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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • May 24, 2021 Current Affairs
1.
Which organisation has launched an Audio-Visual Guide App on the occasion of International Museum Day?
National Gallery of Modern Art
Ministry of Culture
National Museum Association
Niti Aayog
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Gallery of Modern Art, NGMA has launched an Audio-Visual Guide App on the occasion of International Museum Day.

2.
Countrywide Ayush COVID-19 counselling helpline has been operationalized. What is the Number?
15551
14111
15111
14443
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Countrywide Ayush COVID-19 counselling helpline has been operationalised. The toll-free number is 14443.

3.
Who has been appointed as Kenya's first woman chief justice?
Lee Weing
Martha Koome
Uluru Kenyatta
Maria Ulhuru
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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.

4.
The World Cup-winning midfielder Sami Khedira has announced his retirement. He represents which country?
Germany
France
UK
Brazil
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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.

5.
Which bank has partnered with the AI startup HyperVerge for a Video Banking solution?
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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.

6.
Which team has won the 2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League?
Chelsea
Barcelona
La Liga
Atletico Madrid
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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.

7.
What is the theme of the 2021 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula?
Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fisula now!
End gender inequality! End health inequities!
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
Women's rights are human rights! End fistula now!
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Theme of the 2021 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is "Women's rights are human rights! End fistula now!".

8.
Who has been selected Oxford Student Union President In Byelection?
Diksha Kandpal
Shivani Arora
Anvee Bhutani
Himani Chilkoti
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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.

9.
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?
Black Fungus
Covid 19
White fungus
Yellow Fever
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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.

10.
Who has been appointed as the new President of the International Hockey Federation for 3-years till 2024?
Suresh Kalmadi
Abhay Singh Chautala
Narayana Ramachandran
Narinder Batra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Narinder Batra has been re-elected as the President of International Hockey Federation for the second consecutive term.

11.
The Tentative Lists of UNESCO World Heritage Site contains a total of 48 from India as of May 2021. How many sites have been added most in this TL from India?
11
6
9
4
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Ministry of Culture has recently announced that six Indian sites have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO's world heritage sites.

12.
Which state has recently launched the HIT COVID App to track patients isolating at home?
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Uttrakhand
Bihar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In Bihar, Nitish Kumar Government has launched an innovative mobile application called 'Home Isolation Tracking (HIT)' COVID to keep an eye on the condition of COVID-19 patients recovering at their residence.

13.
When is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula observed by United Nations?
21 May
22 May
20 May
23 May
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Every year the United Nations' (UN) International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is marked on 23rd May.

14.
Who among these are the noted environmentalist and the leader of the Chipko Movement who has passed away?
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Mohan Dharia
Mike Pandey
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Noted environmentalist and Gandhian activist Sunderlal Bahuguna who was the leader of the Chipko Movement, has passed away.

15.
India has signed an MoU with which nation on military cooperation along with its annexure?
Thailand
Mauritius
Oman
SriLanka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The India and Oman renewed the Memoranda of Understanding on military cooperation along with its annexure as well as on maritime issues.