Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2017
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11. What is the current repo rate, as per 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
[A] 6.50%
[B] 6.75%
[C] 6.55%
[D] 6.25%
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Correct Answer: D [6.25%]
Notes:
As per second bi-monthly monetary and credit policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) remain unchanged at 6.25%. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.0%, Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) remains at 4% and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.50%.Though, the Central bank has cut the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 0.5%. It has projected inflation in the range of 2% to 3.5% for first half of 2017-18 and 3.5% to 4.5% for the second half. It has also cut the growth projection for current fiscal to 7.3% from 7.4%.
12. What is the theme of 2017 World Oceans Day (WOD)?
[A] Protect your Ocean
[B] Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet
[C] Our Oceans, Our Future
[D] Youth: the Next Wave for Change
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Correct Answer: C [Our Oceans, Our Future]
Notes:
The World Oceans Day (WOD) is observed every year on June 8 to raise global awareness of the benefits derived from the oceans and the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans. This year, in 2017, the main conservation focus will be on plastic pollution prevention and cleaning the ocean of marine litter with theme “Our Oceans, Our Future”. The 2017 WOD has coincided with the first-ever United Nations World Oceans Conference taking place from 5 to 9 June at UN headquarters in New York. The purpose of the conference is to mobilize action for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources.
13. Who has been bestowed with the RedInk Award Journalist of the Year award for 2017?
[A] Sreenivasan Jain
[B] Bachi Karkaria
[C] Raj Kamal Jha
[D] Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
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Correct Answer: C [Raj Kamal Jha]
Notes:
Raj Kamal Jha, the Chief Editor of The Indian Express, has been bestowed with the RedInk Award for the ‘Journalist of the Year’ 2017 for providing exemplary stewardship over the last couple of years to the newspaper; and for pulling it back from an aimless drift to focused reporting and restoring what it has always been known best for—investigative journalism. The award was presented to him by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 7 in Mumbai. The awards are part of the National RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism and instituted by the Mumbai Press Club (MPC) to raise the bar of news and feature writing in India and to encourage fair play and high ethical standards in media.
14. Basudev Chatterji, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Politics
[B] History
[C] Law
[D] Journalism
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Correct Answer: B [History]
Notes:
Basudev Chatterji, the noted historian, has passed away in Guwahati, Assam on June 8, 2017. He was also the former chairman of Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR). Chatterji was an academician and used to taught at St Stephen’s College in Delhi, University of Hyderabad besides supervising undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. The books ‘Trade, Tariffs and Empire : Lancashire and British Policy in India’, and ‘Dictionary of Martyrs India’s Freedom Struggle’ were among his works.
15. Which Indian personality has launched ‘Selfie with Daughter’ app to raise awareness among people about female foeticide and sex selection?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Sushma Swaraj
[C] Maneka Gandhi
[D] Pranab Mukherjee
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Correct Answer: D [Pranab Mukherjee]
Notes:
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has launched a mobile Application ‘Selfie with Daughter’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 9, 2017 to raise awareness among people about female foeticide and sex selection. The President has urged the people to take selfies with their daughters to make the campaign a huge success. The ‘Selfie with Daughter’ campaign was started by Sunil Jaglan in June 2015 at village Bibipur in Haryana, which was praised by the President on this occasion. The aim of the campaign is to motivate society to feel proud to be parents of a girl child which will result in improving the child sex ratio.
16. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Kalinga Literary Award?
[A] Haraprasad Das
[B] Anand Neelakantan
[C] Dinanath Pathy
[D] Paramita Satpathy
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Correct Answer: A [Haraprasad Das]
Notes:
Poet Haraprasad Das, the legendary poet and essayist, has been conferred with the 2017 Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature at the 4th edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) on June 11, 2017. This year the KLF introduced two new awards — the 2017 Kalinga International Literary Award was received by Anand Neelakantan for his contribution towards literature and the 2017 Kalinga Karubaki Award was given to Paramita Satpathy for her contribution to Odia poetry. The 2017 theme of the fest is “Literature for Peace and Harmony”.
17. The International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is observed on which date?
[A] June 12
[B] June 14
[C] June 13
[D] June 11
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Correct Answer: C [June 13]
Notes:
The International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is observed every year on June 13 to raise worldwide awareness on albinism and to prevent attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism. Albinism is a genetic disorder resulting in little or no pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes. The lack of melanin in the skin makes albinos more prone to sunburn and skin cancers. Albinism is also associated with visual problems such as photophobia, amblyopia (lazy eye),nystagmus, etc.
18. Which Indian pair have won gold in mixed team 10m air pistol event at 2017 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Gabala World Cup?
[A] Sanjeev Rajput and Anjali Bhagwat
[B] Apurvi Chandela and Jitu Rai
[C] Anjali Bhagwat and Omkar Singh
[D] Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu
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Correct Answer: D [Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu]
Notes:
Indian shooters Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu have clinched the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event by defeating Russian pair in the final at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rife/Pistol stage held at Gabala, Azerbaijan. They defeated Russian pair 7-6 in the finals. This is the pair’s second World Cup gold following their success in ISSF World Cup in New Delhi in February 2017. In all, 430 athletes from 45 countries are competing for medals at the Gabala World Cup, which is the last chance for rifle and pistol shooters to qualify for the ISSF World Cup Finals (WCF). Only 8 best shooters of the world in each Olympic discipline along with reigning Olympic and World Championship medalists and wild-cards will be able to compete in the WCF. The mixed team air pistol event is one of the new events added for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
19. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix tournament?
[A] Lewis Hamilton
[B] Valtteri Bottas
[C] Daniel Ricciardo
[D] Sebastian Vettel
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Correct Answer: A [Lewis Hamilton]
Notes:
Lewis Hamilton has won the 2017 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix tournament Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. It is Hamilton’s 6th win at the Canadian Grand Prix and 56th race win of his career.
20. The Nalanda University has signed MoU with which country for academic linkages and colloborations?
[A] South Korea
[B] Japan
[C] Vietnam
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: A [South Korea]
Notes:
The Nalanda University has signed MoU with South Korea’s Academy of Korean Studies for academic linkages and collaborations in Patna, Bihar. As per the MoU, both the universities will increase their bilateral ties through joint research programmes, faculty and student exchange, mutual sharing of data, academic research/education, joint teaching & cooperation in other areas. The MoU will be in effect for 5 years.
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