Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 6th & 7th June 2021

Correct Answer: E. Vivek Ram Chaudhari

Explanation: The Indian Air Force will see a number of changes at the top as Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff in the Air headquarters. Air Marshal Ballabha Radha Krishna would be succeeding Chaudhari at the Western Command in Delhi while Air Marshal RJ Duckworth would be taking charge of the Central Air Command in Prayagraj.

Important Points:

• IAF HQ:- New Delhi; Founded: 8 October 1932;
• Air Chief Marshal: Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria.

Correct Answer: E. 5th June

Explanation: International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is organized every year on 5th June. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities are responsible for the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish each year, which is estimated to have an economic value of US$10–23 billion.

History of the day:

In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed that an initiative be launched to declare an International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Following extensive consultations, a proposal was submitted to the attention of the thirty-second session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. In December 2017 the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries proclaimed 5 June as the “International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.”

Important Points: 

• Food and Agriculture Organization Head: Qu Dongyu
• Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters: Rome, Italy.
• Food and Agriculture Organization Established: 16 October 1945.

Correct Answer: D. SAGE

Explanation: The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually launched an initiative called, SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) on June 04, 2021, and also the SAGE portal to support India’s elderly persons. The SAGE portal will act as a “one-stop access” of elderly care products and services by credible start-ups.

About the SAGE:

The start-ups will be selected under SAGE on the basis of innovative products and services, which they should be able to provide across sectors such as health, housing, care centres, apart from technological access linked to finances, food and wealth management, and legal guidance.The basic aim of this initiative is to involve youth for elderly care by way of start-ups and their innovative ideas to make elderly care a national movement than just a government programme.

Correct Answer: D. ICICI Bank

Explanation: ICICI Bank has announced that it has tied up with SWIFT to offer a facility that helps overseas partner banks to send instant remittances on behalf of their customers to the beneficiary in India. The beneficiary gets the credit to the bank account instantly. This makes ICICI Bank the first bank in Asia-Pacific and the second globally to offer the facility, called ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross border inward payments. With this new service, we continue to live up to our commitment to offering customer-centric solutions enabling quick and hassle-free money transfers.”

Key benefits of ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’:

• Instant transfer:

Personal remittances of up to 2 lakh sent through ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’ are processed instantly and credited into the beneficiary account held with any bank* in India, via the IMPS network. (bank to be enabled to receive foreign remittance through IMPS)

• Available 24X7 and 365 days

The service is available 24X7.

• Transparency on the charges

The details about the charges levied by intermediary banks are updated on the ‘SWIFT gpi’ platform; it gives the sender complete clarity on charges.

• Immediate update on the status of the transfers

The ‘SWIFT gpi’ platform provides end to end tracking of payments from initiation till fulfilment through an instant automated status update.To send instant remittances to India, non-residents can visit their Bank overseas and initiate remittance transaction via ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’. It will in turn be executed by ICICI Bank in India to send money instantly to the beneficiary.

Correct Answer: A. NCPCR

Explanation: In view of the growing problem related to children affected by COVID-19, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has devised an online tracking portal “Bal Swaraj (COVID-Care link)” for children in need of care and protection. The children who have lost family support or are without any ostensible means of subsistence are children in need of care and protection under Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and all procedures given under the Act for such children must be followed to ensure the well-being and best interest of children.

About the portal:

The portal has been created with the purpose of tracking and monitoring children who need care and protection in real-time, digitally.The portal will also be used to track children who have lost both their parents during COVID-19.The “COVID-Care” link on the portal has been provided for the concerned officer or department to upload the data of such children.

Important Points:

• Union Minister of Women and Child Development: Smriti Zubin Irani;

Correct Answer: C. Equitas Small Finance Bank

Explanation: Equitas Small Finance Bank has now become the first Small Finance Bank to offer its NRI customer segment the ease of account opening online.The company will also be the only one in the Small Finance Bank sector to have Virtual Relationship Managers based on time zones.The online process of account opening for NRIs can be done via smartphone or computer connected to the Internet.

Correct Answer: D. Nurses A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health

Explanation: Every year we observe International Nurses Day on 12 May to honour nurses.The Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.The celebration of International Nurses Day started in 1965 by the International Council of Nurses (ICN).The theme for this year’s International Nurses Day is Nurses: A Voice to Lead-A Vision for Future Healthcare.

Correct Answer: C. Portugal

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting, held in a hybrid format. The India-European Union Leaders’ Meeting is hosted by Portugal.Portugal currently holds the chair of the grouping.PM Modi attended the event at the invitation of the President of the European Council Mr Charles Michel.The leaders of all the 27 EU Member States, as well as the President of the European Council and the European Commission, participated in the meeting. This is the first time that the EU hosted a meeting with India in the EU+27 format.

