Current Affairs 2nd July 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Zoox, that was recently acquired by Amazon, is a start-up firm related to which field?
A. Self-driving Car 
B. Aerial Transport 
C. Social Media 
D. Ride Hailing Service 
Answer [A] Self-driving Car
2. Which Union Ministry launched the Pradhan Mantri FME Scheme, to generate investments of Rs. 35,000 crore?
A. Ministry of MSME
B. Ministry of Food Processing Industries 
C. Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare 
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
Answer [B] Ministry of Food Processing Industries
3. Where is the headquarters of United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) located?
A. Geneva 
B. New York
C. Vienna
D. Paris
Answer [C] Vienna
4. Which Indian became the youngest umpire to enter International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel 
A. Srinivas Venkatraghavan 
B. Sundaram Ravi
C. Nitin Menon
D. Krish Srikanth 
Answer [C] Nitin Menon
5. Which is the parent organization of “Global Forum on transparency and Exchange of Information for tax purposes”?
A. Financial Action Task Force 
B. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
C. G-20
D. Common Wealth
Answer [B] Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
6. Milton Glaer, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
A. Sports 
B. Politics 
C. Graphics Design 
D. Space Science 
Answer [C] Graphics Design
7. A community centre called “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” is located being constructed in which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh 
B. Uttar Pradesh 
C. Maharashtra 
D. Bihar 
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
8. Who is the head of the Health Ministry’s committee, which recommended the Serological Survey?
A. V K Paul 
B. Harsh Vardhan
C. Amitabh Kant 
D. V.K. Saraswat 
Answer [A] V K Paul
9. Who has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to statistics?
A. D Subba Rao
B. C Rangarajan 
C. Bimal Jalan 
D. Y V Reddy 
Answer [B] C Rangarajan
10. Which Global organization has approved a project for India called “Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for states program (STARS)?
A. World Bank
B. World Economic Forum 
C. International Monetary Fund 
D. Asian Development Bank 
Answer [A] World Bank