Daily Current Affairs Quiz : June 20-21, 2021
June 21, 2021 June 20, 2021
1. The ‘Crash course programme for Covid-19 frontline workers’ launched by the PM, is designed under which scheme?
[A] PM Atma Nirbhar Bharat Yojana
[B] PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0
[C] PM Swachh Bharath Abhiyan
[D] PM Cares
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Correct Answer: B [PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0]
Notes:
The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi has launched a customized crash course programme for Covid-19 frontline workers, which would make available trained health workers across the country to assist the battle against covid.
The course has been launched with a financial outlay of Rs.276 crore under the Central Component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0.
2. ‘Varuna and Assi’ rivers, which were seen in the news recently, flow through which Indian state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Odisha
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The National Green Tribunal has set up a committee for rejuvenation of rivers Varuna and Assi in Varanasi, both of which joins the river Ganga.
This move has been made by the tribunal after taking note of the reported discharge of untreated sewage in these rivers and unauthorised constructions on the banks of these rivers.
3. CSIR has tied up with which health care institution to ramp up Covid-19 testing in across towns and rural India?
[A] Ranbaxy
[B] Religare
[C] Tata MD
[D] Serum Institute
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Correct Answer: C [Tata MD]
Notes:
The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) has entered into a partnership with Tata group’s health care venture “Tata MD”. This partnership aims to increase the Covid-19 testing capacity across Tier 2 and 3 towns and in rural regions of the country.
Under this partnership, Tata MD CHECK SARS-CoV-2 test kits would be extensively used to perform RT-PCR tests across the CSIR labs in India.
4. India has launched a trilateral with which two countries, for Indo-Pacific stability?
[A] Italy – Japan
[B] France – Australia
[C] UAE – New Zealand
[D] Germany – South Korea
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Correct Answer: A [Italy – Japan]
Notes:
India, Italy and Japan have launched a trilateral, through a virtual meeting in which India was represented by the Union Ministry of External Affairs.
This trilateral aims to create stability and a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region, which is based on “consent of all” and not “power of the few”.
5. Kenneth Kaunda, who was in the news recently, was the founding President of which country?
[A] Nigeria
[B] Kenya
[C] Zambia
[D] Congo
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Correct Answer: C [Zambia]
Notes:
Zambia’s founding president Mr. Kenneth Kaunda passed away recently at the age of 97. The Government of Zambia has declared a 21 days of mourning for the former President.
Kaunda headed Zambia as a President since its independence in 1964 till 1991, after which he turned into activism against HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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