CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (17 May 2021 to 22 May 2021)
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\ \ CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (17 May 2021 to 22 May 2021) Q1. Which among the following team has been the winner of the "UEFA Women’s Champions League" 2021? Ans. Barcelona Femení Q2. Who among the following has win a 10th Italian Open title? Ans. Rafael Nadal Q3. Who among the following has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect variants of the coronavirus? Ans. Shahid Jameel Q4. On which day the "World Telecommunication and Information Society Day" celebrated? Ans. 17-May Q5. Which among the following country has given name Cyclone Tauktae? Ans. Myanmar Q6. What is the meaning of Cyclone Tauktae? Ans. Gecko Q7. 200th Kisan Rail successfully commences its journey between which places? Ans. Nuzvid to Adarsh Nagar Q8. Which of the following is the First batch of DRDO's anti- Covid drug 2-deoxy-D- glucose released? Ans. 2-deoxy-D-glucose Q9. Who among the following has received "International Invincible Gold Medal"? Ans. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Q10. What is the capital of Bhutan? Ans. Jerusalem Q11. Which of the following company have signed a MoU for digital transformation of Tribal Schools with Tribal Affairs Ministry? Ans. Microsoft Q12. Recently a Padma Shri Awardee K K Aggarwal was passed away, he was related to which profession? Ans. Doctor Q13. Which of the following has launched the Innovation Challenge to create an app that will enable individuals to learn simple sentences of any Indian language? Ans. MyGov Q14. What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India as per CARE Ratings in FY22? Ans. 9.20% Q15. Which of the following institute has collaborated with members of the MPFI to develop voice-based solutions in multiple vernacular languages? Ans. IIT Madras Q16. Which of the following company has been conferred with the "Green Urja Award"? Ans. IREDA Q17. Which organization has launched a hub known as “Asia Pacific Tax Hub”? Ans. Asian Development Bank Q18. Which of the following State/UT police launched "COVI Van Helpline" for senior citizens? Ans. Delhi Q19. Who among the following has been appointed the new executive director of RBI? Ans. Jose J Kattoor Q20. How much amount Tata Motors reports surprise loss in Q4? Ans. Rs 7,605 cr Q21. Recently Vijay Kashyap has been passed away, he was related to which profession? Ans. Politician Q22. Which of the following day the "International Day of Living Together in Peace" is observed? Ans. May-16 Q23. How much amount Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has received net profit in the January- March quarter? Ans. Rs 8,781.30 crore Q24. How many month Tata Motors has extended the warranty and free service period for commercial vehicles whose validity was expiring between April 1 and June 30? Ans. 1 month Q25. Who has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian Women's National Cricket Team? Ans. Ramesh Powar Q26. The RBI has cancelled the license of United cooperative Bank Limited based in which state? Ans. West Bengal Q27. Who among the following has the newly elected Chief Executive Officer of the footwear company Bata India? Ans. Gunjan Shah Q28. The "Gaza Strip" has located in which of the following country? Ans. Palestine Q29. The “DigiGold” is a digital platform to enable investments in gold through digital mode. The platform has been launched by which bank? Ans. Airtel Payments Bank Q30. Which of the following vessel has returns to Mumbai after rescuing 188 people from Barge P305? Ans. INS Kochi Q31. "Dahanu Gholvad Sapota" has been received a Geographical Indication (GI) certified product from which of the following State? Ans. Maharashtra Q32. Which of the following State has been declared Mucormycosis (black fungus) as an epidemic? Ans. Rajasthan Q33. Which of the following ICMR has approval for India's first self-use Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19? Ans. CoviSelf Q34. In which of the following continent the world's largest iceberg has break? Ans. Antarctica Q35. Who has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020? Ans. Andrea Meza Q36. Which is the world's first country to ban all synthetic cannabinoid substances? Ans. China Q37. Who has appointed as the People's Advocate of COP26 for Climate Change? Ans. David Attenborough Q38. Recently which of the following State's the former Chief Minister Jagannath Pahadia has been passed away. Ans. Rajasthan Q39. The "Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology" is managed by which of the following organization? Ans. RBI Q40 What is the theme of "World Hypertension Day" 2021? Ans. Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer Q41. How much Insurance sector regulator IRDA has imposed a fine of on the policy market for violating the advertisement rules? Ans. Rs 24 lakh Q42. Recently which of the following a disease has notified as the Epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897? Ans. Mucaramicosis Q43. Who among the following has elected unopposed chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a second term? Ans. Shammi Silva Q44. What is the the new date which the government has extended the due date of furnishing of Income Tax Returns for the Assessment Year 2021-22? Ans. 30th September, 2021 Q45. Which of the following date the "International Tea Day" is observed? Ans. May-21 Q46. How much has increasing the foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector? Ans. 74% Q47. Recently in which State the crash of a MiG-21 Bison aircraft? Ans. Punjab Q48. Recently Raghunath Mahapatra has been passed away, he is related to which profession? Ans. Sculptor Q49. Who aamong the following has Elected Oxford Student Union President in By-election? Ans. Anvee Bhutani Q50. Recently OP Bhardwaj has passed away, he related to which profession? Ans. Boxing .