Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2020

31. Which Indian sprinter has been nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?

[A] Dutee Chand
[B] Hima Das
[C] Muhammad Anas
[D] Arokia Rajiv

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32. Which generic steroid drug has been found to reduce deaths by a third for patients affected by COVID-19?
[A] Dexamethasone
[B] Aspirin
[C] Indomethacin
[D] Naproxen

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

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

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34. Which institution has developed affordable diagnostic kits called ‘Viral Transport Media (VTM)’ kits for COVID-19?

[A] IISc, Bengaluru
[B] IIT, Madras
[C] IIT, Guwahati
[D] AIIMS

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35. 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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36. The Kodumanal excavation, that has revealed the belief of afterlife in megalithic culture, is carried out in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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37. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was seen in news recently, is the Chief of which international organisation?

[A] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[B] World Health Organisation
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] World Bank

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38. What is the limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in pension funds in India, under automatic route?

[A] 26%
[B] 49%
[C] 75%
[D] 100%

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39. What is the name of the special campaign of FICCI-FLO, launched by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development?

[A] Power to Empower
[B] Empowering the Greater 50%
[C] Women Entrepreneur Power
[D] Empowering Women ecosystem

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40. Which Indian state/UT is set to launch a new initiative for school students named ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’?
[A] Odisha
[B] Tripura
[C] Assam
[D] Sikkim

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