QUIZ-02

Q1. Banking on the Government's drive to promote cash-less economy, which of the following cashback portal has tied up with YES Bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers?

(a) Paytm.com

(b) Cashkaro.com

(c) Paisabazar.com

(d) Naptol.com

(e) Bookmyshow.com

Q2. India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City entered into an agreement with Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) to collaborate on efforts for Skill Development in the field of International Financial Services & Regulations. GIFT stands for-

(a) Gujarat Investment Finance-Trip

(b) Gujarat Import Fund-Transfer

(c) Gujarat Income Finance-Track

(d) Gujarat International Finance-Tec

(e) Gujarat Incumbent Finance-Tec

Q3. Which one of the following bank has become the first lender to classify Videocon Industries as a 'bad loan’?

(a) Dena Bank

(b) Yes bank

(c) IDBI Bank

(d) Syndicate Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

Q4. India and Russia have recently agreed to work closely in various sectors, including security, nuclear energy, and disaster management. Who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia?

(a) Dmitry Medvedev

(b) Dimitry Rogozin

(c) Olga Golodets

(d) Mikhail Abyzov

(e) Pavel Kolobkov

Q5. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated ___________ as its Country Director for India.

(a) Sukal Singh Rawat

(b) Suwarna Raj

(c) Ram Sampath Sinha

(d) Taranjeet Singh

(e) Vikramjeet Solanki

Q6. The government of India has recently set up a high-level task force to compute timely data on employment in the country, a move that will go a long way to help government frame policies and take steps that can create jobs in the country. The task force has been created under the chairmanship of _____________.

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Sushma Swaraj

(c) Arvind Panagariya

(d) Bandaru Dattatreya

(e) Narendra Singh Tomar

Q7. Markets regulator Stock Exchange board of India (SEBI) allowed investors to buy mutual fund schemes for up to _____________ through digital wallets.

(a) Rs 10,000

(b) Rs 20,000

(c) Rs 30,000

(d) Rs 40,000

(e) Rs 50,000

Q8. India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan. Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology has celebrated National Technology Day on _____________.

(a) 10th may

(b) 11th May

(c) 12th May

(d) 9th May

(e) 8th May

Q9. Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake is situated in which of the following country?

(a) Australia

(b) Sweden

(c) South Africa

(d) India

(e) Russia

Q10. Who is the present Chairman of Dena Bank?

(a) Anurag Tomar

(b) Nitesh Rana

(c) Ashwani Kumar

(d) Ratish Awasthi

(e) Sandhya Kumari

Q11. The 29th edition of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India and which country commenced in Port Blair, recently?

(a) Oman

(b) Nepal

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Indonesia

(e) Sri Lanka

Q12. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on ____________ in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

(a) 11 May 1992

(b) 10 May 1989

(c) 12 April 1992

(d) 10 April 1994

(e) 14 March 1994

Q13. Who is the present chairperson of Technology Development Board that comes under Ministry of Science and Technology of India?

(a) Dr. Rajiv Lokhande

(b) Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

(c) Prof. Kapil Manohar

(d) Dr. Amit Rastogi

(e) Prof. Amol Asthana

Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched the integrated case management system of the Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice of India. Who is the present Chief Justice of India?

(a) Jagdish Singh Khehar

(b) Manohar J Kania

(c) Swapnil Saroha

(d) Kamal Narayan

(e) Saurabh Gangwar

Q15. Name the person who has bagged Best Director and Best Actress awards at New York Indian Film Festival(NYIFF), recently.

