Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge May 8 – 2021
1.Which state government has launched Ayurvedic telemedicine facility for Corona patients?
A) Bihar
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Odisha
Ans: Haryana
2.Which country has officially passed a legislation to allow screening of future FDI and Special Economic Agreements?
A) France
B) Switzerland
C) Denmark
D) North Korea
Ans: Denmark
3.As per the Climate Action Tracker analysis, what would be the rise in global temperature by 2100?
A) 0.5%
B) 1.5%
C) 2.4%
D) 3.0%
Ans: 2.4%
4.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 Kadapa district?
A) Telangana
B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Odisha
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
5.Which state government has launched dedicated COVID-19 ‘Mukhyamantri Sewa Sanklap Helpline 1100’?
A) Bihar
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
6.Which state Unit of Ayurveda Vyaspeeth has launched an “Ayurvedic Doctors on Call” service to serve the Covid patients?
A) Gujarat
B) Bihar
C) Telangana
D) Kerala
Ans: Gujarat
7.Who will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards(BBMAs)?
A) Singer Pink
B) Neil Diamond
C) Stevie Wonder
D) Garth Brooks
Ans: Singer Pink
8.Recently SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched how many starlink internet satellites into orbit?
A) 74
B) 70
C) 60
D) 65
Ans: 60
9.Recently Mahatma Gandhi former personal secretary passed away.Name him?
A) V Kalyanam
B) N Narayan
C) Govind Bajpai
D) Ridhish Singh
Ans: V Kalyanam
10.Recently Olympia Dukakis passed away.She was related to which field?
A) Actress
B) Sports
C) Journalist
D) Politics
Ans: Actress
11.Who is the author of book “Bengal 2021-A election Diary”?
A) Vikas Kumar
B) Mohan Kanda
C) Govind Swarup
D) Deep Halder
Ans: Deep Halder
12.Who is the author of book “The Bench”?
A) Park Ryder
B) Sharbina Joshi
C) Louis Parrie
D) Meghan Markle
Ans: Meghan Markle
13.How much amount was released as interest subvention to Jammu and Kashmir for revival of business and industry?
A) ₹325 cr
B) ₹300 cr
C) ₹225 cr
D) ₹250 cr
Ans: ₹250 cr
14.Recently which state government declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Odisha
Ans: Odisha
15.In which country, world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge named “Arouca” was opened?
A) Portugal
B) Thailand
C) China
D) Japan
Ans: Portugal
16.Which country has placed India and eight other countries on the Priority Watch List for IP protection and enforcement?
A) Russia
B) UK
C) USA
D) China
Ans: USA
17.As per OECD data,global FDI dropped how much percent in 2020?
A) 38%
B) 35%
C) 25%
D) 22%
Ans: 38%
18.Credit Suisse has sharply lowered its real GDP growth forecast for India at how much percent for FY22?
A) 8.5-9%
B) 7.0-7.5%
C) 7.6-8.0%
D) 11.0-11.5%
Ans: 8.5-9%
19.Which organisation launched the ‘Checkmate Covid Initiative’ to help the chess community affected by the pandemic?
A) All India Sports Federation
B) FIFA
C) International Olympic Committee
D) All India Chess Federation
Ans: All India Chess Federation
20.Which country topped the list in ICC ODI Team Rankings recently released by ICC?
A) England
B) NewZealand
C) India
D) South Africa
Ans: NewZealand
21.Recently Mr. N. Rangasamy was sworn in as new CM of which state?
A) TamilNadu
B) WestBengal
C) Puducherry
D) Kerala
Ans: Puducherry
22.Which film won the Best Film (Jury) award at the 11th Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival 2021?
A) Stranger Things
B) Jungle Book
C) Water
D) Jungle Cry
Ans: Jungle Cry
23.Which organisation is associated with waiving intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines?
A) WHO
B) UNICEF
C) WTO
D) FAO
Ans: WTO
24.DoS attack, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?
