May Current Affairs Test and Flashcards

Q1) Which IIT institution has converted the existing nitrogen plant into an oxygen generator?

IIT Bombay

Q2) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the country’s first 3D printed house at which IITinstitution? it is 100Sqfeet single storyhouse

IIT Madras

Q3) Soli Jehangir Sorabjee , who passed away recently, was the former ______ of India?

Attorney General

Q4) World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in which of the following countries?

Portugal

Q5) Which bank has launched the digital platform ‘Merchant Stack’ to target over 2 crore retail merchants in the country?

ICICI Bank

Q6) When is Ayushman Bharat Diwas observed every year? [2018 launched]

30 April

Q7) Which district in Haryana has started a unique 'Oxygen on Wheels ' initiative? [not much important,City in Haryana, kalpana chawal,National dairy reasearch institute]

Karnal

Q8) Which social media platform is to add a fact box feature on users' timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort?

Twitter

Q9) Matti banana , for which Geographical Indication (GI) tag has been sought, is cultivated in which state?

Tamil Nadu

Q10) Which country has launched the "MultiSCREEN” test system to detect the presence of diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis, simultaneously?

Russia

Q11) According to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which came into force on April 27, the Govt of Delhi Means ________?

The Lieutenant Governor

Q12) KV Anand , who passed away recently, was a renowned film director and cinematographer of which regional cinema?

Tamil

Q13) Yanbu port which was recently targeted by an explosive-laden drone is located in which country?

Saudi Arabia

Q14) National Commission for Women has recently started a WhatsApp helpline number (9354954224) for pregnant women. Who is the current chairperson of NCW?

Rekha Sharma

Q15) Which Indian has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), United States?

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Q16) Which Bank has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as its Managing Director and CEO for three years?

Axis Bank

Q17) Dozens of people were killed at Lag B'Omer religious festival recently. The festival took place in which country?

Israel

Q18) Senior journalist Rohit Sardana , who passed away recently, was a renowned anchor of which news channel?

Aaj Tak

Q1) Indian Army has inaugurated the first green solar energy harnessing plant of 56 kilovolt-ampere (kVA), using which metal-based battery technology in North Sikkim?

Vanadium

Q2) Indian Navy has launched which Operation for the shipment of oxygen-filled containers to India?

Samudra Setu II

Q3) The Union government has decided to an additional amount of up to how much to states as an interest-free 50-year loan for spending on capital projects?

Rs 15,000 crore

Q4) Which of the following states has launched the Corona Warriors Scheme ?

Madhya Pradesh

Q5) Who has been appointed as the new interim Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi?

Daniel Smith

Q6) Which state has launched the unified command center for COVID-19 management? (bed/logistic management System)

Tamil Nadu

Q7) What is the name of the first woman officer appointed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to command a Road Construction Company (RCC)? [Very IMP] she is from Wardha district of maharashtra

Vaishali Hiwase

Q8) Manzoor Ahtesham , who passed away recently, was renowned _______?

Litterateur

Q9) Which state has decided to appoint oxygen nurses to curb the wastage of oxygen at hospitals?

Maharashtra

Q10) TRIFED has signed an MoU with which organization for the “Sustainable Livelihoods For Tribal Households in India” Project?

The LINK Fund

Q11) Which among the following has launched SHWAS and AROG schemes to help the MSMEs with required financial support?

SIDBI

Q12) International Labour Day is observed every year on 1 May. In India, the first Labour was observed in which year?

1923

Q13) John Konrads, who passed away recently, was a renowned swimmer from which country?

Australia

Q14) Which organization has launched a joint military exercise “DEFENDER-Europe 21” in Albania?

NATO

Q15) According to a report by Brand Finance, Life Insurance Corporation has emerged as the _______th most valuable insurance brand globally?

10th

Q16) Which country has announced to return the artifacts called the “Benin Bronzes” to Nigeria?

Germany

Q17) Which two states observed their statehood day on May 1? 1960

Gujarat and Maharashtra

Q18) Karen National Liberation Army which has seized a military outpost near the Thai border is an armed ethnic group of which country?

Myanmar

Q1) Who has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

T Rabi Sankar

Q2) Union government has slashed the Integrated GST rate on imported oxygen concentrators from 28% to what percent?

12%

Q3) Under the Ashirwad Scheme of Punjab , the revised financial assistance of how much amount will be given to the beneficiary?

₹51,000

Q4) Public sector insurer The New India Assurance Co Ltd (NIACL) has been reclassified as a 'public shareholder‘ of which bank? ={ hint 3rd largest private bank after hdfc icici]

Axis Bank

Q5) Union Government has set a target of road construction worth Rs 15 lakh crores in next how many years?

