Answer-(A) 09.06.2017Explanation:
Shangai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) founded in 15th June 2001 in Shanghai (China) preceded by the Shangai5 since 26.4.1996.
Kazakhstan President – Nursultan Nazarbayer is the current chair of SCO.
In Astana Summit in 2005, India, Iran & Pakistan were admitted as observers.
In Tashkent Summit in 2010, SCO decided to admit India & Pakistan as full member.
In 9th June 2017, it admits India & Pakistan as full member
SCO will now represent over 40% world Population & nearly 20% of Global GDP.
2) 2017 Civil Service Exam topper Ms.Nandini K. R belongs to which state __________?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala
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Answer-(B) Karnataka
3) Bharath Stage (BS) IV emission norms came into effect from ____________
(A) May 1 ,2017
(B) March 1, 2017
(C) April 1, 2017
(D) June 1, 2017
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Answer-(C) April 1, 2017Explanation:
Bharat stage emission standards (BSES) are emission standards instituted by the Government to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engines and Spark-ignition engines equipment, including motor vehicles.
The standards implementation are set by the Central Pollution Control Board under the Ministry of Environment & Forests and climate change.
The standards, based on European regulations were first introduced in 2000.
Since October 2010, BS III norms have been enforced across the country. In 13 major cities, BS IV emission norms have been in place since April 2010 and It's enforced for whole country from April 2017.
In 2016, the Indian government announced that the country would skip the BS-V norms altogether and adopt BS-VI norms by 2020.
4) Who launched ‘Selfie with Daughter’, a mobile application on 9th June 2017?
(A) Prime Minister Narandra Modi
(B) President Pranab Mukherjee
(C) Vice President Hamid Ansari
(D) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
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Answer-(B) President Pranab MukherjeeExplanation:
To raise awareness about female foeticide & Sex selection.
The President asked people to take photographs with their daughter & upload them on the app to make the campaign a success.
The campaign was actually started by former Haryana Village Sarpanch Sunil Jaglan.
5) Who is elected as the 1st Sikh woman MP in British Parliament?
(A) Seema Verma
(B) Nikki Haley
(C) Preet Kaur Gill
(D) Bardish Chagger
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Answer-(D) Preet Kaur GillExplanation:
The new British Parliament will have a record 12 Indian-origin MPs
Tanmanjeet Singh (Labour Party) is the first turban wearing Sikh to enter British Parliament.
Bardish Chagger - Indo-Candian Sikh MP becomes Canada’s 1st woman House leader in August, 2016.
6) The maiden meeting of GST council took place in __________ in September 22, 2016
(A) Mumbai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Chennai
(D) New Delhi
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Answer-(D) New DelhiExplanation:
Assam became the 1st state to accept unified tax reform
Telangana became the 1st state to pass GST legislation
The 14th GST meet held at Srinagar, J&K. where GST rates for goods at 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% & 28% were approved.
7) TN CM inaugurates ______________ medical college in Pudukottai on 9th June 2017.
(A) 21st
(B) 22nd
(C) 23rd
(D) 24th
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Answer-(B) 22nd
8) _________ is an Indian diplomat who has been Foreign Secretary of India since January 2015.
(A) Nirupama Rao
(B) Ranjan Mathai
(C) Sujatha Singh
(D) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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Answer-(D) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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