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Current Affairs Question Bank: June 2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUES TION BANK:


JUNE 2020
Q.1 What is the name of an initiative launched by MNRE ministry to provide solar power to West Asia and South East
Asia?

a) Solar Energy: Best Energy resource


b) One Sun to all
c) Sharing of Solar Power
d) ‘One Sun One World One Grid’
e) None of these

Q.2 Who has been appointed as the CEO of FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)?

a) Ravinder Singh Dhillon


b) Arun Singhal
c) Harsha Bangari
d) Anita Kotwani
e) None of these

Q.3 Who has been appointed as the MD of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)?

a) Ravinder Singh Dhillon


b) Vasantharao Satya Venkata
c) Harsha Bangari
d) PR Jaishankar
e) None of these

Q.4 Recently NABARD sanctioned Rs ____ in order to ensure credit flow to the farmers and poor people of West
Bengal state?

a) Rs 1,000 crores
b) Rs 1,050 crores
c) Rs 2,500 crores
d) Rs 2,000 crores
e) None of these

Q.5 As per DPIIT, FDI increased by ____% to $73.46 billion for the financial year 2019-20?

a) 15%
b) 18%
c) 12%
d) 20%
e) None of these

Q.6 When is World Milk Day marked?

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a) 1st June
b) 2nd June
c) 3rd June
d) 4th June
e) None of these

Q.7 When is Global Day of Parents marked?

a) 1st June
b) 2nd June
c) 3rd June
d) 4th June
e) None of these

Q.8 What is the name of video blogging contest on Yoga launched by PM Modi?

a) ‘Yoga makes us Fit and healthy’


b) ‘Yoga for Health’
c) ‘My Life My Yoga’
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

Q.9 PM Narendra Modi launched CHAMPIONS tech platform for MSMEs, what does ‘P’ stands in CHAMPIONS?

a) Procedure
b) Processes
c) Power
d) Promotion
e) None of these

Q.10 What is the name of national level open online coaching and education programme on sports?

a) India’s sports pathshala


b) Sports by e-learning
c) India e-sports program
d) Khelo India e-Pathshala
e) None of these

Q.11 Who has been appointed as Chairman of the committee on Service Provider of IBBI?

a) Pradip Kumar Tripathi


b) Arun Singhal
c) Mohandas Pai
d) Anita Kotwani
e) None of these

Q.12 Who has been appointed as the Secretary in the Ministry of Steel, GOI?

a) Ravinder Singh Dhillon


b) Vasantharao Satya Venkata
c) Pradip Kumar Tripathi

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d) PR Jaishankar
e) None of these

Q.13 Who has delivered Karnataka Listening Dashboard for COVID-19 which is an analytics driven platform to
Karnataka?

a) Ministry of Health
b) Indian Navy
c) NASSCOM
d) CSIR
e) None of these

Q.14 Name the AI-based national program launched by Ravi Shankar Prasad?

a) AI: Future for Youth


b) Learning Artificial Intelligence
c) Responsible AI for Youth
d) Artificial Intelligence for Digital India
e) None of these

Q.15 Who is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes list of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for 2020?

a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
c) Virat Kohli
d) Sourav Ganguly
e) None of these

Q.16 Name the cyclonic storm to hit Arabian Sea in the month of June?

a) Vayu
b) Nisarga
c) Fani
d) Gaja
e) None of these

Q.17 Recently which financial organization acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd.?

a) HDFC Ergo
b) Indiabulls
c) Muthoot Finance
d) Yes Bank
e) None of these

Q.18 Recently Kisan Credit card campaign has been extended to which of the following farmers?

a) Pisciculture
b) Fruit
c) Dairy
d) Flowers
e) None of these

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Q.19 Which organisation/ institute has developed a disinfection unit called as ‘Ultra Swachh’?

a) CSIR
b) DRDO
c) IIT Kanpur
d) Indian Army
e) None of these

Q.20 What is the Sovereign Credit Rating given by Moody’s Investor Service to India?

a) Ba1
b) Caa1
c) Aa3
d) Baa3
e) None of these

Q.21 NIIFL, AYANA and _____ have signed a MoU to explore solar energy and to work on its opportunities in the
country?

a) Ircon International Ltd


b) RITES
c) Railtel Corporation of India
d) RailVikas Nigam
e) None of these

Q.22 Which country topped in the ‘Countries Global Ranking of Startup Ecosystem 2020’ report by Startup Blink?

a) United States
b) India
c) United Kingdom
d) Israel
e) None of these

Q.23 Jayantilal Nanoma, who passed away recently was coach of which of the following sports?

a) Shooting
b) Archery
c) Javelin Throw
d) Boxing
e) None of these

Q.24 Which ministry released the book titled as ‘One year of Modi 2.0- Towards a Self-Reliant India’?

a) Ministry of rural Development


b) Ministry of Finance
c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
d) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
e) None of these

Q.25 When is World Bicycle Day observed?

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a) 2nd June
b) 3rd June
c) 4th June
d) 5th June
e) None of these

Q.26 Which of the following minister launched Pan-India Real Team Market (RTM) in Electricity?

a) Piyush Goyal
b) Dharmendra Pradhan
c) R.K. Singh
d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
e) None of these

Q.27 What is the outlay granted by MEITY ministry for ‘Electronics Manufacturing Scheme 2.0’?

a) Rs 20,000 crore
b) Rs 50,000 crore
c) Rs 40,000 crore
d) Rs 30,000 crore
e) None of these

Q.28 Who has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Kuwait?

a) Subramnian Sundar
b) Sibi George
c) V N Datt
d) Sushil Singhal
e) None of these

Q.29 Who has been appointed as new CMD of National Fertilizers Limited?

a) Subramnian Sundar
b) Sibi George
c) V N Datt
d) Sushil Singhal
e) None of these

Q.30 Who has been appointed as next high commissioner of India to the United Kingdom?

a) Gaitri Kumar
b) Sibi George
c) Ruchi Ghanashyam
d) Sushil Singhal
e) None of these

Q.31 Who has been appointed as President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

a) Uday Kotak
b) Vikram Kirloskar
c) Ruchi Ghanashyam

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d) Sanjiv Bajaj
e) None of these

Q.32 Which country has become 4th country to host deep space ground station after US, Spain and Australia?

a) India
b) China
c) South Africa
d) Russia
e) None of these

Q.33 With which country India recently signed MoU for the co-operation in the areas of Environment?

a) Brazil
b) Myanmar
c) Bhutan
d) South Africa
e) None of these

Q.34 When is International Day of Innocent Children of Aggression observed?

a) 3rd June
b) 4th June
c) 5th June
d) 6th June
e) None of these

Q.35 Name the mobile phone application launched by Delhi government to provide information about the availability
of beds and ventilators in hospitals of Delhi?

a) Delhi COVID-19
b) Corona Kavach
c) Corona Watch
d) Delhi Corona
e) None of these

Q.36 Basu Chatterjee who passed away recently belonged to which profession?

a) Film Making
b) Singer
c) Lawyer
d) Environmentalist
e) None of these

Q.37 Riaz Sheikh, who recently passed away belongs to which profession?

a) Politician
b) Film Making
c) Sports
d) Lyricist
e) None of these

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Q.38 Which of the following NGO received World No Tobacco Award 2020 by WHO?

a) Smile Foundation
b) SEEDS
c) NAAM Foundation
d) Akshaya Patra
e) None of these

Q.39 Which bank has partnered with Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCIL) to grant real time payment
solution facility to the truck drivers?

a) United Overseas Bank


b) DBS Bank
c) Citi Bank
d) Bandhan Bank
e) None of these

Q.40 Recently with whom EESL has signed MoU to develop Trigeneration projects in India?

a) ONGC
b) BHEL
c) GAIL India Ltd
d) Petronet LNG
e) None of these

Q.41 RBI has announced ‘Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF)’of Rs 500 crore. What is the initial
contribution made by RBI in the allocated fund?

a) Rs 250 crore
b) Rs 300 crore
c) Rs 350 crore
d) Rs 400 crore
e) None of these

Q.42 Which country hosted the Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020?

a) United States
b) Israel
c) India
d) United Kingdom
e) None of these

Q.43 In the Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020, India pledged to contribute _____ million US dollars to Gavi, vaccine
alliance?

a) 20
b) 15
c) 25
d) 30
e) None of these

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Q.44 Which of the following state/UT launched ‘MeraVetan’ Mobile App for government employees?

a) Jammu Kashmir
b) Jharkhand
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Punjab
e) None of these

Q.45 When is World Environment Day observed?

a) 3rd June
b) 4th June
c) 5th June
d) 6th June
e) None of these

Q.46 Facebook is set to acquire _____ % stake in Jio Platform via Jaadhu Holdings?

a) 9.0%
b) 9.9%
c) 8.9%
d) 8.4%
e) None of these

Q.47 Anwar Sagar who passed away recently belonged to which profession?

a) Film Making
b) Lyricist
c) Lawyer
d) Environmentalist
e) None of these

Q.48 Which of the following state/UT launched ‘Spandan Campaign’ for police?

a) Jammu Kashmir
b) Jharkhand
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Punjab
e) None of these

Q.49 With whom Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has partnered to launch Healthy and Energy Efficient
Buildings Initiative?

a) USAID
b) UNICEF
c) UNDP
d) World Bank
e) None of these

Q.50 With whom Human Resource development Ministry and Ministry of Housing and Urban Development have
partnered to launch a TULIP Program which is an Urban Learning Internship Program?

