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SUPER Current Affairs MCQ PDF 22nd June 2021

Q.Name the Yoga dedicated mobile app launched by the Government of India in collaboration with WHO on the occasion of International Yoga Day on June 21, 2021

A) s-Yoga C) m-Yoga

B) p-Yoga D) i-Yoga

Answer - C

 On the occasion of seventh International Yoga Day on June 21, 2021, Prime Minister About the mYoga app:  The mYoga app is preloaded with many yoga training videos and audio practice sessions, in different languages, that can be done in the comfort of our own homes.  Currently, the mYoga app is available in English, Hindi and French, but will be made available in other UN languages in the upcoming months. Through this initiative, PM Modi government aims to achieve the ‘One World, One Health’ motto.”

Apps & Services in NEWS 2021  mYoga App on International Yoga Day 2021  Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched “Adi Prashikshan” portal  IIT Ropar develops India’s first power-free CPAP device ‘Jivan Vayu’  Ministry of Ayush Launches ‘Namaste Yoga’ App  Virender Sehwag launches Experiential Cricket Learning Portal CRICURU  NCPCR has launched an online tracking portal “Bal Swaraj  SAGE Programme and Portal to support India’s Elderly Persons The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment,  AI-based Solution XraySetu Launched to Detect Covid in Rural Population via WhatsApp  IIT Ropar Develops IoT Device ‘AmbiTag’ to Record Real-Time Ambient Temperature  IIT Ropar develop ‘FakeBuster’ tool to detect imposters in video conferences & manipulated Faces on social media

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 India to launch mobile tech platform ‘UNITE AWARE’ for UN peacekeepers in August 2021  ICICI Bank Partners with NPCI to Link UPI ID with Its Digital Wallet ‘Pockets’  SeHAT OPD portal to provide tele-medicine services to Armed Forces personnel and veterans  Hero Group launches education technology venture Hero Vired  MOMA Market’ for Home Delivery of Fresh Vegetables  Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Launches Mobile App ‘Amrit Vahini’ for online booking of hospital beds  Airtel Payments Bank Unveils ‘DigiGold’ for Digital Gold Investment  Bihar Government Launches ‘HIT COVID’ App to Track Home Isolated Patients  RBL Bank Partners Mastercard to launch “Pay by Bank App “  Government Launches Community Mental-Health Digital platform ‘MANAS’  Piyush Goyal Launches “e-SANTA”, an Electronic Marketplace For Aqua Farmers  NITI Aayog Launches‘Poshan Gyan’, a Digital Repository on Health & Nutrition Information  India Unveils first-ever app to learn Sanskrit called “Little Guru”  Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launches ‘SARTHAQ’, the NEP Implementation Plan for School Education  Ramesh Pokhriyal launches “NanoSniffer”, World’s First Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector  Narendra Singh Tomar launches Madhukranti portal and Honey Corners of NAFED  S A Bobde launches Supreme Court of India’s first AI-driven Research Portal ‘SUPACE’  Nirmala Sitharaman virtually launches Central Scrutiny Centre and IEPFA mobile App  POWERGRID Launches Certified E-Tendering Portal “PRANIT”  Government Launches ‘MERA RATION’ App to help ONORC scheme beneficiaries  Thaawarchand Gehlot launches “Sugamya Bharat App” and Handbook “Access – the Photo Digest”  Chandigarh launches ‘Carbon Watch’, India’s first app to assess one’s carbon footprint  Indian Railways reactivates ‘UTS ON MOBILE App’ facility  Centre Launches new Instant Messaging platform ‘Sandes’, on lines of WhatsApp  Bharti AXA General Insurance launches ‘Krishi Sakha’ App for farmers Page 4 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo

 Airtel Payments Bank launches ‘Airtel Safe Pay’  ICICI Bank launches ‘InstaFX’ mobile app to help customers obtain Forex Prepaid Card swiftly

WHO IN NEWS 2021

 Mukesh Sharma Appointed Honorary Member Of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group  Dr Patrick Amoth Of Kenya Appointed As Chair Of WHO Executive Board  WHO Names Covid-19 Variants First Found In India As ‘Kappa’ And ‘Delta’  WHO Honours Dr Harsh Vardhan For Efforts In Tobacco Control  WHO Classified Indian Coronavirus Variant As A “Global Variant Of Concern”  Carl Bildt Appointed WHO Special Envoy For ACT-Accelerator  WHO Declares El Salvador Malaria-Free  Harsh Vardhan Chairs 148th Session Of WHO Executive Board  Anil Soni Appointed First CEO Of The WHO Foundation  Former Health Secretary Preeti Sudan Appointed WHO Panellist

About WHO:

 Established – 7th April 1948  Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland  Director General – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  Chief Scientist – Soumya Swaminathan

Q.Who is the Chairman of the SEBI’s Takeover Panel, which Has been reconstituted by the market regulator recently?

