GK Current Affairs Quiz: June 1, 2017

Ans. B

Telangana became the first state in the country to launch official e-wallet. Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet, named T-Wallet.

Ans. A

India is ranked at 137th position while Iceland has been named the world’s most peaceful country, topping the Global Peace Index for the tenth consecutive year.

Ans. C

India for the first time will have its own mobile mega show ‘India Mobile Congress’ from September 27-29. The event will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Ans. D

According to the latest KPMG Football Clubs’ Valuation report,Manchester United have been revealed as the most valuable football club in Europe.

Ans. B

Afghanistan Cricket Board has cancelled its scheduled T20 series with Pakistan.This comes after suicide blast in Kabul’s diplomatic district where at least 90 people were killed and 400 were wounded.

Ans. C

Deloitte has surveyed over 300 financial and tax executives on their views of the current and anticipated tax environment of 20 jurisdictions across Asia Pacific. India comes second after China in having a very complex jurisdiction for taxation.

Ans. B

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which is commemorated each year on the 29th of May, is observed in honour of the peacekeepers of today who serve in some of the world’s most volatile and dangerous environments.

Ans. A

Sebastian Vettel clinched victory in the Monaco Grand Prix as Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton finished down in seventh, and Kimi Raikkonen finished at second place. The 2017 Monaco Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2017) was Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit that runs through the Principality of Monaco.

Ans. D

The World Bank expects India’s economy to expand at 7.2 per cent this fiscal, but said that the impact of demonetisaton had slowed the growth in the last fiscal, to an estimated 6.8 per cent. It is expected to rise further to 7.5% in 2018-19, says a World Bank report.

Ans: B

Ramachandra Guha has resigned from BCCI’s four-member Committee of Administrators. The Committee of Administrators was appointed by the Supreme Court to implement the Lodha panel recommendations on the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Guha has quit citing personal reasons.