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June 20 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. Father’s Day is observed on which date?
A) First Sunday of June
B) Second Sunday of June
C) Third Sunday of June
D) Third Saturday of June
E) Fourth Sunday of June
Answer: C) Third Sunday of June

• Father’s Day was founded in the US by Sonora Smart Dodd.
• Sonora’s father was a Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, a single parent from Arkansas who selflessly raised six children.
• Sonora had heard about how Anna Jarvis had created Mother’s Day in honour of her mother.
• So, she told the pastor of her church that there should be something similar to celebrate fathers.
• She wanted to honour and acknowledge the role of fathers and all father-like figures on the date of her father’s birthday, which was June 5.

World Refugee Day 2021:

• Refugees are people who have been displaced from their homes and countries of origin because of persecution, conflicts, terrorism and disasters.
• They cross international borders and seek shelter in a neighbouring nation.

WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2021: THEME:

• The theme for this year’s World Refugee Day is “Together we heal, learn and shine.”
• It highlights the basic needs of displaced persons, such as healthcare, nutrition and education.
• The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is also using sports to help displaced people heal through physical and mental activities.

RANKING

2. Which city is topped in the Livable Capital City in India?
A) Chennai
B) Shimla
C) Bhubaneswar
D) Bengaluru
E) Mumbai
Answer: D) Bengaluru

• Four parameters were used to determine the score on the Ease of Living Index — quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions.
• The cities were given scores on all four parameters out of 100.

BANKING AND FINANCE

3. Which Bank has become a top performer among public sector lenders in terms of retail and MSME loan growth during 2020-21?
A) Canara Bank
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Bank of Maharashtra
D) Central Bank of India
E) ICICI Bank
Answer: C) Bank of Maharashtra

• State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has become a top performer among public sector lenders in terms of retail and MSME loan growth during 2020-21.
• The Pune-based lender recorded a 35 percent growth in MSME loans at Rs 23,133 crore in 2020-21, according to the BoM data.
• It was followed by the Chennai-based Indian Bank which posted a 15.22 percent growth in loan disbursal to MSMEs with aggregate loans at Rs 70,180 crore at the end of March 2021.

4. Which Bank inks MOU with NSIC to support MSMEs with credit requirements?
A) Canara Bank
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Bank of Maharashtra
D) Central Bank of India
E) Union Bank of India
Answer: E) Union Bank of India

• Union Bank of India (UBI) said that it has entered into an MOU with The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) under “NSIC Bank Credit Facilitation Scheme” to support MSMEs with credit requirements.
• Under the arrangement, the MSME Unit can approach any of NSIC branch offices which are also operating as Finance Facilitation Centre (FFC) and submit their request for loan requirements from Union Bank of India.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

5. ”The 7 Sins of Being A Mother” is authored by whom?
A) Michael Wolff
B) SK Joshi
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
E) Meghan
Answer: D) Tahira Kashyap Khurrana

• Filmmaker-writer Tahira Kashyap Khurrana announced her upcoming book about motherhood, titled ”The 7 Sins of Being A Mother”.

AWARDS

6. Who won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 21st New York Indian Film Festival?
A) Ashok Singh
B) Anant Singh
C) Aravind Singh
D) Chandran Singh
E) Saran Singh
Answer: B) Anant Singh

• A documentary on Mahatma Gandhi produced by internationally-renowned South African filmmaker Anant Singh has won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 21st New York Indian Film Festival.
• The film, titled ‘Ahimsa – Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless’, written and directed by Ramesh Sharma, was produced by Singh’s company Videovision to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth in 2019.

7. Which ship has been adjudged the best ship of the Eastern Fleet among capital ships?
A) INS Sahyadri
B) INS Kamorta
C) INS Kiltan
D) INS Khukri
E) INS Vibrant
Answer: A) INS Sahyadri

• While INS Sahyadri has been adjudged the best ship of the Eastern Fleet among capital ships, INS Kamorta has received the title of the most spirited ship.
• INS Kiltan and INS Khukri won the best corvette trophy amongst corvettes and similar classes of ships.
• Fleet Awards Function 2021 was held on Saturday to mark the culmination of the Operational Cycle of the Eastern Fleet and to recognise accomplishments of the ‘Sword Arm’ of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC).

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. Which state launched a scheme to provide financial aid to all kids who have lost one or both their parents, no matter what the cause?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Rajasthan
E) Assam
Answer: B) Odisha

• With several children having been orphaned since last year, after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a scheme to provide financial aid to all kids who have lost one or both their parents, no matter what the cause.
• The beneficiaries of the ‘Ashirbad’ scheme — applicable from April, 2020 — have been divided into three categories — those who have been orphaned, ones who have to move to welfare homes for want of a caretaker, and children who have lost their earning parent.
• Under the scheme, the government will be doling out Rs 2,500 per month for every kid who has been orphaned due to loss of one or both the parents.
• The amount will be transferred to the bank accounts of guardians or caretakers of the beneficiaries till they attain the age of 18 years.
• If such children have to shift to childcare institutions in the absence of a caretaker, an additional amount of Rs 1,000 will be allotted for them every month.

9. MoS Jal Shakti addresses which edition of Water talk organized by National Water Mission under the Ministry of Jal Shakti?
A) 20th
B) 29th
C) 25th
D) 24th
E) 27th
Answer: E) 27th

• The Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria has said that the Government has started massive awareness campaigns aimed at sensitizing people about judicious use of water and to conserve each and every drop.
• He was addressing 27th Water talk organized by the National Water Mission under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• The session was conducted by the Ministry to spread awareness about water-related issues and to sensitize stakeholders on the judicious use of water.

10. Which state government has given in-principle approval to a scheme worth 102 crore rupees to prevent marine salinity entering in the coastal villages of Saurashtra?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
E) Assam
Answer: C) Gujarat

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