12th June 2024
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu has been sworn in for his fourth term as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Pawan Kalyan has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
📌Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Odisha and Kanak Vardhan Singh Dev and Parvati Parida has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
📌 According to the Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum, India has slipped two places to the 129th position. Iceland has retained its top spot.
📌 Centre appointed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi as next Chief of Army Staff
📌 India and UAE implemented the Local Currency Settlement System (LCSS), enabling transactions in Indian Rupees and UAE Dirhams, cutting down on intermediary costs and enhancing trade efficiency.
📌 UN declares 2025 'International Year of Quantum' and Technology.
📌 FICCI appoints Jyoti Vij as new director general
📌 World Day Against Child Labour 2024: 12th June
The theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2024 is 'Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour.'
📌 Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has announced Abhijit Kishore, COO of Vodafone Idea, has been appointed as the new Chairman of COAI, with Rahul Vatts from Bharti Airtel as Vice Chairman.
📌 Indian strawweight Puja Tomar became the first ever Indian to win a bout in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
📌 The 8th edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX-24) has begun in Yokosuka, Japan.
📌 SBICAP Ventures Limited appointed Prem Prabhakar as MD and CEO
📌 Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman was named Bangladesh's next Army chief for a three-year term.
📌 Sanjeet Kharel sworn in as Pro-Tem Speaker of Sikkim Assembly.
📌 India to host 2025 FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup.
📌 Mumbai Cricket Association President Amol Kale passes away.
📌 Renowned sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath passed away
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu has been sworn in for his fourth term as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Pawan Kalyan has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
📌Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Odisha and Kanak Vardhan Singh Dev and Parvati Parida has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
📌 According to the Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum, India has slipped two places to the 129th position. Iceland has retained its top spot.
📌 Centre appointed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi as next Chief of Army Staff
📌 India and UAE implemented the Local Currency Settlement System (LCSS), enabling transactions in Indian Rupees and UAE Dirhams, cutting down on intermediary costs and enhancing trade efficiency.
📌 UN declares 2025 'International Year of Quantum' and Technology.
📌 FICCI appoints Jyoti Vij as new director general
📌 World Day Against Child Labour 2024: 12th June
The theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2024 is 'Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour.'
📌 Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has announced Abhijit Kishore, COO of Vodafone Idea, has been appointed as the new Chairman of COAI, with Rahul Vatts from Bharti Airtel as Vice Chairman.
📌 Indian strawweight Puja Tomar became the first ever Indian to win a bout in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
📌 The 8th edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX-24) has begun in Yokosuka, Japan.
📌 SBICAP Ventures Limited appointed Prem Prabhakar as MD and CEO
📌 Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman was named Bangladesh's next Army chief for a three-year term.
📌 Sanjeet Kharel sworn in as Pro-Tem Speaker of Sikkim Assembly.
📌 India to host 2025 FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup.
📌 Mumbai Cricket Association President Amol Kale passes away.
📌 Renowned sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath passed away
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Q. Who became the first woman helicopter pilot of the Indian Navy?
Anonymous Quiz
22%
Archana Kapoor
54%
Anamika B Rajeev
22%
Sanjeet Kharel
2%
None of these
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Q. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Odisha?
Anonymous Quiz
65%
Mohan Charan Majhi
17%
Chandrababu Naidu
9%
Pawan Kalyan
9%
Kanak Vardhan Singh Dev and Parvati Parida
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13th,14th &15th June 2024
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 World will celebrate World Blood Donor Day On June 14
This year’s theme, “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you blood donors!”
📌 The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), provides a comprehensive measure of global peacefulness, evaluating 163 independent states and territories.
India ranked at 116th position in 2024 index.
RANKING:
1st - Iceland
2nd - Ireland
3rd - Austria
📌 National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has launched a Mobile App “NCRB Sankalan of Criminal Laws”
📌 Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the oath as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive time.
📌 Assam Launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina’ Scheme to Promote Girl Education
Under the scheme 'Nijut Moina' government would provide monthly stipends to all Girl students from class 11 to post-graduation over the next 5 years, aiming to prevent child marriages.
All girls studying in classes 11 and 12 will get Rs 1,000 per month, Rs 1,250 for degree students, and Rs 2,500 for girls doing post-graduation.
