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June 19 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. National Reading Day is observed on which date?
A) June 19
B) June 2
C) June 6
D) June 7
E) June 12
Answer: A) June 19

National Reading Day:

• India celebrates ‘National Reading Day’ on the death anniversary of
  social reformer PN Panicker.
• Known as the Father of the Library Movement in India, Panicker passed away on 19 June in 1995 after revolutionising the practice of reading in the country.
• It became the first total literate state of the country in 1991.

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict:

• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is marked June 19.
• The day as the name suggests is to create and raise awareness around sexual violence in conflict and also to come up with ways and strategies through which this can be ended throughout the world.

SPORTS

2. Olympic long jump silver medalist Luvo Manyonga was banned for how many years over missed doping tests?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: B) 4

• Olympic long jump silver medalist Luvo Manyonga was banned for four years over missed doping tests and will miss the next two Summer Games.
• The 2017 world champion’s four-year ban runs into December 2024, including the Tokyo Olympics next month and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
• Manyonga took silver at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and won the world title one year later in London with a leap of 8.48 meters.
• He placed fourth defending his title in 2019 in Doha, Qatar.

OBITUARY

3. Guruprasad Mohapatra passed away. He was served as Secretary of which organisation?
A) CII
B) CCI
C) ICC
D) DPIIT
E) CBSE
Answer: D) DPIIT

• Secretary in the Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra died of COVID-19 related complications at AIIMS.
• Prior to taking over as DPIIT secretary in August 2019, Mohapatra served as chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Popular Malayalam lyricist and poet S Ramesan Nair passes away:

• Popular poet and lyricist from Kerala, S Ramesan Nair passed away in Kochi Nair penned about 700 Malayalam songs and over 2,000 devotional songs.
• Nair won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for lifetime achievement in 2010 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award in 2018 for the collection of poems titled Gurupournami.
• He also worked as Sub-editor in the State Bhasha Institute, Kerala, and as a producer in All India Radio.
• He translated Tamil classics Tirukkural and Chilapathikaram into Malayalam.

4. Milkha Singh passed away. He was related to which sports?
A) Athletics
B) Football
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
E) Cricket
Answer: A) Athletics

• Milkha Singh, Sprint great Singh, who was nicknamed the “Flying Sikh,” ran at three successive Olympic Games and finished fourth in the 400 meters in Rome in 1960 when the first four home all ran faster than the previous world record.
• Singh, the father of former Asian Tour number one golfer Jeev Milkha Singh, was a popular figure throughout his life and inspired a biopic titled “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” (Run, Milkha, Run) which was released in 2013.
• The two-times Asian Games champion in 400m and Commonwealth champion in 1958 famously sold his life story to the film maker for a cut price one rupee in the hope that the biopic might inspire the youth of India.
• He also represented India in the 1956 and 1964 Olympics and was bestowed the Padma Shri in 1959.

RANKING

5. What is the rank of NTPC in the list of ‘Great Place to Work’ 2021?
A) 24th
B) 67th
C) 37th
D) 38th
E) 18th
Answer: D) 38th

• NTPC has been recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 15th year in a row by the Great Place to Work Institute.
• NTPC is the only PSU to consistently feature in India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces.
• This year NTPC ranked 38th, up from 47th position last year.
• It also won its first-ever recognition of India’s Best Employers among Nation-Builders 2021.

Max Life Insurance ranks 18th amongst ‘India’s Best Companies to Work For’ in 2021:

• Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“Max Life”/”Company”), has been ranked 18th amongst ‘India’s Best Companies to Work For’ in 2021.
• The Company has been bestowed upon this honour for the tenth time in the most comprehensive employee survey of workplace culture conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute.

6. What is the rank of India in Global Peace Index 2021?
A) 137
B) 136
C) 135
D) 133
E) 131
Answer: C) 135

• Total Countries: 163.
• Released By: Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) based in Sydney, Australia

BANKING AND FINANCE

7. Which organisation approved a $250 million policy-based loan to the government of Bangladesh to help finance reforms aimed at improving the inclusiveness and responsiveness of the country’s social development and resilience program?
A) AfDB
B) IMF
C) AIIB
D) ADB
E) World Bank
Answer: D) ADB

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

8. Which company introduces ‘Back to College’ program to offer an enhanced learning experience to students?
A) Accenture
B) Amazon
C) Microsoft
D) Infosys
E) Flipkart
Answer: E) Flipkart

• Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has introduced a Back to College program to facilitate the educational needs of millions of students as they begin their classes virtually this year.
• Under the program construct, Flipkart is making available a wide selection of computing devices and bundled education content through tie-ups with leading edtech players including Edukemy and Simplilearn.
• As part of the initiative, over 400 courses across coding, AI and competitive entrance examinations will be available to students among a plethora of learning choices.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

9. It’s a Wonderful Life is authored by whom?
A) Michael Wolff
B) SK Joshi
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Pramod K Nayar
E) Meghan
Answer: C) Ruskin Bond

• It’s a Wonderful Life is authored by Ruskin Bond and Published by Aleph Book Company.
• The Premonition: A Pandemic Story is authored by Michael Lewis and Published by Penguin Random House India.

