Current Affairs Quiz: June 1, 2020

1. Which state have launched Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers?
   A)Jharkhand
   B)Assam
   C)Uttar Pradesh
   D)Madhya Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced the launch of the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme, saying it would help secure employment for skilled workers who have returned.

   
   
2. The Labour Ministry launched online skills training course in partnership with which company?
   A)TCS
   B)Wipro
   C)HCL
   D)Infosys
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment said that it had started free online career skills training through its National Career Service project for job-seekers registered with it.

   
   
3. Recently Missile Park Agneeprastha was set up at which INS?
   A)Debnath
   B)Vayu
   C)Agnipath
   D)Kalinga
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The foundation stone for a missile park was laid at INS Kalinga by Cmde Rajesh Debnath, Commanding Officer, in the presence of Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.

   
   
4. How much amount was granted by NABARD to WestBengal during FY 21 for the benefit of farmers & poor people?
   A)₹1050 cr
   B)₹1200 cr
   C)₹1250 cr
   D)₹1450 cr
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned credit of Rs 1,050 crore in the current fiscal so far to West Bengal for benefit of farmers and poor people in rural areas.

   
   
5. Whose tenure has been extended as Director General of Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
   A)MS Swaminathan
   B)Rakesh Singh
   C)Sandip Pradhan
   D)Vipul Jain
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The tenure of Sandip Pradhan as Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been extended by two years from June 6, 2020.

   
   
6. Who has been appointed as new CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).?
   A)Arun Singhal
   B)Dinesh Raikwar
   C)Sandip Soni
   D)Rakesh Sinha
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Arun Singhal as chief executive officer of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

   
   
7. Who has been appointed as new MD of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)?
   A)PR Jaishankar
   B)Harsha Bangari
   C)GSG Ayyangar
   D)RS Sinha
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The ministry of finance appointed PR Jaishankar as the managing director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) for three years.

   
   
8. Recently India Observatory has come up with a Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled dashboard.Name it?
   A)Coast
   B)Vayu
   C)InCo
   D)InCoast
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: India Observatory has come up with a Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled dashboard called Collaboration/Covid Action Support Group (CoAST India) to monitor the movements of migrants.

   
   
9. Who launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in?
   A)Ravi Shankar Prasad
   B)Nitin Gadkari
   C)Narendra Modi
   D)Smriti Irani
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: On the occasion of the first anniversary of the second tenure of the government, the Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in

   
   
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10. Where is the HQ of NABARD?
    A)Mumbai
    B)NewDelhi
    C)Chennai
    D)Lucknow
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    

    
    
11. Where is the HQ of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Kolkata
    C)Lucknow
    D)NewDelhi
    
    
    

    
    Option D