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Current Affairs Quiz of 20th June 20201
Current Affairs Quiz of 20th June 20201
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Q1. The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s minerals
business by Outotec Oyj. Outotec & Metso are public limited liability companies incorporated
and registered under the laws of which country?
(a) Mexico
(b) India
(c) Norway
(d) Finland
(e) Denmark
Q2. India’s first ever National Report has been prepared under the aegis of ___________ with
title “Assessment Of Climate Change Over The Indian Region”.
(a) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Communications
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
(e) Ministry of Human Resource Development
Q3. Name the place where United Kingdom oil major “British Petroleum” is going to set up
Global Business Service Centre to support its global businesses.
(a) Patna, Bihar
(b) Pune, Maharashtra
(c) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
(d) Ranchi, Jharkhand
(e) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Q4. Name the private sector bank which has launched a special health insurance policy in
association with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd to cover the uncertainties
posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
(a) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Axis Bank
(e) Karnataka Bank
Q5. Name the mobile application which has been launched by the Municipal Corporation of
Greater Mumbai to help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and
Ventilators in both government and private hospitals.
(a) Info-ICU
(b) Mum-ICU
(c) Air-Venti
(d) Vacant-Venti
(e) Info-Venti
Q6. On which day the Autistic Pride Day is observed globally every year to respect the rights of
persons with autism?
(a) 17th June
(b) 18th June
(c) 19th June
(d) 20th June
(e) 24th June
Q7. Which state government observed the “Mask Day” on 18 June 2020 to aware the people
about the use of masks, sanitisers, washing hands with soap in order to control the spread of
COVID-19 in the state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
(e) Karnataka
Q8. Name the special affordable housing loan scheme which has been launched by ICICI Home
Finance to fund homes in urban and rural areas.
(a) SARAL
(b) Urban-Rural
(c) SAFAL
(d) MITRA
(e) BHAVAN
Q9. Name the malayalam film director, scriptwriter, and producer who passed away recently. He
made his debut as a screenwriter with 2007 film Chocolate.
(a) Biju Menon
(b) K.R. Sachidanandan
(c) Prithviraj Sukumaran
Q10. Name the person who has been elected as the president of the 75th session of the UN
General Assembly.
(a) Kristalina Georgieva
(b) Tedros Adhanom
(c) Antonio Guterres
(d) Volkan Bozkir
(e) Mukhisa Kituyi
Q11. On which day the United Nations observes International Day for the Elimination of Sexual
Violence in Conflict every year to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related
sexual violence?
(a) 21 June
(b) 20 June
(c) 19 June
(d) 18 June
(e) 17 June
Q12. Karnataka Bank has launched a special health insurance policy with validity period of ____
days, to cover the uncertainties posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
(a) 365
(b) 180
(c) 60
(d) 72
(e) 120
Q13. ICICI Home Finance has launched a special affordable housing loan scheme called "SARAL"
to fund homes in urban and rural areas. What is the maximum limit of the loan?
(a) Rs 35 lakh
(b) Rs 30 lakh
(c) Rs 25 lakh
(d) Rs 20 lakh
(e) Rs 15 lakh
Q14. Who is the present Managing Director & Chief executive officer of Bank of Baroda?
(a) Amitabh Chaudhry
(b) Karnam Sekar
(c) Lingam Venkat Prabhakar
(d) Mahabaleshwara M. S
Q15. Ireland, Mexico, _______ and Norway have been recently elected as the non-permanent
member of the United Nations Security Council.
(a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) South Africa
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Pakistan
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s minerals
business by Outotec Oyj. Outotec & Metso are public limited liability companies incorporated
and registered under the laws of Finland.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s first ever National Report has been prepared under the aegis of Ministry of Earth
Sciences (MoES) with title “Assessment Of Climate Change Over The Indian Region”.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. United Kingdom oil major “British Petroleum” is going to set up Global Business Service
Centre in Pune, Maharashtra to support its global businesses.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. A special health insurance policy has been launched by the Karnataka Bank in association
with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd to cover the uncertainties posed by
COVID-19 pandemic.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has launched a mobile application “Air-Venti” to
help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and Ventilators in both
government and private hospitals.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Autistic Pride Day is observed globally on 18th June every year to respect the rights of
persons with autism.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Karnataka government observed the “Mask Day” on 18 June 2020 to aware the people
about the use of masks, sanitisers, washing hands with soap in order to control the spread of
COVID-19 in the state.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. ICICI Home Finance has launched a special affordable housing loan scheme called "SARAL" to
fund homes in urban and rural areas.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Malayalam Film director, scriptwriter, and producer K.R. Sachidanandan passed away. He
made his debut as a screenwriter with 2007 film Chocolate.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Volkan Bozkir has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. United Nations observes International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
on 19 June every year to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual
violence.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Karnataka Bank has launched a special health insurance policy with validity period of 120
days, to cover the uncertainties posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. ICICI Home Finance has launched a special affordable housing loan scheme called "SARAL" to
fund homes in urban and rural areas. The maximum limit of the loan is Rs 35 lakh.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Managing Director & Chief executive officer of Bank of Baroda is Sanjiv Chadha.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ireland, Mexico, India and Norway have been elected as the non-permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council.