GK Current Affairs Quiz: May 21st 2024

Current Affairs Quiz 21st May 2024

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Question 1:

Who became the first Indian space tourist as part of the Blue Origin program?

A) Rajesh Kumar
B) Gopi Thotakura
C) Anil Menon
D) Priya Rajan

Question 2:

What was the increase in enrollment for Scheduled Caste students from 2014-15 to 2021-22?

A) 34%
B) 44%
C) 54%
D) 64%

Question 3:

Who was sworn in as Taiwan’s President after winning the election earlier this year?

A) Lai Ching-te
B) Tsai Ing-wen
C) Ma Ying-jeou
D) Annette Lu

Question 4:

Which bank introduced ‘YES Grandeur,’ a premium banking service for elite customers?

A) ICICI Bank
B) YES Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) Axis Bank

Question 5:

Who received the first stamp commemorating 200 years of Indian Origin Tamils in Sri Lanka?

A) Deepak Chopra
B) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
C) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
D) Baba Ramdev

Question 6:

Which Indian para-athlete won gold and set a new world record in the women’s T20 400m event at the World Para Athletics Championships 2024?

A) Deepthi Jeevanji
B) Manasi Joshi
C) Devendra Jhajharia
D) Mariyappan Thangavelu

Question 7:

Who succeeded R Dinesh as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the term 2024-25?

A) Sanjiv Puri
B) Rajiv Memani
C) R Mukundan
D) N Chandrasekaran

Question 8:

Which country’s president died in a helicopter crash, increasing geopolitical tensions in West Asia?

A) Iraq
B) Syria
C) Iran
D) Saudi Arabia

Question 9:

Which Indian badminton pair won the men’s doubles title at the Thailand Open 2024?

A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
B) Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar
C) Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy
D) Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala

Question 10:

Which Indian athlete continued his dominance in the men’s javelin throw at the Federation Cup 2024?

A) Neeraj Chopra
B) Shivpal Singh
C) Annu Rani
D) Rajinder Singh

Question 11:

Which public sector bank led in business growth in FY24, outperforming even the State Bank of India?

A) Punjab National Bank
B) Bank of Maharashtra
C) Bank of India
D) Canara Bank

Question 12:

On what day is International Tea Day celebrated to recognize the cultural and economic significance of tea?

A) May 21
B) June 10
C) July 15
D) August 1

Question 13:

Which German tennis player won the Italian Open singles title in 2024?

A) Alexander Zverev
B) Dominic Thiem
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Novak Djokovic

Question 14:

What was the main focus of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development?

A) Environmental conservation
B) Economic equality
C) Intercultural dialogue
D) Technological innovation

Question 15:

Who passed away, leaving a significant impact on the Indian banking industry as a former chairman of ICICI Bank?

A) N Vaghul
B) K.V. Kamath
C) Chanda Kochhar
D) Uday Kotak

• Explanation: N Vaghul, the former chairman of ICICI Bank,