Current Affairs : 22 June to 28 June, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

22 JUNE, 2021 TO 28 JUNE, 2021

1. Who won the first ICC World Test Championship?

(a) India

(b) Australia

(c) New Zealand

(d) England

Answer: (c)

2. Who won the Player of the Match award in the final match of the ICC World Test Championship?

(a) Kyle Jamieson

(b) Kane Williamson

(c) Devon Conway

(d) Tim Southee

Answer: (a)

3. Who won the Man of the Series award in the ICC World Test Championship?

(a) Ross Taylor

(b) Colin de Grandhomme

(c) Trent Boult

(d) Kane Williamson

Answer: (d)

4. Which state government has launched two schemes named as ‘Mukhya Mantri Yuva Udyaymi Yojna’ and ‘Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyami Yojana’ to promote entrepreneurship among youth and women of all sections under the state’s ‘Mukhaya Mantri Udyami Yojana’ scheme?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Odisha

Answer: (b)

5. Which state government has launched the ‘Agricultural Diversification Scheme2021’to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in the tribal areas of the state?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (b)

6. In which state the world’s first genetically modified (GM) rubber plant has been planted?

(a) Tripura

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Assam

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (c)

7. Which state government has announced a new scheme ‘Ashirbad’ for the education, health and maintenance of Covid orphans?

(a) Odisha

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Kerala

(d) Punjab

Answer: (a)

8. Who has won the 2021 Iranian presidential election?

(a) Saeed Jalili

(b) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

(c) Abdolnaser Hemmati

(d) Ebrahim Raisi

Answer: (d)

9. Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis’?

(a) Vikram Seth

(b) Kiran Desai

(c) Amitav Ghosh

(d) Aravind Adiga

Answer: (c)

10. Who is the author of the book titled ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’?

(a) Chetan Bhagat

(b) Vikram Seth

(c) Arundhati Roy

(d) Ruskin Bond

Answer: (d)

11. Which of the following has announced the launch of ‘Pay Your Contact’ feature that enables its customers to send money or make payments to any of their contacts across all payment apps simply by the beneficiary’s mobile number?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer: (d)

12. Which of the following has launched the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to provide enhanced support to the healthcare sector amid the pandemic?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Bank of India

Answer: (a)

13. Which of the following has launched a centralized web-based workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS” to provide a centralized collection and payment accounting with a high level of bank integration?

(a) Life Insurance Corporation

(b) SBI Life Insurance

(c) HDFC Standard Life

(d) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Answer: (a)

14. Which city has been named as the most liveable city of India in the Ease of Living Index 2020 released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)?

(a) Guwahati

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Mumbai

(d) Ahmedabad

Answer: (b)

15. Which country has topped the 6th Edition of ‘Sustainable Development Report 2021 (SDR 2021)’ released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)?

(a) India

(b) Sweden

(c) Denmark

(d) Finland

Answer: (d)

16. What is the rank of India in the 6th Edition of ‘Sustainable Development Report 2021 (SDR 2021)’ released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)?

(a) 51st

(b) 60th

(c) 102nd

(d) 120th

Answer: (d)

17. Who won the 2021 French Grand Prix?

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Max Verstappen

(c) Valtteri Bottas

(d) Lando Norris

Answer: (b)

18. Who broke the 100-meter backstroke world record at the South Australian Aquatic Centre with a time of 57.45 seconds from the previous mark of 57.57 seconds set by American Regan Smith in 2019?

(a) Kaylee McKeown

(b) Libby Trickett

(c) Emily Seebohm

(d) Brittany Elmslie

Answer: (a)

19. When is International Day of Yoga observed?

(a) 21 June

(b) 25 June

(c) 29 June

(d) 30 June

Answer: (a)

20. When is World Refugee Day observed?

(a) 20 June

(b) 23 June

(c) 26 June

(d) 29 June

Answer: (a)