MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 12th June 2021

In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 12th June 2021 and their answers with explanations.

QUESTIONS

1.Which of the following city has topped the Global Liveability Index 2021, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit?

A) Auckland

B) Osaka

C) Adelaide

D) Tokyo

2. Ferrari has named Benedetto Vigna as its new company CEO. Ferrari is a luxury sports car manufacturer based in _______________.

A) France

B) Germany

C) Italy

D) UK

3. ingku Singh Ngangom has passed away recently. He is a renowned _______________.

A) Cricketer

B) Footballer

C) Golfer

D) Boxer

4. Recently, Which of the following nation is engaged in the construction of its first fully stealth warship?

A) South Africa

B) Srilanka

C) Indonesia

D) Russia

5. Who has been appointed as the first chairwoman of the Football Association?

A) Debbie Hewitt

B) Daniel Hewitt

C) Margret Thacher

D) Olivia Davidson

6. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India as per ICRA in the financial year 2021-22?

A) 7.5%

B) 8.3%

C) 8.5%

D) 9.0%

7. Indian actress _________ has made the country proud by winning the Best Actor award at the 2021 UK Asian Film Festival.

A) Shrenik Rao

B) Smita Patil

C) Neena Gupta

D) Tillotama Shome

8. Which of the following country has benefited the most in Bitcoin Investment Gain in 2020?

A) China

B) US

C) India

D) Japan

9. Buddhadeb Dasgupta has passed away recently. He was a renowned _______________.

A) Producer

B) Actor

C) Film Director

D) Politician

10. Who was conferred with the regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion from Asian Productivity Organization?

A) Pinky Tiwari

B) Saurabh Joshi

C) Rashmi Desai

D) R.S. Sodhi

11. Which of the following state recently launched the “Chief Minister Sishu Seva Scheme” for COVID-19 orphans?

A) Assam

B) Tripura

C) Rajasthan

D) West Bengal

12. BharatPe announces acquisition of loyalty platform _________ India.

A) Times Card

B) Citi Rewards

C) TimesPoints

D) Payback

13. Who was named chef de cabinet by the incoming UN general assembly president, Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid?

A) Kuldeep Singh

B) Rohit Negi

C) Sanjay Tripathi

D) K Nagaraj Naidu

14. What is the rank of India in Bitcoin Investment Gain in 2020?

A) 17th

B) 16th

C) 18th

D) 19th

15. Thales recently announced the appointment of _________ as Vice-President and Country Director for India.

A) Sachin Verma

B) Sankalp Kumar

C) Vikram Dang

D) Ashish Saraf

16. Dr. Ashok Panagariya, the famous neurologist of the country and abroad and honored with which award has passed away recently?

A) Bharat Ratna

B) Padmashree

C) Padma Bhushan

D) Padma Vibhushan

17. Which state has secured the third position with a score of 57.1 in the national ranking of Anemia Free India Index 2020-21?

A) Kerala

B) Gujarat

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Punjab

18. US President Joe Biden has announced the lifting of the ban on WeChat and which app

A) Tiktok

B) Pubg

C) Tabji

D) Josh

19. Which day is celebrated all over the world on 12th June?

A) World Day Against Child Labor

B) World No Tobacco Day

C) World No Exploitation Day

D) World No Drugs Day

20. Who has recently released the “News on Air Radio Live Stream” ranking?

A) BCCI

B) Prasar Bharati Audience Research

C) BSNL

D) UNESCO

ANSWERS

Auckland has been ranked the best on liveability rankings due to the ability of New Zealand city to contain Covid-19 faster.

Ferrari S.p.A (Scuderia Ferrari )is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy

International boxer and Arjuna awardee Dingku Singh Ngangom, hailing from Manipur, died after a protracted fight against cancer.

Russia is building the first naval ship that will be fully equipped with stealth technology to make it hard to detect.

England’s Football Association named corporate executive and former RAC chief Debbie Hewitt as its first woman chair, ending months of speculation over Greg Clarke’s successor following his exit over inappropriate remarks.

The domestic credit rating agency ICRA has projected the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of India for the financial year 2021-22 to 8.5 percent year-on-year.

Indian actress Tillotama Shome has made the country proud by winning the Best Actor award at the 2021 UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF). Tillotama won the award for her role in the film Raahgir: The Wayfarers.

The US traders have benefited the most in Bitcoin Investment Gain in 2020, with a profit of $4.1 billion, according to the latest report by Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company based in Manhattan, New York.

The National award-winning eminent Bengali film Director Buddhadeb Dasgupta has passed away.

The Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), R.S. Sodhi, was conferred with the regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion.

Assam chief minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has dedicated Chief Minister Sishu Seva Scheme to the service of the beneficiaries and handed over the cheques of financial assistance to few beneficiaries who lost both their parents due to COVID.

Merchant payments and financial services provider, BharatPe has acquired a multi-brand loyalty platform, PAYBACK India, to help its 6 million offline merchants roll out rewards and loyalty programs for customers.

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, K Nagaraj Naidu was named chef de cabinet by the incoming UN general assembly president, Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid.

India has been ranked at 18th spot with a profit of $241 million, among the top 25 countries, in Bitcoin investment gains 2020.

French defense and aerospace group Thales announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf as Vice-President and Country Director for India with effect from June 1, 2021.

Dr. Ashok Panagariya, the famous neurologist of the country and abroad and the Padma Shri awardee in 2014, has passed away recently. He was battling the coronavirus and was on a ventilator for a long time. His health had worsened after taking the second dose of the vaccine. He has been given the Merit Award by the Government of Rajasthan in 1992.

Anemia Free India Index 2020-21, the state of Himachal Pradesh has secured the third position with a score of 57.1. Madhya Pradesh has got first place in the released national ranking.

US President Joe Biden has recently announced the removal of the ban on WeChat and the Tiktok app. US President Joe Biden has canceled the ban imposed by Trump on many Chinese apps.

World Day Against Child Labor is celebrated on 12 June all over the world. The purpose of celebrating this day is to spread awareness and protest against child labor. This day was started by the International Labor Union in 2002.

Recently Prasar Bharati Audience Research has released the “News on Air Radio Live Stream” ranking. More than 240 radio services of All India Radio are broadcast live on the “NewsOnAir App”. Which is the official app of Prasar Bharati.