Current Affairs 10th June 2019: Quiz

Exp.  In the Central American country of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele has been sworn-in as the nation’s President. Bukele was sworn-in by the Speaker of the National Assembly in downtown San Salvador.

Exp.  Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa has left for Sweden on a four-day official visit. He will visit various operational and training units as well as interact with senior functionaries of the Swedish Air Force amongst others. Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Exp. Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has passed a resolution to increase reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from existing 14 percent to 27 percent. The matter will now be taken up in the monsoon session of the state Assembly.

Exp.UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has issued the first Golden Residence Permit in Abu Dhabi, as part of the Investors Permanent Residence System aimed to attract investors, entrepreneurs and qualified individuals who meet its criteria.

Exp. To encourage digital payments, the Nandan Nilekani committee has suggested a host of measures, including elimination of charges, round-the-clock RTGS and NEFT facility, and duty-free import of point-of-sales machines. The committee, which was appointed by the RBI had submitted its suggestions on promoting digital payments to Governor Shaktikanta Das last month.

Exp.The World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on June 5 to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It was first observed in 1974.

Exp.BSP Chief Mayawati held a press conference on June 4, 2019, calling off her party’s alliance with Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party (SP). She, however, clarified that the breakup was not permanent.

Exp.The Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft AN-32 that took off from Assam’s Jorhat with 13 people onboard on June 03,2019 has gone missing over over hilly terrain in the Northeast.

Exp.The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has appointed Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces to be its next President. Maria, Ecuador’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, succeeds Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak and will preside over the 73rd session of the Assembly starting from September for a tenure of one year. She beat Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake, permanent representative of Honduras to the United Nations, by 128-62 votes. The 193-member General Assembly, one of the highest policy-making bodies at the United Nations, will have a woman presiding over it for the fourth time in UN history.

Exp.The 11th edition of Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 took place at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 04-05 June 2018. The theme of Seminar was ‘GeoSpatial : A Force Multiplier for Defence and Industrial Security’. The Seminar was organised by GeoSpatial Media and Communication with Directorate General of Information System as Knowledge Partners and Military Survey as Co-organisers.