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24-30 May Current Affairs in English:-
1. Who has been appointed as the new President of the International Hockey Federation?
(a) Abhay Singh Chautala
(b) Dougloge Stuaert
(c) P. S. Sridharan
(d) Narinder Batra
Correct Answer: (d) Narinder Batra
Important Point: Narinder Batra has become the first Indian and first Asian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation.
2. Who has been appointed as Kenya's first woman chief justice?
(a) Martha Koome
(b) Uluru Kenyatta
(c) Maria Ulhuru
(d) Lee Weing
Correct Answer: (a) Martha Koome
3. Which team has won ‘UEFA Women’s Champions League 2020-21’?
(a) Barcelona Women
(b) Atletico Madrid
(c) Chelsea Women
(d) Real Madrid Women
Correct Answer: (a) Barcelona Women
4. Who has been selected Oxford Student Union President in byelection?
(a) Shivani Arora
(b) Diksha Kandpal
(c) Vaani Rajawat
(d) Anvee Bhutani
Correct Answer: (d) Anvee Bhutani
5. Which country has given name Cyclone ‘Yaas’?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Oman
(c) India
(d) Indonesia
Correct Answer: (b) Oman
Detailed Explanation: Oman has given name Cyclone ‘Yaas’ made landfall in Odisha and brought significant impacts to West Bengal.
6. Which state has recently launched the HIT COVID App to track patients isolating at home?
(a) Bihar
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Delhi
Correct Answer: (a) Bihar
7. Microsoft has announced to discontinued ‘Internet Explorer’ from which date?
(a) 15 June 2022
(b) 30 June 2022
(c) 15 May 2022
(d) 30 May 2022
Correct Answer: (a) 15 June 2022
Detailed Explanation: Microsoft has finally announced the official end of life date for Internet Explorer: June 15, 2022, with plans to transition everyone to Microsoft's newer Chromium-based browser, Edge.
8. Which bank has partnered with the AI startup HyperVerge for a Video Banking solution?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) HDFC Bank
Correct Answer: (c) State Bank of India
Important Point: State Bank of India is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body. It's headquarters are in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
It's chairperson is Dinesh Kumar Khara. It was founded in 1955.
9. Who has become the New Chief minister of Kerala?
(a) Ramesh K. Pillai
(b) Pinarayi Vijayan
(c) Arun Shankar Dayal
(d) P. H. Vishwas
Correct Answer: (b) Pinarayi Vijayan
Detailed Explanation: Pinarayi Vijayan belong to Communist Party of India- Marxist which won 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections after gaining 62 seats.
10. When is ‘World Turtle Day’ observed?
(a) 20 May
(b) 21 May
(c) 22 May
(d) 23 May
Correct Answer: (d) 23 May
Important Point: The theme for ‘World Turtle Day’ 2021 is “Turtles Rock!” encourages a worldwide audience to see turtles as more than just rocks with legs.
11. Which company has got the contract of Chennai Metro construction?
(a) Adani Powers
(b) EESL Power Ltd.
(c) Reliance Power
(d) Tata Projects
Correct Answer: (d) Tata Projects
Important Point: Tata Projects Limited is an Indian Non-Government Company. It's a public company and is classified as'company limited by shares'.
12. When is 'National Endangered Species Day' observed every year?
(a) 2nd Monday of May
(b) 3rd Monday of May
(c) 3rd Friday of May
(d) 2nd Friday of May
Correct Answer: (c) 3rd Friday of May
Important Point: The theme for 'National Endangered Species Day' 2021 is Wildlife Without Borders.
13. Who has received the prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize?
(a) Jane GoodAll
(b) Beckam Franklin
(c) Stuart James
(d) David Lily
Correct Answer: (a) Jane GoodAll
14. We have observed ‘Commonwealth Day’ on which date?
(a) 21 May
(b) 22 May
(c) 23 May
(d) 24 May
Correct Answer: (d) 24 May
Important Point: The theme for 'Commonwealth Day' 2021 is Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.
15. Who has won 10 awards during the Billboards Music Awards 2021?
(a) Nomare Rock
(b) The Weeknd
(c) BTS
(d) Anto DJsum
Correct Answer: (b) The Weeknd
16. Who topped Forbes' highest-paid athletes' list for 2021?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Conor Mcgregor
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Lionel Messi
Correct Answer: (b) Conor Mcgregor
Imoprtant Point: Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist, boxer and businessperson.
