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Question Bank Current Affairs May 2021 (Part 2)
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Question 1Single Answer
According to the Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi Amendment Act 2021, the ‘Government of Delhi’ means ……..?
  1. A
    Chief Minister of Delhi
  2. B
    Cabinet Minister of Delhi
  3. C
    Prime Minister of India
  4. D
    Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Question 2Single Answer
Two new species of damselflies that were discovered recently (Euphaea thosegharensis and Euphaea pseudodispar) are endemic to which region of India?
  1. A
    Peninsular              
  2. B
    Sundarbans
  3. C
    Western Ghats                      
  4. D
    Himalayas
Question 3Single Answer
Which international institution has released the report “Developing Asia’s Economic Outlook”?
  1. A
    World Bank                             
  2. B
    Asian Development Bank
  3. C
    New Development Bank   
  4. D
    International Monetary Fund
Question 4Single Answer
Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement, between Indian and which country / countries for preventing Customs offences?
  1. A
    UK and Northern Ireland                 
  2. B
    USA and Japan
  3. C
    Australia                                             
  4. D
    Brazil and South Korea
Question 5Single Answer
Yanbu port, which was making news recently, is located in which country?
  1. A
    Afghanistan                      
  2. B
     Saudi Arabia
  3. C
    Sudan                                                
  4. D
    Chad
Question 6Single Answer
Which country announced a COVID-19 relief fund of Rs. 18 crores or USD 2.4 mn to India in April 2021?
  1. A
    Norway                                       
  2. B
    Australia
  3. C
    Russia                                  
  4. D
    Canada
Question 7Single Answer
Which is the 1st country in the World to regulate Self-driving cars at slow speed on the motorway?
  1. A
    United States of America               
  2. B
    Germany
  3. C
    France                                           
  4. D
    United Kingdom
Question 8Single Answer
. _____ reclassified New India Assurance Co Ltd (NIACL) as Public Category investor from Promoter as per the regulatory guidelines of ____?
  1. A
    Canara Bank, SEBI              
  2. B
    Axis Bank, SEBI
  3. C
    Canara Bank, RBI    
  4. D
    Axis Bank, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Question 9Single Answer
Which bank signed an MoU (in Apr’21) with BSNL to receive telecom services for the Bank at a competitive rate?
  1. A
    Indian Bank                                
  2. B
    Canara Bank
  3. C
    Punjab National Bank              
  4. D
    State Bank of India
Question 10Single Answer
Who was appointed as the Finance Secretary of India in April 2021?
  1. A
    Ajay Bhushan Pandey        
  2. B
    T V Somanathan
  3. C
    Ajay Seth                                 
  4. D
    Debasish Panda
Question 11Single Answer
Vaishali S Hiwase, has been appointed as the first woman officer of which Central Armed Police Force?
  1. A
    BRO                                
  2. B
    ITBP
  3. C
    CAPF                                      
  4. D
    CRPF
Question 12Single Answer
PM Jan Arogya Yojana was launched in line with which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)?
  1. A
    SDG 1                         
  2. B
    SDG 3
  3. C
    SDG 5                                   
  4. D
    SDG 10
Question 13Single Answer
Which institute has demonstrated the conversion of Nitrogen Generator into Oxygen Generator?
  1. A
    IISC Bangalore               
  2. B
    IIT Bombay
  3. C
    IIT Madras                        
  4. D
    IIT Guwahati
Question 14Single Answer
Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (CFMTTI) is located in which state?
  1. A
    Tamil Nadu                      
  2. B
    Andhra Pradesh
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh          
  4. D
    Karnataka
Question 15Single Answer
Which is the first Small Finance Bank formed from a cooperative bank in India?
  1. A
    Equitas Small Finance Bank 
  2. B
    Jana Small Finance Bank
  3. C
    Bandhan Small Finance Bank
  4. D
    Shivalik Small Finance Bank
Question 16Single Answer
What is the maximum assured sum payable under the EPFO’s Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) Scheme?
