Current Affairs 9th June 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Consumer confidence index, which has recently fallen to a record low, is released by which organization?
A. State Bank of India             
B. Ministry of Consumer Affairs
C. Reserve Bank of India        
D. India Ratings
Answer [C] Reserve Bank of India
2. Which is the Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey vessel, that has been decommissioned recently?
A. INS Kolkata                      
B. INS Sandhayak
C. INS Sindurakshak            
D. INS Suveer                
Answer [B] INS Sandhayak
3. Which Indian PSU has become a signatory to UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate?
A. Indian Oil Limited                   
B. ONGC
C. NTPC                                         
D. BHEL
Answer [C] NTPC
4. CBSE has introduced coding as a subject for students, in collaboration with which company?
A. Infosys                        
B. Microsoft
C. Dell                               
D. Intel
Answer [B] Microsoft
5. Lynetteholm, a proposed artificial island, is to be constructed in which country?
A. Austria                       
B. Russia
C. Ukraine                      
D. Denmark
Answer [D] Denmark
6. Which of the following has agreed to pay 220 million euros ($268 million) to settle a French antitrust probe over its abuse of power in online advertising?
A. Microsoft                  
B. Adobe
C. Google                       
D. IBM
Answer [C] Google
7. In June 2021, the water and effluent treatment business of L&T Construction has bagged an order from the Water Supply and Sewerage Board of which city?
A. Bangalore                    
B. Pune
C. Hyderabad                   
D. Chennai
Answer [A] Bangalore
8. What is the rank of the Indian men’s hockey team in the latest International Hockey Federation world rankings, released in June 2021?
A. 2nd                     
B. 4th
C. 6th                     
D. 8th
Answer [B] 4th
9. In June 2021, who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission?
A. Bala Krishna Narayana               
B. Anjani Kumar
C. Ram Bhawan Misra                     
D. Mahendra Pratap Singh
Answer [A] Bala Krishna Narayana
10. In June 2021, which of the following has received a patent for black pepper micronutrient foliar formulation?
A. MDH Spices                   
B. Veda Spices
C. Good Earth  Organic
D. ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research
Answer [D] ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research