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June 22 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

SPORTS

1. Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics. He was related to which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Rajasthan
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Punjab
E) Tripura
Answer: D) Punjab

• With a 21.49 m Shot Put throw, Tajinderpal Singh Toor hailing from Khosa Pando village in Moga district of Punjab has qualified for Tokyo Olympics after breaking his own National Record at Indian Grand Prix at National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala.
• Tajinderpal Singh Toor was into cricket before switching full-time to shot put on the advice of his father.

OBITUARY

2. Doyan of Carnatic music Parassala B Ponnammal passed away. She won Padma Shri in which year?
A) 2014
B) 2012
C) 2011
D) 2018
E) 2017
Answer: E) 2017

• Parassala B Ponnammal was awarded ‘Padma Shri’ in 2017.
• She was also recipient of several awards including M.G.Radhakrishnan Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Chennai Fine Arts, Chennai, Sangeetha Prabhakara Award, S Ganesha Sarma Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram, Sree Guruvayurappan Chembai Puraskaram.

BANKING AND FINANCE

3. Which organisation approves $940m loan package for Bangladesh to purchase COVID-19 vaccines?
A) AfDB
B) IMF
C) AIIB
D) ADB
E) World Bank
Answer: D) ADB

4. The RBI imposed penalties of Rs 23 lakh on how many cooperative banks for contravention of various norm?
A) 6
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
E) 2
Answer: D) 3

• The RBI imposed penalties of Rs 23 lakh on three cooperative banks, including Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai, for contravention of various norms.
• A penalty of Rs 12 lakh has been imposed on Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Limited, Rs 10 lakh on Indapur Urban Cooperative Bank, and Rs 1 lakh on The Baramati Sahakari Bank Limited, Baramati.
• Regarding Mogaveera Co-operative Bank, the RBI said the inspection report of the bank, based on its financial position as on March 31, 2019, revealed that it had not fully transferred unclaimed deposits to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund and had not conducted annual review of inoperative accounts.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

5. Which country surpasses Indonesia to become India’s top palm oil supplier?
A) USA
B) Fiji
C) Israel
D) Iceland
E) Malaysia
Answer: E) Malaysia

• Malaysia has surpassed Indonesia to become the biggest crude palm oil (CPO) exporter to top consumer India in 2020/21, after Indonesia imposed heavy taxes on exports of the edible oil last year, industry officials told Reuters.
• Malaysia’s palm oil exports to India surged 238% to 2.42 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2020/21 marketing year started on Nov. 1, according to data compiled by The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), a trade body of Indian vegetable oil refiners and traders.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

6. Which Institution develops State-of-the-Art Canopy Severance System for fighter aircraft which helps safe ejection of pilot in distress?
A) CSIR-CMERI
B) CSIR-NCL
C) CSIR-CRRI
D) IIT Madras
E) ARDE, Pune
Answer: E) ARDE, Pune

• All modern aircraft are equipped with a Canopy Severance System (CSS), which is an escape path clearance system for the pilot in case of emergencies occurring on the aircraft.
• State-of-the-art CSS has been developed ab-initio at Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune in association with High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune, for the indigenously developed LCA Tejas and Trainer Aircraft, HJT-36 Aircraft and HTT-40 Aircraft.
• It provides safe passage by pre-weakening/severing the canopy to facilitate the smooth escape of the pilot in the shortest possible time.

7. Which country has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) UAE
D) USA
E) Israel
Answer: E) Israel

• The Israeli military said it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to deploy on a larger scale in the coming years.
• Israel already boasts a large and sophisticated air defense system, which the military says had a 90 per cent interception rate against thousands of rockets fired from Gaza during last month’s 11-day war.
• The laser technology would complement that system.
• A prototype, developed with Elbit Systems, was mounted on a civilian plane and successfully shot down “several” drones in a recent test over the Mediterranean Sea, according to Brig. Gen. Yaniv Rotem, head of military research and development at the Defense Ministry.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. India has agreed to host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) in which year?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
E)2021
Answer: A) 2022

• India has agreed to host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) next year, the International Energy Forum (IEF) said.
• The International Energy Forum (IEF) is the world’s largest energy organisation with 71 member countries, accounting for 90 per cent of the global energy market.
• It holds energy dialogue promoting energy security, market stability and transparency in the transition to a sustainable and inclusive future.

9. India and which country sign MoU for cooperation in field of agriculture and allied sectors?
A) USA
B) Fiji
C) Israel
D) Iceland
E) Costa Rica
Answer: B) Fiji

• The MoU provides for cooperation in the fields of Dairy Industry Development, Rice Industry Development, Root crop diversification, Water Resources Management, Coconut Industry Development, Food Processing Industry Development, Agriculture Mechanization, Horticulture Industry Development, Agricultural Research, Animal Husbandry, Pest and Disease, Cultivation, Value Addition and Marketing, Post-Harvest and Milling, Breeding and Agronomy.

