where will U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold their first summit ?

where will U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin  hold their first  summit ?

Options

1) norway

2)sweden

3)finland

4)denmark

answer


3)finland


Other details



    U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their 1st summit on July 16 in Helsinki, Finland.

    The 2 leaders will discuss relations between US and Russia and a range of national security issues.

    It meeting would also entail high-level talks on US sanctions on Russia and Russia’s rejoining the Group of Seven industrialized countries to make it the G8 again.

The Group of Seven is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries, with the seven largest advanced economies in the world, represent more than 62% of the global net wealth. 

Founded: 1997


Donald John Trump is the 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian statesman and former intelligence officer serving as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 2000 until 2008

Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia
Capital: Helsinki Trending

Currency: Euro

Who was Stanley Anderson?

Who was Stanley Anderson?

Options

1) actor

2)singer

3)musician

4)none of the above

answer


1) actor


Other details

Stanley Anderson   was an American actor.

According to a Mercer survey which is the world’s costliest city ?

According to a Mercer survey which is the world’s costliest city ?

Options

1) Hong Kong

2)Tokyo

 3)Zurich,

4)Singapore,

answer

1) Hong Kong


Other details



    According to a Mercer survey, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India to live in for expatriates as compared to Washington and Melbourne.

    Hong Kong is ranked as the world’s costliest city to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo, Zurich, Singapore, and Seoul.

    Bengaluru, which has a high population of expatriates is getting more reasonable on cost of living.

 

where was anti-doping sports conference organized?

where was anti-doping sports conference organized?

Options

1) sweden

2)Norway

3)finland

4)none of the above

answer

2)Norway

other details

An anti-doping sports conference titled Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?' was held today at Oslo to address the issue of doping issues.

The conference is a joint initiative of the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), Anti-Doping Norway and FairSport to propose a substantial agenda for action, enabling it to have an impact on the ongoing anti-doping reforms and policy framework.


The conference will not only address various governance issues in sports but also celebrate role models by announcing the winner of the 2018 Ethics in Sports Award.

The Anti-Doping in Sports conference is a continuation of WFEB's conference series on Ethics in Sports'.

Earlier editions were held at the FIFA headquarters (2014, 2016) and at the stadium of Germany's soccer club, Union Berlin (2015).

where will be ICC Women's World T20 will held?

where will be ICC Women's World T20 will  held?

Options

1) west indies

2)south africa

3)australia

4)new zealand

answer

1) west indies


Other details

The ICC Women's World T20 will be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24 this year

This is the first standalone ICC women's event in the shortest format of the game. India will begin their campaign against New Zealand on the opening day.

The 10-team tournament, featuring three-time champions Australia and reigning winners England, will be played across three venues in the Caribbean.

The finalists of the World T20 Qualifier in the Netherlands from July 7 to 14 will add to the line-up of the November tournament.

where was 150-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Discovered ?

where was 150-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Discovered  ?

options

1) Laos

2)Japan

3)Korea

4)China

answer


4)China


Other details

A turtle fossil dating back 150 million years to the Jurassic period has been found in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

A Farmer Liu Changyu found a turtle-shell-shaped "rock" while in Qijiang district earlier this month.


 paleontologists from the municipal exploration bureau confirmed it was a fossil of a snake-necked turtle from the Jurassic period

 The fossil will be displayed at the geological museum of Qijiang district.

Qijiang is rich in geological resources, including a cluster of dinosaur and primitive fish fossils.

Jurassic turtle fossils were previously found in Chongqing and in the neighbouring Sichuan province, but it is the first time for a snake-necked turtle fossil to be found in Qijiang District,

 

where would third AIIB Annual Meeting be held?

where would third  AIIB Annual Meeting  be held?

Options

1) China

2)India

3)japan

4)korea

answer

2)India

Other details

third annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will be held  on June 26 in Mumbai,

it will discuss ways to expand infrastructure investment in the region, among other things

The theme for this year's meeting is 'Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration'

 Department of Economic Affairs under the finance ministry, the Centre and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will jointly host the third annual meeting on June 25-26, 2018 in Mumbai.

India is the second largest shareholder in the Beijing-headquartered lender and already the largest borrower, accounting for commitments to the tune of USD 1.2 billion of the overall USD 4.5-billion committed so far

During the annual meeting, there will be several seminars that focus on topics, including mobilising finance for infrastructure, gender and infrastructure, and connectivity within and beyond Asia,


There will also be Host Country Seminars on topics, including the sources and instruments of financing and new technology choices and alternatives, and a panel discussion with chief ministers on the vision of infrastructure development in India

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a multilateral development bank that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. 
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Membership: 64 Members; 22 prospective members
Region served: Asia and Oceania

Formation: January 16, 2016 (Open for business); December 25, 2015 (Entry into force Articles of Agreement)

who was Charles Krauthammer?

who was Charles Krauthammer?

