Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 16th & 17th June 2019

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1) When is the World Father’s day observed?

a) June 15

b) June 16

c) June 17

d) Third Saturday of June

e)Third Sunday of June

2) The International Day of Family Remittances is observed on ____________

a) Third Sunday of June

b) June 14

c) June 15

d) June 16

e) June 17

3) What is the theme for June17, 2019-World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought?

a)Plant more trees

b) Conserve Water

c) Let’s Grow the Future Together

d) Let’s develop a safe future

e) None of these

4) Mount Everest has got the world’s highest weather stations. The highest station has been installed at which area across the Everest?

a) Balcony Area

b) South Col

c) Phortse

d) Everest Base Camp

e) None of these

5) Which financial institution has approved USD 235 million loan for Tripura Infrastructure development project?

a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

b) Asian Development Bank

c) World Bank

d) New Development Bank

e) None of these

6) Yashovardhan Birla has been declared as willful defaulter by which bank?

a) Canara Bank

b) Punjab National Bank

c) UCO Bank

d) Bank of Baroda

e) Syndicate Bank

7) Which Indian NGO has recently won wins BBC World Service Global Champion Award?

a) Goonj

b) Annamitra Foundataion

c) Akshay Patra

d) PRADAN

e) Salaam Bombay Foundation

8) The Jammu & Kashmir Bank will be put under the purview of J&K RTI Act, 2009 and the CVC guidelines with effect from________________

a) July 31

b) June 30

c) July 1

d) June 17

e) August 15

9) Zuzana Caputova has been sworn in as the President of which country?

a) Czech Republic

b) Slovakia

c) Poland

d) Croatia

e) Hong Kong

10) Mrs. Padmaja has been appointed as India’s High Commissioner to the country of _____________

a) Nauru

b) Tuvalu

c) Belgium

d) Bulgaria

e) Croatia

11) Who has won the Femina Miss India World 2019?

a) Shreya Shanker

b) Shivani Jadhav

c) Suman Rao

d) Sanjana Mehta

e) Srujana Reddy

12) Which of these countries will participate as guests teams in Copa America 2020?

a) New Zealand and Japan

b) Brazil and Russia

c) Australia and Qatar

d) Indonesia and Malaysia

e) Australia and Malaysia

13) Who lifts the Pacific International Billiards Championship title 2019?

a) Peter Gilchrist

b) Samul Gilchrist

c) Jordan Gilchrist

d) Chirs Jordon

e) Roother Gilchrist

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) Name the South Korean feminist activist who fought for democracy against dictatorships passes away recently?

a) Lee Hee-ho

b) Kui Hee-ho

c) Kin Chan Ko

d) Sui Key Mi

e) None of these

Answers:

1) Answer: E)

World Father’s Day is observed every year on third Sunday of June to commemorate fatherhood and appreciates all fathers for their support and contribution to the society. In 2019, Father’s Day falls on 16 June.

2) Answer: D)

The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is a United Nations General Assembly recognized day, observed on 16 June each year to celebrate the contribution of migrant workers to improve the lives of their family members back home, and to create a future of hope for their children.

3) Answer: C)

Since 1995, this day is observed to spread awareness about the international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of drought. The United Nation General Assembly in 1994 declared 17 June as the “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought”. It is a unique occasion to remind people that desertification can be effectively tackled, solutions are possible and important is participation and cooperation at all levels.

4)Answer: A)

• The National Geographic Society has announced the successful installation of the worlds highest operating weather stations on Mount Everest to provide researchers, climbers, and the public with near real-time information about mountain conditions.
• The other stations were placed at Phortse (3,810 m), Everest Base Camp (5,315 m) and Camp II (6,464 m), each weather station will record data on temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, and wind direction.
• The Balcony weather station is the first weather station installed at an elevation above 8,000 metres.

