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Q.1. Who will build the national capital region’s new airport at Jewar?
Exp. Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched Nationwide Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle Rally
Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a nationwide ‘Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle rally’ on World Bicycle Day which is observed on 3rd June from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi.
Along with 750 young cyclists, Anurag Thakur has also covered a distance of 7.5 km.
The main purpose is to accomplish the goal of the Fit India Movement, the Khelo India movement, the Clean India movement & Healthy India movement.
More than 9.68 lakh kilometres of distance will be covered by 1.29 lakh young cyclists through the proposed bicycle rallies.
Q.3. The Blue Dart Express has recently signed the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ (CNN) pledge by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In which year Climate Neutral Now was launched?
Exp. Bluedart signs UNFCCC climate Neutral Now Pledge
The Blue Dart Express is an Indian logistics company and a part of Deutsche Post DHL Group which has recently signed the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ (CNN) pledge by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The purpose is to reduce the ambitious CO2 target and the companies long term goal which will reduce GHG emissions to net zero by 2050.
Deutsche Post DHL Group has taken up the measure’s worth up to Euro 7 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 with Paris Climate Agreement.
Climate Neutral Now (CNN) was launched in 2015.
About Blue Dart
Headquarter: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman: Sharad Upasani
Q.4. Which state has decided to abolish the physical stamp papers in an attempt to bring efficiency and check the pilferage of State revenue?
Exp. Turkey to change the official name to ‘Türkiye’, UN agrees
Recently, United Nation has changed the Republic of Turkey’s name to “Türkiye”.
Turkey began the move to change its internationally recognised official name in English to Türkiye in December after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a memorandum and asked the public to use Türkiye to describe the country in every language.
Türkiye is accepted as an umbrella brand in the country.
Türkiye:
Capital: Ankara
President: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Currency: Turkish lira
Q.6. Who will host the Industry Transition Dialogue as a part of the Joint Leadership (LeadIT) in Stockholm with India?
Exp. India and Sweden hosted Industry Transition Dialogue in Sweden
India and Sweden hosted the Industry Transition Dialogue as a part of the Joint Leadership (LeadIT) in Stockholm.
This initiative mainly focuses on hard to abate sectors that are key stakeholders in the global climate action and require specific interventions.
This high-level dialogue has contributed to the UN Conference ‘Stockholm+50’ and set the agenda for COP27 (Climate Change).
LeadIT initiative was launched by the governments of Sweden and India at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019 and is supported by the World Economic Forum.
Japan and South Africa are the latest members of the initiative. The total members of LeadIT are 37 including countries and companies together.
Q.7. Which insurance company has launched New Health Insurance Vertical?
(a) Aviva India Life Insurance/ अवीवा इंडिया लाइफ इंश्योरेंस
(b) Life Insurance Company / जीवन बीमा कंपनी
(c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance/ आईसीआईसीआई प्रूडेंशियल लाइफ इंश्योरेंस
(d) SBI General Insurance / एसबीआई जनरल इंश्योरेंस
(e) Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance/ आदित्य बिड़ला सन लाइफ इंश्योरेंस
Answer & Explanation
Ans. (d)
Exp. SBI General Insurance Launches New Health Insurance Vertical
SBI General Insurance has launched a new health insurance vertical.
It aims to leverage the expansive footprint and network of its parent company State Bank of India (SBI) to further entrench health insurance penetration in Tier 3 and 4 markets across India.
It also focuses on new innovative health products, in-house claim settlement process, among others, to boost customer experience.
Q.8. Name the MD & CEO who has been appointed recently at Punjab & Sind Bank Limited.
Exp. Govt approved the appointment of A Manimekhalai, Ajay Kumar Srivastava & Swarup Kumar Saha as MDs of UBI, IOB and Punjab & Sind Bank resp.
Union Bank of India (UBI), Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), and Punjab & Sind Bank got new MDs appointed.
A Manimekhalai appointed as managing director of Union Bank of India for three years. Canara Bank executive director Manimekhalai replaced Rajkiran Rai G. Manimekhalai becomes the first woman managing director of Union Bank of India.
Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director at Indian Overseas Bank, has been appointed MD and CEO of the bank for three years. He will replace Partha Pratim Sengupta.
Swarup Kumar Saha is appointed as the head of Punjab & Sind Bank. Saha replaced S Krishnan.
List of CEO of Other Banks:
Bank of Baroda: Sanjiv Chadha
Bank of India: Atanu Kumar Das
Central Bank of India: Matam Venkata Rao
Indian Bank: Shanti Lal Jain
UCO Bank: Soma Sankara Prasad
Q.9. Who has recently won 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy?
