Daily Current Affairs Quiz : May 25, 2021
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1. What is the name of the campaign launched by India and UNICEF to engage young people address Covid crisis?
[A] Covid Warrior
[B] Young Warrior
[C] Covid Champion
[D] Tackle the Crisis
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Correct Answer: B [Young Warrior]
Notes:
The Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partner organisation YuWaah, as well their partners, has launched a pan-India campaign called #YoungWarrior.
It aims to engage young people across the country to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The campaign includes training in tools to detect misinformation; encourage registration for vaccination and mental health support etc.
2. Sunderlal Bahuguna, who passed away recently, was a famous ………..
[A] Sportsperson
[B] Environmentalist
[C] Businessperson
[D] Economist
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Correct Answer: B [Environmentalist]
Notes:
Veteran environmentalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Sunderlal Bahuguna, recently passed away at the age of 94.
He was regarded as the pioneer of the Chipko movement which was a Gandhian form of protest against deforestation by locals in the Himalayan region. The first action of the movement took place in April 1973 in a village in Uttarakhand.
3. Which country played host to the meeting of BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG), held in May 2021?
[A] India
[B] Russia
[C] South Africa
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
India hosted the seventh meeting of BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) on online mode from May 19 and 20.
In the BAWG meeting, the participants agreed to develop a flagship project in this area The Working Group also recommended networking of telescopes in member countries and creating a regional data network.
4. When is the ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development’ observed every year?
[A] May 18
[B] May 20
[C] May 21
[D] May 23
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Correct Answer: C [May 21]
Notes:
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on May 21 every year.
In 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and in December 2002, the UN General Assembly declared May 21 as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
5. O. P. Bhardwaj, who passed away recently, was the First Dronacharya awardee Coach of which sports?
[A] Table Tennis
[B] Boxing
[C] Weight Lifting
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Boxing]
Notes:
O P Bhardwaj, India’s first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, passed away at the age of 82. The veteran coach won the Dronacharya Award in 1985.
Bhardwaj was India’s national boxing coach from 1968 to 1989 and also served as a national selector. Under his coaching stint, India boxers won medals at the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the South Asian Games.
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