Current Affairs 1st June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is UHI, that the Government is set to launch under the National Digital Health Mission?
A. Union health institution            
B. Unified health interface
C. United health institution           
D. Union health initiative
Answer [B] Unified health interface
2. Which molecule is the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus?
A. DNA                             
B. RNA
C. Both the above          
D. None of the above
Answer [B] RNA
3. Tsang Yin-hung, who became the world’s fastest woman to scale the Mount Everest, belongs to which country?
A. China                       
B. Vietnam
C. Japan                        
D. Hong Kong
Answer [D] Hong Kong
4. Which country has officially recognized the Namibia Genocide and offered a financial support?
A. UK                         
B. USA
C. Germany               
D. Australia
Answer [C] Germany
5. “Action and Investment in Menstrual Hygiene and Health” is the theme of which special day celebrated on May 28?
A. World Menstrual Hygiene Day
B. World Women Health Day
C. World Personal Health Day
D. World Hygiene Day
Answer [A] World Menstrual Hygiene Day
6. Which organization conducts the war games “Steadfast Defender 21” in May 2021?
A. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
B. Shanghai Cooperation Organization
C. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Answer [C] North Atlantic Treaty Organization
7. Name the company that launched a 1st of its kind Crypto-based lending platform in India under its cryptocurrency exchange?
A. ZebPay                   
B. Unocoin
C. Coinbase                
D. Gemini
Answer [A] ZebPay
8. On Which Bank, RBI imposed a penalty of Rs. 10 crores (in May’21) for irregularities in the bank auto loan portfolio?
A. ICICI Bank                   
B. Axis Bank
C. Citibank                      
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [D] HDFC Bank
9. Who became the 1st Indian to win the Rudolf V Schindler Award from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) in 2021?
A. Dr. Randeep Guleria           
B. Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy
C. Dr. Milind Shirodkar            
D. Soumya Swaminathan   
Answer [B] Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy
10. In May 2021, International Astronomical Union (IAU) gave approval for ___ features in Moon to be named after ____dignitaries?
A. 8; USA                        
B. 5; China
C. 8; China                      
D. 12; USA
Answer [C] 8; USA