(a) Prakash Jha

(b) Riya Sen

(c) Anurag Kashyap

(d) Konkona Sen Sharma

(e) Kiran Kumari

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Banking on the Government's drive to promote cash-less economy, cashback portal Cashkaro.com has tied up with YES Bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT) entered into an agreement with Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) to collaborate on efforts for Skill Development in the field of International Financial Services & Regulations.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dena Bank has become the first lender to classify Videocon Industries as a bad loan. With the default on payments, Dena Bank has declared Videocon Industries account as non-performing asset (NPA) in the fourth quarter ended March 2017.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and Russia has recently agreed to work closely in various sectors, including security, nuclear energy, and disaster management. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry Rogozin arrived in New Delhi recently on a one-day visit to attend IRIGC-TEC meeting.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated Taranjeet Singh as its Country Director for India. Mr. Singh was earlier leading the charge for sales and marketing support for Twitter’s advertisers in India.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government of India has set up a high-level task force to compute timely data on employment in the country, a move that will go a long way to help government frame policies and take steps that can create jobs in the country. The task force has been created under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog's vice chairman Arvind Panagariya.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Markets regulator Stock Exchange board of India (Sebi) allowed investors to buy mutual fund schemes for up to Rs 50,000 through digital wallets, making it easier for them especially the young generation to purchase these instruments.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. On 11th May 1998 India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan. Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology has celebrated 19th National Technology Day on 11th May.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake is in Russia

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Chairman of Dena Bank is Shri. Ashwani Kumar.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 29th edition of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India-Indonesia commenced in Port Blair. The Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sutedi Senoputra has arrived at Haddo Wharf, Port Blair to mark the commencement of the IND–INDO CORPAT.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma is the chairperson of Technology Development Board that comes under Ministry of Science and Technology of India.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the integrated case management system of the Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Konkona Sen Sharma has bagged Best Director and Best Actress awards at New York Indian Film Festival(NYIFF). She has been named the best director for her directorial debut ‘A Death in the Gunj’ and the best actress for ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ at 2017's New York Indian Film Festival Presented by the Indo-American Arts Council.

Daily GK Update 1st June 2017

World Milk Day: 1st June

i. World Milk Day is an initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, to celebrate the contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June.
ii. The Day provides an opportunity to focus attention on milk and to publicize activities connected with milk and the milk industry.  The first World Milk Day was held in 2001.

Static Takeaways-

• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Headquarter is in Rome, Italy.

India to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Spain to fight terrorism

i. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain PM Mariano Rajoy to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany.

The seven agreements and MoUs are as follows-

1. Agreement for Transfer of Sentence Persons
2. MoU on Cooperation in Organ Transplantation
3. MoU on Cooperation in Cyber Security
4. MoU on Cooperation in Renewable Energy
5. MoU on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation
6. Agreement on visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports
7. MoU between Foreign Service Institute and Diplomatic Academy of Spain.

Static Takeaways-

• PM of Spain is  Mariano Rajoy and its Capital and Currency is Madrid and Euro
• Chancellor of Germany Angela Markel and its President is Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

India to be first in world to run all government ports on green energy 

i. All 12 major domestic ports will soon switch to renewable energy to meet their entire power requirements, making India the first country to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy. 
ii. The government plans to install almost 200 megawatt solar and wind power generation capacity at the ports by 2019.
iii. Almost 150 mw of this will be solar power and 50 mw wind power generation capacity. The capacity could be ramped up to 500 mw in the next few years.

Static Takeaways-

• Few major Government Ports are Listed Below:

1. Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
2. Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh.
3. Kochi Port, Kerala.
4. New Mangalore Port, Karnataka.
5. Mundra Port, Gujarat.
6. Kandla Port, Gujarat.
7. Port of Quilon - The oldest and second largest port in Kerala

70th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland

i. The 70th World Health Assembly was held recently (22nd-31st May) in Geneva, Switzerland. In the meeting member nations agreed to increase their assessed contributions by 3 percent.
ii. Member states also agreed on a five-year action plan that will initiate collaboration between WHO, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in tackling shortfalls in global health and social workforce.

Static Takeaways-

• The currency of Switzerland is Swiss Franc
• Doris Leuthard has been elected to the Swiss presidency for 2017
• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the newly appointed Director-General of World Health Organization.

