MCQ on Current Affairs of 1st May 2021
QUESTIONS
1.How much amount was sanctioned by the centre under the MGNREGA in the current financial year?
A)₹33300 cr
B)₹32000 cr
C)₹34500 cr
D)₹37500 cr
2.Which state government launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena’, scheme?
A)Odisha
B)Bihar
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Telangana
3.Which state government launched the Jeevan Amrit Yojana’ scheme to boost the immunity system of citizens?
A)Bihar
B)Assam
C)Karnataka
D)Madhya Pradesh
4. Which Indian minister participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on coronavirus through video conferencing.?
A)S Jaishankar
B)Narendra Modi
C)Rajnath Singh
D)Nitin Gadkari
5.Which country hosted the eleventh session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue through video conference?
A)India
B)Germany
C)China
D)Russia
6.Which organisation recently launched Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator”?
A)G7
B)UN
C)G20
D)WHO
7.How much loan was given by Asian Development Bank for the power sector in rural Maharashtra?
A)USD 370 million
B)USD 365 million
C)USD 350 million
D)USD 346 million
8.The government has established International Financial Services Centres Authority to regulate all financial services in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs). It will be headquartered in which city?
A)Gandhinagar
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Hyderabad
9.Moody’s Investors Service slashed India growth forecast for the calendar year 2020 to how much per cent?
A)0.2%
B)0.5%
C)0.8%
D)1.1%
10.Which Company launched the Hydrogen Fuel bus and car project for Leh and New Delhi?
A)BHEL
B)NTPC
C)BEL
D)NASSCOM
11.Who has been appointed as interim MD and CEO of PNB Housing Finance?
A)Neeraj Vyas
B)Surendra Agarwal
C)Vikas Chaturvedi
D)Anurag Thakur
12.Recently who was sworn in as vigilance commissioner?
A)Anil Dubey
B)Sanjay Gupta
C)Amit Agarwal
D)Suresh N Patel
13.Who has been appointed as the head coach of the USA men’s national cricket team?
A)Kapil Dev
B)Ajay Jadeja
C)Dhanraj Singh
D)J Arun Kumar
14.Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?
A)Rajiv Kumar
B)Anil Singh
C)Rakesh Dubey
D)Ramesh Mishra
15.Recently Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has developed Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device, HCARD. It is based in which city?
A)Durgapur
B)Shillong
C)Dispur
D)Ranchi
16.Which bank bought 29% stake in Max Life Insurance for Rs 1,592 crore?
A)Axis Bank
B)HDFC Bank
C)ICICI Bank
D)SBI
17.Recently Rishi Kapoor passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Actor
B)Journalist
C)Singer
D)Politics
18.Recently Troy Sneed passed away. He was related to which field?
A)Singer
B)Actor
C)Virologist
D)Photography
19.Recently Michael Robinson passed away, He was related to which sports?
A)Basketball
B)Tennis
C)Football
D)Cricket
20.The biography Sayajirao Gaekwad III: The Maharaja of Baroda’ is based on which personality?
A)Raghvendra Shetty
B)Vinod Gupta
C)Rupa Bharadwaj
D)Uma Balasubramaniam
21.Where is the HQ of NTPC?
A)Lucknow
B)Chennai
C)NewDelhi
D)Mumbai
22.Where is the HQ of the Asian Development Bank?
A)Philippines
B)Germany
C)HongKong
D)Thailand
ANSWERS
1. ANSWER: A
Explanation: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 33,300 crore under the MGNREGA in the current financial year so far to liquidate all outstanding dues of previous years and to meet wage expenditure till June said to Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
2. ANSWER: C
Explanation: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’, a fee reimbursement scheme that would benefit 14 lakh college students in the State.
3. ANSWER: D
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana, a unique scheme to boost the immunity system of citizens of the state.
4. ANSWER: A
Explanation: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on coronavirus through video conferencing.
5. ANSWER: B
Explanation: The eleventh session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue witnessed India along with 30 other countries deliberating over ways and means to tackle the challenge of reinvigorating economies and societies after COVID-19. It was hosted by Germany, and it was co-hosted by the United Kingdom (UK).