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a) CBSE
b) Delhi University
c) UGC
d) AICTE
e) None of these

Q.51 Name the scheme launched on the occasion of World Environment Day 2020 by Environment Minister?

a) Rural Forest
b) Forestation
c) Urban Forest
d) Plantation
e) None of these

Q.52 What is the rank position of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University
Ranking report?

a) 30th
b) 20th
c) 26th
d) 36th
e) None of these

Q.53 As per RBI Indian Economy to contract by ____% in FY21?

a) 1.7%
b) 1.6%
c) 1.5%
d) 1.4%
e) None of these

Q.54 What is the theme decided for Unique Twin Summit to be held in January 2021?

a) Re-begin
b) Fresh Start
c) The Great Reset
d) The Great Start
e) None of these

Q.55 When is Russian Language Day marked?

a) 6th June
b) 7th June
c) 8th June
d) 9th June
e) None of these

Q.56 Rupert Hine, who recently passed away belonged to which profession?

a) Painter
b) Film Producer

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c) Sports
d) Politician
e) None of these

Q.57 India and Australia recently signed agreement in which of the following field?

a) Health
b) Defence
c) Digital technology in Finance sector
d) Electronics
e) None of these

Q.58 Which minister launched a campaign called as ‘Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways’?

a) Piyush Goyal
b) Nirmala Sithraman
c) Amit Shah
d) Nitin Gadkari
e) None of these

Q.59 Which organisation has developed Molybdenum Dioxide (MoO2) to generate hydrogen from water at low cost
and efficient way?

a) CSIR
b) IIT-Delhi
c) ICT Mumbai
d) CeNS
e) None of these

Q.60 Recently who announced two ordinances to boost rural and agriculture sector of India?

a) Governor of RBI Shaktikanta Das


b) PM Narendra Modi
c) President Ram Nath Kovid
d) Amit Shah
e) None of these

Q.61 Who has been honoured with EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020?

a) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw


b) Uday Kotak
c) Narayan Murthy
d) Indra Nooyi
e) None of these

Q.62 When is World Food Safety Day observed?

a) 7th June
b) 8th June
c) 9th June
d) 10th June

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e) None of these

Q.63 Mubadala Investment Company from Abu Dhabi has purchased ____% stake in Reliance Jio Platform?

a) 1.85%
b) 1.70%
c) 1.55%
d) 1.40%
e) None of these

Q.64 Which country will be hosting AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022?

a) Uzbekistan
b) China
c) Japan
d) India
e) None of these

Q.65 Who is the only Indian celebrity included in Forbes 100 world’s highest paid celebrities 2020?

a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Shahrukh Khan
c) Akshay Kumar
d) Salman Khan
e) None of these

Q.66 Recently NABARD has facilitated a SLF of Rs 270 crore to which of the following rural bank?

a) Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank


b) Kerala Gramin Bank
c) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
d) Mizoram Rural Bank
e) None of these

Q.67 With whom ISRO has signed MoU to achieve co-operation in the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and
Astrophysic?

a) University of Texas
b) Vikarm Sarabhai Space Centre
c) ARIES, Nainital
d) BARC
e) None of these

Q.68 Who is appointed as the chairman of Delhi Land and Finance Limited (DLF)?

a) Jaya Jaitly
b) Rajiv Singh
c) Sibi George
d) Monika Mohta
e) None of these

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Q.69 Who is appointed as the India’s next ambassador to Romania?

a) Thangluru Darlong
b) Rahul Shrivastava
c) Sibi George
d) Monika Mohta
e) None of these

Q.70 Which organisation will be investing $350 million in Indian Firms?

a) USAID
b) USIDFC
c) World Bank
d) AIIB
e) None of these

Q.71 Hamza Koya, who recently passed away belonged to which sports?

a) Cricket
b) Tennis
c) Hockey
d) Football
e) None of these

Q.72 Which state launched its First Online Waste Management platform?

a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.73 When is World Ocean Day marked?

a) 8th June
b) 9th Feb
c) 16th Aug
d) 15th July
e) None of these

Q.74 Kurt Thomas, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Football coach
b) Karate Player
c) Gymnast
d) Cricket Umpire
e) None of these

Q.75 Recently India signed MoU with Denmark to boost which of the following sector?

a) Infrastructure sector

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b) Education Sector
c) Power Sector
d) Finance Sector
e) None of these

Q.76 What rank India has received in Environment Performance Index 2020?

a) 168th
b) 145th
c) 175th
d) 124th
e) None of these

Q.77 Which country topped in Environment Performance Index 2020?

a) United Kingdom
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Denmark
d) Australia
e) None of these

Q.78 What is the name of an app which is an India’s first indigenous wireless physiological parameter monitoring
system for COVID-19 patients launched by Dr Jitendra Singh?

a) COVID MEASURE
b) CORONA BEEP
c) COVID BEEP
d) CORONA MEASURE
e) None of these

Q.79 Which tech giant has signed a declaration of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) initiative to reduce the
carbon dioxide emissions and energy conservation?

a) Infosys
b) Wipro
c) TCS
d) Tech Mahindra
e) None of these

Q.80 Which organisation has developed ARPIT evacuation system for COVID-19 patients?

a) Indian Air Force


b) DRDO
c) Indian Navy
d) NASA
e) None of these

Q.81 With whom Maruti Suzuki India has partnered to provide loan facility on vehicle purchase to its customers?

a) HDFC Bank
b) Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd

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c) TATA Capital
d) Mahindra Finance
e) None of these

Q.82 Which state launched ‘Thank Mom’ a plantation drive?

a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.83 Who has bagged Global Media Awards 2020 by INMA in the category of Best initiative in response to COVID-19?

a) The Hindu Group


b) CNN United States
c) The Times of India
d) The Globe and Mail, Canada
e) None of these

Q.84 Which state among the larger state category topped the 2nd State Food Safety Index 2019-20?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
e) None of these

Q.85 Who is the first Indian to receive Richard Dawkins Award 2020?

a) Anupam Kher
b) Gulzar
c) Javed Akhtar
d) Amitabh Bachchan
e) None of these

Q.86 Recently RBI has released a new set of norms for which of the following?

a) Loan Sales
b) Securitisation of Standard Assets
c) Prudential norms on income recognition
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) None of these

Q.87 As per the Global Economic Prospects by World Bank, India’s growth to contract by ____% for the financial year
2020-21?

a) 4.2%
b) 4%
c) 3.2%
d) 3.5%

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e) None of these

Q.88 Which of the following financial organisation has to lend a loan amount of Rs 1950 crore to West Bengal?

a) European Central Bank


b) OECD
c) International Monetary Fund
d) World Bank
e) None of these

Q.89 Name the Flagship Programme recently launched by CBIC which make use of technology for faster custom
clearance of imported goods?

a) Technology Customs
b) Fast Customs
c) Turant Customs
d) Tech Customs
e) None of these

Q.90 With whose partnership, PhonePe launched a travel insurance policy?

a) HDFC Ergo
b) Bajaj Allianze
c) ICICI Lombard
d) Club M Holidays
e) None of these

Q.91 Gomathi Marimuthu, is recently banned from which sports?

a) Boxing
b) Athlete
c) Weight Lifiting
d) Women’s Cricket
e) None of these

Q.92 Hindustan Antibiotic Limited has signed MoU with whom to produce 3D printed antimicrobial face shields?

a) NIPER, Guwahati
b) Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University
c) CSIR
d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
e) None of these

Q.93 Arjun Charan, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Lawyer
b) Entrepreneur
c) TV Actor
d) Union Minister
e) None of these

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Q.94 When is World Accreditation Day marked?

a) 8th June
b) 9th June
c) 8th May
d) 9th May
e) None of these

Q.95 Recently GOI allotted Rs ___ crore to state governments under ‘Per drop more crop’?

a) Rs 7000 crore
b) Rs 4000 crore
c) Rs 2000 crore
d) Rs 9000 crore
e) None of these

Q.96 With whom NSDC has partnered to accelerate skill development program to its partners?

a) TCS iON
b) Infosys
c) Byju
d) Ministry of skill development and Entrepreneurship
e) None of these

Q.97 Who is appointed as Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court by President Ram Nath Kovind?

a) Anil Valluri
b) G Kishan Reddy
c) Javed Iqbal Wani
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

Q.98 Which of the following university/institute topped the QS World University Ranking 2021?

a) Stanford University
b) Oxford University
c) Harvard University
d) Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT)
e) None of these

Q.99 With whom First Alliance Bank (FAB) Ltd in Zambia has partnered to provide POS solutions in Africa?

a) MasterCard
b) ePaisa
c) Federal Bank
d) Visa
e) None of these

Q.100 Which of the following institute developed ‘Flyzy’ mobile app?

a) IIT-Kharagpur

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b) IIT-Kanpur
c) IIT-Bombay
d) IIT-Guwahati
e) None of these

Q.101 Alexander Shustov, is recently banned from which sports?

a) Boxing
b) High Jump
c) Weight Lifiting
d) Running
e) None of these

Q.102 By how many percent, Asiatic Lions increased in India as per Gujrat Government?

a) 14%
b) 35%
c) 29%
d) 19%
e) None of these

Q.103 Jagesh Mukati, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Lawyer
b) Entrepreneur
c) TV Actor
d) Union Minister
e) None of these

Q.104 With whom Rotary India Humanity Foundation has entered into partnership to telecast e-content for learning
of students?

a) NCERT
b) CBSE
c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
d) IIT-Bombay
e) None of these

Q.105 Which city topped in 26th Annual Cost of Living Survey 2020 by Mercer?

a) New York
b) Singapore
c) Hong Kong
d) Geneva
e) None of these

Q.106 With whom Indian Council of Agricultural Research has partnered to carry out research, testing and validation
of various products through ICAR institutes?

a) EXIM Bank
b) Agriculture Insurance Company of India

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c) Indian Farmers and Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd (IFFCO)


d) NABARD
e) None of these

Q.107 Which state launched Jagananna Chedodu Scheme?

a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
e) None of these

Q.108 As per OECD, Indian Economy to contract at ___% for FY 21?

a) 2.8%
b) 3.7%
c) 4.5%
d) 1.5%
e) None of these

Q.109 Where is the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) complex built in India?

a) Kochi, Kerala
b) Mumbai. Maharashtra
c) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Island
d) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.110 Shobha Sekhar, who is recently honoured with Medal of the order of Australia, belongs to which profession?

a) Musician
b) Bharatanatyam Dancer
c) Theatre Artist
d) Educationist
e) None of these

Q.111 Oleksandr Gvozdyk, has recently announced his retirement from which sports?

a) Boxing
b) Tennis
c) Weight Lifting
d) Running
e) None of these

Q.112 Government of India increased custom duty on bamboo from 10% to ___%?

a) 14%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 34%
e) None of these

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Q.113 Tony Dunne, who passed away recently, belonged to which sports?

a) Basket Ball
b) Cricket
c) Football
d) Golf
e) None of these

Q.114 When is World Day against Child Labour marked?

a) 11th June
b) 12th June
c) 13th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.115 Which union minister launched the Sahakar Mitra Scheme funded by NCDC?

a) Amit Shah
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Narendra Singh Tomar
d) Piyush Goyal
e) None of these

Q.116 RBI has restricted which of the following bank from granting fresh loans and accepting deposits for six months?

a) People’s Co-operative Bank (Kanpur)


b) Rajkot Nagrik Sahakari Bank
c) Greater Bombay Co-operative Bank
d) Akola Urban Co-operative Bank
e) None of these

Q.117 Which of the following university/institute topped the 2020 Nature Index?

a) Stanford University
b) Chinese Academy of Sciences
c) Harvard University
d) Max Planck Society, Germany
e) None of these

Q.118 Who addressed 95th Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Annual Plenary session 2020?

a) Narendra Modi
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) President Ram Nath Kovind
d) Amit Shah
e) None of these

Q.119 Which organisation constituted Joint Science Communication Forum?

a) CSIR

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b) IIT Delhi
c) Department of Science and Technology
d) Ministry of Science and Technology
e) None of these

Q.120 Rattan Lal, who has received World Food Prize 2020, belongs to which profession?

