Current Affairs 17th June 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian state/UT has launched an integrated Flood Warning System named ‘iFlOWS’?
A. New Delhi 
B. Odisha 
C. Maharashtra 
D. West Bengal 
Answer [C] Maharashtra 
2. Which Union Ministry has extended delivery period for capital acquisition contracts with Indian Vendors by 4 months?
A. Ministry of MSME
B. Ministry of Defence 
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
D. Ministry of Finance 
Answer [B] Ministry of Defence
3. Which milestone has been reached by the foreign exchange reserves of India, for the first time?
A. USD 300 Billion 
B. USD 400 Billion
C. USD 500 Billion 
D. USD 700 Billion
Answer [C] USD 500 Billion
4. Who heads the working group constituted by the Reserve bank of India, to review private bank shareholding norms?
A. PK Mohanty 
B. R Gandhi 
C. BP Kanungo 
D. Rabi N. Mishra 
Answer [A] PK Mohanty
5. Which automobile company is set to exit from its US-based e-bike company GenZe and give up control of its Korean subsidiary SsangYong?
A. Mahindra and Mahindra 
B. Ashok Leyland 
C. TATA Motors 
D. Maruti Suzuki 
Answer [A] Mahindra and Mahindra 
6. UNICEF released the report titled ‘COVID-19 and Child Labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time to Act’, along with which organization?
A. International Labour Organization 
B. World Bank 
C. World Economic Forum 
D. UNESCO
Answer [A] International Labour Organization 
7. Which country ordered authorizing sanctions against individuals involved in the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation?
A. China 
B. United States
C. Germany 
D. North Korea 
Answer [B] United States
8. Which state’s forest division has estimated 2000 Indian gaurs, in its first population estimation exercise?
A. Kerala 
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Himachal Pradesh 
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
9. As per the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) which forest witnessed deforestation of 829 sq km in May 2020?
A. Amazon Rainforest
B. Congo Rainforest 
C. Daintree Rainforest 
D. Southeast Asian Rainforest 
Answer [A] Amazon Rainforest
10. Which organization has developed a sanitizing chamber named ‘GermiKlean’ to disinfect uniforms of security forces?
A. Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd 
B. Defence Research and Development Organization 
C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 
D. Indian Space Research Organization 
Answer [B] Defence Research and Development Organization