Current Affairs Practice Test (11th-17th June, 2021)
1. Which state has become first State to use NFC-based e-IDs?
1) Haryana
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Punjab
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- Answer: 4
2. Which company along with CBSE will introduce Coding and Data Science curriculum for Classes 6-12?
1) Infosys
2) Microsoft
3) Byju’s
4) Dell
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- Answer: 2
3. Which state government has announced the launch of ‘e-Nirman’ web portal and a mobile application to facilitate online registration of workers from the unorganized sector?
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
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- Answer: 2
4. Which mobile app was launched in curtain raiser event for 7th International Day of Yoga?
1) Namaste India
2) Yoga life
3) Namaste Yoga
4) Mystic Life
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- Answer: 3
5. By how much percent the students’ enrolment has grown as per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20 report?
1) 11.4%
2) 12.5%
3) 11.9%
4) 12.0%
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- Answer: 1
6. Which state has launched ‘Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti Abhiyan’ to make the people of the state aware of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Tamil Nadu
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- Answer: 1
7. In which state Raja Parba festival was celebrated?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Tamil Nadu
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- Answer: 2
8. By which year India has made target towards achieving goal of elimination of malaria?
1) 2035
2) 2030
3) 2025
4) 2032
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- Answer: 2
9. Which state government will present its own versions of the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards from 2022?
1) Assam
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Haryana
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- Answer: 1
10. Which program was launched by Union government to ensure supply of medical oxygen amid pandemic?
1) Project O2
2) Vayu O2
3) Mission O2
4) Project Oxy
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11. Which state has inaugurated Command Centre for Real-time Monitoring of Govt Schools?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Haryana
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- Answer: 2
12. Who addressed the inaugural ceremony of Global Yoga Conference 2021?
1) Harsh Vardhan
2) Shripad Yesso Naik
3) Smriti Irani
4) Narendra Modi
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- Answer: 1
13. Which ministry has signed a MoU with Ministry of Aviation for developing seaplane services in the country?
1) Ministry of Shipping and Waterways
2) Ministry of Defence
3) Ministry of Transport
4) Ministry of Commerce
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14. Where will United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference be held?
1) Japan
2) France
3) China
4) India
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- Answer: 3
15. To how much the number of children in child labour has risen to according to a new report by ILO and UNICEF?
1) 170 million
2) 160 million
3) 180 million
4) 130 million
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- Answer: 2
16. Who has released postage stamps on 70th anniversary of India-Germany ties?
1) Nirmala Sitharaman
2) S. Jaishankar
3) Harsh V Shringla
4) Rajnath Singh
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- Answer: 3
17. In which country Indian Mango Promotion Programme has begun?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Maldives
3) Nepal
4) Bahrain
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- Answer: 4
18. What is India’s ranking globally in Global Skills Report 2021 by Coursera’s survey?
1)65th
2) 66th
3) 67th
4) 68th
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- Answer: 3
19. Which country is building First Fully Stealth Warship?
1) Russia
2) France
3) China
4) India
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- Answer: 1
20. In which country the 47th G7 Summit was held?
1) France
2) England
3) India
4) USA
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21. How many countries were elected unopposed to the powerful UN Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent members for the 2022-23 term?
1) 7
2) 6
3) 4
4) 5
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- Answer: 4
22. Which international organization has lauded the success of Union government’s Aspirational Districts Programme?
1) WHO
2) UNDP
3) UNEP
4) IMF
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- Answer: 2
23. Which country has topped the Global Home Price Index?
1) Singapore
2) Germany
3) Turkey
4) Norway
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- Answer: 3
24. In which place 31st formal meeting of heads of government of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was held?
1) Morocco
2) Denmark
3) Finland
4) Belgium
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- Answer: 4
25. What is India’s rank in World Giving Index 2021?
1) 15th
2) 11th
3) 14th
4) 12th
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- Answer: 3
26. Which country will become the world’s first mask-free country in the Corona period?
1) UAE
2) Israel
3) Italy
4) Pakistan
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- Answer: 2
27. With which country India signed MoU for Cooperation on Recruitment of Domestic Workers?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Myanmar
3) Thailand
4) Kuwait
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- Answer: 4
28. How much amount is needed by 2030 to put world on track to reach net-zero by 2050 as per International Energy Agency?
