Current Affairs 27 June 2018 Quiz
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- Which country will host the 4th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2019?
A) Singapore
B) Thailand
C) Luxembourg
D) Philippines
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Option C
Explanation: The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will take place in Luxembourg in July 2019. This will be for the first time that the meeting will be held out of Asia and Luxembourg is the first non-regional member of AIIB to host the bank’s Annual Meeting in Luxembourg City.Luxembourg is a founding member of AIIB as well as a leading international financial centre and facilitator of investments between Europe and Asia.
- How many Van Dhan Kendras have been proposed by the Government to be set up under the Van Dhan Scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
A) 500
B) 1000
C) 2000
D) 3000
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Option D
Explanation: The Government has proposed to set up 3000 Van Dhan Kendras involving 30,000 SHGs across the country under the Van Dhan Scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to provide skill up-gradation and capacity building training for value addition of forest produce. These groups will be working under the leadership of Collector and they can market their products not only within the states but also outside the states.The training and technical support is provided by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, TRIFED.
- Name the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, who is on 3 days visit to India to further strategic ties and developments with United States?
A) Nikki Haley
B) John F. Kelly
C) Betsy DeVos
D) Ryan Zinke
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Option A
Explanation: United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley will be on three-day visit to India from June 26. The 46-year-old highest ranking Indian-American diplomat in US President Donald Trump’s administration will meet senior Indian Government officials to discuss a host of topics including India-US strategic ties and significant global developments. Nimrata “Nikki” Haley is currently the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She served as the 116th governor of South Carolina and is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
- Which among the following states has launched a resolution named No Toilet, No Bride as a part of the sanitation drive as well as ensure safety of women folk?
A) Rajasthan
B) Haryana
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option B
Explanation: The Godikan panchayat in Haryana has become India’s first panchayat to pass ‘No Toilet No Bride’ resolution. The idea behind the resolution is to marry off girls only to families that have a toilet in their house. The move is inspired by Bollywood movie Toilet- Ek Prem Katha and aims to ensure safety and well-being of the women folk.
- Bharti Airtel has appointed whom as the new Director and CEO of Airtel Business?
A) Ashok Ganapathy
B) Pankaj Miglani
C) Gopal Vittal
D) Ajay Chitkara
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Option D
Explanation: Bharti Airtel has appointed Ajay Chitkara as Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Business to head the domestic and global enterprise business as one unit. Chitkara will continue reporting to Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, Bharti Airtel. Airtel also announced the appointment of Pankaj Miglani as Chief Executive Officer, Global Business. Miglani will report to Chitkara.
- India has gifted which among the given aircrafts to Seychelles to enable it to enhance its surveillance capabilities to tackle maritime threats?
A) HAL Chetak
B) Kamov Ka-27
C) Dornier Do 228
D) Boeing P-8
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Option C
Explanation: In a bid to help the Seychelles enhance its surveillance capabilities to tackle maritime threats, India has gifted them a second Dornier aircraft. The Seychelles president said the aircraft, Dornier 228, would help to maintain security in the coastal surveillance capacity of his Indian Ocean island nation. Seychelles will observe its 42nd Independence Day on June 29. India has earlier gifted the Seychelles Coast Guard a fast track vessel, a Dornier aircraft, and two helicopters.
- When is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed?
A) June 24
B) June 25
C) June 26
D) June 27
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Option C
Explanation: The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989. The day is an effort of the United Nations aimed at strengthening action and spreading awareness about drug abuse and illegal drug trade in the world.
- Name the AI based chatbot launched by Aviva Life Insurance to provide meaningful insurance guidance anytime, anywhere to its customers?
A) Asha
B) Alisha
C) Amelia
D) Avi
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Option B
Explanation: Aviva Life Insurance has launched a chatbot named “ALISHA” in partnership with Findability Sciences, a cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions company. The chatbot, also called Aviva Life Insurance Self Help Assistant, is powered by IBM Watson’s Conversation application programming interface (API) and will provide meaningful insurance guidance anytime, anywhere to the customers. It is one of India’s first few Natural Language Processor (NLP)-powered Conversational Computing Solutions which can interpret customers’ questions and direct the flow of the conversation to guide and assist them in similar way like people interact and respond.
- The annual Sindhu Darshan Festival is observed in_______________
A) Uttarakhand
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Jammu & Kashmir
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Option D
Explanation: The three-day annual symbolic festival of Indus River known as Sindhu Darshan Festival was inaugurated in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the bank of Indus River. The 22nd Sindhu Darshan festival was organized by Sindhu Darshan Yatra Samiti and Ladakh Phanday Tsogspa Leh.The main reason behind the celebration of Sindhu Darshan Festival is to endorse the Indus River (Sindhu River) as an icon of the communal harmony and unity of India.It was first started in the October, 1997 and continues to be held every year since then.
- Pallavi Durua has been adjudged as the first Tribal Queen of India. She hails from which state?
A) West Bengal
B) Assam
C) Odisha
D) Tamil Nadu
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Option C
Explanation: Pallavi Durua, who belongs to Odisha’s Koraput district, was crowned as the first Tribal Queen at the Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen competition held at Utkal Mandap in Bhubaneswar. Panchami Majhi of Titlagarh and Rashmirekha Hansdah of Mayurbhanj were declared as the first and second runners-up of the beauty pageant respectively. The trio will now feature in a short movie on tribal culture, to be produced by a Mumbai-based producer.
