Current Affairs Questions
Q
1) Who among the following has launched a multimedia guide 'COVID Katha'?
A.Smriti Irani
B.Rajnath Singh
C.Nirmala Sitharaman
D.Dr Harsh Vardhan
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Union
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched 'COVID Katha', a multime diaguide on
the COVID-19 disease.
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The
book is a multime diaguide on COVID-19 in which visual representation of
themes, developed and researche by Assam-based Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust
(ARMT) team and illustrated by Assam cartoonist Nituparna Rajbongshi, have been
used to spread the message of science and health in simple ways.
Q
2) Recently, KS NisarAhmed passed away. He was a famous _________.
A.journalist
B.Painter
C.Poet
D.Actor
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| KS Nisar Ahmed |
Renowned Kannada poet KS Nisar Ahmed passed
away.
●He was popularly known as “Nityotsava Kavi”.
●He
was awarded the Pampa Award (the highest literary award in Karnataka) in 2017
Q
3) International Day of the Midwife day is observed every year on ________
A.2 May
B.3 May
C.4 May
D.5 May
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International
Mid wife Day is celebrated on the 5th of May every year, to
appreciate the work of midwives.
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Midwives
are women who have practical knowledge of helping pregnant women give birth.
·
In
theearly times when there were no highly professional and equipped hospitals for
pregnant ladies,they used to give birth to a child at home with the help of
these midwives.
·
2020 theme:‘Midwives with women :
celebrate,demonstrate, mobilise,unite–ourtime is NOW!’.
Q
4) Which of the following company has collaborated with Bollywood on ‘I FOR
INDIA’ concert?
A.Facebook
B.Google
C.Apple
D.Microsoft
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Social media networking site Facebook has
collaborated with some of the biggest names in Indian entertainment to put
together a home-to-home fundraiser concert, ‘I For India’.
·
100 percent proceeds from the fundraiser
concert will go to the India COVID Response Fund managed by GiveIndia, to
support on-ground relief efforts.
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Give India (www.giveindia.org) is India’s
largest giving platform with reach across 23 states.
Q
5) Recently, the Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomarhas launched “The Saras
Collection” on which of the following portal?
A.GeM portal
B.eNAM portal
C.SUGAM Portal
D.UMANG
Portal
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Union
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar launched
“The Saras Collection” on the Government eMarket place (GeM) portal.
·
The
Saras Collection show cases daily utility products made by rural self-help
groups (SHGs) and aims to provide SHGs in
rural areas with market access to Central and State Government buyers.
·
Under
this initiative,the SHG sellers will be able to list their products in 5 product
categories,namely handicrafts,handloom and textiles,office accessories,grocery and
pantry and personal care and hygiene.
Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
·
GeM
is a one-stop National Public Procurement Portal to facilitate online
procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Central and
State Government Departments / Organizations /Public Sector Undertakings (
PSUs).
·
GeM
was launched in 2016 to bring transparency and efficiency in the government
buying process.
GeM works under the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.
Q
6) Which of the following has recently launched RBI compliant video KYC
engagement platform?
A.Oodles Technologies
B.Easy SIGN
C.Get Ease
D.Ameyo
·
Ameyo, a customer engagement technology
provider, announced the launch of video-based KYC for businesses to eliminate
the need for physical KYC following the latest RBI guidelines issued in Jan
2020.
·
With this platform, companies can reduce the
onboarding process from the current 5-7 days to less than 3 minutes from remote
locations immediately.
Q 7)Who among the following
Indian-American has been nominated as the envoy of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) by the US President?
A.Rohit
Desai
B.Manisha
Singh
C.Ankit Singh
D.Anjii Das
·
United
States President Donald Trump has nominated senior Indian-American diplomat
Manisha Singh as his envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD).
·
She
will be the US Representative to OECD with the rank of an Ambassador.
Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
·
The
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental
economic organisation with 37 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate
economic progress and world trade.
·
HeadquartersParis,
France
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Membership:
37 states
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Secretary-General:
José Ángel Gurría
Q 8) Recently, Egypt's Youssef Hossamgot a life ban for match-fixing. He was
associated with which of the following sports?
A.Football
B.Hockey
C.Golf
D.Tennis
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The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) banned
Egyptian tennis player Youssef Hossam for life after being found guilty of
"multiple match-fixing" and other corruption charges.
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The Unit's investigation established that
from a period between 2015 and 2019, Hossam conspired with other parties to
carry out an extensive campaign of betting-related corruption at the lower
levels of professional tennis.
Q 9) Swimming's world governing body FINA rescheduled the 2021 Fukuoka aquatics
world championships to ________.
A.January 2022
B.May 2022
C.August 2022
D.November
2022
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Swimming's world governing body FINA
rescheduled the 2021 Fukuoka aquatics world championships to May 2022 to avoid
a clash with the postponed Tokyo Olympics.
·
Lausanne-based FINA had to move the
championships because the 2021 slot of Jul 16 to Aug 1 clashed with the new date
for the Tokyo Games, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q 10) Recently, The Delhi Government has imposed a 'Special Corona Fees' of
________ on Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of the liquor.
A.20% tax
B.50% tax
C.60% tax
D.70% tax
Q
11) Who among the following Indian journalist has/have been honoured with the
"Pulitzer Prize 2020" in the field of feature photography?
A.Dar Yasin
B.Mukhtar Khan
C.Channi Anand
D.All of these
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| Pulitzer Prize |
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