Current Affairs GK Nepal | GK Nepal | 22 June 2020

1. When did Government of Nepal lifted ban on foreign employment after lock down due COVID-19 ? - 05 Asar 2077 (19 June 2020)
2. How much amount IBN (The Investment board of Nepal has approved to invest in seven projects (Upper Marsyangdi Hydropower-2, Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower, Isuwa Khola Hydroelectric, Myagdi Khola Hydropower, Ankhu Khola Hydropower, Dang Cement Factory and Samrat Cement Industry) ? RS 185.43 Billion. 
3. What was the historic gold price in June ? RS 90600/ Tola as of 21 June 2020
4. Which province of Nepal has announced that it develop its province as "digital province" ? - Province 5
5. Which state of Nepal has prioritize to promote cottage industry and herbal processing in coming year ? - Sudur Pachim

100 Questions | GK Nepal | 20 June 2020

1. When is International Albinism Awareness Day celebrated ? - June 13
2. Albinism: Albinism is genetically inherited, non-contagious and results in lack of pigmentation in skin, eyes and hair. For the disease to be present at birth, both the parents must carry the gene of Albinism.
3. What is the theme of International Albinism Awareness Day 2020 ? - Made to Shine
4. According to The International Labour Organization and the UNICEF report named COVID-19 and Child Labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time to Act, COVID-19 will increase poverty that will eventually drive the increase in child labour. The report predicts that 1% increase  in poverty will lead to 0.7% increase in child labour.
5. The UN Language days promote how many official languages of the organization  ?-6
6. The official languages of the United Nations are English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and French.
7. UN language Day : Arabic-December 18 English-April 23 Chinese-April 20 French-March 20 Russia-June 6
8. World Food Safety Day  :June 7
9. Theme of World Food Safety Day 2020 : Food Safety, Everyone’s Business
10. UN Decade of Action on Nutrition : 2016-25
11. Which is the first International Conference on Food Safety ? - Addis Ababa Conference
12. Who is the richest person of the world as per Forbes 2019 ? - Jeff Bezos
13. What is the targeted  economic growth of 15 Five years Plan ? - 10.1
14. Where was Football invented ? - China in 476 BC
15. When was football game first broadcast in television ? 1937 AD
16. What is the average distance run by any player while playing football in one game ? 9.65 KM
17. When is World Simsar Day celebrated ? - February 2
18. When was Citizen Investment Fund established ? 2047 BS Chaitra 4
19. Where do Nepal stands for invention in the world ? - 108
20. When was NAST established ? 2039 BS
21. When was GHANTAGHAR built ? 1951 BS (Birshumsher)
22. By what rate temperature is increasing in Nepal ? 0.056 Degree C
23. When was electric cargo rail was established form Kolkata to Biratnagar ? 2075 Chaitra
24. Where is the biggest Solar Plant energy of Nepal ? - Nuwakot
25. What is the total capacity of biggest Solar Plant energy ? - 25 MW
26. When was 1.25MW of energy from Nepal biggest Solar plant connected to National transmission  ? - 03 June 2020
27. When did USA President Donald Trump and North Korea supreme Kim Jon Un met for second time  ? 2019 AD February 27 and 28, Vietnam
28. Which cricket player has the world record of 500 sixes in international cricket ? -Chris Gayle (West Indies)
29. What is the theme of 2019 International Social Justice Day ? IF YOU WANT PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
30. When did Dravya Shah established Gorkha state ? 1616 BS Bhadra 25
31. Which is the oldest tennis tournament of the world ? Wimbledon
32. What is the total budget of Nepal for fiscal year 2077/2078 ? - RS 1474 Billion 
33. Name the minister who announced budget speech ? Yubaraj Khatiwada
34. What amount is recurrent expenditure for 2077/78 ? 948 billion
35. When did government of Nepal decided to bring Nepalese from abroad on priority basis ? May 29 , 2020
36. When did USA president Donald Trump announced to end it's country relation with World Health Organization ? May 29, 2020
37. How many member state are there in WHO ? - 194
38. What amount US is funding for WHO yearly ? - Approximately $450 million
39. When was Sankaracharya borned ? - 845 B.S
40. Where was Sankaracharya borned ? Kerela
41. What was the original name of Bedbyas ? - Krishna Dupyan
42. Who wrote Mahabharata ? Bedbyas
43. What was the original name of Balmiki ? Ratnakar
44. Who wrote Ramayana ? Balmiki
45. Where is Balmiki Ashram ? Nawalparasi
46. Who is the founder of Jain religion ? Mahabir Jain
47. Who is the founder of Islam ? Paigamber Mohammad
48. When did Paigamber Mohammad died ? 8 June 632
49. When was European Economic Community established ? - 01 January 1958
50. From when EEC was called European Union ? November 1 , 1993 AD
