Current Affairs 10th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

 1. Tur/arhar (pigeon pea), urad (black matpe) and moong (green gram) are examples of which type of major crop?
A. Kharif                               
B. Rabi
C. Zaid                                  
D. None of the above
Answer [A] Kharif
2. Which country has officially passed a legislation to allow screening of future FDI and Special Economic Agreements?
A. France                             
B. Switzerland
C. Denmark                         
D. North Korea
Answer [C] Denmark
3. As per the Climate Action Tracker analysis, what would be the rise in global temperature by 2100?
A. 0.5%                                 
B. 2.4%
C. 1.5%                                
D. 3.0%
Answer [B] 2.4%
4. Which organization is associated with waiving intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines?
A. WTO                               
B. WHO
C. UNICEF                            
D. FAO
Answer [A] WTO
5. DDoS attack, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?
A. Defence                               
B. Cyber security
C. Maritime Exercise              
D. Psychology
Answer [B] Cyber security
6. In a first-of-its-kind trilateral venture, an Israeli, Ecoppia, is producing an innovative robotic solar cleaning technology in India for a landmark project in which country?
A. Yemen                               
B. Qatar
C. Oman                                 
D. UAE
Answer [D] UAE
7. Which of the following has unveiled the world’s first 2nm process chip?
A. Accenture                       
B. IBM
C. Intel                                 
D. Micron
Answer [B] IBM
8. Which of the following is introducing a new feature of “4 digit security code” in its application from May 8, 2021?
A. Jeevan Seva App          
B. Aarogya Setu App
C. CoWIN system               
D. UMANG App         
Answer [C] CoWIN system
9. The CM of which state launched COVID-19 helpline ‘Mukhyamantri Sewa Sankalp Helpline 1100’ in May 2021?
A. Himachal Pradesh             
B. Bihar
C. Andhra Pradesh                 
D. Odisha
Answer [A] Himachal Pradesh
10. In May 2021, which state has suspended the third phase of the Covid vaccination drive for people aged 18 to 44?
A. Chhattisgarh                   
B. Odisha
C. Madhya Pradesh            
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Chhattisgarh
11. Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, located between which two countries?
A. France and the UK                
B. France and Italy
C. France and Canada               
D. Italy and Germany
 
Answer [A] France and the UK

12. The Supreme Court has recently struck down the Housing Industry Regulation Act (HIRA) of which state, as unconstitutional?
A. Kerala                                   
B. West Bengal   
C. Odisha                                  
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [B] West Bengal
13. Giant wood moth, the heaviest moth in the world, are typically found in which country?
A. Japan                                 
B. India
C. Australia                           
D. China
Answer [C] Australia
14. Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which country?
A. UK                                   
B. Uganda
C. Nigeria                            
D. Iran
Answer [B] Uganda
15. What is a ‘TaxiBot’, which was seen in the news recently?
A. Air Taxi                                                     
B. Water Taxi
C. Aircraft movement Equipment            
D. Health-care Robot
Answer [C] Aircraft movement Equipment
16. In May 2021, who has been appointed as the next Chief Minister of Assam?
A. Uddin Ajmal                            
B. Ramen Deka
C. Rajdeep Roy                            
D. Himanta Biswa Sarma 
Answer [D] Himanta Biswa Sarma
17. The MK Stalin led DMK government in Tamil Nadu has renamed how many ministries of the 34 ministries?
A. 5                                   
B. 7
C. 9                                   
D. 11
Answer [C] 9
18. The Department of Expenditure has released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crores in advance to how many states for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) because of the coronavirus pandemic?
A. 19 states                            
B. 21 states
C. 23 states                             
D. 25 states
Answer [D] 25 states    
19. After a gap of how many years, India and the EU are set to resume negotiations for an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA)?
A. 5 years                               
B. 6 years
C. 7 years                               
D. 8 years
Answer [D] 8 years
20. A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in which district of Odisha?
A. Kendrapara                    
B. Cuttack
C. Bargarh                           
D. Khordha
Answer [A] Kendrapara