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17 JUNE 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. C.R. Visswanathan, who has passed away, was the former Vice-President of which Indian sports federation?
  1.    Hockey India
  2.    Hockey India
  3.    Board of Control for Cricket in India
  4.    All India Football Federation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All India Football Federation

The former vice-president of the All India Football Federation, C.R. Visswanathan, has passed away. He was 85.


Question 2. Twitter has lost its safe harbor immunity in which nation?
  1.    US
  2.    India
  3.    Australia
  4.    UK
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> India

The Social media giant Twitter has lost its safe harbor immunity in India over its failure of appointing statutory officers, as required by the new IT rules of the Indian Government.


Question 3. Which Indian player has been inducted in the special edition of the ICC Hall of Fame list in June 2021?
  1.    Subhash Gupte
  2.    Vinoo Mankad
  3.    Ajit Wadekar
  4.    Lala Amarnath
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Vinoo Mankad

The ICC has released a list of 10 cricket legends who have been inducted to the prestigious list of the ICC Hall of Fame. India's Vinoo Mankad has been inducted in the list.


Question 4. Which state government has decided to train 5,000 youths as health assistants for a possible third wave of COVID-19?
  1.    Delhi
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Maharashtra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Delhi

The Government of Delhi announced that 5,000 youths will be trained as health assistants for the medical and paramedical staff in preparation in view of the possibility of a third wave of Coronavirus pandemic.


Question 5. Which vaccine is reportedly more effective against the 'Delta' COVID-19 variant?
  1.    Pfizer
  2.    Covaxin
  3.    Covishield
  4.    Sputnik V
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sputnik V

The Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is more efficient against the Delta variant of the virus than any other vaccine so far.


Question 6. What is the rank of India in the "Global House Price Index" released by Knight Frank?
  1.    55th
  2.    61st
  3.    72nd
  4.    43rd
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 55th

India has moved down 12 spots in the global home price index to 55th rank in Q1 2021 against 43rd rank in Q1 2020, with a decline of 1.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in home prices, Knight Frank.


Question 7. India aims to restore how much degraded land by 2030, as per the PM Narendra Modi?
  1.    14 million hectares
  2.    17 million hectares
  3.    20 million hectares
  4.    26 million hectares
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 26 million hectares

The India is on track to achieve its national commitment of Land degradation neutrality, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while delivering the keynote address at the UN "High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought".


Question 8. Which state has decided to set up its own series of annual awards similar to Bharat Ratna?
  1.    West Bengal
  2.    Assam
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Assam

The Assam Government has decided to institute its own series of annual awards similar to Bharat Ratna and Padma awards entailing various benefits for the awardees.


Question 9. Which country has topped the World Giving Index 2021?
  1.    Japan
  2.    Indonesia
  3.    New Zealand
  4.    Australia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Indonesia

The World Giving Index ranking has been topped by Indonesia, followed by Kenya, Nigeria, Myanmar and Australia in top five respectively.


Question 10. How many players have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame list?
  1.    119
  2.    82
  3.    72
  4.    103
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 103

With the new induction, the total number of inductees in the list of ICC Hall of Famers has reached to 103.


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