CURRENT AFFAIRS
18 MAY, 2021 TO 24 MAY, 2021
1. Who has been crowned as the 69th Miss
Universe 2020?
(a) Julia Gama, Brazil
(b) Janick Maceta, Peru
(c) Andrea Meza, Mexico
(d) Adline Quadros Castelino, India
Answer: (c)
2. Which state government has launched the
‘Ayush Ghar-Dwar’ program to keep the home isolated Covid-19 positive patients
healthy by practising Yoga?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Answer: (a)
3. Which state government has launched the
‘Amrit Vahini’ App for the online booking of hospital beds?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Tripura
(d) Jharkhand
Answer: (d)
4. Which state government has launched 'HIT
Covid App' to ensure regular monitoring and tracking of those Covid-19
patients, who are in home isolation across the state. HIT stands for home
isolation tracks?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b)
5. Which country has successfully achieved the
feat of landing its first Mars Rover ‘Zhu Rong’ on the red planet, on May 15,
2021, becoming the only second nation to do so after the United States?
(a) China
(b) North Korea
(c) India
(d) Russia
Answer: (a)
6. Who has been reappointed as the Prime
Minister of Mali?
(a) Bah Ndaw
(b) Assimi Goïta
(c) Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
(d) Moctar Ouane
Answer: (d)
7. Which of the following has announced the
launch of its fully digitized loan processing system, offering over 50 products
to MSME and the agriculture sector?
(a) IDBI Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
Answer: (a)
8. Which of the following has unveiled a new
supercomputer named ‘Simorgh’ that is 100 times more powerful than the previous
supercomputer of the country to date?
(a) Israel
(b) Iran
(c) Russia
(d) France
Answer: (b)
9. Which state has been ranked first in
establishing Health and Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat Program to
provide comprehensive primary health care in rural areas?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Gujarat
Answer: (c)
10. Which state has clinched the 1st Position
among the 36 States & UTs of India based on the progress of implementation
of Smart City projects?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Goa
Answer: (a)
11. Who won the Italian Open 2021 Men’s title?
(a) Lorenzo Sonego
(b) Reilly Opelka
(c) Novak Djokovic
(d) Rafael Nadal
Answer: (d)
12. Who won the Italian Open 2021 Women’s
title?
(a) Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek
(b) KarolÃna PlÃÅ¡ková
(c) Coco Gauff
(d) Petra Martić
Answer: (a)
13. Who has been appointed as the batting coach
of Indian Women Cricket team for he upcoming tour of England?
(a) Sadagoppan Ramesh
(b) Shiv Sunder Das
(c) Hemang Badani
(d) Ajay Ratra
Answer: (b)
14. Who has been appointed as the fielding
coach of Indian Women Cricket team for he upcoming tour of England?
(a) Sanjay Bangar
(b) Ajay Jadeja
(c) Abhay Sharma
(d) Robin Singh
Answer: (c)
15. Which of the following won the 2021 FA Cup?
(a) Chelsea
(b) Leicester City
(c) Manchester City
(d) Sheffield United
Answer: (b)
16. When is National Dengue Day observed in
India?
(a) 16 May
(b) 20 May
(c) 23 May
(d) 26 May
Answer: (a)
17. When is International Day of Light
observed?
(a) 12 May
(b) 14 May
(c) 16 May
(d) 18 May
Answer: (c)
18. When is International Day of Living
Together in Peace observed?
(a) 14 May
(b) 16 May
(c) 17 May
(d) 20 May
Answer: (b)
19. When is World AIDS Vaccine Day (HIV Vaccine
Awareness Day) observed?
(a) 11 May
(b) 15 May
(c) 18 May
(d) 20 May
Answer: (c)
20. When is International Museum Day observed?
(a) 18 May
(b) 22 May
(c) 24 May
(d) 26 May
Answer: (a)
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