Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 22nd May 2021

Correct Answer: E. Bihar

Explanation: Bihar government has launched ‘HIT Covid App’ to ensure regular monitoring and tracking of those Covid-19 patients, who are in home isolation across the state. HIT stands for home isolation tracks. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the app will help the health workers in regular monitoring of home-isolated patients. Health workers will visit the patients at home every day and feed data in the app after measuring their temperature and oxygen level. These data will be monitored at the district level. If the oxygen level is below 94, the patient will be shifted to the nearby dedicated Covid health centres for proper treatment.

Important Points:

• Chief Minister of Bihar: Nitish Kumar; Governor: Phagu Chauhan.

Correct Answer – B. Haryana

Explanation: Haryana and Gujarat have become the first few states to announce reimbursement of Goods and Services Tax (GST) components paid for Covid-19 related medical supplies. These medical supplies include oxygen concentrators, ventilators, medicines which would be donated free of cost to the state governments. Waiver from Haryana is till June 30, while that of Gujarat is valid till July 31. Gujarat has announced reimbursement of IGST levied as part of customs on import of Covid related supplies. Haryana has gone a step further by announcing reimbursement of even the Centre’s GST component by deciding to pay back all state, central or IGST portions on Covid related supplies to the state government. The Centre had earlier waived IGST till June 30 on the import of Covid-related relief material donated or received from outside India for free distribution.

Important Points:

• Haryana Capital: Chandigarh.
• Haryana Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya.
• Haryana Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar.
• Gujarat Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani.
• Gujarat Governor: Acharya Devvrat.

Correct Answer – D. Environmentalist

Explanation: Well-known environmentalist and Gandhian, Sunderlal Bahuguna has passed away. He was 94. A pioneer in environmental protection, Mr Bahuguna led the charge against the construction of big dams in the Himalayas in the 1980s. He was fervently opposed to the construction of the Tehri dam.Bahuguna, who lived for decades in his Silyara ashram in Tehri Garhwal, inspired many young people in his passion for the environment. His ashram was open to young people, with whom he communicated with ease.Bahuguna, along with local women, founded the Chipko movement in the Seventies to prevent the felling of trees in the ecologically sensitive zones. The movement’s success led to the enactment of a law to ban the felling of trees in ecologically sensitive forest lands. He also coined the Chipko slogan: ‘ecology is the permanent economy.

Correct Answer – E.  Rs. 2 lakh

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has increased the maximum amount outstanding in respect of full-KYC PPIs (KYC-compliant PPIs) from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh. Apart from this, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated that all prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) or mobile wallets such as Paytm, PhonePe and Mobikwik are fully KYC-compliant be made interoperable by March 31, 2022.The PPI issuers will have to provide interoperability through authorised card networks (for PPIs in the form of cards) and UPI (for PPIs in the form of electronic wallets). Interoperability shall be mandatory on the acceptance side as well. PPIs for Mass Transit Systems (PPI-MTS) shall remain exempted from interoperability. It will be optional for Gift PPI issuers to have the option of interoperability.RBI has also permitted cash withdrawal from Full-KYC PPIs of Non-Bank PPI Issuers. The condition on such cash withdrawal shall be:Maximum limit of Rs. 2,000 per transaction with an overall limit of Rs. 10,000 per month per PPI.All cash withdrawal transactions performed using a card/wallet shall be authenticated by an Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) / PIN;RBI has increased the limit of cash withdrawal from Points of Sale (PoS) terminals using debit cards and open system prepaid cards (issued by banks) to Rs 2000 per transaction within an overall monthly limit of Rs. 10,000 across all locations (Tier 1 to 6 centres). Earlier this limit was Rs 1000 for Tier 1 and 2 cities while Rs 2000 for Tier 3 to 6 cities.

Correct Answer – B. Hero Vired

Explanation: The Munjal family-led Hero Group has launched a new education technology startup ‘ Hero Vired’, which will offer an end-to-end learning ecosystem. Through this new edtech venture, Hero Group aims to enter the ed-tech space. The platform will offer learners overall professional development to make them industry-ready for employment. Hero Vired has partnered with top global universities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Singularity University, to offer full-time and part-time programs in finance and financial technologies; game design; integrated programs in data science, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI); entrepreneurial thinking and innovation; and full-stack development.

