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1 MAY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. The DRDO has set the target of installing how many Medical Oxygen Plants within 3 months?
  1.    500
  2.    400
  3.    100
  4.    1000
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 500

The Defence Research and Development Organisation will set up 500 medical oxygen-generating plants across the country within three months under the PM CARES Fund.


Question 12. Which country has launched a robot prototype NEO-01?
  1.    USA
  2.    Japan
  3.    China
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> China

The China has launched the robot prototype capable of catching space debris with net.


Question 13. Who has launched a special WhatsApp helpline number for pregnant women?
  1.    WCD
  2.    MoHFW
  3.    MHA
  4.    NCW
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> NCW

The National Commission for Women has launched a WhatsApp helpline number to provide emergency medical assistance to pregnant women. The emergency number is 9354954224.


Question 14. Which bank signed an MoU with BSNL to received telecom service for the bank at a competitive rate?
  1.    Canara Bank
  2.    Union Bank of India
  3.    SBI
  4.    Indian Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Indian Bank

The Indian Bank, leading Public Sector Bank of India & Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed an MoU to received telecom service for the bank at a competitive rate.


Question 15. India has permitted which state to fly drones for experimental delivery of COVID-19 vaccines?
  1.    Telangana
  2.    Madhya Pradesh
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Gujarat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Telangana

The Government of Telangana has given conditional permission for the drone deployment by the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for conducting an experimental delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines in the state.


Question 16. Which bank has launched the digital and contactless banking platform 'Merchant Stack' for retail merchants?
  1.    Kotak Mahindra Bank
  2.    HDFC Bank
  3.    Axis Bank
  4.    ICICI Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> ICICI Bank

The ICICI Bank has announced the launch of a digital and contactless banking platform especially for retail merchants.


Question 17. Which Indian cricket player has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Japanese Sportswear brand ASICS?
  1.    Rishabh Pant
  2.    Jasprit Bumrah
  3.    Ravindra Jadeja
  4.    Shikhar Dhawan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ravindra Jadeja

The leading all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, Ravindra Jadeja, has been appointed by the Japanese Sportswear brand ASICS, as its brand ambassador in India.


Question 18. Which organization has announced to provide 4000 Concentrators to India?
  1.    IMF
  2.    WHO
  3.    UNESCO
  4.    WTO
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> WHO

The World Health Organization will provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India which is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases and related deaths.


Question 19. Who has become Asia's 1st woman to get the Wild Innovator Award?
  1.    Achanta Kamal
  2.    Krithi Karanth
  3.    Chandani Mehra
  4.    Anish Khare
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Krithi Karanth

Dr.Krithi K Karanth, the Chief Conservation Scientist at Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), has been chosen as the first Indian and Asian woman for the 2021 'WILD Innovator Award'.


Question 20. The Lt. Governor of which UT will now have primacy over the elected Government?
  1.    Pondicherry
  2.    Delhi
  3.    Jammu & Kashmir
  4.    Chandigarh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Delhi

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which gives primacy to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the elected government in the city, has come into force.


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