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1) Mahatma Gandhi’s iconic Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) completed how many years of its existence on 17 June 2017? – 100 years
Explanation: Sabarmati Ashram, which served as epicentre of the country’s freedom struggle during Mahatma Gandhi’s stay there, completed 100 years on 17 June 2017. Mahatma Gandhi lived in the ashram, situated on the banks of Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad along with his wife Kasturba from 1917 and 1930. It came into existence on 17 June 1917, exactly 100 years ago.
– It was from his base here that Mahatma Gandhi led the famous ‘Dandi March’ (also known as the Salt Satyagraha) on 12 March 1930. It is worth mentioning that Gandhiji had initially established his ashram at the Kocharab Bungalow of Jivanlal Desai, a barrister and friend of Gandhi, on 25 May 1915. But seeking to carry out many other activities like animal husbandry and farming, the ashram was located to a larger area near Sabarmati River.
– So two years later, on 17 June 1917, the ashram was relocated to an area of thirty-six acres on the banks of the river Sabarmati, and it came to be known as the Sabarmati Ashram. The ashram now has a museum, the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya.
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2) Union Government on 16 June 2017 came up with which rule regarding bank accounts and financial transactions? – It made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for opening of bank accounts as well as for any financial transaction of Rs. 50,000 and above
Explanation: According to a notification issued by the Revenue Department on 16 June 2017, the Union Govt. has made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for opening of bank accounts as well as for any financial transaction of Rs. 50,000 and above.
– Existing bank account holders have been asked to furnish the Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by 31 December 2017, failing which an account will cease to be operational.
– The notification issued by amending the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 mandates the quoting of Aadhaar, along with PAN or Form 60, by individuals, companies and partnership firms for all financial transactions of Rs. 50,000 or above with effect from 1 June 2017.
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3) From 16 June 2017 the new system of daily revision of petrol and diesel prices was introduced in India. Till now these prices were revised on which dates? – 1st and 16th of every month
Explanation: Under the new revision system, even the smallest change in international oil prices can be passed down to consumers. Daily price revision follows a successful experiment in five cities – Chandigarh, Jamshedpur, Puducherry, Udaipur and Vizag – where daily price change started from 1 May 2017.
– Till now, three PSU oil marketing companies – Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum – revised the prices on the 1st and 16th of every month based on average international crude oil and foreign exchange rates.
– From now on, the prices will be revised every morning at 6 am. According to the Union Government, apart from reducing volatility, the shift to daily price revisions will ensure that there is no sudden increase or decrease in domestic selling prices.
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4) Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri achieved which major international achievement on 13 June 2017? – He became the fourth highest active international goal scorer
Explanation: Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the fourth highest active international goal scorer, when he struck a decisive goal to guide his side to a 1-0 win over Kyrgyz Republic in a fast-pace and entertaining AFC Asian Cup qualifier match on 13 June 2017.
– He scored his 54th international goal in 94 matches to snatch all three points from the favourite Kyrgyz Republic and thus take India one step closer to break into the AFC Asian Cup after eight years.
– With this goal, Chhetri surpassed England’s star player Wayne Rooney who now sits on the fifth position with 53 goals. Only Portugal star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Clint Dempsey of United States stand ahead of the 32-year-old Indian.
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5) What is India’s place in a global list of most innovative nations (Global Innovation Index – GII) that was released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the WIPO released on 15 June 2017? – 60th
Explanation: India moved into the top half of the Global Innovation Index (GII) in 2017 by climbing six spots to 60 in a survey of innovative capacity among 127 countries. The country also maintained the top spot in the Central and South Asia regions.
– Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the US and the UK lead the 2017 GII rankings. China further improved its ranking to 22 from 25 last year.
– The list was released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released on 15 June 2017.
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Source:- Nirdeshak.com