Delhi Police launch bicycle patrol

i. The Delhi Police launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in congested localities in trans-Yamuna region of the city. The move is also being billed as a green initiative. 
ii. The bicycle patrols will complement and supplement the existing motorcycle and PCR patrols which focus mainly on crime prevention along the arterial and main roads of Delhi. 

Static Takeaways For SBI PO Mains Exams-

• Hansraj Gangaram Ahir the Union minister of state for home affairs
• Amulya Patnaik is the current Commissioner of Police, Delhi
• Sh. J. N. Chaturvedi was the first commissioner of Delhi Police

Arun Jaitley inaugurates Telangana solar plant

i. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telangana’s Medak district.
ii. He also dedicated a 9 MW capacity windmill project installed at Dammur in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 53 crore by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).
iii. The solar power plant at Medak has been set up at a cost of Rs105 crore by Bharat Electronics Limited. 

Static Takeaways for SBI PO Mains-

• Telangana is the 29th state of India formed in 2014
• The capital of Telangana is Hyderabad
• K Chandrasekhar Rao is the CM of Telangana
• Governor of Telangana is E S L Narsimhan
• KBR National Park and Mrugavani National Park are located in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Indian Railways to launch 'buy now, pay later' feature for tickets

i. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a service ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ which allow passengers to make payment for tickets booked online within a window of 15 days. 

ii. To buy tickets from the IRCTC website and pay later will decrease the difficulties involved in the payment process at the time. 

iii. ePayLater, a Mumbai-based fintech firm has joined hands with IRCTC for adding the new feature to Indian Railways ticket booking services.

Static Takeaways For SBI PO Mains Exam-

• Suresh Prabhu is the Railway Minister of India
• The First Railway Minister of India is John Mithai.

Shaktikanta Das retires as Economic Affairs Secretary; Tapan Ray to take over

i. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary. Shaktikanta Das has been associated with the Government of India as the Economic Affairs Secretary for nearly 37 years.

ii.  He will be succeeded by Tapan Ray, who will take the additional charges as the new Economic Affairs Secretary.

Static Takeaways for SBI PO Mains Exam-

• First Finance Minister of  Independent India is Ramasamy Chetty.

ADB and PNB sign $100 million loan to finance Solar Rooftop projects 

i. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) signed a $100 million loan to be guaranteed by the Government of India that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India.

ii. This is the first tranche loan of the $500 million multi-tranche finance facility Solar Rooftop Investment Program (SRIP) approved by ADB in 2016.

iii. The first tranche loan of $100 million would be financed entirely from the Clean Technology Fund  CTF.

Static Takeaways for SBI PO Mains Exam-

• Sunil Mehta is a New MD and CEO of PNB
• ADB President is Takehiko Nakao and its headquarter is in Phillippines.

India signs loan agreement of 36 million dollar with World Bank

i. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme.
ii. The project aims to improve the efficiency of public expenditure management and tax administration in Himachal Pradesh.
iii. The agreement was signed by Joint Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs Raj Kumar and the Bank's Country Director Junaid Kamal Ahmad.

Static Takeaways for SBI PO Mains Exam-

• Jim Yong Kim is the President of World Bank and its headquarter is in Washington, D.C, USA
• World Bank was founded in 1944.

India’s GDP in Q4 grows 6.1%, loses fastest growing economy tag

i.India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 6.1 percent year-on-year during the January-March, 2017 period according to government data. With this, India loses its status of the world's fastest growing economy. China's GDP grew 6.9 percent during the same quarter.
ii. The GDP growth rate for the full year (2016-17) came in at 7.1 percent in line with official estimate compared to a revised growth figure of 8 per cent in FY16.

Static Takeaways for SBI PO Mains Exam-

• Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly).

