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09/05/2021 01. Which bank was selected as the digital payments partner of the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in May 2021? a. HDFC Bank b. State Bank of India c. Axis Bank d. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ans (d)

02. Recently, Oil and Gas PSUs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the redevelopment of which religious site in India?

a. BadrinathDham

b. VaishnoDevi Temple, J & K

c. KedarnathDham

d. Golden temple Ans (a)

03. Recently, which corona vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use?

a. Sobrana

b. Sputnik V

c. Sinopharm

d. Abdla Ans (c)

04. Recently, how many horsepower electric engine "12BEngine" has been included in Indian Railways?

a. 8000 horsepower

b. 10000 horsepower

c. 12000 horsepower

d. 14000 horsepower Ans (c)

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05. Recently, which country has succeeded in producing single dose vaccine?

a. China

b. America

c. Russia

d. India Ans (c)

06. On May 9,which of the following days is celebrated every year?

a. International Father's Day

b. International sister day

c. International Nurse Day

d. International Mother's Day Ans (d)

07. Recently, who has launched the "Starship SN15" rocket?

a. ISRO

b. SpaceX

c. NASA

d. Blue Origin Ans (b)

08. Which state has launched an Ayurvedictelemedicine facility for COVID-19 patients?

a. Kerala

b. Haryana

c. Assam

d. West Bengal Ans (b)

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09. Which country has passed a law to check foreign investment?

a. Finland

b. Denmark

c. Sweden

d. Switzerland Ans (b)

10. Which of the following actor's photo has been included in the textbook of the Bengali school?

a. IrffanKhan

b. Jackie shroff

c. Sushant Singh Rajput

d. Shaheed Kapoor Ans (c)

11. Who has won the LaureusWorld Sportsman of the Year Award 2021?

a. Max Parrot

b. Billie Jean King

c. Rafael Nadal

d. Naomi Osaka Ans (c)

10/05/2021 01. Who among the following will be sworn in as Assam’s 15th Chief Minister? a. HimantaBiswaSarma b. N Rangasamy c. MuthuvelKarunanidhi Stalin d. SarbanandaSonowal Ans (a)

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02. Which batch of women military police has recently been inducted into the Indian Army?

a. The first

b. Second

c. The third

d. The fourth Ans (a)

03. Recently, by which emergency approval has been given to the corona drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)?

a. World Health Organization

b. ICMR

c. Drug Controller General of India

d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ans (c)

04. Recently, M.K. Kaushik has passed away. Which of the following sports did he belong to?

a. Hockey

b. Cricket

c. Bandminton

d. Volleyball Ans (a)

05. Recently, Arjun Lal Jatand Arvind Singh have qualified for Tokyo Olympics in which sport?

a. Wrestling

b. Boxing

c. Archery

d. Rowing Ans (d)

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06. Climbed Mount Everest 25 times and set a world record

a. Arunima Sinha

b. Kami Rita Sherpa

c. TenzingNorgay

d. Edmund Hillary Ans (b)

07. 9 May 2021, China's Long March 5B rocket has dropped around which country?

a. Ethiopia

b. Maldives

c. Australia

d. Ecuador Ans (b)

08. Recently, who among the following has been elected as the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly?

a. Suvendu Adhikari

b. Adhir Ranjan

c. Narayan Goswami

d. Biman bandhopadhyay Ans (d)

09. Recently, "ID-Art" app has been launched by which of the following?

a. Interpol

b. World Bank

c. UNESCO

d. World Intellectual Property Organization Ans (a)

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10. Recently, mobile app named "Dostfor Life" has been launched by which of the following?

a. ICMR

b. Minds Foundation

c. NCERT

d. CBSE Ans (d)

11. Recently, India and European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a finance contract for which metro rail project?

a. Patna Metro Rail Project

b. Pune Metro Rail Project

c. Kochi Metro Rail Project

d. Kanpur Metro Rail Project Ans (b)

12. Recently, by which of the following has the Tax Hub been launched to increase international tax cooperation?

a. IMF

b. World Bank

c. European Union

d. ADB Ans (d)

13. On May 10, which of the following days is celebrated every year?

a. National Technology Day

b. International Day of Argania

c. International Day of Families

d. World hypertension day Ans (b)

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11/05/2021 01. On May 11, which of the following days is celebrated every year?

a. National Science Day

b. National Engineer day

c. National Teacher's Day

d. National Technology Day Ans (d)

02. Which country has declared a state of emergency after a cyber attack on the largest oil colonial pipeline company?

a. Japan

b. China

c. America

d. Bangladesh Ans (c)

03. Recently, Ingram Micro Inc. has been acquired by

a. ImolaAcquisition Corporation

b. Tata Consultancy Services

c. Hindustan Unilever

d. Infosys Ans (a)

