Current Affairs 8th May 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. A new species of duck-billed dinosaur, Yamatosaurus izanagii has been discovered in which country?
A. China                              
B. Greece
C. Japan                              
D. Indonesia
Answer [C] Japan
2. Which country’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the ‘New Climate Normals’?
A. USA                                 
B. Russia
C. China                               
D. France
Answer [A] USA
3. INS Kolkata arrived Port Shuwaikh, to bring Liquid Medical Oxygen and medical supplies, from which country?
A. UAE                                 
B. Kuwait
C. Oman                              
D. Israel
Answer [B] Kuwait
4. Who is the longest-serving female Chief Minister of any Indian state/UT, as of May 2021?
A. J Jayalalitha                       
B. Mamata Banerjee
C. Mayavati                           
D. Sheila Dikshit
Answer [D] Sheila Dikshit
5. What is ‘Mayflower 400’, which was making news recently?
A. Mining Robot                    
B. Artificial Intelligence Ship
C. Solar Probe                        
D. Vaccine Delivering Robot
Answer [B] Artificial Intelligence Ship
6. Where was the 2021 G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held which saw the virtual participation of Indian Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel?
A. Germany                              
B. Mexico
C. Italy                                       
D. France
Answer [C] Italy
7. Which bank was selected as the digital payments partner of the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in May 2021?
A. Bank of Baroda                  
B. HDFC Bank
C. State Bank of India            
D. Kotak Mahindra Bank            
Answer [D] Kotak Mahindra Bank
8. Guidelines for ____travel insurance plans were introduced by IRDAI with health coverage upto ____on hospitalization?
A. 4, Rs 10 lakh                       
B. 5, Rs 1 lakh
C. 4, Rs 1 crore                       
D. 5, Rs 10 lakh                    
Answer [D] 5, Rs 10 lakh
9. What is India’s GDP projections for FY22 as per Fitch Ratings, as of May 2021?
A. 8.9%                                  
B. 9.5%
C. 12.8%                                
D. 11.4%
Answer [B] 9.5%
10. NASA’s Spacecraft Parker Solar Probe discovered that ____ planet produces natural radio signals & it has an lonosphere layer?
A. Venus                               
B. Mars
C. Saturn                               
D. Jupiter
Answer [A] Venus