Current Affairs 26th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which company signed a contract (in June’21) with the Ministry of Defence for indigenously developing 2-Pollution Control Vessels for Indian Coast Guards?
A. Cochin Shipyard                               
B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam
C. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders           
D. Goa Shipyard
Answer [D] Goa Shipyard
2. Identify the country that signed an MoU (in June’21) with India to set-up a Joint Working Group for enhancing cooperation in the field of Agriculture?
A. Israel                             
B. Norway
C. Seychelles                    
D. Fiji
Answer [D] Fiji
3. Which country will host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) of the International Energy Forum (IEF) in 2022?
A. India                             
B. UAE
C. Saudi Arabia                
D. Qatar
Answer [A] India
4. Where did Tata Motors & Tata Power jointly inaugurated India’s largest Solar Carport?
A. Ahmedabad, Gujarat                  
B. New Delhi
C. Pune, Maharashtra                     
D. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Answer [C] Pune, Maharashtra
5. India is the ____ largest source of FDI for the United Kingdom in 2020, while _____ remains as the Top source, as per the Inward Investment Statistics for 2020-21 released by the UK.
A. 3rd; China                    
B. 2nd; USA
C. 3rd; Japan                    
D. 2nd; China
Answer [B] 2nd; USA
6. Which company launched India’s 1st Wallet Auto Top-up feature using UPI e-mandates?
A. Paytm                     
B. BHIM
C. PhonePe                 
D. MobiKwik
Answer [C] PhonePe
7. Who (in June’21) created a new World Record in Swimming 100-meter backstroke?
A. Kaylee McKeown                  
B. Emily Seebohm
C. Ariarne Titmus                       
D. Regan Smith
Answer [A] Kaylee McKeown
8. Which state government appointed Esther Duflo, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian as members of its “Economic advisory council to the Chief Minister”?
A. Maharashtra                        
B. Punjab
C. Tamil Nadu                           
D. West Bengal
Answer [C] Tamil Nadu
9. International Olympic Day is annually celebrated on ______ to promote global sporting events, since its inaugural celebration in _____.
A. 22nd June; 1945                    
B. 23rd June; 1945
C. 22nd June; 1951                    
D. 23rd June; 1948
Answer [D] 23rd June; 1948
10. Kevin O’Brien, the record holder of fastest century ever in 50-over World Cup Cricket retired from International Cricket in June 2021. Which country does he belong to?
A. Ireland                            
B. Australia
C. England                           
D. South Africa
Answer [A] Ireland