51. What is the founder six member of EU called ? - Inner Six
52. What are the other six member called of EU ? Outer six
53. How many members are there in EU ? 27
54. What is the slogan of EU ? - United in Diversity
55. What is the currency of EU called ? Euro
56. When did Nepal released revised political map that incorporates Limpiyadhura, Lipu Lekh and Kalapani, the territories encroached by India ? 20 May 2020, (07 Jestha 2077)
57. Name the four religious places related to Buddhism ? Limbini, Bodhgaya,Sarnath and Kushinagar
58. Which is the first state of Nepal to launch Health insurance in every of its district ? Far Western State
59. Which Nepali company was awarded with "International Hospitality and Travel Award 2019" ? Chandragiri Hills Resort
60. Which is the most coffee producing district of Nepal  ? Kavre
61. Which is the first country to sign DTAA with Nepal ? India (1987 January 18)
62. What is the full form of DTAA ? Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
63. With how many countries Nepal have agreement regarding DTAA ? 11
64. When was "Peoples Electricity programme" launched in Nepal ? 2075 BS Falgun 2
65. Where is tortoise preservation center in Nepal ? Sukhani Simasar Area, Jhapa
66. When was Nepal Sambat declared as National Sambat ? 2065 B.S Kartik 8
67. For what purpose more tourist visited Nepal in 2019 ? Entertainment
68. What percent of total tourist visited Nepal for entertainment purpose ? 65
69. What percent of tourist visited for trekking ? 17
70. What percent of tourist visited for mountaineering and trekking ? 14
71. When did Nepal’s cabinet made historic decision, to publicize Nepal’s map including Kalapani and Limpiyadhura ? 05 Jestha 2077(18 May 2020) Monday.What amount of royalty did Nepal government collected from mountaineering  in 2019? RS 686 million.
72. Where are "Lepcha" caste people located in Nepal ?- Illam
73. Where are "Gandarba" caste people mainly located in Nepal ? -Kaski
74. "Makalu Mountain" is also known as ? - Jannu
75. Name the footballer form Nepal to score first international goal ?YB Ghale 
76. When did Nepali figure from literature Shiva Regmi died ? 2075 Galgun 8
77. Where is Manmohak Bichitra cave in Nepal ? - Gulmi
78. How  long is Manmohak Bichitra cave located in Gulmi ? 185 meter
79. First International Simsar Summit in Nepal ? 2069 B.S Kartik 22-23
80. Which Martyrs is called "Sahid Mahila" in Nepal ? Dasarath Chand
81. When did Nepal Police used polygraph technique  for the first time in the history of Nepal ?-  6 February 2014
82. Which year  Nepal celebrated  "GHUMFIR Barsa" ? 2073 BS
83. Who is the writer of SUMMER LOVE ? Subin Bhattrai
84. When was Mahakali Treaty between Nepal and India happened ? (1996 AD)2052 B.S Magh 29
85. Who is called Absent population  ? Population in foreign for more than 6 months
86. What is Machapuchre Himal also called ? Kumari Himal 
87. When did Nepal sent its first satellite to space ? April 19, 2019
88. What is the name of its first satellite ? Nepal Satellite-1
89. What is the weight of Nepal Satellite-1 ? 1.3 KG
90. Nepal Satellite 1 : The satellite will revolve around the earth four times a day. The orbit lies approximately 400 kilometres above the earth. The satellite is expected to take pictures of Nepal for six to 10 minutes during each revolution.
91. Name the scientist who developed the satellite under the BIRDS project of their institute in collaboration with Nepal Academy of Science and Technology who are studying at Japanese Kyushu Institute of Technology ? Aabhas Maskey and Hariram Shrestha 
92. First twins to reach space ? - Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly. 
93. First country to germinate seed in moon ? China
94. Which plant seed become the first plants to ever germinate on the moon ? Cotton
95.  What ratio of employees of both formal and informal micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nepal have lost their jobs as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to study  'Rapid Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Nepal’  commisioned by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Nepal ? 3 out 5
96. What percentage of  fall in remittance is likely to range this fiscal year due virus ? 15 to 20 percent
97. What is the new decline Nepal’s projected pre-COVID GDP growth rate of 8.5 percent in 2019-2020 due COVID-19 ? 2.5%
98. What percent of men lost their jobs during the lockdown, compared to 41 percent of females ? 28 percent. 
99. What percent of tourist arrival in Nepal are likely to fall by Corona Virus effect  in 2020 ? 60 percent.
100. Nepal has reported first coronavirus death on 16 May 2020. A 29-year-old female from Bahrabise of Sindhupalchowk tested positive for the deadly virus during PCR test at NPHL on Saturday, according to Health Ministry of Nepal.

