Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 3rd June 2021

Correct Answer – A. Justice Vikramjit Sen

Explanation: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) announced the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Justice Vikramjit Sen as the Chairman of its newly formed self-regulatory body Digital Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC). DMCRC is formed as per the mandate of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The move was done to bring together the broadcasters and OTT (over-the-top) platforms.

Correct Answer – E. Adar Poonawalla

Explanation: Magma Fincorp has appointed Adar Poonawalla as its chairman as part of a management overhaul following the Poonawala-controlled Rising Sun Holdings acquiring a controlling stake in it. Rising Sun invested Rs 3,456 crore in the non-bank lender earlier this month. Magma will soon be rebranded as Poonawalla Group company. The lender has also appointed Abhay Bhutada as MD & Vijay Deshwal as CEO.

Important Points:

• Magma Fincorp Headquarters: West Bengal;
• Magma Fincorp Founder: Mayank Poddar and Sanjay Chamria;
• Magma Fincorp Founded: 1988.

Correct Answer – A. Narendra Singh Tomar

Explanation: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) to ensure holistic growth of horticulture. In a pilot phase, the programme will be implemented in 12 horticulture clusters out of the total 53 clusters selected for the programme. A central sector programme implemented by the National Horticulture Board (NHB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, CDP aims at growing and developing identified horticulture clusters to make them globally competitive.The programme is designed to leverage geographical specialisation and promote integrated and market-led development of horticulture clusters. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) has identified 53 horticulture clusters, of which 12 have been selected for the pilot launch of the programme. Based on the learnings from the pilot project, the programme will be scaled up to cover all the identified clusters.

Correct Answer – A. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed a first-of-its-kind IoT device, “AmbiTag” that records real-time ambient temperature during the transportation of perishable products, vaccines and even body organs and blood. That recorded temperature further helps to know whether that particular item transported from anywhere in the world is still usable or perished because of temperature variation.This information is particularly critical for vaccines including the Covid-19 vaccine, organs and blood transportation.

About the “AmbiTag”:

Shaped like a USB device, AmbiTag continuously records the temperature of its immediate surroundings “from -40 to +80 degrees in any time zone for a full 90 days on a single charge.Most of the similar devices available in the international market record data only for a duration of 30- 60 days.The recorded data can be retrieved by connecting the USB with any computer. The device has been developed under Technology Innovation Hub – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) and its Startup ScratchNest. AWaDH is a Govt of India project.

Correct Answer – C. Arun Mishra

Explanation: Former Supreme Court judge Arun Kumar Mishra will be the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after a high-powered recommendation committee proposed his name.The selection panel consisted of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge.Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Mahesh Mittal Kumar, and former Director of Intelligence Bureau, Rajiv Jain, had also been recommended by the high-powered panel as members of the NHRC but the official notification is yet to be out until the filing of this report.

Important Points:

• NHRC Formed: 12 October 1993;
• NHRC Jurisdiction: Government of India;
• NHRC Headquarters: New Delhi.

Correct Answer – A. Jagjit Pavadia

Explanation:  The former Narcotics Commissioner of India and a retired officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs), Jagjit Pavadia has been elected as the President of Vienna based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) in its 131st session for a period of five years.She is the first Indian to be appointed as the Chief of the INCB and the second woman to hold this office.

Correct Answer – C. India

Explanation: India launched the Mission Innovation CleanTech Exchange, a global initiative, that will create a network of incubators across member countries to accelerate clean energy innovation.The network, launched virtually at the Innovating to Net Zero Summit hosted by Chile.It will provide access to the expertise and market insights needed to support new technologies to access new markets globally.India among 23 governments collectively launched bold new plans to catalyze action and spearheaded a decade of innovation to drive global investment in clean energy research, development and demonstrations.

Correct Answer – B. R S Sodhi

Explanation: Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) (Amul) has been unanimously elected to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF) during the General Assembly of IDF held on World Milk Day 2021.A Bachelor of Engineering Degree from CTAE, Udaipur, India. Dr. Sodhi had completed his Post-Graduation in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in its first batch and joined GCMMF (Amul) in the year 1982 and took over as Managing Director of GCMMF (Amul) in the year 2010.He headed GCMMF’s widely acclaimed marketing campaigns such as (1) Promoting milk as ‘world’s original energy drink’ & (2) ‘Eat Milk’ campaign motivating Indian youth in include dairy products in every meal and (3) Amul Doodh Peeta Hai India.

Correct Answer – A. Kenya

Explanation: Dr Patrick Amoth, the acting Director-General for Health, Ministry of Health of Kenya has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board, for a period of one year.The announcement was made during the 149th session of the WHO Executive Board, on June 02, 2021, by the outgoing Chair Dr Harsh Vardhan.Mr Amoth replaces Union Health Minister, Government of India, Dr Harsh Vardhan, who completed his tenure as Chairman of WHO Executive Board on June 02, 2021.Dr Vardhan will continue to be a member of the Executive Board of WHO till 2023. The chairman’s post is held on a rotation basis for one year among regional groups.

Correct Answer – C. 3rd June

Explanation: United Nations celebrates World Bicycle Day every year on 3rd June to advance the use of the bicycle as a means of fostering sustainable development.The day aims to strengthen education for children and young people, preventing disease, promoting health, promoting tolerance, mutual understanding and respect and facilitating social inclusion and a culture of peace.

Correct Answer – B. Network

Explanation: Scientists have fabricated a device that can mimic human brain cognitive actions and is more efficient than conventional techniques in emulating artificial intelligence.It enhances computational speed and power consumption efficiency.Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research have devised an approach of fabricating an artificial synaptic network (ASN).

Correct Answer – D. Bihar

Explanation: Bihar Government has decided to give 33 percent reservation to girl students in engineering and medical colleges of the state.This move will increase the number of girl students in the field of engineering and medical areas.The government is trying to get a bill to set up engineering and medical universities in order to better manage these institutes.

Bihar:

• Lok Sabha seats – 40.
• Rajya Sabha seats – 16.
• State Animal – Gaur.
• State Bird – House sparrow.
• National Park – Valmiki National Park.

Correct Answer – D. Hyderabad

Explanation: A bright ‘halo’ around the sun was spotted in the skies on 2 June 2021 afternoon across Hyderabad, which is also the Telangana Formation Day.A halo is a rainbow-coloured ring around the Sun and It is also known as a 22 degree Halo.This optical phenomenon occurs when the sunlight gets refracted in millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

Telangana:

• Chief Minister – K. Chandrashekar Rao.
• Governor – Tamilisai Soundararajan.
• Number of Districts – 33.

Correct Answer: A. NITI Aayog

Explanation: The third edition of India’s Sustainable Development Goals, SDG Index was launched by NITI Aayog on 3 June 2021.This edition of the index report focuses on the significance of partnerships and is titled “SDG India Index and Dashboard, 2020-21: Partnerships in The Decade of Action”.This third edition of the index covers 17 Goals, 70 targets, and 115 indicators.

NITI Aayog:

• Formed On: 1 January 2015.
• Headquarters: New Delhi.
• Chairperson: Narendra Modi.