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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: June 11-12, 2017 First Published: June 12, 2017 | Last
Updated:June 14, 2017 1. Who has won the 2017 French Open Men’s Singles Tennis
Tournament? [A] Roger Federer [B] Novak Djokovic [C] Stanislas Wawrinka [D]
Rafael Nadal Hide Answer Correct Answer: D [Rafael Nadal] Answer Explanation:
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has won the 2017 French Open Men’s Singles Tennis Tournament
by defeating Swiss star Stanislas Wawrinka in final by 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in Paris, France.
With the win, Nadal has become the first player in the Professional arena to win the
same Grand Slam title 10 times. Nadal, the world’s 4th ranked player, has 15 Grand
Slams to his credit. Now, his collection of Slams stands just three behind great rival
Roger Federer. 2. Which Indian personality has been selected for France’s highest
civilian award “Legion of Honour”? [A] Amitabh Bachchan [B] Shahrukh Khan [C]
Soumitra Chatterjee [D] Kamal Hasan Hide Answer Correct Answer: C [Soumitra
Chatterjee] Answer Explanation: Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been
selected for France’s highest civilian award “Legion of Honour” for his outstanding
contribution to cinema and theatre. With this, Chatterjee has become the first Bengali
actor to be chosen for the award. The honour comes almost 3 decades after the same
recognition was conferred on master director Satyajit Ray in 1987. Chatterjee has acted
in several of Ray’s films including ‘Apur Sansar’, ‘Debi’,’ Aranyer Din Ratri’, ‘Ghare
Bairey’ and ‘Ganashatru’. Earlier recipients of the Legion of Honour include sitar
meastro Pandit Ravi Shankar, Amitabh Bachaan, Shahrukh Khan and Kamal Hasan.
Chatterjee was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2012. 3. Which video
conferencing aided legal service has launched by the Union Government for rural
people? [A] Tele Legal Aid [B] Tele Law [C] Tele Law Center [D] Tele Lawyer Hide
Answer Correct Answer: B [Tele Law] Answer Explanation: The Union Government has
launched a video conferencing aided legal service ‘Tele Law’ for the people living in rural
areas. Through Tele-Law, the legal aid to poor will fulfill the government’s commitment
to ensure access to justice and empowerment of the poor. Under the scheme, the Tele-
Law portal will be available across the Common Service Centre (CSC) network con-
necting the citizens to legal service providers. The portal will connect law school clinics,
District Legal Service Authorities, voluntary service providers and Non-Government
Organisations working on legal through the CSCs. Also, the National Legal Services
Authority’s panel of lawyers from state capitals will provide legal advice and counseling
to the applicants across the 1000 CSC through video conferencing. In the first phase,
the Tele-Law scheme will be tested as a pilot across 500 CSCs in Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar. 4. The Canara Bank has tied up with which general insurance company to sell
policies through its branches? [A] New India Assurance Company Limited [B] National
Insurance Company Limited [C] United India Insurance Company [D] Oriental Insur-
ance Company Limited Hide Answer Correct Answer: A [New India Assurance Com-
pany Limited] Answer Explanation: The Canara Bank has tied up with the state-owned
general insurer New India Assurance Company to sell policies through its branches.. The
purpose of the partnership is to provide best-in-class general insurance products to
Canara Bank customers at highly competitive rates. Under the agreement, New India
Assurance will make offer a bouquet of products such as motor, home, health, travel,
fire, marine, and engineering insurance policies through branches of Canara Bank. 5.
Adam West, star of hit TV series “Batman” passed away. He hailed from which coun-
try? [A] Germany [B] United States [C] Russia [D] Japan Hide Answer Correct An-
swer: B [United States] Answer Explanation: Adam West (88), the well known US
actor, has passed away in Los Angeles, United States. He was the popular star of 1960s
“Batman” TV show. 6. Dr C Narayana Reddy, who passed away recently, was associ-
ated with which field? [A] Politics [B] Journalism [C] Poetry [D] Law Hide Answer
Correct Answer: C [Poetry] Answer Explanation: Dr C Narayana Reddy (86), the
renowned poet and Jnanpith Award recipient, has passed away in Hyderabad on June