A) Defence
B) Cyber Security
C) Maritime Excercise
D) Psychology
1.Which state government has launched Ayurvedic telemedicine facility for Corona patients?
A) Bihar
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Odisha
Ans: Haryana
2.Which country has officially passed a legislation to allow screening of future FDI and Special Economic Agreements?
A) France
B) Switzerland
C) Denmark
D) North Korea
Ans: Denmark
3.As per the Climate Action Tracker analysis, what would be the rise in global temperature by 2100?
A) 0.5%
B) 1.5%
C) 2.4%
D) 3.0%
Ans: 2.4%
4.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 Kadapa district?
A) Telangana
B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Odisha
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
5.Which state government has launched dedicated COVID-19 ‘Mukhyamantri Sewa Sanklap Helpline 1100’?
A) Bihar
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
6.Which state Unit of Ayurveda Vyaspeeth has launched an “Ayurvedic Doctors on Call” service to serve the Covid patients?
A) Gujarat
B) Bihar
C) Telangana
D) Kerala
Ans: Gujarat
7.Who will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards(BBMAs)?
A) Singer Pink
B) Neil Diamond
C) Stevie Wonder
D) Garth Brooks
Ans: Singer Pink
8.Recently SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched how many starlink internet satellites into orbit?
A) 74
B) 70
C) 60
D) 65
Ans: 60
9.Recently Mahatma Gandhi former personal secretary passed away.Name him?
A) V Kalyanam
B) N Narayan
C) Govind Bajpai
D) Ridhish Singh
Ans: V Kalyanam
10.Recently Olympia Dukakis passed away.She was related to which field?
A) Actress
B) Sports
C) Journalist
D) Politics
Ans: Actress
11.Who is the author of book “Bengal 2021-A election Diary”?
A) Vikas Kumar
B) Mohan Kanda
C) Govind Swarup
D) Deep Halder
Ans: Deep Halder
12.Who is the author of book “The Bench”?
A) Park Ryder
B) Sharbina Joshi
C) Louis Parrie
D) Meghan Markle
Ans: Meghan Markle
13.How much amount was released as interest subvention to Jammu and Kashmir for revival of business and industry?
A) ₹325 cr
B) ₹300 cr
C) ₹225 cr
D) ₹250 cr
Ans: ₹250 cr
14.Recently which state government declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Odisha
Ans: Odisha
15.In which country, world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge named “Arouca” was opened?
A) Portugal
B) Thailand
C) China
D) Japan
Ans: Portugal
16.Which country has placed India and eight other countries on the Priority Watch List for IP protection and enforcement?
A) Russia
B) UK
C) USA
D) China
Ans: USA
17.As per OECD data,global FDI dropped how much percent in 2020?
A) 38%
B) 35%
C) 25%
D) 22%
Ans: 38%
18.Credit Suisse has sharply lowered its real GDP growth forecast for India at how much percent for FY22?
A) 8.5-9%
B) 7.0-7.5%
C) 7.6-8.0%
D) 11.0-11.5%
Ans: 8.5-9%
19.Which organisation launched the ‘Checkmate Covid Initiative’ to help the chess community affected by the pandemic?
A) All India Sports Federation
B) FIFA
C) International Olympic Committee
D) All India Chess Federation
Ans: All India Chess Federation
20.Which country topped the list in ICC ODI Team Rankings recently released by ICC?
A) England
B) NewZealand
C) India
D) South Africa
Ans: NewZealand
21.Recently Mr. N. Rangasamy was sworn in as new CM of which state?
A) TamilNadu
B) WestBengal
C) Puducherry
D) Kerala
Ans: Puducherry
22.Which film won the Best Film (Jury) award at the 11th Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival 2021?
A) Stranger Things
B) Jungle Book
C) Water
D) Jungle Cry
Ans: Jungle Cry
23.Which organisation is associated with waiving intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines?
A) WHO
B) UNICEF
C) WTO
D) FAO
Ans: WTO
24.DoS attack, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?
A) Defence
B) Cyber Security
C) Maritime Excercise
D) Psychology
Ans: Cyber Security