Current Affairs MCQs of 22nd June 2021

Q.1 What is the main theme for International Yoga Day 2021?

a. Yoga for health 

b. Yoga for wellness

c. Yoga for good health 

d. Yoga for longevity

Q.2 India has launched a hydrogen task force with which nation?

a. US

b. Japan

c. Russia

d. France

Q.3 Which city has topped the Ease of Living Index 2020, for being the most liveable city of India?

a. Hyderabad

b. Bengaluru

c. New Delhi

d. Mumbai

Q.4 Which country will host the Green Hydrogen Initiative Summit?

a. Brazil

b. China

c. India

d. Russia

Q.5 Which Ministry has launched ‘Aadi Prashikshan Portal’?

a. Ministry of MSME

b. Ministry of Textiles

c. Ministry of Tribal Affairs

d. Ministry of Urban Development

Q.6 Which former Indian sprinter has passed away?

a. Hoshiyar Singh

b. Milkha Singh

c. P T Usha

d. Surendra Singh

Q.7 Which country has topped the Global Peace Index 2021?

a. Switzerland

b. Iceland

c. Norway

d. Finland

Q.8 Who released the ‘General Elections 2019 – An Atlas’?

a. Election Commission of India

b. NITI Aayog

c. Parliament of India

d. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q.9 Which Ministry has released the Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India?

a. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

b. Ministry of Earth Sciences

c. Ministry of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change

d. None of these

Q.10 The Government has targeted to reduce road accident deaths by 50% by which year?

a. 2025

b. 2030

c. 2024

d. 2023

Answers – 

Q.1 b) The main theme of International Yoga Day 2021 is ‘Yoga for Wellness’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that the theme has encouraged people even more to perform Yoga and added that he prays that every country, region, and people stay healthy.

Q.2 a) India and the United States jointly launched a hydrogen task force under their Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)to boost India’s energy security efforts on June 17, 2021. This was informed by the US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

Q.3 b) Bengaluru has been named as the most liveable city of India, in the Ease of Living Index 2020, released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on June 16, 2021. The Ease of Living Index 2020 is part of the report titled State of India’s Environment 2021.

Q.4 c) India will host the Green Hydrogen Initiative Summit. The Summit will involve the BRICS nations. It has been scheduled on 22nd and 23rd June, 2021. The event will be anchored by NTPC.

Q.5 c) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the ADI Prashikshan portal and a three-day online training programme on capacity building for the ST, Panchayati Raj Institution members as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration.

Q.6 b) 

Q.7 b) 

Q.8 a) The Election Commission of India released ‘General Elections 2019 – An Atlas’ in June 2021 to inspire academicians and researchers to further explore the vast landscape of the Indian elections

Q.9 c) The Ministry of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India.

Q.10 c) The Ministry for Road Transport & Highways of India set up a target to reduce road accident deaths by 50% by the year 2024.