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- When is the World Environment Day observed globally?
A) June 3
B) June 4
C) June 5
D) June 1
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Option C
Explanation: The World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on June 5 every year to raise awareness and encourage action for the protection of our environment. The theme for 2019 WED is “Air Pollution”
- What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy as per the World Bank for the financial year 2019-20?
A) 7.5%
B) 7.2%
C) 7.8%
D) 7.3%
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Option A
Explanation: The World Bank has retained its forecast of India’s growth rate at 7.5 percent for the financial year 2019-20 in its 2019 ‘Global Economic Prospects: Heightened Tensions, Subdued Growth’ report on June 4, 2019. It also expects the growth rate to stay at this pace for the next two fiscals, meaning 2020-21 and 2021-22.
- Name the company which has acquired the London-based start-up Fabula AI?
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) Microsoft
D) Twitter
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Option D
Explanation: Twitter has acquired London-based start-up Fabula AI with an aim to detect network manipulation in time. Fabula AI has a world-class team of Machine Learning (ML) researchers who employ graph deep learning to detect network manipulation.
- Dinyar Contractor, who passed away recently was a well known ______________
A) Journalist
B) Actor
C) Author
D) Singer
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Option B
Explanation: Veteran comedian, theatre and films actor Dinyar Contractor passed away at the age of 79 years.
- ICAI has mandated to mention UDIN number in audit reports with effect from which date?
A) 1 November 2019
B) 1 December 2019
C) 1 July 2019
D) 1 September 2019
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Option C
Explanation: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has made it mandatory to mention the Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) in audit reports starting July 01, 2019.
- Who has been elected as the new President of FIFA?
A) Sepp Blatter
B) Michel Platini
C) Pierluigi Collina
D) Gianni Infantino
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Option D
Explanation: Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of world football governing body FIFA on June 5, 2019 for a second term.
- What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Goals Global Gender Equality Index 2019?
A) 95
B) 74
C) 68
D) 81
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Option A
Explanation: India has ranked 95 out of 129 countries in a new Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index 2019, that measures global gender equality. India scored 56.2 points on a scale of 100.
- The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 will be held in which city?
A) Prague
B) Brussels
C) The Hague
D) Copenhagen
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Option C
Explanation: The ninth edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit was held in The Hague, Netherlands from June 3-5, 2019. For the first time, the event was held in European Union.
- Which of these institutions has approved USD 287 million loan for Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme?
A) Asian Development Bank
B) World Bank
C) New Development Bank
D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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Option B
Explanation: The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the World Bank have signed a $287 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme.
- The Indian Army’s Kharga Corps conducted the training exercise “Kharga Prahar” recently. This corp is based in which city?
A) Leh
B) Bhopal
C) Ambala
D) Jodhpur
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Option C
Explanation: The Indian Army in Punjab, Kharga Corps, carried out a major training exercise named “Kharga Prahar” from May 27 to June 4, 2019 in the plains of Punjab. Ambala based II Corps, also known as Kharga Corps, is part of Western Command of Indian Army.
- Which of these days is observed as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing?
A) June 6
B) June 3
C) June 1
D) June 5
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Option D
Explanation: The International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is observed on June 5 to highlight efforts taking place globally, regionally and nationally to combat illegal fishing.
- What is the rank of the Reserve Bank of India in terms of Gold Reserves Holding by the global central banks?
A) 10th
B) 9th
C) 8th
D) 7th
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Option A
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has moved to rank 10th in terms of gold reserves with the central banks. Reserve Bank has 612.6 tonnes of Gold as per Data released by World Gold Council in June 2019. RBI has replaced the Netherlands at 10th spot. In the ranking of March 2019, RBI was on the 11th spot. Now RBI holds 6.1% of the total gold reserves.
- The 2nd Global Disability Summit 2019 will take place in which city?
A) New Delhi
B) Buenos Aires
C) London
D) Beijing
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Option B
Explanation: The 2nd edition of the Global Disability Summit will be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6-8 June 2019. The Indian delegation will be headed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot.
