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Current Affairs Quiz of 26th June 20201
Current Affairs Quiz of 26th June 20201
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Q1. The Panchayati raj department of which state has won the 1st prize under the e-Panchayat
Puraskar-2020 for effective implementation of the e-application developed by the central
government?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Kerala
Q2. Name the folk artist who will be honoured by the Maharashtra government with the Vithabai
Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award for year 2018-19.
(a) Gulabbai Sangamnerkar
(b) Amrita Sher-Gil
(c) Anjolie Ela Menon
(d) Arpita Singh
(e) Bharti Kher
Q3. Name the mobile application of the Indian Red Cross Society which has been recently
launched by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan.
(a) eBloodBank
(b) eBloodRoll
(c) eBloodServices
(d) eBloodDelivery
(e) eBloodVan
Q4. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
establishment of AHIDF. AHIDF stands for?
(a) Animal Handeling Infrastructure Development Fund
(b) Animal Hospitality Infrastructure Development Fund
(c) Animal Health Infrastructure Development Fund
(d) Animal House Infrastructure Development Fund
(e) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Q5. Name the Trinamool Congress MLA who passed away recently. He represented Falta
Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
(a) Kalyan Banerjee
(b) Tamonash Ghosh
(c) Partha Chatterjee
(d) Suvendu Adhikari
Q6. The Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company has started the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme
for women empowerment in __________
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) West Bengal
Q7. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
establishment of IN-SPACe. IN-SPACe stands for?
(a) Indian National Space Protection and Authorization Centre
(b) Indian National Space Proclaimation and Authorization Centre
(c) Indian National Space Promotion and Advancement Centre
(d) Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre
(e) Indian National Space Protection and Advancement Centre
Q8. Which state government has announced a project ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’, a special
initiative for activity-based learning to engage students during COVID-19 crisis?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur
(e) Tripura
Q9. Republic of Mali has awarded Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC for
development of _________ Solar Park in the Republic of Mali.
(a) 500 MW
(b) 400 MW
(c) 300 MW
(d) 200 MW
(e) 100 MW
Q10. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has partnered with which
company to unveil free Digital Learning Platform “Skills Build Reignite”?
(a) Intel Corporation
(b) Microsoft Corporation
(c) Accenture plc
(d) IBM
(e) Hewlett-Packard Company
Q11. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of approximately
_________ stake in Jio Platforms Limited by Jaadhu Holdings LLC.
(a) 10.99%
(b) 9.99%
(c) 8.99%
(d) 7.99%
(e) 6.99%
Q12. Name the Hollywood Director who passed away recently. The costume designer-turned-
director was renowned for directing hit movies such as St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling
Down, including two Batman films.
(a) Christopher Nolan
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) James Cameron
(d) Quentin Tarantino
(e) Joel Schumacher
Q13. On which day the International Maritime Organization observes Day of the Seafarer (DotS)
globally every year?
(a) 25 June
(b) 24 June
(c) 23 June
(d) 22 June
(e) 21 June
Q14. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for
declaration of Kushinagar Airport in ________ as an international airport.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Haryana
(e) Himachal Pradesh
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Himachal Pradesh Panchayati raj department has won the 1st prize under the e-Panchayat
Puraskar-2020 for effective implementation of the e-application developed by the central
government.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Maharashtra government will bonour the folk artist Gulabbai Sangamnerkar with the
Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan has launched the
‘eBloodServices’ mobile application of the Indian Red Cross Society (ICRS).
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
establishment of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF).
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Trinamool Congress MLA, Tamonash Ghosh passed away. He represented Falta Assembly
constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company has started the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme
for women empowerment in the Madhya Pradesh.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
establishment of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe).
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Tripura has announced a project ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’, a special initiative for activity-
based learning to engage students during COVID-19 crisis.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Republic of Mali has awarded Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC for
development of 500 MW Solar Park in the Republic of Mali.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and IBM partners to unveil free
Digital Learning Platform “Skills Build Reignite”.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of approximately
9.99% stake in Jio Platforms Limited by Jaadhu Holdings LLC.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Hollywood Director Joel Schumacher passed away. The costume designer-turned-director
was renowned for directing hit movies such as St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down,
including two Batman films.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. International Maritime Organization observes Day of the Seafarer (DotS) globally on 25 June
every year.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for
declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an international airport.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The campaign of Day of the Seafarer (DotS) 2020 is "Seafarers are Key Workers".