APPOINTMENTS

10. Ebrahim Raisi won Presidential Election of which country?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) UAE
D) Pakistan
E) Nepal
Answer: B) Iran

AWARDS

11. KK Shailaja has been chosen for the prestigious Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize. She was the Former Health Minister of state?
A) Mizoram
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Kerala

• Former Health Minister KK Shailaja has been chosen for the prestigious Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize.
• She has been selected for the award in recognition of her commitment to public health services.
• Open Society Prize, the highest civilian recognition by the university, is annually awarded to persons of exceptional distinction who serve the ideals of an open society.
• Past recipients of the award include eminent scientific philosopher Karl Popper, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Czech President and playwright Vaklav Howell and well-known economist Joseph Stiglitz.
• In 2020, Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexeyevich received the Open Society Prize.
• The award was announced during the virtual convocation of the University in Vienna.
• “The Open Society Prize is awarded this year to an extraordinary public servant from the developing world.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

12. India and which country ink MoU for developing cooperation in area of environment?
A) Bosnia
B) Bhutan
C) Israel
D) Argentina
E) Albania
Answer: B) Bhutan

• India and Bhutan inked an MoU for developing cooperation between two countries in the area of environment.
• The MoU was signed virtually by Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar from the Indian side and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of the National Environment Commission Lyonpo Dr Tandi Dorji from the Bhutanese side.
• The MoU is a platform to further enhance Indian and Bhutanese partnership and support, exchange best practices in areas like prevention of Air Pollution, Waste Management, Chemical Management, Climate Change, etc.
• It also provides the possibility to have joint projects in areas of mutual interest.
• The MoU will also strengthen technological, scientific and management capabilities and expand the areas of cooperation in the field of environment to promote a mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. Which state has extended the state government’s ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme till July 14 amid the coronavirus pandemic and resultant restrictions?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: A) Maharashtra

• Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray extended the state government’s ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme till July 14 amid the coronavirus pandemic and resultant restrictions.
• While meals under the scheme used to have a nominal fee earlier, the state government has made it free during the coronavirus-induced restrictions.
• So far, under the scheme, over 4.70 crore meals have been supplied, an official said, adding that with the increase of 441 centres to distribute meals, the total number of meals across the state per day will go up to 44,300.

14. Who inaugurated Second National Sickle Cell Conclave?
A) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
B) Arjun Munda
C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Narendra Modi
Answer: B) Arjun Munda

• The Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda will virtually inaugurate the Second National Sickle Cell Conclave on ‘Sickle Cell Disease’.
• The Conclave is being held to mark the World Sickle Cell Day observed on 19th June 2021 every year.
• MoS, Tribal Affairs, Smt Renuka Singh Saruta will deliver a special address on Sickle Cell Disease at the event.

15. Which state launched two schemes aimed at giving a boost to the spirit of enterprise among the states women and youth?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: C) Bihar

• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched two schemes aimed at giving a boost to the spirit of enterprise among the states women and youth.
• Both Mahila Udyami Yojana and Yuva Udyami Yojana promise an assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to applicants.
• Earlier, ‘the Mukhya Mantri Udyami Yojna’ was started in 2018 and limited to the members of SC, ST and the extremely backward classes (EBCs).

16. Which state launched a special Mobile App for putting the Sports Department and all the Sports persons of the state on Digital platform?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Punjab
Answer: E) Punjab

• Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, , launched a special Mobile App for putting the Sports Department and all the Sports persons of State of Punjab on Digital platform.
• Rana Sodhi informed that this is the first time in the history of the Sports Department that the department has launched a mobile app.
• He said that with the launch of Mobile App named “KhedoPunjab”, the current sports persons and the budding players will be in a position to register online and can choose any game of their interest besides identifying their International/ National/ State goals, which will finally help in building competitive enthusiasm.

17. Which state inaugurated a scheme for Sri Lankan Tamils living in the state?
A) Mizoram
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: E) Tamil Nadu

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin inaugurated a scheme for Sri Lankan Tamils living in the state.
• The Government will spend Rs five crore 42 lakhs for the scheme which will benefit more than 13 thousand 553 Sri Lankan Tamils living outside the refugee camps.
• Each family will be given Rs. 4000 as Covid relief.

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