Daily Current Affairs 09 June 2021 In English

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1. Who has become the new President of ‘United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’?

A.Abdullah Shahid 

B.Dr. Zalmay Rasool

C.Eric Yuan

D.Antonia Guterres

Important Points –

•  Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has been elected as the President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
• He will now preside over the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which begins in September.
• Abdullah will replace Shahid’s Volkan Bozkir.

 2. Which country has become the first country in the world to recognize ‘Bitcoin’ as a legal currency?

A.Mali

B.El-Salvador 

C.New Zealand

D.UK

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Important Points –

•  Bitcoin – is a virtual ie virtual currency, virtual means that it does not have any physical form like other currency.
• It is a digital currency, it is a currency that you cannot see or touch, it is only stored electronically.
•  El Salvador has become the first country in the world to announce the recognition of bitcoin as a legal currency.

 3. Who has released the report ‘World Employment and Social Outlook 2021’?

A.International Labor Organization (ILO)

B. International Energy Agency (IEA)

C.International Monetary Fund (IMF)

D.World Bank (WB)

 4. Which state government has launched ‘Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme’?

A.Maharashtra

B.Jharkhand

C.Haryana 

D.Orissa

 5. When is ‘World Ocean Day’ celebrated?

A.9 June

B.8 June

C.5 June

D.7 June

Important Points –

•  Purpose – The purpose of celebrating World Oceans Day is to create awareness about the benefits of the sea in human life, the role of oceans in our lives is enormous, and ocean currents keep the planet warm by providing 50 percent oxygen to us.
• World Ocean Day 202 Theme:-The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods.

 6. Who has been appointed as the ‘New Education Advisor’ of the World Bank?

A.Ram Sevak Sharma

B.Amreshwar Pratap

C.Alok Kumar Singh

D.Ranjit Singh Disale 

 7. Which has become the ‘India’s first Electric Vehicles City’?

A.Lucknow

B.Patna

C.Kanpur

D.Kevadiya

Important Points –

•  Kevadia in Gujarat has been developed as the ‘country’s first electric vehicle only area’, and only e-vehicles will be allowed here.
•  Only battery-operated vehicles will be used in Gujarat’s Kevadiya, which will now reduce climate change and increasing pollution.

8. When is ‘BIMSTEC Foundation Day’ celebrated?

A.7 June

B.6 June 

C.8 June

D.9 June

Important Points –

•  BIMSTEC was established on 6 June 1997, the 24th foundation day of BIMSTEC has been celebrated in 2021.

 9. Which film has been given the Best Film National Award at the ’67th National Film Awards 2021′?

A.Water Burial

B. flight

C.Panga

D.slap

Important Points –

• Water Burial, based on the Monpa dialect of Arunachal Pradesh, received the National Award for Best Film on Environment Protection at the 67th National Film Awards 2021
•  This film is directed by Shantanu Sen.

10. Which Indian company will manufacture Russian vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ in the country?

A.Sun Pharmaceutical

B. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory

C.Cipla Limited

D.Serum Institute

Important Points –

• DCGI has given approval for the manufacture of Sputnik-V in India, and Serum Institute, which is now manufacturing the vaccine Covishield in India, will also manufacture the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.

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Daily Current Affairs 08 June 2021 In English

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Q1. Which of the following Indian has been appointed as the World Bank Education Advisor till June 2024?

A. Ranjit Singh Disale

B. Sanjit Bhakhar

C. Narayana Rao

D. Dr. Sudesh Pajare

Imp. Facts

•  Establishment of the World Bank – July 1944, effective – 1945
•  Headquarters- Washington DC (USA)
• President- David Malpass
•  MD & CFO- Anshula Kant
•  Chief Economist – Carmen Reinhart

Q2. Who has won the title of Formula-One race “Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021”?

A.Max Way Pen

B. Sergio Perez

C.Lewis Hamilton

D.Sebastian Vettel

Imp Facts:-

Other F-1 race winners for 2021-:

•  Lewis Hamilton (UK) – Bahrain GP, ​​Spanish GP & Portuguese GP
•  Max Vertappen (Belgium) – Emilia Romagna GP & Monaco GP

Q3. Which of the following state government has started “Mukhyamantri Anupriti Coaching Scheme” for economically weaker, SC, ST and most backward class students?

A. Gujarat

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Rajasthan

D. Odisha

Imp Facts:-

•  Under this scheme, the government will provide financial assistance for one year to the meritorious students for the preparation of various professional courses and competitive examinations.
•  Formation of Rajasthan- 30 March 1949, District- 33
•  Capital- Jaipur, Chief Minister- Ashok Gehlot, Governor- Kalraj Mishra, Chief Justice- Indrajit Mohanty, High Court Located- Jodhpur Election Seat- Lok Sabha-25, Rajya Sabha-10, Vidhan Sabha-200
• State Emblem – State Animal – Camel, State Bird – Godavan (Great Indian Bustard), State Tree – Khejri, State Flower – Rohida (Marushobha), State Sports – Basketball
•  Folk dances – Jhumar, Ghapal, Panihari, Zindad, Neja, Kalbelia and Gangaur
•  National Parks- Ranthambore National Park, Sariska National Park, Keoladeo National Park, Desert National Park, Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park
• Sanctuary- Ghana Bird Sanctuary and Kumbhalgarh Sanctuary
• Tribes- Meena, Sahariya, Sansi, Bhil, Banjara, Koli and Garasiya
•  Official language- Hindi
• Project- Rana Pratap Sagar Project- Chambal River and Jawahar Sagar Project- Chambal River

Q4. Recently which female sprinter has set a new world record by completing a distance of 10,000 meters in 29 minutes 06:82 seconds?

A. Hima Das

B. Dutee Chand

C. Nadia Rustom

D. Sifan Hassan

Imp Facts:-

• The Netherlands runner achieved this feat in the athletics meet held in Hegelo.
•  Hassan broke the record of 29 minutes 17.45 seconds set by Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Q5. Where did PM Modi launch a pilot project of E-100 ethanol distribution stations at three locations for the production and distribution of ethanol in India?

A. Pune

B. Jaipur

C. Ahmedabad

D. Bangalore

Imp Facts:-

•  In order to reduce pollution and reduce dependence on imports, the government has reduced the target of 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by five years to 2025. It is currently around 8.3%.
•  Ethanol is made from spoiled food grains and agricultural residues such as sugarcane, wheat and broken rice.
•   India’s first ethanol plant will be set up in Chhattisgarh.
•  Bihar is the first state in India to implement the Ethanol Production Promotion Policy 2021.
•  The chemical formula of ethanol is CHHOH.

Q6. With which theme “World Food Safety Day” was celebrated on 07 June 2021?

A. Safe Food Today for a Healthy Tomorrow

B. Food Safety, Everyone’s Business

C. Health is wealth

D. none of these

Imp Facts:-

•  This day was celebrated for the first time by WHO on 7 June 2019 with the theme Food Safety, Everyone’s Business.

Q7. What is the rank of India in 2021 among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN as a part of 2030 agenda.

A.112

B. 117

C. 110

D. 119

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