Current Affairs 26th June 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which fund has been made open to contributions from individuals or institutions, by the Finance Ministry?
A. National Disaster Response Fund 
B. PM CARES Fund
C. Consolidate Fund of India 
D. Public Account Fund
Answer [A] National Disaster Response Fund
2. Which Indian state/UT became the first to operationalise rail coaches converted into isolation units for Covid-19?
A. New Delhi 
B. Madhya Pradesh 
C. Uttar Pradesh 
D. Gujarat 
Answer [C] Uttar Pradesh 
3. What is ‘Dhruva’ that has been developed by researchers and students of IIT-Bombay?
A. Personal Protective Equipment 
B. COVID-19 Test Kit 
C. Receiver chip for NAVIC 
D. Microprocessor
Answer [C] Receiver chip for NAVIC
4. What is the name of the investment promotion agency, that functions under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade?
A. Bharat Invest 
B. Vocal for Local
C. Invest India
D. Investment made easy 
Answer [C] Invest India
5. The Indian pavilion at Cannes Film Market has been jointly set up by Information & Broadcasting Ministry and which association of India?
A. CII
B. FICCI
C. NASSCOM
D. Digital Media Association 
Answer [B] FICCI
6. Which major technology company has shut its video game streaming service ‘Mixer’?
A. Facebook
B. Microsoft 
C. Amazon 
D. Apple 
Answer [B] Microsoft 
7. Which country has successfully launched the last satellite of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)?
A. Japan 
B. South Korea 
C. China 
D. North Korea 
Answer [C] China
8. As per the report of which financial institution, India’s per capita income (PCI) is to dip by 5.4 percent in 2020-21?
A. Reserve Bank of India 
B. Small Industries Development Bank of India
C. State Bank of India 
D. National Housing Bank 
Answer [C] State Bank of India 
9. A 40-feet-long Bailey Bridge, that has recently collapsed near the Sino-India Border, is located in which state/UT?
A. Uttarakhand 
B. Jammu and Kashmir 
C. Sikkim 
D. Assam 
Answer [A] Uttarakhand 
10. When is the United Nations Public Service Day Celebrated?
A. June 21 
B. June 23 
C. June 25 
D. June 24
Answer [B] June 23