• The first Olympic Games were held in Athens (Greece) from [latex]6^{th}[/latex] April to [latex]15^{th}[/latex] April 1896. There are 14 countries participated in these games.


• Olympic Day was introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on [latex]23^{rd}[/latex] June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. So first Olympic Day was celebrated on 23 June 1948 by 9 National Olympic Committees (NOC).

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• The US launched a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems on Thursday as President Trump pulled out of air strikes on the country, US reports say.


• The cyber-attack disabled computer systems controlling rocket and missile launchers, the Washington Post said.


• It was in retaliation for the shooting down of a US drone as well as attacks on oil tankers that the US has blamed Iran for, the New York Times said.

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• Istanbul residents are returning to the polls to elect a mayor after an opposition candidate's surprise victory in March was annulled.


• Ekrem Imamoglu won by 13,000 votes, prompting allegations of irregularities from Turkey's ruling AK party.


• Mr. Imamoglu has vowed to "battle for democracy" and polls say he is likely to beat former prime minister Binali Yildirim for a second time.

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• Mexico is sending thousands of troops to the border with Guatemala as part of a deal with the US to stem the flow of undocumented migrants, mostly from Central America.


• Photojournalist Encarni Pindado has seen the impact of the harsher policies on the people making their journey north.

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• “The plan cannot pass because it ends the Palestinian cause,” Mr. Abbas said on Saturday. “We are not going to attend this workshop, the reason is that the economic situation should not be discussed before a political situation, so long as there is no political situation, we do not deal with any economic situation.”


• The Trump administration unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan.

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• The Medical Council of India-Board of Governors (MCI-BoG) has notified amendments to the Establishment of Medical College Regulations, 1999, that will allow a consortium to apply for the establishment of new medical colleges.


• The medical education regulator notified the changes on May 14 as part of efforts to encourage private sector participation in strengthening the country’s medical education infrastructure.

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• Four militants were killed in an operation by security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian on June 23 morning.


• A police spokesman said that on a credible input about militants, a cordon and search operation was launched at the Panzar area in Shopian by the security forces.


• “In the ensuing encounter, four militants were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter. The identities and affiliations of the killed terrorists are being ascertained,” said the police.

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• The government’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) — is now undergoing a price review of the over 1,000 medical packages being offered to patients.


• “The review process is ongoing,’’ said Indu Bhushan, CEO AB- PMJAY.

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• State-owned Corporation Bank has donated Rs 3.38 crore towards relief and rehabilitation works for the people affected by cyclone Fani in Odisha.


• The cheque was handed over by Corporation Bank MD P V Bharathi to state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on June [latex]18^{th}[/latex], the bank said in a statement.

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• Fast bowler Mohammad Shami took a last-over hat-trick as India defeated Afghanistan in a low-scoring match on Saturday to continue their unbeaten run in 2019 World Cup.


• With this, India became the third team after Australia (67) and New Zealand (52) to win 50 World Cup matches. India have now accumulated nine points from five matches in the tournament.

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• New Zealand defeated West Indies by 5 runs on Saturday to go top of the 2019 World Cup points table with five victories from six matches.


• The match witnessed West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite slam 101(82) batting at number six. Notably, West Indies had last defeated New Zealand in a World Cup match in the 1999 edition.

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• Brazil forward Marta wants to use her record-breaking status to "push for more equality and women's empowerment".


• The 33-year-old scored her 17th World Cup goal in a 1-0 win over Italy on Tuesday to become the all-time leading scorer at men's or women's finals.


• "The feeling is a joyful one, not only for breaking the record but for being able to represent women in doing so," she told BBC Sport.

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• The Indian women's rugby team claimed their first-ever international 15s victory on Saturday by defeating Singapore 21-19 in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1.


• India's scrum-half Sumitra Nayak handed India the win after kicking a penalty in the dying minutes of the match. The victory helped India finish third in the tournament.

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• As per the order issued by personnel Ministry, Government of India, Shefali Juneja, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre) was appointed as India’s representative in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for a period of three years.


• She is currently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA).


• She will replace Alok Shekhar (IAS officer ) who named for the post in October 2015.

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• Thanjavoor Ramamoorthy, Veteran Mridangam exponent and former top grade staff artist of All India Radio(AIR) passed away in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. He was born in Trichy.


• He was appointed as Artist of All India Radio by the British Government and later on served 42 years in Indian Government as a mridhangam artist.

A. Honey B. Queen C. Bumble D. Moon Answer: C

A. HDFC Bank B. State Bank of India C. Kotak Mahindra Bank D. Punjab National Bank Answer: A

A. June 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] B. June 21[latex]^{st}[/latex] C. June 22[latex]^{nd}[/latex] D. June 23[latex]^{rd}[/latex] Answer: D

A. Chetan Bhagat B. Rahul Gandhi C. Anupam Kher D. Amitabh Bachchan Answer: C

A. NHPC and SJVN Limited B. NTPC and Power Grid Corporation of India C. Tata Power and NTPC Limited D. Power Grid Corporation of India and JSW Energy Answer: B

A. Germany B. Australia C. Japan D. India Answer: D

A. June 23[latex]^{rd}[/latex] B. June 22[latex]^{nd}[/latex] C. June 21[latex]^{st}[/latex] D. June 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] Answer: A

A. Rafael Nadal B. David Goffin C. Roger Federer D. Novak Djokovic Answer: C

A. June 22[latex]^{nd}[/latex] B. June 23[latex]^{rd}[/latex] C. June 21[latex]^{st}[/latex] D. June 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] Answer: B

A. Max Verstappen B. Charles Leclerc C. Valtteri Bottas D. Lewis Hamilton Answer: D

A. Israel B. Saudi Arabia C. Oman D. Libya Answer: B

A. Pardeep Chopra B. Sunil Jagota C. RS Chauhan D. D Rao Answer: C

A. Maharashtra B. Telangana C. Tamil Nadu D. Andhra Pradesh Answer: C

A. Punjab B. Maharashtra C. UP D. Gujarat Answer: B

A. Dharavi B. Taj Mahal C. Delhi Bazaar Walk D. Rock Garden Answer: A

A. Kochi B. Hyderabad C. Mumbai D. Varanasi Answer: B

A. Jim Mattis B. Mike Pompeo C. Mark T. Esper D. Nikki Haley Answer: C

A. Ksenia Stolbova B. Fyodor Klimov C. Maxim Trankov D. Tatiana Volosozhar Answer: B

A. Nitin Gadkari B. Sushma Swaraj C. Suresh Prabu D. Narendra Modi Answer: C

A. Riyadh B. New Delhi C. Dubai D. Islamabad Answer: C

A. Rohit Sharma B. MS Dhoni C Virat Kohli D. Hardik Pandya Answer: C

A. Japan B. Sri Lanka C. Maldives D. India Answer: A

A. $3.8 billion B. $4.1billion C. $5.9 billion D. $6.3 billion Answer: D

A. July 15[latex]^{th}[/latex] B. August 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] C. August 30[latex]^{th}[/latex] D. September 10[latex]^{th}[/latex] Answer: C