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31 May-6 June Current Affairs in English:-
1. India is developing a mobile tech platform to support the UN Peacekeepers in ensuring their safety and security. What is the name of the technology? |
(a) Ultimate Visual
(b) Unite Aware
(c) Cognizant View
(d) Plugged Ware
Correct Answer: (b) Unite Aware
2. Which state government has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana’?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Correct Answer: (d) Both (a) and (c)
3. Who will take over as New CEO of Amazon?
(a) Juluis Boros
(b) Michael Holder
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Andy Jassy
Detailed Explanation: Amazon announced that founder Jeff Bezos will be stepping down as CEO during the third quarter of 2021. He will be replaced by Andy Jassy, the current CEO of Amazon Web Services.
4. Which bank has announced a grant of Rs 100 crore for Covid relief recently?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
Correct Answer: (c) HDFC Bank
5. Name the new Prime Minister's scheme launched by the government for mentoring Young Authors'?
(a) YUVA
(b) UNNATI
(c) ARJUNA
(d) LAKSHYA
Correct Answer: (a) YUVA
Detailed Explanation: The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education has launched a new scheme YUVA.
Important Point: YUVA stands for Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors.
6. Who has won ‘Belgrade Open title 2021’?
(a) Novak Djokovic
(b) Rafele Nadal
(c) Alex Molcon
(d) Dominic Theime
Correct Answer: (a) Novak Djokovic
Important Point: Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
7. Name the Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing whose tenure has been extended by the government for one year till June 2022?
(a) Ravindra Kaushik
(b) Saraswathi Rajamani
(c) Arvind Kumar
(d) Samanta Kumar Goel
Correct Answer: (d) Samanta Kumar Goel
Important Point: The Research and Analysis Wing is the foreign intelligence agency of India. It's headquarters are in New Delhi, India.
8. Which IIT has developed a ‘FakeBusters’ detective tool while video conference?
(a) IIT Ropar
(b) IIT Kharagur
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Bombay
Correct Answer: (a) IIT Ropar
Important Point: 'FakeBuster' helps find faces manipulated on social media to defame or make jokes and even enables users to detect if a video of another person is spoofed during a video meet.
9. Which Woman has Broken all Record For Fastest Ascent of Everest?
(a) Tsang Yin Hung
(b) Sheena Teng Jen
(c) Nepa Cha Suisui
(d) Leui Thi Darlung
Correct Answer: (a) Tsang Yin Hung
Detailed Explanation: Tsang Yin-hung, a former teacher from Hong Kong, scaled Everest in 25 hours and 50 minutes, therefore broking all records of ascent of Everest by a woman.
10. Which Football club has won ‘UEFA Champions League 2020-21’?
(a) Manchester City
(b) Chelsea FC
(c) Real Madrid
(d) Chelsea FC
(c) Real Madrid
(d) Chelsea FC
Correct Answer: (b) Chelsea FC
11. Which state has celebrated it’s statehood day on 30th May?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Goa
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (b) Goa
12. Who has been appointed as the New Commerce Secretary?
(a) B V R Subrahmanyam
(b) Anup Wadhwan
(c) Harishankar Bopanna
(d) RadhaKehsav Bhandari
Correct Answer: (a) B V R Subrahmanyam
13. When is 'World No Tobacco Day observed?
(a) 30 May
(b) Fourth Sunday of May
(c) 31 May
(d) Third Saturday of May
Correct Answer: (c) 31 May
Important Point: The theme for 'World No Tobacco Day' 2021 is ‘Quit Tobacco to be a Winner’.
14. Which nation has allowed couples to have three children, ending its two-child policy?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Malaysia
(d) China
Correct Answer: (d) China
15. Who became the oldest American to climb the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest, at 8,848.86-metres?
(a) Steve John Kous
(b) Bill Burke
(c) Arthur Muir
(d) Kane Richard
Correct Answer: (c) Arthur Muir
16. Who has been given the additional charge of the Director-General of the National Investigation Agency?
(a) Kuldip Singh
(b) Taraknath Banerjee
(c) YC Modi
(d) Karan Tomar
Correct Answer: (a) Kuldip Singh
Important Point: The National Investigation Agency is India's counter-terrorism task force. It was founded in 2009 by Radha Vinod Raju. Its headquarters are in New Delhi, India. It's Its parent organization is a ministry of Home Affairs.
