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- On the occasion of World Environment Day, PM Modi has launched three E 100 ethanol dispensing stations under a pilot project in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Ahmedabad
C) Pune
D) New Delhi
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Option C
Explanation: Pilot Project of E 100 ethanol dispensing stations has been launched by PM Modi at three locations in Pune, for the production and distribution of ethanol across the country, because ethanol have a better impact on the environment as well as on the lives of farmers.
- Which bank in India has tied with SWIFT to launch ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross border inward payments?
A) ICICI Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) HDFC Bank
D) Punjab National Bank
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Option A
Explanation:ICICI Bank has tied up with Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) to offer the facility, called ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross border inward payments.
- The Government of India has made it mandatory for all Oil Companies to sell ethanol blended petrol with percentage of ethanol up to _________ from April 01, 2023
A) 40%
B) 30%
C) 10%
D) 20%
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Option D
Explanation:As a part of WED 2021, Government of India has released E-20 notification, directing Oil Companies to sell ethanol blended petrol with percentage of ethanol up to 20% from April 01, 2023; and BIS Specifications for higher ethanol blends E12 & E15.
- When is the World Pest Day observed?
A) 4 June
B) 5 June
C) 6 June
D) 3 June
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Option C
Explanation:Every year, the World Pest Day (also sometimes called World Pest Awareness Day) is observed on 06 June.
- Who is the winner of the 2021 International Booker Prize?
A) David Diop
B) Olga Tokarczuk
C) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
D) Han Kang
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Option A
Explanation:Veteran French novelist David Diop has won the prestigious International Booker Prize for the year 2021. He has been chosen for his book translated into English as “At Night All Blood is Black” based on World War I. The Paris-born writer is the first French novelist to win the prize.
- Which player has won the inaugural edition of 2021 Belgrade Open Tennis Tournament?
A) Stefanos Tsitsipas
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Dominic Thiem
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Option B
Explanation:In Tennis, the world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated world No. 255 Alex Molcan (Slovakia), 6-4, 6-3, in the final to win the men’s singles final of Belgrade Open tournament and eventually lift his 83rd ATP trophy. This was the first edition of the tournament.
- Which day has been declared by the UN-FAO as International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing?
A) 6 June
B) First Sunday of June
C) 5 June
D) First Saturday of June
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Option C
Explanation:The International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is organised every year on 5 June by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
- The Central Government has set the target to achieve 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by which year?
A) 2030
B) 2028
C) 2023
D) 2025
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Option D
Explanation:Government has reset the target to achieve 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025. Earlier this target was to be met by 2030.
- Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He will succeed whom to take over the charge from July 2021?
A) Harjit Singh Arora
B) Arjan Singh
C) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
D) Karambir Singh
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Option A
Explanation:The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed ace fighter pilot Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff. Chaudhari will replace incumbent Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora who will superannuate on June 30, 2021.
- The World Day Against Speciesism is marked annually on ____________
A) June 3
B) June 5
C) June 6
D) June 4
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Option B
Explanation:The World Day Against Speciesism is marked on June 5 every year, to stop discrimination based on species membership.
- Name the winner of the prestigious 2021 Nature TTL Photography Awards?
A) Auditya Venkatesh
B) Sudhir Shivaram
C) Thomas Vijayan
D) Murad Osmann
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Option C
Explanation:Kerala-based Thomas Vijayan, who is now settled in Canada, has won 2021 Nature TTL Photography Awards for his photo of an Orangutan clinging to a tree. The photograph is titled ‘The World is Going Upside Down’.
- June 6 is dedicated to celebrate which official language recognised by the United Nations?
A) Chinese
B) English
C) Russian
D) French
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Option C
Explanation:The UN Russian Language Day is observed annually on 06 June. It is one of the six official languages used by the United Nations throughout the Organization.
- Which year has been declared by UN to be commemorated as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture?
A) 2021
B) 2023
C) 2022
D) 2025
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Option C
Explanation:UN has declared the year 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, to help focus attention on the small-scale fishermen and women who comprise 90 percent of the world’s fisheries work force.
