• World Brain Tumor Day is observed on [latex]8^{th}[/latex] June, every year. German Brain Tumour Association (Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe e.V.), a nonprofit organisation, first marked this day in the year 2000 to spread the awareness about the brain tumour among the general public.

• World Oceans Day takes place every [latex]8^{th}[/latex] June. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Mexico has agreed to take "unprecedented steps" to help stem the flow of migrants to the US in order to avoid trade tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.


• Mr Trump revealed that a deal had been reached to suspend the tariffs "indefinitely" in a series of tweets.


• He had threatened to implement import duties of 5%, rising every month, unless Mexico acted to curb migration.

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• A Bangladeshi immigrant, who allegedly heaped praise on the Islamic State group and Osama bin Laden, has been charged after he was accused of plotting a grenade attack on the bustling tourist-clogged Times Square in the U.S., authorities said.


• Ashiqul Alam, was arrested after arranging through an undercover agent to buy a pair of semi-automatic pistols with obliterated serial numbers and surveilled the popular Manhattan district to identify the best place for the attack, the Justice Department said in a statement.

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• U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will deliver the keynote address on ‘The U.S. and India An Economic Foundation for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ next in Washington D.C. Mr. Pompeo’s remarks will be delivered at the India Ideas summit


• A two-day conference organised by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-India Business Council at a time when the trade relationship between the two countries faces strong headwinds despite the fact that bilateral trade between the two countries has been growing.

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• Japan, US, China, France and the UK wanted digital giants such as Amazon, Google and Facebook to be taxed based on their revenue and number of users in every market where they operate.


• The Finance Ministers of the G20 member nations called for the creation of a digital tax for multinational technology companies, the details of which will be finalized next year.

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• President Donald Trump says he has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States.


• “I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico,” Mr. Trump tweeted night, saying the “Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended.”

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• Dissenting views will not be part of the final orders issued by the poll panel, the Election Commission has said in a formal order issued on June [latex]4^{th}[/latex].


• With this, the commission has put to rest speculation over whether the dissenting view should be included in the final orders issued by the poll panel in cases related to violations of the model code of conduct (MCC).

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• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy occupied his office in the State Secretariat in Amaravati.


• He reached the Secretariat at 8.39 a.m. to a warm welcome by senior officials and senior leaders of his YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).


• Jagan Reddy entered his office amid chanting of Vedic hymns by a group of Hindu priests. After performing various rituals, he occupied his chamber.

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• Following a demand by family members of those who died in political violence, the BJP-IPFT government in Tripura has appointed a three-member committee to examine all cases of casualties is such violence.


• the member and additional secretary of Home Department Devananda Reang is the convener of the committee, a government notification said.

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• Following the quashing of its ‘revised framework for resolution of stressed assets’ by the Supreme Court in April, the Reserve Bank of India issued a ‘prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets’, giving lenders leeway to review a borrower account within 30 days of default.


• However, it stipulates additional provisions in case of delayed implementation of the resolution plan (RP).


• The new framework gives lenders a breather from the one-day default rule whereby they had to draw up an RP for implementation within 180 days of the first default.

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• Skipper Manpreet Singh led from the front with a brace, guiding India to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Poland in the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament.


• After a barren first quarter, Manpreet scored in the 21st and 26th minutes while drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 36th minute as India registered their second consecutive win.


• Poland’s lone goal was scored by Mateusz Hulboj in the 25th minute.

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• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announced the winners of the10th Equator Prize 2019.


• It recognized 22 local and indigenous communities from across the world.T he winners were selected from a pool of 847 nominations across 127 countries in a four-stage selection process by an independent Technical Advisory Committee of internationally renowned experts.

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• Singer Rihanna of age 31 is named as the world’s richest female according to the Forbes magazine with an estimated fortune of $600 million. She overtook Madonna and Beyonce who topped the list previously. She is from Barbados.


• She is the owner of Fenty Beauty, a cosmetics brand. She is also the first woman to have a clothing range with French company Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH).

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• The founder of Wipro, Azim Premji, aged 74, will retire as Executive Chairman of Wipro on July [latex]30^{th}[/latex], 2019. Although he will retire from the Executive functions as Chairman and Managing Director but will remain on the board as Non-Executive Chairman for a period of 5 years from July [latex]31^{st}[/latex] – July [latex]30^{th}[/latex], 2024.


• His elder son, Rishad Premji, who is the chief strategy officer and a board member, will take over as Whole-Time Director and designated Executive Chairman of the company.

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• Indian-American Pramila Jayapal of age 53, a Democrat from Washington DC set a record by becoming first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives as a temporary speaker.


• She was first elected in 2016. The Congress holds about 17 Asian Americans, with 14 in the House and three in the Senate.

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• Army launched an online platform, Retired Officers Digital Records Archive (RODRA), with an aim to have a better connection with armed forces veteran officers and family pensioners.


• The website provides facilities such as updating records, registration, and tracking of documents and pension-related grievances and communicating regarding various issues.

A. 33 B. 37 C. 42 D. 44 Answer: A

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 Answer: A

A. Portugal B. Germany C. France D. Poland Answer: C

A. PNB B. Yes C. SBI D. HDFC Answer: C

A. 20,000 B. 35,000 C. 40,000 D. 45,000 Answer: B

A. 26, 24 B. 26, 32 C. 34, 28 D. 38, 44 Answer: C

A. 4[latex]^{th}[/latex] June B. 5[latex]^{th}[/latex]June C. 6[latex]^{th}[/latex] June D. 7[latex]^{th}[/latex] June Answer: D

A. NABARD B. SEBI C. IRDAI D. Exim Bank Answer: B

A. Ban Ki-moon B. Nikki Haley C. Ko Annan D. Antonio Guterres Answer: D

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 Answer: B

A. 328 B. 472 C. 596 D. 621 Answer: C

A. Sofia Kenin B. Amanda Anisimova C. Ashleigh Barty D. Marketa Vondrousova Answer: C

A. Delhi B. Jharkhand C. Bombay D. Chhattisgarh Answer: A

A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh C. Nagaland D. Sikkim Answer: A

A. 5[latex]^{th}[/latex] June B. 6[latex]^{th}[/latex] June C. 7[latex]^{th}[/latex] June D. 8[latex]^{th}[/latex] June Answer: D

A. Vladivostok B. Moscow C. Siberia D. St Petersburg Answer: C

A. Varanasi B. Chitrakoot C. Ayodhya D. Prayagraj Answer: C

A. Brazil B. England C. USA D. France Answer: D

A. 20 teams B. 22 teams C. 24 teams D. 26 teams Answer: C

A. Sri Lanka B. Bhutan C. Afghanistan D. Maldives Answer: D

A. Malaysia B. Thailand C. Vietnam D. Cambodia Answer: B

A. Dubai B. Singapore C. Netherlands D. Sri Lanka Answer: D

A. Bill Clinton B. Barack Obama C. Jimmy Carter D. George W. Bush Answer: C

A. Qatar B. Maldives C. Seychelles D. Mauritius Answer: B

A. Curacao B. Vietnam C. Thailand D. India Answer: A