25.06.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) The UN has awarded the West Bengal Government the first place for public services for its __________ scheme.
(A) Kanyashree Prakalpa
(B) Green City yojana Kolkata
(C) Khadya Sathi Scheme
(D) Muktidhara Scheme
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Answer-(A) Kanyashree Prakalpa
Explanation:
1. Kanyashree Prakalpa is a targeted conditional cash transfer scheme.
2. Aim :

To retain girls in schools & other educational institution.

Skill development & prevent child marriage.

2) According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “_________ represents the best of the Indian diaspora across the world”.
(A) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius
(B) Antonio Costo, Prime Minister of Portugal
(C) Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
(D) Emmanuel Macron, French President
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Answer-(B) Antonio Costo, Prime Minister of Portugal
Explanation:

Modi presented the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card to the Indian-Origin Portugal Prime Minister, Antonio Costo.

Antonio Costo – Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee (2017).

3) Who has become the first turbaned Sikh woman Judge in Canada Supreme Court?
(A) Parminder Kaur Shergill
(B) Rabinder Singh
(C) Jagmeet Singh
(D) Mota Singh
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Answer-(A) Parminder Kaur Shergill

4) India’s first ‘Underwater Metro’ tunnel is constructed under _________ river in Kolkata, West Bengal.
(A) Teesta River
(B) Damoder River
(C) Mahananda River
(D) Hooghly River
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Answer-(D) Hooghly River
Explanation:

It connects Howarh and Sealdah (16.4 km long).

Kochi becomes the first Indian City to get ‘Water Metro’.

5) NASA is launching a sounding rocket __________ on June 27, 2017 to study vast interstellar clouds and know about the earliest stages of star formation.
(A) Aerobee
(B) CHESS
(C) Karthika 1
(D) Black Brant
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Answer-(B) CHESS
Explanation:
CHESS – Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph.

6) Pradhan Matri Awas Yojana (Urban) was launched on __________ with an objective to ensure a pucca house to every urban poor household by 2022.
(A) 25th June 2014
(B) 25th June 2015
(C) 25th June 2016
(D) 25th June 2017
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Answer-(B) 25th June 2015.
Explanation:
1. The components of the Programme:

‘In-situ’ Slum Redevelopment,

Credit linked Subsidy Scheme,

Affordable housing in Partnership,

Beneficiary led (individual house) Construction or enhancement.

2. Central Assisstance of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.67 lakh to each beneficiary under various components.
3. Coverage - All statutory towns & notified planning areas.

7) Who is a chairman of 14th Finance commission?
(A) Ajit Prakash Shah
(B) Rajendra Mal Lodha
(C) Y. Venugopal Reddy
(D) Vijay Kelkar
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Answer-(C) Y. Venugopal Reddy
Explanation:
1. For the period from 2015-16 to 2019-20
2. Members:

Sushma Nath

M. Govinda Rao

Abhijit Sen

Sudipto Mundle.

3. Recommendation

Increase of devolution of tax receipts from the Centre to the States to 42% (13th Finance Commission recommended 32%) etc.,

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