Telegram Channel - @ambitiousbaba Join us for th Daily Current 11 May 2021 LIVE Affairs Show Everyday – 8:00 AM Download Android App Now Home Work: Q.1. The Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War is a UN recognized day observed on which day? Ans: 8 & 9 May Q.2. The All India Chess Federation launched an initiative to help the chess community affected by the pandemic. What is it called? Ans: Checkmate COVID Initiative Q.3. Which state government decided to select Essar Steel Limited as the joint venture partner for setting up a three million tonne per annum capacity steel plant in the Kadapa district? Ans: Andhra Pradesh 1. Raja 2. Nidhi Gaur 3. Nikhil Rana 4. Akansha Jain 5. Aakanksha Singh Q.1. Who among the following has scaled Everest for the record 25th time? नि륍िलिखित मᴂ से किसिे रििॉ셍 ड 25 व ीं बाि एविेस्ट पे चढ़ाई िी है? (a) Anshu Jamsenpa / अशीं ु जामसेिपा (b) Ang Rita Sherpa / आींग िीता शेिपा C (c) Kami Rita / िाम िीता (d) Priyanka Mohite / प्रियींिा मोहहते (e) Priya Semwal / प्रिया सेमवाि ● Ans.1.(c) ● Exp. Nepalese climber, Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. ● Rita, 51, first scaled Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since then. ● First Indian man to climb Mt Everest – Avtar Singh Cheema ● First Indian Woman : Bachendri Pal ● 1st in the World – Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norway - May 29 1953 ● 1st Woman – Junko Tabei ● 1st woman to summit twice – Santosh Yadav ● 1st dual ascent made by woman within 5 days – Anshu Jamsenpa Q.2. Who has been appointed as the 38th National President of FICCI FLO? FICCI FLO िे 38 वᴂ िाष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष िे 셂प मᴂ किसे नियुक्त किया गया है? (a) Sangita Reddy / सींग ता िे蕍셍 (b) Manisha Singh / मि षा लसींह E (c) Jahnabi Phookan / जह्िाब फू िि (d) Shobana Kamineni / शोभिा िलमिेि (e) Ujjwala Singhania / उ煍जविा लसींघानिया ● Ans.2.(e) ● Exp. Ujjwala Singhania was appointed the 38th President of the organisation at its 37th Annual Session in the presence of eminent personalities. ● This included union ministers Smriti Irani, Dr Jitendra Singh, and Narendra Singh Tomar. FICCI FLO is oldest business chamber of Southeast Asia which is led by women. May Appointments: 1. NHRC Chairperson = Prafulla Chandra Pant 2. 4th Deputy Governor of RBI = T Rabi Shankar 3. CMD of THDCIL = Vijay Goel 4. MD of Kotak Mahindra LIC = Mahesh Balasubramanian 5. Director of ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad – RM Sundaram 6. CMD of BEML = Amit Banerjee Q.3. Who has won the best actor award at New York City International Film Festival? न्यूयॉिड लसटी इींटििेशिि कफ쥍म फे स्स्टवि मᴂ सवश्रड ेष्ट्ठ अलभिेता िा पुिस्िाि किसिे ज ता है? (a) Paresh Rawal / पिेश िावि (b) Anupam Kher / अिुपम िेि (c) Shekhar Kapur / शेिि िपूि B (d) Naseeruddin Shah / िस 셁饍दीि शाह (e) Om Puri / ओम पुिी ● Ans.3.(b) ● Exp. Anupam Kher won the Best Actor award for his performance in the short film Happy Birthday at the New York City International Film Festival. ● The film has been directed by Prasad Kadam and produced by FNP Media. Besides Anupam, Happy Birthday stars Aahana Kumra. The film also won the Best Short Film award at the festival Q.4. Who has won the “World Sportsman of the Year” award at Laureus World Sports Awards 2021? िॉरियस व쥍셍ड स्पोर्टडस अवा蕍डस2021 मᴂ "व쥍셍ड स्पोर्टडसमैि ऑफ द ईयि" पुिस्िाि किसिे ज ता है? (a) Novak Djokovic / िोवाि जोिोप्रवच B (b) Rafael Nadal / िाफेि ि셍ाि (c) Roger Federer / िोजि फे셍िि (d) Denis Shapovalov / 셍ेनिस शापोवािोव (e) Stefanos Tsitsipas / स्टेफािोस स्ससनतपास ● Ans.4.(b) ● Exp. Tennis legend Rafael Nadal won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award 2021 at the virtual awards ceremony conducted from Seville, Spain on May 6, 2021. Naomi Osaka won the prestigious Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award 2021. ● The Laureus World Team of the Year Award went to the Bayern Munich football team, while Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won the Athlete Advocate of the Year for his continuous efforts to raise social awareness. The Laureus World Sports Lifetime Achievement Award went to Billie Jean King. Q.5. Who has won the “World Sportswoman of the Year” award at Laureus World Sports Awards 2021? िॉरियस व쥍셍ड स्पोर्टडस अवा蕍डस2021 मᴂ "व쥍셍 ड स्पोर्टडसवुमेि ऑफ द ईयि" पुिस्िाि किसिे ज ता है? (a) Sofia Kenin / सोकफया िेि ि (b) Victoria Azarenka / प्रवक्टोरिया अजािᴂिा D (c) Nozomi Okuhara / िोजोम ओिु हािा (d) Naomi Osaka / िाओम ओसािा (e) Simone Biles / लसमोि बाइ쥍स ● Ans.5.