2 years

Q6) Which has become the first country to allow ‘self-driving cars at low speeds on motorways?

Britain

Q7) Retired army officer Bikramjeet Kanwarpal , who passed away recently, was also renowned ______?

Actor

Q8) RBI has joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). Where is HQs of NGFS located? [RBI join on 23rd April] {unesco,iea,oecd and fatp in paris]

Paris

Q9) Tata Digital has received the nod from Competition Commission approval to acquire what percent in BigBasket? [TATA chairman ceo S chandrashekaran]

64.3%

Q10) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Bajaj Auto ? [rahul bajaj since 1972 now retired]

Neeraj Bajaj

Q11) Pandit Debu Chaudhuri , who passed away recently, was an exponent of which musical instrument?

Sitar

Q12) Recently, tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of Qaraoun lake on the Litani river. The river is located in which country?

Lebanon

Q13) The World’s Biggest Plane “Roc” with 6 Boeing 747 Engines which completed its second test flight has been built by which company?

Stratolaunch

Q14) Which ministry will organize a year-long celebration to mark the 100th birth anniversary of the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray ?

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Q15) When is World Tuna Day observed every year? since 2017 TN top fish

2 May

Q16) Asian Boxing Championships 2021 will be held in which country?

UAE

Q17) United states has approved the proposed sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft to India. Which company manufactures it?

Boeing

Q18) Kamala Harris become the first woman US vice president to have a figure displayed at the Madame Tussauds wax museum located in which city?

New York

Q1) What is the theme of the World Press Freedom Day 2021 ? 3rd May everyear

Information as a Public Good

Q2) Who has received the 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize ?

Maria Ressa

Q3) Uttarakhand has suspended the Char Dham Yatra . The Chota Char Dham circuit consists of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath(lord Shiva temple,Mandakini River), and _______? TiratSingh rawar new UK CM.

Badrinath(Lord Vishnu Temple) on Alaknanda River(IMP)

Q4) What is the name of the seabed mining robot which recently got stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor in a deep-sea mining trial?

Patania II

Q5) The Civil Aviation Ministry has permitted which state government to use drones for the experimental delivery of vaccines ? [Housing urban civil minister Hardeep Singh Puri]

Telangana

Q6) Who has been declared the winner of the 15th Sheikh Zayed Book Award?

Tahera Qutbuddin

Q7) According to IEA’s Global Electric Vehicle Outlook , the number of electric vehicles on roads is expected to hit 145 million by which year?

2030

Q8) Who will be conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays by Japan?

Shyamala Ganesh

Q9) Which woman, known as Shooter Dadi, passed away recently due to Covid 19?

Chandro Tomar

Q10) Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a scheme of which state ? [Only for Journalist 2Lac insurance if died 50Lac get]

Odisha

Q11) Who among the following has launched the "Oxygen On Wheels“ project to tackle COVID-19 Crisis In Maharashtra?

Anand Mahindra

Q12) Which space agency has launched 60 More Starlink Satellites into Orbit for High-Speed Internet? [falcon 9 Rocket use]

SpaceX

Q13) Olympia Dukakis , who passed away recently, was renowned _________?

Actress

Q14) Who has won the title of Portuguese Grand Prix 2021?

Lewis Hamilton

Q15) Which country has added cryptocurrency firms to money laundering and terror financing rules?

Turkey

Q16) Researchers have rediscovered a new coffee species “Coffea stenophylla ” in which country?

Sierra Leone

Q17) The first-ever electric tractor of India has been tested at the Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (CFMTTI). Where in Madhya Pradesh the institute is located?

Budni

Q18) Which country has recently launched the Tianhe space station core module into orbit?

China

Q1) Which ministry has launched an online portal for the PLISFPI?

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Q2) The scientists have recently created the lightest form of Uranium . It is called as?

Uranium-214

Q3) Who will become the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu ?

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin

Q4) Jagmohan , who passed away recently, was the former Governor of which state or UT? worked between 1984-1989

Jammu & Kashmir

Q5) Which country has designated Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) and Oromo Liberation Front-Shene (OLF-Shene) as terrorist organizations?

Ethiopia

Q6) Which country has officially declared the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak ?

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Q7) Thisara Perera , who has announced retirement from international cricket, hails from which country?

Sri Lanka

Q8) Researchers of which country have made a discovery of pregnant Egyptian mummy ?

Poland

Q9) The Serum Institute of India will invest how much amount in United Kingdom to expand its vaccine business?

