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Current Affairs June 2021 Last Week
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Economy/Banking Current Affairs
1. RBI has recently given “in-principle” approval to Centrum Financial Services Ltd (CFSL) to set up a small finance bank (SFB), which will take over which bank? – Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
2. Which bank recently announced the launch of ‘IndusEasy Credit’, a comprehensive digital lending platform that enables customers to meet their financial requirements from the comfort of their homes? – IndusInd Bank
3. What is the rank of India in share of central bank surplus transfers? – Second
4. As per World Investment Report 2021 released recently, India has emerged the __ largest recipient of FDI inflows across the world? – fifth
5. “World Investment Report 2021” was released by? – UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
6. Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian, Esther Duflo and Jean Dreze were recently appointed in the Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister of which state? – Tamil Nadu
7. Finance Ministry has recently allowed all housing finance companies with asset size of over _ crore to use SARFAESI law to recover dues? – 100 crores
Obituaries Current Affairs
1. Name the person who first translated Quran into Gojri language, who passed away recently? – Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed
2. Name the Indian track legend who died on 18 June 2021 after battling Covid-19? – Milkha Singh
3. Kenneth Kaunda who died recently is the first President of? – Zambia
4. Guruprasad Mohapatra who passed away on 19 June 2016 due to COVID-19 related complications was the Secretary of? – Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
5. Carnatic music singer and Padma Shri award-winner from Kerala who died on 22 June 2021? – Parassala B. Ponnammal
Important Days Current Affairs
1. World Refugee Day is observed on? – June 20
2. Father’s Day 2021 is celebrated on? – June 20
3. In one of the largest philatelic commemorations ever, India Post to issue a special cancellation stamp at 800 locations on 21 June 2021 to mark? – International Day of Yoga
4. International Day of Yoga is celebrated on? – June 21
5. World Music Day is celebrated on? – June 21
6. World Hydrography Day is celebrated every year on? – June 21
7. Summer Solstice which is the longest day in India with the longest period of daylight is observed on? – June 21
8. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) celebrates National Reading Day on 19 June 2021 in memory of? – PN Panicker
9. What is the main theme for International Yoga Day 2021? – Yoga for wellness
10. World Humanist Day is celebrated every year? – June 21
11. On the occasion of the seventh International Yoga Day on June 21, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled mobile app for yoga named? – mYoga
12. World Olympic Day is observed on? – June 23
13. United Nations Public Service Day is observed on? – June 23
14. International Widows Day is observed on? – June 23
15. International Day of Seafarer is observed every year on? – June 25
Government Schemes Current Affairs
1. Which state recently launched ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ campaign, with the aim to vaccinate all people above 45 years against COVID-19? – Delhi
2. Which Union Ministry recently launched nationwide “Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai” awareness campaign on Covid-19 vaccination? – Ministry of Minority Affairs
3. The free vaccination policy of the Central Government has started on? – June 21
4. Which state has recently launched two ambitious schemes christened as the ‘Mukhya Mantri Yuva Udyaymi Yojna’ and the ‘Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyami Yojana? – Bihar
5. Which state Government has recently launched “Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana” to provide financial assistance to the families who lost a member due to Covid-19 pandemic? – Delhi
6. Which Union Ministry recently organised an online event on June 25, 2021 to commemorate 6 years of launch of three Urban Missions namely Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban? – Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Sports Current Affairs
1. All-rounder Kevin O’Brien who recently announced his retirement from one-day internationals belongs to which country? – Ireland
2. Athletics legend and Padma Shri winner Milkha Singh who recently died at the age of 91, finished at what position in the 400m final of the 1960 Rome Olympics? – Fourth
3. Who among the following on 20 June 2021 has won the 2021 French Grand Prix? – Max Verstappen
4. Laurel Hubbard (weightlifter) of which country will be the first transgender athlete to compete at Olympics? – New Zealand
5. Who among the following recently become the second Indian woman to be appointed as a member of the Coaches Committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? – Dr Tadang Minu
6. Who among the following was recently named captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound Indian men’s hockey team? – Manpreet Singh
7. Who recently became the second-fastest woman of all-time when she clocked 10.63 seconds? – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
8. India’s official Olympic theme song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai” which was launched recently is composed and sung by? – Mohit Chauhan
9. Which country won the World Test Championship (WTC) at Rose Bowl, Southampton, England on 23 June 2021? – Newzealand
10. Who was awarded Player of the match in the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship final held recently? – Kyle Jamieson
11. Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo has recently become the joint top-scorer in international men’s football. Cristiano Ronaldo currently tied with football legend Ali Daei from which country at the top position with 109 goals? – Italy
12. Who recently became the first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open era after he beat Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo? – Zhang Zhizhen
New Appointments/Important Persons Current Affairs
1. Ebrahim Raisi recently won the Presidential Election of which country? – Iran
2. Who recently (June 2021) become the first woman fighter pilot from Jammu Kashmir in the Indian Air Force (IAF)? – Mawya Sudan
3. Which Indian has been recently named a member of a high-level Advisory Group formed by the World Bank and IMF to study the dual crisis posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change? – Montek Singh Ahluwalia
4. Book titled “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis” set to be released in October 2021 is authored by? – Amitav Ghosh
5. Stefan Lofven who lose a no-confidence vote on 21 June 2021 was the Prime Minister of which country? – Sweden
6. Who among the following has recently sworn as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court? – Karim Khan
7. KK Shailaja who recently won Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021 was the former health minister of which state? – Kerala
8. Who recently topped the global list of the biggest philanthropists of the last century? – Jamsetji Tata
9. Actor, rapper and film producer Will Smith recently announced the release of his autobiography during November 2021. Name the autobiography? – Will
Other Current Affairs
1. Indian Navy recently participated in a joint naval exercise with the European Union Naval Force named? – EUNAVFOR
2. Which city has been named as the most liveable city of India, in the Ease of Living Index 2020, released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)? – Bengaluru
3. ____has recently become the only state in India to have all the three species of crocodiles? – Odisha
4. UN committee recently recommended to add Great Barrier Reef to the list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites. Great Barrier Reef is situated at? – Australia
5. Which country is hosting a two-day summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives starting on June 22, 2021? – India
6. Rubber Board has recently started field trial of world’s first GM (genetically modified) rubber in which state? – Assam
7. _ has recently launched a centralized web-based workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS”? – Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
8. Which airport recently won Airport Council International (ACI) Director General’s Roll of Excellence honour in Airport Service Quality? – Cochin International Airport (CIAL)
9. What is India’s position among 46 countries on level of trust in news in the recent report released by Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 2021? – 31
10. Chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani recently announced that the ultra-affordable phone ‘JioPhone Next’ will be launched on September 10, 2021. The same is launched by Jio in association with? – Google
11. Which state was ranked as top performing state under India Smart Cities Award Contest 2020 released during June 2021? – Uttar Pradesh
12. Name the Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi released recently? – RAT kit
13. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on 25 June 2021 that India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) named ‘INS Vikrant’ (meaning courageous) will be commissioned in the year? – 2022
14. National Convention on Prevention of Maternal, Adolescent and Childhood Obesity was recently (June 2021) convened by? – NITI Aayog
15. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind recently travelled on train from Delhi to Kanpur, which is the first time in 15 years that an incumbent Indian President takes a train route to reach his destination. Who was the last Indian President to travel on train? – A P J Abdul Kalam
16. Name the indigenously designed and developed subsonic cruise missile Test-Fired Off at Odisha Coast on 24 June 2021? – Nirbhay