1. Which country has become the fastest to administer 17 crore COVID vaccine doses?
a) China
b) US
c) UK
d) India
Answer (d) India
India has become the fastest country in the world to administer 17 crore COVID vaccine doses. The nation has taken 114 days to achieve this landmark coverage, while China took 119 days and the US took 115 days. India has administered over 17 crore one lakh vaccine doses so far.
2. Which nation’s Prime Minister lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on May 10th?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Maldives
c) Nepal
d) Malaysia
Answer (c) Nepal
The Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli has lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on May 10, 2021. The decision has come as a major setback to the premier who was seeking to tighten his grip on the power after the CPN (Maoist Centre), which is led by Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, withdrew support to Oli’s government. The Nepal PM could only secure 93 votes in the Lower House of the Parliament during a special session that was convened on the orders of the Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
3. Which state has been building ‘Forest Ponds’ to harvest rainwater?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Meghalaya
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Assam
Answer (c) Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Government has been building ‘Forest Ponds’ in order to check the depletion of the groundwater and to harvest the rainwater. The state government under the Parvat Dhara Scheme has initiated the rejuvenation of the water resources and recharging aquifers through the Forest Department with a cost of Rs. 20 crores.
4. Who has got the Home and Health & Family Welfare portfolio in West Bengal?
a) Subrata Saha
b) Mamata Banerjee
c) Partha Chatterjee
d) Amit Mitra
Answer (b) Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolios of Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee and Rehabilitation, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal Development.
5. Which nation plans to create a Covid-19 ‘separation line’ on Mt Everest?
a) China
b) Nepal
c) India
d) US
Answer (a) China
China has decided to create a line of separation at the Mt Everest summit to prevent Chinese climbers from mingling with those climbing the world’s tallest mountain from Nepal. This decision comes after a number of Covid-19 cases were diagnosed among climbers ascending the mountain from Nepal.
