Daily Quiz June 2021

Who signed MoU with Digital India Corporation to provide “Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories” to farmers? A. IFFCO B. SIDBI C. NABARD D. ICAR Explanation: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Digital India Corporation (DIC) have signed an initial pact to provide location specific farm tele-advisories in order to facilitate farmers by providing […]

Who was Dinko Singh, recently seen in news? A. Indian boxer B. Indian Athlete C. Indian footballer D. Indian Cricketer Explanation: Former Indian boxer Dingko Singh, who was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2017, passed away. He was born 1 Jan 1979 in Manipur, India. He won the gold medal for India in the 1998

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Anti-hail guns? A. The Himachal Pradesh government will be testing the use of indigenously developed ‘anti-hail guns’ to help out horticulturists who face crop damage due to hailstorms. B. An anti-hail gun is a machine which generates shock waves to disrupt the growth of

Whom was recommended by UN Security Council for his Second Term as secretary general? A. Boutros Boutros-Ghali B. Kofi Annan C. António Guterres D. Ban Ki-moon Explanation: The United Nations Security Council recommended the re-election of António Guterres as secretary general, assuring a second term for the Portuguese statesman that will keep him in office

Who recently inaugurates Ambedkar Bhawan of NIEPID? A. Prashant Singh B. Thaawarchand Gehlot C. Dinesh Panday D. Kuldeep Kumar Jadav Explanation: The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhawan (Hostel Building) of NIEPID Secunderabad. It is an Autonomous Body under the administrative control of Deparment of

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the MSP for Kharif crops? A. The Cabinet Committee has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21. B. Government has increased the MSP of Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21, to ensure remunerative prices

Which of the following state governments launched Smart Kitchen project? A. Odisha B. Bihar C. Kerala D. Punjab Explanation: The Kerala government announced the introduction of a Smart Kitchen project, which is meant to modernise kitchens and ease the difficulty faced by homemakers in household chores. It is meant to modernise kitchens and ease the

Pakke Tiger Reserve, recently seen in news, is located in A. Sikkim B. Mizoram C. Manipur D. Arunachal Pradesh Explanation: Over 200 contingency workers of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh went on a strike over non-payment of wages, leaving the tiger reserve unguarded, state Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar. The tiger reserve is located

Recently, which company announced to build longest Undersea Cable in the World? A. Reliance B. Apple C. Microsoft D. Google Explanation: Alphabet’s Google is all set to build world’s longest undersea cable Connecting United States, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to bolster Internet connection capacity between these regions. The cable, called Firmina, will be the longest

Which city has topped “Global Liveability Ranking 2021”? A. Auckland B. Osaka C. Adelaide D. Wellington Explanation: The Economist’s Intelligence Unit recently released its annual Global Liveability Index, with New Zealand’s Auckland earning the number 1 spot. According to the EIU survey, six of the top 10 cities are in New Zealand and Australia. The