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Current Affairs MAY-2021

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381. What is the new name of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the top body of broadcasters?

A
Indian Broadcasting Union

B
Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation

C
Indian Broadcasting and OTT Union

D
National Digital Broadcasting Federation

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Correct Answer : B [Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation]

Explaination : [The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the top body of broadcasters, will be renamed the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF). The apex body is also expanding its scope to cover digital streaming platforms, by forming a self-regulatory body, the Digital Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC). This would bring broadcasters and OTT (over-the-top) platforms under one roof.]

382. Which non-governmental organisation, that won 1977 Nobel Peace Prize, is commemorated on May 28?

A
Amnesty International

B
Doctors without borders

C
Green Peace Foundation

D
Oxfam

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Correct Answer : A [Amnesty International]

Explaination : [Amnesty International, is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights, which was founded in London in the year 1961. Amnesty International Day is celebrated on May 28 every year, to honour its founding day. The organisation was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its campaign against torture and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.]

383. Who has become the world's fastest woman to scale Mount Everest?

A
Tsang Yin-hung

B
Bena Thang

C
Phunjo Jhangmu Lama

D
Tenzin Chuney

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Correct Answer : A [Tsang Yin-hung]

Explaination : [Tsang Yin-hung has created a new world record by climbing the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest in just 25 hours and 50 minutes, becoming the fastest woman to scale the peak.]

384. Under PM-CARES for Children scheme, the government has set aside how much amount each for children orphaned due to COVID-19?

A
Rs 10 lakh

B
Rs 5 lakh

C
Rs 1 lakh

D
Rs 2 lakh

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Correct Answer : A [Rs 10 lakh]

Explaination : [Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29, 2021 approved a slew of measures for children orphaned due to COVID under the PM-CARES for Children scheme. The measures include free education and to create Rs 10 lakh corpus for each child, which will be given to them on attaining the age of 23, among others]

385. Which state government has increased the punishment for hospitals charging an excessive fee?

A
Odisha

B
Telangana

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Answer : C [Andhra Pradesh]

Explaination : [The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government on May 28, 2021 increased the punishment of private hospitals for charging excessive fee from patients. Such hospitals will levied 10 times the additional amount and repeated offenders will be prosecuted.]

386. Who has been announced as the new interim President of Mali?

A
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

B
Bah Ndaw

C
Moctar Ouane

D
Assimi Goita

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Correct Answer : D [Assimi Goita]

Explaination : [ Mali’s constitutional court in Bamako on May 28, 2021 announced Colonel Assimi Goita as the new interim President of the nation. He is the interim Vice President of Mali and leader of the military junta that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020.]

387. Which state will include disaster and pandemic management in the school and college curriculum?

A
Odisha

B
Jharkhand

C
West Bengal

D
Bihar

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Correct Answer : A [Odisha]

Explaination : [Odisha's Council of Ministers on May 29, 2021 adopted a resolution to include disaster and pandemic management as a part of the curriculum in every high school and college]

388. When is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed?

A
May 27th

B
May 28th

C
May 29th

D
May 30th

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Correct Answer : C [May 29th]

Explaination : [The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed every year on May 29 to pay tribute to the military and civilian personnel for their invaluable contribution to the UN peacekeeping work around the world.]

389. Which nation will host the suspended 14th IPL edition?

A
Saudi Arabia

C
South Africa

D
Sri Lanka

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Correct Answer : B [UAE]

Explaination : [The United Arab Emirates will host the remaining matches of the suspended 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between September 15 and October 15. This was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on May 29, 2021.]

390. Which nation has allowed couples to have three children, ending its two-child policy?

A
Japan

B
India

C
China

D
Pakistan

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Correct Answer : C [China]

Explaination : [China has decided to allow each couple to have up to three children, ending its strict two-child policy. This comes after China's population data over the past decade showed the slowest population growth in decades]

391. The Military junta of which nation has arrested the President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister?