GBP 240 million

Q10) Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (KLI) has appointed whom as managing director of the company?

Mahesh Balasubramanian

Q11) Xylophis deepaki, which was recently discovered in Tamil Nadu, is a species of?

Snake

Q12) SEBI has asked the companies to pay the minimum of what per cent of the salary of the key employees of asset management companies (AMCs) to be in Mutual Fund units?

20%

Q13) Parul Devi Das , who passed away recently, was the first woman IAS officer of which state?

Assam

Q14) Who has been appointed as the acting chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

Prafulla Chandra Pant

Q15) Which Indian player has been nominated as athlete ambassadors for the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 'Believe in Sport' campaign ?

PV Sindhu

Q17) What is the theme of the World Asthma Day 2021 ?

Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions

Q18) Another Dozen Stories by Satyajit Ray is translated from Bengali to English by whom?

Indrani Majumdar

Q1) Which social media platform has launched a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India? [Within App: help to identify vaccination centeralso Connected to COWIN Portal]

Facebook

Q2) Under the Parvat Dhara scheme , which state is building 'Forest Ponds' to harvest rainwater to replenish groundwater?

Himachal Pradesh

Q3) Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of how much amount on ICICI Bank over violation of rules? [not following Prudential Regulations regarding investment portfolio ] SANDEEP BAKSHI. instaFX and iMobilePay. Mine,

Rs 3 Crore

Q4) Who has won the Spanish MotoGP 2021 ?

Jack Miller

Q5) Nuwan Zoysa , who has been banned for 6 years, is associated with which sports?

Cricket

Q6) Who has been appointed as the Chairman And Managing Director of THDC India Ltd?

Vijay Goel

Q7) The 1982 Asian Games gold medallist Col Gulam Mohammad Khan, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?

Equestrian

Q8) Raj Kumar Sacheti , who passed away recently, was the executive director of which sports organization?

Boxing Federation of India

Q9) Maya cave, in which mysterious painted hand prints were found, is located in which country?

Mexico

Q10) Recently, eight Asiatic lions of which zoo have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus?

Nehru Zoological Park

Q11) MACS 1407 , developed by Indian Scientists, is vareity of which crop?

Soybean

Q12) Oktoberfest , which has been cancelled due to covid, is the beer festival of which country?

Germany

Q13) Six young girls from which state have developed a Biodegradable yoga mat called ‘ Moorhen Yoga Mat ’?

Assam

Q14) Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of a white-toothed shrew “Crocidura narcondamica” in which of the following places?

Andaman and Nicobar

Q15) When is International Day of the Midwife (IDM) observed every year?

May 5

Q16) What is the name of the world’s first Artificial Intelligence ship?

Mayflower 400

Q17) Who has won the World Snooker Championship 2021?

Mark Selby

Q18) Goldman Sachs has lowered India’s GDP growth for FY22 to what per cent?

11.1%

Q1) G Narayan Raju , who passed away recently, was the Secretary of which department?

Legislative department

Q2) India has signed an MoU with which country for Migration and Mobility Partnership?

United Kingdom

Q3) Which organization has partnered with Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) to launch vaccination drive and set up COVID care centres in India?

Pepsico Foundation

Q4) Indian Armed Forces have launched operation which Operation to aid anti-Covid-19 efforts?

CO JEET

Q5) Aeronautical scientist Manas Bihari Verma , who passed away recently, played a vital role in the development of which aircraft?

Tejas

Q6) When is Coal Miners Day observed every year?

May 4

Q7) According to a report by the Azim Premji University, one year of Covid-19 pandemic has pushed how many Indians into poverty?

230 million

Q8) S&P has lowered India’s GDP growth forecast to what percent for FY22?

9.8%

Q9) Who is the author of the book 'The Bench‘?

Meghan Markle

Q10) Which Live streaming platform has joined hands with MyGov India to launch a mass awareness drive regarding COVID-19 vaccination?

Bolo Indya

Q11) Who has won the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize?

Bruce Springsteen

Q12) Which sports organization has launched the 'Checkmate Covid Initiative‘ to help their community affected by the pandemic?

All India Chess Federation

Q13) Researchers have discovered the 100 million years old bones of sauropods dinosaurs in which state?

Meghalaya

Q14) Which state has launched ' 'Sanjeevani Vehicles'' oxygen trucks to provide Oxygen to hospitals?

Jharkhand

Q15) Which state government has decided to present “Manoj Das International Literary Award” ?

Odisha

Q16) Mukhyamantri Jan-Kalyan Sambal scheme , seen in news recently, is a scheme of which state?

