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Current Affairs MAY-2021

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61. The Benin Bronzes are a group of sculptures, originally found in which present day country?

A
Albania

B
Nigeria

C
Bulgaria

D
Greece

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Correct Answer : B [Nigeria]

Explaination : [The Benin Bronzes are a group of over a thousand metal plaques and sculptures which were placed in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, the present-day Nigeria. Germany announced that it would start returning the artefacts known as the Benin bronzes that are held in its museums to Nigeria from next year. British soldiers seized thousands of the sculptures in 1897 during a raid on the Kingdom of Benin. They were then auctioned to many other countries.]

62. 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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Correct Answer : D [SDG 14]

Explaination : [Tuna and tuna-like species is a significant source of food, due to their nutritional properties, in both developed and developing countries. Their meat is rich in Omega-3 and it also contains minerals, proteins, and vitamin B12. In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly declared to officially observe World Tuna Day on May 2 every year. Sustainable Development Goal 14 aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources – applies to the global tuna market.]

63. Special 301 Report, the flagship report released by the U.S, is associated with which sector?

A
Defence

B
Trade

C
Migration

D
Finance

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Correct Answer : B [Trade]

Explaination : [Special 301 Report, released by the U.S, focusses on the effectiveness of the protection of US trading partners and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). The US Trade Representative in its recent report placed India and eight other countries including China, Russia, Saudi Arabia on the Priority Watch List for IP protection and enforcement.]

64. The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the end of outbreak of which disease?

A
Small pox

B
Ebola

C
Malaria

D
Encephalitis

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Correct Answer : B [Ebola]

Explaination : [The Democratic Republic of Congo declared the end of Ebola outbreak, which infected 12 people in the eastern province and killed six of them. The country contained the outbreak using Merck’s (MRK.N) Ebola vaccine, which was given to more than 1,600 of the patients’ contacts and contacts of contacts. The virus can remain in certain body fluids, including semen, of a patient who has recovered from the disease]

65. Pranati Nayak is an Indian sportsperson qualified for Tokyo Olympics in which sports?

A
Weight Lifting

B
Gymnastics

C
Race Walking

D
Fencing

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Correct Answer : B [Gymnastics]

Explaination : [Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak has been qualified to participate in the Tokyo Olympics after qualifying through the continental quota. The 26-year-old from West Bengal had earlier claimed a bronze in vault at the Asian Artistic Gymnastic Championships in 2019.]

66. Article 164 of the Indian constitution deals with …….?

A
President of India

B
Provisions for Minister of state government

C
Division of Powers between Centre and state

D
Appointment of Chief Justice of Supreme Court

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Correct Answer : B [Provisions for Minister of state government]

Explaination : [The Article 164 of the Indian constitution deals with the Provisions of the Minister of a state. It stated that the Chief Minister of a state shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers of the state shall be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Chief Minister. It also states that a Minister, who is not an MLA for six consecutive months, ceases to be a Minster, after the expiry of 6 months.]

67. overed for the first time in a volcanic island- Narcondam Island, located in which state/UT?

A
Assam

B
Himachal Pradesh

C
Andaman &Nicobar Islands

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Correct Answer : C [Andaman &Nicobar Islands]

Explaination : [Scientists have discovered a new species of insectivorous mammal, a white-toothed shrew, from Narcondam Island of the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands. Shrews are small and mouse-like mammals with insects as the primary diet. This is the first discovery of a shrew from this volcanic island (Narcondam Island) and it increases the number of White-toothed shrew species in India from 11to 12.]

68. Mark Selby is the World Champion for fourth time, in which sport?

A
Weight Lifting

B
Snooker

C
Swimming

D
Fencing

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Correct Answer : B [Snooker]

Explaination : [Mark Selby became the World Champion for the fourth time in the game of Snooker. The ace player won the Championship defeating Shaun Murphy at Sheffield, England. Selby has also moved up to second spot in world rankings, next only to Judd Trump. Mark Selby is an English professional snooker player, who has won 20 ranking titles, and at seventh place on the all-time list of ranking tournament wins.]

69. Which steel company has entered into the list of top 100 most valued companies in terms of market capitalisation?

A
Jindal Steel

B
SAIL

C
TISCO

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Correct Answer : B [SAIL]

Explaination : [Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) regained market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 50,000 crore. It also entered into the league of top 100 most valued companies in terms of market capitalisation. The state-owned steel major has 5 large integrated steel plants (Bhillai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro and IISCO) spread across 4 states in eastern India. In addition, SAIL also has 3 special steel plants (Salem Steel plant, Alloy Steel plant and Visvesvaraya iron and steel plant) and a Ferro Alloy plant at Chandrapur.]

