Current Affairs Quiz: June 25, 2020

Current Affairs 25 June 2020 Quiz

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1. How much amount was allocated from from the PM CARES Fund for supply of ventilators and for the welfare of migrant labourers?
   A)₹5000 cr
   B)₹2000 cr
   C)₹1000 cr
   D)₹3000 cr
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Government announced allocating ₹3,000 crore from the PM CARES Fund for supply of ventilators and for the welfare of migrant labourers.

2. Which state government launched Mukhyamantri SHRAMIK Yojana Job Card for Urban Poor?
   A)Jharkhand
   B)Madhya Pradesh
   C)Uttarakhand
   D)Bihar
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Jharkhand government has launched an employment guarantee scheme for the urban unskilled workers. The scheme will be on similar lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

3. Recently RBI extended Rs 50,000-crore special liquidity facility to which bank by three more months?
   A)Yes Bank
   B)IDBI Bank
   C)sBI
   D)Federal Bank
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has extended by three months a special liquidity window for Yes Bank Ltd. to help the private lender cover for any shortfall in deposits, according to a person aware of the development.

4. As per Moody Inverstor Service,India GDP to shrink by how much percent in 2020?
   A)3.1%
   B)3.5%
   C)3.6%
   D)3.9%
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Moody’s Investors Service projected the Indian economy to shrink 3.1 per cent in 2020 and said clashes with China on the border also suggest rising geopolitical risks in the Asian region where countries are particularly vulnerable to changes in geopolitical dynamics.

5. Who has been appointed head coach of the Uttarakhand cricket team for the upcoming domestic season?
   A)Wasim Jaffar
   B)Rohit Sharma
   C)Sachin Tendulkar
   D)VVS Laxman
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Former India opener and domestic stalwart Wasim Jaffer has been appointed head coach of the Uttarakhand cricket team for the upcoming domestic season.

6. Which country launched final Beidou satellite to complete GPS-like navigation system?
   A)Russia
   B)China
   C)India
   D)Japan
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: China successfully launched the final member in its Beidou satellite constellation completing a new global navigation system decades in the making.

7. Which initiative was launched by HRD Ministry to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions?
   A)YUKTI 2.0
   B)VAYU 2.0
   C)PARIKSHA 2.0
   D)SAMAY 2.0
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched an initiative ‘YUKTI 2.0(Young India combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) ‘ to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions.

8. Which Institute has developed a homegrown receiver chip called Dhruva that can be used in smartphones and navigation devices to find locations and routes within the country?
   A)IIM Ahmedabad
   B)IIT Kanpur
   C)IIT Delhi
   D)IIT Bombay
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: IIT-Bombay has developed a homegrown receiver chip called Dhruva that can be used in smartphones and navigation devices to find locations and routes within the country.

9. Recently K Raghunath passed away.He was related to which field?
   A)Philosophy
   B)Journalist
   C)Actor
   D)Sports
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Former basketball star player from Karnataka state K Raghunath has passed away due to age-related complications. He was 74.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of YES Bank?
   A)NewDelhi
   B)Lucknow
   C)Mumbai
   D)Chennai
   
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   Option C
   

2. Where is the Hq of Moody?
   A)London
   B)NewYork
   C)Paris
   D)Mumbai
   
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   Option B