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1) Every year International Picnic Day is celebrated on which among the following days?
a) June 15
b) June 16
c) June 17
d) June 18
e) June 19
2) Assam government to set up Skill University at which district?
a) Udalguri
b) Dima Hasao
c) Darrang
d) Dhemaji
e) Nalbari
3) India will be hosting Intersessional meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) from 17th to 21st June, 2019 in which city?
a) Hyderabad
b) Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Bangalore
e) Mumbai
4) Who will chair the committee formed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to work out the modalities and methodology of the implementation of the next revision of pension under OROP?
a) Controller General of Defence Accounts
b) Minister of Finance
c) Controller General of Accounts (CGA)
d) Minister of Defence
e) None of these
5) Fitch Ratings has estimated the India’s GDP for fiscal 2019-20 at __________
a) 6.2%
b) 7.1%
c) 6.6%
d) 6.8%
e) 6.1%
6) Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)?
a) Elizabeth Ines Taylor Jay
b) Lori Peterson Dando
c) Francisca Ashietey-Odunton
d) Inger Andersen
e) None of these
7) Who among the following has been promoted as the central bank’s executive director (ED)?
a) Rabi N Mishra
b) Ravi Shankar
c) Nrupender Singh
d) Amith Kumar
e) None of these
8) Who has taken over as Director (Projects) at Power Finance Corporation (PFC)?
a) Joshna Ahluwalia
b) Ravinder Singh Dhillon
c) Joginder Singh
d) Vikas Kumar
e) None of these
9) Lt General Faiz Hameed was appointed the new director general of which countries Inter-Services Intelligence?
a) UAE
b) Afghanistan
c) Khazikistan
d) Pakistan
e) Bangladesh
10) According to the findings of the Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2019, which is the country’s most attractive employer brand company?
a) Samung
b) Wipro
c) Amazon
d) TCS
e) Capgemini
11) The World Food India 2019 event is going to host by which city?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Ahemadabad
d) Kolkata
e) Chennai
12) How many journalists have been conferred with Matri Shree MediaAwards recently.
a) 26
b) 27
c) 28
d) 29
e) 30
13) Name the player won the 17th National Squash title?
a) Dipika Pallikal Karthik
b) Joshna Chinappa
c) Nicole David
d) Nouran Gohar
e) Nele Gills
14) In Archery World Championships, Indian men’s recurve team bagged Silver Medal.Where was the Championship held?
a) Netherlands
b) Lithuania
c) Latvia
d) Ireland
e) Italy
15) Which team won the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament concluded recently?
a) South Africa
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) Finland
e) UAE
16) Who won the 2019 United States Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links?
a) Gary Woodland
b) Chirstiano Woodland
c) Chirs Woodland
d) Shane Woodland
e) Adam Woodland
17) Famous personality Mohammed Morsi passed away. He is the former President of which country?
a) Egypt
b) Uzbekistan
c) Libya
d) Turkey
e) Sudan
18) Franco Zeffirelli, Legendary Director of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ passes away. He belongs to which Nation?
a) Italy
b) Germany
c) France
d) Greece
e) Spain
Answers:
1) Answer: d)
- International Picnic Day is celebrated on 18 June every year.
- This is a day to enjoy in nature, with your near and dear ones
2) Answer: c)
- Assam government will set up a Skill University at the cost of 850 crore rupees at Darrang district.
- This will be perhaps the first skill University of the Country with a capacity of 10 thousand seats.
- International Yoga Day will be observed at 459 centres of the Skill Development Mission.
3) Answer: e)
- India will be hosting Intersessional meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) from 17th to 21st June, 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Besides the meetings of different Working Groups and Committees of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), two special forums regarding Diamond Terminology and Artisanal Mining – Small Steps to Larger Outcomes will also held.
- India is the founding member of KPCS and is the chair of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for the year 2019 with the Russian Federation as Vice Chair.
4) Answer: a)
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has constituted a committee to work out the modalities and methodology of the implementation of next revision of pension under One Rank One Pension (OROP).
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the working of DESW including the welfare schemes being extended to the ex-servicemen, widows and dependents.
- The committee will be headed by Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) and will have representatives of all three armed forces.
- Equalisation of pensions means the pension of defence personnel who retire now will be passed to all the past pensioners of the same class (same rank with same length of service).
5) Answer: c)
- Global rating agency Fitch cut India’s GDP growth rate forecast for FY20 by 20 bps to 6.6 per cent, even as it retained FY21 estimate at 7.1 per cent.
