📰 Top 20 Current Affairs 2021 | May 11, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams:

Explore the Top 20 Current Affairs of 14 May 2021, covering important national and international events, government schemes, sports, awards, economy, and more. Ideal for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, and other competitive exam aspirants.🎯

✨ 01: 'National Technology Day' is observed on which date?

Ans: 11th May.

✨ 02: Who is the new Bajaj Auto Chairman?

Ans: Neeraj Bajaj.

✨ 03: Name the World’s largest airplane by Stratolaunch?

Ans: The aircraft named ‘Roc’. It features a twin-fuselage design and the longest wingspan ever flown, at 385 feet (117 m).

✨ 04: Who was chosen as Assam’s new chief minister?

Ans: Himanta Biswa Sarma. He had been named as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on May 08, 2021. He replaced Sarbananda Sonowal and took charge of the office on May 10, 2021.

✨ 05: Indian Army signed an MoU with which corporate partner for the Ladakh Ignited Minds project?

Ans: HPCL & NIEDO.

✨ 06: International Day of Argania is observed on which date?

Ans: 10th May. The argan tree (Argania Spinosa) is a native species of the sub-Saharan region of Morocco, in the southwest of the country, which grows in arid and semiarid areas.

✨ 07: 'International Day of the Midwife' is observed on which date?

Ans: 5th May. This day is celebrated to recognize the work of midwives and raise awareness about the status of midwives for the essential care they provide to mothers and their newborns. The theme for the 2021 International Day of the Midwife is “Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives.”

✨ 08: Who has assumed the additional charge of chairman and managing director of THDCIL?

Ans: Vijay Goel.

✨ 09: On which date is 'Time of Remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the Second World War' observed?

Ans: Every year during May 8-9.

✨ 10: Which Mumbai-born academician won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award?

Ans: Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin.

✨ 11: Which state is building ‘Forest Ponds’ to Harvest Rainwater?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh.

✨ 12: Recently, Chandro Tomar passed away. Who was she?

Ans: Shooter. Also known as ‘Shooter Dadi’. She was from the Baghpat village in Uttar Pradesh. She was 60-plus when she picked up the gun for the first time, but went on to win many national competitions.

✨ 13: Who Virtually Participates in the G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting?

Ans: Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (I/c), Prahlad Singh Patel, participated in the G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held in Italy on 4th May 2021. 

✨ 14: Which country became the first country to allow Driverless cars on roads?

Ans: UK. The speed limit of the ALKS is to be set at 37 miles per hour. The ALKS shall drive itself in a single lane.

✨ 15: Nuwan Zoysa was banned for 6 years for breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code. He played for which country?

Ans: Sri Lanka.

✨ 16: Who won the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, held on 09 May 2021?

Ans: Lewis Hamilton. The race was the fourth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.

✨ 17: Which is the smallest Ramsar wetland of India?

Ans: Renuka Wetland, Himachal Pradesh.

✨ 18: Which country launched Robot Prototype ‘NEO-01’ to observe small celestial bodies in deep space and to experiment with space debris removal techniques?

Ans: China.

✨ 19: Who won the 2021 Madrid Open women’s singles title?

Ans: Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus. She won this title by defeating world number one Ashleigh Barty with 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

✨ 20: Climber Kami Rita scales Everest for record 25th time. He belongs to which country?

Ans: Nepal. He first scaled Everest in 1994.

✍️ Final Thought:

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