June 08 2023

Question 1

Significance of June 08

Answer 1

1. World Oceans Day
   Theme: Planet Ocean: The Tides are Changing

“World Oceans Day” was officially recognised by the United Nations in 2008.

Question 2

1. During the inaugural meeting of the (IUSSTD) held in __, the two nations agreed to establish a monitoring group to review and monitor the progress of their collaborative efforts.
2. Expand IUSSTD

Answer 2

1. Washington D.C.
2. India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue

Question 3

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently updated its ‘ Alert List ‘ to caution the public about __.
2. In __, the RBI introduced the ‘Alert List’ to inform residents about unauthorised forex trading platforms.

Answer 3

1. unauthorised forex trading platforms
2. September 2022

Question 4

1. Name the Football club that recently won the FA cup final 2023 held at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom.
   1) Manchester City 2) Manchester United
   3) Liverpool 4) Leicester City 5) Chelsea
2. “Janardan Prasad” has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Where is the headquarters of the “Geological Survey of India”?
   1) Bengaluru 2) Kolkata 3) Guwahati 4) New Delhi 5) Mumbai
3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently imposed a penalty of Rs.2.2 crore on which bank for violation of various regulatory norms?
   1) Punjab & Sind Bank 2) Karnataka Bank
   3) Union Bank of India
   4) Indian Overseas Bank 5) Karur Vyasya Bank
4. ‘World Food Day’ is celebrated every year on ‘June 07th’. What is the theme of ‘World Food Day 2023’?
   1) Leave NO ONE behind 2) Food standards save lives 3) Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together
   4) Food prices - from crisis to stability
   5) Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow
5. Veteran Actress ‘Sulochana Didi’ passed away at the age of 96. In which year was she honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Filmfare?
   1) 2004 2) 2011 3) 2001 4) 2014 5) 2016
6. ‘Global Information Technology Report (GITR)’ is published by which organization?
   1) UNDP 2) WEF 3) UNICEF 4) ADB 5) Oxfam
7. In which state/UT, the Union Minister of state (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Jitendra Singh has recently inaugurated the two-day “Lavender Festival” in Bhaderwah Valley?
   1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Uttarakhand 3) Jammu and Kashmir
   4) Ladakh 5) Arunachal Pradesh
8. Name the company that recently secured a 10-year contract to administer the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in England and Wales.
   1) Wipro 2) Tata consulting services 3) HCL Technologies
   4) Infosys 5) Tech Mahindra
9. Indian American, Ajay Banga has assumed charge as the President of the World Bank (WB). He has been appointed as _________ President of the World Bank (W2) for a five-year term.
   1) 10th 2) 11th 3) 14th 4) 13th 5) 15th
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10. Which of the following institute has topped in the category of engineering at
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2023?
1) IIT Roorkee 2) IIT Delhi 3) IIT Guwahati 4) IIT Kanpur 5) IIT Madras
11. The Union government has set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence in Manipur. The commission will be headed by __________.
1) Nidhi Khatri 2) Sunil Bajpai
3) Sanjay Agrawal
4) Ajai Lamba 5) Adarsh Kumar Goel
12. According to a new report by Standard Chartered, India is set to remain UAE’s largest export destination by which year?
1) 2030 2) 2024 3) 2028 4) 2035 5) 2032
13. “Lakh Bahosi Bird Wildlife Sanctuary” is in which state of India?
1) Karnataka 2) West Bengal 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Maharashtra 5) Uttar Pradesh
14. What percentage of the project cost will be covered by the central government under the Amrit Dharohar and MISHTI schemes?
1) 80% 2) 70% 3) 60% 4) 100% 5) 30%
15. Kavach is an indigenous _________ developed by the Ministry of Railways in India.
1) Railway safety initiative
2) Anti-collision technology
3) Train communication network
4) Train collision prevention system 5) Automatic Train Protection System

Answer 4

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14.1 15.5

Question 5

1. The Reserve Bank of India’s (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at ___ percent.
2. Expand MPC
3. Marginal Standing Facility Rate and Bank Rate unchanged at __.
4. Standing Deposit Facility Rate remains at __.

Answer 5

1. 6.5
2. Monetary Policy Committee
3. 6.75%
4. 6.25%

Question 6

__Retains Title of India’s Most Valuable Brand, Taj Strongest Brand for 2nd Year in a Row: Brand Finance Report

Answer 6

Tata

Question 7

1. The __ Scheme, launched in 2019, aims to enhance energy security for farmers in India and promote the use of clean energy in the agriculture sector.
2. In a bid to boost the implementation of solar projects on agricultural lands, the central government is considering linking the PM-KUSUM scheme with the __.

Answer 7

1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM)
2. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

Question 8

__ has been appointed as the new Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI).

Answer 8

Janardan Prasad

Question 9

The Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office to the Ministry of Mines, has its headquarters in the __ city.

Answer 9

Kolkata