17. Who has become the head of the ‘Emergency Management Plan Group’ to tackle the COVID situation in the country?
(a) Lav Agrawal
(b) Rajesh Bhushan
(c) V K Paul
(d) Keertan Panchal
Correct Answer: (c) V K Paul
18. Who has been named as the Convenor of the GoM to look into the matter of concessions & exemptions from GST for COVID relief materials?
(a) Yogi Adityanath
(b) Conrad Sangma
(c) Ansuiya Like
(d) Pinarayi Vijayan
Correct Answer: (b) Conrad Sangma
20. Who has become the new interim President of Mali?
(a) Moctor Ounae
(b) Andor Dellado
(c) Contera Yuskona
(d) Assimi Goita
Correct Answer: (d) Assimi Goita
21. Where will India’s largest Reclining Buddha statue install?
(a) Bodhgaya
(b) Benaras
(c) Prayagraj
(d) Avantika
Correct Answer: (a) Bodhgaya
Important Point: Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the place where Gautama Buddha was said to have attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
22. Who has been awarded the FIH Presidents Award for a contribution towards the development and promotion of hockey?
(a) P.S. Sreekumar
(b) K.S. Vasudeva Sarma
(c) D. Jayachandran
(d) V. Karthikeyan Pandian
Correct Answer: (d) V. Karthikeyan Pandian
23. In which nation, world's first human case of H10N3 Bird Flu has been reported?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) the United States
(d) Japan
Correct Answer: (a) China
24. Who has won Gold in ‘Asia Boxing Championship 2021’?
(a) Vijendra Singh
(b) Sanjeet Kumar
(c) Anshul Purwar
(d) Rajvir Dahiya
Correct Answer: (b) Sanjeet Kumar
25. When is 'World Milk Day observed?
(a) 29 May
(b) 30 May
(c) 31 May
(d) 1 June
Correct Answer: (d) 1 June
Important Point: The theme for 'World Milk Day' 2021 is ‘Sustainability in the dairy sector with messages on nutrition.
26. In which sports event, Pooja Rani has won the gold medal for India?
(a) Boxing
(b) Hockey
(c) Tennis
(d) Wrestling
Correct Answer: (a) Boxing
27. Which space agency's astronaut was ‘Michael Collins’ who passed away recently?
(a) Roscosmos
(b) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
(c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
(d) Canadian Space Agency
Correct Answer: (c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
28. What is the new name of the COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in the UK?
(a) Alpha
(b) Beeta
(c) Gaama
(d) Delta
Correct Answer: (a) Alpha
Detailed Explanation: The World Health Organization has named the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in the United Kingdom as 'Alpha'.
29. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Canara Bank?
(a) V. Ramachandra
(b) Vishesh Karnam
(c) Rajat Gujarat
(c) Rajat Gujarat
(d) S. K. Majumdar
Correct Answer: (d) S. K. Majumdar
Important Point: Canara Bank is one of the largest Indian government-owned banks. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
30. Which state has included Disaster & Pandemic Management in the school and college curriculum?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Telangana
Correct Answer: (b) Odisha
Detailed Explanation: Odisha has included Disaster & Pandemic Management in the school and college curriculum.
31. Who has been awarded the 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for efforts in Tobacco control?
(a) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Dr. Randeep Guleria
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Dr. Randeep Guleria
Correct Answer: (a) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
32. When is ‘Global Day of Parents’ observed?
(a) 1 June
(b) 2 June
(c) 3 June
(d) 31 May
Correct Answer: (a) 1 June
Important Point: The theme for 'Global Parents Day' 2021 is 'appreciate all parents throughout the world'.
33. Who has been appointed as a new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
(a) H. L. Dattu
(b) Arun Kumar Mishra
(c) Indu Malhotra
(d) MB Lokur
Correct Answer: (b) Arun Kumar Mishra
Important Point: The National Human Rights Commission of India is a Statutory public body formed on 12 October 1993. Its headquarters are in New Delhi, India.
