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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: June 4-5, 2017 First Published: June 5, 2017 | Last
Updated:June 6, 2017 1. What is the theme of 2017 World Environment Day
(WED)? [A] Green Economy: Does it include you? [B] Raise Your Voice Not The
Sea Level [C] Connecting People to Nature [D] Think.Eat.Save Hide Answer
Correct Answer: C [Connecting People to Nature] Answer Explanation: The World
Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5 to raise awareness about
forests and wider issues of environmental protection. The 2017 theme is ‘Connecting
People to Nature’. It implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its
beauty and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that we share. The host
country for the WED 2017 is Canada, where the official celebrations take place. 2.
Who has clinched the 2017 men’s singles title at the Thailand Grand Prix Gold
badminton tournament? [A] Akhilesh Das Gupta [B] B Sai Praneeth [C] Jonatan
Christie [D] Kidambi Srikanth Hide Answer Correct Answer: B [B Sai Praneeth]
Answer Explanation: Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth from India has won the Men’s Singles
Crown in the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament by defeating
Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in a tough three-game final on June 4, 2017 in Bangkok.
This is the first Grand Prix Gold title for Sai Praneeth. 3. Which football club has won
the 2017 UEFA Champions League trophy? [A] Juventus [B] Milan [C] Barcelona
[D] Real Madrid Hide Answer Correct Answer: D [Real Madrid] Answer Explana-
tion: Real Madrid has won the 2017 UEFA Champions League football competition
by defeating Juventus 4–1 in the final. This is the first time in UEFA Champions
League a team won consecutive seasons. Thus, Real Madrid became the first team in
the UEFA Champions League era to successfully defend their title. Real Madrid is a
professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. 4. India’s first smartcard-based
Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) initiative “Trin Trin” has launched in which city? [A]
Mysuru [B] New Delhi [C] Lucknow [D] Chennai Hide Answer Correct Answer: A
[Mysuru] Answer Explanation: India’s first smartcard-based Public Bicycle Sharing
(PBS) initiative has launched in Mysuru, Karnataka on June 4, 2017. The cost of the
project, partly funded by World Bank’s Global Environmental Facility, for the next six
years is Rs 20.5 crore, covering the maintenance of the docking stations and bicycles.
About 450 bicycles will be available for public use in the city. To rent a bicycle, the
citizens of Mysuru or tourists need to register themselves either online or by visiting
one of the six registration centres situated close to tourism centres and obtain a smart
card after paying Rs. 350, including a refundable deposit of Rs. 250. Though the use
of the bicycle is free for the first one hour, the users will have to pay a nominal fee of
Rs. 5 for two hours, Rs. 10 for three hours and so on. 5. Who has become the new
Solicitor General of India? [A] Tushar Mehta [B] Pinky Anand [C] Ranjit Kumar [D]
P S Narsimha Hide Answer Correct Answer: C [Ranjit Kumar] Answer Explanation:
Ranjit Kumar is the present Solicitor General of India, whose tenure has been ex-
tended by the Government of India (GoI). Beside this, the terms of Attorney General
Mukul Rohatgi and five other senior law officers have also been extended. The
Additional Solicitor Generals who have been given extension for an indefinite period
are Pinky Anand, Maninder Singh, P S Patwalia, Tushar Mehta and P S Narsimha.
The Attorney General, along with the Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor
General, represents the government in various courts and tender legal advice on
complex issues. 6. What is the India’s GDP growth rate in 2018, as per latest World
Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report? [A] 7.5% [B] 7.7% [C] 7.2%
[D] 7.6% Hide Answer Correct Answer: A [7.5%] Answer Explanation: The World
Bank (WB) in its latest report “Global Economic Prospects (GEP)” has projected