One Liners : 2 June 2018

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National

  • The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to not give grants for States not registering domestic workers under this Act – Unorganised Workers Social Security Act 2008
  • The Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) based missile was successfully tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in – Chandipur (Odisha)
  • This state will establish One Stop Centres (OSC) to address violence against women – Haryana
  • According to a WHO report, the smoking prevalence in Indian declined from 19.4% in 2000 to 11.5% in – 2005
  • This is the helpline number to receive complaints pertaining to child pornography and rape/gangrape (CP/RGR) content - ‘155260’
  • The Centre notified the Water Management Authority for this Southern River – Cauvery River

International

  • This country has banned the wearing of burqa in public – Denmark
  • Every year International Children Day on this day – June 1

Person in News

  • He assumed the charge of Secretary of Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry – Amit Khare
  • He was appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff – Lt Gen Devraj Anbu

Sports

  • This former Brazilian footballer was appointed as head coach of FC Pune City of Indian Super League (ISL) – Marcos Paqueta

General Knowledge

  • Under the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008, every unorganised worker shall be eligible for registration provided he/she is aged – 14 years and above
  • Sometimes referred to as a flying stovepipe or an athodyd (an abbreviation of aero thermodynamic duct), it is a form of airbreathing jet engine – Ramjet engine
  • Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) formulated One Stop Centre on – April 1, 2015
  • E-way bills are currently required for interstate movement of merchandise above a threshold value of – Rs 50,000
  • The states involved in Cauvery River Dispute over water sharing are – Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry
  • In this year the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) came into effect - 2012

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