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1) Autistic Pride Day is observed every year on ____________
a) June 18
b) June 16
c) June 15
d) June 17
e) June 19
2) World Sickle Cell Day is observed on ________.
a) June 18
b) June 16
c) June 15
d) June 17
e) June 19
3) Construction of a road using plastic waste under a pilot project in a bid to be environmental-friendly is started in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) Lucknow
d) Hyderabad
e) Chennai
4) Which country is going to host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September?
a) China
b) Singapore
c) France
d) India
e) USA
5) RBI slaps what amont as fine on HDFC Bank for non-compliance of KYC norms?
a) Rs.1 crore
b) Rs.5 crore
c) Rs.10 crore
d) Rs.25 crore
e) Rs.30 crore
6) Which airport is set to become the third international airport in the northeastern region by the end of this year or by early 2020?
a) Itanagar Airport
b) Kohima Airport
c) Aizawl Airport
d) Agartala Airport
e) Dispur Airport
7) Name the crypto-currency recently launched by Facebook.
a) Guild
b) Libra
c) Taurus
d) Gemini
e) Sagittarius
8) Hero MotoCorp has appointed whom as its latest brand ambassador.
a) Justin Timberlake
b) Yerry Menon
c) Keanu Reeves
d) Tom Hanks
e) Will Smith
9) Who has been unanimously elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker?
a) Vikram Sahu
b) Krishna Tomar
c) Om Birla
d) Naresh Sharma
e) None of these
10) Social activist Makarand Tilloo received _____________________ Award
a) Save Water Hero
b) Save & Protect Water
c) Conserve Water
d) Save the Earth
e) Heroes of the Earth
11) Acc.to ‘The World Population Prospects 2019’, which country will surpass China as the world’s most populous country around 2027?
a) U.S.
b) Brazil
c) Pakistan
d) India
e) Indonesia
12) According to QS World University ranking how many Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities?
a) 9
b) 20
c) 23
d) 46
e) 52
13) The 10th Regional Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) summit ,2019 was held in which city?
a) Nagpur
b) Jodhpur
c) Varanasi
d) Pune
e) Jalandhar
14) Armies of India, Myanmar target NE militants in coordinated Operation _____________.
a) Vijay
b) Trident
c) Python
d) Sunrise-2
e) Cactus
15) India’s 14-year old Grand Master Nihal Sarin won the blitz event in the Asian Continental Chess Championship.Where was it held?
a) Hangzhau, China
b) Beijing, China
c) Xingtai, China
d) Kyoto, Japan
e) Osaka, Japan
16) Name the Veteran athletics coach and Dronacharya awardee who passes away recently.
a) N. Lingappa
b) R. Somayajulu
c) K. Bhargavaram
d) N. Manoharan
e) R. Vijay Chandran
Answers:
1) Answer: A)
- Autistic Pride Day observed every year on 18 June to represent diversity and infinite possibilities.
- This is a day for the patients suffering from autism to come together with their families or caregivers.
2) Answer: E)
- World Sickle Cell Day is observed on 19 June every year
- It was held annually since 2008 to raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and the struggle that the sufferers or a patient family faces.
- This day was officially adopted by the General Assembly of United Nation, to recognise SCD as a public health concern.
3) Answer: C)
- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has begun construction of a road using plastic waste in the state capital city under a pilot project in a bid to be environmental-friendly.
- The road construction with plastic waste will be spread from Gomti Nagar Police Station area to Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow.
- This is the first time Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is constructing a road using plastic waste.
4) Answer: D)
- India for the first time will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September.
- It will see participation from at least 5,000 delegates from nearly 197 countries and will be held between September 2 and 14 in Delhi.
- The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was established in 1994. It is the only legally binding international agreement linking environment and development issues to the land agenda.
5) Answer: A)
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 crore on private sector lender HDFC Bank for non-compliance of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms and anti-money laundering norms, and for failure to report frauds.
- The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, taking into account failure of the bank to adhere to the aforesaid directions issued by RBI
- The issue pertains to a reference to the RBI from customs authorities regarding submission of forged bill of entries (BoEs) by certain importers for remittance of foreign currency.
6) Answer: D)
- After Guwahati and Imphal, the Agartala airport is set to become the third international airport in the northeastern region by the end of this year or by early 2020.
- The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has informed us that their ongoing works to make Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport as an international one would be completed by this year end.
- The AAI had undertaken a Rs. 438 crore project to upgrade the Agartala airport to international standards by providing world-class facilities.
- The airport in Agartala is the second busiest in the northeast after Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. The Imphal airport was declared as an international one two years ago.