A) Justice N. K. Sodhi C) Justice Manjunath

B) Justice P. Vishwanatha Shetty D) Justice Sanjay Yadav

Answer - A

 Markets regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its four-member Takeover Panel. Chairman -Justice N. K. Sodhi (Former Chief Justice of

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High Courts of Karnataka & Kerala and Former Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal)

Current Takeover Channel

Justice N. K. Sodhi Former Chief Justice of High Courts of Chairma Karnataka & Kerala and Former Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal Darius Khambata Former Advocate General, Member Maharashtra Thomas Mathew T.Former Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of Member India N. Venkatram MD & CEO, Deloitte India Member

About Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

 Founded: 12 April 1992  Sector: Securities market  Jurisdiction: India  Headquarters: Mumbai  Agency executive: Ajay Tyagi (Chairperson)

Q.Based on the data by Swiss National Bank (SNB), what is the rank of India in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss bank in 2020?

A) 49 C) 60

B) 51 D) 72

Answer - B

 India has been ranked at 51st position in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss bank in 2020, as per the data released by Swiss National Bank (SNB). Last year India was placed at 77th position

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Q.Name the Indian economist who has been inducted into the High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) formed by the World Bank and IMF to look into two huge crisis faced by the world, namely Covid-19 pandemic and climate change

A) Krishnamurthy Subramanian C) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

B) Bimal Jalan D) Raghuram Rajan

Answer - C

 Montek Singh Ahluwalia, an Indian economist who served as the former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, has been named as a member of a High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) formed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to look into two huge crisis faced by the world, namely Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

 Founded : 1945  Headquarters: Washington, D.C.  Managing Director : Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)  Chief Economist.: Gita Gopinath (Indian)  Member countries : 190 (Andorra)

About WORLD BANK

 Founded : 1944  HQ : Washington Dc  President : David Malpass  MD & CFO : Anshula Kant  Chief Economist : Carman Reinhart  Executive Director : Rajesh Khullar  Senior Advisor to Ed of World Bank : Rajeev Topno  Member Countries :189

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Q.Who is the author of the book ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis’?

A) Arundhati Roy C) Chetan Bhagat

B) Salman Rushdie D) Amitav Ghosh

Answer - D

 A new book titled ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis’, by Jnanpith awardee and bestselling author Amitav Ghosh is all set to release in October 2021.

Q.Which county has topped in terms of Money Deposited in Swiss Banks, according to ‘Annual Bank Statistics of 2020’ released by Swiss National Bank (SNB)?

A) United States C) Germany

B) Japan D) UK

Answer - D

Q.With which telecom company, Tata Group has partnered for 5G network solutions for India?

A) Vi C) Airtel

B) BSNL D) Reliance Jio

Answer - C

Q.Who has been named ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF India?

A) Upasana Kamineni C) Sukhbir Singh

B) Diya Mirza D) David Beckham

Answer -A

Q.Who has been awarded the prestigious Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021?

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A) Sharankumar Limbale C) K K Shailaja

B) Rumana Sinha Sehgal D) Guneet Monga

Answer- C

 The Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021 has been awarded to KK Shailaja, the former Health Minister of Kerala.  Announcing the award, President and Rector of CEU, Michael Ignatieff said, “As minister of public health in the Indian state of Kerala, during the COVID-19 pandemic, KK Shailaja Teacher, demonstrated to the world that determined leadership, community based public health and effective communication can save lives.

Q.Who is the author of the book ‘The 7 Sins of Being A Mother’?

A) Neena Gupta C) Anant Vijay

B) Anindya Dutta D) Tahira Kashyap Khurrana

Answer - D

Q.BCCI has announced a donation of how many crore rupees for the preparation of theplayers in the Olympics?

A) Rs 5 crore C) Rs 15 crore

B) Rs 10 crore D) Rs 11 crores

Answer : B

BCCI in NEWS

 BCCI Referee Rajendrasinh Jadeja Passes Away  BCCI Appoints Ramesh Powar as Head Coach of Indian Women’s Cricket Team  Shabir Khandwawala Appointed New BCCI ACU Chief  BCCI cancels Ranji Trophy 2020-21 for first time in 87 years  BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Takes Over As President Of ACC  BCCI Announces MPL Sports As Official Kit Sponsor

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 BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022

About Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

 Founded : 1928  Headquarters : Wankhede Stadium  1st President : R E Grant Govan  39th President : Saurav Ganguly  Vice President : Rajeev Shukla  Secretary : Jay Shah  Men's Coach : Ravi Shastri  Women's Coach : Ramesh Powar  Interim CEO of BCCI : Hemang Amin

Q.With which of the following naval force, India has conducted a joint exercise in Gulf of Aden?