A
Zambia

B
Mali

C
Ethiopia

D
Eritrea

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Correct Answer : B [Mali ]

Explaination : [The military junta in Mali has arrested President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Defence minister Souleymane Doucoure of the country's interim government following a cabinet reshuffle on May 24]

392. Which vaccine manufacturer has said its vaccine has been found to be 100 percent in prevent COVID-19 among adolescents?

A
Moderna

B
Pfizer

D
Sputnik

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Correct Answer : A [Moderna ]

Explaination : [Moderna announced on May 25, 2021 that various studies have shown that its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infection among adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years.]

393. Which Indian sports federation was honoured with the prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award on May 21st?

A
All India Tennis Association

B
All India Football Federation

C
Badminton Association of India

D
Hockey India

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Correct Answer : D [Hockey India]

Explaination : [Na]

394. Yuan Longping, a top hybrid rice scientist, passed away on May 22, 2021. He belonged to which nation?

A
Japan

B
China

C
South Korea

D
Malaysia

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Correct Answer : B [China]

Explaination : [Yuan Longping, a Chinese agriculture scientist, passed away on May 22, 2021, due to organ failure at a hospital in Changsha at 90. Longping was highly accredited as the ‘Father of Hybrid Rice’ that he had developed in the 1970s to save millions of people after a disastrous famine in China.]

395. Who has been appointed as the new CBI Chief?

A
Rakesh Asthana

B
YC Modi

C
Subodh Jaiswal

D
SS Deswal

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Correct Answer : C [Subodh Jaiswal]

Explaination : [Senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal was on May 25, 2021 appointed as the new CBI director for two years, as per the personnel ministry order. A three-member selection committee led by PM Narendra Modi on May 24, 2021, had shortlisted Jaiswal’s name for the position of director, Central Bureau of Investigation.]

396. Mount Nyiragongo erupted after almost two decades on May 22, 2021. The active volcano is located within which nation?

A
Democratic Republic of Congo

B
Rwanda

C
Nigeria

D
Niger

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Correct Answer : A [Democratic Republic of Congo]

Explaination : [Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 22, 2021 after almost two decades, forcing thousands to flee their homes. The lava destroyed more than 500 homes on the outskirts on Goma city but the city at large was saved.]

397. Which state's Chief Minister inaugurated a drive-in COVID-19 vaccination centre on May 26th?

A
Telangana

B
Delhi

C
Kerala

D
Rajasthan

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Correct Answer : B [Delhi]

Explaination : [Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a drive-in COVID19 vaccination centre in the national capital on May 26, 2021. The drive-in vaccination centre has been set up by the Delhi government in partnership with Akash Healthcare Super Hospital.]

398. AAP has launched 'Doctor Helpline' for information on COVID, Black Fungus in which state?

A
Punjab

B
Delhi

C
Gujarat

D
Haryana

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Correct Answer : A [Punjab]

Explaination : [The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a 'Doctor Helpline' campaign on May 25, 2021 to deal with COVID-19 and Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) infections in Punjab. Under this campaign, the party has launched a helpline number -782-727-5743 through which one can get information about the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection]

399. Which nation will close its Kabul embassy ahead of the withdrawal of its final contingent?

A
India

C
Australia

D
France

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Correct Answer : C [Australia]

Explaination : [Australia has planned to close its Kabul embassy in three days, ahead of the withdrawal of its final contingent of troops from Afghanistan, informed Prime Minister Scott Morrison on May 25, 2021.]

400. Which among the following vaccines does not yet feature in WHO's emergency use listing?

A
Covaxin

B
Covishield

C
Sinopharm

D
Johnson & Johnson

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Correct Answer : A [Covaxin]

Explaination : [Bharat Biotech is confident about obtaining the World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergency Use Listing for its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin. The drug manufacturer has submitted 90 percent of the documentation required for emergency use listing by the global health body.]