6. ANSWER: C
Explanation: The Saudi G20 Presidency has welcome the launch of “Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator”, a landmark, global and timely collaboration for the accelerated development, production and equitable access to new COVID-19 tools.
7. ANSWER: D
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has approved a USD 346 million (around Rs 2,616 crore) loan to the Indian government to provide a reliable power connection in rural areas of Maharashtra.
8. ANSWER: A
Explanation: The government has established International Financial Services Centres Authority to regulate all financial services in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in Gandhinagar.
9. ANSWER: A
Explanation: Moody’s Investors Service slashed India growth forecast for the calendar year 2020 to 0.2 per cent, from 2.5 per cent projected in March. For 2021, the rating agency expects India’s growth to rebound to 6.2 per cent.
10. ANSWER: B
Explanation: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer and a central PSU under the Ministry of Power has invited Global Expression of Interest (EoI) to provide 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses and an equal number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based electric cars in Leh and Delhi. The EoI has been issued by NTPC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited.
11.ANSWER: A
Explanation: PNB Housing Finance said it has appointed Neeraj Vyas as its interim Managing Director and CEO.
12. ANSWER: D
Explanation: Andhra Bank’s former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Suresh N. Patel were sworn in as vigilance commissioner, taking the watchdog to its full strength of three.
13. ANSWER: D
Explanation: J Arun Kumar, the former Karnataka captain and coach, has been appointed as the head coach of the USA men’s national cricket team.
14. ANSWER: A
Explanation: Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar was y appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), the government’s headhunter for top-level posts in public sector undertakings for a period of three years.
15.ANSWER: A
Explanation: Durgapur-based CSIR lab, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has developed Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device, HCARD which can help frontline health care workers in maintaining physical distance from those infected by a coronavirus.
16. ANSWER: A
Explanation: Private sector lender Axis Bank said it would acquire an additional 29 per cent stake in Max Life Insurance for an estimated price of Rs 1,592 crore, raising its total holding in the life insurer to 30 per cent after the completion of the deal. Max Financial Services will hold the remaining 70 per cent in the joint venture.
17. ANSWER: A
Explanation: Bollywood’s heartthrob of the 70s’ and acclaimed National Award-winning actor Rishi Kapoor passed away at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. He was 67.
18.ANSWER: A
Explanation: Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus at the age of 52.
19. ANSWER: C
Explanation: Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland striker Michael Robinson has died at the age of 61.
20. ANSWER: D
Explanation: Uma Balasubramaniam’s latest historical epic biography titled, ‘Sayajirao Gaekwad III: The Maharaja of Baroda’ captures the life of a great ruler. The book was published by Rupa Publications.
21. ANSWER: C
22. ANSWER: A
hattisgarh tops among other states in providing employment under MGNREGS
- According to data released by the Union Rural Development Ministry, Chhattisgarh has topped the list of states in providing employment to over 18 lakh unskilled labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
- Rajasthan has provided employment to 10.79 lakh workers under the rural employment guarantee scheme and Uttar Pradesh is at third position with around 9.06 lakh workers engaged by it.
2.AIIA organises “AYURAKSHA” programme with Delhi Police
- The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), under the Ministry of AYUSH and Delhi Police, organised the AYURAKSHA programme for Delhi Police personal in New Delhi.
- The joint programme titled AYURAKSHA “Corona Se Jung- Delhi Police Ke Sang” aims to fight against corona through simple and time tested Ayurveda immunity-boosting measures.
3.DST launches programme on health & risk communication with a focus on COVID-19
- National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology (DST) has launched a programme on health and risk communication ‘Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH)’ with a focus on COVID-19.
INTERNATIONAL
4.USAID announces 3 million USD to support India’s efforts to combat COVID-19
- The US will provide an additional $3 million to India, through its aid agency USAID, for mitigating the spread of Covid-19.
- Till now, USAID has provided $5.9 million to assist India in responding to the pandemic. This assistance will help India slow the spread of Covid-19, provide care for the affected, disseminate essential public health messages to communities and strengthen case finding and surveillance.