04. Which currency will SpaceX accept as payment to launch its lunar mission?

a. Liticoin

b. Dogecoin

c. Auroracoin

d. Bitcoin cash Ans (b)

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05. Recently in the news, the book "Buddha in Gandhara" has been written by which of the following?

a. VikramSeth

b. Amitabh Ghosh

c. Anamika Pritam

d. Sunita Dwivedi Ans (d)

06. Recently, how much amount has been released by the Central Government to the Panchayats under "Untied Grants" for the year 2021-22?

a. 8000 crores

b. 8300 crores

c. 8560.2 crores

d. 8923.3 crores Ans (d)

07. Recently, Raghunath Mahapatrahas passed away. Which of the following areas did he belong to?

a. Acting

b. Sculptor

c. Journalism

d. Sports Ans (b)

08. Who among the following has won the men's singles title of the Madrid Open Tennis, 2021 tournament?

a. Alexander Zverev

b. Matteo Bertheni

c. Nikola Matic

d. Mate pavis Ans (a)

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09. Recently, Michael Jordan's old jersey has been auctioned for 1.38 million. Which of the following sports are they related to?

a. Volleyball

b. Golf

c. Basketball

d. Cricket Ans (c)

10. Recently, the owner of which franchise of IPLhas announced to donate 30 crores for Covid-19 relief work?

a. Delhi capitals

b. Chennai Superkings

c. Sunrisers Hyderabad

d. Rajasthan Royals Ans (c)

12/05/2021 01. Who has been appointed as Executive Director (ED) of The Reserve Bank of India? a. Shri P. Vijaya Kumar b. Shri Anil Kumar Sharma c. Shri Jose J. Kattoor d. Shri R Subramanian Ans (c)

02. Which state's police administration has launches Mission Hausla

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Bihar

d. Uttarakhand Ans (d)

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03. Recently, a floating ambulance has been started in which lake of India?

a. Bada Tal Bhopal

b. ChilkaLake Orissa

c. LoktakLake Manipur

d. Dal Lake Srinagar Ans (d)

04. Recently in the news, Mukurthi National Park is located in which of the following states?

a. Assam

b. Odisha

c. Kerala

d. Tamil Nadu Ans (d)

05. Recently, which of the following social media networking sites has donated USD 15 million for Covid-19 relief in India?

a. Facebook

b. Telegram

c. Twitter

d. Google Ans (c)

06. Recently, which of the following states has announced free treatment of Mucormycosispatients?

a. Odisha

b. Maharashtra

c. Delhi

d. Andhra Pradesh Ans (b)

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07. Recently, Which state has been building 'Forest Ponds' to harvest rainwater?

a. Uttarakhand

b. Meghalaya

c. Himachal Pradesh

d. Assam Ans (c)

08. Recently, who has been named as the ICC Men's Player of the Month for April?

a. ViratKohli

b. RishabhPant

c. Babar Azam

d. Fakharzaman Ans (c)

09. Recently in the news, the book "Elephant in the Womb" has been written by which of the following?

a. KalkiKoechlin

b. Dimple Khanna

c. SunitaDwivedi

d. J. Carol Oates Ans (a)

10. Recently in the news, "United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2021 (COP26)",will be held in which of the following countries?

a. Netherlands

b. New Zealand

c. Scotland

d. Norwegian Ans (c)

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11. Recently, which organization has classified the Indian Covid-19 variant as"Variants of Concern (VOC)"?

a. WHO

b. ICMR

c. Drug Controller General of India

d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ans (a)

12. On May 12, which of the following days is celebrated every year?

a. International Workers' Day

b. International Nurses Day

c. International Doctor's Day

d. World health day Ans (b)

13/05/2021 01. Which Small Finance Bank has launched ‘I choose my number’ feature? a. Jana Small Finance Bank b. Suryoday Small Finance Bank c. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank d. Equitas Small Finance Bank Ans (a)

02. Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)? a. Arun Kumar Singh b. Arun Raste c. MukhmeetS Bhatia d. Mallika Srinivasan Ans (a)

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03. Who has been appointed as the CEO of National Asset Reconstruction Company? a. PadmakumarNair b. T Rabi Sankar c. Amit Banerjee d. Mahesh Balasubramanian Ans (a)

04. Recently, Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has awarded 'Green Energy Award' of the year 2021?

a. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA)

b. JSWEnergy

c. Tata Power Limited

d. NTPC Ans (a)

05. Recently, online investment platform Growwhas acquired which of the following mutual fund company?

a. L&TMutual Fund

b. Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

c. Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

d. IndiabullsMutual Fund Ans (d)

06. Recently, which e-commercecompany has launched 'Sanjeevani' to match COVIDpatients with plasma donors?

a. Amazon

b. Flipkart

c. JioMart

d. Snapdeal Ans (d)

