Current Affairs 13th June 2021
Here is the one-liner Current Affairs of 13th June 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: AISHE, Indian Grand Prix 4, Bank appointment, and sports-related questions.
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Question-1: Who has released the AISHE Report 2019-20 recently?
Answer: Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has released the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) report 2019-20 report. According to this, the number of Institutes of National Importance (INI) has increased from 75 in 2015 to 135 in 2020.
Question-2: Recently, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Mahesh Kumar Jain tenure has been extended for how many years?
Answer: 02 years
The central government has re-appointed Mahesh Kumar Jain as Deputy Governor for two years from 22 June 2021 or till further orders,
Question-3: Who will host the ‘Indian Grand Prix 4’?
Answer: Patiala
Patiala will host Indian Grand Prix 4
Question-4: Which Asian Games gold medalist boxer from Manipur passed away?
Answer: Dingko Singh
Former Asian Games gold medalist boxer Dingko Singh from Manipur passed away.
Question-5: Who has become the second-highest international goal scorer with 74 goals, surpassing Liones Messi (72 goals)?
Answer: Sunil Chhetri
Sunil Chhetri becomes the second highest international goal scorer with 74 goals, surpassing Lionel Messi(72 goals) and the first position is Cristiane Ronaldo (103 goals)
Question-6: Which country abolished the controversial social media tax?
Answer: Uganda
Ugandan parliament referred to a controversial social media tax.
Question-7: Which Indian Foreign Service officer was named chef de officer by the United Nations General Assembly?
Answer: K Nagaraj Naidu
The newly elected President Abdulla Shahid called on India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations K. Nagraj Naidu has been appointed as his Chef de Cabinet.
Question-8: Which IIT institute has recently developed a technology for the early detection of tropical cyclones?
Answer: IIT Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has developed an early cyclone detection technology.
Question-9: Which bank won the title of the best bank in the world by Forbes?
Answer: DBSBank
DBS Bank ranked 1st out of 30 domestic and international banks in India for the second consecutive year by Forbes in their list of World’s Best Banks 2021.
Question-10: Which state government has recently launched Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme?
Answer: Haryana Government
Haryana Government has announced ‘Pran Vayu Devta Pension Yojana’. Under this scheme, the state will provide a “pension amount” of Rs 2,500 for the maintenance of trees older than 75 years.
Question-11: Who won the Pen Pinter Prize award for 2021?
Answer: Tsitsi Dangarembga
Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2021
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