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Current Affairs MAY-2021

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361. Phil Mickelson became the oldest sportsperson to win a major championship in which sports?

A
Tennis

B
Golf

C
Squash

D
Table-Tennis

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Correct Answer : B [Golf]

Explaination : [50-year-old Phil Mickelson became the oldest sportsperson to win a major Golf championship. The veteran left-hander clinched the $2.1 million PGA Championship for his sixth major title. Mickelson surpassed the major age win by American Julius Boros when he won the 1968 PGA Championship at age 48.]

362. Which country has launched a consultation process for free trade talks with India?

C
Australia

D
France

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Correct Answer : B [UK]

Explaination : [The United Kingdom has launched a 14-week consultation process involving business representatives to start free trade talks with India. This process comes ahead of formal launch of free trade talks expected in September-October. India is seen as a huge market for British goods like whisky, cars and services.]

363. As per the SBI’s Ecowrap report released in May 2021, India’s GDP for FY 2020-21 would have contracted by ……..%?

A
10.5

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Correct Answer : C [7.3]

Explaination : [As per the recent release by State Bank of India’s ‘Ecowrap’, India’s GDP would have grown at 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2020-21. The report further stated that the country’s GDP would have contracted by 7.3% for the entire financial year 2020-21. These estimates have been made by the State Bank, based on its now casting model and the figures have been estimated just ahead of the NSO’s official data release on India’s GDP.]

364. The full moon of which month is usually referred to as the ‘Flower Moon’?

A
April

C
June

D
July

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Correct Answer : B [May]

Explaination : [The full moon during the month of May is called the flower moon because of the abundance of flowers around the world. This year, it coincided with the lunar eclipse in which the moon will turn red. It was also closest to the Earth during its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter. The super flower blood moon was visible only in parts of South America, Australia and south-east Asia]

365. Which state has introduced the system of Guardian Ministers?

A
Assam

B
Bihar

C
West Bengal

D
Gujarat

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Correct Answer : A [Assam]

Explaination : [The Government of Assam has introduced the system of Guardian Minister. Each Minister would be assigned two to three districts in the state and the responsibility to implement various schemes of the Union and the state governments would be vested with the Minister. The Minister would also over see the grievance redressal and resolve any other issues in the allotted districts.]

366. Which molecule is the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus?

C
Both the above

D
None of the above

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Correct Answer : B [RNA]

Explaination : [Viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic acid may be single- or double-stranded. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. Recently, Scientists in Taiwan have developed a new DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that successfully induced antibodies against novel coronavirus in mice and hamsters. Currently available COVID-19 vaccines use messenger RNA (mRNA) to teach human immune system to recognise the SARS-CoV-2 virus.]

367. Tsang Yin-hung, who became the world’s fastest woman to scale the Mount Everest, belongs to which country?

A
China

B
Hong Kong

C
Vietnam

D
Japan

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Correct Answer : B [Hong Kong]

Explaination : [Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung has recorded the world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman. The 44-year-old mountaineer scaled the summit in a record time of 25 hours and 50 minutes. Another mountaineer, the 75-year-old Arthur Muir, became the oldest American to climb the world’s highest peak at 8,848.86-metres.]

368. Which international alliance recently conducted the ‘Steadfast Defender 21’ wargame?

A
RSII Coalition

B
BRICS

C
NATO

D
CARICOM

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Correct Answer : C [NATO]

Explaination : [The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops are taking part in military exercises stretching across the Atlantic. Named as ‘Steadfast Defender 21’, the war games aim to simulate the response to an attack on its members. Last month, Russia decided to send thousands of troops to the border area with Ukraine, which is the main reason for this exercise.]

369. ……… Ministry, on the recommendation of the ……. Ministry, released Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grant to rural local bodies.

A
Panchayati Raj, Finance

B
Finance, Panchayati Raj

C
Home Affairs, Rural Development

D
Finance, Rural Development

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Correct Answer : B [Finance, Panchayati Raj]

Explaination : [The Union Finance Ministry, on the recommendation of the Panchayati Raj Ministry, released Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grant to rural local bodies. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released the first installment of the Basic (Untied) Grants. It may be utilized among other things for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the Covid pandemic]

370. National public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, is a ………….. body?

A
Regulatory

B
Statutory

C
Quasi-Judicial

D
Constitutional

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Correct Answer : B [Statutory]

Explaination : [Prasar Bharati, India’s largest public broadcasting agency, is a statutory autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament. Prasar Bharati Act was passed in 1990 and enacted in 1997. It comprises the Doordarshan Television Network and All India Radio. Recently Prasar Bharati floated a tender for a consultant to launch a channel with an international presence. A detailed project report to set up DD International, was invited.]

