GK Current Affairs Quiz: June 12, 2017

Ans. B

The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature” was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial. Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh have authored the book while Simon & Schuster have published the book.

Ans. D

Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help India’s smart city programme, France and European Union have extended a grant of 3.5 million euros under Moblise Your City initiative. Three Indian cities Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad will get the grant as part of the EU’s commitment under the Paris Climate agreement.

Ans. C

Paytm Mall, the e-commerce arm of One97 Communications has appointed Amit Sinha as its chief operating officer. He will be responsible for overall operations, hiring, category management and logistics. Paytm recently demerged its e-commerce business into a separate entity called Paytm E-Commerce Pvt. which runs Paytm Mall.

Ans. B

Rafael Nadal demolished Stan Wawrinka in finals to win 10th French Open title. This is Nadal’s 15th Grand Slam title overall, surpassing Sampras to be placed second in all-time list behind Federer’s 18.

Ans. B

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix. It was his sixth victory as well as his third this season and the 56th of his career.

Ans. C

President Trump on Wednesday announced that he had selected Christopher A. Wray to be his F.B.I. director. Christopher Wray is a criminal defense attorney and former senior justice department official.

Ans. C

World Oceans Day was officially established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 to be celebrated worldwide on 8th of June annually to resolve the ocean issues and save ocean water.

Ans. A

B Sai Praneeth continued to enjoy a magnificent 2017 as he clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title by defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 17-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a closely-fought final in Bangkok on Sunday.

Ans. D

Real Madrid became the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League, and Cristiano Ronaldo the first player to score in three finals, with a devastating 4-1 defeat of Juventus.

Ans. C

Nepal has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build the largest hydroelectric plant in the impoverished landlocked country, which suffers from a chronic energy shortage. The construction of the 1,200MW Hydropower Project has begun.