Important Points:

• CMD of Hero Group: Pankaj M Munjal;
• Hero Group HQ: New Delhi;

Correct Answer – A. State Bank of India

Explanation: State Bank of India (SBI) made a partnership with HyperVerge to obtain its technology called ‘Video KYC solution’ for onboarding customers online under COVID-19.Video KYC solution will be used by SBI to achieve the 10x improvement over the regular video KYC checks performed per day per agent.HyperVerge’s Video KYC solution is assisted with a high accuracy level of 99.5 percent will enable SBI to provide convenient digital banking services to citizens of India.The Video KYC solution is 100 percent compliant with Reserve Bank of India(RBI) regulations and can be supported on multiple platforms. (It helps financial institutions as it saves the cost and time in sending agents to physically visit a customer’s residence).

Correct Answer – D. Rajasthan

Explanation: Veteran Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister(CM)Jagannath Pahadia passed away due to COVID-19 at the age of 89 in Jaipur,Rajasthan.Jagannath Pahadia served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan in 1980-81.He was the first Dalit chief minister of the Rajasthan.He was also a former Governor of Haryana and Bihar.He served as a member of the Lok Sabha for four times.

Correct Answer – A. Suresh Mukund

Explanation: The Emmy Award-nominated Indian choreographer Suresh Mukund, has won the 10th Annual ‘World Choreography Award 2020’, (also known as Choreo Awards), becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious honour.He won the award in the ‘TV REALITY SHOW/COMPETITION’ category, for his work on the hit American TV reality show ‘World of Dance’.Mukund is the director and choreographer of the Indian dance crew ‘The Kings’, which won the 2019 season of World of Dance. The World Choreography Awards, famously known as the “Oscars of Dance”.

Correct Answer – D. Rajput military architecture in Rajasthan

Explanation:  Six Indian sites, under the care of Archaeological Survey of India, have been shortlisted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to be classified as world heritage sites.

The six Indian sites include:

1. Satpura Tiger Reserve
2. The Iconic Riverfront at Varanasi
3. Hire Benkal, a megalithic site
4. Maratha military architecture in Maharashtra
5. Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley, Jabalpur, and
6. The temples of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.

Correct Answer – C. BEML Ltd

Explanation: BEML Ltd (formerly known as Bharat Earth Movers Ltd) launched the first prototype of Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II (MMME Mk-II) for the Indian Army.The equipment has been built on BEML TATRA 6X6, ‘Atmanirbhar’ product.It has been developed through Technology of Transfer (ToT) from Research & Development Establishment Engineers (R&DE Engineers), a lab of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation).MMME Mk-II will help in marking the mine fields at a fast rate, semi-automatically with minimal human intervention.Post successful completion of trials, BEML is expected to receive orders for more than 55 systems from the Ministry of Defence.

Correct Answer – B. Cricket

Explanation:England and Ireland pacer Boyd Rankin has announced his retirement from international cricket.He was the only cricketer to play for two countries in all three formats.Rankin made his Ireland debut in 2003 and played last for the country in a T20 against Afghanistan in Greater Noida in 2020.In all, he played three Tests, 75 ODIs and 50 T20s.

Correct Answer – A. India

Explanation: The 2022 FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30, 2022.This global event will be the second FIFA tournament to be hosted by India after the FIFA under-17 World Cup in 2017.The FIFA under-17 World Cup in 2017 has a record of being the most attended youth World Cup in FIFA’s history.

Correct Answer – D. Atlas V

Explanation:  United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V rocket into space on 18 May 2021, marking the first launch of the year for the company.Perched atop the 194-foot-tall (59 meters) launcher is a missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force.The Atlas V is fueled with liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (called RP-1) in its 1st stage and liquid oxygen and hydrogen in the upper stage.

Correct Answer – C. Rahul Dravid

Explanation: Rahul Dravid, the former India captain, and current National Cricket Academy Head is set to be the head coach of team India during the six-match limited-overs series against Sri Lanka in July 2021.India will be playing 3 T20Is and as many ODIs in Sri Lanka during the second half of July.This will be Dravid’s second stint after working as a batting consultant during the England tour in 2014.