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4351.

Who is the head of 9-member working group to suggest insurance products covering risks involved in the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System(RPAS)/ Drones formulated by IRDAI?

A. Girish Radhakrishnan
B. Anjan Dey
C. A V Girija Kumar
D. Shiva Ayyadurai
Answer» C. A V Girija Kumar
4352.

Who inaugurated the Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service at Chandigarh?

A. D.V. Sadananda Gowda
B. Ravi Shankar Prasad
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer» E.
4353.

Which Airport becomes the 1st airport in India to get an indigenously-developed Aviation Weather Monitoring System at both ends of the runway?

A. Indira Gandhi International Airport
B. Chennai International Airport
C. Begumpet Airport
D. Kempegowda International Airport
Answer» E.
4354.

Who has launched 'eBloodServices' mobile app developed by the ERaktkosh team of C-DAC India for easy access to blood needed for transfusion?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Amit Shah
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Harsh Vardhan
Answer» E.
4355.

Cabinet has approved the further extension of the term of the Commission formulated to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes by how many months?

A. 2 months
B. 4 months
C. 5 months
D. 6 months
Answer» E.
4356.

The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund and for this the Centre has allocated a sum of how much Rs?

A. Rs.25000 crore
B. Rs.35000 crore
C. Rs.5000 crore
D. Rs.15000 crore
Answer» E.
4357.

Who inaugurated two important Bridges namely Devika and Puneja in Udhampur and Doda districts respectively in Jammu & Kashmir through the virtual platform?

A. Nitin Jairam Gadkari
B. Jitendra Singh
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Raj Nath Singh
Answer» C. Nirmala Sitharaman
4358.

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the declaration of which Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport?

A. Lucknow Airport
B. Kushinagar Airport
C. Gorakhpur Airport
D. Hindon Airport
Answer» C. Gorakhpur Airport
4359.

India asks Pakistan to reduce High Commission staff by how much percent within a week?

A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 30%
D. 10%
Answer» C. 30%
4360.

Who launched an initiative 'YUKTI 2.0' to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in higher education institutions?

A. Ramvilas Paswan
B. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
D. Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer» D. Narendra Singh Tomar
4361.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers' Welfare under Make in India initiative indigenously develop a vehicle-mounted ULV sprayer for locust control. Who is current Union Agriculture Minister?

A. Prakash Javadekar
B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda
C. Narendra Singh Tomar
D. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Answer» D. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
4362.

Who has launched the Food Processing Edition of the Exclusive Investment Forum hosted by Invest India?

A. Prakash Javadekar
B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda
C. Narendra Singh Tomar
D. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Answer» E.
4363.

Who inaugurate Virtual India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival 2020?

A. Ravi Shankar Prasad
B. Raj Nath Singh
C. Prakash Javadekar
D. Amit Shah
Answer» D. Amit Shah
4364.

Union Minister of State of Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh has sanctioned how much fund for augmentation of healthcare facility in the eight North Eastern States?

A. Rs.190 crore
B. Rs.390 crore
C. Rs.290 crore
D. Rs.490 crore
Answer» B. Rs.390 crore
4365.

Which organisation in collaboration with International Transport Forum will launch the "Decarbonising Transport in India" project on 24 June?

A. Central Road Research Institute
B. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
C. Ministry of Civil Aviation
D. NITI Aayog
Answer» E.
4366.

Who is head of high-powered committee by NITI Aayog to develop a job platform that will help migrant labours & blue-collar workers, who have lost their jobs during the lockdown?

A. Samant Goel
B. Amitabh Kant
C. Rajiv Gauba
D. V. P. Joy
Answer» C. Rajiv Gauba
4367.

What is the nickname of 66-million-year-old egg (second-largest egg in the world) found in Antarctica's Seymour Island?

A. The Sphere
B. The Thing
C. The Egg
D. The Rock
Answer» C. The Egg
4368.

The two-day India Ideas Summit 2020 will be held virtually on which dates with the focus on geopolitics in the post-COVID-19 world?