34. Who has been appointed as the new President of Confederation of Indian Industry for 2021-22?
(a) T V Narendran
(b) Rajesh Gopinathan
(c) Cyrus Mistry
(d) O. P. Bhatt
Correct Answer: (a) T V Narendran
Important Point: The Confederation of Indian Industry is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group founded in 1895. Its headquarters are in New Delhi, India.
35. Which country has released ‘Islam Map’?
(a) Australia
(b) Austria
(c) Japan
(d) Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: (b) Austria
36. Who has become the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
(a) A. K. Rathore
(b) Lokesh Kumar
(c) Pramod Chandra Mody
(d) Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra
Correct Answer: (d) Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra
Detailed Explanation: Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra will hold the charge of Chairman in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for the time being. Outgoing Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody completed his term on 31st May 2021.
Important Point: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is a part of the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. Its headquarters are in New Delhi, India.
37. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Naval Staff?
(a) Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh
(b) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
(c) Vice Admiral S R Sarma
(d) Vice Admiral Kuldeep Rao
Correct Answer: (a) Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh
38. Who has become the 16th commander in chief of ‘Andaman & Nicobar’?
(a) Lt. Gen. Rashi Kumar
(b) Lt. Gen. K. S. Thapa
(c) Lt. Gen. Ajai Singh
(d) Lt. Gen. Shashwat Singh
Correct Answer: (c) Lt. Gen. Ajai Singh
39. Recently, who has become the chief of ‘Eastern Army Command’?
(a) Lt. Gen. Manoj Pandey
(b) Lt. Gen. Deepak Kumar
(c) Lt. Gen. Vikram Awasthi
(d) Lt. Gen. K. S. Thapa
Correct Answer: (a) Lt. Gen. Manoj Pandey
40. Which country has launched the world's first Nano Urea for the welfare of the farmers across the globe?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea
(d) India
Correct Answer: (d) India
Detailed Explanation: In India, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has launched the world's first Nano Urea for the welfare of farmers across the globe.
Important Point: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) is India's biggest cooperative society, wholly owned by Indian Cooperatives.
41. Which player has been awarded the Kiwi Cricketer of the year award?
(a) Kane Williamson
(b) Kyle Jamieson
(c) Devon Conway
(d) Trent Boult
Correct Answer: (b) Kyle Jamieson
42. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the newly formed ‘Digital Media Content Regulatory Council’ (DMCRC)?
(a) Vikramjit Sen
(b) Nikkhil Advani
(c) Nitin Kr. Nigam
(d) Tigmanshu Dhulia
Correct Answer: (a) Vikramjit Sen
43. Isaac Herzog has been elected as the new President of which country?
(a) Israel
(b) Oman
(c) Myanmar
(d) Syria
Correct Answer: (a) Israel
Detailed Explanation: Isaac Herzog was elected the 11th President of Israel with 87 members voting for him, which was the biggest majority a candidate has ever won.
44. Who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Tripura?
(a) Lalit K Pahwa
(b) Vivek Bharti
(c) Alok Kumar
(d) Amit Singh
Correct Answer: (c) Alok Kumar
45. Who has been roped in as the Chairman of WHO Executive Board to succeed Dr Harsh Vardhan?
(a) Dr Clemens Martin Auer
(b) Dr Wahid Majrooh
(c) Mr Zahid Maleque
(d) Dr Patrick Amoth
Correct Answer: (d) Dr Patrick Amoth
46. Recently, ‘Sun Halo’ has been spotted in which city of India?
(a) Pune
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Patna
Correct Answer: (c) Hyderabad
Important Point: A Sun halo is caused by the refraction, reflection, and dispersion of light through ice particles suspended within thin, wispy, high altitude cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.