5.India 53rd in budget transparency, accountability in IBP survey
- According to the Open Budget Survey, conducted by International Budget Partnership (IBP), India has been placed at 53rd position among 117 nations in terms of budget transparency and accountability.
- New Zealand tops the chart with a score of 87. South Africa (87), Mexico (82) and Brazil (81) are among the top six countries providing extensive information to the public for scrutiny.
BANKING & FINANCE
6. KVG bank launches “Vikas Abhaya” loan scheme
- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank(KVGB) has launched ‘Vikas Abhaya’ a loan scheme to provide some relief to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise(MSME) borrowers.
- This scheme is for those borrowers whose business activities are disrupted on account of the COVID-19 pandemic in Dharwad, Karnataka.
- The loan will be for the existing MSME customers who have been regular as of February 29, a maximum loan of up to Rs 1 lakh will be provided and no collateral security is emphasized & is repayable within 36 months.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
7. India installs 7.3 GW of solar power in CY 2019 & secures world’s 3rd largest solar market: Mercom
- India installed 7.3 GW of solar capacity in 2019 and secured its spot as the world’s third-largest solar market in the world. The country boasts of cumulative solar installations of about 35.7 GW at the end of December 2019.
Sports
8. FIFA launches #WeWillWin campaign to pay tribute to health workers
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association(FIFA) has launched a campaign called “#WeWillWin”.
APPOINTMENTS
9.Google Pay names Shikha Sharma, former CEO of Axis Bank, as an advisor
- Google Pay appointed Shikha Sharma, former CEO of Axis Bank, as an advisor to the digital payments app. Sharma will help the Internet giant accelerate its payment journey.
AWARDS
10.Manipuri doctor conferred ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by Japan
- A doctor from Manipur has been conferred the ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by the Japanese government for promoting a better understanding of Japan in India and deepening ties between the two countries.
- Thangjam Dhabali Singh, an allopathic doctor by profession and founder of the Manipur Tourism Forum (MTF), was conferred the ‘Order of Rising Sun – Gold and Silver Rays’ by the Japanese government.
11.IIT-Madras professor T Pradeep got selected for Nikkei Asia prizes 2020
- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras) Professor T Pradeep has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prizes 2020 in ‘Science and Technology category.
- He was accorded this honour in recognition of his pioneering work in nanotechnology-based water purification.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
12.Robot ‘HCARD’ to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors
- CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed HCARD (Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device). The device can help frontline healthcare workers in maintaining physical distance from those infected by a coronavirus.
- The device is equipped with various technologies and works both in automatic as well as manual modes of navigation.
OBITUARIES
13.Freedom fighter, Gandhian Hema Bharali dies
- Freedom fighter and Gandhian Hema Bharali, known for her efforts to uplift the condition of women and empower the marginalised sections of society, died due to old age related health issues. She was 101 and a spinster.
- Bharali had received the Padma Shri in 2005.
14.India’s football legend Chuni Goswami passes away
- Former Indian footballer Chuni Goswami passed away in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest.He was 82.
- The captain of the 1962 Asian Games gold-medal winning team, Goswami had also represented Bengal in first-class cricket tournaments.
- Starting his international career in 1957, Goswami was one of the biggest stars of the national team. However, he quit international football in 1964, at the age of 27.
- Not just football, Goswami was successful in cricket as well. In 1966, he and Subroto Guha plotted the historic innings defeat of Gary Sobers’ West Indies by the combined Central and East Zone team under Hanumant Singh.
IMPORTANT DAYS
15. International Workers’ Day
- International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in most countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on May Day (1 May).
16.Maharashtra Day
- Observed as Maharashtra Day, May 1 is celebrated to commemorate the formation of the state after getting divided from the then Bombay province in the year 1960. The day is commonly marked with parades, political speeches and ceremonies.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
17.Book titled “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” authored by John Bolton launched
- A book titled “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” authored by former national security adviser John Bolton released.
- The interest in the book and its anticipated criticism of President Trump’s actions on Ukraine peaked during the Senate impeachment trial in 2019, had reached the top 20 on Amazon’s bestseller list.
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