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1) Which among the following days is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict?
a) June 17
b) June 18
c) June 19
d) June 20
e) June 21
2) What is the theme of the 2019 World Refugee Day?
a) Now More Than Ever, We Need to Stand with Refugees
b) Embracing Refugees to celebrate our Common Humanity
c) We stand together with refugees
d) Step with Refugees — Take A Step on World Refugee Day
e) With courage let us all combine
3) Which country is hosting the African Union summit that is scheduled in July?
a) Chad
b) Niger
c) Mali
d) Libya
e) Burkina Faso
4) How much amount has been approved by the Government of India for the State Cancer Institute at Government Medical College in Jammu?
a) Rs 100 crore
b) Rs 58 crore
c) Rs 120 crore
d) Rs 99 crore
e) Rs 123 crore
5) How much amount of monthly allowance has been announced by the state government of Rajasthan for unemployed male graduates of the state?
a) Rs 2500
b) Rs 3000
c) Rs 3500
d) Rs 4000
e) Rs 5000
6) Cash withdrawal more than five times in a month at a Canara Bank branch, you will pay ______ for every transaction thereafter.
a) Rs.10
b) Rs.25
c) Rs.100
d) Rs.125
e) Rs.250
7) Senior bureaucrat Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi was given extension of over what period as Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)?
a) 3 months
b) 45 days
c) 6 months
d) 9 months
e) 12 months
8) Name the first ever satellite of Sri Lanka which has been launched into the orbit recently?
a) Buddha-1
b) Ravana-1
c) Ceylon-1
d) Maha-1
e) Vibhishana-1
9) Which company has signed a multi-year contract with Cricket Australia to provide digital experience?
a) Accenture
b) TCS
c) Wipro
d) Capgemine
e) HCL
10) Lalrinchhana who passed away recently was the former minister of which state?
a) Tripura
b) Assam
c) Sikkim
d) Mizoram
e) Nagaland
11) Which country has achieved the fastest growth in Asia – Pacific economies according to the Asian Development Bank?
a) Myanmar
b) India
c) Bangladesh
d) China
e) Sri Lanka
12) Recently, the National Payments Corporation of India has entered into an agreement with ____________ to offer MeeSeva services.
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
e) Uttar Pradesh
Answers:
1) Answer: C)
- Each year June 19 is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
- It aims to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication of these crimes.
- The day was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly on 19 June 2015.
2) Answer: D)
World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 to raise awareness about the conditions of refugees around the world who are forced to leave their homes due to war, persecution & conflict. 2019 theme is ‘Step with Refugees — Take A Step on World Refugee Day’.
3) Answer: B)
- India has extended USD 15 million grant to Niger in support of organising the African Union summit scheduled in July in Niamey.
- The grant assistance of USD 15 million was symbolically handed over to Niger’s Deputy Foreign Minister Lamido Ousseini Bala Goga Salamatou in the presence of Minister and Special Advisor to the Niger President Mohammed Saidil Moctar, by Indian Ambassador to that country Rajesh Agarwal at a ceremony.
- Niger is hosting the AU Summit for the first time. The AU Summit, from July 7-8 in Niamey, is also expected to launch the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
4) Answer: C)
- To strengthen the tertiary level cancer care services in the Jammu and Kashmir State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has formally approved Rs. 120 crore State Cancer Institute at Government Medical College Jammu.
- Earlier, one State Cancer Institute was approved for SKIMS, Soura in Srinagar for which first grant-in-aid of Rs. 47.25 crore has already been released.
5) Answer: b)
- Unemployed youth having graduation or equivalent degree will be given unemployment allowance up to Rs 3,500 by the Rajasthan government.
- They will get the benefit of the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana from February this year.
- Under the scheme, male applicants will get Rs 3,000 per month whereas women and differently-abled will get Rs 3,500 per month.
- The amount will be given for two years or until they get employed.
6) Answer: C)
- Cash withdrawal more than five times in a month at a Canara Bank branch, you will pay Rs 100 for every transaction thereafter.
- The bank, however, gives five free cash withdrawals for saving banks (SB) accounts.
- However, senior citizen and Jan Dhan holders are exempt from the new levy.
- For current account/overdraft/open cash credit account holders a minimum Rs 100 will be charged withdrawals of Rs 5 lakh or more in a month.
- The new charges kick in from July 1.
7) Answer: A)
- Senior bureaucrat Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi was given extension of over three months as Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
- Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension beyond 18th June to 30th September.
8) Answer: B)
- Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Ravana-1’, designed and developed by two local engineers, was successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal.
- Raavana 1, the cube satellite measuring 11.3 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, and weighing around 1.05 kg, was launched into orbit.
- Raavana-1 will orbit 400-km away from the earth.
- The satellite was officially handed over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on February 18 and was sent to the ISS on April 17.
9) Answer: E)
- HCL Technologies has signed a multi-year contract with Cricket Australia, the governing body of Australian cricket.
- This is India’s third-largest information technology services firm’s third biggest sports deal, after Volvo Ocean Race and Manchester United (ManU).
- Before HCL, Accenture had been working with Cricket Australia for a five-year deal from November 2013. Under the deal, HCL will provide digital experience to cricket fans, players, partners, employees, and volunteers across the country and around the world.
- HCL will work on a digital core ecosystem for Cricket Australia, including properties such as the Cricket Australia Live App, cricket.com.au, bigbash.com.au, and community cricket applications such as MyCricket and community.cricket.com.au.
10) Answer: D)
- Former Mizoram minister and MNF leader, Lalrinchhana, passed away. He was 84.
- Three-time minister, Lalrinchhana, had joined the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF) in 1966.
- After the MNF came overground, following the signing of the Mizo Accord in 1986, he had won the assembly elections for five consecutive times since 1987.
11) Answer: C)
Acc. to the ADB, Bangladesh has achieved the fastest growth in the Asia-Pacific economies comprising of 45 countries. The country attained a 7.9% growth in the FY 2018-19. The bank predicted that the growth will be 8% in the FY2019 & FY2020.
12) Answer: C)
National Payments Corporation of India has entered into an agreement with the Government of Telangana to offer MeeSeva portal users the option to pay using UPI Collect Request, RuPay Debit and Credit Cards for the services on the portal.
