Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2021

1. Which body approves the appointment of Finance Secretary of India?

[A] Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
[B] Appointments committee of the Cabinet
[C] Banks Board Bureau
[D] Reserve Bank of India

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2. Which state has been permitted by the Civil Aviation Ministry to use drones for experimental delivery of vaccines?

[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Telangana
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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3. Lag B’Omer is an annual religious holiday celebrated in which country?

[A] Italy
[B] Israel
[C] France
[D] Spain

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4. Which organisation releases the ‘Global Electric Vehicle Outlook’ report?

[A] NITI Aayog
[B] TERI
[C] International Energy Agency
[D] International Monetary Fund

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5. Who was Soli J Sorabjee, who passed away recently?

[A] Former Attorney General
[B] Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court
[C] Former Comptroller and Auditor General
[D] Former Chief Election Commissioner

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6. What is “MACS 1407”, which is seen in the news recently?

[A] Covid vaccine candidate
[B] Soybean variety
[C] New planet
[D] Anti-tank missile

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7. ‘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

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8. 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

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9. ‘Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana’ is being implemented in which state?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Jharkhand

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10. What is “VINCOV-19”?

[A] Mutated Corona Virus
[B] Covid Vaccine candidate
[C] Oxygen support mechanism
[D] Engineered Antibody product

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