SSC Current Affairs Quiz – 07th & 08th May 2021

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1) International No Diet Day is Observed On which date?

A) May 1

B) May 11

C) May 6

D) May 3


2) Ajit Singh who passed away recently belonged to which political party?

A) AIADMK

B) Congress

C) BJP

D) RLD


3)  World’s Widest Airplane Stratolaunch Roc has recently completed its Successful ____ Test Flight.

A) 5th

B) 2nd

C) 1st

D) 3rd


4) Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister for the ____ time.

A) 6th

B) 5th

C) 4th

D) 3rd


5) Who among the following has been Honored with 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?

A) Alan Harper

B) Arnie Schmit

C) Rosa Parks

D) Maria Ressa


6) India along with which country has unveiled a 10-year road map For Enhance bilateral trade partnership?

A) Netherland

B) Switzerland

C) Germany

D) UK


7) Under ICC Anti-Corruption Code Former Sri Lanka Bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been banned for ___ years.

A) 2

B) 6

C) 5

D) 4


Answers :

1) Answer: C

Every year, International No Diet Day is observed on May 6.

Its symbol is a light blue ribbon.

International No Diet Day (INDD) is an annual celebration of body acceptance, including fat acceptance and body shape diversity.

The first International No Diet Day was celebrated in the UK in 1992.


2) Answer: D

On May 06, 2021, former Union minister and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Chaudhary Ajit Singh, Passed away.

He was 82.


3) Answer: B

The world’s largest plane ‘Stratolaunch Roc’ successfully completed test flight for a second time.

The Stratolaunch Roc completed a successful test flight over the Southern California desert .

The flight, which lasted over three hours, makes the company’s goal of using the giant plane to air launch hypersonic vehicles one step closer to reality.

The vehicle reached an altitude of 14,000-feet (about 2.6 miles) at a top speed of 199 mph.

The aircraft will be used to launch rockets and space vehicles from high atmospheric locations into the stars.


4) Answer: D

On May 05, 2021, Mamata Banerjee, was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term.

The ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo was administered the oath of office.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her oath of office and secrecy at a simple ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.


5) Answer: D

Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

The Award Ceremony took place on 2 May in Windhoek, Namibia, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference, and was streamed  online.

The award carries a prize money of $25,000.

Ressa was chosen because Over a career spanning more than thirty years, Ressa has worked as CNN’s lead investigative reporter for Asia and the head of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.

She has also been involved in many international initiatives to promote press freedom.


6) Answer: D

On May 04, 201, The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson held a virtual Summit meeting.

During the meeting , Both Countries Leaders are unveiled an ambitious 10-year road map to elevate the India-UK bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

During the summit meeting, India and the UK inked nine pacts, including

These pacts were in areas such as migration and mobility, digital and technology, telecommunications, energy and medicines, counter-terrorism, besides agreeing to boost collaboration in dealing with climate change through a new partnership on renewables and power.


7) Answer: B

On April 28, 2021, The former Sri Lanka cricketer and coach Nuwan Zoysa was banned from all cricket for six years by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Nuwan played 125 matches for Sri Lanka, attending a number of anti-corruption sessions during a decade-long international career.

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