Current Affairs Quiz – June 02 2019
1. Which company has become India’s most profitable Public Sector Undertaking (PSU)?
a) Indian Oil
b) Bharat Petroleum
c) ONGC
d) Reliance Industries
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Answer c) ONGC. Oil and gas producer ONGC has overtaken Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to regain the tag of India’s most profitable Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).
2. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa?
a) Namrata Menon
b) Ankita Varman
c) Sheetal Gowda
d) Prerana Yash
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Answer a) Namrata Menon. Yoga Instructor, Namrata Menon appointed as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa. State Health Department of Goa announced the appointment of Panaji-based, Namrata Menon, Yoga Instructor, and fitness expert, as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa.
3. PM-KISAN scheme is associated with_______.
a) Girl child
b) Women
c) Farmers
d) Youths
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Answer c) Farmers. Govt extends PM KISAN scheme. In the first Cabinet meeting, Modi led new government decided to extend PM- KISAN scheme to all 14.5 crore farmers in the country costing Rs 87,000 crore a year.
4. Who has been elected to the board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?
a) Advik Chopra
b) Ajay Singh
c) Vivek Kumar
d) RangaRaj Pandey
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Answer b) Ajay Singh. SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh was on Sunday elected to the board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
5. International Sex Workers Day is observed on ________.
a) May 20
b) May 25
c) May 30
d) June 02
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Answer d) June 02. International Sex Workers Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions.
6. Which team won the Champions League/European Cup six times in Football?
a) Liverpool
b) Real Madrid
c) Manchester United
d) Tottenham Hotspur
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Answer a) Liverpool. Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) 2-0 in an all-English final at the Metropolitano Stadium in Spain’s Madrid to win the Champions League after 14 years.
7. NITI Aayog headquarters in situated in__________.
a) Allahabad
b) Delhi
c) Ahmedabad
d) Pune
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Answer b) Delhi. NITI Aayog suggested a National Project Management Policy Framework. A task force on project management, headed by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, has suggested the development of a National Project Management Policy Framework.
