Current Affairs 15th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who has been named as the CEO of the proposed bad bank- NARCL?
A. Padmakumar M Nair
B. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
C. S C Garg
D. K Subramaniam
Answer [A] Padmakumar M Nair
2. Which state recently conducted Monkey Census using the mobile application designed by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)?
A. Gujarat
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Haryana
3. ‘Jezero’ Crater, whose images have been captured recently, is a crater in which astronomical body?
A. Moon
B. Sun
C. Mars
D. Venus
Answer [C] Mars
4. What is the outlay of the PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage?
A. Rs 8100 cr
B. Rs 18100 cr
C. Rs 48100 cr
D. Rs 78100 cr
Answer [B] Rs 18100 cr
5. What is the name of the document issued by bank as a proof of payments received from abroad?
A. FIRA
B. FCNR
C. Vostro
D. Nostro
Answer [A] FIRA
6. In May 2021, the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has selected whom for General Manager in Oriental Insurance?
A. Satyajit Tripathi
B. Y K Shimray
C. Arti Mathur
D. Anjali Gupta
Answer [C] Arti Mathur
7. Homen Borgohain passed away in May 2021. He received the Sahitya Akademi award in 1978 for which of the following novels?
A. Kashi Ka Assi
B. Pita Putra
C. Kamayani
D. Raag Darbari
Answer [B] Pita Putra
8. Apurva Chandra chaired the 1st BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting held in May 2021. Which country has assumed BRICS Presidency for 2021?
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. China
D. India
Answer [D] India
9. In the latest ICC, men’s Test Player Rankings released in May 2021, what is the rank of Ravichandran Ashwin?
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th
Answer [A] 2nd
10. VMware Inc. has named whom as its new Chief Executive in May 2021?
A. Kiran Jain
B. Sumit Kapoor
C. Raghu Raghuram
D. Vijay Gupta
Answer [C] Raghu Raghuram