Current Affairs Quiz : June 09 2021

1.

When did the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon won Nobel Peace Prize?

   A.) 2010
   B.) 2012
   C.) 2013
   D.) 2016

Answer: Option 'C'

2013

According to the OPCW-UN Relationship Agreement signed in 2001, the OPCW reports on its inspections and other activities to the UN through the office of the Secretary General. "For its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons", the organisation was received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.

2.

The Term "Blue Star" is related to ______________.

   A.) Indian Military Operation
   B.) International Ship
   C.) Indian Navy Ship
   D.) None

Answer: Option 'A'

Indian Military Operation

Operation Blue Star: It is the code name for an Indian military operation to remove the separatists who were hiding inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 5, 1984. The operation was ordered by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with the primary goal of regaining control of the Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar (popularly known as the Golden Temple).

3.

What is the lowest possible Earth orbit?

   A.) 160-1000km
   B.) 160-1500km
   C.) 150-1500km
   D.) 160-2000km

Answer: Option 'D'

160-2000km

There is an orbit around the Earth called the Low Earth orbit (LEO) with an altitude between 160-2000 km. This is the lowest altitude at which an object can go on orbiting around the Earth.

4.

When was Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve established?

   A.) Feb 1998
   B.) Feb 2021
   C.) Feb 2020
   D.) Feb 2000

Answer: Option 'B'

Feb 2021

Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve: It was founded in February 2021. It was jointly declared by the governments of the Centre and Tamil Nadu. The Megamalai WLS and the adjacent Srivilliputhur WLS were combined for this. Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve is the 51st tiger reserve in India and the fifth tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu.

5.

When was World Brain Tumor Day celebrated first?

   A.) 1998
   B.) 2000
   C.) 2005
   D.) 2010

Answer: Option 'B'

2000

World brain tumor day is discovered on eighth of June each and every year since 2000. This day first observed by using German Brain Tumor Association (Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe). This is a non-profit organization which raises public recognition and educates human beings about brain tumor.

6.

What is the rank of IIT Ropar in THE Asia University Rankings 2021?

   A.) 55
   B.) 37
   C.) 22
   D.) 78

Answer: Option 'A'

55

IISc Bangalore, IIT Ropar and IIT Indore have secured ranks among the top one hundred universities in Asia. Like remaining year, not a single Indian varsity made it to the elite top 10. IISc Bangalore ranked at thirty seventh position. IIT Ropar is positioned at 55th rank

7.

Where is the headquarters of PNGRB?

   A.) Chennai
   B.) Kolkata
   C.) New Delhi
   D.) Mumbai

Answer: Option 'C'

New Delhi

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board is a statutory body in India, constituted under the act of Parliament of India, namely Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006

8.

What is the rank of IIT Indore in THE Asia University Rankings 2021?

   A.) 55
   B.) 78
   C.) 22
   D.) 37

Answer: Option 'B'

78

IISc Bangalore, IIT Ropar and IIT Indore have secured ranks among the top one hundred universities in Asia. Like remaining year, not a single Indian varsity made it to the elite top 10. IISc Bangalore ranked at thirty seventh position. IIT Ropar is positioned at 55th rank and IIT Indore at 78th rank amongst the top one hundred universities.

9.

Sanjiv Nandan Sahai took over as Secretary in the Ministry of Power in ______________.

   A.) 2015
   B.) 2018
   C.) 2019
   D.)

2021

Answer: Option 'C'

2019

Sanjiv Nandan Sahai is a 1986 batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa- Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. He took over as Secretary in the Ministry of Power in 2019. He has additionally held quite a few positions in the bureaucracy in the course of his career, which include 5 years in office of Prime Minister.


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