Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 22 Jun 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

22 JUN 2020

(Q.01) Astronomers recently discovered the youngest known neutron star named Swift J1818.0-1607. It is how many years old?

1. 160
2. 200
3. 240
4. 280

Ans. :- (C) 240

(Q.02) Researchers at which of the following institutes have developed a herbal infusion technology as a sustainable means of income for local marginal farmers in the mid-Himalayan region?

1. IIT Kanpur
2. IIT Madras
3. IIT Kharagpur
4. IIT Mandi

Ans. :- (D) IIT Mandi

(Q.03) When is the World Sickle Cell Day celebrated every year?

1. 17 June
2. 18 June
3. 19 June
4. 20 June

Ans. :- (C) 19 June

(Q.04) Who among the following released the report titled ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition’?

1. UNESCO
2. FAO
3. UNICEF
4. IMF

Ans. :- (B) FAO

(Q.05) Who will take charge as chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) from June 22, 2020?

1. Raghuram Rajan
2. Viral Acharya
3. Urjit Patel
4. Arvind Subramanian

Ans. :- (C) Urjit Patel

(Q.06) Who will come out with his new novel Klara and the Sun in March 2021?

1. Haruki Murakami
2. Mark Romanek
3. Kazuo Ishiguro
4. Anthony Hopkins

Ans. :- (C) Kazuo Ishiguro

(Q.07) Which country has appealed to the public to download a new smartphone app to help break the chain of coronavirus infections?

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

Ans. :- (B) Germany

(Q.08) What is the theme of the International Yoga Day 2020?

1. Climate Action
2. Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home
3. Yoga for Peace
4. Yoga for Health

Ans. :- (B) Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home

(Q.09) In June 2020, E-commerce giant Amazon and Alibaba-backed BigBasket have got approval to deliver liquor in which of the following states?

1. West Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Odisha
4. Jharkhand

Ans. :- (A) West Bengal

(Q.10) Which of the following has launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19?

1. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
2. Cadila Healthcare
3. Sun Pharma
4. Cipla

Ans. :- (A) Glemark Pharmaceutical

(Q.11) Which of the following has developed an automated lung ultrasound for COVID-19 screening and monitoring through cloud-based image analysis and scoring system?

1. IIT Tirupati
2. IIT Dharwad
3. IIT Goa
4. IIT Palakkad

Ans. :- (D) IIT Palakkad

(Q.12) A rare celestial event, annular solar eclipse popularly called as ring of fire eclipse will be visible which of the following days?

1. 19 June
2. 20 June
3. 21 June
4. 22 June

Ans. :- (C) 21 June

(Q.13) Who is the author of the novel “A Burning”?

1. Emma Straub
2. Jennifer Weiner
3. Anita Desai
4. Megha Majumdar

Ans. :- (D) Meghan Majumdar

(Q.14) When is National Reading Day observed in India?

1. 16 June
2. 17 June
3. 18 June
4. 19 June

Ans. :- (D) 19 June

(Q.15) What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire list released in June 2020?

1. 6th
2. 7th
3. 8th
4. 9th

Ans. :- (D) 9th