Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 6, 2023

Solution: option b.)

Gufi Paintal, best known for playing ‘Shakuni mama’ in the epic TV serial “Mahabharat”, has passed away.
He was 79. Paintal’s acting credits also include 1980s Hindi films such as “Suhaag”, “And Dillagi”, as well as television shows “CID” and “Hello Inspector”, but his manipulative uncle act as Shakuni mama from BR Chopra’s “Mahabharat” made him a household name.

Solution: option a.)

Veteran actress Sulochana Latkar has passed away at the age of 94. She has been a part of 300 films, including Hindi and Marathi. Some of her popular films include Ab Dilli Dur Nahin, Sujata, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, Dil Deke Dekho, Aasha, and Majboor, Nai Roshni, Aayi Milan Ki Bela, Gora Aur Kala, Devar, Bandini amongst others.

In Bollywood, the actor largely played on-screen mother to lead stars of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s including Sunil Dutt, Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Dilip Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan. She featured in Hindi blockbuster hits such as “Heera”, “Reshma Aur Shera”, “Jaani Dushman”, “Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai”, “Jhonny Mera Naam”, “Kati Patang”, Mere Jeevan Saathi”, “Prem Nagar”, and “Bhola Bhala”.

Solution: option d.)

Top Indian sprinter, Amlan Borgohain has bagged two gold medals in the men’s 100 and 200-meter races category at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics in Merksem, Belgium.
He holds the 100-meter national record of 10.25 seconds and holds 20.96 seconds in the 200-meter.
Meanwhile, Sapna Kumari finished behind Belgium’s Amber Vanden Bosch in the women’s 100m hurdles after clocking 14.10.

Belgium Capital – Brussels
Belgium Currency – Euro
Belgium President – Charles Michel

Solution: option b.)

A non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its annual compendium, titled ‘State of India’s Environment 2023.
It is based on four parameters i.e. environment, agriculture, public health, and infrastructure.
Telangana was ranked at the top in terms of overall environmental performance and terms of increasing forest cover.
In agriculture, MP takes the top slot and Delhi leads in public health.
Gujarat leads the rankings in public infrastructure.

Telangana CM: Chandrashekar Rao
Telangana Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
Telangana Capital: Hyderabad

Solution: option a.)

The Indian government has established a commission of inquiry, led by former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Ajai Lamba, to investigate the recent series of violent incidents in Manipur.
With more than 80 lives lost, the violence and riots have targeted members of various communities.
The commission aims to delve into the causes, spread, and administrative response to these tragic events.

Manipur Capital: Imphal
Manipur CM: N Biren Singh
Manipur Governor: Anusuiya Uikey

Solution: option d.)

MoS for Education and External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2023 on June 5, 2023.
IIT Madras has emerged as the top college under the overall category for the fifth consecutive year and the best engineering institute for the eighth consecutive year.
Research category: IISc Bengaluru has earned the top spot.
Agriculture and Allied Sectors: IARI, New Delhi.
The top management college is IIM-Ahmedabad.
Medical category: AIIMS Delhi Under the best university category
IISc Bangalore has topped the university rankings followed by JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia.

Solution: option d.)

Union MoS Jitendra Singh has inaugurated a two-day lavender festival at Bhaderwah, Jammu & Kashmir.
He also highlighted that Bhaderwah has emerged as the Lavender capital of India and agri StartUp destination.
CSIR, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu had organized the event as part of its ‘One Week One Lab Campaign’.
The CSIR-Aroma Mission is a flagship project of CSIR under which Lavender cultivation is being promoted in the temperate regions of J&K.

Jammu & Kashmir Capital: Srinagar
Jammu & Kashmir Governor: Manoj Sinha

Solution: option a.)
Max Verstappen had warned that his Red Bull team was good enough to win every single race of the Formula One season. On Sunday he took one more step toward that ambitious sweep by easing to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The two-time defending champion started from the pole position and never was challenged as he breezed to his fifth win of the year.
Verstappen beat Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari to the first corner and then eased his superior car around the 4.6-kilometre (2.8-mile) Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to finish well ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

Solution: option b.)