5) Answer: B)

• The Asian Development Bank(ADB) has  approved a project submitted by Urban Development Department (UDD) amounting to Rs. 1650 crore for overall infrastructure development of seven district headquarters town.
• The fund is meant for development of piped water supply, underground drainage, underground sewage or scientific septage management, roads with pavement.
• The seven district headquarters where the ambitious plan will be implemented include-Khowai, Ambassa, Dharmnagar, Kailashahar, Udaipur, Bishramganj, Belonia.
• The ADB will provide Rs. 1650 crore and out of which 80% is grant in aid and the state will have to repay back only 20% loan in due course of time.

6) Answer: C)

• Kolkata-based lender UCO Bank declared Yashovardhan Birla as a willful defaulter after Birla Surya Ltd failed to repay loans of ₹67.65 crore.
• Yashovardhan Birla is the director of Birla Surya and also chairman of the Yash Birla Group, an industrial conglomerate. According to the notice, Birla Surya Ltd was sanctioned a credit limit of ₹100 crore for fund-based facilities for the purpose of manufacturing of multi-crystalline solar photovoltaic cells from UCO Bank’s corporate branch at Nariman Point, Mumbai.
• The present balance outstanding is ₹67.65 crore plus unapplied interest from the date of turning into a non-performing asset (NPA), 3 June, 2013.

7) Answer: C)

• Akshaya Patra, a non-profit organisation running one of the world’s largest school meals project in India, has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award for the programme.
• The award was presented at the BBC Food and Farming Awards in Bristol in London, UK.
• The NGO started to provide mid-day meal almost 20 years ago,now it reaches to feed 1.75 million children all over India.

8) Answer: D)

• The board of directors of Jammu & Kashmir Bank decided to bring the bank under the J&K RTI Act, 2009 and the CVC guidelines.
• The board, which met under the chairmanship of the bank’s interim Chairman and Managing Director R.S. Chhibber, took significant decisions to improve the governance and bring transparency in the functioning of the bank.
• The board decided to implement J&K RTI Act 2009 and the CVC guidelines from June 17, 2019. The board took these important decisions after receiving directions from the state government that owns 59 per cent of the bank’s shares

9) Answer: B)

• Anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova has been sworn in as Slovakia’s first female President.
• The 45-year-old Slovak politician, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist is the first female president of the country as well as the youngest person ever to be elected to the office.
• Zuzana Caputova took over as the 5th President of Slovakia on June 15, 2019.

10) Answer: B)

• Government of India, announced the appointment of  Padmajaas the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Tuvalu with the residence in Suva.
• She is currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fijiand also serving (concurrently accredited) as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru.

11) Answer: C)

• Suman Rao from Rajasthan has won the Femina Miss India World 2019 beauty pageant during a star-studded ceremony at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium.
• Shivani Jadhav from Chhattisgarh clinched Femina Miss Grand India 2019 title and Shreya Shanker from Bihar won Miss India United Continents 2019 title during the grand finale of the beauty pageant.

12) Answer: C)

• The South American Football Federation, CONMEBOL has invited Australia and Qatar to participate as guest teams in 2020 Copa America.
• Qatar and Australia will join 10 South American nations in the 2020 tournament.
• For the first time, the event will be held jointly in two countries, Colombia and Argentina.
• The 2019 Copa America football championship is being held in Brazil.

13) Answer: A)

• Peter Gilchrist of Singapore defeated India’s Sourav Kothari (Kolkata) to win the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia.
• Sourav Kothari defeated Peter Gilchrist of Singapore 1134-944 in 2018 WBL World Billiards Championship title.

14) Answer: A)

• The Indian men’s recurve team bagged a silver medal  in the Archery World Championships at Den Bosch in The Netherlands.
• Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Pravin lost to Chinese team of Ding Yiliang, Wei Shaoxuan and Feng Hao 6-2 in the summit clash.
• India thus ended their campaign with one silver and two bronze medals won in the women’s compound team and individual events.
• This was India’s sixth silver at the World Championships where the country is yet to win a gold medal.

15) Answer: A)

Lee Hee-ho, a South Korean feminist activist who fought for democracy against dictatorships alongside her husband and future President Kim Dae-jung, has died.  She was 96.