Current Affairs 14th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which international agency has adopted a political declaration to end AIDS by the year 2030?
A. UN General Assembly              
B. IMF
C. WHO                                            
D. UNICEF
Answer [A] UN General Assembly
2. Operation Pangea XIV was exercised by which agency?
A. IMF                             
B. Indian Army
C. Indian Airforce          
D. Interpol
Answer [D] Interpol
3. Digital India Corporation is an Institution under which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C. Ministry of Finance
D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
4. The report titled ‘Child Labour: Global estimate 2020, trends and the road forward’ has been released by ILO in association with which organizations?
A. UNICEF                             
B. WHO
C. IMF                                    
D. World Bank
Answer [A] UNICEF
5. As per the report “The Costs of Climate Change in India”, by what % India’s poverty rate would increase by 2040 due to climate change?
A. 2%                     
B. 4%
C. 3.5%                 
D. 10%
Answer [C] 3.5%
6. Which organization (in June’21) signed an E-Mobility Agreement with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL)?
A. NHPC Limited                 
B. THDC India Limited
C. NTPC Limited                  
D. Tata Power Limited
Answer [A] NHPC Limited
7. Which organization along with RMI India released the “Fast Tracking Freight in India: A Roadmap for Clean and Cost-Effective Goods Transport” report?
A. Airports Authority of India
B. National Highways Authority of India
C. NITI Aayog
D. All 1, 2 & 3
Answer [C] NITI Aayog
8. Name the company that collaborated with CBSE to introduce Coding and Data Science courses to classes 6 to 12 students?
A. Google                       
B. IBM
C. Wipro                        
D. Microsoft
Answer [D] Microsoft
9. Which is the No. 1 bank in the world as per the Forbes list of the World’s Best Banks 2021?
A. HSBC                        
B. DBS bank
C. Citibank                   
D. Bank of America
Answer [B] DBS Bank
10. In June 2021, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh was elected as the Prime Minister of Which country?
A. Mongolia                   
B. Ukraine
C. Georgia                     
D. Uzbekistan
Answer [A] Mongolia   
11. Who has launched cricket coaching website “CRICURU” with an aim to redefine the learning experience for budding players?
A. Sachin Tendulkar                   
B. Virendra Sehwag
C. Sourav Ganguly                     
D. Rahul Dravid
Answer [B] Virendra Sehwag
12. Which of the following has expanded its strategic partnership with Virgin Atlantic to help the UK’s leading airline embark on a new phase of recovery and growth?
A. Infosys                              
B. Tata Consultancy Services
C. Accenture                        
D. HCL Technologies
Answer [B] Tata Consultancy Services
13. Which country has received a 750-million US Dollar loan from the World Bank to support its budget and help the East African economy recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic?
A. Kenya                            
B. Tanzania
C. Egypt                             
D. Libya
Answer [A] Kenya
14. Mahindra Group has announced the appointment of whom as the Executive Vice President and Chief Design Officer to lead its newly formed Global Design organization?
A. Pratap Bose                     
B. Sanjiv Chadha
C. Atanu Kumar Das            
D. Nalin Singhal
Answer [A] Pratap Bose
15. Assam government will provide a fixed deposit of Rs. 7.81 lakh with a monthly interest of how many rupees till the children, orphaned by Covid, attain the age of 24?
A. 3,000                       
B. 3,500
C. 4,000                        
D. 4,500
Answer [B] 3,500
16. In June 2021, which country regained its voting rights in the U. N. General Assembly in June 2021 after making the minimum payment on its U. N. dues?
A. Iraq                        
B. Qatar
C. Iran                        
D. Oman
Answer [C] Iran
17. In June 2021, which state has introduced the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, PCV for children below five years of age in the state under the Universal Immunization programme?
A. Sikkim                  
B. Tripura
C. Manipur              
D. Nagaland
Answer [D] Nagaland
18. A week-long Indian Mango Promotion Programme began in which country in June 2021?
A. Oman                  
B. Bahrain
C. Kuwait                 
D. Qatar 
Answer [B] Bahrain
19. In June 2021, who inaugurated the newly revamped Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library at Chandni Chowk in Delhi?
A. Piyush Goyal                    
B. Nitin Gadkari
C. Dr Harsh Vardhan          
D. Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer [C] Dr Harsh Vardhan
20. Dr Ashok Panagariya died of post-Covid complications in June 2021. In which year did he receive Padma Shri?
A. 2008                        
B. 2010
C. 2012                        
D. 2014
Answer [D] 2014