1) $1 trillion
2) $2 trillion
3) $1.5 trillion
4) $3 trillion
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- Answer: 1
29. How many nuclear warheads India has as of January 2021 As per SIPRI report?
1) 156
2) 165
3) 144
4) 149
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- Answer: 1
30. Which PSB has partnered with Fisdom to offer wealth management solutions?
1) State Bank of India
2) Bank of Baroda
3) Indian Bank
4) Canara Bank
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- Answer: 3
31. Which Bank has launched Kavach Personal Loan for Covid-19 Patients?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) State Bank of India
3) Canara Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
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- Answer: 2
32. At how much percent will India’s GDP grow in FY2021-22 according to ICRA Ratings?
1) 8.3%
2) 8.5%
3) 7.3%
4) 7.5%
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- Answer: 2
33. Who has extended risk-based internal audit system to Housing Finance Companies?
1) IRDAI
2) RBI
3) SEBI
4) NHB
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- Answer: 2
34. Which Public sector bank has topped in terms of loan and deposit growth in FY 2020-21?
1) Bank of Maharashtra
2) Bank of India
3) Punjab and Sind Bank
4) Canara Bank
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- Answer: 1
35. Which Asset Management company has recently launched banking and financial services of New Fund Offerings?
1) Reliance Mutual Fund
2) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
3) Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
4) HDFC Mutual Fund
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- Answer: 4
36. With which country India has tied as 4th Largest Forex Reserves Holder?
1) USA
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) Australia
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- Answer: 2
37. To how much percent India’s retail inflation raced in May 2021 as per NSO data?
1) 5.6%
2) 5.9%
3) 6.0%
4) 6.3%
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- Answer: 4
38. How much GST to be imposed on Remdesivir medicine needed for Covid 19?
1) 5%
2) 12%
3) 18%
4) 24%
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- Answer: 1
39. Which company to acquire a majority stake in 1MG Technologies Ltd, an online healthcare marketplace?
1) Flipkart
2) Amazon
3) Infosys
4) Tata Digital
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- Answer: 4
40. With Which Indian Institute CII- IGBC inks MoU to strengthen green building movement?
1) IIT Kharagpur
2) IISC Bengaluru
3) Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)
4) IIT Delhi
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- Answer: 3
41. Which institute has set up ‘Koita Centre for Digital Health’ (KCDH)?
1) IIT Bombay
2) IIT Delhi
3) IISc Bengaluru
4) IIM Ahmedabad
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- Answer: 1
42. Which International Firm will Build Undersea Cable Firmina to Connect Latin America and the USA?
1) Microsoft
2) Infosys
3) Google
4) Tesla
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- Answer: 3
43. Which space agency will Launch ‘EnVision’ Mission To Venus In 2030?
1) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3) European Space Agency
4) Indian Space Research Organisation
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- Answer: 3
44. Which Institute has received trademark for India’s first indigenous tumour antigen SPAG9?
1) All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi
2) National Institute of Immunology Delhi
3) Indian Cancer Research Centre Mumbai
4) Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad
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- Answer: 2
45. Which institute has been conferred with the ‘NSG Counter-IED and Counter-Terrorism Innovator Award 2021' for developing a "blast-resistant" helmet?
1) IIT Roorkee
2) IIT kanpur
3) IIT Ropar
4) IIT Jammu
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- Answer: 1
46. Which institute has developed India’s First Power-Free CPAP Device ‘Jivan Vayu’?
1) IIT Ropar
2) IIT Jammu
3) IISC BENGALURU
4) IIM Lucknow
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- Answer: 1
47. With which country scientists India developed a low-cost sensor that can detect fragments of the virus responsible for COVID-19 within waste water?
1) USA
2) UK
3) France
4) Japan
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- Answer: 2
48. Which country scientist has developed a gadget That Sniffs Out Covid-19?
1) UK
2) China
3) USA
4) Japan
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- Answer: 1
49. Which institute has hosted a three-day virtual conference of BRICS Network Universities on electric mobility?
1) IIT Kanpur
2) IIT Bombay
3) IIT Ropar
4) IIT Jammu
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50. What is the cost of the ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ as Union Cabinet approved to study biodiversity, impact of climate change?
1) ?4567 cr
2) ?4200 cr
3) ?5500 cr
4) ?4077 cr
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- Answer: 4
51. At how much percent of GDP India’s gross domestic expenditure on research (GERD) has been stagnant as per UNESCO Science report?
1) 0.5%
2) 0.6%
3) 0.8%
4) 0.7%
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- Answer: 4
52. Which company has launched ‘Report It, Don’t Share It!’ initiative?
1) Google
2) Facebook
3) Twitter
4) WhatsApp
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- Answer: 2
53. Which country has launched three astronauts as its first crew to its new Tiangong space station?
1) China
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) Israel
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- Answer: 1
54. Which country to launch world’s first wooden satellite into space by the end of 2021?
1) New Zealand
2) Israel
3) China
4) Russia
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- Answer: 1
55. Which portal was launched by central government for the telecom networks industry?
1) Trusted Telecom
2) Telecom Phone
3) Trust U
4) Our Telecom
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- Answer: 1
56. What is the name of the Mali’s political veteran who was named transitional prime minister?
1) Modibo Keita
2) Choguel Kokalla Maïga
3) Moussa Mara
4) Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani
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- Answer: 2
57. Who has been appointed as new Secretary General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?
1) Sam Billings
2) Rebecca Grynspan
3) Antonia Gutteres
4) Thomas Richardson
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- Answer: 2
58. Who has been appointed as an honorary member of World Health Organisation’s Global Air Pollution and Health – Technical Advisory Group?