Options

1) author

2)actor

3)singer

4)none of the above

answer

1) author

Other details

irving Charles Krauthammer was an American conservative political columnist, pundit, author, speechwriter and psychiatrist whose weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide.

 he began writing a weekly editorial for The Washington Post, which helped him win  the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

Which team recently made a a new ODI world record with 481/6?

Which team recently made a  a new ODI world record with 481/6?


Options

1) english

2)south africa

3)west indies

4)australia


answer

1) english


Other details

 England made the highest one-day international total of 481-6 as they defeated Australia by 242 runs at Trent Bridge.

The England broke their own record of444-3 set against Pakistan in 2016 at same venue.oWith this the England captain, Eoin Morgan became the highest ODI run scorerfor his country.

This is England's biggest ODI win and Australia's heaviest defeat in terms ofruns

When is World Refugee Day observed?

When is World Refugee Day observed?

Options

1) 20 June

2)21 June

3)22 June





4)23 June

answer

1) 20 June


Other details

World Refugee Day, international observance observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.

On 4 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 55/76 decided that, from 2000, 17 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day.

 In this resolution, the General Assembly noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

African Refugee Day had been formally celebrated in several countries prior to 2000.

The UN noted that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June.

Each year on June 20 the United Nations, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and countless civic groups around the world host World Refugee Day events in order to draw the public's attention to the millions of refugees and Internally displaced persons worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution.

 The theme for World Refugee Day 2018 is: ‘Now More Than Ever, We Need to Stand with Refugees’.
 

India will gift Dornier aircraft to which country?

India will gift   Dornier aircraft to which country?

Options

1) seychelles

2)maldives

3)mauritius

4)Madagascar

answer

1) seychelles


Other details

India is planning to gift a Dornier aircraft to Seychelles and explore trilateral cooperation involving France

Dornier aircraft is second such aircraft that could be gifted to the Indian Ocean Region.

India and France share a logistic service agreement to support each other naval forces in the Indian Ocean Region.
  France also has strategic interests in Seychelles and recently engaged with Faure to expand French-Seychelles strategic ties

This would safeguard the interests due to refusal of Seychelles on Assumption Island.

The Assumption Island proposal entailed investment of $550 million in the development of an airstrip, jetty and housing infrastructure for the Seychelles Coast Guard .

The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa.

Capital: Victoria
Currency: Seychellois rupee
Capital and largest city: Victoria; 
Continent: Africa

Where was 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group held?

Where was 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group held?

options

1) Latvia

2)Lithuania

3)Estonia

4)Belarus

answer

1) Latvia


Other details

28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was held in Jūrmala, Latvia between 14th and 15th June 2018

The NSG plenary meeting was chaired by Ambassador Jānis Zlamets of Latvia

 last meeting was held in Bern in 2017

one of the points discussed was to continue to consider the implementation of the 2008 Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India and discussed the relationship with India

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multilateral export control regime and a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

The NSG was founded in response to the Indian nuclear test in May 1974 and first met in November 1975.

A series of meetings in London from 1975 to 1978 resulted in agreements on the guidelines for export; these were published as INFCIRC/254  by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

these guidelines are known as the Zangger "Trigger List"


Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia.

Capital: Riga
Capital and largest city: Riga; 
Currency: Euro

As of 2018, the NSG has 48 participating governments:

     Argentina
     Australia
     Austria
     Belarus
     Belgium
     Brazil
     Bulgaria
     Canada
     People's Republic of China
     Croatia
     Cyprus
     Czech Republic
     Denmark
     Estonia
     Finland
     France
     Germany
     Greece
     Hungary
     Iceland
     Ireland
     Italy
     Japan
     Kazakhstan
     Latvia
     Lithuania
     Luxembourg
     Malta
     Mexico
     Netherlands
     New Zealand
     Norway
     Poland
     Portugal
     Romania
     Russia
     Serbia
     Slovakia
     Slovenia
     South Africa
     South Korea
     Spain
     Sweden
      Switzerland
     Turkey
     Ukraine
     United Kingdom
     United States

Who was Martin Bregman ?

Who was Martin Bregman ?

Options

1)  film producer

2)actor

3)singer

4)none of the above

answer

1)  film producer


Other details

Martin Bregman  was an American film producer and personal manager.

Bregman produced many films including Scarface, Sea of Love, Venom, Serpico,  The Bone Collector and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.

 

which company adopted economic plan to allow more foreign workers?

which company adopted economic plan to allow more foreign workers?

