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June Complete CA English Downloaded from www.examstocks.com st 1 June QUIZ 1. 124th constitutional amendment bill took the form of which number amendment act? 103rd amendment act 2. What is the name of the first cyber crime prevention unit of India? Aasvasht 3. SAMPRITI joint military exercise takes place b/w India and which country? Bangladesh 4. Which company developed an AI model that tracks the health of the orcas whales and alerts marine life experts as and when they fall sick? Google 5. As per the Economic Survey 2019-20, which state has the cheapest Vegetarian Thali? Jharkhand 6. Which city hosted the Indian navy’s coastal security exercise, ‘Matla Abhiyaan’? Kolkata 7. Which famous arts festival is observed annually in Mumbai? Kala Ghoda 8. Which film won the ‘Best film’ award by the British Academy of Film Awards (BAFTA)? 1917 9. The National Horticultural Fair was conducted in which city? Bengaluru 10. On February 8, 2020, Thaipoosam festival was celebrated by the Tamil people, this festival marks the birth day of which deity? Lord Murugan 11. The fungus Alternaria brassicae affected which crops in India in 2020? Mustard 12. Who has written the book “Gandhi’s Hinduism: The Struggle Against Jinnah’s Islam”? M J Akbar 13. Which city hosted the Nutan International Theatre Festival (NITF)? Jammu 14. Which cricketer of Australia received the Allan Border medal? David Warner 15. Famous Odia and English writer Manoj Das was presented with which prestigious Literary Award? Mystic Kalinga Literary Award 16. What is the name of the biopic made on the life of Malala yousufzai? Gul Makai 17. Which famous saint was born in Seer Goverdhanpur in Uttar? Ravidas 18. Which Hollywood actor is playing Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in his upcoming biopic? Muhammad Ali 19. The Belum Caves festival was recently organized in which state? Andhra Pradesh 20. Raad-500 is a short-range ballistic missile of which country? Iran Q1) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned credit of Rs 1,050 crore in the current fiscal to which state? A.Uttar Pradesh B. West Bengal C.Karnataka D.Gujarat Q2) Who is the chairperson of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)? A.Shaktikanta Das B.Narendra Modi C.Nirmala Sitharaman D.Amitabh Kant Q3) State-run Power Finance Corporation has appointed whom as its Chairman and Managing Director? A.Ravinder Singh Dhillon B.Rajeev Sharma C.Anil Kumar Chaudhary D.Shashi Shanker Q4) Which university has developed ‘Oxigeno’, a first of its kind multipurpose algae-based respirator? A.Savitribai Phule University B.Amity University C.Tata Institute of Social Sciences D. Lovely Professional University Q5) Who has topped the Hurun India Art List 2020 for the second year? A.Rameshwar Broota B. Anish Kapoor C.Krishen Khanna D.Raqib Shaw Q6) “Swagatam- Gateway to visit Government” which is a cloud-based application software was launched in which district of Assam? A.Golaghat B.Jorhat C.Tinsukia D. Dibrugarh Q7) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) has appointed whom as its Managing Director? A. P.R. Jaishankar B.Ravi Subramanian C.Alok Dubey D.Kamal Pandey 1 Join Us On Telegram - https://t.me/examstocks Downloaded from www.examstocks.com Q8) When is World No Tobacco Day observed? A.May 30 B.May 31 C.May 29 D.May 28 Q9) Google has launched which app that will help people maintain distance in real life using augmented reality? A.Nodar B.Radar C. Sodar D.Modar Q10) Which state will launch its free internet project K-FON in December? A.Karnataka B.Gujarat C.Himachal Pradesh D.Kerala Q11) Who has become the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020, according to the annual Forbes list? A. Cristiano Ronaldo B.Lionel Messi C. Roger Federer D.Neymar Q12) How many districts of Madhya Pradesh have been selected for survey under Swamitva Yojana or Proprietary Scheme? A. Ten B.Twelve C.Five D.Seven Q13) The first phase of the Army Commanders' Conference was held in which city? A.Pune B. New Delhi C.Dehradun D.Bengaluru Q14) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has officially launched the instant Permanent Account Number (PAN) facility. A PAN comprises how many alphanumeric digits? A.15 B.12 C. 10 D.11 Q15) Which country has come up with a ‘ One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative? A. India B.United States C.Australia D.Norway Q16) Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India grew by ___________% to a record of $49.97 billion in the 2019-20 financial year, according to official data? A.17% B.10% C.15% D.13% Q17) National Career Service (NCS) portal is an initiative of which ministry? A.Ministry of Corporate Affairs B.Ministry of Textiles C. Ministry of Labour and Employment D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry Q18) Naturalists in which country have filmed a Saharan cheetah , a subspecies listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, for the first time in a decade? A. Algeria B.Sudan C.Chad D.Tunisia 2 Join Us On Telegram - https://t.me/examstocks Downloaded from www.examstocks.com nd 2 June QUIZ 1. India’s first ‘fruit train’ was flagged off from which railway station? Tadipatri railway station 2. As per Economic Survey 20, what is the rank of India globally in number of new firms created? Third 3. What was the name of the dispute resolution scheme for direct taxes announced in the Union Budget 2020? Vivad se Vishwas 4. Indian Oil Corporation signed a MoU with which Russian firm for importing Crude Oil from Russia? Rosneft 5. Which company owns Fashion E-Commerce portal Jabong? Flipkart 6. Rakhi Halder is associated with which sports? Weight-lifting 7. How many major ports of India are named after famous people? Four [Deendayal (Kandla), JNPT (Nhava Sheva), V. O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) and Kamarajar (Ennore Port)] 8. Kaamya Karthikeyan recently became the youngest girl in the world to scale which mountain peak? Mt Aconcagua 9. Veer Ahlawat is associated with which sports? Golf 10. The General Insurance Corporation of India will commence reinsurance business in which country? Russia 11. Extratropical cyclone Dennis affected which country in February 2020? United Kingdom 12. What is the theme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? United by Emotion 13. Which Indian state radio-tagged an Indian Pangolin on the occasion of World Pangolin Day? Madhya Pradesh 14. PM Modi inaugurated the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Centre in which city? V aranasi 15. 77th Senior National squash championships were held in which city? Chennai 16. Which city hosted India-Bangladesh joint military exercise SAMPRITI-IX? Umroi, Meghalaya 17. Shiv Chhatrapati Award of Maharashtra government is related to which field? 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SpiceJet D.GoAir Q9) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced inclusion of how many additional Minor Forest Produce (MFP) items in in Minimum Support Price List? A.44 B.23 C.33 D.17 Q10) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has reconstituted its advisory committee on service providers under whose chairmanship? A. Mohandas Pai B.Akhil Gupta C.P R Ramesh D.Sameer Sharma Q11) The dredging methodology of which IIT institution has helped Odisha's Chilika Lake to triple Irrawaddy Dolphin population? A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Madras C.IIT Bhubaneswar D.IIT Bombay Q12) Which state government has signed an MoU with industry associations to create 10 lakh jobs for migrants? A.Gujarat B.Assam C.Bihar D. Uttar Pradesh Q13) Who has taken over the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel? A.Harsh Vardhan Shringla B.Pradip Kumar Tripathi C.Ajay Bhushan Pandey D.Suresh Chandra Q14) Who will take over as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN)? 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