Current Affairs 18th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian state produces Gl certified Jardalu mangoes, which were recently exported to the UK?
A. Bihar                                 
B. Maharashtra
C. Andhra Pradesh               
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Bihar
2. Which state announced Rs 1 lakh relief to each BPL family, that lost earning member due to COVID?
A. Tamil Nadu                     
B. Karnataka
C. Gujarat                             
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Karnataka
3. Which institution has been granted powers to supervise the ‘Registered investment advisers (RIAs)’?
A. BSE Administration and Supervision Ltd
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. IFSCA                             
D. AMFI
Answer [A] BSE Administration and Supervision Ltd
4. Which country has announced to launch the world’s first wood satellite ‘WISA Woodsat’?
A. Russia                        
B. New Zealand
C. Germany                   
D. Italy
Answer [B] New Zealand
5. Which Ministry recently (in June’21) signed an MoU with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways to develop seaplane services in India?
A. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
B. Ministry of Planning
C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
D. Ministry of Civil Aviation
 Answer [D] Ministry of Civil Aviation
6. What is India’s Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research & Development (GERD) as per ‘UNESCO Science Report 2021 : The race against time for smarter development’?
A. 2%                            
B. 1.3%
C. 2.7%                        
D. 0.7%
Answer [D] 0.7%
7. Which country received Line of Credit worth USD 108.28 million (in June’21) from Indian government for constructing its New Parliament Building?
A. Maldives                       
B. Botswana
C. Eswatini                        
D. Nepal
Answer [C] Eswatini
8. Who will be benefited through “ICICI STACK”, a 1st of its kind digital banking solution initiative by ICICI Bank?
A. Frontline Workers              
B. MSME Sector
C. Corporates                           
D. Indian Importers & Exporters
Answer [C] Corporates
9. Who recently (in June’21) became a member of the Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India?
A. Anand Mohan Bajaj               
B. Ajay Seth
C. T V Somanathan                   
D. Tarun Bajaj
Answer [A] Anand Mohan Bajaj
10. Which country is planning to conduct the human space mission- ‘Shenzhou-12’?
A. Japan                              
B. China
C. Taiwan                           
D. Indonesia
Answer [B] China