Top 20 Current Affairs 2021 | May 13, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams

01: Who has been honored with the Arline Pacht Global Vision Award for 2021?

Ans: Gita Mittal.

02: Who Sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry?

Ans: N Rangasamy. N Rangasamy was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Lieutenant governor (additional charge) Tamilisai Soundararajan.

03: New Delhi ranks which position in Global Prime Residential Index by Knight Frank?

Ans: 32nd.

04: Who won top title at 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards? 

Ans: World number two tennis player Naomi Osaka of Japan has been named “Sportswoman of the Year” at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. 

05: Indian Army Launched First Solar Plant in which place?

Ans: North Sikkim. It was launched to benefit the troops of the Indian army. It uses Vanadium based battery technology.

06: In which state, 'Miyan ka Bara' station has been renamed as 'Mahesh Nagar'?

Ans: Rajasthan.

07: Which video-sharing social networking platform has appointed Shouzi Chewas the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

Ans: Tik Tok.

08: World Migratory Bird Day is observed on which date?

Ans: 8th May. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of migratory birds and the importance of international cooperation to conserve them. “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!” is the theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day. 

09: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is located in which state?

Ans: Hyderabad, Telangana.

10: Mamata Banerjee takes oath as CM of which state for the 3rd consecutive time?

Ans: West Bengal. The oath ceremony took place at the “Throne Room” at the Raj Bhavan. 

11: Shivrajpur Beach is in which state?

Ans: Gujarat.

12: Name DRDO’s anti-Covid drug that receives DCGI approval for emergency use?

Ans: Drug2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG).

13: Who was the first woman to summit Mount Everest twice?

Ans: Santosh Yadav.

14: M.K. Stalin is the C.M. of which state?

Ans: Tamil Nadu.

15: PepsiCo Foundation partners with which non-profit organization to set up COVID care centres?

Ans: Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS).

16: Serum Institute to invest how much to expand its vaccine business in UK?

Ans: £240 million. It has already started phase one trials in the UK of a one-dose nasal vaccine for coronavirus, in partnership with Codagenix INC.

17: Individuals and small businesses with loans of up to how much crore shall be eligible under the Resolution Framework 2.0?

Ans: 25 crore.

18: What is the name of the world's largest airplane?

Ans: Roc.

19: Which had launched 'CovAid' portal?

Ans: NITI Aayog.

20: Which bank set up an advisory group to assist RRA 2.0?

Ans: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It was set up to streamline regulations and reduce the compliance burden of regulated entities. The Advisory Group will be headed by SBI Managing Director S Janakiraman.

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