Current Affairs 17th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who was the President of the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Yoshihide Suga
C. Xi Jinping
D. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Answer [A] Narendra Modi
2. Which country has launched the ‘Project O2 for India’ to tackle the medical oxygen demand after Covid 19 second wave?
A. Sri Lanka
B. India
C. Russia
D. Indonesia
Answer [B] India
3. Which Indian state is set to launch ‘Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti Abhiyan’?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
4. Naftali Bennett, who was making news recently, is the new Prime Minister of which country?
A. Israel
B. Italy
C. France
D. Iran
Answer [A] Israel
5. Raja Parba, which was celebrated recently, is a famous festival of which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal
Answer [C] Odisha
6. In June 2021, which of the following has released a Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance?
A. NABARD
B. SIDBI
C. SEBI
D. RBI
Answer [D] RBI
7. The Jammu and Kashmir administration is planning to set up India’s best mythological theme park near the famous Vaishno Devi shrine in which district?
A. Kishtwar
B. Reasi
C. Udhampur
D. Banihal
Answer [B] Reasi
8. In June 2021, which of the following IITs has set up the ‘Koita Centre for Digital Health’ (KCDH) under the aegis of the Koita Foundation?
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Kharagpur
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer [A] IIT Bombay
9. In June 2021, with which of the following has Federal Bank partnered for Oracle CX adoption, a cloud-based tool to manage the relationship with customers?
A. Wipro
B. HCL Technologies
C. Infosys
D. Mphasis
Answer [C] Infosys
10. As per the World Giving Index 2021, what is the rank of India in terms of the most charitable country in the world?
A. 10th
B. 11th
C. 12th
D. 14th
Answer [D] 14th