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22 JUNE 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Which country has announced to host the two-day summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives?
  1.    Brazil
  2.    India
  3.    Russia
  4.    China
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> India

India is going to host a two-day summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives involving the BRICS nations.


Question 2. The ADB has approved a USD 250 million loan to which country to help finance reforms?
  1.    Bangladesh
  2.    Bhutan
  3.    India
  4.    Sri Lanka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bangladesh

The ADB has approved a USD 250 million loan to Bangladesh to help finance reforms.


Question 3. Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the maiden IN - EUNAVFOR Joint Naval Exercise in the Gulf of Aden?
  1.    Beas
  2.    Brahmaputra
  3.    Trikand
  4.    Trishul
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Trikand

The Indian Naval Ship Trikand is participating in the maiden IN - EUNAVFOR Joint Naval Exercise in the Gulf of Aden also known as the Gulf of Berbera.


Question 4. Who has launched the TV Channel Selector web portal?
  1.    TRAI
  2.    Amazon
  3.    YouTube
  4.    Netflix
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> TRAI

A TV Channel Selector web portal has been launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for consumers who could not access its mobile phone app of the same name due to lack of a smartphone.


Question 5. Who has inaugurated the Second National Sickle Cell Conclave?
  1.    Narendra Modi
  2.    Arjun Munda
  3.    Harsh Vardhan
  4.    Amit Shah
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Arjun Munda

Shri Arjun Munda, the Minister of Tribal Affairs inaugurated the Second National Sickle Cell Conclave on 'Sickle Cell Disease'.


Question 6. The CSIR has tied up with which health care institution to ramp up Covid-19 testing across towns and rural India?
  1.    Religare
  2.    Ranbaxy
  3.    Tata MD
  4.    Serum Institute
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tata MD

The CSIR has entered into a partnership with Tata group's health care venture "Tata MD" which aims to increase the Covid-19 testing capacity across Tier 2 and 3 towns and in rural regions of the country.


Question 7. Which statements is/are correct with reference to the animal serum in vaccines?
  1.    Horses used to be injected with small doses of bacteria that caused diphtheria so that they could develop antibodies.
  2.    None of these
  3.    Both A & B
  4.    The use of horse serum as an antibody supplement in the diphtheria vaccine is more than 100 years old.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both A & B

The use of horse serum as an antibody supplement in the diphtheria vaccine is more than 100 years old. Horses used to be injected with small doses of bacteria that caused diphtheria so that they could develop antibodies.


Question 8. The National Green Tribunal has set up a committee for rejuvenation of which rivers?
  1.    'Varuna and Assi'
  2.    Godavari
  3.    Indus
  4.    Tapi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 'Varuna and Assi'

The National Green Tribunal has set up a committee for the rejuvenation of rivers Varuna and Assi in Varanasi, both of which join the river Ganga.


Question 9. What is the theme of 2021 World Hydrography Day?
  1.    One hundred years of international cooperation in hydrography
  2.    Hydrography - enabling autonomous technologies
  3.    Mapping our seas, oceans, and waterways - more important than ever
  4.    Bathymetry - the foundation for sustainable seas, oceans, and waterways
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> One hundred years of international cooperation in hydrography

The theme for 2021 World Hydrography Day is "One hundred years of international cooperation in hydrography".


Question 10. Who has launched the Indian Certification of Medical Devices Plus Scheme?
  1.    AIIMS
  2.    DRDO
  3.    NITI Aayog
  4.    QCI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> QCI

The Quality Council of India and the Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices have added further features to the ICMED Scheme that has been launched for Certification of Medical Devices in 2016.


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