371. What is the expansion of ECMO, used in the Covid-19 treatment?

A
Echocardiogram Output

B
Extracorporeal membrane oxygen

C
Electrophysiology Output

D
Endocrine membrane Oxygen

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Correct Answer : B [Extracorporeal membrane oxygen]

Explaination : [In extreme cases of Covid19, doctors choose to apply ECMO or Extracorporeal membrane oxygen for critically ill patients. When oxygen support fails and when patients are not able to respond to interventions like mechanical ventilation, doctors may choose to apply ECMO, which acts as an artificial heart and pair of artificial lungs outside the body.]

372. The tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening or depressing, is called?

A
Bad Surfing

B
Doomsday Scrolling

C
Internet addiction

D
Extrovertism

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Correct Answer : B [Doomsday Scrolling]

Explaination : [The tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening or depressing, is termed by behavioural experts as “doom-scrolling” or “doomsday scrolling”. This tendency may keep us updated and also help us mobilise resources at the same time it also nudges us towards an exaggerated sense of gloom and doom.]

373. Great cicada hatching, which was making news recently, is a process occurring in which country?

A
China

D
Brazil

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Correct Answer : B [USA]

Explaination : [Brood X – or the Great Eastern Brood – is the group of cicadas that spread over the eastern USA. A cicada is an insect in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are similar to smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. During the 17-year-life cycle for the hordes of bugs, different broods emerge at different times. Brood X, otherwise known as the Great cicada hatching of 2021, is expected to occur in the last week of May and the first week of June in the USA.]

374. ‘The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine’ is the theme of which international day celebrated on May 18?

A
World Heritage Day

B
International Museum Day

C
International Culture Day

D
World Archaeology Day

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Correct Answer : B [International Museum Day]

Explaination : [International Museum Day is celebrated every year on May 18 since 1977, to raise awareness about museums and let people know the role played by museums in preserving the culture and heritage of countries The theme of International Museum Day this year is – The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine.]

375. Ki Rajanarayanan, who recently passed away, was an award-winning writer of which language?

A
Tamil

B
Malayalam

C
Telugu

D
Kannada

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Correct Answer : A [Tamil]

Explaination : [Veteran Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Ki Rajanarayanan popularly known as Ki Ra, passed away due to age related illness at the age of 98. Since his first short story was published in 1958, the writer had an expansive literary career. Known as the pioneer of ‘Karisal Literature’, he won the Sakitya Akademi award in 1991 for the novel ‘Gopallapurathu Makkal’. ‘Karisal bhoomi’ is the hot and dry land of southern Tamil Nadu.]

376. As per the Climate Action Tracker analysis, what would be the rise in global temperature by 2100?

A
0.5%

B
1.5%

C
2.4%

D
3.0%

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Correct Answer : C [2.4%]

Explaination : [The Climate Action Tracker analysis said that the world will warm by 2.4C by the year 2100. This is only 0.2C less than the temperature without global action. But the estimate is much higher than the 1.5C goal agreed under the Paris Agreement on climate change, signed in 2016. Its report also suggested that the 1.5C target is still possible, but it requires action from major nations.]

377. Himanta Biswa Sarma, has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state?

A
Sikkim

B
Assam

C
Chhattisgarh

D
Jharkhand

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Correct Answer : B [Assam]

Explaination : [Himanta Biswa Sarma has been sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of the state of Assam. Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi administered oath of office and secrecy to Himanta Biswa Sarma. A day before, he was selected unanimously as the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party. In the recently held state elections, out of 126 seats, the BJP and its allies AGP and UPPL won a total of 75 seats.]

378. Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on May 21 in India every year, to commemorate the anniversary of which leader?

A
Mahatma Gandhi

B
Syama Prasad Mukherjee

C
Indira Gandhi

D
Rajiv Gandhi

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Correct Answer : D [Rajiv Gandhi]

Explaination : [Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on May 21 in India every year. It was on this day in the year 1991 that former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. The objective behind the observance of this day is to stop the youth from terrorism and violence by highlighting the suffering of common people. This year commemorates Rajiv Gandhi’s 30th death anniversary.]

379. Where is Kuno National Park situated in India?

A
Madhya Pradesh

B
Maharashtra

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Kerala

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Correct Answer : A [Madhya Pradesh]

Explaination : [Cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal which was declared extinct in India in 1952, after the country’s last spotted cheetah died in Chhattisgarh in 1947. The animal is expected to be re-introduced into the country in November this year at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) prepared a cheetah re-introduction project a few year ago.]

380. Which country became the second in the world after the USA to achieve 20 crore vaccination?

B
China

C
India

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Correct Answer : C [India]

Explaination : [India has become the second country after the USA to achieve 20 crore vaccination mark. This fete has been achieved by India in a period of 130 days. USA who is in the top spot had achieved the 20 crore mark in 124 days. Union Health Ministry has stated that more than 34% of above 45 age population have been vaccinated at least once.]