1. Asia’s longest high-speed track for automobiles has been inaugurated in which Indian city?
a) Delhi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Telangana
d) Indore
Answer(d) Indore Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar on June 29, 2021 inaugurated NATRAX- the High-Speed Track(HST) for automobiles in Indore. The track is the longest such track in Asia and the world’s fifth-longest.
- Which among the following cities record world’s highest temperature?
a) Dhaka
b) Jacobabad
c) Jaisalmer
d) Islamabad
Answer (b) Jacobabad Jacobabad city in Pakistan’s Sindh province records the world’s highest temperature, up to almost 52°C (126 Fahrenheit) in midsummers. During mid-summer severe heatwaves, the city that has a population of about 200,000 people is forced to retreat inside.
- PM Modi inaugurated a Zen garden in which state on June 27, 2021?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer(a) Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 27, 2021 inaugurated a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) in Ahmedabad through a video conference. The Prime Minister termed the dedication of the Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy, as a symbol of ease and modernity of the India-Japan relationship.
- This former Indian Prime Minister’s 100th birth anniversary was observed on June 28, 2021.
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Morarji Desai
c) PV Narasimha Rao
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer(c) P. V. Narasimha RaoFormer Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao’s 100th birth anniversary was observed on June 28, 2021. He was born on June 28, 1921 and passed away on December 23, 2004. He served as the 9th Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996.
- Which vaccine effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variant of COVID-19, as per US’ National Institute of Health?
a) Covishield
b) Covaxin
c) J&J
d) Sputnik V
Answer(b) CovaxinIndia’s Covaxin effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, said the US’ National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH said that the results of two studies of blood serum that was taken from people who had received Covaxin suggest that the vaccine generates antibodies that effectively neutralise the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and B.1.617 (Delta) variants of SARS-CoV-2.
