08 Jul
With the release of IBPS RRB Exam Notification for Officer and Assistant Level vacancies across the country, Banking Exam aspirants are readying themselves for the D-day. With the notifications for IBPS PO and SBI PO recruitment expected to be out soon, this becomes a critical time for all the aspirants.
Widely recognized in the student community for providing the Best Online SSC Coaching Classes and Banking Preparation Courses, Vidya Guru strives to bring out the best learning content for you. The quiz given below will test your awareness of the significant news events of June month this year.
Current GK June 2020 Quiz
Question 1. What was India’s GDP growth rate in Q4 (January to March) of FY 2019-2020?
a. 3.9%
b. 3.1%
c. 4.2%
d. 4.5%
Answer: 3.1%
Question 2. Name the Rs. 500 crore fund created by RBI to boost digitization by deployment of Point of Sale (POS) infrastructure across Tier-III to Tier-VI centers.
a. Bharat Digi Payments Fund
b. Consolidated Payment Infra Fund of India
c. India Online Payments Fund
d. Payments Infrastructure Development Fund
Answer: Payments Infrastructure Development Fund
Question 3. What is the maturity period of CMBs (Cash Management Bills) issued recently by RBI?
a. 81 Days
b. 85 Days
c. 84 Days
d. 91 Days
Answer: 84 Days
Question 4. ‘Hunar Haat’ program is going to be restarted with the theme ‘Local to Global’. ‘Hunar Haat’ is the flagship program of which of the following ministries?
a. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
b. Ministry of Minority Affairs
c. Ministry of Culture
d. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Answer: Ministry of Minority Affairs
Question 5. Which of the following pairs is/are correct with respect to the World Environment Day 2020?
a. Global Host: Colombia
b. World Environment Day: 5th June
c. Theme: Biodiversity
d. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question 6. To mark the celebration of International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21st June, ‘MyLife, MyYoga’ contest was launched by the Ministry of AYUSH. As per the United Nations, what was the theme of IDY 2020?
a. Healthy Body and Mind with Yoga
b. Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home
c. Experiencing the Yogic Benefits
d. Yoga for Peace
Answer: Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home
Question 7. Using its rocket Falcon 9, SpaceX became the 1st private company in the world to send astronauts into space. Name the CEO of SpaceX.
a. Elon Musk
b. Bob Smith
c. Jeff Bezos
d. Paul Briand
Answer: Elon Musk
Question 8. Which of the following international credit rating agencies has downgraded India’s sovereign ratings from ‘Baa2’ to ‘Baa3’?
a. CRISIL
b. Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
c. Fitch Ratings
d. Moody’s
Answer: Moody’s
Question 9. Who has been newly appointed as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
a. Rajiv Bajaj
b. Anand Mahindra
c. Uday Kotak
d. Ajaypal Singh Banga
Answer: Uday Kotak
Question 10. A virtual leaders’ summit was held recently between PM Modi and the Australian PM. Name the current Prime Minister of Australia.
a. Scott Morrison
b. Dean Barrow
c. James Marape
d. Boris Johnson
Answer: Scott Morrison
Question 11. Name the highest saltwater lake in the world which has became a territory of dispute between India and China.
a. Loktak Lake
b. Great Bear Lake
c. Pangong Tso Lake
d. Great Salt Lake
Answer: Pangong Tso
Question 12. World Food Safety Day was observed on 7th June under the theme: ‘Food Safety, Everyone’s Business’. Name the state that was ranked 1 on FSSAI Food Safety Index (2019-20).
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
Answer: Gujarat
Question 13. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
a. World Oceans Day: 8th June
b. World Day Against Child Labor: 12th June
c. World Refugee Day: 20th June
d. None of the above
Answer: None of the above
Question 14. The approximate allocation of funds by the Central Govt. under MGNREGA scheme for FY 2020-2021 is
a. Rs. 1 Lakh Crore
b. Rs. 0.6 Lakh Crore
c. Rs. 0.8 Lakh Crore
d. Rs. 1.4 Lakh Crore
Answer: Rs. 1 Lakh Crore
Question 15. Which of the following ministries has collaborated with ‘Fit India’ programme to launch special films for the promotion of 10 indigenous sports under ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat initiative’?