Madhya Pradesh

Q17) The Reserve Bank of India will provide a term-liquidity facility of ₹ _______ crore for emergency medical services for a period of 3 years?

₹50,000 crore

Q18) Which state has launched the Free Swastha Aahar Yojana (Healthy Food Scheme) for the corona patients?

Madhya Pradesh

Q1) Rupsi Airport built under RCS-UDAN scheme will start its operation from 8 th May. The airport is located in which state?

Assam

Q2) Name the Indian-origin immunologist who has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences of United States?

Sankar Ghosh

Q3) According to a Global Report on Food Crises 2021 released by United Nations, how many people faced acute hunger in 2020?

155 million

Q4) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has made it mandatory for all States/UTs to grant certificate of disability through online mode only using which portal?

UDID portal

Q5) Which country has decided to accelerate the plans to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions by setting a new goal of reaching " net-zero" by 2045 ?

Germany

Q6) When is International Fire Fighters Day observed every year?

May 4

Q7) Who has been appointed as Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Hyderabad?

R M Sundaram

Q9) AYUSH 64 , which is found to be useful in treating mild to moderate cases of Covid 19, is developed by which institution?

CCRAS

Q10) Which of the following countries hosted the G20 Tourism Ministers' Meeting 2021?

Italy

Q11) Which state or UT government has decided to extend financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers to help them tide over the Covid-19 crisis?

Delhi

Q12) Indian and which country have adopted an ambitious ‘Roadmap 2030’ to strengthen bilateral ties?

United Kingdom

Q13) Indian Railways has inducted the 100 th 12000 HP WAG 12 B locomotive recently, the locomotive is manufactured by?

Madhepura Electric Locomotive

Q14) Former Union minister Ajit Singh who passed away recently was the founder of which political party?

Rashtriya Lok Dal

Q15) A duck-billed dinosaur species, Yamatosaurus izanagii , has discovered in which country?

Japan

Q16) According to AIIMS director Randeep Guleria, Oxygen saturation of what percent in COVID-19 patients should not be considered critical?

92% & 93%

Q17) The name of Miyon ka Bara railway station has been changed to Mahesh Nagar. Where is this station located?

Jodhpur

Q18) The first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue was held in which city on May 4?

London

Q1) What is the name of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm to help detect Covid-19 from chest X-rays developed by DRDO?

Atman AI

Q2) Mohamed Nasheed , who was injured in a blast recently, is the former President of which country?

Maldives

Q3) The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) has advised news organisations not to use the term 'India variant’ for new COVID-19 strain. Where is HQ of SAJA located?

New York

Q4) WHO has given emergency approval to the use of COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm . Which country has manufactured this vaccine?

China

Q5) N Rangasamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for the record _______th time?

Fourth

Q6) The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an advisory group under whose chairmanship to assist the second Regulatory Review Authority (RRA 2.0)?

A.S Janakiraman

Q7) Border Roads Organisation , BRO celebrated its _______ Raising Day on 7th May?

61 st

Q8) Which state has launched the 'Auro Scholarship Programme‘ of Sri Aurobindo Society for all the students of the state?

Tripura

Q9) Which country has passed a legislation to allow the screening of future foreign investments owing to security concerns?

Denmark

Q10) Vanraj Bhatia , who passed away recently, was a renowned ________?

Music composer

Q11) INTERPOL has launched which app to protect the cultural heritage in a better way?

ID-Art

Q12) When is World Thalassemia Day observed every year? Theme: Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassemia Community

8 May

Q13) Mucormycosis, which is being found in COVID-19 patients and largely in cases of those who are diabetic, is a kind of _______?

Fungus

Q14) Which state has imposed a total ban on controversial herbicide glyphosate ?

Telangana

Q15) The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to launch ‘Clean Andhra Pradesh-Jagananna Swachh Sankalp’ on July 8 to mark the birth anniversary of whom?

Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy

Q16) Which state government is launching a new scheme to provide free treatment to poor COVID patients in the contracted private hospitals?

Madhya Pradesh

Q17) Which Indian company and Rolls-Royce have signed an MoU for supporting Rolls-Royce MT30 marine engines in India?

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Q18) Name the Indian actor who has won the Best Actor award at the New York City International Film Festival 2021 ?

Anupam Kher

Q1) Who has won the women’s single title of Madrid Open 2021?

Aryna Sabalenka

Q2) PM Narendra Modi virtually participated India-EU Leaders’ Meeting. Which country currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union?

Portugal

Q3) DCGI has approved the emergency use of anti-COVID drug developed by DRDO. What is the name of this drug?