Options

1) Japan

2)china

3)korea

4)laos

answer

1) Japan


Other details

    Japan’s Cabinet has adopted an economic plan that would allow more foreign workers.
    This comes as the country seeks to make up for its rapidly ageing population and declining workforce.
    Japan is to relax visa requirements in sectors facing severe labour shortages such as nursing care, agriculture, construction and transport.
    It will also start accepting highly skilled professionals.
    However, workers would only be allowed to stay in the country for up to five years as visitors, not as immigrants.
    Also, their family members would not be allowed to accompany them.
    The number of foreign workers in Japan has nearly doubled over the past five years to 1.28 million last year.

who was Marga Faulstich ?

who was Marga Faulstich ?

Options

1) glass chemist

2)biologist

3)mathematician

4)none of the above

answer

1) glass chemist


Other details

Marga Faulstich was a German glass chemist.

 She worked for Schott AG for 44 years. 

During this time, she worked on more than 300 types of optical glasses.

 40 patents were registered in her name. 

She was the first woman executive at Schott AG

London Breed has been elected as Mayor of which city?

London Breed has been elected as Mayor  of which city?

Options

1) San Francisco

2)Los Angeles

3)Chicago

4)New York City


answer

1) San Francisco

Other details

 San Francisco elected London Breed as its first African-American woman Mayor

Breed, who served as the president of San Francisco's board of supervisors, defeated former state Senate, Mark Leno, as the counting of votes continued a week after the elections took place

London Nicole Breed is an American politician from California who is the mayor-elect of the City and County of San Francisco. She currently serves as the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and supervisor for District 5

San Francisco, in northern California, is a hilly city on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.
 

2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010.

This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany, the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe and the eleventh time that it has been held in Europe.

 It is expected to be the most expensive football championship in history, budgeted at US$11.8-14 billion surpassing the cost of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The final tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team.

Of the 32 teams, 20 will be making back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, including defending champions Germany,

Iceland and Panama will both be making their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup.

 A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

The winners of the World Cup will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup. 

who will be presented with Lumiere Award ?

 who will be presented with Lumiere Award ?

Options

1) Jane Fonda

2) marlon brando

3)al pacino

4)none of the above

answer

1) Jane Fonda



Other details

American activist Jane Fonda will receive this year's Lumiere Award in Lyon, France.

Jane Seymour Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model.

She is also a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time BAFTA Award winner, and four-time Golden Globe Award winner.

Festival director Thierry Fremaux will present the Oscar winner with the prize.

The largest international festival of classic cinema, the Lumiere Festival will take place from October 13 to October 21.

SAARC Development Fund to hold 2-day conclave in Delhi next month

SAARC Development Fund will hold a two-day partnership conclave here next month, aimed at strategic growth in the South Asia region through project collaboration and regional integration

SDF Executive Director is Sunil Motiwal

The conclave proposes to solicit cross-border project co-financing under the "social, economic and infrastructure windows of SDF"

The  concepts to be discussed during the conclave for funding would be energy, transportation, ICT, trade and commerce, agriculture and allied sectors, and poverty alleviation, among others.



The Thimphu-based SDF was established by the heads of the eight SAARC Member States -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- in April 2010 to promote peoples' welfare in the region, improve their quality of life, and accelerate economic growth, social progress and poverty alleviation.

Mauritius Senior International Badminton Tournament

Mauritius Senior International  Badminton Tournament

Indian women's doubles pair of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker defeated Maldivian pair of Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq and Fathimath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq to win the Mauritius Senior International Tournament

Mauritius Senior International Tournament was   played at Rose Hill in Mauritius

 Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker  won their second international title

The Indian pair was seeded second in the tournament

They defeated the  number one seeded pair 21-17, 21-12

Simran and Ritika,  are number one ranked U-19 pair of India,

Indian scientists discover planet 600 light years away

Indian scientists discover planet 600 light years away

A team of scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size exoplanet,

it is about 27 times the mass of Earth and six times the radius of Earth.

 The planet revolves around a Sun-like star, some 600 light years away from Earth.

The discovery was made by measuring the mass of the planet using the indigenously designed ‘PRL Advance Radial-velocity Abu-Sky Search’ (PARAS) spectrograph integrated with 1.2m telescope at PRL’s Gurushikar Observatory in Mount Abu.

With this discovery, India has joined a select league of countries which has discovered planets around stars.

 The planet was found to go around the star in about 19.5 days.

The surface temperature of the planet was found to be around 600 degrees Celsius, as it is very close to the host star. It is seven times nearer to its star, in comparison with Earth-Sun distance. This might make it uninhabitable

The discovery is of importance for understanding the formation mechanism of such super-Neptune or sub-Saturn kind of planets, that are too close to the host star, according to scientists.

Paras spectrograph made an independent measurement of the mass of the planet body, as it was necessary for discovery after data from Nasa’s K2 (Kepler2) photometry could not confirm the planetary nature of the system.