A) Association of Southeast Asian Nations C) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (ASEAN) (SCO)

B) South Asian Association for Regional D) European Union (EU) Cooperation (SAARC) Answer - D

Major Indian Maritime Exercises

 SLINEX-Sri Lanka

 Bongosagar and IN-BN CORPAT-Bangladesh

 JIMEX-Japan

 Naseem-Al-Bahr-Oman

 Indra-Russia

 Za’ir-Al-Bahr-Qatar

 Samudra Shakti-Indonesia

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 Indo-Thai CORPAT-Thailand

 IMCOR-Malaysia

 SIMBEX-Singapore

 AUSINDEX-Australia

 Malabar Exercise-Japan, and the USA

About INDIAN NAVY

. Father of Indian Navy : Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj . First Chief : Admiral Sir William Edward Parry . Motto(s) : (Sanskrit) . Shaṁ No Varunaḥ (ISO) . Headquarteres : New Delhi . Colours : Navy blue and white . First Indian Chief of the Naval Staff : Katari . 24th Chief of the Naval Staff : Karambir Singh . Vice Chief : Ashok Kumar

About European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR)

 Vice Admiral - Jose M. Nunez Torrente  Operational Headquarters - Rota, Spain

Q.Who has become the South Africa bowler to take a hat-trick in Men's Test cricket?

A) Kagiso Rabada C) Lungi Ngidi

B) Anrich Nortje D) Keshav Maharaj

Answer - D

Q.Which state is at the top position in India's COVID-19 vaccination drive?

A) Maharashtra B) Uttar Pradesh Page 11 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo

C) Madhya Pradesh D) Karnataka

Answer - A Maharashtra In News 2021 . Maharashtra Govt Launches “Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance” . Maharashtra Gets India’s First Floating LNG Storage And Regasification Unit . Maharashtra: Amboli Named As Biodiversity Heritage Site . Asha Bhosle To Be Honoured With ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ . Maharashtra Farmers Start Fresh Fruit Cake ‘Movement’ . Maharashtra Governor Releases E-Book Titled Dawn Under The Dome . Maharashtra Govt Signs MoU With Flipkart To Promote Wooden Toys . Maharashtra tops 2nd India Justice Report for delivering justice to people . Journalist Day Observed in Maharashtra on January 6 . Maharashtra’s new bill on sexual crimes under ‘Shakti act’ to have death penalty . Maharashtra Govt signs MoU with Cornell University to train entrepreneurs . Maharashtra CM announces, Rs 25 crore to be provided for development of Dajipur Sanctuary in 1st phase . Maharashtra govt all set to launch 'MahaSharad' platform . Maharashtra declares Kanhargaon wildlife sanctuary its 50th Wildlife Sanctuary . Maharashtra’s Ranjitsinh Disale becomes first Indian to win 2020 Global Teacher Prize . Maharashtra Cyber becomes India’s first agency to acquire ‘Crawler’ from the Interpol; will aid in police’s crackdown against offenders of child pornography . Maharashtra’s first ‘child-friendly police station’ has been inaugurated in pune . Lonar Lake in Maharashtra selected under ‘Ramsar site’ . RBI cancels licence of Maharashtra-based Karad Janata Sahakari Bank . Asia’s first solar power-enabled Textile Mill to be unveiled in Parbhani district of Maharashtra . Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari has released the book ‘Majhi Bhint’ (My Wall) authored by Rajendra Darda . Usha Mangeshkar Honored with Gan Samragni Lata Mangeshkar award for 2020- 21 by Maharashtra Govt . Maharashtra launches largest plasma therapy trial “Project Platina” . ADB and India inks USD 177 million loan for Maharashtra . Maharashtra Govt launches ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ campaign

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. Maharashtra partners with Google to deploy learning tools for online education . Bharat Air Fibre Services inaugurated in Maharashtra . Maharashtra government launches “Maha” Job portal . Maharashtra Govt introduced “Maha Parwana” plan to boost investment . Flood warning system “iFLOWS” launched in Mumbai Maharashtra

About Maharashtra: . Chief Minister- Uddhav Thackeray . Governor- Bhagat Singh Koshyari . Capital City- Mumbai . State Animal- Indian giant squirrel . State Bird- Yellow-footed green pigeon . State Tree- Mangifera indica . State Flower- Pride of India Q.Which country will host the Green Hydrogen Initiative Summit?

