Here is the Current affairs quiz June 17th 2020 for RBI/NABARD/SEBI in the quiz series. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.
Q1. Which institute has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021?
- California Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Stanford University
- Massachusetts Institute for Technology
Answer: (4)
Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021
Q2. Which is the top ranked Indian university in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021?
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Answer: (1)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is the top ranked (palced at 172nd) Indian University in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021
Q3. How many Indian Universities are featured in top 500 instituted in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021?
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Answer: (3)
Only eight Indian institutes managed to feature in the top 500 of QS World University Ranking 2021.
Q4. Who has been exonerated of doping charges by International Weightlifting Federation recently?
- Seema
- K Sanjita Chanu
- Mirabai Chanu
- None of theAbove
Answer: (2)
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has cleared India’s K Sanjita Chanu of anti-doping violation charges
Q5. Which country’s railways has become the first Railway to run Double Stack Container train with high reach pantograph in high rise OHE territory?
- India
- Japan
- China
- USA
Answer: (1)
Indian Railways has proudly become the first Railway to run Double Stack Container train with high reach pantograph in high rise OHE territory
Q6. Where Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex has been inaugurated recently?
- Mumbai
- Goa
- Visakhapatnam
- Kolkata
Answer: (3)
A Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) in Visakhapatnam
Q7. Which country has started ‘Shohojodha’, an online network to facilitate plasma exchange between recovered patients of COVID-19 and those undergoing treatment for Corona infection?
- India
- Bangladesh
- China
- Sri Lanka
Answer: (2)
The Government of Bangladesh has launched an online network named ‘Shohojodha’ to facilitate plasma exchange between recovered patients of COVID-19 and those undergoing treatment for Corona infection in the country
Q8. Which state has launched ‘Jagananna Chedodu’- a financial scheme to provide assistance to the tailors, barbers and washermen?
- Telangana
- Odisha
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (4)
Andhra Pradesh government has launched ‘Jagananna Chedodu’- a financial scheme to provide assistance to the tailors, barbers and washermen
Q9. Where Uttarakhand government has opened the state’s biggest biodiversity park?
- Haldwani
- Almora
- Ranikhet
- Rudrapur
Answer: (1)
The biggest Biodiversity park of Uttarakhand was inaugurated in Haldwani
Q10. OECD has projected contraction of Indian Economy at _____ in FY21
- 4.1%
- 3.7%
- 3.5%
- 3.3%
Answer: (2)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has forecasted Indian Economy to contract to 3.7% in the fiscal year 2020-21. It also stated that if there is a second COVID-19 outbreak in the country, then its growth will drop further to -7.3%
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