Current Affairs 7th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who has been appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
A. S A Bobde                                     
B. A K Sikri
C. P K Mishra                                    
D. P C Pant
Answer [D] P C Pant
2. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Armed Force, to tackle Covid-19 pandemic?
A. Operation Bharat                      
B. Operation AatmaNirbhar
C. Operation CO-JEET                    
D. Operation CO-WIN
Answer [C] Operation CO-JEET
3. Padma river, the main distributary of the Ganges, flows in which country?
A. Nepal                                   
B. Bangladesh
C. China                                  
D. Myanmar
Answer [B] Bangladesh
4. ‘Significant Economic Presence (SEP) principle’, is a concept used to levy which category of tax?
A. Income Tax                         
B. GST
C. Digital Tax                           
D. Customs Duty
Answer [C] Digital Tax
5. India announced a USD 1.4 billion of private-sector trade and investment, with which country?
A. UK                                     
B. USA
C. Russia                                
D. Brazil
Answer [A] UK
6. Where is the Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute that successfully tested India’s 1st-ever electric tractor?
A. Karnal, Haryana                    
B. Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
C. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu     
D. Budni, Madhya Pradesh
Answer [D] Budni, Madhya Pradesh
7. What is RBI’s revised maximum Overdraft duration on Quarterly basis for State Government’s as of May 2021?
A. 21 days                               
B. 14 days
C. 50 days                                
D. 36 days
Answer [C] 50 days
8. Globally, LIC is the ____most Valuable Insurance Brand & ____ Strongest brand as per the “Insurance 100 2021” report?
A. 10th, 3rd                                
B. 2nd, 5th
C. 8th, 2nd                                   
D. 12th, 3rd
Answer [A] 10th, 3rd
9. Which organization partnered with Indian Govt. to launch ‘Vaccine Finder Tool’ in its mobile application?
A. Byju’s                                   
B. Amazon
C. Facebook                             
D. Paytm
Answer [C] Facebook
10. Which country developed the lightest form of Uranium isotope called Uranium-214?
A. Israel                                 
B. Iran
C. USA                                   
D. China
Answer [D] China