1. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will launch Jal Shakti Abhiyan across the country from New Delhi on 1 July to accelerate water harvesting and conservation measures. The scheme is aimed at making water conservation and promotion of irrigation efficiency a mass movement through asset creation and communication campaigns. 
2. In a step towards women empowerment, the state government of Goa approved an amendment to Factories Act 1948 which will allow deployment of women in night shifts (from 7pm to 6 am) in industries. It is a revolutionary step which might bring about equality at workplace.
3. International Day of the Tropics is observed every year across the world on 29 June to celebrate extraordinary diversity of tropics while also highlighting unique challenges and opportunities Tropical nations face. On 14 June 2016, UNGA adopted resolution A/RES/70/267 to observe the day. Tropics are a region of Earth, defined as area between tropic of Cancer (23°27 N) and the tropic of Capricorn (23°27 S). 
4. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), an Odisha-based Navaratna Company has been selected for President’s award for utilisation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in social development. NALCO was selected for its Aliali Jhia Scheme started in 2015. The scheme was on the line of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao to adapt and promote the poor and talented girls for education. NALCO was established in 1981 and central govt. holds 52% equity.
5. Veteran British journalist Sir Mark Tully was conferred with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at UK-India Awards in London for his contributions to UK-India relationship. He is the former Bureau Chief of BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in New Delhi, India. Previously he had been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in UK and conferred with Padma Bhushan in India.
6. Acknowledging that country’s telecom industry was under financial stress, Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had constituted a committee chaired by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan to spell out revival plans for Telecom sector. Committee would also look into previous recommendations provided by sectoral regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) on the issue and submit the report in two weeks.
7. National Statistics Day is observed every year on 29 June to create public awareness among people about importance of statistics in daily life and in process of planning and development. The theme for this 13th edition of the day is Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The day is observed on 29 June to commemorate birth anniversary of India’s eminent statistician, Late Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing National Statistical System.

Questions:

• When was the resolution adopted to celebrate International Day of the Tropics?

1. 1997
2. 2005
3. 2012
4. 2016

• Who is conferred with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at UK-India Awards in London?

1. Mark Tully
2. N K Batra
3. Julie Roberts
4. None of the above

• Who will chair the committee constituted to spell out revival plans for Telecom sector?

1. Ravi Shankar Prasad
2. Aruna Sundararajan
3. Sharmila Bhaskar
4. Vinod Kumar

• When was NALCO established?

1. 1972
2. 1981
3. 1997
4. 2003

• On which day National Statistics Day is observed?

1. June 27
2. June 28
3. June 29
4. June30

• Which state government has approved an amendment to Factories Act 1948 recently?

1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Goa 

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