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Current Affairs May 2021
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Latest current affairs for the month of May 2021 are given below. Hope you like it.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Which country awarded Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen with its top Princess of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences category on May 26, 2021? | Spain |
| Which Hospital Group has announced that it will start administering the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V, across its hospitals in India? | Apollo |
| Who has been appointed as the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)? | Subodh Kumar Jaiswal |
| Who is the current Director-General of the Narcotics Control Bureau? | Rakesh Asthana |
| Government of which State has virtually launched 'Sanjeevani Pariyojana' to provide medical care to people in district in home isolation and having mild and moderate Covid-19 symptoms? | Haryana |
| Which animal will be re-introduced in India which was declared extinct in 1952? | Cheetah |
| As per centre's new advisory, how much distance can aerosols carrying the Covid-19 virus travel in the air? | 10 meters |
| Which country has rejected the bid by India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) for operating rights in a gas field that it had first discovered? | Iran |
| Who has developed the new anti-Covid drug 2-DG in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL)? | DRDO |
| Name the former Chief Minister of Rajasthan who passed away at the age of 89 on May 19, 2021 due to Covid-19 infection? | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Government of which State has declared Mucormycosis disease as an epidemic in the state after seeing a surge in the number of Black Fungus cases in patients recovering from COVID-19? | Rajasthan |
| Name the 94-year-old Chipko movement leader and a noted environmentalist who passed away due to COVID-19 on May 21, 2021? | Sunderlal Bahuguna |
| Noted Indian environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna was related to which movement? | Chipko Movement |
| Who will coach Team India during its limited-overs series against Sri Lanka in July 2021? | Rahul Dravid |
| Government of which State has approved setting up of the Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad in the State? | West Bengal |
| Name the former Union Minister and Veteran leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who passed away on May 18, 2021, after a prolonged illness? | Chaman Lal Gupta |
| India's first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre has been launched in which city in collaboration with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)? | Pune |
| Who won the ONE Heavyweight World Championship becoming the first fighter of Indian descent to win an MMA world title? | Arjan 'Singh' Bhullar |
| Which Indian pharma company has partnered with Johnson and Johnson for manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine? | Biological E |
| Which treatment procedures has been dropped for the management of COVID-19? | Convalescent plasma |
| How much fund has been released by the Union Government to 15 States under Jal Jeevan Mission for the financial year 2021-22? | Rs 5,968 crore |
| As per new directives, the 2nd dose of the Covishield vaccine will now be given after how many days? | 84 days |
| Which State has become the first Indian State to have a real-time digital flood reporting system? | Assam |
| Government of which State has decided to make a fixed deposit of Rs 10 lakh for every child who lost both their parents due to Covid-19 infection? | Andhra Pradesh |
| The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on May 5, 2021 gave its approval for the strategic disinvestment and transfer of management control in which bank? | IDBI Bank Ltd |
| Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) President and former Union Minister who passed away on May 6, 2021 at the age of 86? | Ajit Singh |
| Who has been appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? | T Rabi Sankar |
| Name the veteran political leader who passed away on May 3, 2021? He had served as the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir and Goa, and Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. | Jagmohan |
| Who has become the first person from India to win the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book Award? | Tahera Qutbuddin |
| In which State, a team of scientists from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered fossilised bone fragments of sauropod dinosaurs dating back to about 100 million years? | Meghalaya |
| Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Puducherry? | N Rangasamy |
| Name the Bharat Ratna recipient who was awarded the 2020 Energy Frontier Award also known as the International Eni Awards 2020? | CNR Rao |
| Who was conferred with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) President's Award for his outstanding efforts to promote hockey in Odisha? | VK Pandian |
| Who has been appointed as the CEO of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)? It has been created by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to promote innovation across the financial sector by leveraging on technology. | Rajesh Bansal |
| Which organisation has developed a new antibody detection-based kit (DIPCOVAN), that can give the result in 75 minutes and will cost Rs 75? | DRDO |
| Name the former India boxer who died in May 2021 after suffering a heart attack? He had represented India at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. | Sakti Mazumdar |
