. SpaceX
3. Roscosmos
4. ESA

Ans. :- (B) SpaceX

(Q.15) Who has assumed office as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21?

1. Shiv Nadar
2. Aditya Puri
3. Uday Kotak
4. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Ans. :- (C) Uday Kotak