1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

  Current Affairs Questions

 Q 1)  Who among the following will  become the 1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

A.Jessica Ennis-Hill

B.Meghann Moira Lanning

C.Clare Connor

D.Ellyse Perry

●Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to become the 1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history.

●The 1st non-British MCC president, Kumar Sangakkara has nominated Connor.

Q 2) In June 2020, The World Bank (WB) has approved_______  to help Bangladesh improve road connectivity.

A.100 million US dollar

B.200 million US dollar

C.500 million US dollar

D.800 million US dollar

●The World Bank (WB) has approved 500 million US dollar to help Bangladesh improveroad connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor covering four western districts.

●This project will unlock the region’s potential by stimulating the economy of districts,linking farms to markets, connecting Dhaka with the western region as well as with neighboring countries.

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Q 3) Which of the following country joined the  'Alliance for Poverty Eradication' at the UN as its founding member?

A.Bangladesh

B.India

C.Sri Lanka

D.Nepal

●India has become a founding member of an Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the UN, launched by the President of the General Assembly.

●It aims to focus on efforts to boost the global economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

●President of the 74^th Session of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande will formally launch the 'Alliance for Poverty Eradication' on June 30.

Q 4) Which of the following state has won the first prize under the e -Panchayat Puraskars-2020?

A.Punjab

B.Telangana

C.Tripura

D.Himachal Pradesh

●The Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj department has won a first prize under the E-Panchayat Puraskars-2020 to be given by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

●The state has been selected for the award for effective implementation of the e-application developed by the Central government and other applications developed by the state government.

Q 5) Which of the following state’s Chief Ministers has launched the sixth phase of Haritha Haram programme?

A.Assam

B.Telangana

C.Karnataka

D.Haryana

●Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao launched the sixth phase of Haritha Haram programme by planting a Black Plum (Neredu) sapling in the Narsapur forest area in Medak district.

●The CM inaugurated the Narsapur Urban Forest Park, which was developed in 636 acres.

Q 6) Skin cream ‘Fair & Lovely’ will drop ‘Fair’ from its name. ‘Fair & Lovely’ is a product of _______.

A.ITC Limited

B.Hindustan Unilever

C.Dabur

D.Britannia Industries

●The Indian unit of Unilever Informed that it will drop the word “fair” from its “Fair & Lovely” range of products.

●The products have long been criticised for promoting negative stereotypes against people with darker skin.

●The move comes as cosmetics companies have seen an increasing amount of backlash on social media in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Q 7) Recently, Maharashtra government has announced the Vithabai Narayangaonkar lifetime achievement award to Gulabbai Sangamnerkar. Gulabbai is a/an _______.

A.Folk artist

B.Painter

C.Journalist

D.Social Activist

●The Maharashtra government announced the Vithabai Narayangaonkar lifetime achievement award to folk artist Gulabbai Sangamnerkar.

●Also, the Annasaheb Kirloskar award will be conferred upon veteran theatre actress-singer Madhuvanti Dandekar.

●The award carries the cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a memento.

Q 8) New Zealand's Rachel Priest announces her retirement. She was associated with which of the following sports?

A.Football

B.Badminton

C.Cricket

D.Tennis

●New Zealand wicketkeeper-batswoman Rachel Priest has announced her retirement from international cricket.

●After her retirement, she has now signed up a contract with Cricket Tasmania to play in Australia Women’s National Cricket League and will represent Tasmanian Tigers for the 2020/21 season.

Q 9) Which of the following state has launched ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’

A.Uttar Pradesh

B.Chhattisgarh

C.Madhya Pradesh

D.Maharashtra

●Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced the launch of 'Godhan Nyay Yojana'.

●The scheme aims to make animal husbandry commercially profitable, prevent open grazing by cattle and solve the problem of stray animals on roads and for environment conservation.

Q 10) United Nations honoured KK Shailaja for her efforts to fight COVID-19. Shailajais the health minister of _______.

A.Goa

B.Uttar Pradesh

C.Assam

D.Kerala

●United Nations honoured Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja by inviting her on panel discussion on World Public Service Day.

●She was the honored speaker from India to speak about the strategies that were adopted by the state to combat the pandemic.

Q 11) Which of the following country plans to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean?

A.USA

B.France

C.Iran

D.China

●Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March 2021.

●The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps plans to set up the permanent base in the Indian Ocean to  expand its presence in the international waters.

Q 12) Who among the following launched ‘AtmaNirbharUttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan' for migrant workers?

A.Rajnath Singh

B.Nirmala Sitharaman

C.Amit Shah

D.Narendra Modi

●Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan.

●It is focused on generating employment for those migrant workers of Uttar Prdesh who recently returned from other states.

●Around one crore  25 lakh people will be provided employment in the state in different schemes. 

Q 13) Passport Seva Divas is observed every year on _______.

A.22 June

B.23 June

C.24 June

D.25 June

●The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) celebrated Passport Seva Divas (PSD) on 24 June, 2020, to commemorate the enactment of the Passports Acton 24 June,1967.

●External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said there has been acomplete transformation of passport delivery service in the last six years.

●EAM in formed that the procurement process for production of chip-enabled e-passports is being carried out and their introduction will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents.