Current Affairs Quiz – 01 June 2020
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- PM Modi has recently announced the “My Life, My Yoga” Video Blogging Contest. The program will be jointly organised by Ministry of AYUSH and__________?
A) Indian Council of World Affairs
B) Indian Council of Social Science Research
C) Indian Council for Cultural Relations
D) Indian Council of Medical Research
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Option C
Explanation: Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, has called upon each and every individual at national and international level to participate in the “My Life, My Yoga”(also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video Blogging Contest, while addressing his monthly Mann Ki Baat program on 31 May 2020. This contest is a joint effort by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
- Who has topped the Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020?
A) Roger Federer
B) Lionel Messi
C) Neymar
D) Cristiano Ronaldo
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Option A
Explanation: Swiss tennis great, Roger Federer has topped the list of world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 with an estimated $106.3 million.
- ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ (C-TAP) is an international tool that calls for common ownership of vaccines, medicines and other diagnostic tools for COVID-19 treatment among the countries. The C-TAP has been launched by?
A) UNDP
B) WHO
C) Food and Drug Administration
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Option B
Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an international project named ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ (C-TAP) on May 30, 2020.Till now 37 countries have joined this initiative of WHO, which calls for common ownership of vaccines, medicines and other diagnostic tools for COVID-19 treatment since patent right laws can act as a barrier to the sharing of crucial supplies.
- The Global Day of Parents is UN recognised day observed annually on__________
A) May 31
B) First Monday of June
C) June 1
D) Last Sunday of May
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Option C
Explanation: The United Nations has proclaimed to observe June 1 ever year as the Global Day of Parents to appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship. The theme for Global Day of Parents 2020 is “Appreciate all parents throughout the world”
- Which among these banks has recently acquired 24.9 percent stake in Dish TV through pledge shares, to become the second largest shareholder of the company?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC
D) Yes Bank
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Option D
Explanation: Private sector lender YES Bank has acquired 24.19 percent stake in Dish TV India Ltd, making it the second-largest shareholder in the direct-to-home (DTH) company. Yes Bank Ltd has acquired the stakes by invoking pledges against 44.53 equity shares kept as collateral with the private lender for a loan.
- Name the newly appointed CEO of food regulator FSSAI?
A) Arun Singhal
B) Praveen Bajwa
C) Suman Naik
D) Ashok Dhiman
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Option A
Explanation: Senior bureaucrat Arun Singhal has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He will succeed GSG Ayyangar.
- Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020. What is his rank in the list?
A) 100
B) 66
C) 49
D) 78
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Option B
Explanation: India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020. Kohli is ranked at number 66 with estimated earnings of $26 million.
- Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)?
A) VSV Rao
B) Sunil Kumar Bansal
C) PR Jaishankar
D) Harsha Bangari
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Option C
Explanation: The Ministry of Finance has appointed PR Jaishankar as the Managing Director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) for three years. Prior to this, Jaishankar served as the executive director of the National Housing Bank (NHB). IIFCL is a wholly-owned Government of India company set up in 2006 to provide long term finance to viable infrastructure projects.
