Current Affairs 27th June 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the name of the platform launched by the HRD Minister, for higher educational institutions?
A. DHRUV 2.0
B. YUKTI 2.0
C. SHAKTI 2.0
D. EKTA 2.0
Answer [B] YUKTI 2.0
2. Which e-commerce portal has been mandated the sellers to mention ‘Country of Origin’?
A. Amazon
B. Flipkart
C. Government e-Marketplace (GEM)
D. Bharat Mart
Answer [C] Government e-Marketplace (GEM)
3. Who are the beneficiaries of the recent and first allocation of Rs 1000 Crore from the PM CARES Fund?
A. MSME Owners
B. Migrant Workers
C. Farmers
D. Street Vendors
Answer [B] Migrant Workers
4. Which organization is manufacturing around 30000 ventilators, ordered from the PM Cares Fund?
A. Defence Research and Development Organization
B. Bharat Electronics Limited
C. Hindustan Aeronautical Limited
D. Ordnance Factory Board
Answer [B] Bharat Electronics Limited
5. As per the National Statistical Office (NSO), What is the rank of India as the World’s largest economy, in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2017?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
Answer [A] Three
6. Which country has suspended H-1B, H-2B, J, and L non-immigrant Visa Programs?
A. China
B. United States
C. Russia
D. Germany
Answer [B] United States
7. Which country hosted the virtual Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral foreign minister’s meeting?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. United States
Answer [C] Russia
8. Which country’s super computer has become the fastest in the world?
A. United States
B. Japan
C. China
D. Germany
Answer [B] Japan
9. Which agency, in its Global Macro Outlook Update, estimated that India’s GDP growth would be -3.1 % this year?
A. Fitch
B. Moody’s
C. IndRa
D. ICRA
Answer [B] Moody’s
10. Which technology company has added ‘Fact-checked’ Lables for search images, to curb misinformation?
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Apple
D. Mozilla
Answer [B] Google