a) Dietician
b) Soil Scientist
c) Shef
d) Food Process Engineer
e) None of these

Q.121 Gulzar Dehlvi, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Eductionist
b) Poet
c) Author
d) Painter
e) None of these

Q.122 When is International Albinism Awareness Day marked?

a) 14th April
b) 29 March
c) 13th June
d) 21st October
e) None of these

Q.123 Empays partners with __________ to enable contactless ATM withdrawals?

a) Visa
b) Union Bank of India
c) Federal Bank
d) MasterCard
e) None of these

Q.124 Which of the following construction sector organisation has become the first on to become fully digital?

a) Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd


b) National Project Construction Corporation Ltd
c) National Highway Authority of India
d) Hindustan Prefab Ltd
e) None of these

Q.125 Which State/UT launched ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’ mobile app?

a) Delhi
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Goa

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e) None of these

Q.126 Which institute has developed an AI-Based system to track social distancing?

a) IIT Kharagpur
b) IIT Roorkee
c) IIT Delhi
d) IIT Bombay
e) None of these

Q.127 What is the name of web-based solution launched by GOI which provides availability of critical healthcare
supply commodities in real-time basis?

a) Arogyacare
b) Arogyaseva
c) Arogyamarg
d) Aarogyapath
e) None of these

Q.128 What is the name of the initiative programme launched in Hyderabad to support and empower women who
are victims of domestic violence and abuse?

a) WOMEN
b) STREE
c) MAHILA
d) DURGA
e) None of these

Q.129 Which state has given ‘Corona Warriors’ status to Divyang Aganwadi Workers?

a) Rajasthan
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Punjab
e) None of these

Q.130 When is World Blood Donor Day marked?

a) 21st June
b) 22nd June
c) 13th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.131 What is the theme of World Blood Donor Day?

a) Donate Blood for Healthy living


b) Donate Blood and Save Life
c) Be the Blood Donor
d) Safe Blood Save Lives
e) None of these

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Q.132 Which is the first state to get ISO certification for its tribal hostels?

a) Assam
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Punjab
e) None of these

Q.133 Who will head the committee set up by RBI to review the ownership and corporate structure of Indian private
sector banks?

a) S.C. Murmu
b) Dr Prassanna Kumar Mohanty
c) Prof Sachin Chaturvedi
d) Shri Mohan Yadav
e) None of these

Q.134 Who is selected as Brand ambassador for Bihar Khadi?

a) Virat Kohli
b) MS Dhoni
c) Pankaj Tripathi
d) Shekhar Suman
e) None of these

Q.135 I-FLOWS’- A flood warning system, is launched in which state?

a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Goa
e) None of these

Q.136 Recently, EXIM Bank provided LOC $215.68 million to which country?

a) Azerbaijan
b) Malawi
c) Australia
d) Belarus
e) None of these

Q.137 Which organisation launched ‘GermiKlean’ a dry heat treatment chamber to sanitize uniform of security force?

a) IIT Delhi
b) DRDO
c) Indian Navy
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

Q.138 When is World Wind Day marked?

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a) 21st June
b) 22nd June
c) 15th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.139 When is World Elder Abuse Day marked?

a) 21st June
b) 22nd June
c) 15th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.140 Vasant Raiji, who passed away recently, belonged to which sports?

a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) Cricket
d) Boxing
e) None of these

Q.141 Recently which country has joined Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)?

a) India
b) China
c) Mauritius
d) Thailand
e) None of these

Q.142 Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) will be hosted by which of the following organisation?

a) OPEC
b) OECD
c) NATO
d) ASEAN
e) None of these

Q.143 Recently RBI has released a new set of framework for which of the following?

a) Prudential norms on Income recognition


b) Financial Market Infrastructure
c) Retail Payment System
d) Both (b) and (c)
e) None of these

Q.144 Which of the following railway zone launched ‘Captain Arjun’ AI-based robot?

a) Northern Railway
b) South Central Railway
c) Central Railway

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d) North Eastern Railway


e) None of these

Q.145 Which private sector bank has launched Insta FlexiCash facility to its salary account customers?

a) HDFC Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) ICICI Bank
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
e) None of these

Q.146 What is the name of the device launched by Union Minister of State of Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy which kills
viruses and other germs by sterilizing, sanitizing and disinfecting in large areas?

a) GermiCombat
b) GermiGO
c) GermiKlean
d) GermiBAN
e) None of these

Q.147 Who is appointed as India’s next ambassador to the Philippines?

a) Shambhu S Kumaran
b) Anil Valluri
c) Jaideep Mazumdar
d) Both a and b
e) None of these

Q.148 When is International Day of Family Remittance marked?

a) 19th June
b) 16th June
c) 13th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.149 Matt Poore, who passed away recently belonged to which profession?

a) Businessman
b) Actor
c) Sports
d) Magician
e) None of these

Q.150 Who has launched India’s first online delivery based natural gas trading platform named as Indian Gas
Exchange (IGX)?

a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Piyush Goyal
c) Dharmendra Pradhan
d) Ravi Shankar Prasad

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e) None of these

Q.151 Where is the headquarter of India’s first online delivery based natural gas trading platform named as Indian
Gas Exchange (IGX)?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) New Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
e) None of these

Q.152 Which of the following organisation has launched Multi-Location Claim Settlement Facility?

a) ESIC
b) RBI
c) CBIC
d) EPFO
e) None of these

Q.153 Government of Maharashtra has signed total of 12 Memorandum of Understaffing (MoU) with domestic and
foreign companies for FDI worth over Rs _________?

a) Rs 22,000 crores
b) Rs 20,000 crores
c) Rs 15,000 crores
d) Rs 16,000 crores
e) None of these

Q.154 Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev, has recently announced his resignation from Prime Minister Post of which
country?

a) Kazakhstan
b) Uzbekistan
c) Tajikistan
d) Kyrgyzstan
e) None of these

Q.155 Which payment bank launched Suraksha Salary Account for MSME’s’?

a) Fino Payment Bank


b) Airtel Payment Bank
c) Paytm Payment Bank
d) Jio Payment Bank
e) None of these

Q.156 Which state topped in the list of providing employment under MGNREGA Scheme?

a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu

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e) None of these

Q.157 When is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought marked?

a) 17th June
b) 16th June
c) 13th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.158 Heera Singh Rana, who passed away recently belonged to which profession?

a) Freedom Fighter
b) Lok Sabha MP
c) Hockey Player
d) Folk Singer
e) None of these

Q.159 India ranked at which position, in terms of FDI in 2019 as per ‘World Investment Report 2020’ by UNCTAD?

a) 12th
b) 9th
c) 14th
d) 16th
e) None of these

Q.160 Which insurance company in India has launched India’s first-ever insurance policy for drone owners and
operators?

a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company


b) IFFCO Tokiyo General Insurance Company
c) Max Life Insurance
d) TATA AIG Insurance
e) None of these

Q.161 Who headed the committee which proposed measures to strengthen the enforcement and recovery
mechanism of SEBI?

a) Pratap Venugopal
b) Ajay Tyagi
c) Anil Dave
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

Q.162 Which country topped the IMD World Competitive Index 2020?

a) United States
b) Switzerland
c) Singapore
d) Denmark
e) None of these

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Q.163 With whom Maruti Suzuki has partnered to offer car loan?

a) Andhra Bank
b) Bandhan Bank
c) Laxmi Vilas Bank
d) Karur Vysya Bank
e) None of these

Q.164 Which state has launched ‘Karmo Bhumi’ job portal for IT professionals?

a) Assam
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
e) None of these

Q.165 Which of the following tech organisation from India is included in WEF’s 2020 Technology Pioneers?

a) Zest Money
b) KPIT Technologies
c) Rolta India Ltd
d) Mindtree
e) None of these

Q.166 When is Sustainable Gastronomy Day marked?

a) 17th June
b) 18th June
c) 13th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.167 Achyut Usgaonkar, who passed away recently belonged to which profession?

a) Businessman
b) Minister
c) Sports
d) Folk Singer
e) None of these

Q.168 Which state celebrated Raja Parba Festival?

a) Assam
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
e) None of these

Q.169 Which country will be hosting 4th Asian Youth Para Games 2021?

a) Bahrain

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b) Russia
c) Azerbaijan
d) Japan
e) None of these

Q.170 RBI has proposed changes of minimum Net owned Funds (NOF) for HFCs from the current requirement of Rs 10
crore to _____?

a) Rs 15 crore
b) Rs 20 crore
c) Rs 25 crore
d) Rs 30 crore
e) None of these

Q.171 Who is appointed as new President of 75th Session of UN General Assembly?

a) Kubatbek Boronov
b) Tijjani Muhammad – Bande
c) Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev
d) Volkan Bozkir
e) None of these

Q.172 Who is appointed as new as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan?

a) Kubatbek Boronov
b) Tijjani Muhammad – Bande
c) Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev
d) Volkan Bozkir
e) None of these

Q.173 Which bank launched SARAL Affordable Housing scheme?

a) Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd


b) ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd
c) Muthoot Homefin Ltd
d) Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd
e) None of these

Q.174 Which union minister inaugurated first India’s first mobile disease diagnostic laboratory for COVID-19.?

a) Dr Harsh Vardhan
b) Prakash Javdekar
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Nirmala Sitharaman
e) None of these

Q.175 Which state-observed Mask day on 18th June 2020?

a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Arunachal Pradesh

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d) Uttar Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.176 Where is Composite Regional Center for skill development, rehabilitation and employment for PWD people
inaugurated?

a) Jharkhand
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.177 Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasted Indian economy to contract at _____% in FY 2021?

a) 3%
b) 4%
c) 5%
d) 6%
e) None of these

Q.178 Who among the following has constituted Project Development Cell (PDC) launched by MNRE?

a) Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi


b) D K Jain
c) Ruchin Gupta
d) Amitesh Kumar Sinha
e) None of these

Q.179 Which ministry has prepared India first climate national report on climate crisis?

a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change


b) Ministry of Development of North Eastern region
c) Ministry Earth Science
d) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
e) None of these

Q.180 Who is appointed as new Chairman of Economic Think Tank Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?

a) Vijay Kelkar
b) Urjit Patel
c) Viral Acharya
d) Chanda Kochhar
e) None of these

Q.181 Who is appointed as brand ambassadors for JSW Cement?

a) Sourav Ganguly
b) Sunil Chhetri
c) Neeraj Chopra
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) None of these

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Q.182 As per SEBI’s recent amendment promoters who are owning 25% or more shares or voting rights in a company
can increase their shareholding up to ____% in a year?

a) 20%
b) 10%
c) 25%
d) 5%
e) None of these

Q.183 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has signed MoU with whom to build PM SAVNidhi Scheme?

a) Industrial Investment Bank of India


b) SEBI
c) SIDBI
d) NABARD
e) None of these

Q.184 With which bank Universal Sompo General Insurance Company launched a health insurance policy to cover
COVID-19 pandemic?

a) South Indian Bank


b) Karnataka Bank
c) Andhra Bank
d) Canara Bank
e) None of these

Q.185 When is World Refugee Day marked?

a) 19th June
b) 12th June
c) 20th June
d) 14th June
e) None of these

Q.186 B P R Vithal, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Fim Director
b) Archaeologist
c) Economist
d) Scientist
e) None of these

Q.187 Where will be Global Business Service Center of UK based ‘British Petroleum’ setup?

a) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh


b) Pune, Maharashtra
c) Noida, Uttar Pradesh
d) Jaipur, Rajasthan
e) None of these

Q.188 Which institute has developed Herbal Infusion Technology for the farmers of the mid-Himalayan region?