- Which state has made its mandatory for all government offices to make use of LED Bulbs and tube lights with the deadline for replacement set to August 15?
A) Haryana
B) Maharashtra
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option A
Explanation: The state government of Haryana has made the use of LED bulbs and tube lights mandatory in all offices under the Haryana government. As per the directions of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, all administrative secretaries, head of departments and managing directors of boards, corporations and public undertakings have been directed to replace all inefficient sodium bulbs and tubelights with LED lamps or tube lights latest by August 15. The initiative aims to ensure substantial energy savings and also cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
- With which among the following countries, the Indian Navy has recently initiated its first Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) and agreed to conduct the exercise on annual basis?
A) Afghanistan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
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Option D
Explanation: The Indian Navy and the Navy of Bangladesh have agreed to institute a Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) as an annual exercise between the two Navies. The first edition of the CORPAT has been inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba during his visit to Bangladesh from June 24 to 29. The aim of the visit is to consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation.
- How much amount of assistance has been pledged by the government of India to Global Environment Facility for next 4 years (GEF-7) for mitigating climate change?
A) $15 million
B) $12 million
C) $10 million
D) $18 million
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian government has announced an increase in the sum of money to be paid to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the next four years in a bid to play crucial role to mitigate climate change and other environmental challenges across the globe. As per the announcement, India will now be contributing $15 million instead of $ 12 million to the GEF’s new four-year investment cycle, known as GEF-7. Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a mechanism to provide grants for environment projects across the globe including India.
- Who is the author of the book “The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky”?
A) Rimi B. Chatterjee
B) Rohan Chakravarty & Bijal Vachharajani
C) Sanjay Gupta
D) N. M. Mohan & Saurav Mohapatra
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Option B
Explanation: The WWF-India has come up with its first-ever comic book that revolves around the geographical diversity of India. The book titled “The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky” aims to foster love for the nature and raise awareness about its protection among children. The series has been developed for WWF-India by Rohan Chakravarty, cartoonist, illustrator and creator of Green Humour (www.greenhumour.com) with essays by Bijal Vachharajani, author and editor of children’s books.
- The 2 days training workshop on Cybercrime Targeting Children was organised in which city by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?
A) Hyderabad
B) Gurgaon
C) New Delhi
D) Ahmedabad
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Option C
Explanation: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has organised a two-day training workshop on cybercrime targeting children. The workshop has been organised in collaboration of Police Bureau of Research and Development (PBR&D) and UNESCO in New Delhi.It aims to provide professional training to the investigators designated to tackle crime against children.
- The 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held in which city?
A) New Delhi
B) Sydney
C) Mumbai
D) Canberra
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Option D
Explanation: The 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held on 25th June 2018, in Canberra, Australia after a gap of 4 years. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo.
- According to the 2018 survey by Thomson Reuters Foundation, which country has been ranked as the world’s most dangerous country for women?
A) India
B) United States
C) Pakistan
D) Saudi Arabia
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Option A
Explanation: Based upon the report of a survey of global experts by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, India has been ranked as the most dangerous country for women in the world due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour. War-torn Afghanistan and Syria ranked second and third followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. The only Western nation in the top 10 was the United States, which ranked joint third.
- How much amount has been pledged by India to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees to overcome financial crises faced by the UN agency?
A) USD 2 million
B) USD 5 million
C) USD 4 million
D) USD 3 million
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Option B
Explanation: The Government of India has pledged USD 5 million assistance to the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees, to make up for the shortfall in its funding following US’ cut in its annual aid to UNRWA. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees, faces a shortfall of $250 million, according to the UN.In March, India announced it will increase its annual contribution to the UNRWA from USD 1.5 million to USD 5 million from 2018-19 for a period of three years.
- Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of i steel TMT bars?
A) Vikas Thakur
B) Katulu Ravi Kumar
C) Deepak Lather
D) Sathish Kumar Sivalingam
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Option D
Explanation: Commonwealth gold medal-winning weightlifter Sathish Kumar Sivalingam is the first Indian weightlifter to become brand ambassador for a product/service. Sivalingam has been roped in by “i steel TMT bars” as he represents the core attributes of i steel brand strength and flexibility.
- What is the theme of the 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?
A) Listen People
B) Listen First
C) Listen with Peace
D) Listen To Live
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Option B
Explanation: The theme for 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is “Listen First: Listening to Children and Youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe”.
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- What is the currency of Luxembourg?
A) Euro
B) Pound
C) Peso
D) Dollar
- What is the total capital of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A) $ 300 billion
B) $ 200 billion
C) $ 100 billion
D) $ 400 billion
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Option C
Explanation: The capital of the bank is $100 billion, equivalent to 2⁄3 of the capital of the Asian Development Bank and about half that of the World Bank.
- Who is the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees?
A) Chris Gunness
B) Pierre Krahenbuhl
C) Jakob Kellenberger
D) Yves Daccord
- The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is based in___________
A) United Kingdom
B) Singapore
C) France
D) United States
- Whats does UNESCO stands for?
A) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
B) United Nations Educational, Society and Cultural Organization
C) United Nations Educational, Specific and Children Organization
D) United Nations Emergency, Scientific and Coordination Organization
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Option A
Explanation: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.
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