Current Affairs 6 June 2018 Quiz
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- Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Jordan?
A) Ibrahim Hashem
B) Hani Mulki
C) Saad Jumaa
D) Omar Razzaz
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Option D
Explanation: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has appointed a Harvard-educated former senior World Bank official, Omar Razzaz, as the new Prime Minister. He replaces Hani Mulki, who quit a day before Razzaz’s appointment amid widening protests against his government’s austerity program.
- What is the theme of the 2018 World Environment Day (WED)?
A) Connecting People to Nature
B) Beat Plastic Pollution
C) Go Wild for Sustainable Environment
D) Green Economy-Plastic Free Economy
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Option B
Explanation: World Environment Day (WED) is observed on the June 5 every year since 1974 to encourage awareness and action for the protection of our environment. India is the global host of 43rd edition of World Environment Day to raise awareness about protecting the environment. The theme for the World Environment Day 2018, “Beat Plastic Pollution”.
- IRCTC has come out with an eco-friendly bagasse-based food packaging to promote green and sustainable environment. The Bagasse is made using which of these items?
A) Sugarcane Fibre
B) Banana Fibre
C) Coconut Fibre
D) Eucalyptus Fibre
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Option A
Explanation: On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched the trial run of the environment-friendly bagasse-based food packaging on eight select Shatabdis and Rajdhanis originating from the New Delhi. Bagasse, the fibrous remains left behind after extracting sugarcane juice, is being used to make disposable cutlery and containers in which meals will be served instead of the polymer ones.
- Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of Malaysia?
A) Mohamad Apandi Ali
B) M. C. Setalvad
C) Tommy Thomas
D) James Mathew
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Option C
Explanation: Malaysia’s King Sultan Muhammad V has approved the appointment of an ethnic Indian lawyer, Tommy Thomas, as the new Attorney General, amid protests from Islamic groups that the job must be held by a Muslim. The King approved terminating current Attorney General Mohamad Apandi Ali. Tommy Thomas is the first minority to hold the post in 55 years.
- Following the 2018 theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ of the World Environment Day, which among the given magazine brands has announced to do away with the plastic wrapping of the magazines?
A) Reader’s Digest
B) India Today
C) Pratiyogita Darpan
D) National Geographic
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Option D
Explanation: Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan unveiled the first non-plastic bound copy of the National Geographic magazine inline with 2018 World Environment Day’s theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”. The plastic wrapping of the magazine in India, UK and the US editions has been eliminated from June onwards.
- The 2018 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD) took place in which city?
A) New Delhi
B) Kathmandu
C) Beijing
D) Jakarta
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Option B
Explanation: The 2018 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Third Asia- Pacific Regional Policy Forum on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) kicked off in Kathmandu. The three-day conference from June 5-7, will discuss knowledge-exchange about new research and use of preliminary child development at international level.
- Recently Rafael Nadal achieved the record of his career’s 900th win. This makes him only the _________ man to achieve such feat.
A) 4th
B) 3rd
C) 5th
D) 2nd
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Option C
Explanation: World No. 1 Rafael Nadal added another feather to his cap by becoming the fifth man in the Open Era to win 900 matches during his entire tennis career. The Spaniard achieved it after recording a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Germany’s Maximilian Marterer in the fourth round of French Open 2018. Earlier the record has been achieved only by by Jimmy Connors (1,256), Roger Federer (1,149), Ivan Lendl (1,068) and Guillermo Vilas (948).
- The 3rd edition of National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga was held in which city?
A) New Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) Ahmedabad
D) Gurugram
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Option A
Explanation: The 3rd edition of National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga was inaugurated by the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga in New Delhi. The Conference was jointly organized by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Information Broadcasting ahead of International Yoga Day (June 21).The objective of the Conference was to spread awareness about principles and practices of Yoga and to bring out the scientific and technical aspects of Yoga with the help of experts.
- Who has been selected as the new President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to preside its 73rd session from September 2018?
A) Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake
B) Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces
C) Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa
D) Angie Elizabeth Brooks
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Option B
Explanation: The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has appointed Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces to be its next President. Maria, Ecuador’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, succeeds Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak and will preside over the 73rd session of the Assembly starting from September for a tenure of one year. She beat Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake, permanent representative of Honduras to the United Nations, by 128-62 votes. The 193-member General Assembly, one of the highest policy-making bodies at the United Nations, will have a woman presiding over it for the fourth time in UN history.
- The 11th edition of the Seminar on Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 took place in which city?
