Current Affairs 30th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Guillain-Barre Syndrome is reported to be associated with which vaccine?
A. AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine
B. Covaxin
C. Sputnik
D. Sinovac
Answer [A] AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine
2. What is the turnover limit of small and medium companies (SMC), as per the definition issued by the Corporate Affairs Ministry?
A. Rs 50 crore
B. Rs 100 crore
C. Rs 250 crore
D. Rs 500 crore
Answer [C] Rs 250 crore
3. Which organization has released the report titled World Drug Report 2021?
A. WHO
B. UNICEF
C. UNESCO
D. UNODC
Answer [D] UNODC
4. K K Shailaja, who has been awarded with the Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize, belongs to which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Assam
Answer [B] Kerala
5. Which Union Ministry implements the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA)?
A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
C. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
D. Ministry of Law and Justice
Answer [B] Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
6. How many states were surveyed (as of June’21) by the environment ministry in the 1st of its kind forest survey that used LiDAR technology?
A. 6
B. 14
C. 8
D. 10
Answer [D] 10
7. Where was the 2-day long Hemis Festival celebrated in June 2021?
A. Ladakh
B. Sikkim
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [A] Ladakh
8. In June 2021, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) revised India’s GDP forecast for FY22 to ____?
A. 10.1%
B. 7.2%
C. 8.4%
D. 9.6%
Answer [D] 9.6%
9. Who was ranked as the World’s Most Generous Philanthropist of the 20th Century by the Hurun Report and EdelGive Foundation?
A. JN Tata
B. Azim Premji
C. Warren Buffett
D. Bill Gates
Answer [A] JN Tata
10. Who was appointed (in June’21) as the Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)?
A. Verghese Kurien
B. Meenesh Shah
C. Varsha Joshi
D. Dilip Rath
Answer [B] Meenesh Shah