who has been appointed as a full-term member of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

who has been appointed as a full-term member of the Board of  Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Options

1) Ratan Tata

2)Azim Premji

3)Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

4)Narayan Murthy

answer

 3)Kiran Mazumdar Shaw


Other details



    India’s biotech queen Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been elected as a full-term member of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

    Shaw is also ranked among the world’s most influential people in bio-pharma by Forbes magazine.

    Shaw was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 2006.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur.

She is the chairperson and managing director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the chairperson of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States

As of March 2018, 91 Nobel laureates, 25 Turing Award winners, and 6 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with MIT as alumni, faculty members or researchers. In addition, 52 National Medal of Science recipients, 65 Marshall Scholars, 45 Rhodes Scholars,  38 MacArthur Fellows, 34 astronauts and 16 Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force have been affiliated with MIT.

Founder: William Barton Rogers

where is EU summit being organized?

where is EU summit being organized?

Options

1) Romania

2)bulgaria

3)Greece

4)Serbia

answer

2)bulgaria


Other details

EU summit is being conducted in Sofia Bulgaria

EU Council President Donald Tusk

EU summits is the meetings of the European Council, an institution of the European Union (EU) comprising heads of state or government of EU member states.

They started in 1975 as tri-annual meetings. The number of meetings grew to minimum four per year between 1996 and 2007, and minimum six per year since 2008. From 2008 to 2015, an average of seven council meetings per year took place

Since 2008, an annual average of two special Euro summits were also organized in addition - and often in parallel - to the EU summits.

 As the agenda of Euro summits is restricted solely to discuss issues for the eurozone and only invite political leaders of the eurozone member states, such meetings are not counted as European Councils.

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated population of over 510 million. 
Members: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Croatia, MORE Trending
Headquarters: City of Brussels, Belgium
Founded: 1 November 1993, Maastricht, Netherlands
Capital: Brussels (de-facto)
Currencies: Euro
Founders: Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Bulgaria is a Balkan nation with diverse terrain encompassing Black Sea coastline, a mountainous interior and rivers, including the Danube

Capital: Sofia
Capital and largest city: Sofia; 
Currency: Bulgarian lev

who won the World Food Prize ?

who won the World Food Prize ?

Options

1) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina    

2)Lawrence Haddad

3)Dr. Maria Andrade

4)Dr. Robert Mwanga


answer



2)Lawrence Haddad



Other details



    Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro win 2018 World Food Prize.

    The World Food Prize was created by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in 1986 to recognize scientists and others who have improved the quality and availability of food.

    The two men who have worked to provide availability of nutritious food for pregnant women and children to reduce malnutrition in developing countries.

The World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.

 Since 1987, the prize has been awarded annually to recognize contributions in any field involved in the world food supply: food and agriculture science and technology, manufacturing, marketing, nutrition, economics, poverty alleviation, political leadership, and the social sciences. T

he World Food Prize Foundation is currently run by Kenneth M. Quinn, former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia

Lawrence Haddad,  is a British economist and food policy researcher,

Dr. David Nabarro, has worked with the World Health Organization and United Nations on health and hunger issues

 

when is Day of the seafarer celebrated?

when is Day of the seafarer  celebrated?

Options

1) June 25

2)June 21

3)June 22

4)June 23

answer

1) June 25


Other details

June 25, 2018 is the Day of the Seafarer, an annual and international event day coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation.

 The Day is part of Seafarers Awareness Week in the UK, which runs from June 23rd-30th.


The day recognises the unique and vital role of seafarers in the global community, and the United Nations recognise the Day of the Seafarer as an observance day.

The Day of the Seafarer was established in 2010 by by a resolution adopted at a diplomatic conference in Manila.

  theme  2018 is:“seafarers’ wellbeing”.
 

Tayyip Erdogan has been eleceted as President of which country?

Tayyip Erdogan  has been eleceted as President  of which country?

Options

1) Syria

2)Greece

3)Iran

4)turkey


answer


4)turkey


Other details

President Tayyip Erdogan of Justice and Development Party has declared victory in Turkey’s Presidential election.

He was earlier President and Prime Minister of Turkey for 15 years. He has now become first executive President of the country.

He has secured a majority of 52.5% against Muharrem Ince, of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), received 30.8% of the votes

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician serving as President of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.

