Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2019
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41. Who clinched the 2019 men’s Asian Snooker Championship?
[A] Pankaj Advani
[B] Aditya Mehta
[C] Manan Chandra
[D] Lucky Vatnani
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Correct Answer: A [Pankaj Advani]
Notes:
On 21st June 2019, India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the 35th men’s Asian Snooker Championship in Doha to complete a career grand slam in cue sports. In the final, he defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 to become the only one to win the Asian and World championships in all formats. He is also the only one to do so in two sports, both Billiards and Snooker. He conquered the ACBS Asian Snooker events – 6-red (short format) and 15-red (long format) – along with the IBSF World Championships in both formats too. Pankaj will now take part in IBSF World Cup next week in Doha.
42. Gray seals are commonly found in which of the following oceans?
[A] Antarctica Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Arctic Ocean
[D] Pacific Ocean
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Correct Answer: B [Atlantic Ocean]
Notes:
The researchers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have found that gray seals can copy the sounds of human words and songs including “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. The study showed that 3 trained seals were able to imitate parts of popular tunes. The study gave the researchers a better understanding of the evolution of vocal learning and human language development. It also suggested that gray seals could be a new model to study speech disorders since they use their vocal tracts the same way as humans. The grey seal is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae which are commonly referred to as “true seals” or “earless seals”. It is the only species classified in the genus Halichoerus.
43. Which working group is head of the SEBI panel to review margins on derivatives?
[A] BSE
[B] NSE Clearing Ltd
[C] NPCI
[D] FSDC
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Correct Answer: B [NSE Clearing Ltd]
Notes:
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a working group, headed by NSE Clearing Ltd., to review the current framework of margins in the futures and options segment. The group will look into the issue and submit its recommendations to the Secondary Market Advisory Committee. This assumes significance as lower cost of trading was primarily the reason why institutional investors preferred to trade in Nifty contracts on SGX at Singapore rather than on the highly liquid derivatives segment of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Incidentally, a recent study jointly conducted by Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI) and consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) highlighted the fact that trading in derivatives in India costs much more when compared with most of the other leading markets due to a variety of margins that are imposed on the traders.
44. Who will be the new Chief of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)?
[A] Rajiv Jain
[B] Arvind Kumar
[C] Samant Kumar Goel
[D] Krishnaswamy Natarajan
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Correct Answer: D [Krishnaswamy Natarajan]
Notes:
Krishnaswamy Natarajan has beenappointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). He will take over the charge after incumbent Rajendra Singh retires on 30th June 2019. An alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Natarajan is now serving as Additional Director General and Coast Guard Commander (West) at Mumbai. He was instrumental in giving a fillip to the overall growth of the Coast Guard, post 26/11, in terms of assets and infrastructure development including a dedicated academy.
45. Which country’s junior women’s boxing team adjudged best team in Black Forest Cup?
[A] Poland
[B] India
[C] South Korea
[D] Ukraine
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
In Boxing, Indian team has been adjudged the best team of the tournament in the Black Forest Cup in Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany. In the tournament, the Indian junior women pugilists clinched 7 medals, including five gold. Haryana’s Neha (54kg) and Karnataka’s Anju Devi (50kg) claimed the honours of best boxer and promising player of the tournament. Ten countries including India, Ukraine, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Mongolia, Greece, and Poland took part in this tournament. India’s powerful performances helped the contingent win the best team trophy.
46. Which country has been chosen to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games?
[A] France
[B] Austria
[C] Italy
[D] Poland
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Correct Answer: C [Italy]
Notes:
Italy’s Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo have been chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics during the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Skating sports and ice hockey will be held in Milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of Cortina. Other snow sports will be held in other venues in the Italian Alps, including Bormio and Livigno. The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place from 6 to 22 February and the 2026 Winter Paralympics will be held from 6 to 15 March.
47. Who has been conferred Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019 at Asian Leadership Summit (ALS)?
[A] Mihir Chawla
[B] Pankaj Upadhyaya
[C] Gaurav Nigam
[D] Anand Gupta
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Correct Answer: C [Gaurav Nigam ]
Notes:
A well-known educationist, paediatrician & the author, Dr Gaurav Nigam has been conferred ‘Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019’ at Asian Leadership Summit (ALS) in Thimphu, Bhutan. Dr. Nigam is the founder of iCare – an organization working in the area of new-age child health care; and Intelligentsia, a research-based play school. Intelligentsia is all about scientific research and delivering early education through STEM approach. He has also authored a book titled ‘Devil Inside My Mind’.
48. Madan Lal Saini, who passed away recently, was the Rajya Sabha MP from which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Madan Lal Saini (75), a Member of Parliament (MP) of Rajya Sabha for Rajasthan, has passed away in Jaipur on June 24, 2019. Hailed from Sikar district, he was serving as President of Rajasthan State BJP until his death.
49. Who is the new President of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)?
[A] Yatindra Maralkar
[B] Sharda Sharma
[C] Sharad Kumar Saraf
[D] Ganesh Kumar Gupta
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Correct Answer: C [Sharad Kumar Saraf]
Notes:
Sharad Kumar Saraf has been appointed as the new President of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). He succeeded renowned exporter Ganesh Kumar Gupta. Saraf is the chairman and founder of Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd. The FIEO is a trade promotion organisation in India, which is responsible for representing and assisting Indian entrepreneurs and exporters in foreign markets.
50. Who is the new Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB)?
[A] Sriram Kalyanaraman
[B] Ashwani Kumar Tripathi
[C] R S Garg
[D] Sarada Kumar Hota
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Correct Answer: D [Sarada Kumar Hota]
Notes:
Sarada Kumar Hota has been appointed as the new Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB) for a period of three years. Prior to this appointment, Hota was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Can Fin Homes. NHB, which is now 100% owned by the government, is the nodal agency for supervision, refinance and development of the housing finance segment.
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