14th May 

by Dr. Gaurav Garg 

QUIZ 
1. Which state opened North India’s 1st "Bird Ringing Station”? Bihar
2. Which is the most spoken language in the World with as per Ethnologue? English
3. Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state of India? Tripura
4. Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan was started by which state? Uttar Pradesh
5. Mikhail Mishustin is the Prime Minister of which country? Russia
6. Recently, Stockholm declaration was adopted to achieve global goals by 2030 related to what? Road Safety
7. Which will be the partner Country for BioAsia 2020? Switzerland
8. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for ‘Polycrol’? Sourav Ganguly
9. Faure Gnassingbé is the president of which country? Togo
10. Who won the French Open junior squash title? Yash Fadte
11. Which company has started a new program called "Pronunciations”? Facebook
12. Who is the author of the book “Death- An Inside Story”? Jaggi Vasudev
13. Which company has launched the ChatBot “LIDEA” for its customers on WhatsApp? Birla Estates
14. The chat-bot 'Ask Lakshmi’ was started by which bank? City union bank
15. Which former President of Egypt passed away recently? Hosni Mubarak
16. The ICC banned Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years. He is a player of which
country? Oman
17. The 4th Anniversary of the launch of which scheme was observed on 21st February? Shyama Prasad
Mukherji Rurban Mission
18. Ministry of HRD observed Matrabhasha Diwas on which date? 21st February
19. Where is the HQ of Coir Board of India? Kochi
20. Vinai Saxena is the Chairman of which organisation? Khadi and Village Industries Commission

Q1) The conference RE-START – ‘Reboot the Economy through Science, Technology and Research Translations’ 
was organized by which among the following? 
A.FICCI B.NITI Aayog
C.Technology Development Board D.NASSCOM

Q2) According to data released by the Registrar General of India, which state has the worst Infant mortality 
rate (IMR) in the country at 48? 
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Jharkhand

Highlights :- 
● India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has improved very marginally from 33 per 1,000 live births in 2017 to
32 in 2018.
● Madhya Pradesh continues to have the worst IMR in the country at 48.
● Nagaland has the best IMR at 4.
● Among large states, Kerala is the best performer being the only state with an IMR in single digits at 7.
● The largest decline in IMR has been registered by Mizoram with a decline from 15 to 5.
● India’s birth rate stood at 20, the death rate was 6.2.
● Chhattisgarh has the highest death rate in the country at 8, while Delhi has the lowest at 3.

Q3) The Department of Consumer Affairs has partnered with which tech startups to use technology to power 
‘Suraksha Store initiative’? 
A.Safejob B.Seekify
C.Okcredit D.A&B E.B&C

Q4) Who has become the new chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)? 
A.Anita Karwal B.Manoj Ahuja
C.Deepak Sharma D.Archana Chitnis

Q5) Jerry Stiller, who passed away recently, was a renowned _________? 
A.Journalist B.Author C.Painter D.Actor

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 ■ Former national table tennis champion Manmeet Singh Walia passed away.  
 
Q6) Under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the of _____ lakh 
crore rupees? 
A. Rs 20 lakh crore  B. Rs 10 lakh crore  
C. Rs 25 lakh crore  D. Rs 15 lakh crore  
 
Q7) Remy Di Gregorio, who has been banned for four years, is associated with which sports? 
A.Tennis B.Cycling 
C.Golf D.Badminton  
 
Q8) FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be held in which country from 17 Feb 2021? 
A.Australia B.South Korea 
C.Spain D.India  
 
Q9) Which country has recently launched two satellites named as Xingyun-2 01 and 02? 
A.Israel B.Japan 
C.China D.South Korea  
 
Q10) Sohrai Khovar painting of which state has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag? 
A.Jharkhand B.Chhattisgarh 
C.Bihar D.Assam 
 
■ Telangana’s Telia Rumal received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.  
 
Q11) The Gujarat government has made digital payment mandatory for all home delivery services in which 
city? 
A.Surat B.Rajkot 
C.Ahmedabad D.Vadodara  
 
Q12) According to the State of the World’s Nursing 2020 Report, there is a global shortfall of ______ million 
nurses? 
A.2.3 million B.5.9 million 
C.3.9 million D.6.9 million 
 
Q13) Which among the following has organised the Indo-Bangladesh “Virtual Conference”? 
A.ASSOCHAM B.Ministry of External Affairs 
C.FICCI D.Ministry of Science  
 
Q14) Which Union Territory has planned to provide tap water connection to all rural households by December, 
2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission? 
A.Ladakh B.Jammu & Kashmir 
C.Puducherry D.Chandigarh  
 
Q15) Which IIIT has recently organised a Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat 
Campaign? 
A.IIIT Allahabad B.IIIT Kota 
C.IIIT Lucknow D.IIIT Guwahati  
 
Q16) Sundaram Medical Foundation and which IIT institution have jointly developed a low-cost, automated 
respiratory assist device called The Sundaram Ventago? 
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Delhi 
C.IIT Jodhpur D.IIT Bombay  
 
Q17) Nirmala Sitharaman has announced how much amount of collateral-free loans for businesses? 
A.₹2 lakh crore B.₹3 lakh crore 
C.₹5 lakh crore D.₹7 lakh crore  
 

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