Current Affairs – 14 May 2021 Questions and Answers
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz on 14th May 2021 for Competitive Exams
GS Team published here 14 May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, UPSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related India, World, Technology, and all govt news.
14th May 2021- GK Quiz for SSC and Bank Exams
DCGI has approved the trial of which corona vaccine for children aged 2 to 18 for the second and third stages?
- Covaxin
- Pfizer
- Astrogenica
- Coveshield
Answer: Covaxin – DCGI has recently approved the second and third phase of Covaxin trial for 2 to 18 year olds. After which Bharat Biotech of Hyderabad will conduct the second and third phase trials of covaccine on 525 healthy volunteers.
Which Indian has become the American citizen Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner?
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
Answer: First – Recently, American citizen Dr. Tahera Qutubuddin Sheikh Zayed has become the first Indian to win the Book Award. He has been awarded this award for his book “Arabic Oration: Art and Function”. The book was published in 2019 by Brill Academic Publishers of Leiden.
Which of the following city Prerna Puri has created the first certified gluten-free dairy ice cream brand?
- Mumbai
- Pune
- Delhi
- Chennai
Answer: Delhi – Prerna Puri of Delhi has recently created the first certified gluten free dairy ice cream brand. This gluten free ice cream without milk has been prepared from natural ingredients. 100% vegetarian ice cream made from natural things is made by placing it in a special colorful freezer.
Which of the following state government has recently approved a global tender for the import of the Corona vaccine?
- Government of Gujarat
- Government of Maharashtra
- Government of Kerala
- Government of Rajasthan
Answer: Government of Rajasthan – The cabinet under the chairmanship of Rajasthan Government Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently approved the global tender for importing Corona vaccine due to lack of adequate vaccination in the country. Recently several states including Uttar Pradesh have come out with global tenders for vaccine import.
Who has been ranked first in the highest-grossing top-10 athlete released by Forbes?
- Conor McGregor
- Lionel Messi
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Roger Federer
Answer: Conor McGregor – Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor ranked first among the highest-grossing top-10 athletes of 2021 released by Forbes magazine. He has earned more than 971 crores this year. He has also overtaken football star Leonel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and tennis star Roger Federer.
Which cricket team ranked first in the recently released ICC Test rankings with a rating of 121?
- New Zealand Cricket Team
- Australia Cricket Team
- Indian cricket team
- South Africa Cricket Team
Answer: Indian cricket team – In the recently released ICC Test rankings, the Indian cricket team has been ranked first with 121 ratings. While New Zealand is in second place with 120 ratings. The Indian team has 2914 points in 24 matches. At the same time, New Zealand has 2166 points in 18 matches.
After how many years has the NASA spacecraft started a historic mission after collecting samples from Asteroid Benue?
- 2 years
- 4 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
Answer: 2 years – NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has recently launched a historic mission after collecting samples from Asteroid Benue. This is the first Asteroid sample return mission. This 4.5 billion year old skyscraper asteroid, Benue is about 320 million km from Earth.
Under which scheme the central government has approved Rs 18,100 crore to promote the manufacturing of state-of-the-art chemical cell batteries?
- Incentive Scheme
- Proprietary Plan
- PMK Scheme
- Education Plan
Answer: Incentive Scheme – The Central Government has recently approved Rs. 18,100 crore to promote the manufacturing of state-of-the-art chemical cell batteries under production-linked incentive scheme. The objective of this manufacturing is to make manufacturers globally competitive and to promote exports.
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