Current Affairs Gk. The Indian Air Force has successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling the locusts attack.

Current Affairs Questions

Q 1) Recently, IAF has designs and mounts an Airborne Locust Control System on its ________ helicopters for tackling locust attack.

A.Chetak

B.Dhruv

C.Cheetah

D.Mi-17

●The Indian Air Force has successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling the locusts attack.

●The machine developed by the Air Force can help in spraying pesticides over 750 hectares of land in one mission.

●Mi-17 is a military transport variant in the Mi-8/17 family of helicopters.

●It is produced by Kazan Helicopters, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters.

●Designed to transport cargo inside the cabin and on an external sling, the Mi-17V-5 is one of the world’s most advanced transport helicopters.

●It can also be deployed in troop and arms transport, fire support, convoy escort, patrol, and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions.

●The Indian MoD had awarded a $1.3bn contract to Russian Helicopters for 80 helicopters in December 2008.

Deliveries to the Indian Air Force (IAF) began in 2011, with 36 helicopters delivered by early 2013.

Q 2) World Sports Journalists Day is observed every year on ________.

A.01 July

B.02 July

C.03 July

D.04 July

●World Sports Journalists Day is observedon July 2 every year to celebrate the services of sports journalists for the promotion of sports.

●The day was established in 1994 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of International Sports Press Association (ISPA).

Q 3) Recently, Defence Acquisition Council ( DAC) has cleared Defence acquisition worth _______.

A.Rs23,900 Cr

B.Rs11,500 Cr

C.Rs38,200 Cr

D.Rs45,400 Cr

●Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded approval for Capital acquisitions of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces.

●Proposals for an approximate cost of 38900 Crore rupees were approved.

●These approvals include acquisitions from Indian Industry amounting to 31130 Crore rupees.

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Q 4) Which of the following cities has become the first city to place a separate Yellow dustbin for the corona residual?

A.Aurangabad

B.Thane

C.Indore

D.Ghaziabad

 ●In Madhya Pradesh, to prevent corona infection, the Indore Municipal Corporation is placing Yellow colour dustbins at all major places in the city.

●This is the third dustbin a part from blue and green colours dustbins and being placed for only corona infected material.

●Indore is possibly the first city to place a separate dustbin for the corona residual.

Q 5) Which of the following state has announced a monthly Rs3,000 stipend for lawyers to overcome financial difficulties?

A.Karnataka

B.Tamil Nadu

C.Andhra Pradesh

D.Telangana

●Tamil Nadu government has announced a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees to junior lawyers for two years to help them overcome financial difficulties.

●The stipend has been along standing demand of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu.

Q 6) Which of the following states/UT has inaugurated India's Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients?

A.Uttar Pradesh

B.Delhi

C.Punjab

D.Chandigarh

●Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates the Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

●The facility has been setup at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi.

●Only those people can donate the plasma, who was earlier infected with the corona virus and now recovered.

Q 7) Which of the following banks has launched ''e-Kisaan Dhan'' app for farmers?

A.ICICI Bank

B.HDFC Bank

C.Axis Bank

D.IndusInd Bank 

●HDFC Bank launched ''e-Kisaan Dhan'' app for farmers across India to access a bouquet of agricultural and banking services on their mobile.

●The app, which serves as a repository of knowledge and information for any individual engaged in farming, helps meet needs of the rural ecosystem.

●The app will also provide value-added services, like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat and Kisan TV.

Q 8) Who among the following released a book titled “Future of Higher Education-Nine Mega Trends”?

A.Ram Nath Kovind

B.Pranab Mukherjee

C.M Venkaiah Naidu

D.Amit Shah

●Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a book titled “Future of Higher Education-Nine Mega Trends“.

●The book is authored by CA V Pattabhi Ram.

The Virtual event was hosted by ICT Academy.

●The book covers the new norms in the key areas of higher education such as Student-Teacher relationship, Learning methods, Laboratories & Examinations among others which has taken a paradigm shift

Q 9) Recently, Upa Rokamlov apassed away. he served as the legislative assembly speaker of ________.

A.Kerala

B.Himachal Pradesh

C.Mizoram

D.Tamil Nadu 

●Former speaker of the Mizoram state legislative assembly Upa Rokamlova died.

●He had played a key role in signing of the historic Mizo Peace Accord in 1986.

●He won the state assembly elections three times between 1984 and 1993.

●Rokamlova became the speaker of the Mizoram Assembly in 1990.

Q 10) Recently, 92 lakh tonneof commodities were transported by Northern Railway during two month of lockdown period.

A.Agra

B.New Delhi

C.Chandigarh

D.Prayagraj

●Northern Railway has transported 92 lakh tonnes commodities during the two month of lockdown period and earned over one thousand 418 crore rupees.

