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Current Affairs Questions 14Th June 2020 Current Affairs Questions 14th June 2020 3 Exam Going to Covered in One Year In Just 450 Rs per month CG CHSL L PHAS JE E 8 STEN PRE/MAINS GD O ALL SUBJECTS MTS Question of the day India ranks ________ on the latest भारत नवीनतम फीफा रैंकिंग में _______ FIFA rankings? रैंक पर है? A. 104 A. 104 B. 108 B. 108 C. 110 C. 110 D. 111 D. 111 ● In recent FIFA ranking, Indian team retained its 108th position. ● Belgium remained at the top spot and was ahead of France and Brazil. ● हाल ही में फीफा रैंकिंग में, भारतीय टीम ने अपना 108 वां स्थान बरकरार रखा। ● बेल्जियम शीर्ष स्थान पर रहा और फ्रांस और ब्राजील से आगे रहा। 6 FIFA Motto: For the Game. For the World. Founded: 21 May 1904 Founded at: Paris, France Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland President: Gianni Infantino 7 International Albinism अंतर्राष्ट्रीय अल्बिनिज्म जागरूकता Awareness Day is observed दिवस हर साल _______ पर मनाया every year on _______. जाता है। A. 10 June A. 10 जून B. 11 June B. 11 जून C. 12 June C. 12 जून D. 13 June D. 13 जून ● International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 13 to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism worldwide. ● Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition found in all countries across the world irrespective of background or culture. ● This dissimilarity is a lack of melanin in the eyes, skin and hair making prone to the sun and bright light. ● There is no treatment or cure for the absence of pigmentation that is dominant in albinism. ● 2020 theme "Made To Shin." ● अंतर्राष्ट्रीय अल्बिनिज़म जागरूकता दिवस 13 जून को दुनिया भर में अल्बिनिज़म वाले व्यक्तियों के मानवाधिकारों को मनाने के लिए प्रतिवर्ष मनाया जाता है। ● अल्बिनिज़्म एक दुर्लभ, गैर-संक्रामक, आनुवांशिक रूप से विरासत में मिली हुई स्थिति है, जो दुनिया भर में सभी पृष्ठभूमि या संस्कृति के बावजूद पाई जाती है। ● यह आँखों, त्वचा और बालों में मेलानिन की कमी है जो सूर्य और उज्ज्वल प्रकाश से ग्रस्त है। ● ऐल्बिनिज़म में प्रमुख रंजकता की अनुपस्थिति के लिए कोई उपचार या इलाज नहीं है। ● 2020 का थीम "Made To Shin" 10 Which of the following railways निम्नलिखित में से किस रेलवे जोन ने zones has launched Robotic स्क्रीनिंग, निगरानी को तेज करने के लिए ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ to intensify रोबोट ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ लॉन्च किया screening, surveillance? है? A. Central Railway A. मध्य रेलवे B. Northern Railway B. उत्तर रेलवे C. Northern Eastern Railway C. उत्तर पूर्व रेलवे D. Western Railway D. पश्चिम रेलवे ● Central Railway launches Robotic ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ to intensify screening, surveillance ● Railway Protection Force, Pune has launched a Robotic ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ (Always be Responsible and Just Use to be Nice) to intensify the screening and surveillance. ● This Robot is launched to screen passengers while they board trains and keep a watch on anti-social elements. ● मध्य रेलवे ने स्क्रीनिंग, निगरानी को तेज करने के लिए ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ रोबोट लॉन्च किया ● रेलवे सुरक्षा बल, पुणे ने स्क्रीनिंग और निगरानी को तेज करने के लिए एक रोबोट ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ (Always be Responsible and Just Use to be Nice) लॉन्च किया है। ● यह रोबोट यात्रियों की स्क्रीन के लिए लॉन्च किया गया है, जब वे ट्रेनों में सवार होते हैं और असामाजिक तत्वों पर नजर रखता हैं। Which of the following निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा संगठन ‘फुली organisations became the first construction sector organisation डिजिटल’ बन जाने वाला पहला निर्माण to go ‘Fully Digital’? क्षेत्र का संगठन बन गया? A. National Buildings Construction A. राष्ट्रीय भवन निर्माण निगम Corporation B. रेल इंडिया परिवहन और इंजीनियरिंग B. Rail India Transportation and Engineering Services सेवा C. Engineers India Limited C. इंजीनियर्स इंडिया लिमिटेड D. National Highway Authority of D. भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग India प्राधिकरण ● The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has gone ‘Fully Digital’, with the launch of cloud-based and Artificial Intelligence-powered Big Data Analytics platform ‘Data Lake and Project Management Software’. ● In the current Covid-19 pandemic scenario, the NHAI employees are working without any fear of physical contact and touching of physical files. ● नेशनल हाईवे अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया (NHAI) क्लाउड-आधारित और आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस से संचालित बिग डेटा एनालिटिक्स प्लेटफॉर्म - डेटा लेक और प्रोजेक्ट मैनेजमेंट सॉफ्टवेयर के लॉन्च के साथ ‘फुली डिजिटल’ हो गया है। ● वर्तमान कोविद -19 महामारी परिदृश्य में, एनएचएआई कर्मचारी शारीरिक संपर्क और भौतिक फ़ाइलों को छूने के किसी भी डर के बिना काम कर रहे हैं। 