| Who became the first Indian to win the annual World Choreography Award 2020? | Suresh Mukund |
| Who is the author of the book - India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present eBook? | Shivshankar Menon |
| Which bank became the first Small Finance Bank (SFB) to offer the online account opening facility for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)? | Equitas SFB |
| Which pharmaceutical company launched India's first self-use rapid antigen test (RAT) kit for Covid-19? | Mylab Discovery Solutions |
| Which hockey stadium has been renamed as Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium to mark the contribution of triple Olympian and Padma Shri Balbir Singh Sr? | Mohali International Hockey Stadium |
| What is the name of first destroyer ship of the Indian Navy which was decommissioned on May 2021 after 41 years of its service? | INS Rajput |
| Indian budget carrier GoAir has renamed itself recently. What is its new name? | Go First |
| Which bank became first in the industry to link UPI (Unified Payments Interface) ID facility to its 'Pockets' digital wallet in collaboration with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)? | ICICI Bank |
| Name the two women mountaineers who became the first Indian women to summit Mount Pumori in Nepal? | Baljeet Kaur and Gunbala Sharma |
| What is the name of mobile application launched by Bihar to ensure regular monitoring and tracking of covid-19 patients recuperating at their home? | HIT Covid |
| Which company is set to become the third power exchange in India after India Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India (PXIL)? | Pranurja Solution Ltd |
| Name the cyclonic storm that caused destruction of crops in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand in May 2021? | Yaas |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Pertoleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)? | Arun Kumar Singh |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Bajaj Auto? | Niraj Bajaj |
| Where was India's first 3D printed house was recently inaugurated? | IIT Madras |
| Which social media company has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India, which will help people identify places nearby to get vaccinated? | |
| Name the severe cyclonic storm which caused heavy rainfall and damage on the Western States of India such as Kerala, Karanataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat? | Tauktae |
| Name the veteran music composer and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Shri who passed away recently? | Shri Vanraj Bhatia |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Who assumed the office of the President of Ecuador, thereby becoming the country's first right-wing leader in 14 years? | Guillermo Lasso |
| Which country will begin giving coronavirus vaccine doses to children aged above 12 years from June 7, 2021? | Germany |
| Which vaccine manufacturer has announced on May 25, 2021 that its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infection among adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years? | Moderna |
| Mount Nyiragongo erupted after almost two decades on May 22, 2021. The active volcano is located in which country? | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Internet Explorer 11 desktop browser will be retired on June 15, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10. Which software company is the developer of Internet Explorer 11? | Microsoft Corporation |
| Which country has become the 3rd country after Brazil and US to cross 3 lakh Covid deaths? | India |
| Who has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020? | Andrea Meza |
| Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza belongs to which country? | Mexico |
| Which country has become the second country in the world to successfully send a rover to Mars? | China |
| What is the name of China's uncrewed spacecraft that successfully landed on the surface of Mars on May 15, 2021? | Tianwen-1 |
| On which day International Day for Biological Diversity was observed? | 22nd May |
| Which country has approved Pfizer's vaccine for children in the 12-15 age group? | USA |
| On which day International Nurses Day was observed? | 12th May |
| Which country has become the fastest country in the world to administer 17 crore COVID vaccine doses? | India |
| What is the name of the world’s first Artificial Intelligence ship built by a team of researchers from the marine research organization ProMare in collaboration with IBM? | Mayflower 400 |
| Who was elected as the President of Syria recently? | Bashar al-Assad |
| Father of Hybrid Rice, Yuan Longping who died recently belongs to which country? | China |
| According to the Forbes, who is the world's highest paid athelete for the year 2021? | Conor McGregor (Ireland) |
| Conor McGregor is related to which sports? | Mixed Martial Arts |
| Which country will host the 2022 Women's Rugby World Cup? | New Zealand |
| Who is the author of the book - All Time Favourites for Children? | Ruskin Bond |
| Name the nutrition scientist who became the first woman of Asian heritage to receive the World Food Prize? | Shakuntala H Thilsted |
| Name the present President of International Hockey Federation who has been re-elected for the second term till 2024? | Narinder Batra |
| Scientists have discovered the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy. What is the name of this black hole? | The Unicorn |
| Who won the 2021 World Snooker Championship by defeating Shaun Murphy? | Mark Selby |
| Name the Nepalese climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 25th time thereby breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest peak? | Kami Rita |