1) Priyank Tiwari
2) Taraknath Banerjee
3) Rahul Jain
4) Mukesh Sharma
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- Answer: 4
59. Who has been named prime minister of the Central African Republic (CAR)?
1) Henri Marie Dondra
2) Firmin Ngrebada
3) Simplice Sarandji
4) Faustin-Archange Touadéra
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- Answer: 1
60. Who has sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Israel?
1) Naftali Bennett
2) Zebulun Jacob
3) Asher Andrew
4) Joseph Ratzinger
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- Answer: 1
61. Who was appointed as chairman of Microsoft?
1) Sundar Pichai
2) Satya Nadella
3) Vishal Sikka
4) Niraj Shah
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62. Who was appointed as Member of the Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by the government?
1) Radha Mohan Singh
2) Viral Achrya
3) Tarun Bajaj
4) Anand Mohan Bajaj
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- Answer: 4
63. Who has become the second highest active international goal-scorer with 74 strikes?
1) Sunil Chhetri
2) Lionel Messi
3) Cristiano Ronaldo
4) Ali Daei
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- Answer: 1
64. Who is set to be India’s first ever taekwondo entry at Tokyo Paralympics?
1) Rodali Barua
2) Latika Bhandari
3) Aman Kumar
4) Aruna Tanwar
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- Answer: 4
65. Who has won gold in women’s 53 kg freestyle at Poland Ranking Series?
1) Sakshi Malik
2) Vinesh Phogat
3) Kavita Devi
4) Babita Kumari
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- Answer: 2
66. Who won the women’s singles title at French Open tennis 2021?
1) Simona Halep
2) Sania Mirza
3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4) Barbara Krejcikova
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- Answer: 4
67. Which Indian city of host India Grand Prix 4?
1) Mumbai
2) Patiala
3) Chennai
4) Pune
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- Answer: 2
68. Who has won French Open Tennis Title 2021?
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Roger Federer
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Stefanos Tsitsipas
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- Answer: 3
69. Who won the $15,000 Gelfand Challenge chess title?
1) D Gukesh
2) Vincent Keymer
3) R Pragghananda
4) AR Charles
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- Answer: 1
70. Which Indian player continued as brand ambassador for Audi in India?
1) Virat Kohli
2) Rohit Sharma
3) MS Dhoni
4) Suresh RainA
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71. What is the name of an ambitious initiative to provide world class treatment and rehabilitation to elite athletes injured during competition or training launched by Ministry of Sports Minister?
1) Central Athlete Injury Management System CAIMS
2) National Sports Athlete Health Fund
3) Swaasth Khiladi
4) None of the above
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72. Who was named the ICC Men’s Player of the month for May 2021?
1) Mushfiqur Rahim
2) Virat Kohli
3) Babar Azam
4) Rohit Sharma
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- Answer: 1
73. When was the World Day Against Child Labour observed globally?
1) June 9
2) June 10
3) June 11
4) June 12
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- Answer: 4
74. When is Blood Donor Day celebrated every year?
1) June 12
2) June 13
3) June 14
4) June 15
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- Answer: 3
75. Which day was observed As World wind Day?
1) June 16
2) June 15
3) June 17
4) June 18
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- Answer: 2
76. When was ASEAN Dengue Day observed?
1) June 14
2) June 15
3) June 16
4) June 17
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77. What is the theme of World Day to Combat Desertification And Drought 2021 which is observed on June 17?
1) Restoration. Land. Recovery. We build back better with healthy land
2) Food Feed Fibre
3) Let’s grow the future together
4) Food and Life
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78. When was World Crocodile Day observed?
1) June 17
2) June 18
3) June 19
4) June 20
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79. By whom the ‘Home in the World’, a memoir is penned down?
1) Amartya Sen
2) Manmohan Singh
3) Urjit Patel
4) Ruskin Bond
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80. Which journalist has been given Pulitzer Prize for the year 2021 under local reporting category?
1) Kathleen McGrory
2) Andrew Chung
3) Vernal Coleman
4) Brendan McCarthy
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81. Which cricketer’s autobiography namely ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’ was recently released?
1) Suresh Raina
2) Virat Kohli
3) MS Dhoni
4) Rohit Sharma
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- Answer: 1