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12 JUNE 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. India's first International Maritime Services is set to be established in which place?
  1.    Dhanbad
  2.    Nashik
  3.    Gurugram
  4.    GIFT City
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> GIFT City

The India's first International Maritime Services cluster will be set up at GIFT City, India's first operational smart city and international financial services centre.


Question 2. Goutam Ghose has won the Best Director Award at the 2021 UK Asian Film Festival for which film?
  1.    Budhia Singh - Born to Run
  2.    A Death in the Gunj
  3.    Beyond the Himalayas
  4.    Raahgir: The Wayfarers
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Raahgir: The Wayfarers

Raahgir: The Wayfarers filmmaker Goutam Ghose has also won the Best Director award at the UKAFF.


Question 3. What is the most recent GDP growth rate projection of India as per ICRA in FY22?
  1.    8.1%
  2.    8.5%
  3.    8.7%
  4.    8.3%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 8.5%

The domestic credit rating agency ICRA has projected GDP growth rate of India for the financial year 2021-22 to 8.5 % year-on-year.


Question 4. The medal-winning Indian player Dingko Singh, who has passed away Asian Games gold, was associated with which game?
  1.    Weightlifting
  2.    Boxing
  3.    Shooting
  4.    Wrestling
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Boxing

The Asian Games gold medal-winning Indian Boxing star Dingko Singh has passed away, battling with liver cancer.


Question 5. Dehing Patkai National Park, which has been officially designated as a National Park is in which state?
  1.    Chandigarh
  2.    Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  3.    Himachal Pradesh
  4.    Assam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Assam

The Government of Assam has officially notified the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary as a National Park.


Question 6. The IOC has approved how many refugee athletes in the Tokyo 2020?
  1.    29
  2.    39
  3.    30
  4.    20
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 29

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the list of 29 refugee athletes in the Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020.


Question 7. Which Indian actress has won the Best Actor at the 2021 UK Asian Film Festival?
  1.    Tillotama Shome
  2.    Anupriya Goenka
  3.    Geetanjali Kulkarni
  4.    Dilnaz Irani
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Tillotama Shome

Indian actress Tillotama Shome has made the country proud by winning the Best Actor award at the 2021 UK Asian Film Festival.


Question 8. As per the report of Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company based in Manhattan, New York, and India ranked 18th among the top 25 countries in terms of Bitcoin Investment Gain in 2020. Which country has topped this list?
  1.    United States
  2.    China
  3.    United Arab Emirates
  4.    France
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> United States

The US traders have benefited the most in Bitcoin Investment Gain in 2020, with profit of $4.1 billion, according to Chainalysis.


Question 9. Researchers from which Indian institute teamed up with a team from the University of Strathclyde in the UK to develop a low-cost sensor to detect COVID-19 in wastewater?
  1.    IIT Bombay
  2.    IIT Madras
  3.    IIT Kanpur
  4.    IIT Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> IIT Bombay

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and India's IIT Bombay have jointly developed a low-cost sensor that can detect fragments of the virus responsible for COVID-19 in wastewater.


Question 10. The RBI has approved the three-year re-appointment of Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as the part-time Chairman of which bank?
  1.    ICICI Bank
  2.    Axis Bank
  3.    Yes Bank
  4.    HDFC Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> ICICI Bank

Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as the part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank for a period of three years with effect from July 1, 2021.


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