A. June 21-22
B. June 27-28
C. July 21-22
D. July 27-28
Answer» D. July 27-28
4369.

Approximately how many people have received Rs 65,454 crore in financial assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package?

A. 42 crore
B. 82 crore
C. 22 crore
D. 62 crore
Answer» B. 82 crore
4370.

What was the theme of International Day of Yoga 2020?

A. Yoga for Everyone - Yoga at Home
B. Yoga for Health - Yoga in Life
C. Yoga for Health - Yoga at Home
D. Yoga for Corona - Yoga in Life
Answer» D. Yoga for Corona - Yoga in Life
4371.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index released on 20 June 2020 what is Mukesh Ambani rank in world's top richest people?

A. 6
B. 9
C. 15
D. 18
Answer» C. 15
4372.

Which Metro has decided to convert a station into a "She-Man" station that will have special facilities and employment for the transgender community?

A. Noida-Greater Noida Metro
B. Jaipur Metro
C. Kolkata Metro
D. Delhi Metro
Answer» B. Jaipur Metro
4373.

What is the name of mobile application launched by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and Ventilators?

A. Venti-ICU
B. Mum-Air
C. Air-Venti
D. Corona-Care
Answer» D. Corona-Care
4374.

Which institute has developed a herbal infusion technology, as a source of income for local marginal farmers in the mid-Himalayas?

A. Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
B. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
C. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
D. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Answer» D. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
4375.

What is the name of the youngest known magnetar discovered by NASA?

A. Magne J1818.0-1607
B. Swift J1818.0-1607
C. Neutr J1818.0-1607
D. Star J1818.0-1607
Answer» C. Neutr J1818.0-1607
4376.

The Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj's minerals business by which company under section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002?

A. Barrick Gold
B. Newmont Mining
C. Outotec Oyj
D. Fresnillo
Answer» D. Fresnillo
4377.

Reliance Industries Limited's Jio Platforms stepped into 11th deal with which company, who bought 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 crores?

A. Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation.
B. Jabal Omar Development Co.
C. Saudi Electricity Co.
D. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
Answer» E.
4378.

India released its first national report on the state of the climate crisis titled "Assessment of climate change over the Indian region". Who published this report?

A. MacMillan India Ltd.
B. Spring Nature
C. Taxman Publications Limited
D. Hachette India
Answer» C. Taxman Publications Limited
4379.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set up a Project Development Cell under whom to attract investment in clean energy, especially in the solar sector?

A. Pankaj Patel
B. Balesh Sharma
C. Amitesh Kumar Sinha
D. Varun Berry
Answer» D. Varun Berry
4380.

Who will launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20 June 2020 from Beldaur of Khagaria District of Bihar?

A. Raj Nath Singh
B. Narendra Modi
C. Nitin Jairam Gadkari
D. Amit Shah
Answer» C. Nitin Jairam Gadkari
4381.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the two stage electronic auction of how many coal blocks for commercial mining through video-conference?

A. 41
B. 31
C. 34
D. 51
Answer» B. 31
4382.

Tata AIA Life Insurance partnered with which company to offer Aadhaar-based paperless offline e-Know Your Customer service?

A. SMCinternational ltd.
B. HDFC Bank Limited
C. Bharti Airtel Limited
D. East Consultancy Services
Answer» E.
4383.

Which Housing Finance Company launched SARAL, a special affordable housing loan scheme to finance homes in urban and rural areas?

A. L&T Housing Finance Limited
B. Ind Bank Housing Ltd
C. ICICI Home Finance Company Limited
D. PNB Housing Finance Ltd.
Answer» D. PNB Housing Finance Ltd.
4384.

Which institute received permission to carry out Phase III randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled trial of efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antiviral drugs Umifenovir?

A. Employees' state Insurance Corporation
B. CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
C. The Indian Council of Medical Research
D. All India Institute Of Medical Science
Answer» C. The Indian Council of Medical Research
4385.

