Current Affairs 18th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. A bank mentioned in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act is known as?
A. Co-operative Bank                          
B. Small Finance Bank
C. Scheduled Commercial Bank      
D. Foreign Bank operating in India
Answer [C] Scheduled Commercial Bank
2. ‘The Christchurch Call’ was an initiative of which country?
A. France                             
B. New Zealand
C. Australia                         
D. Germany
Answer [B] New Zealand
3. Which institution has set up a dedicated portal – CovAid, to track aid coming from individual organizations?
A. Supreme Court of India           
B. ICMR
C. Give India Foundation             
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [D] NITI Aayog
4. Kundoli Proposed Reserve Forest, where 18 elephants have recent died, is situated in which state?
A. Karnataka                        
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Assam                               
D. Kerala
Answer [C] Assam
5. What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2021?
A. Families during Covid            
B. Family during Quarantine
C. Social Distancing for Families
D. Families and New Technologies
Answer [D] Families and New Technologies
6. In May 2021, _____ announced a Climate Change partnership with India, to assist India in achieving its targeted Renewable Energy generation of _____ by 2030?
A. USA, 450 GigaWatts            
B. Finland, 650 GigaWatts
C. Canada, 650 GigaWatts      
D. USA, 650 GigaWatts
Answer [A] USA, 450 GigaWatts
7. _____ won the 2021’s Whitley Award for creating the “Biodiversity Peace Corridor” to protect _____?
A. Vivek Menon, Amur Falcon
B. Vivek Menon, Great hornbill
C. Y Nuklu Phom, Amur Falcon
D. Y Nuklu Phom, Great hornbill
Answer [C] Y Nuklu Phom, Amur Falcon
8. What is the Objective of the “Defence National OPD’ service that is launched in e-Sanjeevani Portal?
A. Free online medical consultations
B. Free Covid-19 vaccines to Defence personnels
C. Online registration to get vaccinated
D. Outpatient Service for Ex-Defence officers
Answer [A] Free online medical consultations
9. China became the 2nd country after the USA to land a rover on Mars, using its Tianwen 1 spacecraft. Name the Chinese Mars rover?
A. Zhurong                            
B. Yutu
C. Perseverance                   
D. Curiosity
Answer [A] Zhurong
10. Which aerospace company announced to launch its 1st space Tourism flight in July 2021?
A. Boeing                            
B. Blue Origin
C. SpaceX                            
D. Virgin Galactic
Answer [B] Blue Origin