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Current Affairs JUNE-2020

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161. What is the name of the Senior Journalist and freedom fighter who passed away recently?

A
Rajiv Joshi

B
Dinu Randive

C
Suman Gawani

D
V Praveen Rao

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Correct Answer : B [Dinu Randive]

Explaination : [na]

162. What is the name of 1971 war hero and a Maha Vir Chakra awardee who has passed away recently?

A
Zoya Akhtar

B
Raj Mohan Vohar

C
Ruchika Tomar

D
Mustafa Al Kadhimi

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Correct Answer : B [Raj Mohan Vohar]

Explaination : [na]

163. Who has launched "e-Office" application?

A
CBIC

B
CBDT

C
ISRO

D
DRDO

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Correct Answer : A [CBIC]

Explaination : [na]

164. Who has launched "GermiBAN" device. The device can kill 99.9% of surface and air microbes?

A
Smriti Irani

B
G. Kishan Reddy

C
Piyush Goyal

D
Nitin Gadkari

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Correct Answer : B [G. Kishan Reddy]

Explaination : [na]

165. Which country has joined the 'GPAI' as a founding member to promote evolution of artificial Intelligence?

A
Sri Lanka

B
Bangladesh

C
India

D
Oman

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Correct Answer : C [India]

Explaination : [na ]

166. In which city. A new housing estate being development that will have streets named after India cricket Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Virat Kohli ?

A
Hangzhou

B
Nagoya

C
Melbourne

D
Vienna

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Correct Answer : C [Melbourne]

Explaination : [na ]

167. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer by UTI AMC board?

A
T S Tirumurti

B
Tarun Bajaj

C
Krishnan Ramachandran

D
Imtalyazar Rahman

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Correct Answer : D [Imtalyazar Rahman ]

Explaination : [na ]

168. Which Institute researchers has developed AI- based system to track social distancing ?

A
IIT Kharagpur

B
IIT Madras

C
IIT Gandhi Nagar

D
IIT Kanpur

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Correct Answer : A [IIT Kharagpur]

Explaination : [na ]

169. Which railway has launched a Robotic " CAPTAIN ARJUN" to intensify the screening and surveillance ?

A
Northern Railways

B
Central Railway

C
Eastern Railways

D
Western Railways

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Correct Answer : B [Central Railway]

Explaination : [na ]

170. Which Portal has been launched by Government for healthcare supply chain ?

A
AarogyaPath

B
Corona Kavach

C
GoK Direct

D
Aarogya Setu

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Correct Answer : A [AarogyaPath]

Explaination : [na ]

171. Who has developed a sanitizing chamber named 'Germiklean' to sanitise uniforms of security forces?

A
CSIR

B
DRDO

C
ISRO

D
Indian Navy

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Correct Answer : B [DRDO]

Explaination : [na]

172. Indian Railways has created a new world benchmark by successfully running 1st Double Stack Contalner Train in high rise OHE electrified sections. Operations of which successfully commenced from Palanpur & Boted stations in __________.

A
Maharashtra

B
Gujarat

C
Rajasthan

D
Madhya Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Gujarat]

Explaination : [na]

173. What is the minimum age limit for voters to opt for postal ballot in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, after the revision?

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Correct Answer : D [65]

Explaination : [According to the recent announcement from the Union Law Ministry of India, people aged 65 years and above can opt for postal ballot facility in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. The Law Ministry has amended the Conduct of Election Rules, the minimum age limit for voters to opt for postal ballot is reduced from the existing limit of 80. The ministry has also allowed COVID 19 suspect or affected persons to use the postal ballot facility. Voters of Bihar will be the first to benefit from the amended rules. ]

174. Which Union Ministry has launched “Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21)”?

A
Ministry of Human Resources and Development

B
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

C
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

D
Ministry of Women and Child Development

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Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]

Explaination : [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched “Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21)”. The action plan has been launched for 272 Most Affected Districts, on the occasion of “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking”. The Minister of State of Social Justice also released the Logo and Tagline for National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction and awareness videos for Drug Abuse Prevention. ]

175. Which Oil and Gas company has launched a new technology called ‘Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service (QIS)’?

A
Indian Oil Corporation

B
Bharat Petroleum Corporation

C
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

D
Gail Limited

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Correct Answer : A [Indian Oil Corporation]

Explaination : [Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service (QIS) at Chandigarh. Indian Oil Corporation has signed an agreement with a mobility firm to set up infrastructure for Electric vehicle through Battery Swapping model across Indian Oil Retail outlets. Using the technology, the charging time would be upgraded, thereby increasing the operational hours. ]

176. Which technology company has launched ‘Online Business Guide’ and a training programme, to help people move their business online?

A
Facebook

B
Amazon

C
Tata Consultancy Services

D
Infosys

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Correct Answer : A [Facebook]

Explaination : [Major Technology company Facebook has launched a new initiative called ‘Boost with Facebook Summer of Support’. The programme comprises a six-week free on-demand online training and discussion on fields such as modern customer service, creative reinvention, digital processing etc. The company also launched ‘Online Business Guide’, to help people move online. ]

177. Which ratings agency estimated India’s economy to contract by 5% this fiscal, in its report ‘Asia-Pacific losses near USD 3 tn as balance sheet recession looms’?

A
Moody’s

C
Fitch

D
Ind-Ra

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Correct Answer : B [S&P]

Explaination : [S&P Global Ratings has recently released its report titled ‘Asia-Pacific losses near USD 3 trillion as balance sheet recession looms’. In the report, the agency revealed that Indian economy is in deep trouble. It also estimated that the Indian economy is expected to contract by 5 per cent this fiscal year. S&P also projected the Asia and Pacific region’s economy to shrink by 1.3 per cent in 2020 and grow by 6.9 per cent in 2021. This implies a loss about USD 3 trillion output over the two years, from 2020 to 2022 ]

178. Which organisation has launched a new initiative to explore sandalwood and bamboo tree plantation?

A
Khadi and Village Industries Commission

B
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing

C
Small Frmers Agribusiness Consortium

D
Indian Council of Agricultural Research

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Correct Answer : A [Khadi and Village Industries Commission]

Explaination : [The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a first of its kind initiative to explore sandalwood and bamboo tree plantation. The statutory body that functions under the MSME Ministry has begun a drive with plantation of 500 saplings each of sandalwood and bamboo at its Nashik training centre. The plantation process aims at monetization of the property. KVIC has procured sandalwood saplings from Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), Uttar Pradesh and Bamboo saplings from Assam. ]

179. United States’ Space agency NASA is to rename its headquarters after which American engineer?

A
Mary W. Jackson

B
Mark Moore

C
Robert Curry

D
Michael Thomson

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Correct Answer : A [Mary W. Jackson]

Explaination : [United States’ Space agency NASA has recently announced that its headquarters located in Washington DC would be renamed after Mary W. Jackson. She is the agency’s first African American female engineer. As per the website of NASA, Mary W. Jackson (1921-2005) might have been the only black female aeronautical engineer in the agency. She served NASA for more than two decades and authored or co-authored 12 technical papers before she retired in 1985. ]

180. Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which organisation for installing video surveillance at over 6000 stations?

A
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd

B
RailTel

C
Reliance Jio

D
Airtel

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Correct Answer : B [RailTel]

Explaination : [Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RailTel for installing video surveillance at over 6000 stations, across the country. RailTel is a public sector undertaking (PSU) operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Railway. The IP-based video surveillance system will be provided at 6,049 railway stations, under specific categories of the Indian Railways. Existing standalone CCTV network would also be integrated with the video surveillance system. ]