●This is an improvement of almost 14 percent as compared to the same period of last year.

Q 11) Recently, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. APEC was scheduled to take place in _______
A.Australia
B.Singapore
C.Cambodia
D.New Zealand
 ●New Zealand has cancelled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
●This summit was scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand.

Q 12) Recently, a “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated in ________.
A.Raipur
B.Narkanda
C.Ranchi
D.Mandi Gobindgarh

●The “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated by the Union Steel & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab.
●The newly launched facility will support the much awaited need of supplying galvanized rebar to the construction industry.
Galvanized Rebar
●Galvanized reinforcing steel is bare reinforcing steel coated with a protective layer of zinc metal. 
●The zinc coating serves as a barrier to corrosive elements that the rebar is exposed to when embedded in concrete.
●Galvanized coatings also possess other favorable corrosion characteristics when embedded in concrete, making it an effective coating material for corrosion resistance.

Q 13) Recently, Government of India has declared the entire ________ state as “disturbed area”.
A.Assam
B.Manipur
C.Nagaland
D.Arunachal Pradesh

●The Government of India has declared the entire Nagaland as “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) . 
●The declaration has been made for a further period of six months i.e. till end December.

1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

  Current Affairs Questions

 Q 1)  Who among the following will  become the 1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

A.Jessica Ennis-Hill

B.Meghann Moira Lanning

C.Clare Connor

D.Ellyse Perry

●Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to become the 1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history.

●The 1st non-British MCC president, Kumar Sangakkara has nominated Connor.

Q 2) In June 2020, The World Bank (WB) has approved_______  to help Bangladesh improve road connectivity.

A.100 million US dollar

B.200 million US dollar

C.500 million US dollar

D.800 million US dollar

●The World Bank (WB) has approved 500 million US dollar to help Bangladesh improveroad connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor covering four western districts.

●This project will unlock the region’s potential by stimulating the economy of districts,linking farms to markets, connecting Dhaka with the western region as well as with neighboring countries.

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Q 3) Which of the following country joined the  'Alliance for Poverty Eradication' at the UN as its founding member?

A.Bangladesh

B.India

C.Sri Lanka

D.Nepal

●India has become a founding member of an Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the UN, launched by the President of the General Assembly.

●It aims to focus on efforts to boost the global economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

●President of the 74^th Session of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande will formally launch the 'Alliance for Poverty Eradication' on June 30.

Q 4) Which of the following state has won the first prize under the e -Panchayat Puraskars-2020?

A.Punjab

B.Telangana

C.Tripura

D.Himachal Pradesh

●The Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj department has won a first prize under the E-Panchayat Puraskars-2020 to be given by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

●The state has been selected for the award for effective implementation of the e-application developed by the Central government and other applications developed by the state government.

Q 5) Which of the following state’s Chief Ministers has launched the sixth phase of Haritha Haram programme?

A.Assam

B.Telangana

C.Karnataka

D.Haryana

●Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao launched the sixth phase of Haritha Haram programme by planting a Black Plum (Neredu) sapling in the Narsapur forest area in Medak district.

●The CM inaugurated the Narsapur Urban Forest Park, which was developed in 636 acres.

Q 6) Skin cream ‘Fair & Lovely’ will drop ‘Fair’ from its name. ‘Fair & Lovely’ is a product of _______.

A.ITC Limited

B.Hindustan Unilever

C.Dabur

D.Britannia Industries

●The Indian unit of Unilever Informed that it will drop the word “fair” from its “Fair & Lovely” range of products.

●The products have long been criticised for promoting negative stereotypes against people with darker skin.

●The move comes as cosmetics companies have seen an increasing amount of backlash on social media in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Q 7) Recently, Maharashtra government has announced the Vithabai Narayangaonkar lifetime achievement award to Gulabbai Sangamnerkar. Gulabbai is a/an _______.

A.Folk artist

B.Painter

C.Journalist

D.Social Activist

●The Maharashtra government announced the Vithabai Narayangaonkar lifetime achievement award to folk artist Gulabbai Sangamnerkar.

●Also, the Annasaheb Kirloskar award will be conferred upon veteran theatre actress-singer Madhuvanti Dandekar.

●The award carries the cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a memento.

Q 8) New Zealand's Rachel Priest announces her retirement. She was associated with which of the following sports?

A.Football

B.Badminton

C.Cricket

D.Tennis

●New Zealand wicketkeeper-batswoman Rachel Priest has announced her retirement from international cricket.

●After her retirement, she has now signed up a contract with Cricket Tasmania to play in Australia Women’s National Cricket League and will represent Tasmanian Tigers for the 2020/21 season.

Q 9) Which of the following state has launched ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’

A.Uttar Pradesh

B.Chhattisgarh

C.Madhya Pradesh

D.Maharashtra

●Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced the launch of 'Godhan Nyay Yojana'.

