Current Affairs 20th June 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state government has signed a pact with Israel on water cooperation in June 2022?
A. Punjab
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Haryana
Answer [D] Haryana
2. Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Somalia in June 2022?
A. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
B. Abdiweli Gaas
C. Mohamed Hussein Roble
D. Hamza Abdi Barre
Answer [D] Hamza Abdi Barre
3. Union Government has cleared the appointments new Chief Justices in six High Courts in June 2022. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand?
A. S S Shinde
B. S.C. Sharma
C. Radha Mohan Singh
D. Vipin Sanghi
Answer [D] Vipin Sanghi
4. ……… has signed an MOUwith National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) for Cooperation in Meteorology?
A. Indian Air Force
B. Indian Coast Guard
C. Indian Army
D. Indian Navy
Answer [D] Indian Navy
5. Which Indian-American has been nominated by president Joe Biden to the post of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment in June 2022?
A. Divya Tripathi
B. Harshdeep Singh
C. Dr Pawan Upadhyay
D. Radha Iyengar Plumb
Answer [D] Radha Iyengar Plumb
6. Which country is going to host the 14th BRICS Summit on 23 June 2022?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. Brazil
Answer [A] China
7. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI)?
A. Ravindra Kumar
B. Ajay Sharma
C. Manish Vishnoi
D. Pramod K Mittal
Answer [D] Pramod K Mittal
8. Which day is celebrated as the Autistic Pride Day?
A. 2 May
B. 12 April
C. 6 February
D. 18 June
Answer [D] 18 June
9. Which Airport has been awarded the best regional airport in India and South Asia title in the 2022 Skytrax World Airport Awards?
A. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
B. CSM International Airport, Mumbai
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
D. The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
Answer [D] The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
10. Which state has become has become the first state in the country to launch ‘Balika Panchayat’?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer [A] Gujarat
11. On which day did the World observe the first ‘International Day for Countering Hate Speech’?
A. 15 June
B. 16 June
C. 17 June
D. 18 June
Answer [D] 18 June
12. With which of the following has Jio-bp entered into an agreement to support its commitment towards “The Climate Group’s EV 100 Initiative of 100 per cent EV Fleet by 2030’?
A. Zomato
B. Foodpanda
C. Swiggy
D. Uber Eats
Answer [A] Zomato
13. When is Sustainable Gastronomy Day observed every year?
A. 16 June
B. 17 June
C. 18 June
D. 19 June
Answer [C] 18 June
14. RBI, in June 2022, raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from Rs 5,000 to Rs ………. Per transaction for e-mandates on cards, Prepaid Payment Instruments, and UPI for recurring transactions.
A. 7,500
B. 10,000
C. 12,500
D. 15,000
Answer [D]
15. In June 2022, which state has displaced West Bengal to emerge as the largest state in terms of the outstanding portfolio of microfinance loans (MFL)?
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Punjab
Answer [C] Tamil Nadu
16. Which country has launched its third aircraft carrier named ‘Fujian’ in June 2022?
A. North Korea
B. China
C. Japan
D. South Korea
Answer [B] Japan
17. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend the NATO Summit on 28 June 2022 in which city?
A. Tokyo
B. Madrid
C. Paris
D. Geneva
Answer [B] Madrid
18. In June 2022. Which of the following has launched an instant credit line service on Whatsapp?
A. Smallcase
B. GetVantage
C. Mahila Money
D. CASHe
Answer [D] CASHe
19. Which of the following will launch a special 3-year skill-based bachelor’s degree programme for serving defence personnel?
A. BAOU
B. IGNOU
C. TNOU
D. SGOU
Answer [B] IGNOU
20. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the …… language for the first time.
A. Urdu
B. Hindi
C. Sanskrit
D. Bengali
Answer [B] Hindi