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Current Affairs and General Knowledge May 5 – 2021

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