Current Affairs - June 4th Week

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Q1. Which team lifted the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on 23 June 2013?

Ans. India

Note: India beat England by 05 runs in the final. Final was held at at Edgbastonin Birmingham, England.Man of the Match- Ravindra JadejaMan of the Series- Shikhar Dhawan

Q2. Who was sworn in as Australias new prime minister on 27 June 2013?

Ans. Kevin Rudd

Q3. Name the Secretary of State of the United States who completed his India

visit on 25 June 2013?

Ans. John Kerry

Note: He was on three-day visit to India from 23 June 2013 to 25 June 2013.

Q4. Who was named the most powerful celebrity on 26 June 2013 by Forbes?

Ans. Oprah Winfrey

Note: Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress,producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her multi-award-winning talkshow The Oprah Winfrey Show which was the highest-rated program of its kind inhistory and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011.


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Q5. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed

recently. Identify the date on which it was observed?

Ans. 26 June

Note: The United Nations General Assembly declared 26 June as the International Day

against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the year 1987. The objective of observing

this day is to strengthen the action as well as cooperation in order to achieve the aim

of a society free of drug abuse.

Q6. Union Cabinet of India on 28 June 2013 gave its approval to the proposal

for the ....................... communication satellite project along with procurement

of launch services and insurance.

Ans. GSAT-15

Note: GSAT-15 is part of the Indian Research Organisations (ISRO`s) efforts towards in-

orbit spare capacity to meet contingency and to protect the services of existing users.

Q7. Name the former Italian Prime Minister who was sentenced to 7 years Jail

in Sex Trial and banned from public office for life?

Ans. Silvio Berlusconi

Q8. Which country became the first country in South Asia to end testing of

Cosmetic product on animals in the month of June 2013?

Ans. India

Q9. Name the Walmart India Head who resigned on on 26 June 2013?

Ans. Raj Jain

Note: Ramnik Narsey was named as the interim head of India operations. Raj Jain

served WalMart for six years. Ramnik Narsey, as of now, was the senior vice president

for Walmart International.

Q10. 39th edition of the G8 Summit concluded on 18 June 2013. Where it was

held?

Ans. Lough Erne in Northern Ireland

Q11. Name the country which maintained the top most position in ICC ODI

rankings recently released?


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Ans. India

Note: India has the rating points of 123 now and its nearest rivals, England as well as

Australia have the ranking of 113 points. South Africa, on the other hand has rating of

111.

Q12. The I &B ministry in the Month of June 2013 has cancelled the license of 15

channels and suspended the license of seven others for 30 days. Name the

reason for such a move by the ministry?

Ans. They failed to abide by with licensing conditions.

Note: Most of channel whose license are cancelled are regional.

Q13. Who was on 28 June 2013 appointed as Secretary of Information &

Broadcasting Ministry?

Ans. Bimal Julka

Note: Julka will succeed Uday Kumar Varma, who will retire from his office on 30 June

2013.

Q14. US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell on 23 June 2013 announced that

US would provide .................... US dollar through the United States Agency for

International Development (USAID) to NGOs that are working for affected

areas of Uttarakhand?

Ans. 150000

Q15. Name the marketplace located in Delhi which has been ranked fifth in the

list of worlds most expensive office market due to its strong demand amid

limited supply as per the CBRE report?

Ans. Connaught Place

Q16. International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June2013. What was the purpose of this day?

Ans. This day is celebrated for promotion of participation of people in the sports

all across the world, irrespective of athletic, gender or age ability.


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Q17. Largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called the

Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013. What was special about Super

moon?

Ans. Supermoon is said to be that situation when the moon is closer to Earth in

the orbit than every other day.

Q18. Name the landmark bill passed by United States Senate on 27 June 2013?

Ans. Immigration Bill

Q19. Name the prestigious award which was received by Kerala Chief Minister

Oommen Chandy on 28 June 2013 from UN for his mass contact programme

initiative?

Ans. United Nations Public Service Award

Q20. Muthoot Finance got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India

(RBI) for establishing as well as operating which type of ATMs recently?

Ans. White Label ATMs (WLAs)

Note: The White Label ATMs (WLAs) are the ones which are not owned and operated

by the bank but by another non-bank entity. By paying a stipulated fee, anyone can

use it for the purpose of financial transaction with any other bank branch.

Q21. Who was appointed as the coach of Australian Cricket team recently?

Ans. Darren Lehmann

Note: He was appointed replacing Mickey Arthur who was sacked two weeks before

the Australia Ashes Tour which was set to start on 10 July 2013.

Q22. A book entitled Ziauddin Barnis Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi was released on 28

June 2013. Who released the book?

Ans. Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari

Q23. Which Indian Port regained top position in Seafood Exports for second

consecutive year recently?

Ans. Pipavav port

Note: It is the first private sector port of India located in Saurashtra, Gujarat, remained

at the top most position for second year in a row in FY13 on the basis of quantity.


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Q31. The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Healing

Memories: Civilizations in Dialogue on 24 June 2013. What was the issue being

discussed in the book?

Ans. Dialogue among cultures and civilizations expressing circumvention of

conflict and seeking solutions to problems on the norms of civilized behaviour.

Q32. Japan's highest Mountain and famous landmark Mount Fuji was in news

recently. Why was it in news?

Ans. It was given world heritage status by the UNESCO World Heritage

committee on 20 June 2013.

Q33. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 26

June 2013 flagged off first train which connects Banihal in Jammu withQazigund in Kashmir. The trainalso chugged through the 11-kilometer Pir

. What is special about Pir Panchal railway tunnel?Panchal railway tunnel

Ans. It is the longest tunnel of India and is a part of 17.7 kilometer Qazigund-

Banihal railway track.

Q34. Which drug firm on 25 June 2013 announced that it was given World

Health Organisation (WHO) pre- qualification for the anti-malarial tablets which

will be launched immediately?Ans. Strides Arcolab Pharma.

Note: These tablets are called Artemether and Lumifantrine (AL) tablets.

Q35. Japan got its First MOX Nuclear Shipment port since Fukushima incident

on 28 June 2013. Name the country from which it was arrived?

Ans. France

Note: The Nuclear Shipment was arrived in order to restart their atomic reactors.

Q36. What was the minimum Support Price for Paddy fixed by Cabinet

Committee on Economic Affairs on 28 June 2013?

Ans. 1310 Rupees per Quintal

Q37. Name the three major medicines banned by Government recently in wake

of health risks associated with them?


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Ans. Anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller analgin and anti-depressant

deanxit.

Q38. Union ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 23 June 2013

constituted a committee to review the rate revision of the newspaper

advertisements. Who was the head of the committee?

Ans. JS Mathur

Note: JS Mathur is the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting.

Q39. Who dedicated the first Unit of ONGCs Mega Power project in Tripura to

the nation on 21 June 2013?

Ans. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee

Q40. Union government on 27 June 2013 increased by how many times the

price at which natural gas is supposed to be sold to producers of power,

fertilizer, minerals and steel?

Ans. Doubled

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