A. Brazil C. India B. China D. Russia Answer:C

INDIA HOST UPCOMMING EVENTS

 18th G20 Summit 2023  13TH Brics summit 2021  World Dairy Summit 2022  Interpol Meeting 2022  FIFA U-17 Women World Cup 2022  ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021  ICC Men's World Cup 2023  Men's Hockey World Cup 2023  AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022  Cycling Summit 2021

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Which Indian Navy Ship won the ‘Best Ship’ title among the capital ships category at the 2021 Fleet Awards?

A) INS Khukri C) INS Kamorta

B) INS Kiltan D) INS Sahyadri

Answer - D

Q.Who has been awarded with ‘Certificate of Commitment’ by the World Book of Record?

A. Rahul Bajaj C. Mukund Singh B. Milind Soman D. Khyati Naravane Answer: D

 Khyati Naravane has been awarded with ‘Certificate of Commitment’ by the World Book of Record. He is currently serving as the CEO of Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Q.Which organisation virtually hosted the Conference of BRICS Network Universities (in June’2A) under the theme - “Electric Mobility”?

A) IISc Bangalore C) IIT Bombay

B) IIT Madras D) NIT Warangal

Answer- C

About BRICS:

 Members - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa  2021 Chair – India  1st BRICS Summit took place in 2009 in Russia  New Development Bank also known as the BRICS Development Bank is headquartered at Shanghai, China.

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Q.What was India’s Retail Inflation rate in May 2021, as per the data released by RBI?

A) 5.7% C) 7.8%

B) 12.9% D) 6.3%

Answer- D

Q.Where did researchers discover India’s 1st taxonomically described marine tardigrade called ‘Stygarctus Keralensis’?

A) Andaman & Nicobar C) Nagaland

B) Goa D) Kerala

Answer- D

Q.The book titled ‘Monk in a Merc’ is memoire of which Indian Neurologist to be released Posthumously?

A) Dinesh Sareen C) Atma Ram Bansal

B) Ashok Pangariya D) Ashok Kumar Singhal

Answer : B .

MEMOIR IN NEWS  ‘Home In The World’ Book: By Amartya Sen’s Memoir  “Monk in a Merc” – Neurologist Ashok Panagariya’s Memoir  Will Smith opening up, releasing memoir ‘Will’ in November  Suresh Raina’s memoir title ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’  Indra Nooyi Memoir titled My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future  Kabir Bedi’s memoir titled ‘Stories I Must Tell’  M. Hamid Ansari Pens his memoir ‘By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a Life’  Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Memoir Named ‘Unfinished’ Page 15 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo

 Peter Mukerjea pens memoir ‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV Executive’  Hunter Biden To Release Memoir ‘Beautiful Things’  Neena Gupta’s memoir title ‘Sach Kahun Toh’  Barack Obama’s first presidential memoir, ‘A Promised Land,’

Q.Payments Bank can apply for conversion to Small Finance Bank after how many years of operation? (Banking Awareness Question)

A) 3 years C) 5 years

B) 10 years D) 1 year

Answer - C

 Payments Banks can apply for conversion into SFB after five years of operations, if they are otherwise eligible as per these guidelines.

Q."Rupiya" in India was introduced by whom? (Banking Awareness Question)

A) Akbar C) Chandra GuptMoryaa

B) Prithvi Raj Chouhan D) Sher Shah Suri

Answer – D

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STATIC GK BASED CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ

Q.What is the capital of Bahrain? Answer - A

A) Minsk Q.Where is the headquarters of World Athletics situated? B) Bangui A) Monaco C) Manama B) Kuala Lumpur D) Nicosia C) Munich Answer - C D) Lausanne Q.We understand your world is the tagline of which of the following bank? Answer - A

A) HDFC bank Q.What is the constituency of Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is currently B) PNB bank serving as Union Cabinet Minister in C) ICICI bank Ministry of Jal Shakti?

D) AXIS bank A) Begusarai, Bihar

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B) Jodhpur, Rajasthan D) Nicosia

C) Dharwad, Karnataka Answer - B

D) Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh Q.Ujjain is situated on the banks of which river? Answer - B A) Shipra Q.Hojagiri is a folk dance performed in the state of ______? B) Cauvery

A) Punjab C) Narmada

B) Odisha D) Mahanadi

C) Manipur Answer - A

D) Tripura Q.Where is the hq of The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Answer - D situated? Q.Who is the governing chief minister A) London of Arunachal Pradesh? B) Paris A) Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy C) Beijing B) Shri Pema Khandu D) New York C) B. D. Mishra Answer - D D) Shri Hemant Soren Q.Who is the current Lieutenant Answer - B Governor of Delhi? Q.What is the capital of Czech A) Anil Baijal Republic? B) Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore A) Havana C) Satyadev Narayan Arya B) Prague D) Bandaru Dattatreya C) Zagreb