Turkey is a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia
Capital: Ankara
Currency     Turkish lira

Who won the French Grand Prix 2018?

Who won the French Grand Prix 2018?

options

1) Nico Rosberg

2)Fernando Alonso

3)Lewis Hamilton

4)Sebastian Vettel

answer

3)Lewis Hamilton

Other details

Lewis Hamilton won French Grand Prix

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas.

he is A four-time Formula One World Champion

Hamilton has more World Championship titles (4)

and more race victories (65) than any other British driver in Formula One.

He also holds records for the all-time most career points (2,755),

the most wins at different circuits (26),

the all-time most pole positions (75)

and the most grand slams in a season (3)

The French Grand Prix, formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF, is a race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championship. It is one of the oldest motor races in the world. 
Circuit length: 5.842 km (3.630 mi)
First held: 1906
Most wins (drivers): Michael Schumacher (8)
Most wins (constructors): Ferrari (17)
Number of times held: 86

when is International Widows Day Observed?

when is International Widows Day Observed?

Options

1) 21 June

2)22 June

3)23 June

4)24 June

answer

3)23 June

Other details

International Widows Day is a United Nations ratified day of action to address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries"

 The day takes place annually on 23 June.

International Widows Day was established to raise awareness of the issue of widowhood.


The first International Widows Day took place in 2005


it was formally adopted on December 21, 2010 by the UN Secretary General, Ban
Ki-Moon


By the sixth International Widows Day in 2010, events were held in Rwanda, Sri Lanka, the United States, the UK, Nepal, Syria, Kenya, India, Bangladesh and South Africa.

 

Peter Thomson was associated with which sport?

Peter Thomson was associated with which sport?

Options

1) golf

2)tennis

3)hockey

4)football

answer

1) golf


Other details

Peter William Thomson AO, CBE was an Australian professional golfer. He won the Open Championship five times between 1954 and 1965.

He was the first Australian to win the British Open. He won the British Open five times also including three consecutive wins.

He was president of the Australian PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) for 32 years. He was patron of the Australian Golf Writers Association.

He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979. He became an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2001

When is International Day of Yoga observed?

When is International Day of Yoga observed?

Options

1) 21 June

2)22 June

3)23 June

4)24 June

answer

1) 21 June


Other details

International Day of Yoga, or commonly and unofficially referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015.

An international day for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)


 the date of 21 June, was chosen  as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares special significance in many parts of the world


The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by India during his speech at the UNGA, on 27 September 2014.

Following this initial proposal, the UNGA held informal consultations on the draft resolution entitled "International Day of Yoga", on 14 October 2014.

The consultations were convened by the delegation of India

On 11 December 2014, India's Permanent Representative Asoke Mukherji introduced the draft resolution in UNGA.

 The draft text received broad support from 177 Member States who sponsored the text, which was adopted without a vote.

This initiative found support from many global leaders.

 A total of 177 nations co-sponsored the resolution, which is the highest number of co-sponsors ever for any UNGA resolution of such nature

The theme for International Yoga Day 2018 is - "Yoga for harmony and peace".

where was International Conference on Information and Communication Technology held?

where was International Conference on Information and Communication Technology  held?

Options

1) nepal

2)srilanka

3)bhutan

4)bangladesh

answer

1) nepal

Other details

International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be held in Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal from June 17-18, 2018

The Theme of two day conference is “Sustainable Development Goals for Smart Society”.

The conference was organised by Federation of Computer Association Nepal (CAN).

 The Objective of the conference was : to bring government and private sector together for developing plan of action using sustainable ICT applications. It also unleashed the prospects of SMART Nepal 2030.

 Around 500 delegates, professionals, trainers, researchers and experts from India, Japan, China, Korea and Nepal attended the conference.

Ivan Duque has been elected as president of which country?

Ivan Duque has been elected as president of which country?

Options

1) Colombia

2)Peru

3)Brazil

4)Venezuela

answer

1) Colombia


Other details

Iván Duque Márquez is a lawyer, politician and the President-elect of the Republic of Colombia, having formerly served as a senator.

He was the presidential candidate for the Democratic Center Party for the 2018 – 2022 presidential term.

