CURRENT AFFAIRS
11 MAY, 2021 TO 17 MAY, 2021
1. Who won the 2021 “Laureus Sportswoman of the
Year” title?
(a) Novak Djokovic
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer: (c)
2. Who won the 2021 “Laureus Sportsman of the
Year” title?
(a) Naomi Osaka
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Jennifer Brady
(d) Garbiñe Muguruza
Answer: (a)
3. Who has been named the ICC Men’s Player of
the Month for April, 2021?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Rishabh Pant
(c) Babar Azam
(d) Jofra Archer
Answer: (c)
4. Who has been named the ICC Women’s Player of
the Month for April, 2021?
(a) Rachael Haynes
(b) Alyssa Healy
(c) Ellyse Perry
(d) Beth Mooney
Answer: (b)
5. Which of the following has become the fourth
State/Union Territory to achieve the target of 100% piped water connection in
rural areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission?
(a) Goa
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Puducherry
Answer: (d)
6. Which of the following has launched a drive
called "Mission Hausla" to help people get oxygen, beds, ventilators,
and plasma for Covid-19 patients?
(a) Uttarakhand Police
(b) Assam Police
(c) Punjab Police
(d) Uttar Pradesh Police
Answer: (a)
7. Which state government has declared a
complete ban on the controversial herbicide, Glyphosate, which is used
rampantly by farmers to kill weeds in HTBt cotton crop?
(a) Bihar
(b) Telangana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
Answer: (b)
8. Who has been
declared as Assam’s first woman Finance
Minister?
(a) Ajanta Neog
(b) Angoorlata Deka
(c) Suman Haripriya
(d) Pramila Rani Brahma
Answer: (a)
9. Which of the following will become the
world's first country to ban all synthetic cannabinoid substances?
(a) Russia
(b) North Korea
(c) China
(d) Japan
Answer: (c)
10. Who has topped the ‘World’s 50 Greatest
Leaders’ list for 2021, released by Fortune Magazine?
(a) Dan Schulman
(b) Jacinda Ardern
(c) Justin Welby
(d) Stacy Abrams
Answer: (b)
11. What is the rank of Adar Poonawalla, Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Serum Institute of India, in the ‘World’s 50
Greatest Leaders’ list for 2021, released by Fortune Magazine?
(a) 8th
(b) 10th
(c) 21st
(d) 28th
Answer: (b)
12. Who won the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix held on
09 May 2021?
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Valtteri Bottas
(c) Max Verstappen
(d) Lewis Hamilton
Answer: (d)
13. Who won the 2021 Madrid Open women’s
singles title?
(a) Aryna Sabalenka
(b) Ashleigh Barty
(c) Naomi Osaka
(d) Serena Williams
Answer: (a)
14. Who won the Mutua Madrid Open title 2021?
(a) Fabio Fognini
(b) Matteo Berrettini
(c) Alexander Zverev
(d) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer: (c)
15. Which of the following has won the Premier
League 2020-21?
(a) Manchester United
(b) Leicester City
(c) Manchester City
(d) Arsenal
Answer: (c)
16. When is National Technology Day observed?
(a) 11 May
(b) 14 May
(c) 17 May
(d) 20 May
Answer: (a)
17. When is International Nurse observed?
(a) 10 May
(b) 12 May
(c) 14 May
(d) 16 May
Answer: (b)
18. When is International Day of Families
observed?
(a) 12 May
(b) 13 May
(c) 14 May
(d) 15 May
Answer: (d)
19. Which of the following has launched
‘COVID-19 Vaccine Finder’, a platform to help citizens check the availability
of vaccination slots on its Mini App store?
(a) Paytm
(b) MobiKwik
(c) Airtel Money
(d) PhonePe
Answer: (a)
20. Who is the Governor of Assam?
(a) Biplab Kumar Deb
(b) Ramesh Bais
(c) Anil Baijal
(d) Jagdish Mukhi
Answer: (d)
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