Current Affairs 3th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state has recently launched a solar-based electrification programme for its rural households?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Assam
D. Goa
Answer [D] Goa
2. Under which scheme, the central government would support children who have lost both parents due to COVID 19?
A. PM JDY
B. PM JJBY
C. PM CARES for Children
D. PM Sishu Suraksha Yojana
Answer [C] PM CARES for Children
3. As a Covid distress mitigating measure, PSBs in India announced to provide unsecured loans to individuals up to which amount?
A. Rs 1 lakh
B. Rs 2 lakh
C. Rs 5 lakh
D. Rs 25 lakh
Answer [C] Rs 5 lakh
4. Offshore patrol vessel “Sajag” has been commissioned to which armed force?
A. Indian Coast Guard
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Army
D. CRPF
Answer [A] Indian Coast Guard
5. “Tianzhou-2” is a spacecraft of which country?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Russia
D. South Korea
Answer [B] China
6. Who has penned a book titled ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’?
A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Ravi Shastri
C. Anil Kumble
D. Kapil Dev
Answer [B] Ravi Shastri
7. Which of the following IITs has developed a device that records temperature during the transportation of vaccines, body organs and blood?
A. IIT-Roorkee
B. IIT-Delhi
C. IIT-Kanpur
D. IIT-Ropar
Answer [D] IIT-Ropar
8. In May 2021, which of the following has appointed Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla as the Chairman of the company?
A. Magma Fincorp Limited
B. Bajaj Finance Limited
C. Muthoot Finance Ltd
D. HDB Finance Services
Answer [A] Magma Fincorp Limited
9. In May 2021, WHO announced new labels, using Greek alphabets, for various variants of the coronavirus disease. What is the name given to the variant first identified in India (B. 1. 617. 2)?
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Gamma
D. Delta
Answer [D] Delta
10. In May 2021, which country has allowed coupled to have up to three children after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Indonesia
D. Sweden
Answer [B] China