Duque,  will be Colombia's youngest ever President.

Colombia is a country at the northern tip of South America.

Capital: Bogotá
Capital and largest city: Bogotá; 
Currency: Colombian peso

Who won the Stuttgart Cup final tennis tournament ?

Who won the Stuttgart Cup final tennis tournament ?

Options

1) Roger Federer

2)Milos Raonic

3)Dominic Thiem

4)Tommy Haas.

answer

1) Roger Federer


Other details

Roger Federer claimed his 98th ATP Tennis title today and re-established his unrivalled superiority on grass court with a 6-4, 7-6 7-3 victory over Milos Raonic in the Stuttgart Cup final.

Top-seeded Swiss defeated his Canadian opponent for the 11th time in 14 meetings while winning a first Stuttgart title.

 The Stuttgart Open  is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour.

Between 1970 and 1989, the Stuttgart Open was a Grand Prix tennis circuit event.

From 1990 to 1999, the Stuttgart Open was an ATP Championship Series tournament.

The Championship Series name was changed to ATP International Series Gold in 2000, and the Stuttgart Open was a part of this series from 2000–2001 and 2003–2008.

 In 2002, the Stuttgart Open was briefly demoted for one year to ATP International Series status.

 In 2009, the Stuttgart Open was demoted again to the newly named ATP World Tour 250 series status, which it has retained ever since.

Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Stuttgart Open was played on clay up to and including 2014.

Starting in 2015, the tournament is played on grass.

Along with the move to grass courts, the tournament is now staged in the week after the French Open finishes

Roger Federer  is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks

 After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016.

He re-entered the top ten following his victory at the 2017 Australian Open.

Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, a joint-record six Australian Open titles, a record five consecutive US Open titles, and one French Open title.

He is one of eight men to have captured a career Grand Slam.

Federer has reached a record 30 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including 10 in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open.

Federer has also won a record six ATP Finals, 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, and a record 20 ATP World Tour 500 titles

 

which country planed a historic mission to moon's 'dark' side?

which country planed  a  historic mission to moon's 'dark' side?


Options

1) China

2) Japan

3) Korea

4) Laos

answer


1) China



other details



China plans to  land a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon.

In December, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) will launch a chin-high, 2,500-pound lander called Chang’e-4 to the South Pole-Aitken Basin, at the southern end of the lunar far side.

A couple of weeks later, Chang’e-4 will settle on the surface and deploy a small rover, as yet unnamed, to survey the terrain there for the first time ever.

China’s ambitious moon program, which began with Chang’e-1 in 2007 and Chang’e-2 in 2010, followed by the Chang’e-3 probe, whose 2013 landing on the moon was the first since 1976. Chang’e-4 uses the same basic hardware as its immediate predecessor.

China plans to launch Chang’e-5 in 2019.ts mission will be to gather moon rocks using an orbiter, a lander/collector, an ascent stage, and a capsule that will separate from the orbiter and return the rocks to Earth.

 

When is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day observed?

When is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day  observed?

Options

1) 15 June

2) 16 June

3) 17 June

4) 18 June

answer

 1) 15 June


Other details

The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) happens each year on June 15th.

It was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 66/127,December 2011, following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), who first established the commemoration in June 2006.

The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 15th June as the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in 2011.

Elder abuse is mistreatment of elders done by a partner, family member, friend etc. It may be physical, social, financial, psychological or sexual and even neglect.

who is the first Indian player to appear in the women's cricket super league in England ?

who is the first Indian player to appear in  the women's cricket super league in England
?

Options

Smriti Mandhana

Harmanpreet Kaur

Mithali Raj

Veda Krishnamurthy


answer

Smriti Mandhana


Other details

India Women's Cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana will become the first Indian player to appear in  the women's cricket super league in England.

Smriti was signed by Western Storm and will represent them in the upcoming edition of the tournament that features six teams.

The India opener has scored over 826 runs with the highest score of 76 in the 40 T20Is that she has played so far.

Last month, she captained the IPL Trailblazers in the recent Women's T20 Challenge, which took place ahead of the VIVO IPL Qualifier One. Smriti has also featured in the Big Bash League for Brisbane Heat.

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's national team. In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India named her as the Best Women's International Cricketer.

The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), is a semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales  that began with its inaugural season in 2016.

