Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge May 5 – 2021
1.What is “MACS 1407”, which is seen in the news recently?
a. Covid vaccine
b. Soybean variety
c. New planet
d. Anti-tank missile
Ans: Soybean variety
2.World Tuna Day is observed on May 2 every year. Which SDG calls for sustainable use of Oceans and marine resources?
a. SDG 7
b. SDG 9
c. SDG 11
d. SDG 14
Ans: SDG 14
3.Barclays has projected India’s GDP growth rate at __ for FY22.
a. 9%
b. 10%
c. 11%
d. 13%
e. 14%
Ans: 10%
4.Who has been appointed as the Managing director of Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited?
a. Sushil Chandra
b. Siddharth Longjam
c. Murali Natarajan
d. Mahesh Balasubramanian
e. Suresh Agarwal
Ans: Suresh Agarwal
5.Sri Lanka Cricketer Thisara Perera recently retired from international cricket. He was a/an ____.
a. Spinner
b. Wicketkeeper
c. Batsman
d. Fast bowler
e. All-rounder
Ans: All-rounder
6.Chandro Tomar passed away recently. She was associated with which sports?
a. Shooting
b. Tennis
c. Badminton
d. Hockey
e. Wrestling
Ans: Shooting
7.International Firefighters’ Day is observed every year on __.
a. May 6
b. May 5
c. May 4
d. May 3
e. May 2
Ans: May 4
8.___, the first female IAS officer from Assam, passed away.
a. Naba Kumar Das
b. Parul Debi Das
c. Kumari Ramvati
d. Tanuja Bisht
e. Roshni Tiwari
Ans: Parul Debi Das
9.Who has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India?
a. Apple
b. Intel
c. Microsoft
d. Google
e. Facebook
Ans: Facebook
10.Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of _______on ICICI Bank for non-compliance with its directions in the matter of shifting of securities from one category to another.
a. Rs 1 crores
b. Rs 2 crores
c. Rs 3 crores
d. Rs 4 crores
e. Rs 5 crores
Ans: Rs 3 crores
11.‘Putola Nach’, which was making news recently, is the traditional string puppetry art of which state?
a. Assam
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand
d. Odisha
Ans: Assam
12.Indian Army has inaugurated the First Green Solar Energy harnessing plant in which state?
a. Rajasthan
b. Sikkim
c. Punjab
d. Gujarat
Ans: Sikkim
13.Rushikulya river, which was making news recently, is located in which state?
a. Karnataka
b. Odisha
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Bihar
Ans: Odisha
14.Who among the following has been appointed as acting chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission?
a. Rohit Tiwari
b. Prafulla Chandra Pant
c. Kamalnath Singh Kalra
d. Vijay Agrawal
e. Ramandeep Singh
Ans: Prafulla Chandra Pant
15.Coal Miners’ Day is celebrated on _ to recognize the hard work of some of the great unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution.
a. May 1
b. May 2
c. May 3
d. May 4
e. May 5
Ans: May 4