2-DG

Q4) Which Police has started the “COVID-19 Hospital Transport Service” for free transportation of needy infected patients?

Haryana Police

Q5) Which bank has been selected as a digital payments partner by the National Agriculture Market (eNAM)?

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q6) What is the GDP growth rate projected by Fitch for India for FY22?

9.5%

Q7) Which bank has been excluded by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from the Second Schedule of the RBI Act as the bank was merged with DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL)?

Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Q8) Which IIT Institution has launched Mission Bharat O2 Challenge to tackle oxygen crisis?

IIT Kanpur

Q9) Who was conferred the Arline Pacht Global Vision Award by International Association of Women Judges?

Gita Mittal

Q10) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched which mobile-based app to offer counseling for students and parents?

CBSE Dost For Life

Q11) What is the theme of the International Migratory Bird Day 2021?

Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!

Q12) Oil and Gas PSUs have signed an MoU for construction and redevelopment of which Dham as a Spiritual Smart Hill Town?

Badrinath

Q13) Who was named the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the year?

Rafael Nadal

Q14) Which state has launched the ‘Ayurvedic Telemedicine’ facility for Covid patients?

Haryana

Q15) Supreme court has constituted a National task force consisting of how many members which will work to streamline oxygen allocation across country?

12

Q16) Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fighting. What is the name of this dam?

Dahla Dam

Q17) Kami Rita Sherpa of Nepal has created a new record by climbing Mt Everest for the record _____th time?

25th

Q18) Himanta Biswa Sarma has become the _______th Chief Minister of Assam?

15th

Q1) Who is the author of the book ‘Elephant In The Womb’?

Kalki Koechlin

Q2) Who has won the title of Spanish Grand Prix 2021?

Lewis Hamilton

Q3) Rajya Sabha MP Raghunath Mohapatra, who passed away recently, was also a renowned _______?

Sculptor

Q4) Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) has developed the India’s first vaccine for deadly viral nervous necrosis (VNN) disease which affects fishes. Where is HQs of CIBA located?

Chennai

Q5) Which country has successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-34, into space?

China

Q6) Which state has launched the Mukhyamantri Sewa Sanklap Helpline 1100?

Himachal Pradesh

Q7) The debris from China’s disintegrating Long March 5B rocket dropped into which ocean?

Indian Ocean

Q8) World’s first 2-nanometre chipmaking technology has been introducted by which company?

IBM

Q9) National Dairy Development Board has signed an agreement with which company to promote efficient renewable technologies in the dairy industry?

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd

Q10) V Kalyanam, who passed away recently, was a former personal secretary to who among the following?

Mahatma Gandhi

Q11) What is the theme of the World Red Cross Day 2021 and Red Crescent Day?

Together we are unstoppable

Q12) Which state has launched the ‘Amrit Vahini’ App for online booking of hospital beds?

Jharkhand

Q14) Which has become the World’s first airport to complete 1,000 TaxiBot Sustainable Taxing Movements?

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Q15) Who is the author of the book ‘Elephant’?

Paul Pickering

Q16) Who has won the men’s single title of Madrid Open 2021?

Alexander Zverev

Q17) Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh who have qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021 are associated with which sports?

Rowing

Q18) India and European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed the finance contract for the second tranche of Euro 150 million for which Metro Rail project?

Pune Metro

Q1) Which state has decided to give Ivermectin drug to the people above 18 years irrespective of their coronavirus status to bring down mortality?

Goa

Q2) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has permitted Imola Acquisition Corporation to acquire what percent of stake in Ingram Micro Inc?

100%

Q3) Which city topped the Prime Global Cities Index Q1 2021 released by Knight Frank?

Shenzhen

Q4) When is National Technology Day in India celebrated every year? [Theme: Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future]

May 11

Q5) Which of the following personality recently has revealed to be suffereing from Asperger’s syndrome?

ElonMusk

Q6) Which country has declared a regional emergency after a recent cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline Company?

United States

Q7) SpaceX has decided to accept which cryptocurrency as a payment to launch lunar mission next year?

United States

Q8) Gopal Krishna Gokhale whose 155 th birth anniversary was observed on 9 th May was the founder of which among the following?

Dogecoin

Q9) Who has become the first female artiste and the first non-English artiste to receive global icon award at 2021 Brit Awards?

Servants of India Society

Q10) MK Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh who passed away recently was associated with which sports?

Hockey

Q11) India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) platform. It was jointly organised by Iceland and which country?

Japan

Q12) Who is the author of the book Buddha in Gandhara?

