Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 16th June 2020

Correct Answer: C. Shobha Sekhar

Explanation: Indian Musician & founder of Kalakruthi music organisation in Australia, Shobha Sekhar will be conferred the “Medal of the Order of Australia”. The Montreal-based artiste and lecturer, University of Melbourne, figures in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List. She has been chosen for the Medal of the Order for her service to the community and the country. The medal of the order of Australia is awarded to the individuals contributing to their community or to Australia globally or domestically. The recipients are nominated and assessed independently as worthy of recognition.

• Prime Minister of Australia: Scott Morrison.
• The currency of Australia: Australian dollar.
• Capital of Australia:

Correct Answer – C. 12th June

Explanation: World Day Against Child Labour is observed globally on 12th June every year. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are about 152 million children globally who are engaged in child labour, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work. This year, the World Day Against Child Labour is conducted as a virtual campaign and is being organized jointly with the worldwide March Against Child Labour and the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture (IPCCLA).

• Headquarters of International Labour Organization: Geneva, Switzerland.
• President of International Labour Organization: Guy Ryder.
• International Labour Organization Founded:

Correct Answer – D. Oleksandr Gvozdyk

Explanation: Oleksandr Gvozdyk, the former world light heavyweight boxing champion from Ukraine, has retired from the sport. His retirement was announced by his manager Egis Klimas. The Ukranian boxer won the WBC title in December 2018 after knocking out Adonis Stevenson, who had held the belt for the last five years.  Oleksandr Gvozdyk represented Ukraine in the light heavyweight category at the 2012 Olympics and made his country proud by winning a bronze medal.

Correct Answer – B. EESL

Explanation:  On occasion of World Environment Day, today, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under Ministry of Power, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) MAITREE program, launched the “Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings” initiative that will pioneer ways to make workplaces healthier and greener. The Market Integration and Transformation Program for Energy Efficiency (MAITREE), under which this initiative has been launched, is a part of the US-India bilateral Partnership between the Ministry of Power and USAID and is aimed at accelerating the adoption of cost-effective energy efficiency as a standard practice within buildings, and specifically focuses on cooling.

Correct Answer – B. #Icommit

Explanation: Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh have launched the ‘#iCommit’ initiative, giving a clarion call to all stakeholders and individuals to continue moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability to create a robust and resilient energy system in future. RK Singh has launched the campaign, through video conference in New Delhi, to mark the occasion of World Environment Day 2020.

Correct Answer – B. Cristobal

Explanation: Recently, Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on Louisiana, USA. Rainfall rates of 152.4mm an hour were recorded in Florida resulting in flash flooding destroying cars, as well as a tornado forming in downtown Orlando. Prior to landfall on US soil, Cristobal brought destruction along the Gulf of Mexico, with nearly 328.9mm of rain falling in a 24-hour period causing significant flooding, cutting off communities, and triggering landslides. Cristobal is the third named storm of an already busy Atlantic hurricane season.

Correct Answer – C. 23rd

Explanation: According to the global innovation mapping and research company StartupBlink India has moved down from 17th position in 2019 to 23rd this year out of 100 countries. The third-largest ecosystem – India, in terms of number of technology startups, has been ranked even behind emerging ecosystems such as Estonia, Lithuania, Brazil, Denmark etc. The ranking has been led by the US, the UK, and Israel while China has improved its rank by 13 spots to 14th position this year and Japan stood at 21st spot.

Correct Answer – B. 12th

Explanation: In the recently-released Nature Index table 2020, India is placed twelfth globally in science research output. The top five positions have gone to the United States of America, China, Germany, United Kingdom and Japan. The Nature Index is a database of author affiliation information collated from research articles published in an independently selected group of 82 high-quality science journals. The database is compiled by Nature Research, a division of the international scientific publishing company Springer Nature that publishes academic journals. Nature Research’s flagship publication is Nature, a weekly multidisciplinary journal first published in 1869. The Nature Index provides a close to real-time proxy of high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national and regional level.

Correct Answer – B. Rs. 123.95 cr

Explanation:  Ministry of Shipping approves Revised cost estimates Ministry of Shipping has approved the Revised Cost estimate of Rs. 123.95 crore for the project “Extension of Dry Dock-II at a marine dockyard including supply, installation and commissioning of Dry Dock Pumps and accessories in Port Blair, South Andaman” for augmenting Ship Repair facilities in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Ministry of Shipping: Minister of State (MoS)- Mansukh L. Mandaviya.

Correct Answer – A. India

Explanation: Indian railways created a benchmark by setting a new world history on the successful running of the first Double-decker Container Train with a contact wire of 7.57-metre height on its high reach pantograph in the high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) electrified territory on the western railway from Palanpur and Botad stations in Gujarat.

Correct Answer: C. Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: The rural economy of the Madhya Pradesh (MP) state is said to get inducted with Rs 25,000 crore for the farmers as it becomes India’s largest wheat procurer in the year 20-21 surpassing Punjab. MP also produced the highest amount of wheat this year about 30 million tonnes.

Correct Answer – B. Odisha

Explanation: Odisha became the first State in India to receive prestigious ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 certification for its 44 tribal hostels of Keonjhar (32 hostels) and Sambalpur (12 hostels) districts improving their overall infrastructure and standards under Mission Suvidya.

Correct Answer – C. BIN-19

Explanation: Used mask disposal device “BIN-19” and “UV SPOT” has been launched in Kerala by VST Mobility Solutions, a Startup headquartered at Cochin. These automated mask disposal machine has been launched as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19. These automated products would also help in preventing the environmental damages and will also solve the problem of disposal of used masks.

• CEO of VST Mobility Solutions: Alvin George.

Correct Answer – C. Gymnastic

Explanation:  Kurt Bilteaux Thomas passed away at the age of 64 after suffering from a stroke. He was the first American to win the gold medal in the Gymnastic World Championship 1978 in floor exercise held at the Strasbourg, France. He won 5 world championship individual medals in 1979 with a gold in floor exercise and horizontal bar at Fort Worth.

Correct Answer – B. Jerry Stiller

Explanation: US comedian Jerry Stiller passed away recently. He was renowned for his recurring role as George Costanza’s father on TV’s Seinfeld for which he was also nominated for Emmy Awards in 1997.