Correct Answer: D. Haryana

Explanation: Haryana Chief Minister launched ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ to provide for supervised and quick medical care at home for people in rural areas with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19.The pilot project is supported by Deloitte, and the implementation of the initiative will begin from Karnal district.The initiative will raise awareness about the second wave of COVID-19 and ways to treat it.The initiative will help in transforming the healthcare services provided to the people of Haryana.

Correct Answer: C. NITI Aayog

Explanation: NITI Aayog and Mastercard released a report titled ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’.The report identifies challenges in accelerating digital financial inclusion in India and provides recommendations for making digital services accessible to its 1.3 billion citizens.Based on five roundtable discussions held in October and November 2020, the report highlights key issues and opportunities,with inferences and recommendations on policy and capacity building across agriculture, small business (MSMEs), urban mobility and cyber security. Experts from the government, banking sector, the financial regulator, fintech enterprises, and various ecosystem innovators participated in the discussions led by NITI Aayog and supported by Mastercard.NITI Aayog was a knowledge partner in this endeavour. The series of workshopsand the outcome reportwere curated by business advisory firm FTI Consulting.The report reflects the discussions held during the roundtables.

Correct Answer: B. Operation Bluestar

Explanation:Many Sikh organisations have planned programmes to celebrate 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on 6 June 2021.Operation Bluestar was a military action ordered by then PM Indira Gandhi to flush out Sikh militants holed up in Harmandir Sahib Complex (Golden Temple) in Amritsar.The operation was carried out between June 1 and June 8, 1984.

Correct Answer: C. Arvind Kejriwal

Explanation: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on 5 June 2021 announced the setting up of a paediatric task force and two genome sequencing labs to prepare for a possible third wave of COVID-19. The two genome sequencing labs to identify variants of the virus attacking the city will come up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS).The government will also be setting up a separate paediatric task force to give recommendations on protecting children during the third wave.

Correct Answer: C. NTPC Ltd

Explanation: NTPC Ltd has become a signatory to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate.The CEO Water Mandate is a UN Global Compact initiative to demonstrate the commitment and efforts of companies to better their water and sanitation agenda as part of long-term Sustainable Development Goals.NTPC is India’s largest power utility under the Ministry of Power.

Correct Answer: B. Alaskan Airlines

Explanation: Boeing Co. and Alaskan Airlines are, in coming months, set to test new aviation technologies, as a part of the Chicago-headquartered company’s ecoDemonstrator program.The flights will test about 20 new technologies on a new Boeing 737-9 and the aircraft will be configured as a passenger service plane.The ecoDemonstrator test flights are flown on special aviation fuel (SAF).

Correct Answer: D. Venus

Explanation:  NASA has announced two missions to Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbour, as part of its Discovery Program.It aims to explore and study the solar system.DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission.VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy).The last US probe to visit the planet was the Magellan orbiter in 1990.

Correct Answer: C. Assam

Explanation: Raimona in Kokrajhar district has become Assam’s sixth national park.A notification declaring Raimona as a national park has been brought out by Assam govt.The five national parks that existed prior to the 422 sq. km Raimona are Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang and Dibru-Saikhowa.The Raimona National Park is within the Bodoland Territorial Region. The area of the park includes the northern part of the notified Ripu Reserve Forest (508.62 sq. km), which forms the western-most buffer to the Manas National Park that straddles the India-Bhutan border.The Pekua river defines Raimona’s southern boundary.

Correct Answer: B. Ladakh

Explanation: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur launched the YounTab scheme for students and distributed 12,300 tablets among them virtually in Leh.A total of 12 thousand 300 students of 6th to 12th class from government schools will benefit from the scheme.YounTab scheme formulated to encourage digital learning, bridge the digital divide between connected and unconnected and mitigate the Covid pandemic disruptions.

Correct Answer: D. Thomas Vijayan

Explanation: Kerala-based Thomas Vijayan, who is now settled in Canada, has won the 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’.Vijayan was adjudged as the overall winner of the competition from over 8,000 entries for Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021, which carries a grand prize of 1,500 pounds (Rs.1.5 lakh).Nature TTL is the world’s leading online nature photography resource.

Correct Answer: E. 7 June

Explanation: World Food Safety Day is observed on 7th June globally.The aim of the day is to raise awareness about different foodborne risks and the measures of how to prevent it.The campaigns will also spread awareness that how food safety is very much important and related to different other important factors of life such as human health, economic growth, and many others.Also, the day will surely ensure in building up a connection between food safety and other elements such as agriculture, sustainable development, and market access.This year’s theme is “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”.