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a) IIT-Kanpur
b) CSIR
c) IIT-Mandi
d) IIT-Kharagpur
e) None of these

Q.189 Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan includes the inclusion of how many rupees for providing job opportunities to
migrant workers?

a) Rs 55,000 crore
b) Rs 60,000 crore
c) Rs 50,000 crore
d) Rs 40,000 crore
e) None of these

Q.190 With whom Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has partnered to establish innovation and
entrepreneurship skills in India?

a) State Bank of India


b) ONGC
c) HDFC Bank
d) Coal India Ltd
e) None of these

Q.191 Who among the following chaired the 32nd Virtual EAG Plenary Meeting?

a) Farhod Bilolov
b) Xiangmin Liu
c) Yury Chikhachin
d) Both (a) and (c)
e) None of these

Q.192 What was the theme for International Day of Yoga 2020?

a) Yoga for Health- Yoga at Home


b) Say Yes to Yoga
c) Yoga- Healthy way of living
d) Yoga for all age group
e) None of these

Q.193 When is World Music Day marked?

a) 19th June
b) 21st June
c) 20th June
d) 18th June
e) None of these

Q.194 Vidyaben Shah, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Social Worker

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b) Archaeologist
c) Economist
d) Scientist
e) None of these

Q.195 What is the rank of India in 69th Statistical Review of World Energy Report 2020 which describes global energy
consumption for 2019?

a) 4th
b) 3rd
c) 2nd
d) 5th
e) None of these

Q.196 Which country topped in 69th Statistical Review of World Energy Report 2020 which describes global energy
consumption for 2019?

a) India
b) China
c) UK
d) USA
e) None of these

Q.197 Who will head the committee formed by NITI Aayog to develop a job platform for migrant workers?

a) PM Narendra Modi
b) Amitabh Kant
c) Rajiv Kumar
d) Santosh KumarGangwar
e) None of these

Q.198 Recently RBI has allowed an extension in withdrawal limit of PMC bank depositors from Rs 50,000 to Rs ___?

a) Rs 70,000
b) Rs 1 lakh
c) Rs 1.5 lakh
d) Rs 80,000
e) None of these

Q.199 Hyundai Motor India Ltd has partnered with which bank to offer industry-first online auto retail financing to its
customers?

a) State Bank of India


b) Axis Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
e) None of these

Q.200 Who is elected as a player member of International Tennis Federation Men’s Player Panel?

a) Alexander Zverev

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b) Niki Poonacha
c) Nick Kyrgios
d) Maria Sharapova
e) None of these

Q.201 Which Indian Bank has offered financial support to Nicaragua government?

a) State Bank of India


b) EXIM Bank
c) IDFC First Bank
d) Union Bank of India
e) None of these

Q.202 Rajinder Goel, who passed away recently, belonged to which sports?

a) Golf
b) Cricket
c) Weight Lifting
d) Wrestling
e) None of these

Q.203 International Transport Forum (ITF) has partnered with which organisation in India to launch the
‘Decarbonising Transport in India’ project?

a) NHAI
b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
c) NITI Aayog
d) National Project Construction Corporation Ltd
e) None of these

Q.204 Who among the following inaugurated the ‘Virtual India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020’?

a) Prakash Javadekar
b) Prahlad Singh Patel
c) Prasoon Joshi
d) Javed Akhtar
e) None of these

Q.205 Which of the following organisation organized India’s first Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene Expo 2020?

a) AIIMS Delhi
b) NPCI
c) Confederation of Indian Industry
d) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
e) None of these

Q.206 POWERGRID and EdCIL to set up smart classrooms in 100 schools of which state?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Rajasthan

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d) Assam
e) None of these

Q.207 Who is appointed as next Ambassador of India to Zimbabwe?

a) T. Tabi Sankar
b) R. Masakui
c) Vijay Khanduja
d) Dr. N Rajendran
e) None of these

Q.208 Who is appointed as CEO of Indian Financial Technology and Allies Services (IFTAS)?

a) T. Tabi Sankar
b) R. Masakui
c) Vijay Khanduja
d) Dr N Rajendran
e) None of these

Q.209 Who is the author of the book ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King who saved India’?

a) Arundhato Roy
b) Amish Tripath
c) Ravinder Singh
d) Amitav Ghosh
e) None of these

Q.210 When is World Olympic Day marked?

a) 22nd June
b) 23rd June
c) 24th June
d) 25th June
e) None of these

Q.211 Steve Bing, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Golf Player
b) Historian
c) Economist
d) Movie Producer
e) None of these

Q.212 Which of the following organisation has provided a financial support of USD 1.05 billion to create job
opportunities in Bangladesh?

a) AIIB
b) World Bank
c) UNDP
d) UNICEF
e) None of these

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Q.213 Which of the following organisation hosted a webinar on Food Processing Edition of Exclusive Investment
Forum launched by Harsimrat Kaur Badal?

a) Confederation of Indian Industry


b) Food Corporation of India
c) NITI Aayog
d) Invest India
e) None of these

Q.214 The Reserve Bank of India has extended a special liquidity window of Rs ______ by another three months to
the private sector Yes Bank?

a) Rs 40,000 crore
b) Rs 50,000 crore
c) Rs 45,000 crore
d) Rs 55,000 crore
e) None of these

Q.215 What amount of financial support is offered by ‘KBL Micro Mitra’, a product of Karnataka Bank for MSMEs?

a) Rs 10 lakhs
b) Rs 5 lakhs
c) Rs 15 lakhs
d) Rs 20 lakhs
e) None of these

Q.216 What is the name of the product launched by Karnataka Bank to provide financial assistance to MSMEs?

a) KBL Micro Product


b) KBL MSME Mitra
c) KBL MSME Product
d) KBL Micro Mitra
e) None of these

Q.217 What is the GDP growth for FY 2020 marked by Moody’s Investor Service in its latest Global Macro Outlook
report 2020-21?

a) 3.5%
b) 4.2%
c) 3.1%
d) 4.0%
e) None of these

Q.218 Which state launched Indira Rasoi Yojana?

a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Telangana
d) Rajasthan
e) None of these

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Q.219 Which bank has launched ‘Swasth Card’?

a) ICICI Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Citi Bank
d) Yes Bank
e) None of these

Q.220 Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Golf Player
b) Historian
c) Economist
d) Journalist
e) None of these

Q.221 Pournima Zanane, who passed away recently, belonged to which Sports?

a) Shooter
b) Cricketer
c) Boxing
d) Swimming
e) None of these

Q.222 Which of the following institute developed ‘Dhruva’ a Navigation Chip?

a) IIT Kanpur
b) IIT Kharagpur
c) IIT Bombay
d) IIT Roorkee
e) None of these

Q.223 Which union minister announced that all cooperative banks will come under the supervision of Reserve Bank of
India?

a) Ravi Shankar Prasad


b) Piyush Goyal
c) Nirmala Sitharaman
d) Prakash Javadekar
e) None of these

Q.224 What amount of guarantee cover will be offered to MSMEs under Distressed Assets Fund-Subordinate Debt for
MSMEs’ which is the credit guarantee scheme for sub-ordinate debt (CGSSD)?

a) Rs 30000 crore
b) Rs 15000 crore
c) Rs 20000 crore
d) Rs 10000 crore
e) None of these

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Q.225 In partnership with whom Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched ‘Skills Build
Reignite’ Platform?

a) IBM
b) Infosys
c) TCS
d) Tech Mahindra
e) None of these

Q.226 Which state launched Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho?

a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Tripura
d) Arunachal Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.227 Adani Power to acquire how many per cent stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC)?

a) 35%
b) 49%
c) 28%
d) 57%
e) None of these

Q.228 Joel Schumacher, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?

a) Golf Player
b) Historian
c) NASA Scientist
d) Hollywood Film Director
e) None of these

Q.229 When is Day of Seafarer observed?

a) 24th June
b) 26th July
c) 25th June
d) 15th July
e) None of these

Q.230 In which of the following country/ countries World’s First Gold-Backed Digital Gold Currency was launched?

a) Africa
b) India
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) China
e) None of these

Q.231 What is the name of the blood donation mobile app launched by Dr Harsh Vardhan?

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a) AccessBlood
b) BloodService app
c) eBloodServices
d) eRaktaSeva
e) None of these

Q.232 Who is appointed as new President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

a) Steve Smith
b) Chris Gayle
c) Charlotte Edwards
d) Clare Connor
e) None of these

Q.233 Who is appointed as Ambassador at 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020?

a) Priyanka Chopra
b) Anushka Sharma
c) Diya Mirza
d) Deepika Padukone
e) None of these

Q.234 Which of the following organisation has launched ‘Navigating the New Normal’ campaign?

a) IIT-Bombay
b) Infosys
c) NITI Aayog
d) NABARD
e) None of these

Q.235 Which state launched ‘Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar’ Scheme?

a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Tripura
d) Arunachal Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.236 Which state launched Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat
e) None of these

Q.237 Gulabbai Sangamnerkar, who is recently awarded lifetime achievement award of Vithabai Naryangaokar,
belonged to which profession?

a) Professor
b) Doctor

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c) Social Activist
d) Folk Artist
e) None of these

Q.238 When is International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Observed?

a) 24th June
b) 26th June
c) 25th July
d) 15th July
e) None of these

Q.239 When is International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed?

a) 24th June
b) 26th June
c) 25th July
d) 15th July
e) None of these

Q.240 Which state won e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020?