Telangana will launch a new scheme Gruha Lakshmi from next month to provide Rs 3 lakh aid to the poor women to build their own houses on their land while the distribution of 4 lakh acres of ‘Podu’ land titles to 1.5 lakh tribals will begin from June 24.
The announcements were made by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at the state formation day celebrations on Sunday.
Telangana CM: Chandrashekar Rao
Telangana Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
Telangana Capital: Hyderabad

Solution: option c.)

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri complimented the Prime Minster Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme on the occasion of its successful completion of 3 momentous years.
The scheme was launched in June 2020.
Objective – To empower street vendors by restoring self-employment, self-sustenance, and self-confidence.

Solution: option a.)

After bidding farewell to AC Milan, famous Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced his retirement from professional football.
41-year-old Ibrahimovic has played phenomenally in his career as he played for some of Europe’s top clubs.
Talking to the media he said, “I say goodbye to football but not to you,” he said after being feted by the San Siro crowd after Milan’s 3-1 win over Hellas Verona in their season finale on Sunday.

Solution: option b.)

The Odisha government has established a committee called the Landrace Varietal Release Committee (LVRC) to release traditional millet varieties following standard operating protocols (SoP) for seed systems.
Odisha is the first state in India to develop a protocol for releasing indigenous millet varieties conserved by tribal farmers for centuries.
Landraces refer to ecotypes that have been cultivated for a long time in their original habitats.
It is crucial to preserve these landraces before they become extinct.
The initiative aims to preserve traditional landraces, promote agrobiodiversity, and empower custodian farmers in Odisha while supporting sustainable agricultural practices.

Solution: option b.)

The Congress-led government in Karnataka formally approved the implementation of two Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, Griha Lakshmi and Yuvanidhi.
The Griha Lakshmi scheme aims to transfer Rs 2,000 per month to all women heads of households, while Yuva Nidhi provides an unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 per month for graduates and Rs 1,500 per month for diploma holders.
Griha Lakshmi is inspired by Tamil Nadu’s Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme but differs as it covers all female heads of households, not just eligible women.
The government of India launched the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Program on 1st Jan 2013 to directly transfer benefits to the underprivileged population covered under central schemes.

Karnataka Capital: Bengaluru
Karnataka CM: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Governor: Thaawar Chand Gehlot

Solution: option a.)

Canada has become the first country in the world to stipulate that individual cigarettes carry mandatory health warnings.

While packets carry such warnings of the risks associated with smoking, the Canadian Government is taking this measure to ensure that it becomes “virtually impossible to avoid health warnings altogether.”
These regulations will come into effect on August 1 this year. These cigarettes will be introduced in a phased manner. The individual health warnings will first appear on king-size cigarettes by the end of July 2024 and by the end of April 2025.

Canada Capital: Ottawa
Canada President: Justin Trudeau

Solution: option d.)

India’s first deluxe train, the iconic Deccan Queen, recently celebrated its 93rd anniversary of operations between Pune and Mumbai.
Its inaugural journey on June 1, 1930, marked a significant moment in the history of the Great Indian Peninsula (GIP) Railway, the predecessor of Central Railways.
Deccan Queen was introduced to serve the two important cities of Mumbai and Pune, taking its name from the latter, which was also known as the Queen of Deccan.

Solution: option a.)

Amir Raza Husain, a noted theatre actor and director, has passed away. He was 66. Hussain was known for his large outdoor stage productions such as “The Fifty Day War” based on the Kargil War and “The Legend of Ram”.

He was also the Creative Director of the Stagedoor Theatre Company, established in 1974, which has presented over 91 productions and more than 1,100 performances. The actor was known for his unforgettable stage plays like ‘The Fifty-Day War’ (2000) and ‘The Legend of Ram’. He is survived by his wife, muse, and creative partner, Virat Talwar.