Current Affairs 30th May 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Chamba Tunnel, which was seen in news recently, was inaugurated in which state/UT?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
Answer [A] Uttarakhand
2. CSIR-IIIM (Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine) partnered with which company to develop a new RT-LAMP based COVID-19 diagnostic kit?
A. Tata Group
B. Reliance Industries
C. TVS Motors
D. Larsen & Turbo
Answer [B] Reliance Industries
3. Which Indian state/UT is set to declare ‘Lac Farming’ as an agricultural activity?
A. Bihar B. West Bengal
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Chhattisgarh
4. Which Indian-American has won the ‘Inventor of the year award’ from the New York Intellectual Property Law Association?
A. Shiva Ayyadurai
B. Rajiv Joshi
C. Thomas Zacharia
D. Madhu Sudan
Answer [B] Rajiv Joshi
5. Which state is set to launch Virtual queue Management application named Bev Q?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Kerala
6. Who is the author of the book ‘The Ickabog’, that was seen in news recently?
A. John Green
B. J K Rowling
C. Margaret Atwood
D. Bill Bryson
Answer [B] J K Rowling
7. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who were in news recently, are associated with which field?
A. Medicine
B. Space Mission
C. Sports
D. Business
Answer [B] Space Mission
8. Which rating agency through its Global Economic Outlook (GEO) report, estimated India’s FY21 growth at -5%?
A. CRISIL
B. Fitch Ratings
C. Ind-Ra
D. Moody’s
Answer [B] Fitch Ratings
9. Which ridesharing company’s subsidiary has acquired Netherlands-based manufacture Etergo BV?
A. Uber
B. Ola
C. Lyft
D. Didi
Answer [B] Ola
10. ‘CatchUp’ application, that was seen in news, has been launched by which major technology company?
A. Microsoft
B. Facebook
C. Amazon
D. Apple
Answer [B] Facebook