- Name the winner of the 2018 J C Daniel Award
A) Aranmula Ponnamma
B) Jose Prakash
C) T. E. Vasudevan
D) Sheela
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Option D
Explanation: Veteran Indian film actress, Sheela, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema has been selected for the prestigious J C Daniel Award for the year 2018.
- Who is the author of the book “Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge”?
A) Sunil Gavaskar
B) David Gower
C) Ashis Ray
D) Ricky Ponting
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Option C
Explanation: Veteran cricket broadcaster and writer Ashis Ray has come out with a new book titled “Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge” which is based on the history of the tournament from an Indian perspective
- The Life Insurance Corporation of India has recently extended the maternity leave for its female employees to ___________ months during the entire period of the employee’s service.
A) 15 months
B) 12 months
C) 18 months
D) 21 months
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Option A
Explanation: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased the maternity leave for its female employees from 12 months to 15 months.
- Who among these has been selected for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019?
A) Indra Nooyi
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Larry Page
D) Sunder Pichai
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Option D
Explanation: Indian-American Sunder Pichai, CEO at Google and NASDAQ president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019, given by Washington-based US-India Business Council (USIBC).
- Name the first Indian state to launch world’s first emissions trading system for particulate pollution
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Andhra Pradesh
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Option B
Explanation: Gujarat has launched the world’s first emissions trading system for particulate pollution. It has been launched on World Environment Day i.e June 05, 2019.
- The government of Jharkhand has inaugurated the Haj House in which of these cities recently?
A) Jamshedpur
B) Dhanbad
C) Ranchi
D) Bokaro
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Option C
Explanation: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das inaugurated a “Haj House” in Ranchi on June 4 2019, calling it as ‘festive gift ahead of Id-ul-Fitr’.
- Which of these is the first Indian project to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant.
A) Lucknow Metro
B) Delhi Metro
C) Jaipur Metro
D) Chennai Metro
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Option B
Explanation: Delhi Metro has become the first ever project in India to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant.
- Which of these port has been declared as wilful defaulter by the Bank of Baroda?
A) Dighi Port
B) Okha Port
C) Krishnapatnam Port
D) Chennai Port
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Option A
Explanation: The following persons/entity have been declared wilful defaulter by Vijaya Bank (Now Bank of Baroda)
- Dighi Port Limited , (borrower)
- Vishal Vijay Kalantri, director and guarantor and
- Vijay Goverdhandas Kalantri, director and guarantor.
- What is the rate of global economic growth as predicted by the World Bank for the financial year 2019-20?
A) 3.1%
B) 2.8%
C) 2.6%
D) 2.2%
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Option C
Explanation: World Bank has downgraded the global growth prospects by 0.3% to 2.6% for the 2019-20 fiscal. For FY21 and FY 22, the growth is projected at 2.7% and 2.8% respectively.
- ICAI has mandated UDIN number to be presented with audit report. Expand UDIN.
A) Universal Draft Identity Number
B) Unique Digital Identification Number
C) Unified Document Identity Number
D) Unique Document Identification Number
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Option D
Explanation: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has made it mandatory to mention the Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) in audit reports starting July 01, 2019. DIN is a unique number, which will be generated for every document certified/attested by Practising Chartered Accountants and registered with the UDIN portal. The portal is available at
https://udin.icai.org/.
- Which country has topped the Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index 2019?
A) Denmark
B) Germany
C) Finland
D) Norway
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Option A
Explanation: Denmark has topped the index with 89.3 points, followed by Finland (88.8) and Sweden (88.0). Chad was the lowest ranking country, placed at 129th place with 33.4 points.
- The central bank of which of these countries is the largest holder of Gold Reserves in the world?
A) Germany
B) United States
C) China
D) Russia
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Option B
Explanation: The United States is the top holder of Gold Reserves.
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