Sunita Dwivedi

Q13) Which drug company of India has inked a pact with US-based Eli Lilly and Company to manufacture and produce baricitinib in the country for the treatment of COVID-19?

Cipla

Q14) What is the IUCN's status of Mountain bongos, which were seen in news recently?

Critically Endangered

Q15) According to report by United Nations, human-caused methane emissions has to be cut down by what per cent to avoid the worst effects of climate change?

45%

Q16) Who has won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2021? Alyssa Healy of Australia named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2021.

Babar Azam

Q17) Who has been appointed as National President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)?

Ujjwala Singhania

Q18) Who is the head of the technical group on social stock exchanges (SSEs) constituted by SEBI?

Harsh Bhanwala

Q1) Which Bank and Common Services Centres (CSCs) together have launched chatbot ‘Eva’ on CSCs Digital Seva Portal? {village level entrepreneur will learn about HDFC's EVAand Digital seva for Banking Services info}

HDFC Bank

Q2) Which enterprise has been conferred the “Green Urja Award” by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)?

IREDA Hq New delh, Ministery of new and Renewable Energy.(RK Singh Ara Bihar)

International Energy Agency (IEA) HeadQuarters in

Paris, France

International Renewable Energy Agency: IRENA headquarters in

Abu Dhabi

International Atomic Energy Agency Headquarters in

Vienna, Austria

Q3) The police of which state has launched a drive called “Mission Hausla” to help people get oxygen, beds and plasma for COVID-19 patients?

Uttarakhand

new cm of uttarakhand is

tirath singh rawat

Pollinator & Laichen Park,Moss garden.Asan conservation Reserve,forest healing Center and Dustlik in 2 of chobatia, 100 days in heaven campaign,Song dam and Suryadhara lake is of WHICH STATE

Uttarakhand

Q4) Who has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL)?

Padmakumar M Nair

RBI sets up committee to review working of Asset Reconstruction Companies. The panel will be headed by?

Sudarshan Sen

Q5) When is International Nurses Day observed every year?

12 May

Q6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided not to attend G7 Summit. Which country is set to organise the summit?

United Kingdom

Q7) Who is the author of the book Life in the Clock Tower Valley?

Shakoor Rather

Q8) Which has become the fourth State/UT to provide tap water supply to every rural home under Jal Jeevan Mission?

Puducherry

Q9) Rating agency Moody’s has projected India’s GDP growth at what percent for FY22?

9.3%

Q10) Which company has received permission from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to enter the prepaid payment business?

Bajaj Finance

Q11) Indian Army has recently inducted its first batch of female soldiers into the Corps of Military Police (CMP). The first batch comprises how many women soldiers?

83

Q12) World Health Organization has declared which Indian coronavirus variant as a variant of global concern?

B.1.617

The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an advisory group under whose chairmanship to assist the second Regulatory Review Authority (RRA 2.0)?

S Janakiraman (SBI MD)

Who was appointed as the head of RBI’s 2nd Regulation Review Authority (RRA)?

M. Rajeshwar Rao

Who has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India? [DEPUTY GOVERNORS :- M Rajeshwar Rao Michael D Patra Mahesh kr Jain T Rabi Shanka]

T Rabi Sankar

Q13) Which state has decided to provide Rs 5,000 to below the poverty line (BPL) families as Covid relief?

Haryana

Q14) Maharashtra government has appointted a committee under whose chairmanship to study Maratha quota judgement?

Dilip Bhosale

Q15) Which Small Finance Bank has launched “I choose my number” feature for all its customers across India?

Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank

Q16) Jose J Kattoor has been appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of which among the following?

RBI

Q17) Which state has launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID Upchar Yojana‘?

Madhya Pradesh

Q18) Which financial Services Company has launched a a public awareness campaign “Savdhan Rahein, Safe Rahein”?

Bajaj Finserv

Q1) Who has been appointed as the head coach of Indian Women’s Cricket Team?

Ramesh Powar

Q2) Which IIT institute has developed an alternative to the mercury blood pressure monitor?

IIT Ropar

Q3) Who has been conferred the World Food Prize 2021?

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

Q4) The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Financial Centre Authority of which country?

Qatar

Q5) The Police of which state/UT has launched the ‘COVI Van Helpline’ for senior citizens amid Covid-19?

Delhi

Q6) Who has been appointed as the Chairman And Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)?

Arun Kumar Singh

Q7) Government of which country and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to provide oxygen generation plants to the northeastern states of India?

Japan

Q8) United Nations in its World Economic Situation and Prospects report has projected India’s GDP growth for calendar year 2021 at what per cent?