10. Which country hosted a two day summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives involving the BRICS nations?
A) USA
B) Fiji
C) India
D) Iceland
E) Costa Rica
Answer: C) India

• India hosted a two day summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives involving the BRICS nations.
• The prestigious event offers a platform to share their respective Green Hydrogen initiatives and views on how to take it to the next level in their own countries.
• The online event will be anchored by India’s largest power producer and one of the global energy majors, NTPC Ltd.
• The summit will bring the best brains, policy makers and major stakeholders from the BRICS nations deliberating and discussing at length the future of Hydrogen in the energy mix.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

11. Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at a cost of about how much amount?
A) Rs 583 crore
B) Rs 483 crore
C) Rs 883 crore
D) Rs 783 crore
E) Rs 983 crore
Answer: A) Rs 583 crore

• These two vessels are scheduled for delivery by November 2024 and May 2025 respectively.
• At present, ICG has three PCVs in its fleet at Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Porbander to carry out dedicated Pollution Surveillance, Oil spill monitoring/Response operations in Indian EEZ and around islands.
• The new PCVs planned are for pollution response requirements in Eastern and the ecologically sensitive Andaman & Nicobar Regions.
• The vessels, with the capability of operating helicopter onboard, will have many advanced features with modern PR equipment of niche technology for containing, recovering and dispersing marine oil spill.

12. Which state has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India for implementing the Svamitva scheme in the state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Rajasthan
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Assam
E) Tripura
Answer: D) Assam

• The Assam government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India for implementing the Svamitva scheme in the state, which aims to provide an integrated property validation solution for rural areas.
• The MoU was signed between Assam, Director of Land Records and Surveys, Shantanu P Gotmare and Director Assam and Nagaland, Survey of India .
• The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Assam Government’s Department of Revenue and Disaster Management will implement the scheme with the support of the Panchayat and Rural Development.
• The Svamitva scheme was launched on a pilot basis on April 24, 2020, on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, and was rolled out across India on April 24 this year.
• The scheme would provide the ‘record of rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited rural areas in villages which, in turn, would enable them to use their property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits from banks.

13. Which state launched the Tika Maha Abhiyan – an initiative to administer coronavirus vaccine free of cost to everyone above 18 years of age?
A) Karnataka
B) Rajasthan
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
E) Tripura
Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

14. Which state has announced a new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy in the state?
A) Karnataka
B) Rajasthan
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
E) Gujarat
Answer: E) Gujarat

• Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced a new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy in the state with electric vehicle buyers now getting subsidies of Rs 10,000 per kWh on purchase.
• According to the new EV policy, the state of Gujrat will be providing subsidies to the tune of Rs 870 crore over the period of four years.
• Electric Two-Wheelers in the State will get up to Rs 20,000 subsidy.
• Electric three-wheelers or E-Rickshaw will be subsidized by up to Rs 50,000 while electric four-wheelers will get a subsidy of Rs. 1.5 lakh.
• Furthermore, subsidies will be directly transferred to the beneficiary via DBT.
• Additionally, all-electric vehicles will be exempted from the registration fee, under this policy.
• The government also plans to set up 500 charging stations across the state and will provide subsidies of up to Rs 10 lakh on the construction of such charging facilities. Till date, approval for 250 charging stations has been granted.

15. Who represents India in the G20 Education Ministers meeting?
A) Dr Harsh Vardhan
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Sanjay Dhotre
Answer: E) Sanjay Dhotre

• Minister of State for Education, Sanjay Dhotre represents India in the G20 Education Ministers meeting.
• He also attended the joint meeting of G20 Ministers for Education and Labour and Employment the same day.
• The two meetings are being held in a blended mode under the Chairmanship of Italy.
• India will be participating in virtual mode.

16. Which state e-launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 benefiting vanbandhu- farmers in tribal areas?
A) Karnataka
B) Rajasthan
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
E) Gujarat
Answer: E) Gujarat

• In Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 benefiting vanbandhu- farmers in tribal areas.
• The scheme will benefit more than 1.26 lakh farmers from 14 tribal districts of the state.
• Inaugurating the scheme, Mr Rupani said that the state government is working to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in the tribal areas.
• Under this scheme tribal farmers will get fertilizer-seed assistance of Rs. 31 crores in which 45 kg of urea, 50 kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate will be provided.
• Seeds of crops like maize, Bitter Melon (karela), Calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc. are provided under this scheme.

17. Kiren Rijiju announced the launch of how many Fit India Yoga Centres?
A) 25
B) 21
C) 26
D) 29
E) 28
Answer: A) 25

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