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)
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