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujrat
e) None of these

Q.241 Who launched Aatma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan via video conference?

a) Nirmala Sithraman
b) Piyush Goyal
c) PM Narendra Modi
d) Amit Shah
e) None of these

Q.242 Recently Karnataka Government has amended which of the following act?

a) Industries
b) Education
c) Transport
d) Forest
e) None of these

Q.243 Who is appointed to head the committee to look into insurance products to be offered to the Drones?

a) Vijay Khanduja
b) Anjan Dey
c) Dr N Rajendran
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

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Q.244 Who is appointed to head the committee to look into Assam’s Gas Leak?

a) Dr N Rajendran
b) Anjan Dey
c) BP Katakey
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

Q.245 In partnership with whom UDMA Technologies has launched ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app?

a) IIT-Bombay
b) Yes Bank
c) NITI Aayog
d) Axis Bank
e) None of these

Q.246 Which is the first airport to install Aviation Weather Monitoring System (AWMS) technology?

a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport


b) Mumbai International Airport Ltd
c) Delhi International Airport Ltd
d) Bengaluru International Airport Ltd
e) None of these

Q.247 Rachel Priest, announced his retirement from which of the following sports?

a) Cricket
b) Football
c) Golf
d) Tennis
e) None of these

Q.248 When is Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day Observed?

a) 24th June
b) 27th June
c) 25th July
d) 15th July
e) None of these

Q.249 Which organisation organized Defence Conclave 2020 Gujarat?

a) HAL
b) FICCI
c) Confederation of Indian Industry, Gujarat
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

Q.250 Central government has provided Rs. 4125 crore to rejuvenate small, medium and tiny industry sector of which
state?

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a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.251 What is rank of India, as per the ‘Annual Banking Statistics 2019 Report’ released by Swiss National Bank?

a) 45th
b) 85th
c) 69th
d) 77th
e) None of these

Q.252 Which country topped the ‘Annual Banking Statistics 2019 Report’ released by Swiss National Bank?

a) USA
b) China
c) United Kingdom
d) West Indies
e) None of these

Q.253 Which state launched ‘Maha Parwana’ initiative?

a) Bihar
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) None of these

Q.254 In which state Product Application and Development Centre (PADC) established?

a) Assam
b) Odisha
c) Sikkim
d) Nagaland
e) None of these

Q.255 Which team won English Premier League 2019-20 title?

a) Arsenal
b) Tottenham
c) Liverpool
d) Manchester United
e) None of these

Q.256 Who is the first Indian chess Grandmaster to join the USD 150,000 Chessable Masters?

a) Vidit Gujarthi
b) Humpy Koneru
c) Baskaran Adhibam

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d) P. Harikrishna
e) None of these

Q.257 What is the minimum amount to be issued for Floating Rate Saving Bonds Taxable Scheme?

a) Rs 500
b) Rs 1000
c) Rs 100
d) Rs 5000
e) None of these

Q.258 Which of the following organisation has launched ‘Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund’?

a) Confederation of Indian Industry


b) SIDBI
c) RBI
d) NABARD
e) None of these

Q.259 Who among the following promulgated Banking Regulation Amendment Ordinance 2020?

a) Nirmala Sitharaman
b) Shaktikanta Das
c) President Ram Nath Kovind
d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
e) None of these

Q.260 Micheal Martin, has been appointed as Prime Minister of which country?

a) Iceland
b) Sweden
c) Scotland
d) Ireland
e) None of these

Q.261 Which country hosted G20 Extraordinary Vitual Education Minister’s Meet?

a) China
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Germany
d) France
e) None of these

Q.262 When is National Statistics Day marked?

a) 29th June 2020


b) 28th June 2020
c) 27th June 2020
d) 30th June 2020
e) None of these

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Q.263 Which organisation to rename its headquarter after Mary W. Jackson?

a) UNESCO
b) WTO
c) WHO
d) NASA
e) None of these

Q.264 Which Indian cricketer topped in the poll conducted by Wisden India and has become Greatest Indian Test
Batsman of all time?

a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
d) Rahul Dravid
e) None of these

Q.265 Recently India signed an agreement with which country to develop Hydroelectric Project of 600 Megawatt?

a) Bangladesh
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Bhutan
e) None of these

Q.266 Which of the following organisation has approved a loan for India to execute STARS Project?

a) IMF
b) UNESCO
c) World Bank
d) AIIB
e) None of these

Q.267 Which state has launched ‘Project Platina’ which is the world’s largest plasma therapy trials for COVID-19
patients?

a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
e) None of these

Q.268 Lazarus Chakwera has been appointed as President of which country?

a) Lesotho
b) Burundi
c) Malawi
d) Ireland
e) None of these

Q.269 Who among the following has given an additional charge as Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

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a) Anandiben Patel
b) Satya Pal Malik
c) Najma Heptulla
d) IR N Ravi
e) None of these

Q.270 Who chaired the 49th Governing Council Meeting of NPC?

a) Smriti Irani
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Piyush Goyal
d) Nirmala Sitharaman
e) None of these

Q.271 When is International Day of Parliamentarism marked?

a) 29th June 2020


b) 28th June 2020
c) 27th June 2020
d) 30th June 2020
e) None of these

Q.272 Who is awarded 20th Annual BET Awards 2020 for long-standing philanthropic work and the recent
contribution in relief efforts of COVID-19?

a) Nicki Minaj
b) Rihanna
c) Popstar Beyonce
d) Jeniffer Lopez
e) None of these

Q.273 When is International Asteroid Day marked?

a) 29th June 2020


b) 28th June 2020
c) 27th June 2020
d) 30th June 2020
e) None of these

Q.274 Geetha Nagabhusahn, who passed away recently belonged to which profession?

a) Kannada Writer
b) Kathak Dancer
c) Social Activist
d) Scientist
e) None of these

Q.275 Which state’s Health Minister is recently honoured by United Nations for the efforts in combating COVID-19 in
the state?

a) Tamil Nadu

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b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab
e) None of these

Q.276 Which is the first country to control locust through drones?

a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Indonesia
d) China
e) None of these

ANSWERS
Ans.1 (D) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy launched an initiative called ‘One Sun One World One Grid’. This
initiative is launched to interconnect renewable energy by sharing solar resources with more than 140 countries of West
Asia and South East Asia.

Ans.2 (B) He has been appointed as CEO of FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). He has replaced GSG
Ayyangar.

Ans.3 (D) He has been appointed as MD of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) for a tenure of 3 years. He is
appointed by the committee headed by PM Narendra Modi.

Ans.4 (B) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an amount of Rs 1,050
crores as a special liquidity facility to the farmers and economically weaker section of West Bengal state.

Ans.5 (B) Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has revealed that Foreign Direct Investment
increased by 18% to $73.46 billion for the financial year 2019-20. It has been marked as the highest increase in the last
four years.

Ans.6 (A) World Milk Day is marked 1st June.

Ans.7 (A) Global Day of Parents is marked 1st June.

Ans.8 (C) It is a Video Blogging contest launched by PM Narendra Modi. It’s a joint effort of the Ministry of Ayush and
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

Ans.9 (B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a technology platform called CHAMPIONS (Creation and Harmonics
Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength).

Ans.10 (D) Sports Authority of India (SAI) in collaboration with National Sports Federations (NSF) has launched India’s
first ever sports e-pathshala named as Khelo India e-Pathshala.

Ans.11 (C) He has been appointed as Chairman of the committee on Service Provider of IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy
of India).

Ans.12 (C) He has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel, GOI. He has replaced Binoy Kumar.

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Ans.13 (C) National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has delivered an end-to-end
coronavirus tracking platform for Karnataka which is named as Karnataka Listening Dashboard for COVID-19.

Ans.14 (C) Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Communications and Law and Justice, Ravi
Shankar Prasad launched a National program for youth in India called as ‘Responsible AI for Youth’.

Ans.15 (C) He has become the only cricketer to feature in Forbes list of the 100 highest paid athlete in the world for
2020. He has ranked at number 66 with his earnings to be $26 million. The list has been topped by Roger Federer.

Ans.16 (B) India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced and has warned that Cyclone Nisarga to hit Arabian Sea
and will affect to the states of Maharashtra and Gujrat.

Ans.17 (D) Yes Bank Limited has acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd. This acquisition in stakes leads to invocation
of Rs 44.53 crores in India’s Direct to home (DTH) service provider.

Ans.18 (C) Government of India has come up with a move to launch Kisan Credit Card (KCC) for Dairy farmers. The Kisan
Credit Card (KCC) will prove beneficial to 1.5 crore dairy farmers who come under the category of milk unions and milk
producing companies.

Ans.19 (B) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a disinfection unit called ‘Ultra
Swachh’. The disinfection unit will help to disinfect materials like electronic equipments, fabrics, PPE kits etc.

Ans.20 (D) Moddy’s Investor Service has lowered India’s Sovereign Credit Rating lowered to Baa3. It has been lowered
from Baa2 to Baa3.

Ans.21 (A) Ircon International Ltd has signed a MoU with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL)
and Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited (AYANA) which is an NIIF platform to explore solar energy and to work on
its opportunities in the country.

Ans.22 (A) Startup Blink which is an global innovation mapping and research company has released its Start-up
Ecosystems Ranking Report 2020 titled as ‘Countries Global Ranking of Startup Ecosystem 2020’. The ranking is topped
by United States followed by United Kingdom.

Ans.23 (B) Jayantilal Nanoma was archery coach.

Ans.24 (C) Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram are recently added in ‘One Nation One Ration Card Scheme’ which is based on
Integrated Management of Public Distribution System.

Ans.25 (B) World Bicycle Day is observed 3rd June.

Ans.26 (C) Union Minister of State (IC)Power and New and Renewable Energy and Union Minister of State for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship R.K. Singh has launched Pan-India Real Team Market (RTM) in Electricity through
video conference in New Delhi.

Ans.27 (B) The outlay of ‘Electronics Manufacturing Scheme 2.0’ is Rs 50,000 crore which will help to boost electronics
market in India and which will lead to achieving USD 1 Trillion digital Indian economy and a USD 5 Trillion GDP by 2025.

Ans.28 (B) He has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Kuwait. He will be replacing K. Jeeva Sagar.

Ans.29 (C) He has been appointed as new CMD of National Fertilizers Limited. He will be replacing Manoj Mishra.

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Ans.30 (A) She has been appointed as next high commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. She will be replacing
Ruchi Ghanashyam.

Ans.31 (A) He is MD and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank and now has taken over as President of Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII). He will be replacing Vikram Kirloskar. Sanjiv Bajaj has been appointed as Vice President of Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII).

Ans.32 (C) The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has collaborated with National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) to support human spaceflight missions to the Moon ,Mars and beyond.

Ans.33 (C) India signs MoU with Bhutan to improve the co-operation in the areas of Environment. The MoU was
approved by a cabinet committee chaired by PM Narendra Modi.

Ans.34 (B) International Day of Innocent Children of Aggression is observed 4th June.

Ans.35 (D) It is a mobile phone android application launched by Delhi Government to provide information about the
availability of beds and ventilators in government as well as private hospitals of Delhi.

Ans.36 (A) Basu Chatterjee was film maker.

Ans.37 (C) Riaz Sheikh was former Pakistani Cricketer, passed away due to Coronavirus.

Ans.38 (B) It is an Indian NGO and has won World No Tobacco Award 2020 by WHO. SEEDS stands for Socio-Economic
and Educational Development Society (SEEDS).

