Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 277: June 19-21, 2020

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Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz Set 277 : June 19 – 21, 2020

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Q1. What is the rank of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati in the QS world University Ranking 2021?

  1. 219th
  2. 354th
  3. 470th
  4. 512th
C. 470th 

QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

 

Q2. The biography of Dadabhai Naoroji titled “Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” was authored by who among the following?

  1. Dinyar Patel
  2. Arundhati Roy
  3. Tavleen Singh
  4. Amartya Sen
A. Dinyar Patel

 

Q3. Recently, who has been elected as the President of 75th UN General Assembly?

  1. Ariel Guarco
  2. Guy Ryder
  3. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
  4. Volkan Bozkir
D. Volkan Bozkir

 

Q4. Who among the following has been recently selected as the First Ever Female Director of Human Explorations at NASA?

  1. Michael W. Liemohn
  2. Vinton G. Cerf
  3. Kathy Lueders
  4. Elaine Denning
C. Kathy Lueders 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established in 1958, which is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.

 

Q5. India released its first report on the climate crisis titled “Assessment of climate change over the Indian region” what is the increase in average temperature of India during 1901-2018?

  1. 0.5 degrees Celsius
  2. 0.3 degrees Celsius
  3. 0.7 degrees Celsius
  4. 0.9 degrees Celsius

C. 0.7 degrees Celsius

 

Q6. Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone has recently installed an ATMA-Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access machine at which station?

  1. Guwahati Railway Station
  2. Bhubaneswar Railway Station
  3. Ranchi Railway Station
  4. Nagpur Railway Station
D. Nagpur Railway Station

 

Q7. As per Asian Paralympic Committee, the fourth Asian Youth Para Games will be held in which country?

  1. India
  2. Bahrain
  3. USA
  4. France
B. Baharin

The fourth Asian Youth Para Games will take place in Bahrain from December (1-10) 2021.

 

Q8. Which NGO has won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Biodiversity Award 2020 recently?

  1. Wildlife Trust of India
  2. National green Crops
  3. Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation
  4. The Deccan Development Society (DDS)

D. The Decan Development Society (DDS)

The Deccan Development Society (DDS) won the Biodiversity award 2020 and a grant of 40000 Euros (approx. Rs. 35 Lakhs) for the contribution of DDS women in rehabilitation of degraded lands and to promote biodiversity.

 

Q9. Who has been recently appointed as ‘Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor’ by the United Nations Association for Development and Peace (UNADP)?

  1. Ashok Amritraj
  2. Cynthia Germanotta
  3. Millie Bobby Brown
  4. M Nethra
D. M Nethra

 

Q10. Recently, which city has launched “She Triumphs through Respect, Equality, and Empowerment (STREE)”, a programme to support and empower women victims of domestic violence and abuse?

  1. Chandigarh
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Patna
  4. Kolkata
B. Hyderabad

 

 

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