Current Affairs Questions & Answers - June 06, 2016

ANSWER: Go Wild For Life

Explanation:
On World Environment Day, the Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Mr Prakash Javadekar spoke of the need for urban forestry. The Union Minister is set to launch a massive tree plantation scheme called Urban Forestry Scheme in Pune. This year’s theme for World Environment Day is “Go Wild For Life.”

• Another initiative was the Tiger Trail Circuit Train from Delhi Safdarjung station which is to highlight the significance of environment in our lives. The tourist train will be operated by Indian Railway PSU IRCTC.

ANSWER: June 6

Explanation:
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended greetings and felicitations to King and Kingdom of Sweden on the eve of their national day. The king of Sweden is currently Carl XVI Gustaf.

ANSWER: Jharkhand

Explanation:
Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed an agreement in the national capital for US $200 million new loan to upgrade 178 km of state roads in Jharkhand. Jharkhand State roads II Project will upgrade existing sections of four State roads to two lane standard and will also support improvements in the design, safety and maintenance of the network.Besides upgrading 176 km of roads, the project will help the State develop an international standard road safety master plan for promoting road safety in Jharkhand, he added. He further said that this will enhance the State’s ability to systematically identify, analyze, develop and prioritize critical road safety measures, which will benefit all road users.

ANSWER: Seychelles

Explanation:
19th Plenary Session of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) took place in Mahe, Seychelles during 31 May – 3 June 2016.

• India was chosen to co-chair the important Working Group on Improving Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) in the Region through consensus.
• Seychelles is the current chairman of the CGPCS for the biennium 2016-17.
• CGPCS was set up as a group of interested and affected nations, industry associations and multilateral agencies to take pro-active steps for checking piracy in the Indian Ocean region through a UN Security Council resolution.

ANSWER: 6

Explanation:
To reduce import dependance, the government has decided to establish 6 bulk drugs and medical devices parks which will entail combined investment of INR 60,000 crore. Government has also decided to establish six bulk drugs and medical devices parks, which will entail a combined investment of INR 60,000 crore.

• Government has decided to establish 3 bulk drugs and 3 medical devices parks across the country
• Parks will require investment of INR 60,000 crore
• As per various estimates, once parks become operational, they can bring down production of device and bulk drugs by at least 30 percent and in the long run, this will help the general public also.

ANSWER: Novak Djokovic

Explanation:
Novak Djokovic launched the French Open final victory over Andy Murray as the biggest moment of his career. The Serb became the third man to hold 4 grand slam titles at the same time. World number one Djokovic rallied from losing the opening set to down Murray.

• He now joins Don Budge and Rod Laver as the only players in tennis history to posses French Open, Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon trophies.

ANSWER: Taiwan

Explanation:
John Kerry said on Sunday that US would consider any Chinese establishment of an air defence zone over the South China Sea provocative and destabilising. Taiwan’s new defence minister also said island would not recognise any air defence zone declared by China over the South China Sea, as the island's top security agency warned such a move could usher in a wave of regional tension.

• China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.
• The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have overlapping claims, as well as close military ties with Washington.

ANSWER: 32nd

Explanation:
A strike called by Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa in Amritsar, the 32nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star was observed at Golden Temple on Monday June 6. Operation Blue Star was an Indian military operation which resulted in conflict and violence.

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
NBC details chapters on making buildings and urban sites accessible and barrier free for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Many public spaces and buildings are inaccessible to India’s disabled estimated at 2.68 crore and the ministry of social justice and empowerment will make accessibility a focus area in the fraud code

• NBC comes under Bureau of Indian Standards and it is not binding, but provides the national benchmark for construction activities.

ANSWER: Both are the same region

Explanation:
The climate change and biodiversity hotspot of Wayanad took its first step towards eco restoration and climate change mitigation with the rolling out of the state’s first carbon neutrality project on World Environment Day

• TM Thomas Isaaci unveiled the project to make Meenangadi the first carbon neutral panchayat in India.
• This initiative was taken during World Environment Day