17. Who has been appointed as the head of ‘Reserve Bank Innovation Hub’?
(a) Rishabh Mittal
(b) Anshul Kumar
(c) Rajesh Bansal
(d) Prem Nadar Shah
Correct Answer: (c) Rajesh Bansal
18. Which animal will be reintroduced in India after being declared extinct in 1952?
(a) Cheetah
(b) Leopard
(c) Pink Headede Duck
(d) Indian Aurochs
Correct Answer: (a) Cheetah
Detailed Explanation: Cheetah will be reintroduced in India after being declared extinct in 1952 at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
19. Which nation has provisionally approved the breathalyser test to detect COVID-19 in one minute?
(a) Singapore
(b) India
(c) China
(d) USA
Correct Answer: (a) Singapore
20. Which country’s Hockey team has been awarded with ‘Etienne Glichitch Award’?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Netherlands
(c) India
(d) Austria
Correct Answer: (c) India
21. Which sport's former coach of the Indian National team Om Prakash Bhardwaj who passed away recently?
(a) Badminton
(b) Boxing
(c) Tennis
(d) Hockey
Correct Answer: (b) Boxing
Detailed Explanation: Om Prakash Bhardwaj was National Boxing coach from 1968 to 1989. He is India's first Dronacharya awardee coach for boxing. He passed away at the age of 79 due to a prolonged illness and age-related issues.
22. Who has represented India in 74th World Health Assembly recently?
(a) Dr. Harshvardhan
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Amit Shah
Correct Answer: (a) Dr. Harshvardhan
23. Which day of the year is celebrated as World Thyroid Day?
(a) 22 May
(b) 23 May
(c) 24 May
(d) 25 May
Correct Answer: (d) 25 May
Important Point: The theme for 'World Thyroid Day' 2021 is Mother-Baby-Iodine.
24. Who has won ‘India Bio-Diversity Award 2021’?
(a) Shaji N M
(b) Tengpa Darlang
(c) Sushil Bhasker
(d) Nopi Wansuk
Correct Answer: (a) Shaji N M
25. Which player has won the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix?
(a) Veltari Bottas
(b) Max Verstappen
(c) Carlos Sainz Jr.
(d) Lando Norris
Correct Answer: (b) Max Verstappen
27. Who has won the Men's Singles title at the Geneva Open tennis?
(a) Stefanos Tsitsias
(b) Casper Ruud
| (c) Cameron Norrie |
(d) Denis Shapovalov
Correct Answer: (b) Casper Ruud
Correct Answer: (b) Casper Ruud
28. Who has been appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
Correct Answer: (a) C. N. R. Rao
48. Who has become the President of Syria for the fourth time?
(a) Subodh Kr Jaiswal
(b) Amulya Patnaik
(c) Arup Kumar Saini
(d) Vinod Shergil
Correct Answer: (a) Subodh Kr Jaiswal
Important Point: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions(India). It's headquarters are in New Delhi, India.
29. Which country is designing a new Earth System Observatory to guide efforts related to climate change and disaster mitigation?
(a) United States
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) Japan
Correct Answer: (a) United States
30. Which company has won ‘Star Export House Award 2021’?
(a) Shree Malini Foams
(b) Ravi Pharmaceutical
(c) V. D. Mills
(d) One Business Ltd.
Correct Answer: (a) Shree Malini Foams
31. Mount Nyiragongo erupted after almost two decades. The active volcano is located within which nation?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Rwanda
(c) Democratic Republic of Congo
(d) Kenya
Correct Answer: (c) Democratic Republic of Congo
Important Point: Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.
32. Who has become first Indian Para Shuttlers to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2021?
(a) Parul Parmar, Palak Kohli
(b) Anik Ahuja, Vina Singh
(c) Ritu Valiya, Anshi Maheshwari
(d) Kirti Sen, Neema Parolkar
Correct Answer: (a) Parul Parmar, Palak Kohli
33. Which vaccine manufacturer has said its vaccine is 100 percent in prevent COVID-19 among adolescents?
(a) Moderna
(b) Johnson & Johnson
(c) Covishield
(d) Pfizer
Correct Answer: (a) Moderna
34. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of ‘Chattisgarh High Court’?