7.5%

Q9) Online investment platform Groww has announced to acquire which Mutual Fund for Rs 175 crore?

Indiabulls Mutual Fund

Q10) Which E-commerce company has launched ‘Sanjeevani’ to connect COVID-19 patients with potential plasma donors?

Snapdeal

Q11) Which NBFC has announced its collaboration with fintech NIRA to offer personal loans of up to ₹1 lakh to salaried customers?

Muthoot Finance Ltd

Q12) Which IIT institute has partnered with Mobile Payment Forum of India (MPFI) to develop voice-based solutions to boost Digital Money Transactions in India?

IIT Madras

Q13) According to the census, China currently has population of 1.41 billion people. What was the average annual growth rate of China over the last 10 years?

0.53%

Q14) A real time Digital Flood Reporting and Information Management System (FRIMS) has been launched in which state?

Assam

Q15) Arzan Nagwaswalla, seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

Cricket

Q16) A giant frog as big as the size of human body was recently discovered in which country recently?

Solomon Islands

Q17) Which state has announced to give Rs 5000 per month as a pension to children who have lost their parents/guardians in this COVID pandemic?

Madhya Pradesh

Q18) Indu Jain, who passed away recently, was the Chairman of which Media Group?

Times Group

Q1) Geojit Financial Services has signed an agreement with which bank to offer three-in-one account?

Punjab National Bank

Q2) Which edition of India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually in New Delhi?

Fourth

Q3) Name the Indian who has won Whitley Awards 2021, also known as the Green Oscar?

Nuklu Phom

Q4) Which company has launched an all-electric motorcycle brand “LiveWire”?

Harley-Davidson

Q5) Homen Borgohain, who passed away recently, had won the Sahitya Akademi in 1978 for his which novel?

Pita, putra

Q6) Recently, which state conducted Monkey Census using a specially designed mobile application by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)?

Haryana

Q7) First BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting was oraganised by which country virtually?

India

Q8) Which state or UT government has decided to provide financial help to families which have lost their earning members to the coronavirus?

Delhi

Q9) Ram Karan Verma has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?

Central African Republic

Q10) Venugopal Chandrasekhar, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?

Table Tennis

Q11) A document that acts as a proof in India for all inward remittances and payments received from abroad is known as?

FIRA

Q12) In which state, a free meal distribution initiative Aahaar, has been launched?

Assam

Q13) The Adani Group has opened its regional headquarters office in which of the following countries?

Singapore

Q14) Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana has launched an official mobile application for who among the following to cover proceedings of the apex court?

Journalists

Q15) Who has become the first woman to head the Department of Information Security (DIS) of Italy?

Elisabetta Belloni

Q16) In which state Maru Gam – Corona Mukt Gam (My Village – Corona Free Village) campaign has been launched?

Gujarat

Q17) S. Balachandran has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?

Suriname

Q18) Cyclone Tauktae is likely to hit some states of India. The name ‘Tauktae’ has been given by which country?

Myanmar

Q1) Malerkotla will become the 23rd district of which state?

Punjab

Q2) The residential project – Rivali Park built under SWAMIH scheme is located in which city?

Mumbai

Q3) Which state has launched the Mahtari Dular Yojna recently?

Chhattisgarh

Q4) What is the new name of the Wadia Group-owned GoAir airlines?

Go First

Q5) Which Payment Bank in partnership with SafeGold has launched a digital platform DigiGold for customers to make investments in gold?

Airtel Payments Bank

Q6) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Norton Motorcycle Co. Ltd?

Robert Hentschel

Q7) Name the Chinese spacecraft which has been successfully landed on the surface of Mars?

Tianwen-1

Q8) Who has been re-appointed as London’s Deputy Mayor for Business?

Rajesh Agrawal

Q9) What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2021?

Families and new technologies

Q10) Which IIT institution has designed an eco-friendly cremation cart fitted with stainless steel insulation?

IIT Ropar

Q11) Which Indian Pharma company has rolled out Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V in the domestic market?

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

Q12) Recently, a painting “Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese)“ was sold for USD 103.4 million in New York. Who was the creator of this painting?

Pablo Picasso

Q13) Which Indian Female Cricketer is is set to make her Women’s Big Bash League debut with Sydney Sixers later this year?

Shafali Verma

Q14) Who among the following has topped the Forbes’ highest-paid athlete’s list for the first time?

Conor McGregor

Q15) The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Phase 2 and 3 clinical trial of which covid vaccine in the age group of 2 to 18 years?

Covaxin

Q16) CBIC has launched which scheme to provide financial and medical assistance to its employees affected by the pandemic?