Salah Kira | Locust |

What are Locusts ? - Locusts are a special type of grasshopper. They undergo extreme changes in behavior and appearance when there are a lot of other locusts in the same place. 

How much food can a Desert Locust eat?
A Desert Locust adult can consume roughly its own weight in fresh food per day, that is about two grams every day. A 1 km size swarm contains about 40 million locusts, which eat the same amount of food in one day as about 35,000 people. This is based on a person eating an average of 2.3 kg of food per day, according to the USDA.

How big are swarms and how many locusts are there in a swarm?
Locust swarms can vary from less than one square kilometre to several hundred square kilometres. There can be at least 40 million and sometimes as many as 80 million locust adults in each square kilometre of swarm.

How can locusts be controlled?
At present the primary method of controlling Desert Locust swarms and hopper bands is with mainly organphosphate chemicals applied in small concentrated doses (referred to as ultra low volume (ULV) formulation) by vehicle-mounted and aerial sprayers and to a lesser extent by knapsack and hand-held sprayers.


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International Albinism Awareness Day

1. When is International Albinism Awareness Day celebrated ? - June 13
2. Albinism: Albinism is genetically inherited, non-contagious and results in lack of pigmentation in skin, eyes and hair. For the disease to be present at birth, both the parents must carry the gene of Albinism.
3. What is the theme of International Albinism Awareness Day 2020 ? - Made to Shine
4. According to The International Labour Organization and the UNICEF report named COVID-19 and Child Labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time to Act, COVID-19 will increase poverty that will eventually drive the increase in child labour. The report predicts that 1% increase  in poverty will lead to 0.7% increase in child labour.

SEE Nepal

1. When did Government of Nepal decided not to conduct Secondary Education Examination(SEE)  2076 ? 10 June 2020

2. When was SEE previously scheduled ? March 19

3. When was lockdown announced for the first in Nepal due Corona Virus ? March 18 , 2020

Invention and Inventors

1. Calculator : Pascal 

2. Fountain Pen: Water Man

UN Language Day | Gk Nepal

1. The UN Language days promote how many official languages of the organization  ?-6
2. The official languages of the United Nations are English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and French.
3. UN language Day : Arabic-December 18 English-April 23 Chinese-April 20 French-March 20 Russia-June 6

World Food Safety Day 2020

1. World Food Safety Day  :June 7
2. Theme of World Food Safety Day 2020 : Food Safety, Everyone’s Business
3. UN Decade of Action on Nutrition : 2016-25
4. Which is the first International Conference on Food Safety ? - Addis Ababa Conference

GK Nepal | 06 June 2020

• Who is the richest person of the world as per Forbes 2019 ? - Jeff Bezos
• What is the targeted  economic growth of 15 Five years Plan ? - 10.1
• Where was Football invented ? - China in 476 BC
• When was football game first broadcast in television ? 1937 AD
• What is the average distance run by any player while playing football in one game ? 9.65 KM
• When is World Simsar Day celebrated ? - February 2
• When was Citizen Investment Fund established ? 2047 BS Chaitra 4
• Where do Nepal stands for invention in the world ? - 108
• When was NAST established ? 2039 BS
• When was GHANTAGHAR built ? 1951 BS (Birshumsher)
• By what rate temperature is increasing in Nepal ? 0.056 Degree C
• When was electric cargo rail was established form Kolkata to Biratnagar ? 2075 Chaitra

World Environment Day

1. When is World Environment Day celebrated ? June 5
2. What is the theme of 2020 World Environment Day ? "Time for Nature"
3. What is COP-15 related to  ? Environment