Exp. Meghalaya won Best Project Award at UN World Summit
Meghalaya’s Planning Department’s key initiative of e-Proposal System, part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) won coveted UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Prizes 2022 at Geneva in Switzerland.
Secretary General of ITU, Houlin Zhao presented the winner award to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the WSIS Forum Prizes 2022, held at Geneva, Switzerland.
Meghalaya was declared as the best project in the category and MeghEA is the only project from India to win the Winner Award this year. MeghEA project is being implemented by Planning Department, Government of Meghalaya.
Q.11. IAF has signed an MoU with the which UT to set up the IAF Heritage Centre?
Exp. IAF signed MoU with the UT of Chandigarh to set up IAF Heritage Centre
An MoU between the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the IAF was signed to set up ‘IAF Heritage Centre’ to showcase the role of the Indian Air Force in various wars.
The ‘IAF Heritage Centre’ is to be set up jointly by IAF and Chandigarh administration.
Indian Air Force:
Founded: 08th October 1932
Headquarters: New Delhi
Chief of Air Staff: Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Q.12. Who has recently inaugurated new spacecraft manufacturing facility at Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) Aerospace Park?
Exp. S Somanath inaugurated new spacecraft manufacturing facility
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman, Dr S Somanath, has inaugurated ANANTH Technologies’ spacecraft manufacturing unit at Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) Aerospace Park.
The new state-of-the-art spacecraft manufacturing facility can conduct assembly integration and testing of four large spacecraft simultaneously.
This is a first of its kind facility in India, adding that since its establishment in 1992, Ananth Technologies has contributed to the manufacturing of 89 satellites and 69 launch vehicles built/launched by ISRO.
The 15,000 sqm facility is capable of conducting the assembly, integration and testing of four large spacecraft at the same time, with four separate units present within the facility.
ISRO:
Founded: 15 August 1969
Headquarters: Bengaluru
Chairman: S Somanath
13. _________ has won the women’s singles title at French Open 2022 by defeating Coco Gauff of the United States.
Exp. Iga Swiatek won women’s singles title at French Open 2022
Iga Swiatek, the No. 1 seed from Poland, won women’s singles title at French Open 2022, by defeating Coco Gauff of the United States, 6-1, 6-3.
It was her second French Open title, and she dropped just one set en route, in the fourth round to Qinwen Zheng.
With the win, Świątek extended her winning streak to 35 matches (dating back to the Qatar Open in February), equalling Venus Williams’ tally from the 2000 season. Świątek also became the youngest winner of multiple majors since Maria Sharapova in 2006.
Q.14. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5th June. Which country will be hosting World Environment Day this year?
World Environment Day is celebrated every year all over the world on 5th June. This year 50th World Environment Day is being celebrated. Sweden is the host for this year.
The main objective of the day is to raise awareness about protecting the environment and to remind people not to take nature granted. This day is organised by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Theme 2022: ‘Only One Earth’
Q.15. On which date International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is being observed?
Exp. 4 June: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
United Nations (UN) observes the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on June 4th every year to raise awareness of the children who have been victims of physical, mental, and emotional abuse around the world.
The very first International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression was observed on August 19, 1982. At the time, the day was focused on victims of the Lebanon War.
In 1982 Lebanon war, Israel’s forces invaded southern Lebanon after repeated attacks and counterattacks between Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The invasion was carried out after the assassination attempt of Israeli ambassador.
16. Freedom fighter ______________ has passed away recently who fought for India’s independence from colonial Britain.
Freedom fighter Anjalai Ponnusamy, who fought for India’s independence from colonial Britain, died, aged 102.
At the age of 21, Anjalai joined the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the women’s regiment of the Indian National Army.
Q.17. Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori passed away at 73. In 2004, he was addressed with which award?
संतूरवादकभजनसोपोरीका 73 वर्षकीआयुमेंनिधनहोगया। 2004 में, उन्हेंकिसपुरस्कारसेसंबोधितकियागयाथा?
(a) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award/ संगीत नाटक अकादमी पुरस्कार
(b) ‘Saint of the Santoor’/ ‘संतूर के संत’
(c) ‘King of Strings’/ ‘स्ट्रिंग्स का राजा’
(d) Padma Shri / पद्म श्री
(e) Padma Bhushan/ पद्म भूषण
Answer & Explanation
Ans. (d)
Exp. Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori passed away
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori has passed away. He was 73.
The santoor player was born in Sopore in Kashmir Valley in 1948. He belonged to the Sufiana Gharana of Indian classical music.
He was the great-grandson of Pandit Shankar Pandit, who had developed the style popularly known as the ‘Sufi Baaj’ (style), based on Sufiana Qalam and Hindustani Classical music.
