Current Affairs 19th June 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. ‘Martyapura Re Jamaraj,’ that won a special jury award at COVID-019 International Film Festival 2020, is a short film made in which language?
A. Marathi
B. Odia
C. Hindi
D. Kannada
Answer [B] Odia
2. What is the annual rate of inflation based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), in May 2020?
A. 3.21%
B. 0.25%
C. -0.25%
D. -3.21%
Answer [D] -3.21%
3. Which organization launched ‘e-Office’ application in over 500 of its offices to improve e-government?
A. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
B. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
C. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
D. Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)
Answer [A] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
4. Which payment bank launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for workforce of MSMEs?
A. Airtel Payments Bank
B. India Post Payments Bank
C. Jio Payments Bank
D. Paytm Payments Bank
Answer [A] Airtel Payments Bank
5. What is the name of the Co-Founder and chief executive of digital music platform Qyuki Digital Media, who recently passed away?
A. Samir Bangara
B. Nagendranath Jha
C. Sarah Hegazi
D. Arun Kumar Mehta
Answer [A] Samir Bangara
6. India recently joined which international multi-stakeholder alliance as its founding member?
A. Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence
B. Global Vaccination Alliance
C. Global Covid-19 Vaccine Alliance
D. Global Partnership for SDGs
Answer [A] Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence
7. Which internet company has discontinued two of its popular applications Vigo Video and Vigo Lite?
A. Apple
B. Byte Dance
C. Tencent
D. Adobe
Answer [B] Byte Dance
8. As per the recent report of SIPRI, which country is developing first nuclear triad, with land, sea-based missiles and nuclear capable aircraft?
A. India
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Israel
Answer [B] China
9. Which Indian Chess Player bagged the second place in the Sharjah World Stars Online Chess Tournament?
A. P. Harikrishna
B. Adhiban
C. Koneru Humpy
D. Harika Dronavalli
Answer [A] P. Harikrishna
10. What is the theme of the “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought?
A. Food.Feed.Fibre: Sustainable production and consumption
B. Combating Drought in 2020
C. Cooperation in combating Drought
D. No More Desertification
Answer [A] Food.Feed.Fibre: Sustainable production and consumption