Current Affairs 7th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Isaac Herzog, has been elected as the 11th president of which country?
A. Iran                            
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Austria                      
D. Israel
Answer [D] Israel
2. What would be the rate of global unemployment in the year 2022, as per ILO estimates?
A. 1%                          
B. 3%
C. 5.7%                      
D. 10.4%
Answer [C] 5.7%
3. MV X-Press Pearl, which sank off the Sri Lankan Coast, belonged to which country?
A. India                     
B. Singapore
C. USA                       
D. Thailand
Answer [B] Singapore
4. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
A. USA                      
B. Norway
C. Brazil                    
D. Russia
Answer [A] USA
5. Which Country has announced additional USD 800 million funding to COVAX programme?
A. China                   
B. India
C. USA                      
D. Japan
Answer [D] Japan
6. In June 2021, India retargeted its ____ ethanol-blending with petrol to _____?
A. 10%; 2023                     
B. 20%; 2025
C. 15%; 2023                     
D. 20%; 2023
Answer [D] 20%; 2023
7. Which Country/Countries announced to establish an international pathogen surveillance network called “Global Pandemic Radar”?
A. United States of America        
B. India
C. United Kingdom                        
D. European Union
Answer [C] United Kingdom
8. Which bank was the 1st in Asia-Pacific region to partner with SWIFT to offer a cross border inward payments facility called “SWIFT gpi Instant”?
A. ICICI Bank                       
B. HDFC Bank
C. City Union Bank             
D. Axis Bank
Answer [A] ICICI Bank
9. Which bank in partnership with Satin Creditcare Network became the 1st International bank to integrate with NPCI’s UPI AutoPay platform?
A. DBS Bank                       
B. HSBC Bank India
C. Citibank                          
D. Standard Chartered
Answer [B] HSBC Bank India
10. Who was appointed (in June’21) as the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India?
A. Arun Kumar Mishra              
B. Navin Sinha
C. Ashok Bhushan                      
D. Uday Lalit           
Answer [A] Arun Kumar Mishra
11. As part of tackling the challenges posed by the pandemic, a second COVID package of how many rupees (in crores) has been announced in the budget of Kerala?
A. 14,000                        
B. 16,000
C. 18,000                          
D. 20,000
Answer [D] 20,000
12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a separate liquidity window of Rs 15,000 crore till which date to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid-19’s second wave on certain contact-intensive sectors?
A. 31 August 2021             
B. 31 December 2021
C. 31 January 2022            
D. 31 March 2022
Answer [D] 31 March 2022
13. What is the rank of Sushant Rajput in Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2020, released in June 2021?
A. 1                            
B. 2
C. 3                            
D. 4
Answer [A] 1
14. EESL has partnered with which of the following for the implementation of energy efficient and clean energy solutions in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) space?
A. DRDO                      
B. ISHRAE
C. NETRA                     
D. IFMA
Answer [B] ISHRAE
15. Which of the following has entered into a bancassurance partnership with Shivalik Small Finance Bank, in June 2021?
A. Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Compan
B. Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
C. Bharti AXA Life Insurance
D. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
Answer [C] Bharti AXA Life Insurance
16. Which of the following has achieved ‘Advance Partner’ status within the PTC Partner Network program for demonstrating excellence in product lifecycle management (PLM)?
A. Infosys Technologies            
B. L&T Technology Services Ltd
C. Hexaware Technologies        
D. Cognizant
Answer [B] L&T Technology Services Ltd
17. Google has come together with which of the following to offer a “learning solution” for schools in the country?
A. Vedantu                   
B. Byju’s
C. Unacademy              
D. VIPKid
Answer [B] Byju’s
18. Dr R S Sodhi has been unanimously elected to the Board of which of the following in June 2021?
A. International Dairy Federation
B. International Cremation Federation 
C. International Crossbow Shooting Union
D. International CPTED Association
Answer [A] International Dairy Federation
19. David Diop has won the International Booker Prize for which of the following novels?
A. The Man Who Planted Tress
B. The Swallows of Kabul
C. At Night All Blood is Black
D. Waiting for Godot
Answer [C] At Night All Blood is Black
20. World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year. The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in which year?
A. 1964                        
B. 1968
C. 1972                        
D. 1976
Answer [C] 1972