It launched with six teams playing in a Twenty20 format only, with the intention of adding a fifty over competition from 2017 onwards.

In July 2017, the ECB announced that plans for the 50-over women's league would be scrapped. Instead, the KSL is to be expanded starting from 2018 with each of the six teams to play ten group-stage games as opposes to five.

The Southern Vipers were the first champions of the WCSL.

The new format will run for two seasons after which the Super League will be disbanded and ECB's new city based league becoming the premier women's domestic league.

Administrator     ECB
Format     Twenty20
First tournament     2016
Last tournament     2017
Tournament format     Round-robin and knockout stage
Number of teams     6
Current trophy holder     Western Storm
Most successful     Southern Vipers,
Western Storm

Julen Lopetegui was coach of which football team ?

Julen Lopetegui was coach of which football team ?

Options

1) Spain

2)France

3)Germany

4)Italy

answer

1) Spain


Other details

Julen Lopetegui Argote is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current head coach of Real Madrid.

On 21 July 2016, Lopetegui was announced as the new manager of the Spain national team following Vicente del Bosque's retirement

On 12 June 2018, with the team already in Russia for the World cup 2018 tournament, it was announced that Lopetegui would take over as the head coach of Real Madrid on a three-year contract after the conclusion of Spain's involvement at the World Cup.

The following day, he was dismissed from his job with the national team and replaced by Fernando Hierro

The Spain national football team  represents Spain in men's International association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Fernando Hierro

Spain became a member of FIFA in 1904 even though the Spanish Football Federation was first established in 1909.

Spain's national team debuted in 1920.

Since then, the Spanish national team has participated in a total of 14 of 20 FIFA World Cups and 10 of 15 UEFA European Championships.

Spain are one of eight national teams to have been crowned FIFA World Cup champions, having won the 2010 tournament in South Africa, defeating the Netherlands 1–0 to become the first European team to win the title outside Europe as well as having won back-to-back European titles in Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, defeating Germany and Italy in the respective finals.

Between November 2006 and June 2009, Spain went undefeated for a record-equalling 35 consecutive matches

These three successive titles make them the only national team so far with three consecutive wins of either the applicable continental championship or the World Cup. From 2008 to 2013, a six-year span, the national team won FIFA Team of the Year, the second-most of any nation, behind only Brazil

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol   commonly known as Real Madrid, or simply as Real, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain.

Founded     6 March 1902;

Ground     Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Capacity     81,044

Head coach     Julen Lopetegui
League     La Liga

When is World Day Against Child Labour observed?

When is World Day Against Child Labour observed?

Options

1) 12 June

2)13 June

3)14 June

4)15 June

answer

1) 12 June


Other details

The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization (ILO)-sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour.

It was spurred by ratifications of ILO Convention No. 138  on the minimum age for employment and ILO Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour.

The World Day Against Child Labour, which is held every year on June 12, is intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms.

this day brings together governments, local authorities, civil society and international, workers and employers organizations to point out the child labour problem and define the guidelines to help child labourers.

The theme : ‘Generation Safe & Healthy’.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour problems, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities for all

The ILO has 187 member states: 186 of the 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands are members of the ILO.

In 1969, the organisation received the Nobel Peace Prize for improving peace among classes, pursuing decent work and justice for workers, and providing technical assistance to other developing nation
Formation     1919
Headquarters     Geneva, Switzerland
chief :
    Guy Ryder

The newest Test nation Afghanistan

 The newest Test nation Afghanistan

Afghanistan,  will become the 12th side to figure in men's Test cricket

Ireland ,  is  the 11th side to figure in men's Test cricket

Ireland debuted against Pakistan last month.

Both Ireland and Afghanistan were granted Full Member and Test status last June.

The one-off Test against India will be Afghanistan's first step towards being ranked on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings

The Afghanistan national cricket team represents the country of Afghanistan in international cricket and the 12th Test cricket playing Full Member nation.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2003

They are ranked 8th in International Twenty20 cricket as of 5 June 2018 ahead of four other full members Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Ireland.