70. Which body permits Telecommunication companies to conduct trials for 5G technology in India?

A
Department of Science and Technology

B
Department of Telecommunications

C
TRAI

D
NITI Aayog

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Correct Answer : B [Department of Telecommunications]

Explaination : [The Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has permitted telecommunication companies to conduct trials for 5G technology in India. These companies would conduct trials in rural, semi-urban and urban regions for a period of six month, which includes a 2 months’ time for procurement and setting up of equipment.]

71. GINA, a WHO collaborative organisation, is associated with which disease?

A
Anaemia

B
Asthma

D
Cancer

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Correct Answer : B [Asthma]

Explaination : [World Asthma Day (WAD) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA). It is a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993. Every year World Asthma Day is organised on May 5, every year, to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide. This year’s World Asthma Day theme is “Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions”. WHO estimates that over 339 million people had Asthma globally.]

72. DDoS attack, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?

A
Cyber security

B
Maritime Exercise

C
Defence

D
Psychology

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Correct Answer : A [Cyber security]

Explaination : [A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is an attempt to make an online service unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic from multiple sources. A massive DDoS attack affected the websites of over 200 organisations across Belgium, including government, parliament, universities and research institutes. The DDoS attack started on 4 May and targeted Belnet, the government-funded ISP provider for the county’s educational institutions and government services.]

73. Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, is associated with which Indian state?

A
Tamil Nadu

B
Maharashtra

C
Karnataka

D
Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Maharashtra]

Explaination : [The Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 was enacted to grant reservation to people of Maratha community in Maharashtra in jobs and admissions. Recently, the Supreme Court passed an interim order staying the implementation of a law passed by the Maharashtra government in 2018. It also clarified that those who had already availed will not be affected while no further admissions will be allowed till the final decision is made.]

74. “Panga ya Saidi” caves are located in which country?

A
Kenya

B
Australia

C
Sri Lanka

D
Thailand

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Correct Answer : A [Kenya]

Explaination : [Scientists have discovered the oldest known human burial in Africa, at a location named “Panga ya Saidi”. It is an archaeological cave site located in South-Eastern Kenya. It is a burial of a child aged 2-1/2 or 3 years old, buried in a shallow grave with its head resting on a pillow. The burial is said to be more than 78,000 old.]

75. Which organization has produced the “The Global Report on Food Crises 2020”?

A
UNESCO

C
GNAFC

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Correct Answer : C [GNAFC]

Explaination : [“The Global Report on Food Crises 2020” has been released recently, which is produced by the Global Network against Food Crises. It is an international alliance working to address the root causes of extreme hunger. The report analyses the factors which contribute to food crises across the globe, and explains how COVID pandemic could worsen the crisis.]

76. .What is the name of the Aerospace company owned by Billionaire Jeff Bezos?

A
Blue Origin

B
Space X

C
Amazonia

D
Dragon

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Correct Answer : A [Blue Origin]

Explaination : [Billionaire Jeff Bezos owned Aerospace company named Blue Origin, has targeted the month of July for the first suborbital sightseeing trip on its specially designed aircraft named “New Shepard”. The company has also initiated an online auction for 5 weeks, the winner of which would be offered a seat in the space craft.]

77. Which country has proposed mass culling of elephants, to reduce the population?

A
Zimbabwe

B
Nigeria

C
Brazil

D
Argentina

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Correct Answer : A [Zimbabwe]

Explaination : [The Government of Zimbabwe, has proposed for mass killing of elephants, which is known as culling. This is aimed to reduce the population of elephants in the country, which has crossed more than a lakh. The country is of the opinion that the large number of elephants is leading to destruction of other species habitat and is leading to increased human – animal conflict.]

78. Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is a Defence initiative of which association?

A
G-20

C
European Union

D
ASEAN

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Correct Answer : C [European Union]

Explaination : [Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is a Defence initiative of the European Union. The Councill has authorised the Netherlands, the coordinator of the project to invite three countries for the project. The European Union will allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join the project to overcome delays in moving troops across Europe. NATO sees seamless moving of troops as vital in the case of a conflict with Russia.]

79. Which technology company has created a 2-nanometer chip, the smallest and most powerful microchip?

A
Qualcomm

D
Samsung

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Correct Answer : B [IBM]

Explaination : [IBM announced that it has created a 2-nanometer chip, which is the smallest and most powerful microchip ever developed. At present, most of the computer chips powering devices use 10-nanometer or 7-nanometer process technology. Some companies have introduced 5-nanometer chips. The lower the number, more advanced is the processor.]

80. Who is the head of the technical group on social stock exchanges (SSEs), set up by SEBI?

A
Harsh Bhanwala

B
S Janakiraman

C
Usha Thorat

D
Injeti Srinivas

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Correct Answer : A [Harsh Bhanwala]

Explaination : [A technical group on social stock exchanges (SSEs) was constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), under the chairmanship of Harsh Bhanwala, former chairman of NABARD in the month of September. Recently, the group has recommended that political and religious organisations, professional/trade organisations and infrastructure and housing companies (except affordable housing) should not be allowed to raise funds through SSEs.]