Current Affairs 2021

 Current Affairs 

Q.1 Who has been announced as the 2021 winner of the Templeton Prize in recognition of his/her life’s 

work on animal intelligence and humanity (£1.1 million)?

ककसको जानवरों की बकुि और मानवता पर उनकेजीवन केकाम की मान्यता मेंटेम्पिटन परुस्कार के2021 कवजतेा केरूप

में घोकषत ककया गया है (£ 1.1 कमकियन)?

1. Arundhathi Subramaniam/ अरंधकत सब्रुमण्यम

2. Anamika/ अनाकमका

3. M Veerappa Moily/ एम वीरप्पा मोइिी

4. Qaboos bin Said Al Said/ कबसू कबन सईद अि सईद

5. Jane Goodall/ जने गडुॉि

Ans.5

Q.2 World Thyroid Day is observed on which day?

कवि थायराइड कदवस ककस कदन को मनाया जाता है?

1. 25 May/ 25 मई 2. 5 May/ 5 मई 3. 7 May/ 7 मई

4. 8 May/ 8 मई 5. 11 May/ 11 मई

Ans.1

Q.3 Who has proposed a USD 50 billion global vaccination plan that would cover at least 40 per cent of 

the global population by the end of 2021 and at least 60 per cent by the first half of 2022?

ककसने50 कबकियन अमरीकी डािर की वकैिक टीकाकरण योजना का प्रस्ताव कदया हैजो 2021 के अतं तक वकैिक

आबादी का कम से कम 40 प्रकतशत और 2022 की पहिी छमाही तक कम से कम 60 प्रकतशत को कवर करेगी?

1. International Monetary Fund/ अतं रााष्ट्रीय मद्रुा कोष

2. European Union/ यरूोपीय संघ

3. World Bank/ कवि बैंक

4. ADB/ एडीबी

5. NDB/ एनडीबी

Ans.1

Q.4 United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning to search for 

water and other resources on the moon in 2023. What is the Name of Rover?

यनूाइटेड स्टेट्स नेशनि एरोनॉकटक्स एडं स्पेस एडकमकनस्रेशन (NASA) 2023 मेंचंद्रमा पर पानी और अन्य संसाधनों की

खोज करने की योजना बना रहा है। रोवर का नाम क्या है?

1. VIPER 2. Tianwen-1 3. Zhurong

4. Perseverance 5. Ingenuity

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Q.5 International Missing Children’s Day is observed on which day?

अतं रााष्ट्रीय गमुशदुा बाि कदवस ककस कदन को मनाया जाता ह?ै

1. 25 May/ 25 मई 2. 12 May/ 12 मई 3. 15 May/ 15 मई

4. 16 May/ 16 मई 5. 17 May/ 17 मई

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Q.6 Kia has officially changed its name in the country to Kia India from Kia Motors. It is which 

country’s company?

ककआ नेआकधकाररक तौर पर दशे मेंअपना नाम ककआ मोटसासेककआ इकंडया मेंबदि कदया ह।ै यह ककस दशे की कंपनी

है?

1. Singapore/ कसंगापरु 2. USA/ यएूसए 3. Japan/ जापान

4. South Korea/ दकिण कोररया 5. France/ फ्ांस

Ans.4

Q.7 India has attracted highest ever total FDI inflow of US$ 81.72 billion during the financial year 

2020-21 and it is _________ higher as compared to the last financial year 2019-20 (US$ 74.39 

billion).

