Current Affairs 17th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. AS per the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, which country registered the highest remittance inflow in 2020?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. Indonesia
Answer [B] India
2. IIT Ropar’s new mobile cremation system works on the principle of ____?
A. Induction stove
B. Electric coil stove
C. Wick stove
D. None of the above
Answer [C] Wick stove
3. Which country hosted the 1st BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. Brazil
Answer [B] India
4. Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, an expert of Indian descent, was recently conferred with which prize?
A. Global Teacher Award
B. International Booker Prize
C. World Food Prize
D. Chern Medal
Answer [C] World Food Prize
5. HPIVs are the leading causeof which type of illness in children?
A. Respiratory illness
B. Neurological illness
C. Digestive illness
D. Mental disorder
Answer [A] Respiratory illness
6. Name the Payment Bank that partnered with the digital gold provider “SafeGold” to launch “DigiGold”, a platform to invest in 24K gold?
A. Jio Payments Bank
B. Paytm Payment Bank
C. Fino Payment Bank
D. Airtel Payment Bank
Answer [D] Airtel Payment Bank
7. Identify the company that partnered (in May’21) with Japan’s SoftBank group to promote its satellite communication service in Japanese market?
A. SpaceX
B. AsiaSat
C. OneWeb
D. Jio
Answer [C] OneWeb
8. Which company made an agreement (in May’21) to acquire IndiaBulls Mutual Fund & Asset Management Company for Rs. 175 crores?
A. Groww
B. Moneycontrol
C. HDFC Securities
D. Zerodha
Answer [A] Groww
9. Which country will host the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup?
A. Australia
B. India
C. Poland
D. New Zealand
Answer [D] New Zealand
10. Which is the 1st Indian state to join the Global COVAX Alliance?
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Gujarat
D. Punjab
Answer [D] Punjab
11. RBI has granted authorization to which of the following to operate as a prepaid payment instruments (PPI) company?
A. Agnitio Technologies
B. Eroute Technologies
C. Innovians Technologies
D. Liberin Technologies
Answer [B] Eroute Technologies
12. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the state’s only Muslim majority town from which district?
A. Sangrur
B. Barnala
C. Faridkot
D. Kapurthala
Answer [A] Sangrur
13. Cairn Energy has sued which of the following to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award that it won in a tax dispute against India, according to a U.S. District Court filing?
A. SpiceJet
B. Vistara
C. IndiGo
D. Air India
Answer [D] Air India
14. Who has carefully curated 25 of his most cherished stories in a new book, “All Time Favourites for Children”?
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Ruskin Bond
C. Vishal Bhardwaj
D. Vikram Seth
Answer [B] Ruskin Bond
15. In May 2021, which of the following states has decided to join the global COVAX alliance for sourcing the immunization shots at the best price?
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Haryana
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Punjab
16. In May 2021, Roman Khassanov has been banned for 10 years after admitting a string of corruption charges. He is associated with which of the following sports?
A. Tennis
B. Football
C. Cricket
D. Polo
Answer [A] Tennis
17. Who has created a world record by scaling Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak, twice in the shortest span of 4 days?
A. Nirmal Purja
B. Pem Dorjee Sherpa
C. Lakpa Gelu
D. Mingma Tenji Sherpa
Answer [D] Mingma Tenji Sherpa
18. Epsilon Advance Material (EAMPL), a subsidiary of Epsilon Carbon has signed an MoU with Beowulf Mining plc to set up a joint venture company in which country?
A. Sweden
B. Norway
C. Finland
D. France
Answer [C] Finland
19. The UN Chief has appointed whom as the new UN Humanitarian Chief, in May 2021?
A. Steve Forbes
B. Jim Justice
C. Martin Griffiths
D. Bruce Rauner
Answer [C] Martin Griffiths
20. Which of the following has announced the appointment of Gunjan Shah as its new CEO?
A. Adidas
B. Nike
C. UCB India
D. Bata India Ltd.
Answer [D] Bata India Ltd