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April to June Current Affairs - 2020
1 .
Lynetteholm, a proposed artificial island, is to be constructed in which country?
A)
Denmark
B)
Ukraine
C)
Russia
D)
Austria

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Denmark

The Government of Denmark has approved for construction of an artificial giant island named Lynetteholm. This island would be 1 sq mile (2.6 sq km) in area and would include a dam system around its perimeter to protect its harbour from rising sea levels and storms.
This island would be connected to the mainland by way of tunnel roads and metro lines.

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2 .
CBSE has introduced coding as a subject for students, in collaboration with which company?
A)
Dell
B)
Intel
C)
Infosys
D)
Microsoft

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Microsoft

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has collaborated with tech major Microsoft to launch coding as a subject for students of Class 6-8 and data science subject for Class 8-12. This move is in line with the New Education Policy 2020.
These new subjects would come in force from the 2021-2022 academic session. According to CBSE, these subjects are expected to develop analytical thinking and problem-solving skills of students.

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3 .
Which is the Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey vessel, that has been decommissioned recently?
A)
INS Kolkata
B)
INS Sandhayak
C)
INS Suveer
D)
INS Sindurakshak

Correct Answer : Option (B) - INS Sandhayak

INS Sandhayak, the Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey Vessel, was decommissioned from the Navy at Visakhapatnam on July 4, 2021.
The vessel is 40 years old and has conducted more than 200 major hydrographic surveys. It has also been a part of important operations like ‘Operation Pawan’ in Sri Lanka (1987), Operation ‘Rainbow for Humanitarian Assistance’ (2004) etc.

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4 .
In Asia-Pacific Annual Green Airport Recognition ACI awarded the highest Platinum Recognition to which indian airport for their effective water management under the 15-35 Million Passengers per annum category?
A)
Veer Savarkar International Airport
B)
Visakhapatnam International Airport
C)
Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport
D)
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport

In Asia-Pacific Annual Green Airport Recognition 2020 Airports Council International(ACI) awarded the highest Platinum Recognition to GMR led Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport for their effective water management under the 15-35 Million Passengers per annum(MPPA) category.

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5 .
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister presented a Rs 2,17,287 crore budget for the financial year 2020-21. Who is Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat?
A)
Prabodh Raval
B)
Savjibhai Korat
C)
Nitin Patel
D)
Ratubhai Adani

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Nitin Patel

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Nitin Patel presented a Rs 2,17,287 crore budget for the financial year 2020-21, which is higher by Rs 12,472 crore over the previous Budget in 2019-20.The Budget was prepared keeping in focus the motto of SaunoSath, SaunoVikas and SaunoVisvas. The 8th budget of Government of Gujarat ranks at the top among the leading States of the country.

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6 .
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari accepted the Punjab state government's demand for including which city in an expressway project that will connect Delhi and Katra, Jammu & Kashmir?
A)
Amritsar
B)
Patiala
C)
Bathinda
D)
Jalandhar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Amritsar

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari accepted the Punjab state government's demand for including Amritsar in an expressway project that will connect Delhi and Katra, Jammu & Kashmir. In this regard, a Greenfield connectivity will be developed in Punjab stretch of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway to Amritsar City from Nakodar in Jalandhar (Punjab) via five historic towns of Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib and Tarn Taran.

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7 .
Centre approves the 3-month extension(August 1- October 31) of K. Shanmugam -Chief Secretary of which state?
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Jharkhand
C)
Bihar
D)
Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Tamil Nadu

Centre approves the 3-month extension(August 1- October 31) of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam, a 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service(IAS) officer who assumed charge on June 30, 2019, after the retirement of incumbent Girija Vaidyanathan. K. Shanmugam was to retire from service on July 31, 2020.

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8 .
The first India-Australia virtual leader's summit was held between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister. Who is current Australian Prime Minister?
A)
Daniel Andrews
B)
Scott Morrison
C)
Jenny Morrison
D)
Malcolm Turnbull

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Scott Morrison

The first India-Australia virtual leader's summit was held between Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. The focus of the meet was to further strengthen the bilateral ties in areas like healthcare, trade and defence.

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9 .
Who has launched the UNDP national awareness campaign on 'Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways' on 5 June?
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Nitin Gadkari
C)
Raj Nath Singh
D)
Narendra Singh Tomar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Nitin Gadkari has launched the UNDP national awareness campaign on 'Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways' on 5 June. The campaign aims to generate awareness and education for the masses at large towards reducing or eliminating mortality on the roads of both human beings and animals.

Published On : 07/17/2021 01:47:45
10 .
EAGLE Act, which was making news recently, is associated with which country?
A)
Australia
B)
New Zealand
C)
USA
D)
Brazil

Correct Answer : Option (C) - USA

A bipartisan legislation was re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to eliminate the per-country cap on employment-based green card.
This new law is called as the EAGLE Act 2021. Currently, there is a 7% per-country limit on Visa issuance by the United States. If this law is cleared by the Senate, this would benefit a lot of Indian professionals and their family members who wish to immigrate to the country.

Published On : 07/17/2021 01:47:45