- Recently which country has again raised objection to the presence of America’s ‘Thad’ missile defense system in South Korea?
a. Nepal
b. Japan
c. Iran
d. China
Answer: d. China is
noteworthy that China has lodged this objection after the information about the deployment of a new version of this missile defense system in the US base in South Korea. South Korea has also issued a statement saying that the number of missiles has not been increased. Only they have been replaced with newer versions. China had affected the economy of South Korea in the year 2017 in view of ‘Thad’.
- Recently who has been appointed as the chief executive of the headquarters of General Atomics Global Corporation in San Diego, California?
a. Vivek Lal
b. Rahul Sachdeva
c. Mohan Tyagi
d. Ajay Sethi
Answer: a. Vivek Lal
Vivek Lal resigned as the Vice President of Aeronautics Strategy and Business Development of American Security and Aerospace veteran Lockheed Martin in April. But a few weeks later he was hired by the world’s premiere drone producer. Aviation and defense specialist Vivek Lal had decided to leave Lockheed Martin to spend time with the family.
- On which day the Election Commission has decided to vote for the 24 seats of Rajya Sabha?
a. 25 June
b. 25 July
c. 19 June
d. August 15
Answer: c. On June 19, the
Election Commission has decided to hold elections for 24 seats in the Rajya Sabha on June 19, 2020. The election of 18 seats in these 24 was postponed due to the Corona (Kovid-19) epidemic. Of these, four seats are from Andhra Pradesh and four seats from Gujarat, three seats from Madhya Pradesh and three seats from Rajasthan, two from Jharkhand and one each from Manipur and Meghalaya. The Election Commission had taken this decision in view of the situation caused by Corona. Such suggestions were also given to the commission on behalf of various political parties.
- Rio Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik has recently submitted her application for which award?
a. Arjuna Award
b. Game Gemstone
c. Dronacharya Award
d. Dhyanchand Award
Answer: a.
This year, the Sports Association and the Board are nominating names for their sportspersons for the Arjuna Award this year. Sakshi Malik is an Indian woman wrestler. He has won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the first female wrestler to win an Olympic medal for India. He had earlier won a silver medal representing India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- Recently the Chief Executive Officer of Indian Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has been appointed?
a. Mohan Sethi
b. Arun Singhal
c. Ram Tyagi
d. Vikram Sachdeva
Answer: b. Arun Singhal
Arun Singhal is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Currently he is Special Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare. According to the order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, along with this, the Government of 1991 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer S.K. Gopalakrishnan has been appointed as additional secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.