Estimated Cost - Rs 1,500 crore
📌 Ajit Doval was appointed National Security Advisor for the 3rd term.
📌 Wipro Launches Lab45 AI Platform To Boost Efficiency Across Business Functions
📌 Tata Communications has finalized a significant five-year agreement with World Athletics to provide broadcasting services, enhancing global coverage of premier events starting from the Tokyo World Championships.
📌 Gudakes Motie and Chamari Athapaththu Named ICC Players of the Month for May
📌 Shruti Vora, astride Magnanimous, has become the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix In Dressage
📌‘Lal’, ‘Mursan’ and ‘Hilsa’. These are the names given to three craters on the surface of Mars. Lal has been named after legendary cosmic ray physicist from Varanasi, the late Professor Devendra Lal. The other two have been named after Mursan town in UP’s Hathras district, and Hilsa town in Nalanda district of Bihar.
📌 Legendary Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath Passes Away
📌 Zomato sets Guinness World Record in Mumbai.
Zomato trained their delivery partners in Mumbai so that they could “provide medical aid during critical roadside emergencies
📌 Kathmandu is set to host an international tourism fair aimed at promoting global tourism, sustainable development, and cultural exchange.
📌 Infosys ranked 74th most valuable global brand in Kantar BrandZ report
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 World will celebrate World Blood Donor Day On June 14
This year’s theme, “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you blood donors!”
📌 The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), provides a comprehensive measure of global peacefulness, evaluating 163 independent states and territories.
India ranked at 116th position in 2024 index.
RANKING:
1st - Iceland
2nd - Ireland
3rd - Austria
📌 National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has launched a Mobile App “NCRB Sankalan of Criminal Laws”
📌 Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the oath as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive time.
📌 Assam Launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina’ Scheme to Promote Girl Education
Under the scheme 'Nijut Moina' government would provide monthly stipends to all Girl students from class 11 to post-graduation over the next 5 years, aiming to prevent child marriages.
All girls studying in classes 11 and 12 will get Rs 1,000 per month, Rs 1,250 for degree students, and Rs 2,500 for girls doing post-graduation.
Estimated Cost - Rs 1,500 crore
📌 Ajit Doval was appointed National Security Advisor for the 3rd term.
📌 Wipro Launches Lab45 AI Platform To Boost Efficiency Across Business Functions
📌 Tata Communications has finalized a significant five-year agreement with World Athletics to provide broadcasting services, enhancing global coverage of premier events starting from the Tokyo World Championships.
📌 Gudakes Motie and Chamari Athapaththu Named ICC Players of the Month for May
📌 Shruti Vora, astride Magnanimous, has become the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix In Dressage
📌‘Lal’, ‘Mursan’ and ‘Hilsa’. These are the names given to three craters on the surface of Mars. Lal has been named after legendary cosmic ray physicist from Varanasi, the late Professor Devendra Lal. The other two have been named after Mursan town in UP’s Hathras district, and Hilsa town in Nalanda district of Bihar.
📌 Legendary Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath Passes Away
📌 Zomato sets Guinness World Record in Mumbai.
Zomato trained their delivery partners in Mumbai so that they could “provide medical aid during critical roadside emergencies
📌 Kathmandu is set to host an international tourism fair aimed at promoting global tourism, sustainable development, and cultural exchange.
📌 Infosys ranked 74th most valuable global brand in Kantar BrandZ report
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Q. What is the rank of Infosys among the most valuable global brands according to the Kantar BrandZ report?
Anonymous Quiz
18%
75th
46%
74th
26%
73rd
10%
72nd
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Q. Name the scheme announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to provide monthly stipends to girl students from class 11 to post-graduation.
Anonymous Quiz
47%
Nijut Moina
30%
Betiyo ka Vikas
10%
Women SHG
14%
Shashkt Nari
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Q. When is World Blood Donor Day celebrated every year?
Anonymous Quiz
17%
12 June
20%
13 June
51%
14 June
12%
15 June
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Q. Ajit Doval has been appointed as the ________________ for the third term.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Advocate General of India
79%
National Security Advisor
14%
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
2%
None of these
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Q. What is the name of the Indian actor who has authored the children's picture book "The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home."
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Deepika Padukone
42%
Alia Bhatt
29%
Kareena Kapoor
12%
Anushka Sharma
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