1. Which state is at the top position in India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Answer (a) Maharashtra Maharashtra has maintained the top position in India’s COVID 19 vaccination drive by administering more than 2.8 crore doses. The state vaccinated over 3, 82,000 beneficiaries on June 21, 2021. It is the only state in the nation to have crossed the milestone of administering 2.8 crore vaccine doses.
2. Which state has planned to set up an Economic Advisory Council?
a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Telangana
Answer (c) Tamil Nadu The Tamil Nadu government has decided to set up an ‘Economic Advisory Council’ to the Chief Minister comprising Nobel laureates, former Reserve Bank of India governor and other economic experts from around the globe to advice the state on how to reverse the economic slowdown.
3. Which is the only state in India to have all three crocodile species?
a) West Bengal
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Odisha
Answer (d) Odisha Odisha has become the only state to have all three kinds of crocodile species in its Mahanadi River. The three kinds of species include reptile freshwater Ghadials, muggers and saltwater crocodiles.
4. The delimitation process is underway in which among the following states/UTs?
a) Ladakh
b) Delhi
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Puducherry
Answer (c) Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on June 24, 2021. The discussions are speculated to involve the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir and the possible scheduling of Assembly Elections, which are expected to be held soon in the union territory.
5. Who among the following has been named as a member of World Bank-IMF High-Level Advisory Group?
a) Abhijit Banerjee
b) Amartya Sen
c) Raghuram Rajan
d) Montek Ahluwalia
Answer (d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been named as a member of a High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) formed by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the dual crisis posed by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
