Current Affairs 


1) Who Launched 'Selfie Wala KYC' featured for first-time mutual fund investors, recently?

Ans:- FundzBazar
  • FundzBazar online mutual fund investment platform launched by Prudent launched 'Selfie Wala KYC' feature. 
  • It is applicable for the first-time mutual fund investors.

2) which bank was reported with the highest number of fraud cases in India in the last 11 fiscal years?

Ans:- ICICI Bank
  • Reserve Bank of India's data revealed that 53,334 fraud cases worth Rs. 2.05 lakh crore hit the banks in India in the last 11 fiscal year i.e, between 2008-09 and 2018-19.
  • The highest number of cases were reported in ICICI Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank.

3) Which country is to release the new Bank notes of 10,000, 20,000, and 50,000 denominations for racketing hyperinflation which eroded the currency's value?

Ans:- Venezuela
  • Venezuela Government announced that it will issue new banknotes due to racketing hyperinflation which eroded the currency's value
  • Central Bank of Venezuela released new notes of 10,000, 20,000, and 50,000 Bolivar denominations.
  • The highest bill in circulation was 500 Bolivar note before the announcement by Government.
  • Venezuela is a Country in Northern South America.
  • The Official name of Venezuela is Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela.
  • Official Language is Spanish and its capital is Caracas.
  • Venezuela produces a large amount of Oil every year and has one of the Largest Oil Supplies in the world.

4) Who is the World No,1 Position in the latest WTA ranking in June 2019?

Ans:- Naomi Osaka
  • Japan's Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic of Serbia continues as world No. 1 in the latest World Tennis Association (WTA) and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Rankings
  • She is the champion in women's single at the US Open and the Australia Open.
  • She is the First Asian player to hold the top ranking in Singles.
  • She has won three titles and reached five finals on the WTA Tour.
  • Naomi Osaka WTA total Points is 6377 and She is Just 252 points ahead of world No.2 Ashleigh Barty of Australia in top 20 Ranking.

5) As per the World Population Prospects 2019, India has been projected to surpass China as the World's Most Populous Country in Which Year?

Ans:- 2027
  • India has been Projected to Surpass China as the World's most populous Country around 2027.
  • UN report Say India is expected to add nearly 273 Milion people between 2019 and 2050.
  • Previous UN Projections had estimated that India will Surpass China as the World's Most populous Country as early as 2022.
  • UN World Population report, released by the UN two year ago had estimated that the Population India Surpass of China by around 2024.

6) In which state will the Vedanta's first pilot floating Solar plant be completed?

Ans:- Rajasthan
  • Vedanta Say on June 17 its First pilot floating solar plant will be completed in the next two to three months.
  • The Plant will be located at Ghosunda Dam, near Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.
  • Solar Plant is expected to have an energy yield of 1,993 MWh a year and will be able to power 1400 houses a year.

7) Which Indian NGO has been awarded the 2019 BBC World Service Global Champion?

Ans:- Akshaya Patra 
  • Akshaya Patra, a non-profit organization running one of the world's largest school meals project in India, has been awarded the BBC World service Global champion award for the Programme.
  • The Bengaluru based NGO was selected by an International panel of judges from nominations sent in by the World Service audience from around the world.
  • Shridhar Venkat, CEO of Akshaya Patra said "its matter of great pride for us to be selected for this award. I would like to thank BBC world service, On behalf of 1.75 million children whom we serve every day, day after day.

8) Which are the Indian Bollywood movies are selected to be screened at 2019 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFAN)?

Ans:- Manikarnika, Gully Boy, Andhadhun
  • Four Indian Movies have been selected for screening at the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFAN) 2019.
  • The fourth movie is a Tamil movie super Deluxe starring Vijay Sethupati and Samantha Akkineni.
  • The festival will take place from June 27 to July 7 in South Korea.

9) Recently Which department has partnered with Cisco & Accenture for skilling Programme?

Ans:- Directorate General of Training (DGT)
  • Directorate General of Training (DGT) joined hands with IT Networking major Cisco and global consulting firm Accenture to skill youngsters for the Digital Economy.
  • The MoU was signed in the presence of Krishnan, DGT's Director General Rajesh Aggarwal, Harish Krishnan, Managing Director for Public Affairs and Strategic Engagement at Cisco India and SAARC, Kshitijia Krishnaswamy.

10) Indian Government has appointed Padmaja as the next High Commissioner of India to Which nation?

Ans:- Republic of Tuvalu
  • The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, announced the appointment of Ms Padmaja as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of  Tuvalu With the residence in Suva.
  • She is also Currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji and also Serving as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru.