15 June 2015 marked as which historic charter (agreement) anniversary in Britain, which was signed between the King of England and the English nobility; which limited the power of the throne and was the first significant limit placed on governmental authority in the world?: Magna Carta
Explanation: The Magna Carta is considered the founding document of English law and civil liberties and the historic charter (agreement) was signed on 15 June 1215. This agreement was signed when under pressure from a group of some forty English barons unhappy with the crown’s excessive taxation, King John agreed to affix his seal to the charter at Runnymede, near Windsor (UK). Thus Signing of Magna Carta is important as it is widely accepted as the first significant step in the direction of establishing governmental system in place of the monarchial rule. In perhaps its most enduring legacy, the Magna Carta mandated that no man be imprisoned, stripped of his possessions or exiled “except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.”
In a poll conducted in the country that concluded during June 2015, Which bird was nominated as United Kingdom’s first-ever national bird?: Robin
Explanation: The poll was launched by noted ornithologist David Lindo. Lindo began the project last year and thus the red-breasted “Robin” has long been a part of Britain’s cultural history, most notably with its image adorning Christmas decorations every year received 34% of votes, followed by the barn owl, which received 12% and the blackbird, 11% and thus the red-breasted “Robin” bird topped a poll of more than 200,000 people to choose the UK’s first national bird, winning a landslide victory. More than 224,000 people voted online, at ballot boxes in schools and by post in the poll, which began in March 2015. The poll was conducted when they realised that Britain did not have a national bird, unlike countries such as India (Peacock), US (Bald Eagle) and Australia (Emu).
A new freight train linking Harbin city in northeastern China to Germany's Hamburg was launched on 13 June 2015. The train, which will open a new trade route between China and Europe will cover how much distance?: 9,820 Kms
Explanation: The journey will take 15 days as the train passes through Russia and Poland before reaching its destination, according to Tu Xiaoyue. The first train in the new route took off from Harbin, provincial capital of Heilongjiang, at 10 am on 13 June 2015. It carried carrying 49 of China made goods such as electronic products and auto parts from northeast and north China, worth $3 million. It will transport goods from China, the Republic of Korea and Japan as well as European countries such as Germany, Poland, France, Spain and Italy.
On 12 June 2015, Pakistan ordered which international children's aid agency to shut down its operations in the country as authorities said no NGOs "working against the country" will be allowed to continue?: 'Save the Children'
Explanation: As per the Pakistanis official, NGO is working against the country's national interest will not be allowed to continue its work in Pakistan. Therefore, Save the Children office is shut down and foreign staff has been directed to leave Pakistan within 15 days. However, the NGO notified that it has been operating in Pakistan for over 35 years and that currently had 1,200 employees in the country but none of them a foreign national. It is worth mentioning that Pakistan has previously linked the charity to the fake vaccination programme used by the CIA to track down al-Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys, two of the biggest Indian outsourcing companies has came under the US government investigation, for possible violations of H1-B visa rules. The possible visa rule violations of TCS and Infosys with regard to which US-based electric utility are being probed by the authorities?: Southern California Edison
Explanation: Southern California Edison had recently laid-off more than 500 technology workers and thus many of who claimed that they were made to train their replacements who were immigrants on the temporary work visas brought in by the Indian firms, TCS and Infosys. Thus these two companies are being probed for possible violations of rules for visas for foreign technology workers under contracts they held with Southern California Edison.
Veteran Hollywood actor died on 7 June 2015 in hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for respiratory problems. He has achieved fame from the late 1950s into the 1970s playing characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy for Hammer Films. What is the name of the British actor?: Christopher Lee
Explanation: British actor Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93 on 7 June 2015. In his career, he was well known for portraying horror film villains and later appeared in the blockbuster 'Star Wars' and 'Lord of the Rings' series. Despite being a master of the horror genre, Lee did not even like the word however he like’s the word 'fantasy'," he told the New York Times in 2002.
In a landmark judgement on 10 June 2015, Which country has sent its first ever man convicted of forcing someone to marry to prison for 16 years?: Britain
Explanation: According to UK, a marriage must be entered into with the full and free consent of both people. The two people involved should feel that they have a choice. Thus, UK had announced a massive campaign against Indian and Pakistani communities who forced their daughters into marriage during a trip to their native countries during the summer holidays. Britain's monarch Queen Elizabeth got the government to introduce a new legislation to criminalise forced marriage under which parents found coaxing their children into wedlock will face the prospect of a prison term. Thus, 34 year old man from South Wales, whose identity has been kept a secret, also pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, one count of bigamy and one count of voyeurism. The new legislation also makes forcing a UK national into marriage outside the UK an offence under domestic law for the first time.
In a latest event, which country found struggling with latest MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus outbreak killing over 100 people and over 2800 were quaratined?: South Korea
Explanation: MERS Stands for “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory illness” and MERS-CoV is the acronym for "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus", the virus that causes MERS. MERS was first detected in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Till now no know antibiotic or drug is available to control the virus. The main symptoms of MERS are fever, cough and shortening of breath. It get transmitted or spread from an infected person’s respiratory secretions, such as through coughing. Person-to-person spread of MERS-CoV, usually after close contact, such as caring for or living with an infected person. Due to this virus outbreak over 100 people in South korea has been died and over 2800 are quarantined. The WHO and Scientist are working to find the effective drug against this virus.
For what reason Trade unions representing workers of Tata Steel in the UK will go on strike on 22 June 2015, the biggest industrial action in the UK in nearly three decades?: Over proposed changes to the company's pension scheme
Explanation: Currently nearly 17000 workers are working in 4 facilities in UK at Wales in Port Talbot, Newport, Flintshire and Carmarthenshire, as well as sites around England including Corby, Hartlepool, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Teesside and York. Main reason for this strike decision is that as per the Unite trade unions at present workers can retire at 60 without an actuarial reduction. Instead Tata Steel insists that workers wishing to retire at 60 will lose 5 percent of each year of early retirement - 25 percent in total. However, Tata Steel had proposed to replace the BSPS with a "money purchase" pension scheme in which employees, the government and the employer will make definite contributions. It would also hike the retirement age from 60 to 65. This call of strike dragged the British Prime Minister David Cameron into the row last week when he was questioned in the House of Commons about UK government action to avert the strike.
The 2-day Summit of G7 countries started on 7 June 2015. This summit is being held at which place?: Schloss Elmau (Germany)
Explanation: G7 is the group of seven major advanced economies of the world and includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The summit was started in the state of Bavaria in South Germany at Schloss Elmau, which is a luxury hotel. It is site of the 41st Summit of G7 countries from 7 to 8 June 2015. Apart from these 7 countries, the President of the European Commission is a permanent member at all G7 summits. Russia has been excluded from, what was previously known as the G8, since the annexation of Crimea last year. The G7 Summit 2015 in Schloss Elmau will focus on the global economy as well as on key issues regarding foreign, security and development policy.