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QUIZ-01

Q1. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. Name the country that has joined the SASEC program as its seventh member.
Answer: Myanmar

Q2. Name the Bank/Banks that sold Rs.1,800 crore Ballarpur Industries loans to Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.
Answer: ICICI bank and axis bank

Q3. The WTO’s dispute settlement set up a panel to resolve the dispute between ___________ and India over imposition of safeguard import duty on iron and steel products.
Answer: Japan

Q4. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared ___________ as the 22nd district of the state.
Answer: Jhargram

Q5. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired the SASEC's Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. What is full form of SASEC?
Answer: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation

Q6. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has recently appointed ___________ as its chairman for 2017-2018.
Answer: Raman Roy

Q7. The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is observed globally on ___________.
Answer: 6 April

Q8. Name the cricketer who has recently become an acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gulf Oil India just for a day.
Answer: M S Dhoni

Q9. Name the company that has recently become the seventh entity to receive a final licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a payments bank.
Answer: Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd

Q10. Cabinet has recently signed an MoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and __________________.
Answer: Bangladesh

Q11. India has signed a mega defense deals worth over 2 billion dollars for advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) sytems, to further tighten the bilateral strategic partnership with which country?
Answer: Israel

Q12. P V Sindhu has recently jumped three places to achieve a career-best world number two ranking in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. Name the President of BWF.
Answer: Poul-Erik Hoyer

Q13. Sports Ministry of India has recently appointed Australian Dave Smith as the coach in _________.
Answer: Race walking

Q14. The theme of 2017 World Health Day is _____________.
Answer: Depression: Let's Talk

Q15. The Reserve Bank of India has released the first Bi-monthly monetary policy of the new financial year (2017-18). The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate is 6.50% now. What was the previous MSF rate?
Answer: 6.75%

QUIZ-31 +

Q1. Northeast India's largest Information Technology (IT) hub was opened recently in _____________ to boost employment and e-governance besides to export software technology.
Answer: Tripura

Q2. Name the youngest chancellor of any university in the nation who has bagged Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation award for excellent performance in the field of education.
Answer: Dileep K Nair

Q3. Name the country that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India on economic co-operation, recently.
Answer: Sri Lanka

Q4. Name the country that has become the first to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
Answer: Belgium

Q5. Name the country that will host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) in November 2017 according to the International Road Federation (IRF).
Answer: India

Q6. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD), recently.
Answer: Smita Sandhane

Q7. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has recently approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Who is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation?
Answer: Uma Bharti

Q8. Name the Formula One racer who defeated four-time Formula One World Champion to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Q9. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. What is the Capital and currency of Russia?
Answer: Moscow, Russian Ruble

Q10. R&D Institute of which company filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, according to Indian Patent Office survey?
Answer: Samsung

Q11. World Homeopathy Day is observed globally on ___________.
Answer: 10 April

Q12. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website and app named ____________, to facilitate the monetary contribution to the kin of soldier personnel killed in action.
Answer: Bharat Ke Veer

Q13. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has recently launched 352 projects in 53 cities in 17 States across the country to build 2,03,851 affordable houses. Who is the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in India?
Answer: M Venkaiah Naidu

Q14. Name the Indian-origin woman who was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at an event in Birmingham, England.
Answer: Asha Khemka

Q15. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed banks to invest in REITs and InvITs, a move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector. RIET stands for _____________.
Answer: Real Estate Investment Trust

QUIZ-31+

Q1. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on a three-day visit to India. What is the currency of Mauritius?
(a) Mauritian Dollar
(b) Mauritian Ruiyah
(c) Mauritian Pound
(d) Mauritian Rupee
(e) Euro

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on a three-day visit to India. The Mauritian Rupee is the currency of Mauritius. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is present President of Mauritius. Port Louis is the capital city of Mauritius.

Q2. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in which of the following Indian State?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Tamil Nadu

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka. The ATR is a facility under the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which works on a range of UAVs (unmanned air vehicles). It will be an integrated test center for the DRDO’s cluster of aeronautical laboratories, most of them based in Bengaluru.

