Current Affairs Quiz: June 20, 2020

Current Affairs 20 June 2020 Quiz

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  1. Who launched India’s first mobile laboratory for Covid-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India?
    A)Smriti Irani
    B)Nitin Gadkari
    C)Harsh Vardhan
    D)Narendra Modi
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched India’s first mobile laboratory for Covid-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India.

  2. Which Bank will completely digitize its lending operations including home, agriculture, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME), personal and auto loans?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)IDBI Bank
    C)Canara Bank
    D)Indian Bank
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    India’s 3rd largest lender, Bank of Baroda will completely digitize its lending operations including home, agriculture, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME), personal and auto loans.

  3. Which company has launched SARAL – an Affordable Housing Loan Scheme?
    A)LIC HFL
    B)HDFC Ergo
    C)IDBI Federal
    D)ICICI Home Finance
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    ICICI Home Finance (ICICI HFC) has launched SARAL – an Affordable Housing Loan. This housing loan will be aimed to fund homes in urban and rural areas.

  4. British Petroleum’s (BP) India is planning to set up a global business service centre in which city?
    A)Pune
    B)Mumbai
    C)Chennai
    D)Lucknow
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    British Petroleum’s (BP) India is planning to set up a global business service centre in Pune and hire 2000 people for the same.

  5. As per Asian Development Bank,Indian economy to contract by how much percent in FY21?
    A)4%
    B)4,5%
    C)5.0%
    D)5.5%
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian economy is expected to contract by 4 per cent during the current financial year, the ADB said in a supplement to its Asian Development Outlook (ADO).

  6. Which city administration has launched a mobile application “Air-Venti” to help the city’s residents to get information about the availability of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and Ventilators?
    A)Chennai
    B)Lucknow
    C)Kolkata
    D)greater Mumbai
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has launched a mobile application “Air-Venti” to help the city’s residents to get information about the availability of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and Ventilators in both the government and private hospitals around them.

  7. Who has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly?
    A)Muhammad-Bande
    B)Tijjani Muhammad
    C)Reem Abaza
    D)Volkan Bozkir
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Turkish’s diplomat Volkan Bozkir has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.

  8. Recently which company got approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire Metso Minerals business?
    A)Outotec Oyj
    B)Mphasis
    C)Microsoft
    D)Bellings Oc
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s (Metso) minerals business by Outotec Oyj (Outotec) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

  9. Recently K R Sachidanandan passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Journalist
    B)Politics
    C)Author
    D)Screenwriter
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Malayalam screenwriter and director K R Sachidanandan, popularly known as Sachy, passed away in Thrissur following a cardiac arrest. He was 48.

  10. Which state government observed Mask Day’ on June 18 to create awareness in the masses about the importance of wearing one amid the Covid pandemic?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Karnataka
    D)Kerala
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Karnataka government observed ‘Mask Day’ on June 18 to create awareness in the masses about the importance of wearing one amid the Covid pandemic.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. where is the HQ of Asian Development Bank?
    A)Philippines
    B)Thailand
    C)China
    D)USA
    View Answer
    Option A

  2. Where is the HQ of Bank of Baroda?
    A)Indore
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)Vadodara
    View Answer
    Option D

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