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24 MAY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 15 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. The World Cup-winning midfielder Sami Khedira has announced his retirement. He represents which country?
  1.    Germany
  2.    Brazil
  3.    UK
  4.    France
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Germany

Germany's World Cup-winning midfielder Sami Khedira said he will retire following his club Hertha Berlin's final match of the Bundesliga season against Hoffenheim.


Question 2. Who has been appointed as Kenya's first woman chief justice?
  1.    Maria Ulhuru
  2.    Uluru Kenyatta
  3.    Martha Koome
  4.    Lee Weing
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Martha Koome

The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country's first woman chief justice and head of the judiciary.


Question 3. Countrywide Ayush COVID-19 counselling helpline has been operationalized. What is the Number?
  1.    14443
  2.    14111
  3.    15551
  4.    15111
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 14443

The Countrywide Ayush COVID-19 counselling helpline has been operationalised. The toll-free number is 14443.


Question 4. Which organisation has launched an Audio-Visual Guide App on the occasion of International Museum Day?
  1.    Niti Aayog
  2.    Ministry of Culture
  3.    National Museum Association
  4.    National Gallery of Modern Art
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> National Gallery of Modern Art

The National Gallery of Modern Art, NGMA has launched an Audio-Visual Guide App on the occasion of International Museum Day.


Question 5. Which bank has partnered with the AI startup HyperVerge for a Video Banking solution?
  1.    State Bank of India
  2.    ICICI Bank
  3.    Punjab National Bank
  4.    HDFC Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> State Bank of India

HyperVerge, the AI product startup has partnered with India's largest bank State Bank of India with one of its flagship products the Video Banking solution.


Question 6. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has urged the States and Union Territories to make which disease a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897?
  1.    Yellow Fever
  2.    White fungus
  3.    Black Fungus
  4.    Covid 19
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Black Fungus

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has urged the States and Union Territories to make fungal infection Mucormycosis known as black fungus, a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.


Question 7. Who has been appointed as the new President of the International Hockey Federation for 3-years till 2024?
  1.    Narayana Ramachandran
  2.    Abhay Singh Chautala
  3.    Suresh Kalmadi
  4.    Narinder Batra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Narinder Batra

Narinder Batra has been re-elected as the President of International Hockey Federation for the second consecutive term.


Question 8. Who has been selected Oxford Student Union President In Byelection?
  1.    Diksha Kandpal
  2.    Anvee Bhutani
  3.    Shivani Arora
  4.    Himani Chilkoti
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Anvee Bhutani

An Indian-origin Human Sciences student Anvee Bhutani from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford has been declared the winner at the end of a Student Union (SU) byelection.


Question 9. What is the theme of the 2021 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula?
  1.    End gender inequality! End health inequities!
  2.    Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fisula now!
  3.    Hope, healing, and dignity for all
  4.    Women's rights are human rights! End fistula now!
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Women's rights are human rights! End fistula now!

Theme of the 2021 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is "Women's rights are human rights! End fistula now!".


Question 10. Which team has won the 2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League?
  1.    La Liga
  2.    Barcelona
  3.    Chelsea
  4.    Atletico Madrid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Barcelona

The Spanish professional football club Barcelona surpassed English club Chelsea 4-0, to win the 2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League final, held at Gothenburg, Sweden.


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