a. Ministry of Human Resource Development
b. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
c. Ministry of Culture
d. Ministry of Tourism
Answer: Ministry of Human Resource Development
Question 16. Name the committee constituted by RBI to review ownership and corporate structure of private banks.
a. PK Mohanty Committee
b. Sudeep Lakhtakia Committee
c. Sanjay Kumar Committee
d. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Committee
Answer: PK Mohanty Committee
Question 17. As per the Government’s revised MSME definitions, which of the following options is incorrect?
a. Micro Enterprises: Investment-Upto Rs. 1 Cr. & Turnover-Upto Rs 5 Cr.
b. Small Enterprises: Investment-Below Rs. 10 Cr. & Turnover-Upto Rs 50 Cr.
c. Medium Enterprises: Investment-Below Rs. 50 Cr. & Turnover-Below Rs 250 Cr.
d. None of the above
Answer: None of the above
Question 18. The 7.75 per cent Savings (Taxable) Bonds scheme 2018, popularly known as RBI Bonds / GOI Bonds, was withdrawn recently. The maturity period of these bonds was
a. 3 Years
b. 5 Years
c. 7 Years
d. 9 Years
Answer: 7 Years
Question 19. The AFC Women’s Football Asian Cup 2022 is scheduled to be held in
a. Singapore
b. India
c. Japan
d. Thailand
Answer: India
Question 20. Which of the following pairs of a popular award and its respective winner is/are correctly matched?
a. EY World Entrepreneur 2020: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon)
b. World Food Prize 2020: Dr. Rattan Lal
c. Richard Dawkins Award 2020: Javed Akhtar
d. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question 21. As per UNCTAD World Investment Report, India was the 9th Largest FDI recipient in the world in 2019. Name the country that was the No.1 FDI recipient in 2019.
a. France
b. USA
c. Hong Kong
d. Switzerland
Answer: USA
Question 22. NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) was recently designated as SWIPS. The full form of SWIPS is
a. System Wide Important Payment System
b. System With Integration for Payment and Settlement
c. System With Importance for Payment and Settlement
d. System Wide Integrated Payment System
Answer: System Wide Important Payment System
Question 23. As per the revised public procurement rules, Govt. has categorized suppliers on the basis of domestic value addition (local content). Which of the following pairs is incorrect with respect to this categorization?
a. Class-I Local Suppliers: 50% or more domestic value addition
b. Class-II Local Suppliers: Between 20% and 50% domestic value addition
c. Non-Local Suppliers: Less than 20% domestic value addition
d. None of the above
Answer: None of the above
Question 24. Which of the following have been recently categorized as FMI (Financial Market Infrastructures) by the Reserve Bank of India?
a. NEFT and IMPS
b. IMPS and NPCI
c. NPCI and NEFT
d. RTGS and IMPS
Answer: NPCI and NEFT
Question 25. What is the upper age limit proposed by RBI for CEOs and Whole-Time Directors of Banks?
a. 62 Years
b. 65 Years
c. 70 Years
d. 75 Years
Answer: 70 Years
Question 26. Where was the 500-year-old submerged temple spotted recently?
a. Tamil Nadu (Kaveri)
b. Bihar (Kosi)
c. Odisha (Mahanadi)
d. Madhya Pradesh (Narmada)
Answer: Odisha (Mahanadi)
Question 27. What is the maximum term that RBI has proposed for the Whole-Time Directors or CEOs belonging to the promoter group?
a. 8 Years
b. 10 Years
c. 12 Years
d. 15 Years
Answer: 10 Years
Question 28.Brajendra Navnit has been appointed India’s permanent representative to which of the following organizations?
a. UNICEF
b. UNESCO
c. WTO
d. WHO
Answer: WTO
Question 29. Who has been appointed chairman of the IBBI Advisory Committee on Service Providers?
a. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
b. T V Mohandas Pai
c. Chandra Sharma
d. Uday Kotak
Answer: T V Mohandas Pai
Question 30. Based on Poonam Avlokan for counting of Asiatic Lions in the Gir Sanctuary, what has been the percentage increase in their number since the last census?
a. 24%
b. 29%
c. 30%
d. 32%
Answer: 29%
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Summary
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