  1. A
    Rs. 2.5 lakh           
  2. B
    Rs. 7 lakh
  3. C
    Rs. 5 lakh                           
  4. D
    Rs. 6 lakh
Question 17Single Answer
Which bank recently (in Apr’21) partnered with Decentro Tech, an API banking platform to offer customized business banking APIs to its Customers?
  1. A
    ICICI Bank               
  2. B
    Citibank
  3. C
    Axis Bank                               
  4. D
    HDFC Bank
Question 18Single Answer
Which organization launched the 1st of its kind initiative ‘Restore Fund’ worth $200 million to remove carbon from the Atmosphere?
  1. A
    Apple                        
  2. B
    Microsoft
  3. C
    Google                              
  4. D
    SpaceX
Question 19Single Answer
Who recently (in Apr’21) became the Chairman of Bajaj Auto?
  1. A
    Sanjiv Bajaj       
  2. B
    Rishab Bajaj
  3. C
    Jamnalal Bajaj                 
  4. D
    Niraj Bajaj
Question 20Single Answer
ICAR-New Delhi developed a high yielding, pest resistant variety of ____ named MACS 1407?
  1. A
    Mustard                       
  2. B
    Barley
  3. C
    Wheat                         
  4. D
    Soyabean
Question 21Single Answer
Serum Institute would be able to raise its monthly output to how many million doses by July 2021?
  1. A
    50                                  
  2. B
    100
  3. C
    150                    
  4. D
    200
Question 22Single Answer
In the wake of a spike in coronavirus cases, the Bihar government has cancelled the leave of all health officials till which date?
  1. A
    15 May                     
  2. B
    31 May
  3. C
    15 June     
  4. D
    30 June     
Question 23Single Answer
SBI has cut home loan interest rates and is now offering exclusive interest rates on home loans starting from how much per cent onwards?
  1. A
     3.40%                        
  2. B
    4.50%
  3. C
    5.60%                             
  4. D
    6.70%
Question 24Single Answer
In April 2021, which of the following will extend its Mars helicopter mission?
  1. A
    NASA             
  2. B
    SpaceX                                  
  3. C
    JAXA                                  
  4. D
    ISRO
Question 25Single Answer
The target of foodgrains production for 2021-22 is how many million tonnes?
  1. A
    205 million tonnes                 
  2. B
    409 million tonnes
  3. C
    307 million tonnes                   
  4. D
    501 million tonnes
Question 26Single Answer
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?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh              
  2. B
    Bihar
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh           
  4. D
    Rajasthan
Question 27Single Answer
The sale of electric cars rose by how much per cent in the first quarter of 2021?
  1. A
    140%                             
  2. B
    120%
  3. C
    160%                                    
  4. D
    180%   
Question 28Single Answer
In April 2021, which of the following has now begun to export COVID-19 vaccine shots made in its US facilities?
  1. A
    Cipla                            
  2. B
    Cadila Healthcare
  3. C
    Biocon                               
  4. D
    Pfizer
Question 29Single Answer
Hari Narayan Choudhary died due to COVID complications in April 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
  1. A
    Acting                                
  2. B
    Journalism
  3. C
    Medicine        
  4. D
    Politics
Question 30Single Answer
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?
  1. A
    Nitin Gadkari             
  2. B
    Narendra Modi
  3. C
    Nirmala Sitharaman            
  4. D
    Smriti Irani
Question 31Single Answer
Chota Char Dham, a famous Hindu pilgrimage circuit, is located in which state?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh       
  2. B
    Uttarakhand
  3. C
    Bihar                         
  4. D
    Odisha
Question 32Single Answer
Which Indian insurance company has featured in the top 10 list of most valuable insurance brands globally?
  1. A
    UIIC      
  2. B
    NIA
  3. C
    LIC                   
  4. D
    NICL
Question 33Single Answer
Which space agency has recently launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit?
  1. A
    NASA                             
  2. B
    JAXA
  3. C
    Blue Origin                      
  4. D
    SpaceX
Question 34Single Answer
What is Patania II, which was seen in the news recently, for being stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor?
  1. A
    Mining Robot                 
  2. B
    Container Ship
  3. C
    Submarine                       
  4. D
    Satellite module
Question 35Single Answer
Which state has been permitted by the Civil Aviation Ministry to use drones for experimental delivery of vaccines?
