DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS – 08.06.2018 TO 09.06.2018 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ (8-9 JUNE 2018) 1. Which country topped the 2018 Global Peace Index? A) Austria B) Iceland C) New Zealand D) Australia 2. What is the revised housing loan limit under the priority sector lending (PSL) for metropolitan centre as stated by RBI recently? A) Rs 30 lakh B) Rs 35 lakh C) Rs 32 lakhs D) Rs 45 lakhs 3. RBI has recently granted approval to convert Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) into Small Finance Banks (SFBs). The decision is based on the recommendation of a committee headed by_______ A) Harun R Khan B) R. Gandhi C) D.K. Mohanty D) P.J. Nayak 4. Who among the following has been given the additional charge as the governor of Tripura? A) Kummanam Rajasekharan B) Jagdish Mukhi C) Keshari Nath Tripathi D) Ganeshi Lal 5. Which among the following women’s cricket team has clinched the world record of posting highest ever One- Day International (ODI) score of 490? A) England B) Ireland C) India D) New Zealand 6. Theng Tunnel’will connect capital city Gangtok to A) Chungthang B) Namchi C) Rangpo D) Gyalshing 7. Which Indian state has decided to scrap semester system in undergraduate courses from this academic session? A) Haryana B) Gujarat C) Madhya Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh 8. When is the World Ocean Day observed? A) June 7 B) June 8 C) June 6 D) June 5 9. What is the rate of interest offered on revised Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) of 2015 on Medium Term Government Deposit (MTGD)? A) 2.25% B) 2.00% C) 2.75% D) 2.50% 10. Which state has declared itself as the India’s first largest state to achieve the status of Open Defecation Free (ODF) state? A) Haryana B) Odisha C) Andhra Pradesh D) Telangana 11. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is located at A) Vienna, Austria B) New York, Washington C) Geneva, Switzerland D) Paris, France 12. Name the veteran celebrity to be conferred with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 IIFA Awards? A) Rakesh Roshan B) Anupam Kher C) Rishi Kapoor D) Dharmendra 13. Who has been named to be honored with the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18)? A) Virat Kohli B) Ravichandran Ashwin C) Ravindra Jadeja D) Shikhar Dhawan 14. With which country India has signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of health sector for a period of three year till 2020? A) Norway B) Sweden C) Germany D) Iceland 15. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is a national sports award given tO A) Sports Coaches B) Olympic Medallists C) Universities D) Sports Broadcasting Channel 16. The “Business First Portal” has been unveiled by which state to promote ease of doing business? A) Punjab B) Gujarat C) Haryana D) Madhya Pradesh 17. Renowned celebrity chef and TV anchor Anthony Bourdain died recently. He hailed from which country? A) Austrlia B) United States C) United Kingdom D) Russia 18. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has sanctioned over Rs 5500 crore for the procurement of how many High Power Radars for the Indian Air Force under ‘Buy (Indian) IDDM’ category. A) 21 B) 9 C) 12 D) 17 19. The Government of India has announced to establish a committee for recommending on the formation of an Asset Reconstruction Company. The committee will be headed by A) Sunil Mehta B) P S Jayakumar C) Rajnish Kumar D) G. Padmanabhan 20. How much amount has been approved by the West Bengal government to check riverbank soil erosion along Ganga and Padma? A) Rs 129 crore B) Rs 95 crore C) Rs 107 crore D) Rs 111 crore ANSWER 1.B 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.C 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 1 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org , E-mail : [email protected] .