1. When is the World Accreditation Day (WAD) observed?
a. 8 June
b. 7 June
c. 9 June
d. 10 June
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• The World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated on 9th June every year to highlight as well as promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy.
• Theme for 2020-“Accreditation: Improving Food Safety”
• National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), the two accreditation boards of the Quality Council of India (QCI), organised a Webinar to commemorate the event, in which all concerned stakeholders participated.
• WAD is a global initiative started by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
2. What is the theme of World Day against Child Labour 2020?
a. Covid-19: Protect Children from Child Labour, now more than ever!
b. Covid-19: Protecting children from work Labour!
c. Covid-19: Protecting children from work!
d. Covid-19: Children are precious!
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Theme 2020-Covid-19: Protect Children from Child Labour, now more than ever!
• The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.
• Each year on 12 June, the World Day brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, civil society, as well as millions of people from around the world to highlight the plight of child labourers and what can be done to help them.
• This year, the World Day is conducted as a virtual campaign and is being organized jointly with the Global March Against Child Labour and the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture (IPCCLA) .
• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by world leaders in 2015, include a renewed global commitment to ending child labour. Specifically, target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls on the global community fight against child labour.
3. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied nations have agreed to extend a production cut of petroleum products by how much?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied nations have agreed to extend a production cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through the end of July, hoping to boost energy prices hard hit by the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Ministers of the cartel and outside nations like Russia met via video conference to adopt the measure, aimed at cutting out the excess production depressing prices as global aviation remains largely grounded due to the pandemic. It represents some 10 per cent of the world's overall supply.
• Algerian Oil Minister Mohamed Arkab, the current OPEC president, warned attendees that the global oil inventory would soar to 1.5 billion barrels by the mid-point of this year.
4. Who among the following is the head of the committee that has banned the use of saliva to shine ball?
a. Anil Kumble
b. Rahul Dravid
c. Sourav Ganguly
d. DK Jain
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The ICC approved Covid-19 replacements in Test cricket, banned the use of saliva and re-introduced non-neutral umpires for bilateral series as part of its interim playing regulations to tackle the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
• This was recommended by the Anil Kumble-chaired Cricket Committee.
• In the five new regulations, recommended by and ratified by the Chief Executives Committee (CEC), the teams will also be allowed an additional DRS call as home umpires will now be officiating in bilateral Test series.
• Also, a 32-inch additional logo would be permitted on the players' jerseys, which will help teams make commercial gains as Boards battle the pandemic's financial blow.
5. Darren Sammy had put allegations of racial discrimination on his team-mates. It is related to which of the following sports?
a. Cricket
b. Tennis
c. Badminton
d. Golf
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• West Indies' two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain Darren Sammy called out former SunRisers Hyderabad team-mates who had racially abused him during 2013 and 2014 Indian Premier League seasons.
• He shared an emotional video on his Instagram account where he revealed that he and Sri Lanka’s all-rounder Thisara Perera were called "kalu" when they were part of the IPL.
• Sammy said that he was listening to Indian American comedian Hasan Minhaj who was explaining how "some in his culture" describes black people, and how he was angry after listening to him.
• Sunriser Hyderabad is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun TV Network. It was founded in 2012.