(d) ● Exp. Tennis legend Rafael Nadal won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award 2021 at the virtual awards ceremony conducted from Seville, Spain on May 6, 2021. Naomi Osaka won the prestigious Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award 2021. ● The Laureus World Team of the Year Award went to the Bayern Munich football team, while Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won the Athlete Advocate of the Year for his continuous efforts to raise social awareness. The Laureus World Sports Lifetime Achievement Award went to Billie Jean King. Q.6. Which team has won the “World team of the Year” award at Laureus World Sports Awards 2021? िॉरियस व쥍셍ड स्पोर्टडस अवा蕍डस 2021 मᴂ किस टीम िे "व쥍셍ड टीम ऑफ द ईयि" पुिस्िाि ज ता है? (a) Bayern Munich / बेयि ड 륍यूनिि (b) Manchester City / मैिचेस्टि लसटी (c) Liverpool / लिविपूि (d) Barcelona / बालसडिोिा A (e) Real Madrid / रियि मैड्रि셍 ● Ans.5.(d) ● Exp. Tennis legend Rafael Nadal won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award 2021 at the virtual awards ceremony conducted from Seville, Spain on May 6, 2021. Naomi Osaka won the prestigious Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award 2021. ● The Laureus World Team of the Year Award went to the Bayern Munich football team, while Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won the Athlete Advocate of the Year for his continuous efforts to raise social awareness. The Laureus World Sports Lifetime Achievement Award went to Billie Jean King. Q.7. Who among the following has won the Mutua Madrid Open title 2021 by beating Matteo Berrettini? नि륍िलिखित मᴂ से किसिे मात्तेओ बेिेहटि िो हिािि मुटु आ मैड्रि셍 ओपि2021 िा खिताब ज ता है? (a) Alexander Zverev / अिेक्जᴂ셍ि 煍वेिेव (b) Rafael Nadal / िाफेि ि셍ाि A (c) Dominic Thiem / 셍ोलमनिि थिएम (d) Novak Djokovic / िोवाि जोिोप्रवच (e) Pancho Gonzales / पींचो गⴂजा쥍स ● Ans.7.(a) ● Exp. German Alexander Zverev earned his second Mutua Madrid Open title 2021 when he defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-3 to lift his fourth ATP Masters 1000 trophy. He won his first Madrid title in 2018 in a final against Thiem. ● The win gave him his fourth Masters 1000 title, and first in three years. Q.8. Who has won the Madrid Open Women’s singles title 2021? मैड्रि셍 ओपि महहिा एिि 2021 िा खिताब किसिे ज ता है? (a) Sofia Kenin / सोकफया िेि ि (b) Victoria Azarenka / प्रवक्टोरिया अजािᴂिा (c) Naomi Osaka / िाओम ओसािा D (d) Aryna Sabalenka / अिीिा सबिᴂिा (e) Ashleigh Barty / एशिे बाटी ● Ans.8.(d) ● Exp. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus beat world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia with 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 and claimed the 2021 Madrid Open women’s singles title. ● Aryna gets her 10th career WTA singles title, second WTA title of the season. Q.9. Who among the following has won the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix 2021? नि륍िलिखित मᴂ से किसिे फॉमिूड ा 1 स्पेनिश 嵍ाीं셍 प्रिक्स2021 ज ता है? (a) Valtteri Bottas / वा쥍टेिी बोटास E (b) Sebastian Vettel / सेबस्स्टयि वेटेि (c) Max Verstappen / मैक्स वेिस्टैपेि (d) Charles Leclerc / चा쥍सड िेक्िेि (e) Lewis Hamilton / िईु स हैलम쥍टि ● Ans.9.(e) ● Exp. Coverage of the 2021 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix as it happened as Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to the chequered flag in Barcelona. ● Mercedes' strategy was spot on as the world champion claimed first place with just six laps remaining while Valtteri Bottas finished third with Charles Leclerc in fourth. Q.10. Name the eminent sculptor and Rajya Sabha MP who passed away recently. िख्यात मनू तिड ाि औि िा煍यसभा साींसद िा िाम बताइए स्जििा हाि ही मᴂ निधि हो गया। (a) Maharaj Kishen Kaushik / महािाज किशि िौलशि D (b) Ravinder Pal Singh / िप्रवींदि पािलसींह (c) Sanjib Kumar Borkakoty / सजीं ब िु माि बोििािोटी (d) Raghunath Mohapatra / िघुिाि महापात्र (e) Anshuman Singh / अशीं ुमाि लसहीं ● Ans.10.(d) ● Exp. Rajya Sabha MP Raghunath Mohapatra, who was also an eminent sculptor, died on 9th May at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, days after he tested positive for COVID-19. ● Raghunath Mohapatra awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2013, Padma Shri in 1975, Padma Bhushan in 2001 May Obituaries: 1. Kanupriya = TV Actor & Anchor 2.