Ans.39 (B) DBS Bank has partnered with Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCIL) to grant real-time payment
solution facility to the truck drivers with the help of DBS RAPID (Real-time Application Program Interface of DBS).

Ans.40 (C) GAIL India Ltd, a Natural Gas Company has signed a MoU with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to develop
Trigeneration projects in India.

Ans.41 (A) The PIDF is set up with an allocation of Rs 500 crore with an initial contribution of Rs 250 crore by RBI which is
half-covering of the fund and rest half will be from card issuing banks and card networks operating in India.

Ans.42 (D) Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was conducted on 4th June 2020 and was hosted by United Kingdom.
United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the Global Vaccine Summit 2020.

Ans.43 (B) In the summit, India pledged to contribute 15 million US dollars to Gavi. Gavi is an International Vaccine
Alliance which co-ordinates vaccinations across the world.

Ans.44 (A) Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has launched ‘MeraVetan’ Mobile App for government
employees. It is launched to provide salary related information to the employees.

Ans.45 (C) World Environment Day is observed 5th June.

Ans.46 (B) Giant Social media tech platform Facebook is set to acquire a 9.9% stake in Jio Platform via Jaadhu Holdings
which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Facebook.

Ans.47 (B) Anwar Sagar was Lyricist by profession.

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Ans.48 (C) It is launched by the Chhattisgarh government to maintain the mental health of police. Under this campaign,
various interactive counselling sessions, various programmes like music and yoga therapies will be conducted for the
police.

Ans.49 (A) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has partnered with MAITREE Program (Market Integration and
Transformation Program for Energy Efficiency) to launch Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings Initiative. MAITREE
Program is launched by USAID (US Agency for International Development).

Ans.50 (D) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Human Resource Development Ministry and Ministry of
Housing and Urban Development have launched a TULIP Program which is an Urban Learning Internship Program.

Ans.51 (C) On the occasion of World Environment Day 2020 (5th June), the central government has come up with a
scheme titled as ‘Nagar Van’ or ‘Urban Forest’ Scheme. Under this scheme , forests in the urban areas of the country will
be developed within a span of 5 years.

Ans.52 (D) In the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Ranking report, India has become the third most
represented country which is having it's 8 instituted in top 100 lists. From Indian Institutes, the list is topped by Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) which is at the rank position of 36th.

Ans.53 (C) The Reserve Bank of India has released a survey report describing that Indian economy to contract 1.5% for
the financial year of 2021. The GDP to contract 1.5% for the financial year of 2020-21.

Ans.54 (C) It will be held in January 2021 by the World Economic Forum. The theme for the summit is decided as ‘The
Great Reset’.

Ans.55 (A) Russian Language Day is marked 6th June.

Ans.56 (B) Rupert Hine was a British film producer and songwriter.

Ans.57 (B) India and Australia Virtual Bilateral Summit were held between the PM of India Narendra Modi and PM of
Australia Scott Morrison. The two nations also announced a joint statement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
between them and also announced joint declaration on shared vision for Maritime co-operation in the Indo-Pacific.

Ans.58 (D) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari launched a campaign called ‘Prevention of
Human and Animal Mortality on Highways’. The campaign was launched via video conference and aims to reduce deaths
causing due to accidents on roads and highways.

Ans.59 (D) Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) has discovered a catalyst called
Molybdenum Dioxide which has proven to be low Cost and efficient way to generate hydrogen from water.

Ans.60 (C) President of India Ram Nath Kovind has announced two ordinances to boost the rural and agriculture sector
of India. Both the ordinances will aim to boost rural India and the farmers who are engaged in agriculture and allied
activities.

Ans.61 (A) She is an Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited and has been honoured with EY World Entrepreneur of the
Year 2020.

Ans.62 (A) World Food Safety Day is observed 7th June.

Ans.63 (A) Mubadala, which is an Investment company from Abu Dhabi has purchased 1.85% stake in Reliance Jio
Platform. The purchase of stake results in Rs 9093.6 crore.

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Ans.64 (D) It’s a football tournament. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has approved the hosting rights for AFC
Women’s Asian Cup 2022 to India.

Ans.65 (C) He has been ranked at 52nd position in the Forbes 100 world’s highest paid celebrities 2020 with an
estimated earnings of USD 48.5 million and is the only Indian included in the ranking list. The list is topped by Kylie
Jenner whose profession in modelling.

Ans.66 (C) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has allocated a special liquidity fund of Rs
270 crore to Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB). The fund has been allocated in the view of COVID-19 pandemic in order
to support farmers to carry out their agricultural activities.

Ans.67 (C) The Indian Space Research Organisation has signed a MoU agreement with ARIES (Aryabhatta Research
Institute of Observational Science) for the co-operation in the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and
Astrophysics.

Ans.68 (B) He has been appointed as the chairman of property firm Delhi Land and Finance Limited (DLF). He will be
replacing Kushal Pal Singh.

Ans.69 (B) He has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Romania. He will be replacing Thangluru Darlong.

Ans.70 (B) The United States International Development Finance Corporation (USIDFC) will be investing 350 million in
Indian Firms to support multiple projects in India.

Ans.71 (D) He was former Football Santosh Trophy player, passed away due to novel coronavirus.

Ans.72 (B) Online Waste Management platform:- It is launched in Andhra Pradesh.

Ans.73 (A) World Ocean Day is marked 8th June.

Ans.74 (C) He was former World gymnastic champion.

Ans.75 (C) India has signed MoU with Denmark in the field on Energy Co-operation in order to develop the power sector.
The two countries will boost their power sector on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.

Ans.76 (A) India has ranked at 168th position among 180 countries with a score of 27.6 out of 100 in Environment
Performance Index 2020.

Ans.77 (C) Yale University and Columbia University have jointly released Environment Performance Index 2020 (EPI
2020). The list has been topped by Denmark with a score of 82.5.

Ans.78 (C) COVID BEEP app is India’s first indigenous wireless physiological parameter monitoring system for coronavirus
patients. Its acronym is Continuous Oxygenation and Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod.

Ans.79 (D) The IT giant Tech Mahindra has signed a declaration of United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) initiative to
reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and energy conservation using latest technologies like IoT, AI and blockchain.

Ans.80 (A) The Indian Air Force has designed and inducted Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) for
the purpose of evacuation of critical patients suffering from COVID-19 from high altitude , isolated areas.

Ans.81 (D) Maruti Suzuki India has partnered with Mahindra Finance so that their customers can avail the benefit of
vehicle loans with wide loan facility options.

Ans.82 (C) ‘Thank Mom’ it is a plantation drive launched in Madhya Pradesh.


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Ans.83 (A) It has received the Global Media Awards 2020 by International News Media Association (INMA) in the
categories namely, Best Idea to acquire or retain advertising clients and in the Best initiative in response to COVID-19.

Ans.84 (B) It is released by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). The index has been topped by Gujarat
among the larger states and by Goa among the smaller states. Among the Union territories, it is topped by Chandigarh.

Ans.85 (C) He is an Indian poet and writer and the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins Award 2020.

Ans.86 (D) The Reserve Bank of India has released two draft documents titled as ‘Draft Comprehensive Framework for
Sale of Loan Exposures’ and ‘Draft Framework for Securitisation of Standard Assets’.

Ans.87 (C) The Global Economic Prospects describes analytical growth of various countries by considering various
parameters. As per the report, India’s growth to contract by 3.2% for the financial year 2020-21.

Ans.88 (D) World Bank has granted financial support by providing a loan amount of Rs 1950 crore to West Bengal. The
loan amount will help West Bengal to tackle the pandemic situation of COVID-19 and to carry out development work in
the state.

Ans.89 (C) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched a flagship programme called as ‘Turant
Customs’. The flagship programme will make use of technology for faster custom clearance of imported goods.

Ans.90 (C) PhonePe in partnership with ICICI Lombard has launched first of its kind travel insurance which is domestic
multi-trip insurance for all modes of travel within the country.

Ans.91 (B) She is an Indian athlete (Track and Field middle distance runner) and is recently banned by Athletics Integrity
Unit (AIU) for 4 years for testing positive for banned substances.

Ans.92 (A) National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati has signed MoU with
Hindustan Antibiotic Limited, Pune to produce 3D printed antimicrobial face shields and multi-layered masks.

Ans.93 (D) He was former Union Minister.

Ans.94 (B) World Accreditation Day is marked 9th June.

Ans.95 (B) An annual allotment of Rs 4000 crore has been approved by Government of India to State governments
under ‘Per drop more crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) for FY 2020-21.

Ans.96 (A) TCS iON, which is a unit of TCS has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The
partnership will provide access to the TCS iON digital classroom to the NSDC’s training partners.

Ans.97 (C) Javed Iqbal Wani:- He has been appointed as Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court by President Ram Nath
Kovind.

Ans.98 (D) Quacquarelli Symonds (QC) World University Ranking for 2021 is released. The ranking is topped by
Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) followed by Stanford University and Harvard University.

Ans.99 (B) ePaisa, a Point Of Sale (POS) solution provider in India has entered into a partnership with First Alliance Bank
(FAB) Ltd in Zambia to provide POS solutions in Africa.

Ans.100 (D) It is developed by IIT-Guwahati in order to have consistent and contactless air travel during COVID-19
pandemic situation.

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Ans.101 (B) He is a high jump champion player and now has been banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)
under the crime of using banned substances.

Ans.102 (C) The count of Asiatic Lions in India has increased from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020 which has thus resulted in
an increase of 29%, as per the announcement by Gujrat Government.

Ans.103 (C) He was television actor.

Ans.104 (A) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has signed a MoU with Rotary India
Humanity Foundation for e-learning contents to be telecasted all over NCERT Channels for class I to class XII
students. The two tie-ups are NCERT TV tie-up and DIKSHA App tie-up.

Ans.105 (C) Mercer has released the 26th Annual Cost of Living Survey 2020. As per the survey report, Hong Kong has
topped globally.

Ans.106 (C) Indian Farmers and Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd (IFFCO) has signed a MoU with Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) in order to carry out research, testing and validation of various products through ICAR institutes and
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs).

Ans.107 (C) Andhra Pradesh Government has launched Jagananna Chedodu Scheme to provide financial assistance to
tailors, barbers and washermen who have suffered a loss due to coronavirus.

Ans.108 (B) Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development has projected that Indian Economy to contract at
3.7% for FY 2020-2021.

Ans.109 (D) Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) was inaugurated at Eastern Naval Command (ENC) in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Ans.110 (A) She is an Indian musician and has received the Medal of the order of Australia (OAM).

Ans.111 (A) He is boxing champion from Ukraine and recently has announced his retirement.

Ans.112 (B) Government of India increased custom duty on bamboo from 10% to 25%.

Ans.113 (C) He was Footballer.

Ans.114 (B) World Day against Child Labour is marked 12th June.