●The scheme aims to make animal husbandry commercially profitable, prevent open grazing by cattle and solve the problem of stray animals on roads and for environment conservation.

Q 10) United Nations honoured KK Shailaja for her efforts to fight COVID-19. Shailajais the health minister of _______.

A.Goa

B.Uttar Pradesh

C.Assam

D.Kerala

●United Nations honoured Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja by inviting her on panel discussion on World Public Service Day.

●She was the honored speaker from India to speak about the strategies that were adopted by the state to combat the pandemic.

Q 11) Which of the following country plans to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean?

A.USA

B.France

C.Iran

D.China

●Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March 2021.

●The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps plans to set up the permanent base in the Indian Ocean to  expand its presence in the international waters.

Q 12) Who among the following launched ‘AtmaNirbharUttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan' for migrant workers?

A.Rajnath Singh

B.Nirmala Sitharaman

C.Amit Shah

D.Narendra Modi

●Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan.

●It is focused on generating employment for those migrant workers of Uttar Prdesh who recently returned from other states.

●Around one crore  25 lakh people will be provided employment in the state in different schemes. 

Q 13) Passport Seva Divas is observed every year on _______.

A.22 June

B.23 June

C.24 June

D.25 June

●The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) celebrated Passport Seva Divas (PSD) on 24 June, 2020, to commemorate the enactment of the Passports Acton 24 June,1967.

●External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said there has been acomplete transformation of passport delivery service in the last six years.

●EAM in formed that the procurement process for production of chip-enabled e-passports is being carried out and their introduction will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents.

Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region has increased ?

Current Affairs Questions

Q 1) According to an ongoing study, the quantity of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest area has expanded by ________.

A.18% 

B.21%

C.29%

D.31%

●The Gujarat backwoods office said that the quantity of Asiatic lions in the Gir woodland area has expanded by 29 percent to 674.

●The division completed a'population estimation work out' the evening of June 5 and 6 when there was a full moon.

●The populace of 674 included 161 males,260 females, 116 sub-grown-up lions and 137 whelps.

Gir National Park

●The Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Junagadh locale of Gujarat.

●The Gir Forests is the main normal environment of Asiatic lions.

●It was proclaimed as an asylum in 1965 and a national park in 1975.

●The Gir Forests is the biggest reduced tract of dry deciduous backwoods in the semi-dry western piece of India.

●The Gir Forests frames a one of a kind living space for some warm blooded creatures, reptiles, fowls and creepy crawly species alongside a rich assortment of vegetation.

●Gir is regularly connected with "Maldharis" who have made due through the ages by having cooperative relationship with the lion.

Q 2) World Day Against Child Labouris watched each year on ________.

A.09 June

B.10 June

C.11 June

D.12 June

●Every year on June 12, the World Day Against Child Labor is seen on June 12 in right around 100 nations all around the world.

●According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), there are around 152 million youngsters all inclusive who are occupied with kid work, 72 million of whom are in perilous work.

●The ILO propelled World Day Against Child Labor in 2002

 

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Q 3) Which of the accompanying foundations has been named as the best advanced education organization National Institutional Ranking Framework discharged by Human Resource Development?

A.IIScBangalore

B.IIT Mumbai

C.IIT Madras

D.IIT Delhi

●Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is the best advanced education establishment in the nation, as per the National Institutional Ranking Frame work discharged by Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

●Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has sacked the subsequent position and IIT Delhi is in the third position.

●Miranda House has been picked as the best school, trailed by Lady Shri Ramand Hindu College.

Q 4) What is the name given to dispatches cover removal brilliant receptacle propelled by Kerala startup VST Mobility Solutions?

A.ALLIED-19

B.TRASH-19

C.BIN-19

D.COBIN-19

●VST Mobility Solutions, a Startup headquartered at Cochin, has propelled a mechanized veil removal machine.

●The removal gadget has been named as BIN-19.

●The IoT-based BIN-19 (Internet of Things ) is utilized for gathering and cleaning Used Face-Mask.

Q 5) Which of the accompanying state governments has propelled 'Panchvati Yojna' for senior residents of rustic zones of the state?

A.Haryana

B.Telangana

C.Assam

D.Himachal Pradesh

●Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur propelled 'Panchvati Yojna' for senior residents of rustic zones of the state.

●Under this parks and gardens would be created in each advancement hinder with essential offices.

●The principle target of this Yojna, which is being taken up in interface up with MNREGA plot, is to give chance to the older individuals to invest their recreation energy walking around these parks and gardens.

Himachal Pradesh in Recent News

●In Himachal Pradesh, the State Government propelled an online entry Skill Register to make a sound database of vagrants, who have as of late entered the state during the lockdown in the wake of the Corona pandemic.