(a) M. Subramania
(b) Prashant Kr Mishra
(c) A. K. Agarwal
(d) Virendra Pahwa
Correct Answer: (b) Prashant Kr Mishra
35. VIPER is a mobile robot, planned to be launched by which country to explore the moon?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) United States
(d) Russia
Correct Answer: (c) United States
36. Which state government has launched ‘Laxmi Bhandar Project’?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Delhi
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Correct Answer: (a) West Bengal
Detailed Explanation: West Bengal government has launched ‘Laxmi Bhandar Project’ in which poor families will receive a monthly allowance of Rs 500 from the government. Families from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families are eligible to receive Rs 1,000.
37. Which state government has launched ‘Ankur Scheme’?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh
Detailed Explanation: Madhya Pradesh government has launched ‘Ankur Scheme’ under which citizens will be awarded for planting trees during monsoon, an official said.
38. Which ministry launched a 6-month Community Based Inclusive Development Program on rehabilitation of Divyangjan?
(a) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Health
(d) Ministry of Panchayats Raj
Correct Answer: (a) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
39. Which country has made a committee of Intelligence Agencies to report the origin of COVID?
(a) United States
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) South Korea
Correct Answer: (a) United States
40. Who has won the French Moro Grand Prix 2021?
(a) Jack Miller
(b) Max Verstappen
| (c) Lewis Hamilton |
(d) Sebastian Vettel
Correct Answer: (a) Jack Miller
41. Which International stadium has been renamed as 'Balbir Singh International Stadium’?
(a) Mohali Stadium
(b) Green Park Stadium
(c) Roop Singh Stadium
(d) Chinnaswamy Stadium
Correct Answer: (a) Mohali Stadium
Detailed Explanation: Mohali International Hockey Stadium was on Tuesday officially renamed after the legendary Balbir Singh Sr on the occasion of his first death anniversary.
Important Point: Balbir Singh Dosanjh was an Indian hockey player. He was a three-time Olympic gold medallist.
42. Who has developed materials for Smart Window?
(a) Prakash Badal
(b) Dr. Debabrata Sikdar
(c) Ashish Kumar Chowdhary
(d) Both (b) & (c)
Correct Answer: (d) Both (b) & (c)
43. Which organisation is designing India’s 1st Radio-isotope Reactor on PPP (Public Private Partnership) model?
(a) Serum Institute of India (SII)
(b) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(c) ISRO
(d) BARC
Correct Answer: (d) BARC
44. Who has launched BioHub for pathogen storage and analysis?
(a) Switzerland
(b) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(c) USA
(d) Both (a) & (b)
Correct Answer: (d) Both (a) & (b)
45. Which has now become the first Small Finance Bank to offer its NRI customer segment the ease of account opening online?
(a) Ujjvan Small Finance Bank
(b) Fincare Small Finance Bank
| (c) AU small Finance Bank |
| (d) Equitas Small Finance Bank Correct Answer: (d) Equitas Small Finance Bank 46. Who is the chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), who has been given a one-year extension recently? (a) S S Deswal (b) AP Maheshwari (c) Anup Kumar Singh (d) Samant Goel Correct Answer: (d) Samant Goel 47. Which among these scientists has been conferred with the International Annie Award 2020? (a) Prof. C. N. R. Rao (b) Piyush Ahuja (c) Prof. Gopichand Narang (d) Vikram Seth |
48. Who has become the President of Syria for the fourth time?
(a) Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
(b) Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(c) Bashar Al-Assad
(d) Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Correct Answer: (c) Bashar Al-Assad
49. We have observed ‘World Hunger Day’ on which date?
(a) 25 May
(a) 25 May
(b) 26 May
(c) 27 May
(d) 28 May
Correct Answer: (d) 28 May
Important Point: The main purpose of ‘World Hunger Day’ is to create awareness about the people living in chronic hunger worldwide and celebrate sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty and make people inspire to be a part of the solution!
