Current Affairs Quiz – May 15 2021
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1. Which nation has become the world’s first country to ban synthetic cannabinoids?
a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) Russia
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Answer a) China. China will become the world’s first country to ban all synthetic cannabinoid substances. The ban is likely to come into effect on July 1. The move comes as China tries to curb the manufacturing & trafficking of the drug.
2. ‘Mission Hausla’ launched by___________.
a) UP Police
b) MP Police
c) Asssam Police
d) Uttarakhand Police
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Answer d) Uttarakhand Police. Besides these, police will also help the public to get medicines meant for Covid-19 management as part of the mission and rations.
3. Who has been appointed Head Coach of Indian Women’s Cricket team?
a) Rahul Dravid
b) Mutthaiah Muralidharan
c) Ramesh Powar
d) None of these
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Answer c) Ramesh Powar. The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik, Madan Lal and Rudra Pratap Singh interviewed the applicants and unanimously agreed on Powar’s candidature. A former international, Powar played 2 Tests and 31 ODIs for India.
4. Which airline company has Rebranded itself as ‘Go First’?
a) Lufthansa
b) GoAir
c) FireFly
d) Malindo Air
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Answer b) GoAir. The decision to rebrand after 15 years is part of the company’s attempt to operate the carrier in an ULCC (ultra-low-cost carrier) airline model, to tide over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. International Day of Families is observed on___________.
a) May 02
b) May 06
c) May 11
d) May 15
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Answer d) May 15. This day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
6. The theme for International Day of Families 2021 is___________.
a) Families and New Technologies
b) Promote awareness of issues relating to families
c) International community attaches to families
d) None of these
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Answer a) Families and New Technologies. This day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
7. Tianwen-1: spacecraft belongs to___________.
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) UK
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Answer a) CHina. Tianwen 1 has been orbiting Mars for three months now. The lander that carried the Zhurong rover touched down the Martian surface successfully. It landed in the Utopia Planitia region.