On 22 June 2017, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded Afghanistan full Test status, along with Ireland

According to the ICC Future Tours Programme for 2019–23, Afghanistan are scheduled to play thirteen Tests

 In January 2018, both the ACB and the BCCI confirmed the Test would be played in June in Bengaluru.

who won the Intercontinental Cup football tournament?

who won the  Intercontinental Cup football tournament?

Options

1)      India

2)     Kenya 
 
3)   Chinese Taipei

4)   New Zealand 

answer

1)      India

Other details

India have lifted the Intercontinental Cup football title.

 In the Final match in Mumbai  India defeated Kenya 2-nil.

Both the goals were netted by skipper Sunil Chhetri.

 He gave India the lead in the eighth minute before scoring the second goal in the 29th minute.

Sunil Chhetri has became the joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi with his 64th strike for the country against Kenya.

The 2018 Intercontinental Cup is a 4-team association football tournament held at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian city of Mumbai between the 1st and 10th of June 2018.

The tournament is organized by the AIFF as part of the senior men's team's preparation for 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Participating nations

The FIFA Rankings, as of 1st June, 2018

     India (97)
     Kenya (112)
     Chinese Taipei (121)
     New Zealand (120)

Initially, South Africa was announced to participate in the tournament but Kenya later replaced them

The other two nations participated in the tournament were Chinese Taipei from AFC region and New Zealand from the OFC region


 

non-permanent members of the Security Council

The UN General Assembly on Friday elected South Africa, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Germany and Belgium as non-permanent members of the  Security Council for a two-year term, beginning 1 January, 2019

Voting was held  in the 193-member General Assembly to fill the seats that will be vacated by Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden this year.

The five non-permanent members were elected according to the following pattern: Two seats for the Group of African states and the Group of Asia-Pacific states, one for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean states, and two seats for Western European and other states.

The Security Council has 15 members, including five permanent ones. The five permanent members, each with the power of veto, are China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. The 10 non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms each.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations,  in charge of the maintenance of international peace and security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its United Nations Charter.

Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action through Security Council resolutions;

 it is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states.

The Security Council held its first session on 17 January 1946.


Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Founded: 24 October 1945
Formation: 1945
Abbreviation: UNSC

Which women's cricket team posted the highest ever total in One-day cricket?

Which women's cricket team posted the highest ever total in One-day cricket?

Options

1) New Zealand

2)Ireland

3)England

4)India

answer

1) New Zealand

Other details

New Zealand women's cricket team posted the highest ever total in One-day cricket by scoring an incredible 490 for four against Ireland in the first match in Dublin.

New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates leading from the front with a blistering 151 off 94 balls.

The total posted by the 'White Ferns' is the highest ever in ODIs including men's matches.

In men's cricket, the highest total in ODI is 444 for three, made by England against Pakistan in August 2016 at Nottingham.

With their incredible batting, New Zealand women team bettered their own 21-year old world record of 455 for five against Pakistan at Christchurch in January 1997.

It's only third time that a 400-plus score has been made in women's ODIs.

In men's ODIs, a 400-plus score has been achieved 18 times by different teams.

where will Shanghai Cooperation Organisation- SCO Summit be organized?

where will Shanghai Cooperation Organisation- SCO Summit be organized?

Options

1)  China

2)Russia

3)Kazakhstan

4)Uzbekistan

answer

1)  China


Other details

Shanghai Cooperation summit,  is scheduled to be held on June 9 in the Chinese city of Qingdao.

it will be 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan;

the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter was signed in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003

 These countries, except for Uzbekistan, had been members of the Shanghai Five group, founded on 26 April 1996 in Shanghai.

India and Pakistan joined SCO as full members on 9 June 2017 at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

It is the largest regional organisation in the world in terms of geographical coverage and population, and is one of the world's most powerful organisations.

Headquarters: Beijing, China

Deputy Secretaries General: Sabyr Imandosov; Wang Kaiwen; Aziz Nosirov; Vladimir Potapenko

Secretary General: Rashid Alimov

Founded: 26 April 1996

Official language: Chinese and Russian

Founders: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

who was Kate Spade?

who was Kate Spade?

options

1)fashion designer

2)actress

3)singer

4)poetess

answer

1)fashion designer


Other details

Katherine Noel Brosnahan   known professionally as Kate Spade or Kate Valentine, was an American fashion designer and businesswoman.

She was the founder and former co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York.