Ans.115 (C) Sahakar Mitra is a Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP) of NCDC (National Cooperative Development
Corporation). It is launched by Union Agricultural and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Ans.116 (A) The Reserve Bank of India has restricted Kanpur, UP based People’s Co-operative Bank from granting fresh
loans and accepting deposits for six months i.e. from 10th June 2020.

Ans.117 (B) As per the report, top three institutions are Chinese Academy of Sciences holding 1st rank, followed by
Harvard University of USA and Max Planck Society, Germany at rank positions 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Ans.118 (A) PM Narendra Modi addressed 95th Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Annual Plenary session 2020 via
Video Conference. PM Modi addressed the industry heads to develop a self-reliant economy by strengthening the
determination of country.

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Ans.119 (C) Joint Science Communication Forum is constituted by DST (Department of Science and Technology). It is
constituted to facilitate interaction, co-operation and co-ordination among various public sector science communication
institutions and agencies.

Ans.120 (B) He is an Indian American Soil Scientist and is awarded with World Food Prize 2020.

Ans.121 (B) He was veteran Urdu poet.

Ans.122 (C) International Albinism Awareness Day is marked 13th June.

Ans.123 (D) Empays partners with MasterCard to enable contactless ATM withdrawals.

Ans.124 (C) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) which comes under the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, has become the first fully digitalized organisation under the construction sector category.

Ans.125 (B) Punjab Government has launched a mobile app called ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’. The app is launched to undertake
house to house surveillance in order to sustain the spread of coronavirus.

Ans.126 (A) Researchers at IIT Kharagpur has developed a cyber-physical system which is based on Artificial Intelligence
which will perform the monitoring and tracking the record of social distancing in public places and which will prove
beneficial in sustaining spread of COVID-19.

Ans.127 (D) Government of India has launched an Aarogyapath which is a web-based solution which provides availability
of critical healthcare supply commodities in a real-time basis.

Ans.128 (B) STREE Programme is launched in Hyderabad city. STREE stands for ‘She Triumphs Through Respect, Equality
and Empowerment’.

Ans.129 (C) It is the status given Divyang Aganwadi Workers by Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Ans.130 (D) World Blood Donor Day is marked 14th June.

Ans.131 (D) The theme of World Blood Donor Day is Safe Blood Save Lives.

Ans.132 (C) Odisha becomes the first state to get ISO certification for tribal hostels.

Ans.133 (B) The committee will be headed by Dr Prassanna Kumar Mohanty who is Central Board Director of RBI. The
committee is expected to submit the review and analysis report by 30th September 2020.

Ans.134 (C) He is selected as brand Ambassador for Bihar Khadi. He will promote Bihar Khadi and the country’s largest
Khadi mall in Patna.

Ans.135 (C) A state of the art flood warning system called ‘I-FLOWS’ is launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is launched
by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, Earth Science Dr, Harsh Vardhan Rathore
along with CM of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray.

Ans.136 (B) Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) has provided a line of credit of $215.68 million to Malawi
government.

Ans.137 (B) It is a dry heat treatment chamber developed by DRDO to sanitize uniform of the security forces.

Ans.138 (C) World Wind Day is marked 15th June.

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Ans.139 (C) World Elder Abuse Day is marked 15th June.

Ans.140 (C) He was India’s oldest first-class cricketer.

Ans.141 (A) India has joined as a founding member and has launched a Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI
or Gee-Pay).

Ans.142 (B) Hosting organisation for GPAI will be the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
and two centers of expertise from Montreal and Paris.

Ans.143 (D) The Reserve Bank of India has come up with a new framework with some changes in monitoring structure of
Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) and Retail Payment System (RPS).

Ans.144 (C) An Artificial Intelligence based technology Robot named as ‘Captain Arjun’ has been launched by Central
Railway zone. The robot has been launched to intensify surveillance and screening of passengers so that it will keep
watch on anti-social elements.

Ans.145 (C) ICICI Bank has launched an Insta FlexiCash facility to its salary account customers. The Insta FlexiCash is an
online overdraft facility (OD) by which customers can get approval for OD instantly with a paperless manner.

Ans.146 (D) Union Minister of State of Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy has launched ‘GermiBAN’ device which kills viruses
and other germs by sterilizing, sanitizing and disinfecting in large areas.

Ans.147 (A) He is appointed as India new Ambassador to the Philippines. He has replaced Jaideep Mazumdar.

Ans.148 (B) International Day of Family Remittance is marked 16th June.

Ans.149 (C) He was a former cricketer of New Zealand.

Ans.150 (C) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched India’s first online delivery
based natural gas trading platform named as Indian Gas Exchange (IGX).

Ans.151 (B) Headquarter of IGX is New Delhi and the Director will be Rajiv Srivastava. Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) will
provide seamless trading experience to the customer as it is a fully automated web-based interface.

Ans.152 (D) The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched the Multi-Location Claim Settlement
Facility. Multi-Location Claim Settlement Facility has been launched to expedite member claims.

Ans.153 (D) The Government of Maharashtra has signed total of 12 Memorandum of Understaffing (MoU) with
domestic and foreign companies for FDI worth over Rs 16,000 crores.

Ans.154 (D) He is Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister and has recently announced his resignation from the PM post.

Ans.155 (B) Airtel Payment Bank has launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account for MSME’s’. With the help of this account,
MSME and other organisations will be able to make cashless payments and provide financial security to their employees.

Ans.156 (B) Uttar Pradesh topped in the list of providing employment to the workers under Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA).

Ans.157 (A) World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is marked 17th June.

Ans.158 (D) He was folk singer from Uttarakhand.

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Ans.159 (B) United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN’s trade body has released ‘World
Investment Report 2020’. As per the report, India has become the 9th largest recipient of Foreign Direct investment for
2019.

Ans.160 (A) India’s first ‘pay as you fly’ insurance for drones is launched by HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company in
partnership with UK based tech firm Tropo Limited for drone owners of India.

Ans.161 (C) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a committee headed by former Supreme
Court Judge Anil Dave to strengthen the SEBI’s enforcement mechanism and also to improve its system of recovery of
siphoned off money.

Ans.162 (C) As per the report, India has stood at the ranking position of 43rd for this year. The report is topped by
Singapore followed by Denmark and Switzerland at 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.

Ans.163 (D) India’s car manufacturers Maruti Suzuki has partnered with Karur Vysya Bank to offer car loans for Maruti
vehicles.

Ans.164 (D) It is launched by West Bengal. It is a job portal to provide jobs to the IT experts and professionals who have
lost their job during the lockdown situation of COVID-19 and have returned to the state. launched by West Bengal.

Ans.165 (A) WEF’s 2020 Technology Pioneers from India– Zest Money and Stellapps.

Ans.166 (B) Sustainable Gastronomy Day is marked 18th June.

Ans.167 (B) He was former minister from Goa.

Ans.168 (C) It is celebrated in Odisha.

Ans.169 (A) Bahrain will be hosting 4th Asian Youth Para Games 2021.

Ans.170 (B) The Reserve Bank of India being the regulator of Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) has proposed changes
in rules and regulations of HFCs with an aim to increase and address concerns of liquidity and double financing.

Ans.171 (D) He is appointed as new President of 75th Session of UN General Assembly which will begin in September
2020. He has replaced Tijjani Muhammad - Bande.

Ans.172 (A) He is appointed as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. He has replaced Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev.

Ans.173 (B) ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd, which is an HFC has launched a special affordable housing loan scheme to
finance homes in rural and urban areas of India. The name of the scheme is SARAL.

Ans.174 (A) Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated India’s first mobile disease
diagnostic laboratory for COVID-19.

Ans.175 (B) Mask Day observed by Karnataka.

Ans.176 (A) Composite Regional Center (CRC) for skill development, rehabilitation and employment of persons with
physical disorders (PWDs) is inaugurated at Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Ans.177 (B) Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasted the Indian economy to contract at 4% in FY 2021.

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Ans.178 (D) MNRE has set up this PDC under its joint secretary Amitesh Kumar Sinha. The PDC will be represented by
Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Director of MNRE Ruchin Gupta and other official staff of Grid Solar Power Division and Invest
India.

Ans.179 (C) India has released its first-ever climate national report on the climate crisis. The report is prepared by
Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) and it is edited by a scientist at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.

Ans.180 (B) He is appointed as new Chairman of Economic Think Tank Finance and Policy (NIPFP) for a tenure of 4 years.
He has replaced Vijay Kelkar.

Ans.181 (D) Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri they are appointed as brand ambassadors for JSW Cement.

Ans.182 (B) As per this amendment, the promoters who are owning 25% or more shares or voting rights in a company
can increase their shareholding up to 10% in a year. Earlier an increase of 5% was allowed.

Ans.183 (C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed an MoU with SIDBI (Small Industries
Development Bank of India) for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SAVNidhi Scheme).

Ans.184 (B) Karnataka Bank and Universal Sompo General Insurance Company launched a health insurance policy to
cover COVID-19 pandemic. Premium amount of policy is Rs 399 with a validity period of 120 days.

Ans.185 (C) World Refugee Day is marked 20th June.

Ans.186 (C) He was Veteran Economist.

Ans.187 (B) UK based oil company, ‘British Petroleum’ is going to set up a Global Business Service Center in Pune,
Maharashtra.

Ans.188 (C) Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has developed a Herbal Infusion Technology for the farmers of the
mid-Himalayan region. Herbal Infusion Technology will prove as an income source for farmers.

Ans.189 (C) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan on 20th June 2020. Garib Kalyan
Rojgar Abhiyan is a Rs 50,000 crore employment scheme.

Ans.190 (D) Coal India Ltd (CIL) has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog. They have partnered to
establish innovation and entrepreneurship skills in India.

Ans.191 (D) Indian officials from various enforcement agencies have participated in 32nd Virtual Eurasian Group on
Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) Plenary Meeting 2020.

Ans.192 (A) The theme for International Day of Yoga 2020 was Yoga for Health- Yoga at Home.

Ans.193 (B) World Music Day is marked 21st June.

Ans.194 (A) She Padmashri awardee and a social worker.

Ans.195 (C) The report analyses global energy consumption for 2019. As per the ranking, India is the 2nd biggest driver
after China to have a major market and major energy consumption for the year 2019.

Ans.196 (B) The report analyses global energy consumption for 2019. As per the ranking, India is the 2nd biggest driver
after China to have a major market and major energy consumption for the year 2019.

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Ans.197 (B) The committee will include executives of companies like Google, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra. The group of
the committee will be chaired by CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant.

Ans.198 (B) The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit of withdrawal from Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative
bank to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 50,000 but has extended a moratorium on the bank for another six months.

Ans.199 (C) Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has partnered with HDFC Bank which will offer industry-first online auto
retail financing on its end to end automotive retail platform ‘Click to Buy’ to the customer.

Ans.200 (B) He is elected as a player member to International Tennis Federation Men’s Player Panel. The Men’s panel
will be headed by Mark Woodforde and Women’s panel will be headed by Mary Pierce.