Aashvaasan

Q17) Name the Indian who has been appointed as the Vice President of International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS)?

Manisha Kapoor

Q18) According to a World Bank report, which country was the largest recipient of remittances in 2020?

India

Q1) Senior Congress leader Raghunandan Lal Bhatia who passed away recently was the former Governor of which state?

Kerala and Bihar

Q2) What is the name of the month long online summer workshop started by National Gallery of Modern Art?

NAIMISHA 2021

Q3) Which organization has developed an Oxycare system to regulate oxygen administered to the patients based on the sensed values of oxygen saturation in the bod?

DRDO

Q4) Which state has launched the AYUSH Ghar Dwar wellness programme for COVID-19 patients?

Himachal Pradesh

Q5) Bata India has appointed whom as its new chief executive officer?

Gunjan Shah

Q6) A new species of dinosaur called the Talkative Dinosaur was recently discovered in which country?

Mexico

Q7) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) is a mission of which space agency?

ESA

Q8) Which state has decided to bring one million hectares under the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) technique for the crop this year?

Punjab

Q9) Recently, in which district of Assam 18 elephants were found dead?

Nagaon

Q10) The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of United Co-operative Bank Ltd. The bank is based in which state?

West Bengal

Q11) Which Space Agency and Axiom Space have aigned an agreement to send private astronauts to the International Space Station in 2022?

NASA

Q12) 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships will be held in which country?

Serbia

Q13) Who is the only Indian to made it to the list of Fortune’s list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders?

Adar Poonawalla

Q14) When was International Day of Light 2021 observed?

16 May

Q15) Amazon has discontinued its month-long Prime membership in which country?

India

Q16) Who has been appointed as the new humanitarian chief of United Nations?

Martin Griffiths

Q17) Which state has become the first state to publish SOP for Medical Oxygen?

Madhya Pradesh

Q18) Sikkim celebrates its statehood day on 16th May. In which year Sikkim became the 22nd state of India?

1975

Q1) Who has been conferred the " International Invincible Gold Medal” 2021?

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Q2) Who has won the Women's Singles title of Italian Open 2021?

Iga Swiatek

Q2) Who has won the Men;s Singles title of Italian Open 2021?

Rafael Nadal defeted Novak

Q3) Who has been named as ‘People’s Advocate for Climate Change’ for COP26? COP26 will be in Glasgo in scotland. Alok sharma Chairman of summit

David Attenborough

WHY ITLY in NEWS

mario Dragi New PM and world food program and food and agri org Hq. Host G20 Summit 2021. DR NEENA MALHOTRA Ambassador

Q4) Who has become Miss Universe 2020?

Andrea Meza (Mexico,Gaudala hara WBC 2022 cap

Q5) When is National Dengue Day observed in India? [aedes aegypti mosquito virus]

16 May

Q6) Name the person who has resigned from the post of Chairman of INSACOG forum set up by the government last year?

Shahid Jameel

Scientific Advisory Group Of Indian Sars-cov-2 Genome Sequencing Consortia

(INSACOG)

Q7) Which has become the first country in the world to ban all Synthetic Cannabinoid substances?

China

Q8) Professor MS Narasimhan, who passed away recently, was a renowned _______?

Mathematician (only indian to won king faisal international prize.got in science.aslo he got Bhatnagar prize )

Q9) Which state has decided to join the COVAX facility alliance for global sourcing and procurement of Covid vaccines at the best price?

Punjab

Q10) Retired CBI officer who probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination and also written a book Conspiracy to Kill Rajiv Gandhi passed away recently. What was his name?

K Raghothaman

Q11) Which stateh has unveiled a unique "Covid Fateh programme", as part of the "Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyaan" to tackle COVID-19 spread in villages?

Punjab

Q12) Name the Indian-American who has been appointed senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden?

Neera Tanden

Q13) Anatole Collinet Makosso has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?

Republic of Congo

Q14) Vineyard Wind 1 project, seen in news recently, is a project of which country?

United States

Q15) Which country has formally designated the United States and the Czech Republic as "unfriendly states”?

Russia

Q16) Recently, 23 person from Dongria Kondh community tested positive for Covid 19. Dongria Kondh is a tribal community of which state?

Odisha

Q17) A new snake species named Platyceps josephi has been discovered in which state?

Tamil Nadu

Q18) Who is the author of the book "Sikkim: A History of Intrigue and Alliance “?

Preet Mohan Singh Malik

Q1) Which platform or organization has launched an innovation challenge for creating Indian Language Learning App?

MyGov

Flashcards: May Current Affairs