Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 15 Jun 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

15 JUN 2020

(Q.01) USCIRF’s 2020 Annual Report recommended that the State Department designate 14 countries as CPCs and place how many countries on its Special Watch List?

1. 12
2. 15
3. 18
4. 20

Ans. :- (B) 15

(Q.02) On which day was Green Mizoram Day observed across the state in 2020?

1. 10 June
2. 11 June
3. 12 June
4. 13 June

Ans. :- (B) 11 June

(Q.03) In June 2020, which bank has relaunched its Aadhaar-based instant digital savings account facility for customers who want to open an online account using the Yono platform?

1. HDFC
2. SBI
3. Yes Bank
4. ICICI Bank

Ans. :- (B) SBI

(Q.04) In June 2020, the government is preparing a list of migrant workers from across states to offer health insurance benefits under which scheme amid the coronavirus crisis?

1. Awaz Health Insurance Scheme
2. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
3. Central Government Health Scheme
4. Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Insurance Scheme

Ans. :- (B) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

(Q.05) In June 2020, Maharashtra has renamed its Environment Ministry as Environment and Climate Change Ministry. By whom is the department handled?

1. Sushilkumar Shinde
2. Balasaheb Thorat
3. Aaditya Thackeray
4. Parag Alavani

Ans. :- (B) Aaditya Thackeray

(Q.06) The phase 2 and phase 3 of the Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) scheme to fill how many dams of Saurashtra with Narmada water will be completed by August 15 and March 2021 respectively?

1. 90
2. 96
3. 104
4. 115

Ans. :- (D) 115

(Q.07) By mid-June 2020, Health ministry figures show 1,62,378 people have recovered from coronavirus while there are 1,49,348 active cases of the coronavirus in the country, indicating a recovery rate of how much per cent?

1. 40.64
2. 45.23
3. 50.59
4. 55.93

Ans. :- (C) 50.59

(Q.08) ArcelorMittal Group is planning to invest ₹2,000 crore in which state?

1. Bihar
2. Odisha
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat

Ans. :- (B) Odisha

(Q.09) Tata Motors Ltd (TML) and Jayem Automotives Pvt Ltd have discontinued their 50:50 joint venture as a result of tough market conditions. The JV was set up in which year by the two companies?

1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2016
4. 2017

Ans. :- (D) 2017

(Q.10) Who has been re-appointed as the executive director of HDFC bank in June 2020?

1. Atul Kumar Goel
2. Kaizad Bharucha
3. R.A. Sankara Narayanan
4. Rajkiran Rai G

Ans. :- (B) Kaizad Bharucha

(Q.11) In the first lot, about 100 high technology ventilators, will be brought to India as a donation from which country in the fight against COVID-19?

1. Japan
2. Germany
3. Australia
4. America

Ans. :- (D) America

(Q.12) Jio Platforms will raise Rs 4,546.80 crore from which of the following against 0.93% stake sale to the private equity giant?

1. LGP
2. TPG
3. KKR
4. Blackstone Group

Ans. :- (B) TPG

(Q.13) Who has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first high-profile cricketer to be infected with the deadly virus?

1. Shoaib Akhtar
2. Waqar Younis
3. Shahid Afridi
4. Misbah-ul-Haq

Ans. :- (C) Sahid Afridi

(Q.14) The Uttar Pradesh government has set a nodal agency – Invest UP – headed by UP CM to streamline the state’s investment approval and other related procedures. Uttar Pradesh plans to clear investment-related proposals in how many days?

1. Not more than 5 days
2. Not more than 10 days
3. Not more than 15 days
4. Not more than 20 days

Ans. :- (C) Not more than 15 days

(Q.15) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has digitally launched a web-based solution for the healthcare supply chain portal ”Aarogyapath”. Where is the headquarter of CSIR?

1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Ranchi
4. Lucknow

Ans. :- (A) New Delhi