Current Affairs 23th June 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is ‘NavRakshak’, that was seen in news recently?
A. Light Combat Aircraft
B. Fighter Jet
C. Personal Protective Equipment
D. Covid-19 Drug
Answer [C] Personal Protective Equipment
2. Which Indian stock exchange has become the world’s 10th largest exchange with market capitalization of $1.7 trillion?
A. National Stock Exchange
B. Bombay Stock Exchange
C. Calcutta Stock Exchange
D. Madras Stock Exchange
Answer [B] Bombay Stock Exchange
3. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPEP)?
A. Raghuram Rajan
B. Urjit Patel
C. U K Sinha
D. M S Sahoo
Answer [B] Urjit Patel
4. What is the tenure of the ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan’ launched by the Prime Minister of India?
A. 75 days
B. 100 days
C. 125 days
D. 200 days
Answer [C] 125 days
5. What is the theme of the World Refugee Day 2020?
A. Every Action Counts
B. Everyone on earth matters
C. Anti-racism Wins
D. Rights of Refugees
Answer [A] Every Action Counts
6. Which Indian-American scientist has been appointed as the head of U.S National Science Foundation?
A. Sethuraman Panchanathan
B. Katina Michael
C. K Subbarao
D. Chitta Baral
Answer [A] Sethuraman Panchanathan
7. India ideas Summit is an annual conference held to promote trade between India and which country?
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. Russia
D. United States
Answer [D] United States
8. Which type of animal is Stegodon, the fossil of which has been recently found in Uttar Pradesh?
A. Elephant
B. Turtle
C. Giraffe
D. Lion
Answer [A] Elephant
9. What is the limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in pension funds in India, under automatic route?
A. 26%
B. 49%
C. 75%
D. 100%
Answer [B] 49%
10. What is the name of the Special campaign of FICCI-FLO, launched by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development?
A. Power to Empower
B. Empowering the Greater 50%
C. Women Entrepreneur Power
D. Empowering Women Ecosystem
Answer [B] Empowering the Greater 50%