Current Affairs Quiz: 19 May 2021

19 May 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as Veteran political leader Chaman Lal Gupta, Oxygen Manufacturing Policy and India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre among others. 

1. Veteran BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passed away on May 18, 2021. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from which parliamentary constituency?
a) Baramulla
b) Srinaar
c) Anantnag
d) Udhampur

2. Which state has launched a new policy to double its oxygen manufacturing capacity?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Delhi

3. India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre has been launched in which city?
a) Bengaluru
b) Pune
c) Bhopal
d) Hyderabad

4. Who has become the first Indian fighter to become MMA World Champion?
a) Chaitanya Gavali
b) Sunny Khatri
c) Mohammed Farhad
d) Arjan Singh Bhullar 

5. Which nation has rejected the bid by India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) for operating rights in a gas field that it had first discovered?
a) Turkey
b) Oman
c) Iran
d) Jordan

6. Who has been elected as President of the Central Tibetan Administration?
a) Penpa Tsering
b) Kalsang Dorjee Aukatsang
c) Wangdu Tsering
d) Dorjee Pesur

7. Johnson and Johnson has partnered with which Indian pharma company for manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine?
a) Biological E 
b) Bharat Biotech 
c) Zydus Cadila
d) Serum Institute

8. When is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia observed?
a) May 16th
b) May 17th
c) May 18th
d) May 19th

Answers

1. (d) Udhampur
The former Union Minister and Veteran leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Chaman Lal Gupta passed away on May 18, 2021, after a prolonged illness at his Gandhi Nagar residence. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from Jammu’s Udhampur Constituency in 1996 and was again re-elected to 12th and 13th Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999.

2. (a) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has unveiled a new Andhra Pradesh Industrial Gases and Medical Oxygen Manufacturing Policy 2021-22 to double the state's oxygen manufacturing capacity from the existing 360 metric tonnes (MT) capacity to 700 MT.

3. (b) Pune
India’s first agro-export facilitation centre has been launched in Pune by Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (MCCIA) in collaboration with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The Centre will work as a one-stop-center for the exporters in the agricultural sector.

4. (d) Arjan Singh Bhullar 
Arjan ‘Singh’ Bhullar became the first Indian fighter to win the ONE Heavyweight World Title at the top-level (Mixed Martial Arts) MMA Championship event in Singapore on May 16, 2021, after defeating the longtime heavyweight king Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera.

5. (c) Iran
India's state-owned ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has lost its development and operating rights in Iran's Farzad-B giant gas field to Iranian Petropars Group. An ONGC-led consortium had first discovered the giant gas field in the Farsi offshore exploration block in 2008. It was later named Farzad-B.

6. (a) Penpa Tsering
The former speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Penpa Tsering, has been elected as the new President of the Central Tibetan Administration. This was informed by the officials on May 14, 2021. 

7. (a) Biological E 
US Pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson has partnered with a Telangana-based pharma company in India, Biological E Limited for manufacturing of its COVID-19 vaccine.

8. (b) May 17th
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed every year on May 17th. The day is marked to increase awareness about LGBT rights violations. It also aims to stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide.