june Flashcards
(61 cards)
1
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Trilateral Naval
Exercise Malabar 2018
between India, Japan and
United States
A
coast of Guam in
Philippine Sea
2
Q
Cauvery
Water Management
Authority (CMA)
A
address the dispute over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.
3
Q
Agni- 5 missile
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Agni missile is a surface to surface missile and is launched with the help of mobile launcher of the Integrated Test Range at Dr Abdul Kalam Island formerly known as Wheeler Island.
4
Q
India, Brazil and South
Africa was organized in
Pretoria, South Africa
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outcome of this meeting was a document titled IBSA Declaration on South-South Cooperation.
5
Q
eight- nation Shangai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Qingdao, China on the 9 th & 10th of June
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India's first participation in the summit as a full-time member of the organisation. India, along with Pakistan, became the full-time member during Astana summit in June 2017. The summit concluded with the adoption of the Qingdao declaration.
6
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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un met on 12 June 2018
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at
Sentosa, a resort island
off Singapore’s port.
7
Q
India’s first indigenous,
long-range artillery gun
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Dhanush
8
Q
US has reclaimed the
title of having the fastest
supercomputer in the
world
A
“Summit” was unveiled at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
9
Q
Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)
member Arvind Saxena
A
appointed as the
acting chairman of the
commission
10
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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected South Africa, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Germany and Belgium as nonpermanent members of UN Security Council (UNSC).
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two-year term beginning
January 1, 2019.
11
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China awarded its first highest state honour Friendship Medal to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A
The award was personally bestowed on Vladimir Putin by Chinese President Xi Jinping in grand ceremony held at Great Hall of the People in capital city of Beijing.
12
Q
Mauritius is going to
host 11th World Hindi
Conference in its
capital city Port Lois
A
organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India in association with Government of Mauritius.
13
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President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed former National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief Sharad Kumar
A
as vigilance
commissioner in
Central Vigilance
Commission (CVC)
14
Q
India will host first military exercise of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Countries in September 2018 in Pune, Maharashtra
A
the theme of the exercise
includes counter-terrorism
in semi-urban terrain and
cordon and search.
15
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founder of Sulabh International, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak was honored with the Japan’s prestigious
A
Nikkei Asia The prize for Asia’s development. He was presented with this award at 23rd Nikkei Asia Prize ceremony held in Tokyo, Japan under ‘Culture and Community’ category for his significant work in tackling poor hygiene and discrimination
16
Q
The 106th Indian
Science Congress
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Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar.The theme for the five-day science congress is ‘Future India: Science & Technology’.
17
Q
Ministry of Drinking Water
& Sanitation has launched
A
Swajal Scheme in 115
Aspirational districts
18
Q
India’s R.
Praggnanandhaa
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become the country’s youngest and the world’s second youngest Grand Master at the age of 12 years, 10 months and 13 days after reaching the final round of the Grendine Open in Italy. Ukraine’s Sergey Karjakin remains the youngest ever GM, having achieved the feat at the age of 12 years and seven months in 2002.
19
Q
NASA’s record-breaking
spacewoman, Peggy Whitson
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announced her retirement as astronaut less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight.
20
Q
Femina Miss
India 2018
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Anukreethy
Vas from Tamil Nadu
21
Q
Brand Ambassador of the
Sikkim Government.
A
Music composer A. R.
Rahman
22
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.President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir.
A
eighth time in the last four decades J&K was put under Governor’s rule and third time under J&K Governor N. N. Vohra tenure
23
Q
World Refugee Day
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june 20 , now more than ever
24
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Dhivya Suryadevara has
been named the Chief
Finance Officer (CFO) of
General Motors
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largest auto company of the United States. She is thus the first woman to get this position in the auto industry.
25
Chandrabhaga
beach on the Konark
coast of Odisha
first in Asia to get the
| Blue Flag certification.
26
Chief
Economic Advisor
(CEA) Arvind
Subramanian
submitted his
resignation to the
Finance Ministry
27
Canadian Prime Minister
| Justin Trudeau
recreational use of
marijuana will become
legal in the country
from 17 October 2018.
28
Virat Kohli was
awarded the Polly
Umrigar Award
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for the
best international
cricketer at the BCCI
Annual Awards in
Bengaluru.
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29
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Harmanpreet
Kaur and Smriti Mandhana
were awarded their first
BCCI awards for the best
international cricketer
(women) for the 2016-17
and 2017-18 season,
respectively.
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Former
England captain Kevin
Pietersen delivered the 6th
MAK Pataudi Memorial
Lecture at the BCCI award.
He has become the first
non-Indian cricketer to deliver the opening speech
of the award ceremony
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30
21st edition of the
| FIFA world Cup
Luzhniki stadium in
| Moscow.
31
```
Sebastian Vettel claimed
his 50th win of his career
and reclaimed the lead of
this year’s World
championship,
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Canadian Grand
| Prix.
32
Noor Jehan, a cousin of
Shahrukh Khan, has
been accepted
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by the
Election Commission of
Khyber Pakthunkhwa
province as an
independent candidate
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33
Veteran journalist and
| editor of Rising Kashmir
Shujaat Bhukari was
| shot down by gunmen, Lal Chowk
34
4th International
| Yoga day
June 21,
2018 The
the theme this year was
“Yoga for Peace”.
35
Justice Jasti
Chelameswar retired
on June 22
```
served as an Additional
Judge at the then High
Court of Andhra Pradesh.
He was made the Chief
Justice of Guwahati High
Court in 2007. He also
served as the Chief Justice
of the Kerala High Court.
He was elevated as a
judge in the Supreme
Court in October 2011.
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36
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Mumbai on June 23
became the first city in
India to have
implemented plastic
ban.
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23 June 2018 Saudi
Arabia became the last
country in the world to lift
the ban on women driving
37
The
President of India, Shri
Ram Nath Kovind, received
```
His Excellency Mr Danny
Antoine Rollen Faure,
the President of the
Republic of Seychelles,
at Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi.
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38
```
Seychelles has gifted pair
of Giant Aldabra
tortoise to India as a
goodwill gesture. They
were brought to India as
a gift from the President of
Seychelles Danny Faure,
during his five-day visit to
India.
```
```
. India and Seychelles
have signed six
Memoranda of
Understanding (MoUs)
including in area of
infrastructure development
in Seychelles, cyber
security and white shipping arrangement.
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39
The World Food Prize
| 2018 was awarded to
Lawrence Haddad and
| Dr. David Nabarro
40
The Indian Institute of
Science (IISc) in
Bengaluru
```
has made it to
the top 100 universities
in the Times Higher
Education’s ‘World
Reputation Rankings
2018’, becoming the only
Indian institution to
make it to the prestigious
list this year.
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41
UN General Assembly
| declared 27th June as
Micro, Small and
Medium-sized
Enterprises Day in
2017.
42
```
Monsoon Session
of Parliament will be
held from July 18 to
August 10, 2018. It will
span over 24 days and will
have 18 sittings.
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Union Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare
has banned manufacture
and sale of Oxytocin
drug formulations for
domestic use in private
sector to prevent its
misuse from 1st July
2018.
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43
The National Statistics
| Day is celebrated
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June 29
The day also
acknowledges notable
contribution of Late
Professor Prasanta
Chandra Mahalanobis in
fields of statistics,
statistical system and
economic planning.
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44
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has won the re-election
and has become the
President of Turkey
Pedro Sanchez was sworn
| in as the Prime Minister of Spain
45
```
India’s first
superfast train which runs
between Mumbai and
Pune which marked 88
years of service
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deccan queen
46
June 3rd, 2018, the
| first ever
world bicycle day
47
Justice Nasir ul Mulk has
been appointed as the
caretaker Prime Minister of
pakistan
48
```
June 2nd was observed as
the Statehood Day
On June 25, 2018, the
Chief Minister of which
state released Rs.15 crore
for organizing Bonalu
Festival
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Telangana
49
Environment
| day observed on June 5th
beat plastic pollution
50
```
Who was appointed as the
chief operating officer
(COO) of ICICI Bank by
bank’s board on 19 June
2018 after MD and CEO
Chanda Kochhar went
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sandeep Bakshi
51
```
Spanish tennis great
Rafael Nadal defeated
which player to win his
record 11th French Open
men’s singles title on 10
June 2018?
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Dominic thiem Austria
52
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Which state topped the
first ever national disaster
risk index to map hazards
and vulnerabilities across
640 districts that was
released by the Union
Government on 9 June
2018
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maharashtra
53
```
Who was appointed as
the fourth deputy governor of
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) by the Union
The government on 4 June
2018
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Mahesh Kumar Jain
54
Which city has secured the
number one spot in the
Swachh Survekshan 2018
report
indore
55
```
June 21, 2018, A
Guinness World Record
was created in which
Indian city, where more
than 1.05 lakh people
performed yoga to mark
International Yoga Day
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Kota Rajasthan
56
Who will be succeeding
Sunil Bharti Mittal as ICC
(International Chamber of
Commerce) Chairman
paul Polman
57
```
8.Central Water Commission
(CWC) has entered into a
Collaboration Agreement
with software giant for
flood forecasting?
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google
58
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Which country is working
to bring together a group
of 8-10-member countries
of the WTO to develop an
agenda to create a
conducive atmosphere in
Geneva for smooth
functioning of WTO (World
Trade Organisation)
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india
59
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Jammu and Kashmir
government is to host its
first ever “global investors
meet” in the end of July
2018 in ____, focused on
harnessing hydropower
potential of 20,000
megawatts in Jammu
Kashmir
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Srinagar
60
On 5th June 2018, who
was appointed as next
Ambassador of India to
ASEAN
rudrendra tandon
61
What title was bestowed
upon Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle after their
wedding on May 19th
Duke and Duchess of Sussex
