Current Affairs 1st May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English


1. According to the Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi Amendment Act 2021, the ‘Government of Delhi’ means ……..?
A. Chief Minister of Delhi
B. Cabinet Minister of Delhi
C. Prime Minister of India
D. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Answer [D] Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
2. Two new species of damselflies that were discovered recently (Euphaea thosegharensis and Euphaea pseudodispar) are endemic to which region of India?
A. Peninsular                              
B. Sundarbans
C. Western Ghats                      
D. Himalayas
Answer [C] Western Ghats
3. Which international institution has released the report “Developing Asia’s Economic Outlook”?
A. World Bank                             
B. Asian Development Bank
C. New Development Bank       
D. International Monetary Fund
Answer [B] Asian Development Bank
4. Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement, between Indian and which country / countries for preventing Customs offences?
A. UK and Northern Ireland                 
B. USA and Japan
C. Australia                                             
D. Brazil and South Korea
Answer [A] UK and Northern Ireland
5. Yanbu port, which was making news recently, is located in which country?
A. Afghanistan                                     
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Sudan                                               
D. Chad
Answer [B] Saudi Arabia
6. Which country announced a COVID-19 relief fund of Rs. 18 crores or USD 2.4 mn to India in April 2021?
A. Norway                                         
B. Australia
C. Russia                                           
D. Canada
Answer [A] Norway
7. Which is the 1st country in the World to regulate Self-driving cars at slow speed on the motorway?
A. United States of America              
B. Germany
C. France                                               
D. United Kingdom
Answer [D] United Kingdom
8. _____ reclassified New India Assurance Co Ltd (NIACL) as Public Category investor from Promoter as per the regulatory guidelines of ____?
A. Canara Bank, SEBI                    
B. Axis Bank, SEBI
C. Canara Bank, RBI                      
D. Axis Bank, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer [B] Axis Bank, SEBI
9. Which bank signed an MoU (in Apr’21) with BSNL to receive telecom services for the Bank at a competitive rate?
A. Indian Bank                               
B. Canara Bank
C. Punjab National Bank              
D. State Bank of India
Answer [A] Indian Bank
10. Who was appointed as the Finance Secretary of India in April 2021?
A. Ajay Bhushan Pandey                 
B. T V Somanathan
C. Ajay Seth                                       
D. Debasish Panda
Answer [B] T V Somanathan