 

Maria Bueno was associated with which sport?

Maria Bueno was associated with which sport?

Options

1) tennis

2)badminton

3)table tennis

4)squash

answer

1) tennis


Other details

Maria Esther Andion Bueno was a professional tennis player from Brazil.

During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Major titles, making her the most successful South American female tennis player in history

Maria Bueno was Legendary Brazilian tennis player

In 1960, Bueno became the first woman ever to win all four Grand Slam double titles in one year (three with Darlene Hard and one with Christine Truman).

Maria Bueno won three Wimbledon and four US championship singles titles.

She was a singles finalist at the Australian Championships and the French Championships, losing both finals to Margaret Smith.

 Bueno reached at least the quarterfinals in each of the first 26 Grand Slam singles tournaments she played.
 

Farhad Forbes elected global chairman of Family Business International

Farhad Forbes elected global chairman of Family Business International

Farhad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall, has been elected global Chairman of Family Business Network International,
.
He is the first non-European to hold this prestigious position.

 FBN International is the world's leading family business organisation.


It was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

FBN International brings together over 3,400 family businesses, 11,000 individual members including 4,500 Next-Generation members.

It has 31 chapters in 65 countries including a Confederation of Indian Industry - FBN International chapter in India.

Forbes Marshall is a leading manufacturer of steam engineering and control instrumentation solutions.

Their products and services help industries save energy, improve process quality and throughput, and run a clean and safe factory.

when is UN Russian Language Day celebrated?

when is UN Russian Language Day celebrated?

Options

1) June 6

2)June 7

3)June 8

4)June 9


answer

1) June 6

other details

UN Russian Language Day is observed annually on June 6.

 The event was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010.

UN Russian Language Day coincides with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin, a Russian poet who is considered the father of modern Russian literature

The initiative of the UN Language Days was launched in February 2010 in order to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six of the UN's official working languages throughout the organization

When is International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing celebrated?

When is International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing celebrated?

options

1) June  5

2)June  6

3)June  7

4)June  8

answer

1) June  5


Other details

In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed that an initiative be launched to declare an International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

a proposal was submitted to the attention of the thirty-second session of FAO Committee on Fisheries.

The Committee on Fisheries endorsed the proposal for the declaration of 5 June as the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.  The date reflects the day when the Port State Measures Agreement officially entered into force as an international treaty.

treaty is the first international legally-binding instrument specifically devoted to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

The proposed draft resolution was submitted to the 40th Session of the FAO Conference (July 2017) for approval. In December 2017 the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries proclaimed 5 June as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

 In the same resolution the UN also declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, which will help focus attention on the small-scale fishermen and women who comprise 90 percent of the world's fisheries work force.

Where is Fuego volcano located?

Where is Fuego volcano located?

Options

1) Guatemala

2)Mexico

3)Honduras

4)El Salvador

answer

1) Guatemala

Other details

Volcán de Fuego   is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.

It is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Antigua Guatemala, one of Guatemala’s most famous cities and a tourist destination

The Fuego volcano, is about 40km south-west of the capital Guatemala City,

it has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest and as recently as in June 2018

Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico, is home to volcanoes, rainforests and ancient Mayan sites.

Capital: Guatemala City Trending

Capital and largest city: Guatemala City;
Currency: Guatemalan quetzal
President: Jimmy Morales

the US and which country have agreed to permanently restore the direct postal service?

 the US and which country have agreed to permanently restore the direct postal service?

Options

1) cuba

2)peru

3)brazil

4)chile

answer

1) cuba

Other details



    Cuba and the US have agreed to permanently restore the direct postal service between the two countries.

    This service allows the postal delivery of mail, parcels, and express courier deliveries on direct flights between Cuba and the United States, and through post offices in both countries.

    The direct postal service between the two neighbouring nations was suspended by Havana in 1968.

Cuba is a Caribbean island nation under communist rule.
Capital: Havana
President: Miguel Díaz-Canel
Currencies: Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso

 

where is 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup being played?

where is 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup being played?

Options

1) Bangladesh,

2)India,

 3)Malaysia,

4)Sri Lanka

answer

1) Bangladesh,

Other details

The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup is the seventh edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

 It is scheduled to take place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in Malaysia, and is the third edition played as a 20-over tournament.

The tournament is contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

 India are the defending champions.

Mariano Rajoy was Prime Minister of which country?

Mariano Rajoy was Prime Minister  of which country?

Options

1) Spain

2)Italy

3)France

4)Germany

answer

1) Spain


Other details

Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no-confidence ousted his government.

Spain, a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures.

Capital: Madrid
Currency     Euro[

when is World Milk Day celebrated?

when is World Milk Day celebrated?

Options

1) June 1

2)June 3

3)June 4

4)June 2

answer

1) June 1


Other details