Current Affairs 12th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the expansion of CDN, with reference to the recent Global Internet outage?
A. Computerised Delivery Network
B. Content Delivery Network
C. Chip Delivery Network
D. Computer Data Network
Answer [B] Content Delivery Network
2. United Nations has warned of Mass Deaths in ‘Kayah’ state, located in which country?
A. Sudan                      
B. Myanmar
C. Bangladesh             
D. Afghanistan
Answer [B] Myanmar
3. Which is the country to formally adopt ‘Bitcoin’ as legal tender?
A. Switzerland                           
B. Venezuela
C. Italy                                       
D. El Salvador     
Answer [D] El Salvador
4. Mount Eko Dumbing, which was making news recently, is located in which state?
A. Uttarakhand                      
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh           
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer [C] Arunachal Pradesh
5. The minimum support prices (MSP) of paddy, sesamum, tur and urad were hiked recently. These are ____ crops?
A. Rabi                          
B. Zaid
C. Kharif                       
D. None of the above
Answer [C] Kharif
6. Which organization (in June’21) signed an MoU with CII-Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) to promote sustainable Green Building Architectural plannings in India?
A. Indian Institute of Architects
B. Institute of Urban Designers India
C. Institute of Indian Interior Designers
D. Council of Architecture
Answer [A] Indian Institute of Architects
7. Which is the World’s Most Liveable City as per the Global Liveability Index 2021 released by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
A. London, UK                        
B. Osaka, Japan
C. Zurich, Switzerland            
D. Auckland, New Zealand
Answer [D] Auckland, New Zealand
8. Which bank partnered (in June’21) with Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd & IIFL Home Finance Ltd towards co-lending housing loans under Priority Sector lending?
A. Union Bank of India                
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. Central Bank of India               
D. Axis Bank
Answer [C] Central Bank of India
9. Which bank signed an MoU (in June’21) with Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board to provide financial services to its customers?
A. HDFC Bank                      
B. Axis Bank
C. Citibank                            
D. ICICI Bank 
Answer [A] HDFC Bank
10. Who was appointed as an Election Commissioner of India in June 2021?
A. Om Prakash Rawat                     
B. T V Somanathan
C. Sunil Arora                                     
D. Anup Chandra Pandey
Answer [D] Anup Chandra Pandey