Daily Current Affairs Quiz 15 May 2021

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1. When International Day of Families is celebrated?

12 May

13 May

14 May

15 May

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2. Who recently created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?

Bhavani Devi

Mary Kom

P.V. Sindhu

Mithali Raj

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3. Which of the following has recently developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system?

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai

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4. Rivali Park, recently seen in news, located in

Delhi

Mumbai

Kolkata

Bengaluru

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5. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)?

Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) have come under the direct supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

HFCs base their lending rates on prime lending rate (PLR) and offer a discount on it to customers.

Both A & B

None of these

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6. The COVID Working Group, recently seen in news, is headed by

NK Arora

TA Ghebreyesus

K. VijayRaghavan

Desh Deepak Verma

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7. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the house arrests in India?

Recently the Supreme Court has thrown open the door to the legislature to “ponder” over the idea of placing convicts under house arrest to avoid overcrowding of prisons.

The number of undertrial prisoners in 2019 constituted 69.05% of the total number of prisoners.

Both A & B

None of these

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8. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme 2021-22?

The minimum permissible investment will be one gram of gold.

The tenor of the Bond will be for a period of 8 years with exit option after 5th year to be exercised on the next interest payment dates.

Both A & B

None of these

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9. Indicative Notes, recently seen in news, is elated to

Space Technology

Nuclear Weapon

Court and judgments

None of these

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10. Who was Indu Jain, recently seen in news?

Indian Athlete

Former Judge of the Supreme Court

Prominent Indian media personality

None of these

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11. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the ‘hike in compensation to self-employed’?

Supreme Court has recently held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of deceased road accident victims who are aged below 40 years and are self-employed, while calculating compensation.

The Supreme Court judgment recognises self-employment as gainful employment.

Both A & B

None of these

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12. Paris City Council is preparing to reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by which year?

2022

2025

2030

2040