When is World Environment Day celebrated?

When is World Environment Day celebrated?

Options

1) June 5

2)June 6

3)June 7

4)June 8

answer

1) June 5


Other details

World Environment Day (WED) occurs on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment.

First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime.

WED has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually.

 World Environment Day [WED] was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972[1] on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, resulting from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment.

 Two years later, in 1974 the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth".

Even though WED celebration have been held annually since 1974, in 1987 the idea for rotating the center of these activities through selecting different host countries began.

The theme for 2018 is "Beat Plastic Pollution". The host nation is India

An Earth Anthem penned by poet Abhay K is sung to celebrate World Environment Day

It was launched in June 2013 on the occasion of the World Environment Day by  India, at a function organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi.

It is supported by the global organization Habitat For Humanity

Hani Mulki was Prime Minister of which country?

Hani Mulki was Prime Minister of which country?

Options

1) Jordan

2)Syria

3)Saudi Arabia

4)Iraq

answer

1) Jordan

other details

Hani Fawzi Mulki  is a Jordanian politician that held several ministerial and diplomatic positions, and he was Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority before his designation as Prime Minister by King Abdullah II and approval by the House of Representatives on 29 May 2016.

Mulki served as Prime Minister until he submitted his resignation on 4 June 2018

Omar al-Razza, the current education minister, will replace Mulki.

Jordan, is  an Arab nation on the east bank of the Jordan River,

Capital: Amman
Currency: Jordanian dinar
 

second edition of Oxford University Press’ (OUP) South Asia Conclave

second edition of Oxford University Press’ (OUP) South Asia Conclave

The South Asia Conclave will see participation from Policymakers, bureaucrats, academicians and journalists.

  Issues related to politics, business and healthcare etc. will be discussed. Issues specific to South Asia will be focused.

 The conference will be chaired by Ashutosh Varshney, professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Contemporary South Asia, Brown University.

It will be co-chaired by Pradeep Chhibber, professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of International Studies at the University of California.

Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press. 

 It is a department of the University of Oxford

it is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the vice-chancellor

they are known as the delegates of the press.

Founded     1586
Headquarters: Oxford, United Kingdom
CEO: Nigel Portwood (Aug 2009–)

Where was Finance Ministers of Group of Seven nations annual meeting organized?

Where was Finance Ministers of Group of Seven nations annual meeting organized?

Options

1) Canada

2)Germany

3)Italy

4)Japan

answer


1) Canada

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The Finance Ministers of Group of Seven nations have ended their annual meeting at Whistler in Canada,

The Group of Seven or G7 is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Having the 7 largest advanced economies in the world, these countries represent 62% of global net wealth ($280 trillion) 46% of global nominal GDP evaluated at market exchange rates, and 32% of global purchasing-power parity GDP.

 At their annual summits, the European Union is also represented.

The 43rd G7 summit was held in Taormina  Italy in May 2017, with the next scheduled for Quebec City, Canada.

Founded: 1997

Giuseppe Conte sworn in as Prime Minister of which country?

Giuseppe Conte sworn in as  Prime Minister  of which country?

Options

1) Italy

2)spain

3)france

4)germany

answer

1) Italy

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Giuseppe Conte was sworn in as prime minister of Italy's new populist government  .  


 President Sergio Mattarella named political novice Conte as prime minister for the second time in less than a fortnight and approved his revised cabinet.

Giuseppe Conte  is an Italian jurist and politician serving as the 58th and current Prime Minister of Italy since 1 June 2018

Italy, a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline,
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro

When is World No Tobacco Day celebrated?

When is World No Tobacco Day celebrated?

Options

1) 31 may

2)30 May

3)29 May

4)28 May

answer

1) 31 may

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World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 31 May.

It is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe.

The day is further intended to draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects,

The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.

WNTD is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the WHO, along with World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Tuberculosis Day, World Malaria Day, World Hepatitis Day, and World AIDS Day

in 1987, the WHO's World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be "a world no-smoking day".

In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed by the World Health Assembly, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May. Since then, the WHO has supported World No Tobacco Day every year,

in 1998, the WHO established the Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI), an attempt to focus international resources and attention on the global health issue of tobacco

2018, theme "Tobacco breaks hearts"