Current Affairs JUNE-2021

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121. Who launched the SAGE portal to assist elderly people?

  • A
  • PM Narendra Modi

  • B
  • Amit Shah

  • C
  • Thawarchand Gehlot

  • D
  • Smriti Irani

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Correct Answer : C [Thawarchand Gehlot]

Explaination : [The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawarchand Gehlot launched the SAGE portal on June 4, 2021 to help elderly persons. The SAGE (Senior care Ageing Growth Engine) project has been set up to select, support and create a 'one-stop access' of elderly care products and services by credible start-ups.]

122. Which nation is planning to ban its citizens from investing in Chinese tech and Defence firms with alleged military ties?

  • A
  • US

  • B
  • Japan

  • C
  • India

  • D
  • Canada

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Correct Answer : A [US]

Explaination : [US President Joe Biden is set to ban Americans from investing in dozens of Chinese tech and defence firms that allegedly have military ties. The new executive order is expected to come into effect on August 2nd.]

123. At least 100 towers will be set up in which state/ Union Territory to improve mobile network services?

  • A
  • Ladakh

  • B
  • Sikkim

  • C
  • Arunachal Pradesh

  • D
  • Jammu and Kashmir

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Correct Answer : A [Ladakh]

Explaination : [Almost 100 towers would be installed in the next couple of months to improve mobile network services in Ladakh. The Union Territory had sought help from the Army for quicker installation of the towers and OFC cable laying in bordering villages.]

124. Which bank has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2031-32?

  • A
  • SBI

  • B
  • HDFC

  • C
  • Axis

  • D
  • ICICI

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Correct Answer : B [HDFC]

Explaination : [HDFC Bank on June 3, 2021 announced its plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32. The private bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy and water consumption.]

125. Which country has introduced a new legislation named as EAGLE Act?

  • A
  • India

  • B
  • USA

  • C
  • Russia

  • D
  • UK

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Correct Answer : B [USA]

Explaination : [A bill named “Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement” or EAGLE Act has been moved in the USA’s legislative body. This bill is seen as a counter to the policy challenges posed by China. The bill seeks for increased investment to promote US manufacturing, trade and seeks for increased US intervention to Taiwan and Hong Kong.]

126. “Tianzhou-2” is a spacecraft of which country?

  • A
  • Japan

  • B
  • Russia

  • C
  • China

  • D
  • South Korea

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Correct Answer : C [China]

Explaination : [Tianzhou-2, or “Heavenly Vessel” is China’s cargo spacecraft which carried supplies, equipment and propellant to the space station which is being developed by China. It has successfully docked itself to the module Tianhe, which is a part of a space station. The spacecraft was launched from earth using the Long March-7 Y3 rocket.]

127. The ‘Race to Zero’ campaign, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?

  • A
  • Climate Change

  • B
  • Covid Vaccination

  • C
  • Artificial Intelligence

  • D
  • Agriculture

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Correct Answer : A [Climate Change]

Explaination : [Race To Zero is a global campaign to mobilise support from across the world for a healthy zero carbon recovery. Recently, World leaders convened at the Climate Breakthroughs Summit, which is a collaboration between the World Economic Forum, UN Climate Champions, the UK COP26 Presidency and partners. During the summit, several companies joined the Race to Zero campaign.]

128. APEDA identified Mathura and Banaskantha as clusters for export development in which sector?

  • A
  • Textile

  • B
  • Dairy

  • C
  • Cotton

  • D
  • Fruits

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Correct Answer : B [Dairy]

Explaination : [The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has set up an Export Promotion Forum (EPF) to promote exports of dairy products. It also aims to address various issues in the sector. The authority has recognized two clusters: Mathura in Uttar Pradesh and Banaskantha in Gujarat, to develop dairy merchandise. Farmers and small dairy owners in these clusters shall be given coaching and aid in capability building in exports.]

129. Which country has recently come up with a policy for three children, as against the present two children limit?

  • A
  • India

  • B
  • USA

  • C
  • Japan

  • D
  • China

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Correct Answer : D [China]

Explaination : [China has announced that it would permit couples to have three children as against the present two children limit, which was brought in 2016. This decision has been made by the Chinese government, since the country’s birth rates have registered a steep decline as per the latest census release.]

130. As per the estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), what is the GDP growth of India for 2020-21?

  • A
  • -10.1%

  • B
  •  -8.2%

  • C
  • -7.3%

  • D
  • -6.5%

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Correct Answer : C [-7.3%]

Explaination : [The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the provisional estimates of annual national income and quarterly estimates. As per the release, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.6 per cent in the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2020-21. Last quarter, there was 0.5 % growth. The GDP contracted to a record low 7.3 per cent, for the full financial year 2020-21. This was a marginal improvement from the earlier estimate of 8 per cent contraction.]

131. With reference to Covid, what are ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’?

  • A
  • New Measure of Covid spread rate

  • B
  • New Labels for Covid variants

  • C
  • New category in Covid positivity rate

  • D
  • New Global vaccine initiatives

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Correct Answer : B [New Labels for Covid variants]

Explaination : [The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new labels, using Greek alphabets, for various variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). As per the WHO, Covid variant first found in India (B1.617.2) will be referred to as Delta, while earlier found variant in the country (B.1.617.1) will be known as Kappa.]

132. Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov, who performed a 7-hour spacewalk recently, are from which country?

  • A
  • USA

  • B
  • Russia

  • C
  • Israel

  • D
  • France

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Correct Answer : B [Russia]

Explaination : [Two Russian cosmonauts named Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov ventured out of the International Space Station on a 7-hour spacewalk to prepare for the arrival of a new Russian module. It’s the first spacewalk for both the cosmonauts, who arrived at the space station in April. They conducted technical works including replacing the old batteries outside the International Space Station, before the arrival of the new Nauka (Science) multipurpose laboratory module.]

133. SATAT Scheme, which was making news recently, is associated with which sector?

  • A
  • Rural Electrification

  • B
  • Affordable Transportation

  • C
  • LPG Subsidy

  • D
  • Investment in MSME

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Correct Answer : B [Affordable Transportation]

Explaination : [Oil sector PSUs in India namely Indian Oil, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL and IGL have come together into a Cooperation Agreement for promotion and development of SATAT Scheme. SATAT stands for Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation, which was launched on 01.10.2018 to set up Compressed Biogas production plants and make CBG available in the market.]

134. EAGLE Act, which was making news recently, is associated with which country?

  • A
  • New Zealand

  • B
  • USA

  • C
  • Australia

  • D
  • Brazil

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Correct Answer : B [USA]

Explaination : [A bipartisan legislation was re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to eliminate the per-country cap on employment-based green card. This new law is called as the EAGLE Act 2021. Currently, there is a 7% per-country limit on Visa issuance by the United States. If this law is cleared by the Senate, this would benefit a lot of Indian professionals and their family members who wish to immigrate to the country.]

135. SAGE (Senior-care Aging Growth Engine) is the initiative of which Union Ministry?

  • A
  • Ministry of Women and Child Development

  • B
  • Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

  • C
  • Ministry of Law and Justice

  • D
  • Ministry of Minority Affairs

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Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]

Explaination : [Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually launched the SAGE (Senior-care Aging Growth Engine) initiative. He also launched the SAGE portal, which can be accessed by the elderly persons for elderly care products and services by select start-ups. The start-ups will be selected on the basis of innovative products and services.]

136. Lynetteholm, a proposed artificial island, is to be constructed in which country?

  • A
  • Austria

  • B
  • Russia

  • C
  • Ukraine

  • D
  • Denmark

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Correct Answer : D [Denmark]

Explaination : [The Government of Denmark has approved for construction of an artificial giant island named Lynetteholm. This island would be 1 sq mile (2.6 sq km) in area and would include a dam system around its perimeter to protect its harbour from rising sea levels and storms. This island would be connected to the mainland by way of tunnel roads and metro lines.]

137. Which Indian PSU has become a signatory to UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate?

  • A
  • Indian Oil Limited

  • B
  • ONGC

  • C
  • NTPC

  • D
  • BHEL

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Correct Answer : C [NTPC]

Explaination : [The state-owned power sector major NTPC, has become a signatory to United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate. This mandate is an UN initiative to make efforts by companies for better management of water and sanitation. This is expected to pave the way to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030.]

138. ‘Taskheer-e-Jabal’ military exercise was conducted by which country?

  • A
  • Israel

  • B
  • Iran

  • C
  • Pakistan

  • D
  • Afghanistan

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Correct Answer : C [Pakistan]

Explaination : [The Pakistani Army has conducted a military exercise named ‘Taskheer-e-Jabal’ near Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) region. Under this exercise, the troops rehearsed various defensive and offensive manoeuvres in mountain terrains. The exercise was overseen by its Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. It was aimed to enhance the operational preparedness, defensive and offensive formations of various contingencies.]

139. Which is the Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey vessel, that has been decommissioned recently?

  • A
  • INS Kolkata

  • B
  • INS Sandhayak

  • C
  • INS Sindurakshak

  • D
  • INS Suveer

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Correct Answer : B [INS Sandhayak]

Explaination : [INS Sandhayak, the Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey Vessel, was decommissioned from the Navy at Visakhapatnam on July 4, 2021. The vessel is 40 years old and has conducted more than 200 major hydrographic surveys. It has also been a part of important operations like ‘Operation Pawan’ in Sri Lanka (1987), Operation ‘Rainbow for Humanitarian Assistance’ (2004) etc.]

140. CBSE has introduced coding as a subject for students, in collaboration with which company?

  • A
  • Infosys

  • B
  • Microsoft

  • C
  • Dell

  • D
  • Intel

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Correct Answer : B [Microsoft]

Explaination : [The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has collaborated with tech major Microsoft to launch coding as a subject for students of Class 6-8 and data science subject for Class 8-12. This move is in line with the New Education Policy 2020. These new subjects would come in force from the 2021-2022 academic session. According to CBSE, these subjects are expected to develop analytical thinking and problem-solving skills of students.]
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