Current Affairs 21th June 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which institution has released the report named – “Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies”?
A. IMF                    
B. World Bank
C. NITI Aayog        
D. WEF
Answer [B] World Bank
2. ‘Nature Restoration Law’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which region?
A. USA                  
B. Europe
C. South-Asia      
D. Oceania
Answer [B] Europe
3. VAIBHAV fellowships programme is implemented by which Department of Government of India?
A. Department of Science and Technology         
B. Department of Economic Affairs
C. Department of Social Justice                           
D. Department of Revenue
Answer [A] Department of Science and Technology
4. The National Time Release Study (TRS) Report 2023, is released by which organization?
A. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
B. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
C. Port Trust of India (PTI)
D. Indian Maritime University (IMU)
Answer [A] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
5. An outreach programme named “Julley Ladakh” was organized by which organization?
A. Indian Navy         
B. ISRO
C. Google                 
D. Indian Oil Limited
Answer [A] Indian Navy
6. Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious German Peace Prize 2023?
A. Amartya Sen            
B. Sebastiao Salgado
C. Salman Rushdie      
D. Serhij Zhadan
Answer [C] Salman Rushdie
7. Who among the following has been appointed as the new head of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)?
A. Ravi Sinha                            
B. Samant Goel
C. Rameshwar Nath Kao       
D. Giridhar Aramane
Answer [A] Ravi Sinha
8. In June 2023, India would gift which of the following INS to Vietnam People’s Navy?
A. Khukri             
B. Kuthar
C. Kirpan             
D. Khanjar
Answer [C] Kirpan
9. Rythu Bandhu scheme, often in the news, is a flagship scheme of which of the following state governments?
A. Andhra Pradesh        
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka                  
D. Telangana
Answer [D] Telangana
10. Name the Women Indian fencer who secured the bronze medal at Asian Fencing Championships 2023 held in China.
A. C. A. Bhavani Devi               
B. Taniskha Khatri
C. Khushboorani Laishram     
D. Joshna Christry
Answer [A] C. A. Bhavani Devi