Current Affairs 19th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The National Maritime Heritage Complex is to be developed in which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Gujarat
2. Which is the lead institution of India for the BRICS Network University?
A. IISC Bangalore
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Bombay
Answer [D] IIT Bombay
3. ‘Data Lake’, which was making news recently, is the online portal of which organization?
A. RBI
B. CBI
C. DRDO
D. NHAI
Answer [D] NHAI
4. Which is the Nodal Ministry of the Deep Ocean Mission?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. Ministry of Science and Technology
C. Ministry of Earth Sciences
D. Ministry of Electronics and IT
Answer [C] Ministry of Earth Sciences
5. Which multilateral bank is the lead partner of India in developing the East Coast economic corridor?
A. AIIB
B. World Bank
C. ADB
D. IMF
Answer [C] ADB
6. In June 2021, which of the following states/UTs has decided to double the District Capex Budget for the current fiscal?
A. Ladakh
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Puducherry
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir
7. Union Cabinet has approved the splitting of which of the following and its 41 factories into seven corporate entities on the lines of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU)?
A. Bharat Dynamics Limited
B. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
C. BEML Limited
D. Ordnance Factory Board
Answer [D] Ordnance Factory Board
8. Which country will set up an international institute for vaccine production including for COVID-19?
A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. Vietnam
D. Indonesia
Answer [A] Bangladesh
9. In June 2021, Microsoft Corp named whom as its new Chairman, in place of John Thompson?
A. Piyush Danve
B. Paul Allen
C. Satya Nadella
D. Pradeep Jain
Answer [C] Satya Nadella
10. Kiki Bertens announced that she will retire at the end of the 2021 season. She is associated to which of the following sports?
A. Cricket
B. Tennis
C. Basketball
D. Hockey
Answer [B] Tennis