Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2020

31. What is ‘Swift J1818.0-1607’, that was seen in news recently?

[A] Neutron star
[B] Black Hole
[C] White Dwarf
[D] Nebula

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32. 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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33. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?

[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Urjit Patel
[C] U K Sinha
[D] M S Sahoo

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34. What is the tenure of the ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ launched by the Prime Minister of India?

[A] 75 days
[B] 100 days
[C] 125 days
[D] 200 days

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35. 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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36. As per a recent study, the 68 million-year-old egg found nine years ago, might belong to which species?

[A] Mosasaur
[B] Hainosaurus
[C] Tylosaurus
[D] Prognathodon

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37. Vikram Pawah has been appointed as the President of the Indian arm of which automobile company?

[A] BMW India
[B] Mercedes India
[C] Honda India
[D] Nissan India

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38. Which Union Ministry celebrates International Yoga Day 2020 with a campaign titled ‘Namaste Yoga’?

[A] Ministry of AYUSH
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

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39. 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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40. Which Indian state has signed a tripartite agreement with Power Grid Corporation and Educational Consultants India, to set up smart classrooms?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Telangana

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