Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2020

31. Which country is named the President of the UN Security Council for August 2021?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Norway

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32. Which technology company has acquired the Swedish mapping technology company, ‘Mapillary’?

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

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33. Quantum communications satellite –Micius, that was seen in news recently, was launched by which country?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Israel

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34. Which Indian-American scientist has been appointed as the head of U.S National Science Foundation?

[A] Sethuraman Panchanathan
[B] Katina Michael
[C] K Subbarao
[D] Chitta Baral

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35. When was the first International Day of Yoga celebrated across the world?

[A] 2011
[B] 2013
[C] 2015
[D] 2018

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36. In which Indian state/UT, the famous Ambubachi festival is celebrated?

[A] Odisha
[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Mizoram

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37. Which Indian state is set to become the first state to launch an employment guarantee scheme for urban poor?

[A] West Bengal
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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38. As per the report of which financial institution, India’s per capita income (PCI) is to dip by 5.4 per cent in 2020-21?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Small Industries Development Bank of India
[C] State Bank of India
[D] National Housing Bank

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39. Which E-Commerce portal has mandated the sellers to mention ‘Country of Origin’?

[A] Amazon
[B] Flipkart
[C] Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
[D] Bharat Mart

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40. Who are the beneficiaries of the recent and first allocation of Rs 1000 crore from the PM CARES Fund?

[A] MSME owners
[B] Migrant workers
[C] Farmers
[D] Street vendors

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