47. Which country hosted ‘BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting 2021’?
(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) China
Correct Answer: (b) India
Important Point: BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
48. Who has been appointed as the Grievance Officer for India by WhatsApp?
(a) Paresh B Lal
(b) Shashi S. Vempati
(c) Kanak Sharma
(d) K. D. Yedurai
Correct Answer: (a) Paresh B Lal
49. Which company has acquired ‘Medlife’ and become India’s largest e-pharma company?
(a) Aurobindo Pharma
(b) Dr Reddy Lab
(c) Sun Pharma
(d) Pharm Easy
Correct Answer: (d) Pharm Easy
50. Which state government has launched ‘Corona Free Village Competitions’?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Delhi
Correct Answer: (a) Maharashtra
51. Which Indian wrestler failed his dope test and has been suspended before Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Sumit Malik
(b) Anshu Malik
(c) Sushil Kumar
(d) Sandeep Singh Mann
Correct Answer: (a) Sumit Malik
52. Who has been appointed as Joint Secretary (Navy and Defence Staff)?
(a) Vivek Ram
(b) P.Chandran
(c) Kapil Mohan Dhir
(d) Manoj Pandey
Correct Answer: (c) Kapil Mohan Dhir
53. Which country has promoted ‘Red Tourism’ recently?
(a) India
(b) Malaysia
(c) China
(d) Australia
Correct Answer: (c) China
Important Point: Red tourism is a subset of tourism in the People's Republic of China in which Chinese people visit locations with historical significance to Chinese Communism "to rekindle their long-lost sense of class struggle and proletarian principles."
54. Who has been elected to the ‘International Dairy Federation' (IDF) recently?
(a) RS Sodhi
(b) Vikram Sampath
(c) Giriraj Singh
(d) K.P. Walia
Correct Answer: (a) RS Sodhi
Important Point: IDF is an international non-governmental, non-profit association and represents the global dairy sector. Its headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium.
55. Name the Navy’s Hydrographic Survey Ship which will be decommissioned at naval dockyard Visakhapatnam.
(a) INS Kalinga
(b) INS Rajput
(c) INS Sandhayak
(d) INS Abhimanyu
Correct Answer: (c) INS Sandhayak
56. Who was ‘T.M. Kalliannan Gounder’ who passed away recently?
(a) Freedom Fighter
(b) Athelete
(c) Politician
(d) Both (a) & (c)
Correct Answer: (d) Both (a) & (c)
Detailed Explanation: T.M. Kalliannan Gounder passed away at the age of 101. He was the member of India’s first provisional parliament.
57. When is 'World Environment Day' observed?
(a) 2 June
(b) 3 June
(c) 4 June
(d) 5 June
Correct Answer: (d) 5 June
Important Point: The theme for 'World Environment Day' 2021 is 'Ecosystem Restoration'.
58. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of ‘Magma Fincorp Limited’?
(a) Santosh Bakshi
(b) Adar Poonawala
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) G. C. Gehlot
Correct Answer: (b) Adar Poonawala
Important Point: Magma Fincorp Limited is a non-banking financial company registered with the Reserve Bank of India as an Asset Finance Company. Its headquarters are in West Bengal, India. It was founded in 1988 by Mr. Mayank Poddar and Mr. Sanjay Chamria.
Adar Poonawalla is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Serum Institute of India, world's largest vaccine manufacturerby number of doses produced.
59. What was the profession of 'Kalipatnam Rama Rao' who passed away recently?
(a) Social Activist
(b) Writer
(c) Poet
(d) Both (b) & (c)
Correct Answer: (d) Both (b) & (c)
Detailed Explanation: Kalipatnam Rama Rao known as Kara Master, was an Indian poet and writer. He passed away at the age of 97 due to age related ailments.
60. Who has recently hosted Asia's first International Memory Studies Workshop?
(a) IIT Roorkee
(b) IIT Kharagpur
(c) IIT Madras
(d) IIT Delhi
Correct Answer: (c) IIT Madras
61. Which rank has been secured by India in Men’s International Hockey Federation world rankings?
(a) Seventh
(b) Fifth
(c) Second
(d) Fourth
Correct Answer: (d) Fourth
62. Which rank has been secured by India in Women’s International Hockey Federation world rankings?
(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Ninth
(d) Second
Correct Answer: (c) Ninth
63. Who has won the 'International Booker Prize' for fiction?
(a) David Diop
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Deepak Singh
(d) Harpreet Sandhu
Correct Answer: (a) David Diop
64. When is ‘International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression’ observed?
(a) 4 June
(b) First Sunday of June
(c) 5 June
(d) First Thursday of June
Correct Answer: (a) 4 June
65. Which neighbour country has started to produce ‘CanSinoBio Covid Vaccine’ recently?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan
(d) China
Correct Answer: (c) Pakistan
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