Daily Current Affairs Quiz : May 21, 2021
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1. Which basketball legend has been inducted posthumously into the Basketball Hall of Fame?
[A] Wilt Chamberlain
[B] Tom Heinsohn
[C] Kobe Bryant
[D] John Havlicek
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Correct Answer: C [Kobe Bryant]
Notes:
Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously into the Basketball Hall of Fame in a ceremony that was delayed around nine months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There was an exhibit, called Kobe: Basketball Life, a video tribute, iconic pictures, vintage jerseys, shoes and basketballs, the playing of Bryant’s Oscar award-winning film, Dear Basketball. In 2020, Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, died in a helicopter crash in California.
2. United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture between which two aerospace companies?
[A] Boeing and SpaceX
[B] Blue Origin and Boeing
[C] SpaceX and Lockheed Martin
[D] Lockheed Martin and Boeing
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Correct Answer: D [Lockheed Martin and Boeing]
Notes:
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Atlas V, an expendable launch system, which was originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by ULA.
Recently, ULA Atlas V rocket lifted off with the fifth Space-Based Infrared System satellite for the United States Space Force. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
3. Who is the first India descent player to win the Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) world championship?
[A] Arjan Bhullar
[B] Giant Zanjeer
[C] Guru Raaj
[D] Dilsher Shanky
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Correct Answer: A [Arjan Bhullar]
Notes:
Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Arjan Bhullar made history as he became the first fighter of India descent to win a world title in the sport.
Bhullar registered a second-round technical knockout (TKO) win over five-time heavyweight champion Brandon Vera to clinch the title of the Singapore-based One Championship tournament.
4. Ki Rajanarayanan, who recently passed away, was an award-winning writer of which language?
[A] Tamil
[B] Malayalam
[C] Telugu
[D] Kannada
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Correct Answer: A [Tamil]
Notes:
Veteran Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Ki Rajanarayanan popularly known as Ki Ra, passed away due to age related illness at the age of 98.
Since his first short story was published in 1958, the writer had an expansive literary career. Known as the pioneer of ‘Karisal Literature’, he won the Sakitya Akademi award in 1991 for the novel ‘Gopallapurathu Makkal’. ‘Karisal bhoomi’ is the hot and dry land of southern Tamil Nadu.
5. ……… Ministry, on the recommendation of the ……. Ministry, released Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grant to rural local bodies.
[A] Panchayati Raj, Finance
[B] Finance, Panchayati Raj
[C] Home Affairs, Rural Development
[D] Finance, Rural Development
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Correct Answer: B [Finance, Panchayati Raj]
Notes:
The Union Finance Ministry, on the recommendation of the Panchayati Raj Ministry, released Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grant to rural local bodies.
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released the first installment of the Basic (Untied) Grants. It may be utilized among other things for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the Covid pandemic
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