Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2020

1. When is ‘World No Tobacco Day 2020’ celebrated every year?

[A] May 30
[B] May 31
[C] June 1
[D] June 2

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2. K-FON project, that is to be implemented in Kerala this year, is associated with which field?

[A] Nutrition-added food
[B] Internet access
[C] Water conservation
[D] Space Science

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3. Which is the smallest state of India by area, that celebrates its statehood day on May 30?

[A] Goa
[B] Sikkim
[C] Tripura
[D] Meghalaya

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4. What is the name of the programme launched by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, in collaboration with Intel India?

[A] Responsible AI for Youth
[B] Sustainable AI for Youth
[C] Artificial Intelligence for India
[D] Bharat AI

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5. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon occurs during which period of the year?

[A] July-August
[B] June-September
[C] September-December
[D] August-November

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6. Wajid Khan, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?

[A] Sportsperson
[B] Musician
[C] Journalist
[D] Politician

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7. Which Union Ministry launched the schemes named PLI, SPECS and EMC 2.0?

[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
[C] Minister for Electronics and IT
[D] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

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8. Google’s former Chief financial officer Patrick Pichette has been appointed as the board chairman of which major technology company?

[A] Amazon
[B] Apple
[C] Twitter
[D] Facebook

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9. Which Indian non-governmental organisation (NGO) has been conferred with the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 by WHO?

[A] CARE India
[B] Goonj
[C] SEEDS
[D] Deccan Development Society

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10. Which Indian has been appointed as the senior advisor to the Executive Director (ED), World Bank?

[A] Surjith Bhalla
[B] Rajeev Topno
[C] Urjit Patel
[D] Abhas Jha

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