Current Affairs: June 14-15, 2020
June 15, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has partnered with which facility to enable its pensioners submit digital Life certificates?
[A] India Post Payment Bank
[B] Common Service Centre
[C] Passport Seva Kendra
[D] UIDAI
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Correct Answer: B [Common Service Centre]
Notes:
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has partnered with the Common Service Centre (CSC) to enable the pensioners submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan (Life Certificate).
As per the statement of the Labour Ministry, around 65 lakh pensioners can submit their life certificate through over 3.65 lakh CSCs. Every year, the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) pensioners need to submit their life certificates to continue to draw pension, as the life certificate will remain valid for one year from date of submission.
2. Which organisation submitted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)-III to the United Nations?
[A] National Human Rights Commission
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] National Women Commission
[D] Central Vigilance Commission
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Correct Answer: A [National Human Rights Commission]
Notes:
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has submitted a mid-term report to the United Nations on the human rights situation in the country.
This is the first time NHRC is submitting the report mid time, in which is highlighted the policies of the government on climate change, rights of women, children, disabled and the elderly. NHRC also informed that the Government of India is actively considering the proposal of a Universal Basic income (UBI).
3. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Chamber of Commerce located?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Mumbai
[D] Ahmedabad
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Correct Answer: B [Kolkata]
Notes:
Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the leading and only National Chamber of Commerce, that was founded in 1925. It is headquartered at Kolkata.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently delivered the inaugural address of the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) through video conferencing. During his address, the Prime Minister also praised the chamber for contributing to the development of industries in East India and the North East.
4. Which technology company has banned Police from using its facial recognition software “Rekognition”?
[A] Google
[B] Amazon
[C] IBM
[D] Apple
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon]
Notes:
Technology Major Amazon banned Police from using its facial recognition software “Rekognition”, for a year, amid the nation-wide protests in the United States.
The use of facial recognition systems has faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin. Though law enforcement agencies use facial recognition only to identify suspects, the critics say it can be misused. Earlier, IBM revoked its facial recognition software. Microsoft also joined the companies in banning Police use its recognition software.
5. Government has issued advisory for import and possession of exotic live species under which agreement?
[A] CITES
[B] UNFCCC
[C] CBD
[D] CMS
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Correct Answer: A [CITES]
Notes:
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between governments. India is also a signatory to CITES. It seeks to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
The Environment ministry has issued rules for dealing with the import of exotic species and for assessing scale of possession within the country, as per the CITES agreement. Exotic live species are defined as plants and animals that are moved from their original habitat to a new one by human intervention.
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Rachana
June 15, 2020 at 9:18 am1 Jaya Jaitely committee is constituted by ministry of women and child development . 2 Kathy Sullivan = First American Woman to Walk in Space Reaches Deepest Spot in the Ocean.. 3 K- fon free internet service to Poor’s by Kerala govt… 4 fateh covid 19 awareness program for 1 one month by punjab govt.
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