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3 JUNE 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. The Men's T20 World Cup will include how many teams from 2024?
  1.    16
  2.    14
  3.    20
  4.    10
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 20

The ICC Board informed that the Men's T20 World Cup will now be expanded to include 20 teams and will have 55 matches.


Question 2. Who has been awarded with the 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award'?
  1.    Harsh Vardhan
  2.    Smriti Irani
  3.    Narendra Modi
  4.    Piyush Goyal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Harsh Vardhan

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been awarded with the 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.


Question 3. Kappa and Delta have been in the news are related to which of the following?
  1.    Covid variant
  2.    Food Production
  3.    Satellite launch
  4.    Cyclone
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Covid variant

The WHO has given easy-to-say labels to two variants of the Covid-19 that is 'Kappa' and 'Delta.'


Question 4. What is the estimated GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2021-22, as per SBI?
  1.    8.7%
  2.    9.9%
  3.    7.9%
  4.    10.4%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 7.9%

The SBI economist in its research report has sharply cut the GDP growth estimates for Indian economy to 7.9 percent in FY22.


Question 5. Who has taken charge as the new Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
  1.    Indu Malhotra
  2.    MB Lokur
  3.    AK Sikri
  4.    Arun Kumar Mishra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Arun Kumar Mishra

Retired Justice Arun Kumar Mishra has took charge as the new chairman of the National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi.


Question 6. Cabinet has approved MoU between India and which nation for cooperation in Mineral Resources sector?
  1.    Denmark
  2.    Brazil
  3.    Sweden
  4.    Argentina
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Argentina

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the MoU between the Union Ministry of Mines and the Secretariat of Mining Policy of the Ministry of Productive Development of the Argentine Republic.


Question 7. Who has been appointed as the new President of Confederation of Indian Industry for 2021-22?
  1.    T V Narendran
  2.    Rajesh Gopinathan
  3.    Cyrus Mistry
  4.    O. P. Bhatt
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> T V Narendran

T V Narendran, the MD and CEO of Tata Steel have been elected as the new President of industry chamber Confederation of Indian Industry for 2021-22.


Question 8. Which nation has reported a new hybrid variant of COVID-19?
  1.    Australia
  2.    China
  3.    Vietnam
  4.    Japan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vietnam

The Vietnamese authorities have discovered a very dangerous variant of COVID-19 that has combined mutations first found in India and the UK and is spreading very quickly by air.


Question 9. The ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2027 will have how many teams?
  1.    10
  2.    14
  3.    15
  4.    20
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 14

The International Cricket Council Board confirmed that the Men's ODI World Cup in 2027 and 2031 will be a 14-team event.


Question 10. The Maharashtra Government has provided a how much reservation to the Maratha candidates under the EWS category?
  1.    25%
  2.    5%
  3.    10%
  4.    20%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 10%

The Maharashtra government has decided to give 10 percent reservation to students and candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker category.


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