Current Affairs 24th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. National public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, is a ____ body?
A. Regulatory
B. Statutory
C. Quasi- Judicial
D. Constitutional
Answer [B] Statutory
2. With reference to Environmental Science, what is A-76, which was seen in news recently?
A. Frog
B. Moss
C. Iceberg
D. Fungus
Answer [C] Iceberg
3. Government raises subsidy on DAP fertilizer by 140%. What does DAP stand for?
A. Diammonium Phosphate
B. Dialuminium Phosphate
C. Dichloride Pottasium
D. Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate
Answer [A] Diammonium Phosphate
4. Satpura Tiger Reserve, which has been added to the tentative list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites, is located in which Indian state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
5. INDRP Attribution tribunal, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?
A. Environmental issues
B. Domain Name issues
C. Cybersecurity issues
D. Property title issues
Answer [B] Domain Name issues
6. What is India’s position in the Insurance Technology market in the Asia-Pacific region as per the report released by S&P Global Market Intelligence?
A. 5th
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 2nd
Answer [D] 2nd
7. Which bank (in May’21) moved to a fully digitized loan processing system for MSME & Agriculture products loans?
A. Indian Bank
B. Union Bank of India
C. IDBI Bank
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer [C] IDBI Bank
8. Which bank partnered with HyperVerge (in May’21) to obtain ‘Video KYC solution’ for improving its KYC infrastructure?
A. Axis Bank
B. Canara Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. State Bank of India
Answer [D] State Bank of India
9. Which organization developed the world’s largest and most powerful space science telescope, James Webb Space Telescope?
A. NASA
B. SpaceX
C. ESA
D. ISRO
Answer [A] NASA
10. Which country developed its most powerful supercomputer “Simorgh”?
A. Singapore
B. Turkey
C. Iran
D. Indonesia
Answer [C] Iran
11. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) organized Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (VBSM) in May 2021. The meet was organized in a bid to boost the export of which fruit?
A. Mangoes
B. Bananas
C. Litchis
D. Kiwis
Answer [A] Mangoes
12. Which of the following has won a contract from the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to construct a 9 km underground stretch for the Chennai metro network?
A. L&T Engineering & Construction Division
B. Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Ltd
C. Tata Projects
D. GMR Group
Answer [C] Tata Projects
13. Which country will no longer co-host 2021 Copa America amid civil unrest and surging coronavirus cases, as per the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)?
A. Paraguay
B. Colombia
C. Chile
D. Ecuador
Answer [B] Colombia
14. Boyd Rankin has announced his retirement. He is related to which of the following sports?
A. Badminton
B. Cricket
C. Chess
D. Polo
Answer [B] Cricket
15. The 2022 FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in which country in October 2022?
A. India
B. Japan
C. UK
D. UAE
Answer [A] India
16. Which of the following has developed an antibody detection-based kit ‘DIPCOVAN’, the DIPAS-VDx COVID-19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance?
A. Biocon
B. Sun Pharma
C. HAL
D. DRDO
Answer [D] DRDO
17. Pawan Goenka, former MD of which company, has joined the board of technology and engineering company Bosch as an Independent Director, in May 2021?
A. Tata Motors
B. Hyundai
C. Mahindra & Mahindra
D. Toyota
Answer [C] Mahindra & Mahindra
18. United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched which of the following rockets into space in May 2021, marking the first launch of the year for the company?
A. Atlas V
B. Angara 2
C. Ariane 3
D. Delta IV
Answer [A] Atlas V
19. China and Russia have launched the biggest nuclear energy project to build how many nuclear power plants in China costing about USD 3 billion?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer [C] 4
10. Who is all set to become the first female Chief Justice of Kenya?
A. Auma Obama
B. Elizabeth Ongoro
C. Grace Ogot
D. Martha Koome
Answer [D] Martha Koome