A) Bengaluru
B) Mumbai
C) Hyderabad
D) New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: The 11th edition of Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 took place at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 04-05 June 2018. The theme of Seminar was ‘GeoSpatial : A Force Multiplier for Defence and Industrial Security’. The Seminar was organised by GeoSpatial Media and Communication with Directorate General of Information System as Knowledge Partners and Military Survey as Co-organisers.
- William Phipps who passed away recently was a renowned _______
A) Actor
B) Novelist
C) Entrepreneur
D) Lawyer
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Option A
Explanation: Actor William Phipps, the voice of Prince Charming in the animated Disney film Cinderella, has passed away. He was 96.
- Which among the given banks has won the 2018 Investor Relations Awards by Investor Relations Society India under the category of ‘Best Expectation Management (Mid Cap)’ for 2017-18?
A) Canara Bank
B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Corporation Bank
D) Oriental Bank of Commerce
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Option C
Explanation: Corporation Bank has bagged ‘Investor Relations Awards 2018’ under the category ‘Best Expectation Management (Mid Cap)’ for 2017-18. The award instituted by Investor Relations Society India has been recognising companies in investor relation space since 2012.
- The state government of Uttarakhand has prohibited the use of Polythene in the state w.e.f______
A) June 1, 2018
B) November 30, 2018
C) June 30, 2018
D) July 31, 2018
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Option D
Explanation: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has imposed a complete ban on the use of Polythene in the state from 31st July 2018. All the polythene vendors have been asked to finish the polyethene stock before 31st July.
- Name the IT major which has acquired software development platform ‘GitHub’?
A) Google
B) Microsoft
C) Amazon
D) Apple
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Option B
Explanation: Tech giant Microsoft has announced to acquire San Francisco based software development platform GitHub for $7.5 billion. The two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft’s developer tools and services to new audiences.GitHub’s current CEO, Chris Wanstrath, will become a Microsoft technical fellow, reporting to Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie.
- How much amount has been sanctioned by the Union Government as relief package for the Sugar Mills of India to dispose off their dues?
A) Rs 8,000 crore
B) Rs 5,000 crore
C) Rs 7,000 crore
D) Rs 10,000 crore
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Option A
Explanation: The Union government has announced a package of more than Rs 8,000 crore to Sugar Industry to provide relief to sugarcane farmers and to clear their dues. The package will include creation of buffer stock of 30 LMT (lakh metric tonnes) of sugar with Rs 1,200 crore which will be directly transferred to accounts of sugarcane farmers. Rs 4,400 crore will be used to increase ethanol production to divert sugarcane away from sugar mills which are unable to dispose of their inventories.The government has also decided to ensure a minimum sale price of Rs 29/kg for sugar which will help clearance of sugarcane dues to the farmers.
- Which among the following Parliamentary Standing Committee has been named for the Sansad Ratna Award 2018?
A) Committee on Information Technology
B) Committee on Defence
C) Committee on Agriculture
D) Committee on Finance
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Option D
Explanation: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance will be awarded the Sansad Ratna Award 2018 by Prime Point Foundation for its outstanding performance. M. Veerappa Moily, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance will receive the award at a function to be held in Indian Institute of Technology-Madras on June 9, 2018.
- According to the latest ASSOCHAM-NEC report, India is among the top 5 countries that contribute in e-waste generation. Which Indian city generates the largest volume of e-waste as per the survey?
A) Karnataka
B) Delhi
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation: Based on a recent study by ASSOCHAM-NEC, India continues to be among the top five countries generating e-waste, despite the government’s emphasis on Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan and Smart Cities project. The other countries topping the chart of e-waste generation are China, USA, Japan and Germany. E-waste generated in India is about 2 million TPA (tonnes per annum) and the quantity recycled is about 438,085 TPA. Maharashtra contributes the largest e-waste of 19.8 percent in India but recycles only about 47,810 TPA.
Static GK Based on Current Affairs
- What is the currency of Jordan?
A) Jordanian riyal
B) Jordanian dinar
C) Jordanian peso
D) Jordanian shekel
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Option B
Explanation: Capital-Amman
- What is the capital of Ecuador?
A) Quito
B) Suva
C) Tbilisi
D) Banjul
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Option A
Explanation: Currencies: United States Dollar, Ecuadorian centavo coins
- Professional Tennis Champion Rafael Nadal hails from which country?
A) Portugal
B) Germany
C) Spain
D) Argentina
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