भारत ने कवत्त वषा 2020-21 के दौरान अब तक का सवााकधक 81.72 अरब अमरेरकी डॉिर का कुि एफडीआई प्रवाह 
आककषात ककया है और यह कपछिे कवत्त वषा 2019-20 मेंआककषता ककए गए कुि एफडीआई (74.39 अरब अमरेरकी
डॉिर) की तिुना में______अकधक है।
1. 12% 2. 10% 3. 14%
4. 18% 5. 20%
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1. FDI equity inflow grew by 19% in the F.Y. 2020-21 (US$ 59.64 billion) compared to the previous 
year F.Y. 2019-20 (US$ 49.98 billion).
2. In terms of top investor countries, ‘Singapore’ is at the apex with 29%, followed by the U.S.A 
(23%) and Mauritius (9%) for the F.Y. 2020-21.
1. एफडीआई इकक्वटी प्रवाह में कपछिे वषा कवत्त वषा 2019-20 (49.98 अरब अमरेरकी डॉिर) की तिुना मेंकवत्त वषा2020-
21 (59.64 अरब अमेररकी डॉिर) में19% की वकृि दजाकी गई ह।ै
2. शीषा कनवेशक देशों की दृकि से कवत्त वषा 2020-21 में ‘कसंगापरु’ 29% के साथ शीषा पर है, इसकेबाद संयक्तु राज्य अमरेरका
(23%) और मॉरीशस (9%) का नंबर आता ह।ै
3. Gujarat is the top recipient state during the F.Y. 2020-21 with 37% share of the total FDI Equity 
inflows followed by Maharashtra (27%) and Karnataka (13%).
4. Out of top 10 countries, Saudi Arabia is the top investor in terms of percentage increase during 
F.Y. 2020-21. It invested US$ 2816.08 million in comparison to US$ 89.93 million reported in the 
previous financial year.
3. कवत्त वषा 2020-21 केदौरान गजुरात कुि एफडीआई इकक्वटी प्रवाह में37% कहस्सेदारी के साथ शीषाप्राप्तकतााराज्य ह।ै
इसकेबाद क्रमश: महाराष्ट्र (27%) और कनााटक (13%) का नंबर आता ह।ै
4. कवत्त वषा 2020-21 केदौरान इकक्वटी प्रवाह मेंप्रकतशत वकृि की दृकि सेशीषा10 दशे ों मेंसऊदी अरब शीषाकनवेशक ह।ै
सऊदी अरब ने कपछिे कवत्त वषामेंककए गए 89.93 कमकियन अमरेरकी डॉिर की तुिना मेंकवत्त वषा2020-21 के दौरान 
2816.08 कमकियन अमेररकी डॉिर का कनवेश ककया।

Q.8 Urban Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 will be implemented over a period of 5 years from 2021-2026. 

What is the total financial allocation?

शहरी स्वच्छ भारत कमशन 2.0 को 2021-2026 से5 साल की अवकध मेंलागूककया जाएगा। कुल कवत्तीय आवटं न क्या ह?ै

1. Rs 1,41,678 Crore/ 1,41,678 करोड़ रु 

2. Rs 35,000 Crore/ 35,000 करोड़ रु

3. Rs 64,180 Crore/ 64,180 करोड़ रु

4. Rs 2,23,846 Crore/ 2,23,846 करोड़ रु

5. Rs 2,87,000 Crore/ 2,87,000 करोड़ रु

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Current affairs Today

Union Cabinet gave in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment along with transfer of management control in IDBI Bank. केंद्रीय मलंत्रमडं ि नेआईडीबीआई बैंक मेंप्रबंधन लनयंत्रण के हमतांतरण के साथ रणनीलतक लवलनवशे के लिए सैद्धांलतक मर्जं रूी दी। 
• LIC is currently the promoter of IDBI Bank with Management Control and Government of India is the co-promoter.
• The Government of India and LIC together own more than 94 per cent of equity of IDBI Bank.
• The Government of India owns 45.48 per cent and LIC 49.24 per cent. 
• RBI had taken out IDBI Bank from prompt corrective action (PCA) framework. 
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set a disinvestment target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore for financial year 2021-22. 
• LIC वतथमान मेंप्रबंधन लनयंत्रण के साथ IDBI बैंक का प्रवतथक और भारत सरकार सह-प्रवतथक हैं। 
• भारत सरकार और LIC नेलमिकर IDBI बैंक की 94 प्रलतशत से अलधक इलरवटी का मवालमत्व है।
• भारत सरकार के पास 45.48 प्रलतशत और एिआईसी में 49.24 प्रलतशत हैं। 
• लवत्त मत्रं ी लनमिथ ा सीतारमण नेलवत्त वषथ2021-22 के लिए 1.75 िाख करोड रुपये का लवलनवेश िक्ष्य रखा है।
 IDBI Bank Founded: 1 July 1964 + Headquarters: Mumbai, 
Maharashtra + 
Chairman: M. R. Kumar + MD & CEO: Rakesh Sharma 
Tagline: Bank Aisa Dost Jaisa

Q.9 Who has been appointed as the acting chief justice of the Calcutta High Court? ककसको कलकत्ता उच्च न्यायालय केकाययवाहक मख्ुय न्यायाधीश केरूप मेंकनयक्तु ककया गया ह?ै 

1. R S Chauhan/ आर एस चौहान 2. S. Muralidhar/ एस मरुलीधर 

3. Sanjib Banerjee/ संजीब बनजी 4. Rajesh Bindal/ राजशे कबंदल 

5. Pankaj Mithal/ पंकज कमथल 

Ans.4


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