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CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (01 June 2020 to 06 June 2020)

Q1. Recently who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Carat India? Ans. Anita Kotwani Q2. Recently which player has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes? Ans. Roger Federer Q3. Recently how much penalty was imposed by Reserve Bank of India to Citibank for not complying with norms? Ans. ₹4-crore

Q4. Which player has been nominated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020? Ans. Rohit Sharma Q5. Recently which state government has announced the launch of the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers? Ans. Madhya Pradesh Q6. Recently which Private sector Bank has acquired a 24.19% stake in direct-to- home service provider, Dish TV India Ltd? Ans. Yes Bank Q7. Recently in which country the world's largest electric plane 'eCaravan' took its first successful flight? Ans. US Q8. Whichcricketer has become the only cricketer in the Forbes top 100 highest paid athletes of 2020? Ans. Virat Kohli Q9. Recently Wajid Khan has passed away, he was what? Ans. Music director Q10. Recently which Union minister has inaugurated certificate e-course 'Understanding Good Governance'? Ans. Nitin Gadkari Q11. Recently who has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India? Ans. Pradip Kumar Tripathi Q12. Recently which state government has signed MoU with industry associations to create 10 Lakh jobs for migrants? Ans. Uttar Pradesh Q13. Recently who has launched a Video Blogging Contest titled “My Life My Yoga? Ans. Narendra Modi Q14. Recently which organization has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics and others? Ans. DRDO Q15. Recently Centre has approved 175 crore rupees for implementation of Jal jeevan mission for which state during 2020-21? Ans. Meghalaya Q16. Recently how much loan was approved by the World Bank to Pakistan to address the risks relating to environmental degradation, deforestation and climate change in the country? Ans. USD 188 million Q17. Which Hockey player has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards? Ans. Rani Rampal Q18. The theme of World Milk Day 2020 is “20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”, it is celebrated on which date? Ans. 1st June Q19. Recently who has assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals?

Ans. RK Chaturvedi

Q20. Recently who has been appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command? Ans. Manoj Pande Q21. Recently who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland? Ans. Raveesh Kumar Q22. Recently Former Union Minister P Namgyal has passed away, he was associated with which political party? Ans. Indian National Congress Q23. Recently who has been appointed as the Bhartiya Janata Party Chief of Delhi? Ans. Adesh Kumar Gupta Q24. Telangana government has celebrated its statehood day 2nd June, who is the Governor of Telangana? Ans. Tamilisai Soundararajan

Q25. Recently who has launched the CHAMPIONS Technology Platform to empower MSMEs? Ans. Narendra Modi Q26. Recently Government of India has approved Rs 445 crore for which state to implement Jal Jeevan Mission? Ans. Chhattisgarh Q27. Recently Former Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow has passed away, he was related to which country? Ans. US Q28. Which global rating agency has reduced India's sovereign rating (national) rating from 2 base 2 to BAA 3 recently? Ans. Moody's Investors Service Q29. Recently Sibi George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country? Ans. Kuwait Q30. Gaitri I. Kumar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which country? Ans. United Kingdom Q31. Recently Sushil Kumar Singhal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which country? Ans. Papua New Guinea Q32. Recently who has become the new chairman of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts? Ans. Krishnendu Majumdar Q33. Recently who has taken over as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21? Ans. Uday Kotak Q34. National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Wes Unseld has passed away recently he was related to which country? Ans. US Q35. Recently Basu Chatterjee has passed away, he was what? Ans. Film Director Q36. Recently the Government of India has launched the Kisan Credit Card campaign for how many Dairy Farmers? Ans. 1.5 Crore Q37. Every year World Bicycle Day is celebrated by the United Nations on which date? Ans. 3rd June Q38. Recently Twitter has appointed Patrick Pichette as new board chairman, who is the CEO of Twitter? Ans. Jack Dorsey Q39. Recently who has taken additional charge as the CMD of National Fertilizers Limited? Ans. Virendra Nath Datt Q40. Recently which state announced to provide free internet by December 2020? Ans. Kerala Q41. Recently who has been appointed as India’s new ambassador to the World Trade Organization? Ans. Brajendra Navnit Q42. Recently which bank has started mobile-based current account opening facility? Ans. IndusInd Bank Q43. Recently which state government has started a campaign “Spandan” for police? Ans. Chhattisgarh Q44. Recently who has been appointed as the Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of World Bank? Ans. Rajeev Topno

Q45. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2020, which is observed every year on 5th June? Ans. Celebrate Biodiversity Q46. Recently which state has launched the 'Mission Fateh' campaign to spread awareness about Covid-19? Ans. Punjab Q47. Recently who has been appointed by Software major Adobe as the Head of Digital Experience Business for India? Ans. Nitin Singhal Q48. Recently Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted by which country? Ans. UK Q49. Recently which Union Territory has launched a salary tracker mobile app MeraVetan? Ans. Jammu & Kashmir Q50. Recently who has been honoured with Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 for the Asia region? Ans. Kritika Pandey

Q51. Recently who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Romania? Ans. Rahul Srivastava

Q52. Recently which private sector bank has launched “Summer Treats” campaign? Ans. HDFC Bank

Q53. Recently which state government has launched an online labour exchange program to facilitate the labourers searching for jobs in the state? Ans. Rajasthan

Q54. Recently which Union Minister has launched the ‘#iCommit’ initiative on World Environment Day? Ans. RK Singh

Q55. Which country will host the Women's Asian Cup 2022? Ans. India