- Earlier this year, Fitch Ratings had slashed India’s growth forecast for the next financial year beginning April 1, to 6.8 per cent from its previous estimate of 7 per cent.
6) Answer: d)
- Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen has been sworn in as the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with effect from June 15, 2019 for a period of four-year term.
- She succeeds Joyce Msuya, of the United Republic of Tanzania.
- Between January 2015 and May 2019, Andersen was the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
7) Answer: a)
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has promoted Rabi N Mishra as the central bank’s executive director (ED), after the position fell vacant on Rosemary Sebastian’s retirement.
- Previously, Rabi N Mishra was the principal chief general manager of the bank’s risk management department.
8) Answer: b)
- Ravinder Singh Dhillon took over as director (projects) in Power Finance Corporation.
- Presently serving as an executive director in PFC, Dhillon has more than 34 years of experience in various areas of power sector.
- Head Quarters of PFC is New Delhi
9) Answer: d)
- Lt General Faiz Hameed was appointed the new director general of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, the military-led spy agency.
- He previously served in the ISI as the head of internal security
- Lt Gen Hameed replaces Lt Gen Asim Muneer, who was appointed to head the ISI only eight months earlier
10) Answer: c)
- E-commerce giant Amazon India is the country’s most attractive employer brand, according to the findings of the Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2019.
- Amazon scored high on financial health, utilisation of latest technologies and a strong reputation.
- Microsoft India emerged as the runner-up, followed by Sony India. Others in the top 10 are Mercedes-Benz (4th), IBM (5th), Larsen & Toubro (6th), Nestlé (7th), Infosys (8th), Samsung (9th), and Dell (10th).
11) Answer: a)
- Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal stated that The World Food India 2019 event will be held during November 1-4 in New Delhi as part of the government’s effort to boost investment into this growing sector
- This will be the second edition of World Food India, with first one held in 2017 that saw the participation of 61 countries and signing of MoUs worth $14 billion.
- The tagline of the event will be “Forging Partnerships for Growth”.
12) Answer: d)
- Twenty-nine journalists from print and electronic media were felicitated with Matri Shree Media Awards for their contribution towards journalism
- Apart from media personalities, a social activist has also presented the Bharat Mata shield at the 44th Matri Shree media award ceremony organized.
- Bollywood film ‘Badhai Ho’ was also presented the Bharat Mata shield.
- The Matri Shree Media Awards was constituted during the Emergency. The first award was presented to journalist Lala Jagat Narayan.
13) Answer: b)
- Joshna Chinappa won the national squash title for a record 17th time after she outplayed her Tamil Nadu rival Sunayna Kuruvilla in the 76th Senior National Squash Championship in Pune.
- Chinappa set a new standard by winning the national squash title for the 17th time to the break a long-standing milestone set by Bhuvneshwari Kumari, the 16-time national champion, whose record stood for 27 years.
- In the men’s category, top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar lived up to his billing to emerge as the winner. In the final, Mangaonkar outplayed second-seeded Abhishek Pradhan in an all Maharashtra battle.
14) Answer: a)
- The 50th edition of World Archery Championships, 2019 also known as Hyundai World Archery Championships held from June 10,2019 to June 16,2019 in ‘S–Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
- Raj Kaur ,Muskan Kirar Jyothi Surekha Vennam won Bronze medal in Women’s Compound mixed team event.
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam won Bronze medal in Women’s Compound individual event
- Atanu Das ,Pravin Ramesh Jadhav,Tarundeep Rai won silver medal in Recurve men’s team.
- South Korea topped the medal tally with 3 gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze. Chinese Taipei came second with 3Gold,1 Bronze.
- India won three medals,1 silver and 2 bronze.
15) Answer: b)
- India defeated South Africa 5-1 in the summit clash to win the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
- Earlier a match was held between Japan and USA for the third and fourth positions. Japan defeated USA by a margin of 4-2 goals.
- The top two finishers of this tournament make it to the final round of the Olympic qualifiers to be held later this year
16) Answer: a)
- American Gary Woodland won the 2019 United States Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California
- This is Woodland’s fourth PGA Tour victory and his first major.
17) Answer: a)
- Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi has passed away
- Morsi became Egypt’s first democratically elected president in 2012, one year after the Arab Spring uprising saw the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule
18) Answer: a)
- Legendary Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli has passed away at the age of 96.
- He earned his big hit with 1968 film of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in which he famously cast then-teenagers Leonard Whiting &Olivia Hussey.
- The film was earning four Oscar nominations.
