Current Affairs 3rd May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Vaishali S Hiwase, has been appointed as the first woman officer of which Central Armed Police Force?
A. BRO                                          
B. ITBP
C. CAPF                                         
D. CRPF
Answer [A] BRO
2. PM Jan Arogya Yojana was launched in line with which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)?
A. SDG 1                                       
B. SDG 3
C. SDG 5                                      
D. SDG 10
Answer [B] SDG 3
3. Which institute has demonstrated the conversion of Nitrogen Generator into Oxygen Generator?
A. IISC Bangalore                       
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Madras                              
D. IIT Guwahati
Answer [B] IIT Bombay
4. Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (CFMTTI) is located in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu                           
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh                  
D. Karnataka
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
5. Which is the first Small Finance Bank formed from a cooperative bank in India?
A. Equitas Small Finance Bank 
B. Jana Small Finance Bank
C. Bandhan Small Finance Bank
D. Shivalik Small Finance Bank
Answer [D] Shivalik Small Finance Bank
6. What is the maximum assured sum payable under the EPFO’s Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) Scheme?
A. Rs. 2.5 lakh                              
B. Rs. 7 lakh
C. Rs. 5 lakh                                   
D. Rs. 6 lakh
Answer [B] Rs. 7 lakh
7. Which bank recently (in Apr’21) partnered with Decentro Tech, an API banking platform to offer customized business banking APIs to its Customers?
A. ICICI Bank                               
B. Citibank
C. Axis Bank                                
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [A] ICICI Bank
8. Which organization launched the 1st of its kind initiative ‘Restore Fund’ worth $200 million to remove carbon from the Atmosphere?
A. Apple                                  
B. Microsoft
C. Google                                
D. SpaceX
Answer [A] Apple
9. Who recently (in Apr’21) became the Chairman of Bajaj Auto?
A. Sanjiv Bajaj                       
B. Rishab Bajaj
C. Jamnalal Bajaj                  
D. Niraj Bajaj
Answer [D] Niraj Bajaj
10. ICAR-New Delhi developed a high yielding, pest resistant variety of ____ named MACS 1407?
A. Mustard                            
B. Barley
C. Wheat                                
D. Soyabean
Answer [D] Soyabean 
11. Serum Institute would be able to raise its monthly output to how many million doses by July 2021?
A. 50                                       
B. 100
C. 150                                     
D. 200
Answer [B] 100
12. In the wake of a spike in coronavirus cases, the Bihar government has cancelled the leave of all health officials till which date?
A. 15 May                              
B. 31 May
C. 15 June                              
D. 30 June
Answer [B] 31 May
13. SBI has cut home loan interest rates and is now offering exclusive interest rates on home loans starting from how much per cent onwards?
A. 3.40%                                
B. 4.50%
C. 5.60%                                
D. 6.70%
Answer [D] 6.70%
14. In April 2021, which of the following will extend its Mars helicopter mission?
A. NASA                                  
B. SpaceX
C. JAXA                                   
D. ISRO
Answer [A] NASA
15. The target of foodgrains production for 2021-22 is how many million tonnes?
A. 205 million tonnes                     
B. 409 million tonnes
C. 307 million tonnes                    
D. 501 million tonnes
Answer [C] 307 million tonnes
16. Which state has transferred Rs 61 crore into the accounts of more than 6 lakh 10 thousand street vendors of the state through Direct Benefit Transfer?
A. Uttar Pradesh                      
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh                 
D. Rajasthan
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
17. The sale of electric cars rose by how much per cent in the first quarter of 2021?
A. 140%                                     
B. 120%
C. 160%                                    
D. 180%   
Answer [A] 140%
18. In April 2021, which of the following has now begun to export COVID-19 vaccine shots made in its US facilities?
A. Cipla                                   
B. Cadila Healthcare
C. Biocon                                
D. Pfizer
Answer [D] Pfizer
19. Hari Narayan Choudhary died due to COVID complications in April 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
A. Acting                               
B. Journalism
C. Medicine                          
D. Politics
Answer [D] Politics
20. In April 2021, who has informed that the government has set a target of road construction of worth 15 lakh crore rupees in the next two years?
A. Nitin Gadkari                         
B. Narendra Modi
C. Nirmala Sitharaman             
D. Smriti Irani
Answer [A] Nitin Gadkari