Current Affairs 8th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. EAGLE Act, which was making news recently, is associated with which country?
A. New Zealand                  
B. USA
C. Australia                         
D. Brazil
Answer [B] USA
2. What is the main objective of the ‘Chip-off technique’, that has been developed recently?
A. Data Retrieval                         
B. Gold Mining
C. Cryptocurrency Mining          
D. Bio Gas production
Answer [A] Data Retrieval
3. SAGE (Senior-care Aging Growth Engine) is the initiative of which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C. Ministry of Law and Justice
D. Ministry of Minority Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
4. AmB, is the nano-fibre based tablets, developed by IIT-H, for curing which disease?
A. Kala Azar                    
B. Malaria
C. Dengue                       
D. Japanese Encephalitis
Answer [A] Kala Azar
5. After the RBI’s monetary policy committee meeting held in June 2021, the Repo rate is fixed at ____?
A. 3.75%                        
B. 4.00%
C. 4.25%                        
D. 4.50%
Answer [B] 4.00%
6. In June 2021, which state has launched Chief Minister Anuprati Coaching Scheme to help underprivileged students prepare for entrance examinations to civil services and professional courses?
A. Chhattisgarh                   
B. West Bengal
C. Rajasthan                        
D. Karnataka
Answer [C] Rajasthan
7. In June 2021, who among the following has been appointed by the India International Centre (IIC) to its Board of Trustees?
A. Meenakshi Gopinath             
B. Shailesh Nayak
C. Nilesh Gupta                           
D. Both 1 and 2
Answer [D] Both 1 and 2
8. The Centre government is going to develop a new platform to monitor immunization impact. The data will be sourced from which of the following?
A. ICMR                                     
B. CoWIN platform
C. Aarogya Setu App               
D. All 1, 2 and 3
Answer [D] All 1, 2 and 3
9. Which of the following will help set up herb based sanitiser manufacturing units in rural Uttar Pradesh?
A. Centre of Biomedical Research
B. Council of Scientific And Industrial Research
C. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
D. Biotech Research Centre
Answer [C] Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
10. India has advanced the target date for achieving how much per cent ethanol blending in petrol by 5yrs to 2025?
A. 10%                         
B. 15%
C. 20%                         
D. 25%
Answer [C] 20%