50. Which Indian economist has won ‘Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award 2021’?
(a) Kriti Karanth
(a) Kriti Karanth
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Dr. Harshvardhan Goyal
Correct Answer: (c) Amartya Sen
51. Who has become the first female President of the World’s largest museum in France, ‘The Louvre’?
(a) Catherine Colonna
(b) Marie-France Pagnier
(c) Laurence Des Cars
(d) Kareen Rispal
Correct Answer: (c) Laurence Des Cars
52. Who has bagged the silver medal in men’s 73 kilogram category of the Junior World Weightlifting championships 2021?
(a) Punam Yadav
(a) Punam Yadav
(b) Achinta Sheull
(c) Pardeep Singh
(d) Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Correct Answer: (b) Achinta Sheull
53. Who has won Rudolf Schindler Award for 2021?
(a) D Nageshwar Reddy
(b) V. M. Pillai
(c) Kishanram Das
(d) Rajeshwar Desai
Correct Answer: (a) D Nageshwar Reddy
Correct Answer: (a) D Nageshwar Reddy
54. When is ‘International Day of Action for Women’s Health (International Women’s Health Day)’ observed?
(a) 26 May
(a) 26 May
(b) 3rd Thursday of May
(c) 27 May
(d) 28 May
Correct Answer: (d) 28 May
Important Point: The theme for International Day of Action for Women’s Health (International Women’s Health Day)’ 2021 is Call for Action.
55. Who has become first Indian Actor to get ‘UAE’s Golden Visa’?
(a) Sanjay Dutt
(b) Shahid Kapoor
(c) Salman Khan
(d) Nawazuddin Siddqi
Correct Answer: (a) Sanjay Dutt
56. When is 'World Digestive Health Day' celebrated?
(a) 3rd Sunday of May
(b) 3rd Tuesday of May
(c) 28 May
(d) 29 May
Correct Answer: (d) 29 May
Important Point: The theme for 'World Digestive Health Day' 2021 is "Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic".
57. Who has acquired the famous Hollywood studio MGM recently?
(a) Paramount Pictures
(b) Universal Pictures
(c) Amazon
(d) Flipkart
Correct Answer: (c) Amazon
Important Point: Amazon is an American multinational technology company, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. It's headquarters are in
Seattle, Washington
, U.S.
58. RBI imposed Rs 10 crore penalty on which Bank for irregularities in auto loan book?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) State Bank of India (SBI)
(d) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Correct Answer: (b) HDFC Bank
Important Point: HDFC Bank Limited is an Indian banking and financial services company. It is the third largest company by market capitalisation on the Indian stock exchanges. Its headquarters are in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It's CEO is Sashidhar Jagdishan.
59. Which state has launched "Special Assistance Scheme for Covid Mortalities (SASCM)" recently?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Delhi
(c) Bihar
(d) Harayana
Correct Answer: (a) Jammu & Kashmir
60. Recently, UK has given approval to which company’s covid vaccine single dose?
(a) Johnson & Johnson
(b) Pfizer
(c) Moderna
(d) Sputnik V
Correct Answer: (a) Johnson & Johnson
Important Point: Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational corporation that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. It was founded in 1886 by James Wood Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson I, Edward Mead Johnson.
61. Recently, who has launched the National Cadet Corps (NCC) mobile training app version 2.0?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Dr. Ajay Kumar
(d) Narendra Modi
Correct Answer: (c) Dr. Ajay Kumar
Detailed Explanation: National Cadet Corps (NCC) will assist in conducting online training to NCC cadets amid COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to provide basic information related to NCC and entire training material including, Syllabus, Training Videos etc on single platform.
Important Point: Ajay Kumar (born 2 October 1962) is an IAS officer of 1985 batch. He is presently the Defence Secretary of India. He is an alumni of IIT Kanpur and University of Minnesota.
62. Which Film has won Grand Jury Award for Best Feature film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles?
(a) Adanga Maru
(b) Brammaputhra
(c) Azhagu Magan
(d) Seththumaan
Correct Answer: (d) Seththumaan
63. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in which country will IPL 2021 resume?
(a) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(b) England
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India
Correct Answer: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Important Point: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for cricket in India and is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Its headquarters are in Mumbai, Maharshtra. It was founded in 1928.
64. Which Indian referee has been selected for umpiring in wrestling matches of Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Sumit Singh
(b) Ashok Kumar
(c) Alok Kumar Tiwari
(d) Kush Nagar
Correct Answer: (b) Ashok Kumar
65. Who has become the first Indian woman to be appointed as the President of ‘International Narcotics Control Board’?
(a) Jagjeet Pavadia
(b) Kiran Majumdar
(c) Shree Keshav Bharti
(d) Vineeta Rupani
Correct Answer: (a) Jagjeet Pavadia
Important Point: The International Narcotics Control Board is an independent body responsible for monitoring the control of substances pursuant to the three United Nations drug control conventions, and assisting Member States in their efforts to implement those conventions. It was founded in 1968. It's President is Cornelis P. de Joncheere. It's headquarters are in Vienna, Austria.
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