Current Affairs 22th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which basketball legend has been inducted posthumously into the Basketball Hall of Fame?
A. Wilt Chamberlain                       
B. Tom Heinsohn
C. Kobe Bryant                                  
D. John Havlicek
Answer [C] Kobe Bryant
2. United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture between which two aerospace companies?
A. Boeing and SpaceX                  
B. Blue Origin and Boeing
C. SpaceX and Lockheed Martin
D. Lockheed Martin and Boeing
Answer [D] Lockheed Martin and Boeing
3. Who is the first India descent player to win the Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) world championship?
A. Arjan Bhullar                            
B. Giant Zanjeer
C. Guru Raaj                                   
D. Dilsher Shanky
Answer [A] Arjan Bhullar
4. Ki Rajanarayanan, who recently passed away, was an award-winning writer of which language?
A. Tamil                                   
B. Malayalam
C. Telugu                                  
D. Kannada
Answer [A] Tamil
5. _____ Ministry, on the recommendation of the ____ Ministry, released Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grant to rural local bodies?
A. Panchayati Raj, Finance            
B. Finance, Panchayati Raj
C. Finance, Rural Development   
D. Home Affairs, Rural Development
Answer [B] Finance, Panchayati Raj
6. Which organization released the “Net Zero by 2050” report that frames a Road map to achieve Net Zero Global Carbon emissions by 2050?
A. International Energy Forum (IEF)
B. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
C. International Solar Alliance (ISA)
D. International Energy Agency (IEA)
Answer [D] International Energy Agency (IEA)
7. Who was the 1st Indian Woman Mountain Climber to scale Mount Everest in 2021?
A. Gunbala Sharma                          
B. Baljeet Kaur
C. Tashi Yangjom                              
D. Shivangi Pathak
Answer [C] Tashi Yangjom
8. Which company got approval (in May’21) from CCI to acquire 100% shares of YES Asset Management Company?
A. Adani Group                    
B. GPL Finance and Investments
C. Aditya Birla Group        
D. Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
Answer [B] GPL Finance and Investments
9. In May 2021, Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. They represent India in which sport?
A. Rowing                                  
B. Water Polo
C. Sailing                                    
D. Fencing
Answer [A] Rowing
10. Which state launched the “Amrit Vahini” app to enable citizens book hospital beds for COVID-19 treatment?
A. West Bengal                       
B. Jharkhand
C. Haryana                               
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Jharkhand