Page 1 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Page 2 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo SUPER Current Affairs MCQ PDF 24th June 2021 By Dream Big Institution: (SUPER Current Affairs) © Copyright 2021 Q.Who has topped the inaugural EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century list, released recently by Hurun Research and EdelGive Foundation.? A) Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates C) Warren Buffett B) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata D) Henry Wellcome Answer - B Founder of the Tata Group, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata ($102.4 billion) has topped the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century. The list prepared by EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Report. Tata is the only Indian in the top 10 list. The other Indian among the top 50 is Azim Premji, former chairman of Wipro, he is ranked 12th. Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates ($74.6 billion) ranked second position followed by Henry Wellcome ($56.7 billion), Howard Hughes ($38.6 billion) and Warren Buffett ($37.4 billion). The ranking is based on Total Philanthropic Value, calculated as the value of the assets adjusted for inflation, together with the sum of gifts or distributions to date. According to the EdelGive Hurun report, The world’s 50 most generous individuals came from five countries, led by the US with 39, followed by 5 from the UK, China (3), India (2) and Portugal & Switzerland (1 each). About Jamsetji Tata: Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata was an Indian pioneer industrialist, who founded the Tata Group, India’s biggest conglomerate company. He established the city of Jamshedpur. Page 3 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo He founded what would later become the Tata Group of companies. Jamsetji Tata is regarded as the legendary “Father of Indian Industry”. Organizations founded:Tata Group, Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur, Tata Sons, Taj Hotels, Indian Hotels Company Limited. About Tata Group : Founder: Jamsetji Tata Founded: 1868, Mumbai About Hurun Report : Chairman and Chief Researcher : Rupert Hoogewerf Headquarters location: Shanghai, China Founded: 1999 Q.As per the report by Software Technology Parks of India, which state has secured the second place in employment generation under IBPS Scheme? A) Bihar C) Rajasthan B) Tamil Nadu D) Kerala Answer - B Q.Who has been named as the Captain for the Indian Men’s Hockey Team, participating in Tokyo Olympics 2021? A) Rupinder Pal Singh C) Manpreet Singh B) Harmanpreet Singh D) Surender Kumar Answer - C About Manpreet Singh : 2021 Tokyo Olympics will be Manpreet’s third Olympics. Page 4 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Under Manpreet’s captaincy, the Indian team won the Asia Cup in 2017, the Asian Champions Trophy in 2018 and the FIH Series Final in 2019. The team led by Manpreet also made it to the quarterfinals of the FIH Men’s World Cup 2018 in Bhubaneswar. Men’s Hockey Team Captain – Manpreet Singh Vice-President 1 – Birendra Lakra Vice-President 2 – Harmanpreet Singh Q.Hockey India has named which female player as the Captain for Indian Women’s Hockey Team for Tokyo Olympics? A) Deep Grace Ekka C) Lalremsiami B) Rani Rampal D) Savita Punia Answer - B About Rani Rampal : Under Rani’s captaincy, the Indian team has achieved winning the Asia Cup in 2017, a silver medal at the Asian Games in 2018, silver at the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy as well as winning the FIH Series Final in 2019. Women’s Hockey Team Captain – Rani Rampal Vice-President 1 – Deep Grace Ekka Vice-President 2 – Savita Punia About FIH : President: Leandro Negre Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland Page 5 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo CEO: Thierry Weil Founder: Paul Léautey Founded: 7 January 1924, Paris, France Q.In which state of India, world’s first-ever genetically modified (GM) rubber plant has been planted? A) Assam C) Himachal Pradesh B) Kerala D) Bihar Answer - A World’s First GM Rupper Developed at the Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), the sapling was planted by Rubber Board chairman and executive director KN Raghavan at the board’s farm in Sarutari near Guwahati. The GM rubber plant, the first of its kind developed exclusively for the northeast, is expected to thrive in the climatic conditions of the region. The plant, which has additional copies of gene MnSOD (manganese containing superoxide dismutase) in it, is Assam in NEWS 2021 Assam To Institute Own Versions Of Bharat Ratna And Padma Awards Assam CM Sarma Launches Sishu Seva Achoni For COVID-19 Orphans Assam Gets Its Seventh National Park With Dehing Patkai Assam Govt Names Raimona Reserve Forest Sixth National Park Lt. General Pradeep Chandran