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1) Government has directed banks to issue Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to eligible farmers within ___________ of submitting the application
a) 1 week
b) 2 weeks
c) 3 weeks
d) 4 weeks
e) 15 days
2) What is the rank of India in terms of FDI Inflow in the year 2018 as per UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019?
a) 7th
b) 10th
c) 15th
d) 18th
d) 20th
3) What is the total rate of contribution to be made under the Employees’ State Insurance scheme?
a) 6%
b) 5%
c) 4%
d) 3%
e) 2%
4) Who has been conferred the Jnanpith Award for 2018?
a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Vikram Seth
c) Anita Desai
d) Salman Rushdie
e) Vasundhara Raje
5) Which of these companies has topped the Forbes’ World’s Largest Public Companies 2000 list?
a) China Construction Bank
b) JP Morgan Chase
c) Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd
d) Reliance Industries
e) None of these
6) Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2019 Begins in which city?
a) Osh, Kyrgyzstan
b) Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
c) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
d) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
e) Almaty, Kazakhstan
7) Name the app launched by US Embassy for students who wish to study in US.
a) EducationUSA
b) HigherStudiesUSA
c) USAcalling
d) WelcomingStudents
e) None of these
8) HCL will roll out ______________ a company initiative under which it trains & hires students.
a) Talkative Bee
b) Tech Bee
c) We for a Change
d) Technology Inspires
e) Tech Savvy
9) India’s mission Aditya-L1 to study sun will be launched in which year?
a) 2020
b) 2022
c) 2025
d) 2030
e) 2031
10) Veteran poet Pazhavila Ramesan who passed away recently was from which state?
a) West bengal
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Assam
e) Karnataka
11) Culture Minister, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, inaugurates the exhibition-‘Astitva’ in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Varanasi
d) New Delhi
e) Panaji
12) What is the theme for World Blood Donor Day-14 June, 2019?
a) Safe blood for all
b) Donating blood is a good habit
c) Be a blood donor
d) Initiate and inspire
e) Help those in need
13) Politician Rajnath Singh ‘Surya’ passed away recently. He was a former member of Rajya Sabha from which state?
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Madhya Pradesh
Answers :
1) Answer: B)
- The Centre has directed the concerned banks to issue Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to eligible ones within two weeks of the submission of completed application.
- Currently, there are 6.95 crore active KCCs, under which crop loans are given at subsidised interest rate. KCC has been extended to farmers involved in animal husbandry and fishery activities as well
- Normally, farm loans attract an interest rate of 9 per cent. But the government is providing 2 per cent interest subsidy to ensure farmers get short-term farm loan of up to Rs. 3 lakh at an effective rate of 7 per cent per annum.
- An additional incentive of 3 per cent is being given to farmers for prompt repayment of loans within due date, making the effective interest rate 4 per cent.
2) Answer: B)
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India grew by 6 per cent to USD 42 billion in 2018, with strong inflows in the manufacturing, communication and financial services sectors, and cross-border merger and acquisition activities, according to a UN report that ranked India among the top 20 host economies for FDI inflows in 2017-18.
- India ranks 10th amongst the top recipients of FDI in 2018
- The World Investment Report 2019, released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Wednesday, said global FDI flows slid by 13 per cent in 2018 to USD 1.3 trillion from USD 1.5 trillion the previous year the third consecutive annual decline
- India and UAE were considered among the top 10 most important sources of FDI for the 2019 to 2021 period
- India’s FDI outflows more than doubled in 2017 to $11.3 bn, mostly led by ONGC, which bought a 15% stake in an offshore field in Namibia from Tullow Oil
3) Answer: C)
- The government has reduced the rate of contribution towards the Employees’ State Insurance scheme from 6.5% to 4%.
- After the reduction of rates, effective from July 1, 2019, employers’ contribution will be reduced to 3.25% from current rate of 4.75% while employees’ contribution will be reduced from 1.75% to 0.75%, as per the provisions of the Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948.
- The move “would benefit 12.85 lakh employers and over 3.6 crore employees.”
- ESI Act, 1948 applies to organisations where 10 or more people are employed. All employees drawing salary upto Rs 21,000 are covered under the Act.
4) Answer: A)
- Renowned author Amitav Ghosh was awarded the 54th Jnanpith Award for his contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature in English at a ceremony here on Wednesday.
