Current Affairs 2021

1. IIM Kozhikode, in collaboration with which of the following has announced the launch of four certificate programmes in the fields of business, strategy, marketing, and product management?

2. The construction work for unit 5 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) commenced in June 2021 with the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building. Which company has been tasked with building the atomic reactor?

3. International Asteroid Day takes place on which date every year?

4. India has made it to the top 10 in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 by ITU. Which country topped the chart?

5. Bharti Group would invest how many million dollars to become the largest shareholder in the satellite communications company OneWeb?

6. In June 2021, scientists have discovered two new species of spiders in Maharashtra. They have named one of them after whom?

7. The central government has extended for another one year the tenure of the CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) till June 2022. Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog?

8. The US has announced additional assistance of how many million dollars to help India respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for future health emergencies?

9. The US has appointed whom as the country’s Charge d’Affaires in Delhi, in June 2021?

10. Aditi Ashok is related to which game?

11. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has entered into a strategic partnership with which of the following to join a new world-scale chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility at TA’ZIZ in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi?

12. When is the National Chartered Accountant's Day observed every year?

13. Who has received the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar for the year 2020?

14. The Cabinet has accorded approval for the revised implementation strategy of BharatNet through the Public-Private Partnership model in how many states of the country with optical fibre connectivity to all inhabited village?

15. The government has decided to keep the interest rates on Public Provident Fund at how much per cent for the second quarter of the Financial Year 2021-22?

16. In which year was the Digital India program launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

17. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector scheme. Its objective is to reduce aggregate technical and commercial losses AT and C losses to pan-India levels of 12 to 15% by which year?

18. The cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and the Public Service Commission of which country for refurbishing personnel administration and governance reforms?

19. In June 2021, who has taken charge as Director General of All India Radio?

20. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a project to create an interactive virtual museum of the country’s Gallantry award winners. MoD will implement the project in partnership with which of the following?