7) Answer: B)
- Facebook revealed its long-awaited cryptocurrency plans, announcing “Project Libra,” a new type of digital money designed for the billions of people using its apps and social network.
- If the plan is successful, users will soon be able to shop with and send the currency—known as Libra—on Messenger and Instagram, as well as use it with a wide variety of other merchants like Uber, Spotify, and MasterCard.
- Facebook did not provide specifics about exactly when and how consumers will get ahold of the currency, but executives suggest it will first be distributed on Messenger and WhatsApp in mid-2020.
- The company also announced a new digital wallet called Calibra, which will be operated by Facebook as a separate subsidiary and provide users with a way to store and spend Libra.
8) Answer: B)
- Hero MotoCorp announced the appointment of Yerry Mina, the popular Colombian professional footballer, as its new Brand Ambassador.
- The 24-year-old Mina – one of the promising young footballers – has consistently delivered a series of impressive performances for the Colombian National Football Team (during FIFA World Cup Russia 2018) and his clubs.
9) Answer: C)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Om Birla was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha.
- Om Birla, two-time MP from Rajasthan’s Kota, was elected after Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed his name on Day 3 of Lok Sabha session
- Before being elected to Lok Sabha, Birla served three terms as a legislator in the Rajasthan Assembly. He was elected to the 12th, 13th and 14th state assemblies in 2003, 2008 and 2013 respectively.
10) Answer: A)
- Social activist Makarand Tilloo received the ‘Save Water Hero Award’ for his efforts to raise awareness about water conservation in the city.
- A Laughter Yoga trainer and motivational speaker by profession, Makarand Tilloo started a campaign to save water by replacing leaking taps with new ones.
- He also started an NGO, Jalrakshak Prabodhini. He was felicitated by the HridayMitra Foundation in the presence of writer and philanthropist Ramchandra Dekhane, Kothrud MLA Medha Kulkarni and foundation president Shrikant Mundada
11) Answer: D)
- India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050
- As per a United Nations report India is expected to add nearly 273 million people between 2019 and 2050 and remain the most populated country through the end of the current century
- While the population of Nigeria is projected to grow by 200 million. Together, these two countries could account for 23 per cent of the global population increase to 2050
- China, on the other hand, is expected to become smaller, dropping from its current 1.43 billion people to approximately 1.4 billion by 2050.
- The rate of population growth is the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, where the fertility rate stand at 4.6 births per woman over a lifetime
- Globally, it’s the post-working-age group that is growing the fastest. By 2050, one in six people will be above 65, compared with one in 11 people in 2019
- By 2050, the number of people over 80 is expected to triple to 426 million.
- Growing at a slower pace, world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100
12) Answer: c)
- Twenty-three Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in QS World University ranking
- The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay), has emerged as India’s best institution securing 152nd rank in the 2020 QS World University Ranking.
- World-class MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has made a history by topping the QS World University Rankings for the eighth consecutive year
- IIT-Bombay has been securing the top position among Indian institutes for the past three years by making it to the prestigious world ranking
- IIT-Delhi has fallen 10 places from 172 in 2019 to 182 in the 2020 QS ranking
- Among the 23 institutes, only IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and Indian Institute of Science (184) are ranked in the global top 200
- IISc-Bangalore has achieved the world’s second-best score for research impact, securing full 100 marks for citations per faculty metric.
- Stanford University, Harvard University and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — all retain their positions at second, third and fourth in the world, respectively
13) Answer: A)
- The 10th Regional Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) summit ,2019 was held in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari addressed this meeting.
- The theme of this year’s 2019 summit was “Transformation Strategies for Built Environment”.
- This theme was adopted to focus on impact of incorporating sustainability initiatives into functioning public buildings.
- The summit was organized with help of the Public Works Department (PwD) of the state Government.
14) Answer: D)
- The Indian and Myanmar armies carried out “Operation Sunrise -2” from May 16th in their respective borders in mutual military action moves.
- The operation targeted on several militant groups operating in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam
- The first phase of “Operation Sunrise” was conducted three months ago along the Indo-Myanmar border, during which a number of camps of north-east-based militant groups were busted
15) Answer: C)
- India’s 14-year old Grand Master Nihal Sarin won the blitz event in the Asian Continental Chess Championship at Xingtai, China.
- Sarin scored eight points from nine rounds and finished a point ahead of the field.
- Another Indian Srinath Narayanan took the third spot with seven points behind Le Quang Liem of Vietnam.
16) Answer: A)
- Veteran athletics coach and Dronacharya awardee N. Lingappa passed away due to an age-related illness.
- Lingappa had trained several international athletes like D.Y. Biradar, P.C. Ponnappa, Uday Prabhu and Ashwini Nachappa during the course of his over 60-year career as a coach.