Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2021

1. What is the name of the Odia and English writer and a Padma Bhushan awardee, who passed away recently?
[A] Riyaz Ahamad
[B] Manoj Das
[C] Rajendrasingh Baghel
[D] Laxman Giluwa

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2. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) is located in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] West Bengal
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka

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3. Chota Char Dham, a famous Hindu pilgrimage circuit, is located in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Bihar
[D] Odisha

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4. Which organisation has released the ‘Global Forest Goals Report 2021’?
[A] World Bank
[B] FAO
[C] UN ECOSOC
[D] WWF

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5. For the crop year 2021-22, what is the food grain production target fixed by the Government of India?
[A] 201.31 million tonnes
[B] 307.31 million tonnes
[C] 405.71 million tonnes
[D] 500 million tonnes

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6. Operation Samudra Setu-II has been launched by ……….?
[A] All India Institute of Medical Science
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] Indian Navy
[D] INOX Air Products Ltd

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7. Crimson Solar Project, is a mega solar energy project, is to be set up in which country?
[A] UAE
[B] Russia
[C] Germany
[D] USA

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8. Which country has proposed a sale of P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India?
[A] Italy
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] France

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9. Nehru Zoological Park, where Asiatic Lions were tested Covid positive, is situated in which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Telangana
[D] Kerala

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10. Which steel company has entered into the list of top 100 most valued companies in terms of market capitalisation?
[A] Jindal Steel
[B] SAIL
[C] TISCO
[D] JSW

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