21 May @ Today's Current Affairs For SSC Exam, SBI Exam, RRB Exam, UPSC Exam @ All Competitive Examinations.

••   21 May @ Today's Current Affairs For SSC Exam, SBI Exam, RRB Exam, UPSC Exam @ All Competitive Examinations.

1.    Which State government has proposed to the Centre for amending the NDRF norms for heat wave victims? - Maharashtra

2.    Which Indian athlete bagged his/her second gold by winning the women's 200 metres race at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships? - Dutte Chand

3.    Market regulator tightened the norm for this category of instrument to check money laundering? - Participatory Notes

4.    A joint working group of Odisha recommended setting up Electric Locomotive Periodic Overhaul (ELPO) workshop in which district of the state? - Kalahandi

5.    Which Emmy award-winning English-born actor died at the age of 96 recently? - Alan Young

6. International Museum Day was observed on 18 May 2016 with the theme - Museums and Cultural Landscapes

7. Who is the author of two books - My Favourite Nature Stories and The World Outside My Window that were released on 19 May 2016? - Ruskin Bond

8. Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Kerala by the Left Democratic Front that secured majority in the Assembly elections? - Pinarayi Vijayan

9. Which State Government released PEHAL, a vision document for raising education standards? - Himachal Pradesh

10. Union Government on 20 May 2016 launched an indigenously developed affordable faecal incontinence management system. It is called as - Qora

11. A team of scientists successfully tested hypersonic superjet technology HIFiRE in the world's largest land-based testing range in Woomera. The test range is located in - Australia

12. As per the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Regional Assessments released by the UN, this many million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050. - 40 million

13. The US House of Representatives approved a legislation to upgrade defence ties with this country on par with its NATO allies. - India

14. India’s women’s badminton team secured bronze medal in the 2016 Uber Cup. Against this backdrop, identify the country that hosted the tournament. - China

15. Turrialba volcano which erupted recently is in which of the following nations? - Costa Rica