Nair Takes Charge As DG Of Assam Rifles Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Appoints ‘Guardian Ministers’ Himanta Biswa Sarma Chosen Assam’s New Chief Minister Assam’s First Female IAS Officer Parul Debi Das Passes Away India, AIIB Sign Agreement To Improve Assam Power Transmission PM Modi Inaugurates Oil & Gas Projects In Assam Assam CM Lays Foundation Of First Skill University Of Eastern India Prime Minister Launches ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ Initiative In Assam Page 6 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Assam Government Appoints Hima Das As DSP PM Modi Launches Asom Mala In Assam’s Sonitpur District ADB To Provide $231 Mn Loan To Enhance Power Generation Capacity In Assam Nitin Gadkari Announces Multi-Model Logistics Park In Assam’s Silchar 1st Cow Hospital Of Northeast Inaugurated In Assam Assam: Tezpur Litchi Gets GI Tag About Assam: Assam is a state in northeastern India known for its wildlife, archeological sites and tea plantations. In the west, Guwahati, Assam’s largest city features silk bazaars and the hilltop Kamakhya Temple. Umananda Temple sits on Peacock Island in the Brahmaputra river. The state capital, Dispur, is a suburb of Guwahati. The ancient pilgrimage site of Hajo and Madan Kamdev, the ruins of a temple complex, lie nearby. Capital: Dispur Chief minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma Governor: Jagdish Mukhi Q.When is the Passport Seva Divas observed in India? A) 24 June C) 21 June B) 22 June D) 23 June Answer - A Q.In India, the Ministry of External Affairs observes the Passport Seva Divas on 24 June every year Government of India has signed $32 million loan with which organization for improving healthcare services in Mizoram? A) World bank B) Asian Development Bank Page 7 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo C) International Monetary fund D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Answer - A List of Loan approved by World Bank 2021 $120 Million -Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project $105 Million-To improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata $100 million- for CHIRAAG (Chhattisgarh Inclusive Rural and Accelerated Agriculture Growth) $68 million- improve quality of school education in Nagaland $500 million- help boost India’s MSME sector 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 Q.India has decided to provide CoWIN technology to other countries What does I stands for in CoWIN? A) Immunization C) International B) Intelligence D) Immune Answer- B Page 8 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo India has decided to make CoWIN platform an open source for other countries in order to enable them to use this technology to run their own vaccination drives. It is also called as Covid Vaccine Intelligence Countries including Vietnam, Iraq, Peru, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Nigeria, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Uganda have expressed their interest in learning about CoWIN technology to run their vaccination programmes Q.With which country, India has inked an MoU for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors? A) Sri Lanka C) Mauritius B) Bali D) Maldives Answer – A Sri Lanka in News: Thisara Perera becomes first Sri Lankan to hit six Sixes in an Over Sri Lanka inks 3 year USD 1.5 billion currency swap deal with China India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends to win 2020-21 Road Safety World Series T- 20 IAF Participates in 70th Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Lanka Air Force Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Dhammika Prasad quits international cricket Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in 2021 while Pakistan gets hosting right for 2022 edition Sri Lanka inks 3 year USD 1.5 billion currency swap deal with China India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends to win 2020-21 Road Safety World Series T- 20 IAF Participates in 70th Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Lanka Air Force Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Dhammika Prasad quits international cricket About Sri Lanka: President– Gotabaya Rajapaksa Judicial capital– Colombo Page 9 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Legislative capital– Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Q.Nikol Pashinyan has been elected as the Prime Minister of which of the following country? A) Azerbaijan C) Uzbekistan B) Georgia D) Armenia Answer – D Note: About Armenia Capital: Yerevan. Currency: Armenian dram. NEWLY Elected PRIME MINISTER IN NEWS Nikol Pashinyan : Armenia Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid : Kuwait Henri Dondra : Central African Saad Hariri : Lebanon Republic Jacinda Ardern : New Zealand Naftali Bennett :Israel. Bishr al- Khasawneh : Jordan Anatole Collinet Makosso : Republic