  1. A
    Kerala                          
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Telangana              
  4. D
    Andhra Pradesh
Question 36Single Answer
_____ Indian Naval ships were used in Operations Samudra Setu-II for bringing ____ to India?
  1. A
    Indian citizens    
  2. B
    5, COVID-19 Vaccines
  3. C
    7, COVID-19 Vaccines                
  4. D
    7, Oxygen Containers
Question 37Single Answer
_____ will provide 6 Poseidon-8I (P-8I) Patrol Aircraft to India for the use of _____?
  1. A
    USA, Indian Navy                
  2. B
    France, Indian Army
  3. C
    Russia, Indian Navy                     
  4. D
    USA, Indian Air Force
Question 38Single Answer
With which financial service provider, the cryptocurrency exchange ‘Gemini’ partnered to provide the 1st of its kind Cryptocurrency Rewards Credit Card?
  1. A
    PayPal          
  2. B
    Maestro
  3. C
    Mastercard                      
  4. D
    Visa
Question 39Single Answer
In May 2021, _____ mandated all key employees of Asset Management Companies to contribute ______ of their salary in Mutual Funds Schemes?
  1. A
    RBI, 10%              
  2. B
    SEBI, 20%
  3. C
    RBI, 15%                   
  4. D
    SEBI, 10%
Question 40Single Answer
Who was appointed as the new Chairman & Managing Director of BEML Ltd in May 2021?
  1. A
    DK Hota                          
  2. B
    MV Rajasekhar
  3. C
    Amit Banerjee            
  4. D
    Suneet Sharma
Question 41Single Answer
Which organization has released the ‘Global Forest Goals Report 2021’?
  1. A
    World Bank                        
  2. B
    FAO
  3. C
    UN ECOSOC                 
  4. D
    WWF
Question 42Single Answer
The SDRF contribution is released in two equal installments to the states, as per the recommendation of _____?
  1. A
    Planning Commission          
  2. B
    Finance Commission
  3. C
    NITI Aayog                               
  4. D
    Supreme Court of India
Question 43Single Answer
Litani river and Qaraoun lake, which were making the news recently, are located in which country?
  1. A
    Laos                          
  2. B
    Iran
  3. C
    Israel                      
  4. D
    Lebanon
Question 44Single Answer
Which type of mummy was discovered for the first time in the Warsaw Mummy Project?
  1. A
    Pregnant Mummy              
  2. B
    Amputee Mummy
  3. C
    Transgender Mummy         
  4. D
    New Born Mummy
Question 45Single Answer
Which of the following banks has allocated Rs 71 crores to undertake various support initiatives to help the country combat the second wave of Covid-19?
  1. A
    State Bank of India          
  2. B
    Bank of India         
  3. C
    Union Bank of India                 
  4. D
    Punjab National Bank
Question 46Single Answer
In May 2021, Pfizer has announced a donation of medicines worth more the $70 million to India. This was announced by whom?
  1. A
    Joe Biden                 
  2. B
    Albert Bourla
  3. C
    Jane Harman                    
  4. D
    Carl Paladino
Question 47Single Answer
What is the rank of India in the ICC Twenty20 team rankings, released in May 2021?
  1. A
    1                                  
  2. B
    2
  3. C
    3                                
  4. D
    4
Question 48Single Answer
Which of the following organized the virtual convocation ceremony in May 2021?
  1. A
    State Institute of Film and Television
  2. B
    K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts
  3. C
    Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
  4. D
    Bharatendu Natya Academy
Question 49Single Answer
India’s merchandise exports in April 2021 were USD 30.21 billion, an increase of 16.03% over USD 26.04 billion in which year?
  1. A
    2016                                        
  2. B
    2017
  3. C
    2018                            
  4. D
    2019
Question 50Single Answer
What is “MACS 1407”, which is seen in the news recently?
  1. A
    Covid vaccine candidate      
  2. B
    Soybean variety
  3. C
    New planet                                
  4. D
    Anti-tank missile
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