14 Who among the following assumed निम्नलिखित में से किसने पूर्वी नौसेना the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern , Naval Command, Visakhapatnam? कमान विशाखापत्तनम के प्रमुख के रूप में A. Biswajit Dasgupta पदभार ग्रहण किया? B. G. Ashok Kumar A. बिस्वजीत दासगुप्ता C. Ajendra Bahadur Singh B. जी अशोक कुमार D. Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar C. अजेंद्र बहादुर सिंह D. मुरलीधर सदाशिव पवार ● Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam. ● Biswajit Dasgupta is an alumnus of National Defence Academy. ● He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1985 and is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. ● वाइस एडमिरल बिस्वजीत दासगुप्ता ने चीफ ऑफ स्टाफ, ईस्टर्न नेवल कमांड, विशाखापत्तनम का पदभार ग्रहण किया। ● बिस्वजीत दासगुप्ता राष्ट्रीय रक्षा अकादमी के पूर्व छात्र हैं। ● उन्हें 1985 में भारतीय नौसेना में कमीशन दिया गया था और वह नेविगेशन और डायरेक्शन के विशेषज्ञ हैं। 16 • The Navy has the following three Commands, each under the control of a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief:- – The Western Naval Command (Headquarters at Mumbai). – The Eastern Naval Command (Headquarters at Visakhapatnam) – The Southern Naval Command (Headquarters at Kochi) 17 18 19 Recently, Union Agriculture Minister हाल ही में केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री नरेंद्र सिंह Narendra Singh Tomar launched an तोमर ने युवाओं को सशुल्क इंटर्नशिप Internship programme named as _______ to provide paid internship to प्रदान करने और युवा सहकारी समितियों को youth and ensure availability of सुनिश्चित परियोजना ऋण की उपलब्धता assured project loans to young सुनिश्चित करने के लिए _______ नामक cooperators. एक इंटर्नशिप कार्यक्रम शुरू किया। A. Market Sahayak A. मार्किट सहयाक B. Sahakar Mitra B. सहकार मित्र C. Bazar Mitra C. बाजार मित्र D. Sugam D. सुगम ● Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Sahakar Mitra Internship programme to provide paid internship to youth and ensure availability of assured project loans to young cooperators. ● Launching the scheme, Mr. Tomar said that, National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), has embarked upon a series of initiatives in the cooperative sector entrepreneurship development ecosystem, through capacity development. ● Sahakar Mitra Scheme will provide the young professionals an opportunity of practical exposure and learning from the working of NCDC and cooperatives as a paid intern. ● केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर ने युवाओं को सशुल्क इंटर्नशिप प्रदान करने और युवा सहकारी समितियों को सुनिश्चित परियोजना ऋण की उपलब्धता सुनिश्चित करने के लिए सहकार मित्र इंटर्नशिप कार्यक्रम शुरू किया। ● योजना को शुरू करते हुए, श्री तोमर ने कहा कि, राष्ट्रीय सहकारी विकास निगम (NCDC) ने क्षमता विकास के माध्यम से सहकारी क्षेत्र के उद्यमशीलता विकास पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र में कई पहलों को शुरू किया है। ● सहकार मित्र योजना युवा पेशेवरों को सशुल्क इंटर्न के रूप में एनसीडीसी और सहकारी समितियों के कामकाज से व्यावहारिक प्रदर्शन और सीखने का अवसर प्रदान करेगी। ● योजना के तहत, कृषि और संबद्ध क्षेत्रों, आईटी, कृषि-व्यवसाय, सहयोग, वित्त, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय व्यापार, वानिकी, ग्रामीण विकास, परियोजना प्रबंधन सहित विषयों में पेशेवर भुगतान किए गए इंटर्नशिप के लिए पात्र होंगे। Which of the following state’s निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री chief minister has launched ने राज्य में घर-घर निगरानी के लिए मोबाइल mobile App ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’ to ऐप 'घर घर निग्रानी' लॉन्च किया है? undertake house to house A.
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