Current Affairs Questions and Answers - June 02,2015

ANSWER: B. Sweden

These include Memorandum of Understandings on sustainable Urban Development, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, health and visa waiver programme for diplomatic passport holders. The agreements were signed in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee and Swidish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven at Stockholm.

ANSWER: C. Capt. Saurabh Kalia

Union government will file an affidavit in the Supreme Court and after getting permission will take the matter into International Court of Justice. Captain Kalia, along with five other soldiers, was taken prisoner by Pakistani troops during the Kargil war in 1999. They were held captive and allegedly tortured before their bodies were handed back to India in 1999.

ANSWER: A. BIS App

The status of any BIS Certification Licence can also be obtained using the application.

ANSWER: C. 2nd June

Telangana was formed as 29th State of the country on this day last year after the reorganization of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. In remembrance of the struggle and sacrifice made during the formation of the state, the state government has planned to hold events covering all fields from literature to music across the state. All the ten districts of the new state have geared up for celebrating the Formation Day which will be a cultural grandeur.

ANSWER:
B. Facilitate the Breeding of fish
The department of fisheries has completed all preparations for imposing fishing ban in Goa from June 1 to July 31, to facilitate the breeding of fish throughout the spawning season, during monsoon.

ANSWER: D. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa

Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa’s appointment was necessitated after Lt General (Retired) Nirbhay Sharma was transferred to Mizoram. Rajkhowa was the former Chief Secretary of Assam. He is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from 1968 batch.

ANSWER: D. Beijing

Smoking bans already existed in China, but have largely failed to crack down on the habit. These tougher regulations ban lighting up in restaurants, offices and on public transport in Beijing.

ANSWER: A. Andres.

Andres is centered about 1,290 kilometers southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico, and is moving west at 9 kilometres per hour.

ANSWER: A. 0.4%

Shrinking for the second straight month, output of the country's eight core sector industries contracted by 0.4 per cent in April 2015, on poor performance of most sectors. Core sector output had declined by 0.1 per cent in March this year, and had grown 5.7 per cent in April last year.

ANSWER: B. 2nd June

ANSWER: D. China

The ATM machine was created by Tsinghua University and Hangzhou-based technology company Tzekwan.

ANSWER: C. Cuba

The US on 29 May 2015 removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, signed an order removing Cuba from the terrorism blacklist as part of the process of strengthening ties between the former Cold War foes.