June 2019 Current Affairs MCQ
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel AMBITIOUSBABA.COM |[email protected] 1 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the 1st & 2nd June 2019 institute where Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated a new academic Q1. Narendra Modi took oath as the PM for complex and research and development a second consecutive term. How many building. other members of the Council of Ministers, (a) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin (b) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Gadkari, and Sadananda Gowda, also took (c) ISRO the oath? (d) DRDO (a) 58 (e) NASA (b) 56 Ans.3.(c) (c) 54 Exp.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), (d) 55 Guwahati has signed an MoU with The Indian (e) 57 Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up Ans.1.(e) an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at Exp. Narendra Modi took oath as the PM for a the institute where Assam Governor Jagdish second consecutive term. 57 other members Mukhi inaugurated a new academic complex of the Council of Ministers, including Rajnath and research and development building. Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, and Q4. DV Sadananda Gowda is the new Sadananda Gowda, also took the oath. A total cabinet minister for chemicals and of 24 Cabinet Ministers took oath at the fertilizers in Prime Minister Narendra forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, followed Modi’s government. Where is the by nine Ministers of State (Independent constituency of DV Sadananda Gowda? Charge) and 24 Ministers of State. (a) Bengaluru South Q2. As the World Environment Day is (b) Bengaluru North approaching, Ministry of Environment, (c) Bangalore Rural Forest and Climate Change launched a (d) Bangalore Central theme song ‘_________________________’ on air (e) Bagalkot pollution. Ans.4.(b) (a) Season Aane De Exp. Karnataka MP DV (b) Earth Aane De Sadananda Gowda is the new (c) Badal Aane De cabinet minister for chemicals (d) Hawa Aane De and fertilizers in Prime Minister Narendra (e) Pani Aane De Modi’s government. Gowda retained his MP Ans.2.(d) seat from Bengaluru North constituency. He Exp. As the World Environment Day is won against Congress Krishna Byre Gowda approaching, Ministry of Environment, Forest with a margin of close to 1.45 lakh votes in and Climate Change launched a theme song the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ‘Hawa Aane De’ on air pollution. The song Q5. A 41-year-old orangutan at was launched in the national capital. The aim _________________’s Nandankanan Zoological is to spread awareness regarding protecting Park died following a prolonged illness. the environment. Secretary of Ministry of ”Binny”, the country’s lone orangutan Environment, Forest and Climate Change passed away. launched the song in the presence of actor (a) Odisha Shekhar Suman and singer Shaan. World (b) Uttar Pradesh Environment Day is celebrated on June 05. (c) Bihar Q3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), (d) Madhya Pradesh Guwahati has signed an MoU with The (e) Karnataka __________________________ to set up an IITG- Ans.5.(a) AMBITIOUSBABA.COM |[email protected] 2 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Exp. A 41-year-old orangutan at Odisha’s (d) 7.20% and 7.40% Nandankanan Zoological Park died following (e) 7.40% and 7.80% a prolonged illness. ”Binny”, the country’s Ans.8.(c) lone orangutan passed away around 9:40 pm Exp. The country’s median GDP is forecast at due to old-age related ailments followed by 7.10 percent for Financial Year 2020 and 7.20 respiratory tract infection. percent for Financial Year 2021. The industry Q6. World Health Organization (WHO) and body FICCI’s economic outlook survey stated global partners celebrate World No that the minimum and maximum growth Tobacco Day (WNTD) on- estimate stood at 6.80 per 0cent and 7.3 (a) 29th May percent for 2019-20. (b) 01st June Q9. What is the currency of Mexico? (c) 30th May (a) euro (d) 02nd June (b) peso (e) 31st May (c) rand (d) dinar Q7. Which country has announced tariffs (e) kina on all goods coming from Mexico in a bid Ans.9.(b) to curb illegal immigration recently? Exp. The Mexican peso is the currency of (a) Japan Mexico. (b) Germany Q10. Who is the present Finance Minister (c) France of India? (d) USA (a) Nirmala Sitharaman (e) Russia (b) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Ans.6.(e) (c) Narendra Singh Tomar Exp.Every year, on 31st May, the World (d) Ravi Shankar Prasad Health Organization (WHO) and global (e) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishan partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day Ans.10.