Ans.201 (B) EXIM Bank extends LOC of USD 20.10 Million to Nicaragua Government to carry out the construction of
Chavarria Hospital.

Ans.202 (B) He was a former Cricket player.

Ans.203 (C) Government of India’s think tank policy , NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog along with
International Transport Forum (ITF) has decided to launch the project entitled as ‘Decarbonising Transport in India’.

Ans.204 (A) Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar electronically inaugurated the ‘Virtual
India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020’.

Ans.205 (D) India’s first Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene EXPO 2020 was introduced by Minister of State for Shipping (IC)
and Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya. The EXPO was organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Ans.206 (C) Rajasthan Government has signed a pact with Power Grid Corporation of India and Educational Consultants
India Limited (EdCIL) to set up smart classrooms in 100 schools of Rajasthan.

Ans.207 (C) He is appointed as next Ambassador of India to Zimbabwe. He will be replacing R. Masakui.

Ans.208 (D) The Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS), which is the wholly owned subsidiary of RBI has
appointed T. Tabi Sankar as it Chairman and Dr. N Rajendran as its CEO.

Ans.209 (B) ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King who saved India’ – It is authored by Amish Tripath.

Ans.210 (B) World Olympic Day is marked 23rd June.

Ans.211 (D) He was a movie producer and philanthropist.

Ans.212 (B) World Bank has approved USD 1.05 billion of financial support to Bangladesh to create employment and
improve economic status of the country.

Ans.213 (D) Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has launched Food Processing Edition of
Exclusive Investment Forum. It is basically a webinar hosted by Invest in India.

Ans.214 (B) The Reserve Bank of India has extended a special liquidity window of Rs 50,000 crore by another three
months to the private sector Yes bank. The decision was taken in order to avoid a shortfall in deposits to be faced by the
bank.

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Ans.215 (A) KBL Micro Mitra offers the financial assistance and support of Rs 10 lakhs to micro manufacturing service
enterprises as working capital support or investment purpose support with simplified procedure and competitive
interest rates.

Ans.216 (D) KBL Micro Mitra offers the financial assistance and support of Rs 10 lakhs to micro manufacturing service
enterprises as working capital support or investment purpose support with simplified procedure and competitive
interest rates.

Ans.217 (C) Moody’s Investor Service has released Global Macro Outlook 2020-21. As per this latest report for the
month of June, the rating agency has projected India’s GDP to shrink at 3.1% for the financial year of 2020.

Ans.218 (D) The Government of Rajasthan has launched a scheme called as Indira Rasoi Yojana. The aim of this scheme
is to feed the poor people of the state with food.

Ans.219 (D) It is a co-branded healthcare card launched by Yes Bank in partnership with a startup named Afford Plan.

Ans.220 (D) He was member of parliament and journalist.

Ans.221 (A) She was a former Indian Shooter.

Ans.222 (C) A team of researchers from IIT Bombay have created a navigation chip named as ‘Dhruva’. They have
developed this chip as navigation nowadays is an essential feature in today’s world of smart devices and IoT and the
navigation technology helps the user to manage its territory, protect its borders and manage disaster response.

Ans.223 (D) The decision was announced by the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. As per this decision 1482, urban
cooperative banks and 58 multi-state cooperative banks will come under the supervisory control of Reserve Bank of
India.

Ans.224 (C) The scheme will provide Rs 20000 crore guarantee cover to about two lakh MSMEs. The ‘Distressed Assets
Fund-Subordinate Debt for MSMEs’ is a part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat package and aims to sub-ordinate the debts to the
promoters of operational but stressed MSMEs.

Ans.225 (A) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in partnership with tech giant IBM has
launched ‘Skills Build Reignite’ Platform. The platform will help to facilitate job seekers to end entrepreneurs with access
to free online coursework and mentorship support.

Ans.226 (C) The Government of Tripura has launched a scheme called as Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho. The aim of this scheme
is to inculcate activity-based learning in students.

Ans.227 (B) Adani Power to acquire 49% stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC).

Ans.228 (D) He was a Hollywood film director.

Ans.229 (C) Day of Seafarer is observed on 25th June.

Ans.230 (C) The gold-backed US Gold digital currency is launched for the first time in the world in India, Gulf Corporation
Council (GCC), the Middle East and Africa. US Gold Currency Inc is basically the issuer of the US gold digital currency and
Blockfills is the transaction platform provider.

Ans.231 (C) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan launched a blood donation mobile app
called ‘eBloodServices’. The app is an application of the Indian Red Cross Society (ICRS).

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Ans.232 (D) She is former England Women’s Cricket Team Captain, and now is appointed as First Female President of
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). She has replaced Kumar Sangakkara.

Ans.233 (A) They are named as Ambassador at 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020. The event will be
held virtually from 10th Sep 2020 to 19th Sep 2020.

Ans.234 (C) NITI Aayog has launched a behaviour change campaign called ‘Navigating the New Normal’. The campaign
focuses on safety behaviours to be taken during COVID-19 pandemic situation and to combat it.

Ans.235 (C) The Government of Tripura has announced to launch ‘Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar’ Scheme. The aim
of this scheme is to provide nutritious food and kits to pregnant and lactating women.

Ans.236 (C) It is a women empowerment scheme launched in Madhya Pradesh.

Ans.237 (D) She is a Maharashtrian folk artist and has been awarded as a lifetime achievement award of Vithabai
Naryangaokar.

Ans.238 (B) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on 26th June.

Ans.239 (B) International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on 26th June.

Ans.240 (A) Panchayati Raj Department of Himachal Pradesh has won first prize for e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020.

Ans.241 (C) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Aatma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan via video
conference. The Abhiyan is launched for the migrant workers of Uttar Pradesh state.

Ans.242 (A) The Karnataka Government has amended the ‘The Karnataka Industries Facilitation Act, 2002. The
amendment is done at the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.

Ans.243 (B) He is general manager of New India Assurance and now has been appointed to head the committee to look
into insurance products to be offered to the Drones.

Ans.244 (C) He is appointed as to head the committee to investigate Assam Gas Leak at Assam’s Baghjan Oil well of Oil
India Ltd. He is appointed by National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Ans.245 (B) Yuva Pay is a digital wallet solution which has been launched by Yes Bank in partnership with UDMA
Technologies Pvt Ltd. It is launched to enable contactless payment for its customers.

Ans.246 (D) It has become the first airport to install the Aviation Weather Monitoring System (AWMS) technology.

Ans.247 (A) He is New Zealand’s cricketer and has announced his retirement from International Cricket.

Ans.248 (B) Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day is observed on 27th June.

Ans.249 (C) Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri. Shripad Naik has inaugurated Defence Conclave 2020 Gujarat. The conclave was
jointly organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Gujarat and Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM).

Ans.250 (C) The Central Government has come up with a decision to rejuvenate small, medium and tiny industry sector
in Tamil Nadu. For this purpose, the central government has allotted financial assistance of Rs 4125 crore to the Tamil
Nadu.

Ans.251 (D) As per this report, India is ranked at position 77th in terms of money parked by the citizens and enterprises
with Swiss Banks in 2019.

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Ans.252 (C) Switzerland’s Central Bank Swiss National Bank (SNB) has released ‘Annual Banking Statistics 2019 Report’.
Switzerland’s Central Bank Swiss National Bank (SNB) has released ‘Annual Banking Statistics 2019 Report’.

Ans.253 (B) The State government of Maharashtra has announced the launching of ‘Maha Parwana’ which is an
investment initiative for the industrial sector in the state. As per this initiative, the companies with investment proposals
of Rs 50 crore or more will get relaxation on getting clearance.

Ans.254 (B) It is inaugurated at Odisha by Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan.
The centre is set up by Indian Oil.

Ans.255 (C) Liverpool wins English Premier League 2019-20 title.

Ans.256 (D) He has become the first Indian Chess Grandmaster to join the USD 150,000 Chessable Masters.

Ans.257 (B) The minimum amount for this scheme will be Rs 1000 with no maximum limit. And the interest on these
bonds will be payable semi-annually i.e. on 1st Jan and 1st July every year. The tenure for the bonds is 7 years.

Ans.258 (B) The ‘Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund’ (SCRF) is set-up by the Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI). It is an open-ended fund to provide the facility of free onboarding of MSME on Trade Receivables
Discounting System (TReDS) platform.

Ans.259 (C) President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind promulgated Banking Regulation Amendment Ordinance 2020. This
step is taken to ensure safety of depositors from all banks by improving governance and oversights.

Ans.260 (D) He is elected as new Prime Minister of Ireland.

Ans.261 (B) The virtual meet was organized to address the disruption caused in education sectors in G20 nations due to
the outbreak of pandemic COVID-19. The meeting was held under the presidency of Saudi Arabia.

Ans.262 (A) National Statistics Day is marked 29th June 2020.

Ans.263 (D) NASA to rename its headquarter in Washington DC, USA after Mary W. Jackson.

Ans.264 (D) Rahul Dravid beats Sachin Tendulkar in the poll conducted by Wisden India and has become Greatest Indian
Test Batsman of all time.

Ans.265 (D) India and Bhutan have signed their first Indo-Bhutan Joint Venture Hydroelectric Project. It is basically a
joint venture between Bhutan Government and Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited for 600 Megawatt Kholongchhu
Hydroelectric Project.

Ans.266 (C) The International Financial Body, World Bank has approved a loan for India to build STARS Project. A loan of
$500 million i.e. to about Rs 3700 crore has been sanctioned by the World Bank.

Ans.267 (B) Government of Maharashtra has launched ‘Project Platina’ which is the world’s largest plasma therapy trials
for COVID-19 patients. In order to develop this project, the state government approved Rs 16.56 crore from the Chief
Minister’s Relief Fund.

Ans.268 (C) He is elected as new President of Malawi. He has replaced Peter Mutharika.

Ans.269 (A) She is currently Governor of Uttar Pradesh. But also has given an additional charge as Governor of Madhya
Pradesh.

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Ans.270 (C) The 49th Governing Council Meeting of NPC was chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
Piyush Goyal. He is also the President of NPC (National Productivity Council).

Ans.271 (D) International Day of Parliamentarism is marked 30th June 2020.

Ans.272 (C) She will be receiving humanitarian Award at 20th Annual BET Awards 2020 for her long-standing
philanthropic work and the recent contribution in relief efforts of COVID-19.

Ans.273 (D) International Asteroid Day is marked 30th June 2020.

Ans.274 (A) She was a Kannada Writer.

Ans.275 (B) K.K Shailaja is Health Minister of Kerala State and has been honoured by United Nations for her efforts to
combat COVID-19 in her state.

Ans.276 (A) India has become the first country to control locust (crop threatening migratory pest) through drones. The
locust is controlled by a vehicle-mounted ultra-low volume (ULV) sprayer.

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