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07. Recently, which nation has approved Pfizer's vaccine for children in the 12-15 age group?

a. US

b. UK

c. India

d. France Ans (a)

08. Which country's population has crossed 1.4 billion?

a. India

b. China

c. US

d. UK Ans (b)

09. Recently, microsite has been launched by which of the following banks?

a. PNB

b. Bank of Baroda

c. HDFCbank

d. SBI Ans (b)

10. Who among the following has won the best actor award at New York city International Film Festival?

a. Irffan Khan

b. Manoj Bajpayee

c. Anupm Kher

d. Ayushman Khurana Ans (c)

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11. Which Parsiplayer who was in the news recently was elected in the Indian national cricket team?

a. Chetan Sakariya

b. Arzan Nagwaswala

c. Stuart Binny

d. Shivam Mavi Ans (b)

12. Recently, Patanjali'sbiscuits have been acquired by which of the following?

a. Britannia Industries

b. Parle Products Private Limited

c. RuchiSoya

d. PriyaGold Biscuits Ans (c)

13. Recently, NASA's OSIRIS-REXspacecraft has returned to Earth from which of the following asteroids?

a. Bennu

b. Ryugu

c. Itokawa

d. Vesta Ans (a)

14/05/2021 01. Recently, who has developed an algorithmic tool for detecting covid-19 infection named 'ATMAN AI'?

a. National Informatics Centre

b. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

c. DRDO

d. Indian Council of Medical Research Ans (c)

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02. Recently the news, Shotgun World Cup, 2021 is being held in which country?

a. Qatar

b. Turkey

c. Italy

d. Kazakhstan Ans (c)

03. Recently, according to a report released, which cities are the first in India on health infra parameters?

a. Delhi

b. Mumbai

c. Chennai

d. Pune Ans (d)

04. Recently seen in the news, which species of frog is officially the largest in the world?

a. American bullfrog

b. Goliath frog

c. Glass frog

d. True frog Ans (b)

05. Recently, which place is India in the latest Test Cricket Rankings released by ICC?

a. 1st

b. 2nd

c. 3rd

d. 5th Ans (a)

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06. Recently, which country has chaired the meeting of the first BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG), 2021?

a. India

b. Brasil

c. China

d. Russia Ans (a)

07. Recently, Federal Bank has tied up with which bank to facilitate money transfer?

a. MashrekBank

b. Barclays Bank

c. Bank of america

d. Deutsche Bank Ans (a)

08. Recently, the Central Government has introduced a Management Information System (MIS) to strengthen which domestic industry?

a. Fishing industry

b. Forestry industry

c. Mining industry

d. Agarbatt iIndustry Ans (d)

09. Which football team has won 2020-21 Premier League championship? (a) Manchester City (b) Chelsea (c) Liverpool (d) Barcelona Ans (a)

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10. UN has forecasted global economic growth at ____________ in 2021. a. 4.2% b. 5.4% c. 6.3% d. 7.1% Ans (b)

15/05/2021 01. On May 15, which of the following days is celebrated every year?

a. International Father’s Day

b. International Day of Families

c. World Population Day

d. World Youth Skills Day Ans (b)

02. Recently, in which state the MahtariDularscheme has been started?

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Chhattisgarh

c. Odisha

d. Bihar Ans (b)

03. According to a recently released report of the world's 50 greatest leaders 2021, what is the name of the only Indian leader who comes in the top-10 of the world?

a. Narendra Modi

b. GautamAdani

c. Adar Poonawalla

d. Shrinivasan Ans (c)

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04. Recently, who has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team?

a. Ramesh Powar

b. VirenderSehwag

c. Anil Kumble

d. Sunil gavaskar Ans (a)

05. Recently in the news, "SinabungMountains" are located in which of the following countries?

a. Malaysia

b. Indonesia

c. Zimbabwe

d. Vietnam Ans (b)

06. Recently, she became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Pumori?

a. BaljeetKaur and GunbalaSharma

b. ArunimSinha and Santosh Yadav

c. MalavathPoornaand PremlataAgarwal

d. ChhandaGayenand ShivangiPathak Ans (a)

07. Recently, who among the following has been declared the winner of 'Whitley Awards 2021'?

a. Y. NukluFoam

b. Kailash chain

c. MK RanjitSingh Jhala

d. Valmik Thapar Ans (a)

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08. Recently, Google Cloud has signed an agreement with which of the following for StarlinkInternet connectivity?

a. NASA

b. SpaceX

c. Isro

d. Blue origin Ans (b)

09. Recently, which country has launched Yaogan-30 satellites?

a. Japan

b. China

c. Indonesia

d. Russia Ans (b)

10. Which of the following states/UT has launched the vehicle helpline "COVIVan" for senior citizens?

a. Maharashtra

b. Delhi

c. Kerala

d. Assam Ans (b)