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MAY 4TH WEEK 2021

1. _____________launched the 1st of its kind Community Based Inclusive Development
(CBID) Program on rehabilitation of Divyangjan, which was a result of the MoU
signed between India & ___________.
1) Prakash Javadekar, Japan 2) Thaawarchand Gehlot, Japan
3) Thaawarchand Gehlot, Australia
4) Prakash Javadekar, Australia 5) Prakash Javadekar, South Korea
2. Which payment bank (in May’21) agreed to provide cash management & collection
services to Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Limited (MRHFL)?
1) Paytm Payment Bank 2) Indian Post Payment Bank
3) Fino Payment Bank
4) Airtel Payment Bank 5) Jio Payment Bank
3. Which Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) was awarded as the Best BMC
in the India Biodiversity Awards(IBA) 2021?
1) Shergaon BMC, Arunachal Pradesh 2) Dudhai BMC, Uttarakhand
3) Padichira BMC, Kerala
4) Anchalik BMC, Assam 5) Talakalale BMC, Karnataka
4. Who was appointed as the CEO of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH), in May
2021?
1) Nandan Nilekani 2) Kris Gopalakrishnan
3) Rajesh Bansal 4) Rabi Sankar 5) Revathy Iyer
5. In May 2021, Anatole Collinet Makosso was appointed as the Prime Minister of
which country?
1) Congo 2) Chile 3) Ecuador 4) Peru 5) Tanzania
6. Which country (in May’21) signed an Agriculture Action Plan with India for
cooperation in the agricultural sector for a duration of 3-years?
1) Japan 2) UAE 3) France 4) Portugal 5) Israel
7. India is planning to re-introduce 10 Cheetahs from ________ in November 2021 at
_________ for the 1st time since Cheetahs were declared extinct in India in 1952.
1) Africa, Kuno National Park 2) South America, Balphakram National Park
3) South America, Kuno National Park
4) Africa, Balphakram National Park 5) Africa, Madhav National Park
8. The National Mission on the use of Biomass in__________ was set-up by the Ministry
of Power with a minimum duration of__________ .
1) Coal-based Thermal Power plants, 10 years
2) Gas-fired Thermal Power plants, 5 years
3) Geothermal Power plants, 10 years
4) Gas-fired Thermal Power plants, 10 years
5) Coal-based Thermal Power plant, 5 years
9. In May 2021, RBI issued guidelines for the amalgamation of District Central Co-
operative Banks (DCCBs) with State Co-operative Bank (StCB).
What are the points that are correct with respect to the amalgamation procedure?
A) Section 44A of the Banking Regulation act, 1949 provides effective procedure
for voluntary amalgamation of banking entities
B) More than one DCCBs can amalgamate with a StCB
C) The amalgamation procedure will be examined & recommended by NABARD
1) Only B & C 2) Only A & B 3) All A, B & C 4) Only B 5) Only A & C

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10. Name the foreign payment solution company that became a Certified Partner of
‘RuPay SoftPOS’ by NPCI, in May 2021?
1) Adyen 2) PayCore 3) Creditcall 4) BitPay 5) PayPoint
11. Which financial company partnered (in May’21) with Vivriti Capital to provide
capital financing worth Rs. 300 crores to MSMEs?
1) FlexiLoans 2) Digipay 3) Pine Labs 4) MoneyTap 5) Lendingkart
12. As per the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India witnessed a 10% growth in
FDI inflow in FY21 compared to FY20.
What are the points that are correctly related to the FDI inflow in India?
A) Computer Software & Hardware sector is responsible for majority of the FDI
Inflow
B) Singapore is the top investing country in India
C) Maharashtra is still the top recipient state of FDI for the 4th consecutive year
1) Only B & C 2) Only A & B 3) All A, B & C 4) Only B 5) Only A & C
13. In May 2021, Fiame Naomi Mata?afa became the 1st female Prime Minister of
Which country?
1) Fiji 2) Papua New Guinea 3) Palau 4) Samoa 5) Guinea
14. Which country signed an MoU with WHO to set-up the 1st WHO BioHub Facility
for rapid genome sharing of viruses & pathogens?
1) Italy 2) Norway 3) Switzerland 4) Sweden 5) Canada
15. “Pockets” became the 1st in India in the Digital Wallet sector to link e-Wallet
with UPI network. The Digital Wallet “Pockets” belongs to which bank?
1) HDFC Bank 2) City Union Bank 3) Axis Bank
4) State Bank of India 5) ICICI Bank
16. Who was appointed (in May’21) as the Chairperson of the 12-member expert
committee on investment funds of International Financial Services Centres(IFSC)?
1) Nilesh Shah 2) Sandeep Bakhsh 3) Injeti Srinivas
4) Amitabh Chaudhry 5) Aditya Puri
17. In May 2021, National Technology Centre for Ports Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC)
of IIT Madras signed an MoU for developing Indigenous Vessel Traffic Service
(VTS) Software.
What are the points that are correctly related to the MoU?
A) With this MoU, V.O. Chidambaranar Port became the 1st Indian Major Port to
receive the indigenous VTS Software
B) Maintenance period of the VTS under the MoU is 5-years
C) International Maritime Organisation mandates the use of VTS for maintaining
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
1) All A, B & C 2) Only A & C 3) Only B 4) Only A & B 5) Only B & C
18. In May 2021, 4 UN bodies formed a team of experts under ‘One Health High-Level
Expert Panel’.
Identify the points that are correctly related to the initiative:
A) 4 UN bodies - WHO, UNEP, UN-World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) &
International Labour Organization (ILO)
B) The panel will develop frameworks to prevent & prepare for Zoonotic outbreaks
like Covid- 19
C) ‘One Health High-Level Expert Panel’ initiative was proposed by India & South
Africa in 2020
1) All A, B & C 2) Only A & C 3) Only B 4) Only A & B 5) Only B & C