(a) (WNTD). The annual campaign is an Exp. Nirmala Sitharaman's promotion is seen opportunity to raise awareness on the as the big news as Prime Minister Narendra harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and Modi's new government starts work. She took second-hand smoke exposure, and to charge as India's new Finance Minister, which discourage the use of tobacco in any form. puts her in charge of perhaps the most The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is challenging assignment for this government. on “tobacco and lung health.” Ans.7.(d) 3rd June 2019 Exp. US President Donald Trump has 1. Who is the youngest BJP candidate to announced tariffs on all goods coming from win in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019? Mexico in a bid to curb illegal immigration. (a) Nusrat Jahan From 10th June 2019, a five percent tariff (b) Tejaswi Surya would be imposed and slowly raised until the (c) Praveen Nishad Illegal Immigration problem is remedied. (d) Mukut Bihari Q8. According to FICCI's survey, country’s (e) None of these median GDP is forecast at _____________ Ans.1. (a) percent for Financial Year 2020 and Exp.Tejaswi Surya is the youngest candidate ______________ bpercent for Financial Year of the BJP to win in the Lok Sabha Elections 2021 by FICCI. 2019 from the Bangaluru south. Surya (a) 7.50% and 7.70% defeated B.K.Hariprasad of Congress. (b) 7.30% and 7.40% (c) 7.10% and 7.20% AMBITIOUSBABA.COM |[email protected] 3 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel 2. Which seat of Uttar Pradesh was not present Minister of Petroleum & Natural won by the Bhartiya Janata Party in Lok Gas and Skill Development & Sabha Elections 2019? Entrepreneurship? (a) Pilibhit (a) Nirmala Sitharaman (b) Rampur (b) Piyush Goyal (c) Gorakhpur (c) Dharmendra Pradhan (d) Baghpat (d) Jagat Prakash Nadda (e) None of these (e) Suresh Prabhu Ans.2. (b) Ans.5.(c) Exp.Samajwadi Party candidate Azam Khan Exp. In a report submitted to the oil ministry, won in Rampur constituency of Uttar Pradesh a high-level committee (HLC) of companies against Bollywood actress and BJP candidate has recommended strategies to reduce Jaya Prada. The BJP won a total of 62 seats in import dependency. The committee was Uttar Pradesh. formed to discuss research-related synergies 3. In Lok Sabha Election 2019 results and tax issues for state-run oil companies. which candidate has won from Begusarai The committee consisted of Anil Kakodkar Lok Sabha constituency? (scientist) and Sidharth Pradhan, an expert (a) Gopal Jee Yadav on financial and tax issues. “They also looked (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad into mergers, acquisitions and consolidation (c) Giriraj Singh of oil and gas public sector undertakings (d) Dinesh Chandra Yadav (PSUs) and the joint ventures”. During 2018, (e) None of these India consumed 204.92 MMT petroleum Ans.3. (c) products and 58.64 billion cubic meters Exp.BJP candidate Giriraj Singh won from (BCM) natural gas, whereas the domestic Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency. He has production of crude oil and natural gas has defeated Kanhaiya Kumar by more than 4.22 almost stagnated. Dharmendra Debendra lakh votes. Pradhan is a BJP leader and currently the Q4. Who was sworn in for a five-year term Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill as South Africa’s president after being Development & Entrepreneurship in the NDA elected unopposed by Parliament Government. following the sixth general elections? Q6. ________________________ unveiled the (a) Cyril Ramaphosa calendar for the “Artemis” program that (b) Julius Malema will return astronauts to the Moon for the (c) Ace Magashule first time in half a century, including eight (d) Jacob Zuma scheduled launches and a mini-station in (e) Thabo Mbeki lunar orbit by 2024. Ans.4.(a) (a) NASA Exp. Cyril Ramaphosa, the head of the African (b) ISRO National Congress, was sworn in for a five- (c) JAXA year term as South Africa’s president after (d) European Space Agency being elected unopposed by Parliament (e) SpaceX following the sixth general elections. Ans.6.(a) Q5. In a report submitted to the oil Exp.NASA unveiled the ministry, a high-level committee (HLC) of calendar for the “Artemis” companies has recommended strategies to program that will return astronauts to the reduce import dependency. The Moon for the first time in half a century, committee was formed to discuss including eight scheduled launches and a research-related synergies and tax issues mini-station in lunar orbit by 2024. The for state-run oil companies. Who is the original lunar missions were named for AMBITIOUSBABA.COM |[email protected] 4 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Apollo – Artemis was his twin sister in Greek ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial mythology, and the goddess of hunting, potential recently? wilderness, and the Moon. (a) Germany Q7. Which Bank has announced that it has (b) Russia launched ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility in 14 of (c) India its lead districts in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, (d) Japan besides Vijayawada? (e) China (a) Indian Bank Ans.9.(b) (b) Bank of India Exp.