Current Affairs One-Liner: 2nd June 2020

• Virat Kohli: He has become the only cricketer to feature in Forbes list of the 100 highest paid athlete in the world for 2020. He has ranked at number 66 with his earnings to be $26 million. The list has been topped by Roger Federer.
• Yes Bank Limited has acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd. This acquisition in stakes leads to invocation of Rs 44.53 crores in India’s Direct to home (DTH) service provider. 
• Static Part: 
• HQ of Yes Bank: Mumbai
• Tagline of Yes Bank: Experience our Expertise
• MD and CEO of Yes Bank: Prashant Kumar

• NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley docks SpaceX spacecraft with ISS (International Space Station). It was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Hence, now SpaceX becomes the first private company to fly astronauts into orbit.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of NASA: Washington DC, United States
• HQ of SpaceX: Hawthorne, California, United States
• Cyclone Nisarga—India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced and has warned that Cyclone Nisarga to hit Arabian Sea and will affect to the states of Maharashtra and Gujrat.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of IMD: New Delhi
• Important Days: 2nd June 2020– Telangana Formation Day
• CHAMPIONS Technology Platform—Launched by PM Narendra Modi
• Khelo India e-Pathshala—By SAI and NSF
• Appointments on 2nd June 2020
• Karnataka Listening Dashboard for COVID-19- NASSCOM
• ‘Responsible AI for Youth’ and AI portal—Launched By Ravi Shankar Prasad

Question:

Q.1 Who is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes list of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for 2020?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
c. Virat Kohli
d. Sourav Ganguly

Q.2 Name the cyclonic storm to hit Arabian Sea in the month of June?
a. Vayu
b. Nisarga
c. Fani
d. Gaja

Q.3 Recently which financial organization acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd.?
a. HDFC Ergo
b. Indiabulls
c. Muthoot Finance
d. Yes Bank