Q3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked recently on a four nation tour. Which of the following country is not among them?
(a) Sweden
(b) Germany
(c) Spain
(d) Russia
(e) France

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a four nation tour. He will visit Germany first. Trade and commerce, economic cooperation and counter terrorism will be high on the agenda during the Prime Minister’s visit to Germany, Spain, Russia and France.

Q4. Which of the following PSU has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company?
(a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
(b) Steel Authority of India Limited
(c) National Thermal Power Corporation
(d) Coal India Limited
(e) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Oil Corporation has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company. IOC, which has for decades been India’s biggest company by turnover, posted a 70 per cent jump in net profit to Rs. 19,106.40 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017.

Q5. Which of the following state government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Tripura
(e) Nagaland

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Manipur government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state. Dailong village, covering an area of 11.35 sq km, has been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37(1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The declaration was made after the recommendation of Manipur Biodiversity Board, the state government has stated in the notification.

Q6. Name the Uttarakhand Mountaineer who has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri awardee who works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force in Dehradun, achieved the feat early on 27 May, 2017.
(a) Mohan Singh Gunjyal
(b) Kanhaya Lal Pokhri
(c) Mohan Singh Chander
(d) Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu
(e) Ishant Somat Kattar

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Uttarakhand Mountaineer Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri awardee who works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force in Dehradun.

Q7. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of DRDO? 
(a) Sunil Nanda
(b) S. Christopher
(c) Gureeb Khan
(d) Peter Johanns
(e) Kolan Matthews

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. CEO of DRDO is S. Christopher and its headquarter is in New Delhi.

Q8. Which of the following city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Lucknow
(e) Pune

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Pune city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017.

Q9. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed on ______________.
(a) 25 May
(b) 18 May
(c) 29 May
(d) 30 May
(e) 31 May

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. 29 May is celebrated as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The day was established to Honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace and pay tribute to all the men.

Q10. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers was _________________________.
(a) Peacekeepers around the world
(b) Peace that really counts
(c) Peace, the state of mind keepers
(d) Investing in Peace Around the World
(e) None of the given themes are true

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is “Investing in Peace Around the World".

Daily GK Update 31th May 2017

World No Tobacco Day: 31 May 

i. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is "Tobacco – a threat to development." 
ii. This theme has been set by the World Health Organization, WHO. The campaign aims to demonstrate the threats that the tobacco industry poses to sustainable development, including the health and economic well-being of citizens in all countries.

Static Takeaways-

• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be the New head of WHO  after replacing Margaret Chan.
• Headquarter of WHO is in Geneva, Switzerland.
• The member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.

India and Fiji Sign MoU on Defence Cooperation

i. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola accompanied by his delegation signed a MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley in New Delhi.
ii. An MoU on defence cooperation envisaging several areas of cooperation including in defence industry, military training and humanitarian assistance & disaster management was signed. 

Static Takeaways-

• Fiji Capital is Suva and its Currency is Fijian Dollar.
• Frank Bainimarama is the PM of Fiji.

India, Germany sign 12 agreements

i. India and Germany inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel. 
ii. The agreements inked included nine joint declarations of intent (JDIs) and three memoranda of understanding. The agreements include collaboration in the field of digitalization, skill development, and cooperation in cyber policy. Besides, the two nations also agreed to resume the free trade talks between India and the European Union.

Static Takeaways-

• The Capital of Germany is Berlin and its Currency is  Euro.

43rd G7 Summit held in Sicily, Italy

i. 43rd G7 Summit was held on 26-27 May, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May.
ii. The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is also represented within the G7.  The theme of the Italian G7 Summit 2017 is-" Building the Foundation of Renewed Trust." 

Static Takeaways-

• The first occasion of G7 Summit was in 1980 in Venice, Italy
• Next G-7 Summit will be held in Canada in 2018.
• This is the sixth time that Italy has taken over the rotating G7 Presidency
• PM of Italy is Paolo Gentiloni and the capital and currency is Rome and Euro respectively.