India was elected unopposed for an 8th term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for how many years starting January 2021?

A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 5 years
D. 1 years
Answer» B. 3 years
4386.

According to the payroll data of EPFO the formal employment in India saw how much percent increase in 2019-20?

A. 28.6 %
B. 32.6 %
C. 23.6 %
D. 22.6 %
Answer» B. 32.6 %
4387.

Sanitary Napkin is being made available in more than 6,300 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras across the country at what price?

A. Rs 15/- per pad
B. Rs 1/- per pad
C. Rs 5/- per pad
D. Rs 10/- per pad
Answer» C. Rs 5/- per pad
4388.

Indian Railways' Central Railway zone has installed an Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access machine, 1st of its kind at which station?

A. Mahalaxmi station
B. Chinchpokli station
C. Nagpur station
D. Juinagar station
Answer» D. Juinagar station
4389.

Which Indian startups were featured in the List of Technology Pioneers of 2020, released by the World Economic Forum?

A. Instamojo and Shuttl
B. Stellapps and Zestmoney
C. Unacademy and Shuttl
D. Haptik and Zestmoney
Answer» C. Unacademy and Shuttl
4390.

In order to strengthen the SEBIs enforcement mechanism the SEBI committee headed by which former Supreme Court Judge has proposed a method of quantification of profit made by the defaulter and loss caused to investors?

A. Anil Dave
B. M. Y. Eqbal
C. DK Jain
D. T. S. Thakur
Answer» B. M. Y. Eqbal
4391.

Which indian company partnered with Amazon and Global Optimism and signed the Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement?

A. Infosys
B. Tata Consultancy Services
C. Wipro
D. HCL Technologies
Answer» B. Tata Consultancy Services
4392.

Which insurance provider has joined hands with UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited to launch India's 1st 'Pay as you Fly' insurance for drone-owners in India?

A. TATA AIA Life Insurance
B. HDFC ERGO
C. Bajaj Allianz
D. Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Answer» C. Bajaj Allianz
4393.

The Sports Ministry prepared to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme and identified how many sports facilities to upgrade as KISCE?

A. 9 state
B. 4 state
C. 8 state
D. 6 state
Answer» D. 6 state
4394.

What is India's rank according to World Competitiveness Index compiled by Institute for Management Development?

A. 41rd
B. 43rd
C. 48rd
D. 49rd
Answer» C. 48rd
4395.

India & China got engaged into a violent face off on 15th June night when the troops of both the armies fired at each other in which valley in Ladakh?

A. Nubra Valley
B. Galwan Valley
C. Dha Hanu valley
D. Markha valley
Answer» C. Dha Hanu valley
4396.

The Union Civil Aviation Minister stated on June 16, 2020 that the decision to resume international flights will be taken in the coming month. Who is current Union Civil Aviation Minister?

A. Narendra Singh Tomar
B. Shripad Yesso Naik
C. Hardeep Singh Puri
D. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer» D. Dharmendra Pradhan
4397.

Deepak Kumar Nayak, Project Assistant of INTACH with Rabindra Rana, heritage enthusiast of Odisha located the 500-year-old submerged temple in which river?

A. Hooghly River
B. Mahanadi River
C. Kosi River
D. Subarnarekha River
Answer» C. Kosi River
4398.

Who won the Biodiversity award 2020 and a grant of 40000 Euros of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation for the contribution of DDS women in rehabilitation of degraded lands and to promote biodiversity?

A. Wildlife Protection Society of India
B. The Deccan Development Society
C. Environmentalist Foundation of India
D. Prakratik Society
Answer» C. Environmentalist Foundation of India
4399.

Who launched the Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances on 15 June?

A. Prakash Javadekar
B. Dr. Jitendra Singh
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Harsh Vardhan
Answer» C. Nirmala Sitharaman
4400.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation under Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched Multi-location claim settlement facility. Where is headquarters of EPFO located?

A. Chennai
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Lucknow
Answer» C. Mumbai