●A senior examination proficient related with a rumored bioresource innovation establishment has asserted that Kangra Tea, notable for its other therapeutic properties, may likewise have the option to support resistance against coronavirus by hindering the infection movement better than the counter HIV drugs.

Q 6) Empays Payment Systems has collaborated with _________ to give cardless ATM in India?

A.Paytm

B.Master card

C.PhonePe

D.Visa

●With worries over the spread of the coronavirus from debased surfaces, banks and installment organizations are taking a shot at contactless ATM advancements.

●Empays Payment Systems, which runs the IMT Payment System, reported an organization with Master card to dispatch 'Cardless ATM controlled by Master card' in India.

Q 7) Who among the accompanying won the 2020 World Food Prize?

A.Rattan Lal

B.Harshit Kumar

C.Manoj Tiwari

D.Akashdeep Gill

●Eminent Indian-American soil researcher Rattan Lal has been named the current year's beneficiary of the World Food Prize.

●He has built up a dirt driven way to deal with expanding food creation that monitors normal assets and mitigates environmental change.

World Food Prize

•The prize perceives accomplishments of people who have propelled human improvement by improving the quality, amount, or accessibility of food on the planet.

•It was imagined in 1986 by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug (considered as father of the Green Revolution).

•The prize is yearly honor conveying financial honor of $250,000.

•Since its arrangement, 7 Indians have won it. They are Dr Sanjaya Rajaram (2014), Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta (2005), Dr Surinder K. Vasal (2000), Dr B. R. Barwale (1998), Dr Gurdev Khush (1996), Dr Verghese Kurien (1989) and Prof. M. S. Swaminathan (1987, he was first beneficiary of the prize).

Q 8) Recently, A Vaidyanathan died. He was _________.

A.Election commission Chairman

B.Director general of BSF

C.Chairman of UPSC

D.Member of Planning Commission

●Former Member of the Planning Commission Dr A Vaidyanathan kicked the bucket in Coimbatore.

●Vaidyanathan was a teacher at the Madras Institute of Development Studies and Center for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

●He had led the Government of India Task Force on Revival of Cooperative Credit Institutions (2004) and was an individual from the K N Raj Committee on Taxation of Agricultural Income (1969-70).

Arranging Commission of India

•Planning Commission was built up by an official choice of Government of India in 1950.

•The Planning Commission is a non-protected and non-legal body and is mindful to define five years plan for social and monetary improvement in India.

•In his first Independence Day discourse in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his aim to break up the Planning Commission. It has since been supplanted by another establishment named NITI Aayog.

Q 9) Lai clan is as of late in news. Lai clan has a place with _______.

A.Chhattisgarh

B.Gujarat

C.Mizoram

D.Andaman and Nicobar

●The Lai ancestral individuals of Lawngtlai locale in Mizoram, arranged at the remote zone along the Indo-Myanmar outskirt, have set a commendable occurrence.

●Initially the network body, the Young Lai Association have given several groups of most basics including covers, pads, bed sheets, cans, mugs and so on for the individuals put in three isolate focuses in the locale.

Q 10) Tirumala sanctuary revives for lovers following 82 days with COVID-19 rules. Tirumala sanctuary is in ________.

A.Karnataka

B.Kerala

C.Andhra Pradesh

D.Tamil Nadu

●After staying shut for about 80 days because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sri Venkateswara sanctuary on Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh revived its entryways for all lovers.

●TTD played it safe and followed COVID-19 rules.

Q 11) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy propelled the 'Jagananna Chedodu' plot. The plan will give ________ money related help to tailors, stylists and washermen.

A.Rs4000

B.Rs6000

C.Rs8000

D.Rs10000

●Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy propelled the 'Jagananna Chedodu' conspire.

●The conspire plans to give money related help to tailors, hair stylists and washermen.

●The conspire gives one-time money related help of 10,000 each to the 2.47 lakh recipients under 60 years old.

Q 12) Uttarakhand opened its greatest biodiversity park in _________.

A.Dehradun

B.Haridwar

C.Almora

D.Haldwani

●Uttarakhand woods office has opened the state's greatest biodiversity park in Haldwani.

●The Uttarakhand Forest Research Wing Biodiversity Park is spread across 18 sections of land and has 40 topical segments with around 500 types of plants.

Q 13) Which of the accompanying nations have begun 'Shohojodha' online plasma organize for COVID 19?

A.USA

B.Bangladesh

C.Mexico

D.Japan

●Government of Bangladesh has propelled an activity named 'Shohojodha', Which is an online system to encourage plasma trade between recuperated patients of COVID-19 treatment.

●The plasma treatment for the Coronavirus patients in Bangladesh is under preliminary procedure anticipating last endorsement from the administration.