- He was conferred the award by former governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
- Amitav Ghosh is the first English writer to get this prestigious award.
- The Jnanpith award is the highest literary award in India and can only be conferred upon an Indian citizen. English language was added to the list of languages for consideration after the 49th Jnanpith Award.
- The award consisted of a shawl, citation, statue of goddess Saraswati and Rs. 11 lakh
- His recent novel “Gun Island” is set for its official launch
5) Answer: C)
- As many as 57 Indian companies figure in Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s 2000 largest public companies, HDFC Ltd being named among the top ten consumer finance firms.
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) topped the list for the seventh year in a row. Reliance Industries was the top-ranked Indian company (ranked 71st globally).
- In the oil and gas sector, Royal Dutch Shell is ranked first and Reliance Industries is ranked 11th.
- In the consumer financial sector, American Express has topped the chart while HDFC Ltd is ranked 7th.
- On the overall Global 2000 list, HDFC is ranked 332nd.
- Out of the 61 countries represented on the list, the US accounts for the largest number of 575 companies, followed by China and Hong Kong (309) and Japan (223).
- In the overall top-ten, ICBC is followed by JP Morgan, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of America, Apple, Ping An Insurance Group, Bank of China, Royal Dutch Shell and Wells Fargo.
- From India, Reliance Industries is the only one in the overall top-200 list. The company is followed by HDFC Bank at 209th, ONGC at 220th, Indian Oil at 288th and HDFC Ltd at 332nd place.
6) Answer: C)
- The two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit begins in Bishkek
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the plenary session of the SCO Summit, and will present his vision for the regional cooperation and development.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will also be attending the summit. This will be the first time two leaders will come face to face after months of tensions between the two countries
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Presidents of China and Russia at Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek
- India and Pakistan became full members of the SCO in 2017
- SCO Founded in 2001, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Ujbekistan are the founding members of the organisation
7) Answer: A)
- The US embassy has launched a mobile application that gives comprehensive and latest information about studying in the United States
- The app — EducationUSA — was launched in collaboration with the United States India Educational Foundation and is available on both Android and iOS platforms for free
- The app will act as the first point of information for students, parents, school counsellors and other interested users who want to know about the US higher education but don’t know where to begin
8) Answer: B)
- HCL Technologies is all set to roll out “Tech Bee”, a company initiative under which it trains and hires students who have completed Plus Two, across several states
- Tech Bee, HCL’s early career programme provides students an opportunity to start early, become financially independent and trendsetters.
- Enrolled students are paid stipend of ₹10,000 per month, she explained.
9) Answer: A)
- Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that India will launch its first mission to study the sun named Aditya-L1 in the year 2020.
- Aditya-L1 is meant to observe the solar corona and the aim of the mission is to keep a permanent eye on the sun without any disturbance
- Aditya-L1 mission is expected to be inserted in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) – which is 1.5 million km from the earth
10) Answer: C)
- Poet and lyricist Pazhavila Ramesan has passed away
- Ramesan had received the 2017 Kerala Sahithya Akademi award for overall contribution
- He had penned songs for films like Asamsakalode, Malooty, Uncle Bun, Vasudha and others. He also penned literary works like Mazhayude Jalakam, Njan Enter Kadukalilekku, Ormayude Varthamanam, Mayatha Varakal, Nervara and others.
11) Answer: D)
- Shri Prahalad Singh Patel, Minister of State (I/c) of Culture & Tourism, Government of India will inaugurate the exhibition titled “Astitva: The Essence of Prabhakar Barwe”, at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi,
- ‘Astitva : The essence of Prabhakar Barwe’, is the first of its kind to be held in New Delhi that will present his artistic oeuvre in four distinct phases.
12) Answer: A)
World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14 June every year. The theme for World Blood Donor Day 2019 is “Safe blood for all”. The theme is a call for action to all the gov., healthcare institutions,etc. across the globe to meet the adequate demand of blood. The host country for 2019 is Rwanda.
13) Answer: D)
Former BJP Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Rajnath Singh ‘Surya’ died here Thursday morning. Singh, 82, passed away at his Gomtinagar residence, sources close to the family said. He was suffering from age-related issues.