New pink-green one rupee notes to be in circulation soon

i. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. New one rupee notes with predominantly pink-green on obverse and reverse in combination with other colours will be soon put into circulation.
ii. The notes bearing the rupee symbol have been printed by the Government of India. At present, one rupee coins are minted. The note will bear signature of Shaktikanta Das, Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
iii. The numbering will be in black at right-hand bottom portion of the note. On the reverse side, the year ‘2017’ is mentioned. There is also a representation of One Rupee coin with rupee symbol having floral design and the surrounding design consists of the picture of ‘Sagar Samrat’ the oil exploration platform.

Static Takeaways-

• BP Kanungo is the New Deputy Governor of RBI after replacing of R Gandhi
• Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI and its headquarter is in Mumbai
• RBI was nationalised in 1949.

 India ranks 120th among 131 nations in women workforce: World Bank report

i. According to India Development Report released by World Bank,  India had one of the lowest female participation in the workforce, ranking 120th among 131 countries.
ii. As per the report, the participation level has been dropping since 2005, despite having 42% women who are graduates. Jobs for Indian women remain primarily in the agriculture sector.
iii. The share of women in services and industry is less than 20%. Indian women’s workforce participation is closer to Pakistan (24.6 percent) and the Arab world (23.3 percent) while neighboring Countries Nepal (79.9 percent) and China (63.9 percent) are leagues ahead.

Static Takeaways-

• World Bank President is Jim Yong Kim and its headquarter is in Washington D.C. USA
• World Bank was founded in 1944.

Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time

i. United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). 

ii. A ground-based interceptor was launched at a California air base and shot down a mock ballistic missile. As per the Pentagon, the test comes after Pyongyang fired its ninth missile this year. 

iii. It was the first live-fire test against a simulated ICBM for the Ground-Based Missile Defense.

Static Takeaways-

• The Pentagon headquarters in Washington, D.C. U.S.A.
• The Pentagon is situated across the Potomac River.

India’s Health Minister JP Nadda gets WHO’s special recognition for tobacco control

i. World No-Tobacco-Day is observed on 31st May globally. On this day people are encouraged to observe abstinence of 24 hours from all forms of tobacco consumption.
ii. This year Union Health Minister of India Jagat Prakash Nadda is chosen for WHO Director-General Special Recognition Awards for accelerating India’s tobacco control initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against hazards of tobacco use.

Static Takeaways-

• The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is "Tobacco – a threat to development"

India to have its own GPS system from 2018

i.Coming next year, you won't have to rely on heavily accented lady for directions on Google Maps. Instead India will be having its own GPS system. 'NavIC' will be operational early 2018. 

ii. NavIC or 'Navigation with Indian Constellation' the name given by PM Narendra Modi after the launch of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System IRNSS-1G, is designed to provide accurate position information to users within the country. 

Static Takeaways-

• Full Form of NavIC is Navigation with Indian Constellation.

Harmanpreet Kaur become the first Indian woman to play in Kia Super League

i. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India's T20 team has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the England T20 League.

Static Takeaways-

• The Kia Super League is also known as the Women's Cricket Super League.

Kohli only Indian in top 10 of ICC ODI rankings

i. India captain Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman's chart.
ii.  The top three batsmen  South Africa's AB de Villiers (874 rating points), Australian David Warner (871) and Kohli (852) are separated by just 22 points.

Static Takeaways-

• Virat Kohli received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award during BCCI’s International Cricketer of the Year awards 2017.
• Virat Kohli is the first to receive the Polly Umrigar Award award thrice. He had won the award in 2011-12 and in 2014-15.

Lionel Messi wins fourth Golden Shoe

i. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record-equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish league.
ii. He drew level with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo with the fourth honor

Static Takeaways-

• Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team.