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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: June 9, 2017 First Published: June 9, 2017 | Last
Updated:June 9, 2017 1. Which bank has become the first Indian bank to launch
bio-degradable prepaid gift cards? [A] Axis Bank [B] ICICI Bank [C] State Bank
of India [D] HDFC Bank Hide Answer Correct Answer: A [Axis Bank] Answer
Explanation: Axis Bank has become the first Indian bank to launch a bio-degrad-
able prepaid gift plastic card to offer its customers a simple way of contributing
towards environment-friendly payment solutions. The plastic card is made up of
Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) and can decompose easily and can also
be recycled. The cards will be acceptable at all domestic merchant outlets and
online portals. According to a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
on 1 July 2014, the maximum validity of pre-paid gift instruments is 3 years. 2.
Basudev Chatterji, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Politics [B] History [C] Law [D] Journalism Hide Answer Correct Answer: B
[History] Answer Explanation: Basudev Chatterji, the noted historian, has passed
away in Guwahati, Assam on June 8, 2017. He was also the former chairman of
Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR). Chatterji was an academician and
used to taught at St Stephen’s College in Delhi, University of Hyderabad besides
supervising undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. The books ‘Trade,
Tariffs and Empire : Lancashire and British Policy in India’, and ‘Dictionary of
Martyrs India’s Freedom Struggle’ were among his works. 3. India and which
United Nations organisation have launched partnership fund to promote sustainable
development? [A] UNESCO [B] UNIDO [C] UNOSSC [D] UNWTO Hide
Answer Correct Answer: C [UNOSSC] Answer Explanation: India and the UN
Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) have launched a partnership fund
that will support sustainable development projects across the developing world.
The fund was launched on the occasion of the World Oceans Day (WOD) at a
special ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN on June 8,
2017. The India-UN Development Partnership Fund will implement country-level
projects that are catalytic towards achieving the 17 sustainable development goals
of the 2030 Agenda. The purpose of the initiative is to reduce poverty and hunger,
improving health, education and equality, and expanding access to clean water,
energy and livelihoods. 4. Which Indian American has been chosen for the 2017
NASA Astronaut Candidate Class? [A] Kayla Barron [B] Jasmin Moghbeli [C]
Robb Kulin [D] Raja Chari Hide Answer Correct Answer: D [Raja Chari] Answer
Explanation: Indian-American Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air
Force, has been chosen for the 2017 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class. He is
among 12 new astronauts who will be trained for missions into Earth orbit and to
deep space. Chari may become the 3rd person of Indian origin from the US after
the late Kalpana Chawla and current NASA astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams to fly
to space. Currently, he is a commander of the 461st Flight Test Squadron and the
director of the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base in Califor-
nia. 5. P Govardhan Reddy, the noted politician has passed away. He belongs to
which political party? [A] Indian National Congress (INC) [B] Telugu Desam
Party (TDS) [C] Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [D] Communist Party of India
(CPI) Hide Answer Correct Answer: A [Indian National Congress (INC)] Answer
Explanation: Palvai Govardhan Reddy (81), the noted politician from the Indian
National Congress (INC) party, has passed away due to heart attack in Kullu
Manali, Himachal Pradesh on June 9, 2017. Reddy was in Kullu Manali to attend
a Parliamentary committee meeting. Presently, he was representing the Telangana
State as a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). 6. Which Indian personality has
been conferred with the WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for
global tobacco control? [A] Venkaiah Naidu [B] Sushma Swaraj [C] J P Nadda