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19. Which organisation announced (in May’21) to include risks related to Climate
Change, inequality & demography in economic assessments?
1) United Nations Development Programme 2) World Bank
3) Reserve Bank of India 4) International Monetary Fund
5) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
20. Who won 2021’s Princess of Asturias Award, the top award of Spain, under social
science category?
1) Amartya Sen 2) Verghese Kurien 3) Norman Borlaug
4) M. S. Swaminathan 5) Veena Das
21. In May 2021, Yuan Longping, the “Father of Hybrid Rice” passed away. Which
country does he belong to?
1) Taiwan 2) South Korea3) Indonesia 4) Japan 5) China
22. A 1st of its kind Environment Surveillance Platform in Asia called “Precision
Health Platform” was launched in ____________ for conducting surveillance
in__________ system.
1) Bangalore; Primary Health Care2) Mumbai; Primary Health Care
3) Hyderabad; Primary Health Care
4) Bangalore; Sewage 5) Hyderabad; Sewage
23. In May 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its Annual Report for 2020-
21 Identify the points that are correct with respect to the data presented in RBI’s
Annual report:
A) RBI’s gains from foreign exchange transactions rose by 69%
B) In 2020-21, Bank Frauds valued more than Rs 1 lakh has been decreased by
25% compared to 2019-20
C) With over Rs 1.41 lakh crore, GST collection in January 2021 marked the
highest level on record
1) Only B & C 2) Only A 3) Only C 4) Only A & B 5) Only A & C
24. Who was awarded the 2020 Energy Frontier Award also known as the International
Eni Award 2020?
1) Amartya Sen 2) Nambi Narayanan3) C. N. R. Rao
4) Bismillah Khan 5) Udupi Ramachandra Rao
25. Who was elected as the President of Syria in May 2021?
1) Barham Salih 2) Abdallah Salloum Abdallah
3) Mustafa Al-Kadhimi 4) Bashar al-Assad 5) Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
26. Which organisation is planning to launch its 1st Mobile Robot Rover to Moon,
‘VIPER’ in 2023?
1) NASA 2) SpaceX 3) Virgin Galactic4) JAXA 5) CNSA
27. What is the theme of 2021’s World Hunger Day that is annually observed across
the globe on 28th of May?
1) Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.
2) Change the future of migration 3) Access Ends Hunger
4) Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future
5) Healthy Diets For A #ZeroHunger World
28. In May 2021, the Ministry of Home Affairs appointed a 5-member Committee for
Reforms in Criminal Laws.
What are the points that are correctly related to the Reforms committee?
A) The 5-member reforms committee is headed by M. Jagadesh Kumar, Vice
Chancellor of JNU
B) The committee will review IPC, with respect to Hate Speech as recommended
by T K Viswanathan Committee
C) At present, under IPC hate speech is punishable up to 2-years of jail along with
a Rs.5,000 fine
1) Only B 2) Only A & C 3) Only C 4) Only B & C 5) Only A & B

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29. Which organisation conducts the war games “Steadfast Defender 21” in May 2021?
1) Association of Southeast Asian Nations
2) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
3) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
4) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
5) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
30. Name the company that launched a 1st of its kind Crypto-based lending platform
in India under its cryptocurrency exchange.
1) Unocoin 2) Coinbase 3) Gemini 4) Bitfinex 5) ZebPay
31. In May 2021, One of India’s large PSU Banks, Canara Bank launched 3 new loan
schemes as a part of COVID-19 assistance.
Identify the loan scheme that is incorrectly specified in relation to its benefits:
A) Canara Chikitsa healthcare credit facility - Loans up to Rs 50 crore for MSMEs
affected by COVID-19
B) Canara Jeevanrekha healthcare business loan - Loan up to Rs 2 crore for
Medical equipment manufacturers
C) Canara Suraksha personal loan scheme - Loans from Rs 25,000 – Rs 5 lakh as
immediate financial assistance for COVID-19 treatment
1) Only A 2) Only B & C 3) Only C 4) Only A & B 5) Only B
32. Who became the 1st Indian to win the Rudolf V Schindler Award from the American
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) in 2021?
1) Dr. Randeep Guleria 2) Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy
3) Balram Bhargava
4) Dr. Milind Shirodkar 5) Soumya Swaminathan
33. The disputed Mekedatu dam is constructed across which river?
1) Cauvery 2) Mahanadi 3) Krishna 4) Godavari 5) Narmada
34. Where is Govind Pashu Vihar National Park located?
1) Sikkim 2) Ladakh 3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand 5) Jammu & Kashmir
35. Where is Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve located?
1) Jharkhand 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Karnataka 5) Maharashtra
36. Which organisation will be designing the reactor for India’s 1st Radioisotope
Production (reactor) and processing facility complex?
1) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
2) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
3) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
4) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
5) Defence Research and Development Organisation

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