8th June 2020 current affairs | Daily current affairs|daily #15.

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1. The World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8th June-

a. 9th June.

b.7th June.

c. 8th June.

d. none of these.

[ Every year 8th June is observed as the World Ocean Day. This day is observed to raise global awareness about the importance of the ocean in our lives and the ways to protect it. The Canada Government has proposed the concept of World Ocean Day in Rio de Janerio in 1992. This day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008.]

2. Who has been recently appointed as India's next Ambassador to Switzerland, recently?

a. Arun Pawer.

b. Sibi George.

c. Monika Kapil Mohta.

d. none of these.

[Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland. She will replace Sibi George and Sibi George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait.]

• Capital of Switzerland: Bern.
• Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait

3. Who has appointed as India's next Ambassador to Romania?

a. Monika Kapil Mohta.

b. Sibi George.

c. Rahul Shrivastava.

d. none of these.

[Rahul Shrivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Romania and he is presently serving as the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs. He will Replace Thanglura Darlong.]

• Capital of Romania: Bucharest.
• President of Romania: Klaus Lohnnis.
• PM of Romania: Ludovic Orban.

4. UCV-based disinfection cabinet is developed by-

a. ARCI & Mekins

b. NIC.

c. GoI

d. none of these.

[The International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and new materials (ARCI) and the MEKINS Industries has been developed a UCV-based Cabinet. This cabinet will disinfect non-critical hospital items, laboratory wear, PPEs in order to Prevent Surface contamination of COVID-19]

5. Who has signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of SSA and Astrophysics?

a. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

b. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES).

c. both.

d. none of these.

[Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed an agreement with Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Science (ARIES) for cooperation in the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Astrophysics.]

• ISRO Director: K. Sivan.
• Headquarters: Bangaluru.
• Established: 1969
• The ARIES established: 20th April 1954.
• ARIES located: Nainital, Uttarakhand

6. Recently, Magnetocaloric material for cancer treatment has been developed by-

a. ARCI.

b. NASA.

c. ISRO

d. BARC

[Scientist at the International Advanced Research center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) has been developed Magnetocaloric material, a rare-earth-based material that can be effectively used for cancer treatment. It will reduce the treatment time of cancer. ]

7. Which country has launched the Corona Tracer BD app, recently?

a. India.

b. Bangladesh.

c. Pakistan.

d. none of these.

[The Government of Bangladesh and the Directorate General of  Health Service (DGHS) have launched this app to trace Corona Infected people and alert people near them.]

• Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka.
• The currency of Bangladesh: Bangladeshi Taka(1BT=0.89 Indian Rupee)
• PM of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina.
• Bangladesh is the first country that used AI technology to fight COVID-19.
• President: Abdul Hamid.

8. Which bank has been launched India's first mobile app-based facility for opening a current account in a paperless manner?

a. Yes, Bank.

b. IndusInd Bank.

c. State Bank of India.

d. none of these. 

[Induslnd Bank has launched this facility. Induslnd is the first bank in India to introduce a mobile app-based process for opening a current account in a few hours.]

• Induslnd Bank Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra.
• CEO & MD: Sumant Kathpalia.
• Established: 1994
• Founder: S.P. Hinduja.

9. Who has written the book  'The Dry Fasting Miracle: From Deprive to Thrive' to promotes the benefits of a 'dry fasting' diet recently?

a. Luke Coutinho.

b. Chaitan Bhagat.

c. Palash Das.

d. none of these. 

[The Dry Fasting Miracle: From Deprive to Thrive has been written by Luke Coutinho to promotes the benefits of a 'dry fasting' diet.]

10. Recently, Which U.S. male gymnast has passed away?

a. Dipa Karmakar.

b. Laxmi Riang

c. Krut Thomas.

d. none of these. 

[The first U.S male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, Krut Thomas passed away. He won the gold medal at the world championships in 1978 and record six gold medals at the 1979 world championships. He was a five-time NCAA champion at Indiana State University.]

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