Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 278: June 22-24, 2020

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Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz Set 278 : June 22 – 24, 2020

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Q1. Recently, how much amount was sanctioned by central government for augmentation of healthcare facilities in North Eastern States?

  1. Rs. 150 crore
  2. Rs. 190 crore
  3. Rs. 125 crore
  4. Rs. 200 crore
B. Rs. 190 crore 

 

Q2. Government of which state has recently decided to launch a scheme called ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ which means ‘Play little, Study little’?

  1. Assam
  2. West Bengal
  3. Tripura
  4. Odisha
C. Tripura

Under the scheme, the students would be getting audio and video content on learning activities projects as well as fun and gaming activities through SMS or WhatsApp services.

 

Q3. Which organisation will launch ‘Decarbonising Transport in India’ to develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system?

  1. DRDO
  2. Geological Survey of India (GSI)
  3. National Safety Council (NSC)
  4. NITI Aayog
D. NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog will launch the project in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF). The project will help India develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system through the development of modelling tools and policy scenarios.

 

Q4. Who among the following has won the prestigious Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his “decades-long work on the question “as a questions of global justice,”?

  1. Urjit Patel
  2. Amartya Kumar Sen
  3. Krishnamurthy Subramanian
  4. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
B. Amartya Kumar Sen

The Peace Prize honor individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the realization of the idea of peace primarily through his activities in the fields of literature, science and art. The prize has been awarded annually since 1950 and is endowed with a sum of €25,000.

 

Q5. The world’s first Yoga University outside India has been launched in which country recently?

  1. Singapore
  2. Japan
  3. Nepal
  4. US

D. US 

The University was launched as a part of the 6th International Yoga Day commemorations. University was launched in Los Angeles city and has been named after Swami Vivekananda.

 

Q6. Government of which state will recently launched ‘Indira Rasoi Yojna’

  1. Bihar
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan

This scheme will provide pure and nutritious food on concessional rates to the poor and needy twice each day. The State government will spend ₹100 crores every year on the scheme.

Q7. What is the rank of India in largest economy countries list based the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) for 2017?

  1. 1st
  2. 4th
  3. 6th
  4. 3rd
D. 3rd

 

Q8. Recently, which country has signed a credit financing agreement promising 200 million euros to support the social welfare system and India’s covid response?

  1. China
  2. France
  3. Spain
  4. Italy

B. France

 

Q9. Recently who has been appointed as the Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPEP)?

  1. Urjit Patel
  2. Raghuram Rajan
  3. Arvind Subramanian
  4. Kaushik Basu
A. Urjit Patel

 

Q10. Who is the writer of book, “Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India”?

  1. Amish Tripathi
  2. Chetan Bhagat
  3. Durjoy Dutta
  4. Devdutt Pattanaik
A. Amish Tripathi 

 

 

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