Current Affairs 10th June 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. iCommit is a new campaign launched by which Union Ministry of India?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
C. Ministry of MSMEs
D. Ministry of Power
Answer [D] Ministry of Power
2.  The booklet “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” has been prepared by NCERT in collaboration with which global organisation?
A. UNICEF
B. UNESCO
C. World Economic Forum
D. Child Rights and You
Answer [B] UNESCO
3. Which language day is celebrated by the United Nations on June 6, the birthday of famous poet Alexander Pushkin?
A. Spanish Day
B. Russian Day 
C. English Day
D. French Day
Answer [B] Russian Day
4. ‘SPANDAN’ is a campaign launched by which Indian state/UT?
A. Odisha 
B. Chhattisgarh
C. New Delhi
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [B] Chhattisgarh
5. India unveiled ‘Panchsheel’ campaign to secure an elected seat at which international forum?
A. United Nations Security Council
B. G-7
C. G-20
D. IBSA Dialogue Forum
Answer [A] United Nations Security Council 
6. Which Article of the Indian constitution says, “India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states”?
A. Article 1
B. Article 2
C. Article 3
D. Article 4
Answer [A] Article 1
7. As per the new order of Finance Ministry, all new schemes that have been approved will remain suspended till which date?
A. December 31, 2020
B. March 31, 2021
C. June 30, 2001
D. December 31, 2021
Answer [B] March 31, 2021
8. What would be the contraction in real Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020-21, as per the RBI’s Survey of Professional Forecasters?
A. 0.5%
B. 1.5%
C. 2.5%
D. 3.5%
Answer [B] 1.5%
9. What is the theme of the World Food Safety Day (WFSD) 2020?
A. Future of Food Safety
B. Food safety, everyone’s business 
C. Food safety, first and foremost
D. Food safety is still far
Answer [B] Food safety, everyone’s business
10. What is the name of Former Governor of Jharkhand, Manipur and Mizoram, who recently passed away?
A. Chandrakanta Goyal
B. Ved Marwah
C. Basu Chatterjee
D. Anil Suri
Answer [B] Ved Marwah