Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The ASO examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of Weekly Current affairs.
Q1) Which state has become 1st Indian State to roll out drones in the Healthcare sector?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Bihar
Q2) Which is the venue of the 2022 Women’s World Boxing Championship?
(1) Jeju City
(2) Istanbul
(3) New Delhi
(4) Astana
Q3) Who has become the first player to hit ‘700 fours’ in IPL?
(1) Virat Kohli
(2) Shikhar Dhawan
(3) David Warner
(4) Chris Gayle
Q4) Who has been appointed as a part-time Chairman of the IDBI Bank?
(1) Sunil Arora
(2) TN Manoharan
(3) Aruna Singh
(4) Salil Parekh
Q5) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of Committee B at 75th World Health Assembly?
(1) Rajesh Bhushan
(2) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(3) Vivek Kumar
(4) Gopal Vittal
Q6) Shirui Lily Festival is celebrated in which of the following state?
(1) Tripura
(2) Assam
(3) Manipur
(4) Nagaland
Q7) Central govt has launched “Swachh Survekshan 2023” with the theme of –
(1) People First
(2) Swachhata
(3) Waste to Wealth
(4) Reduction of Plastic
Q8) Who has been re-appointed as the Director-General of WHO?
(1) Hiroshi Nakajima
(2) Anders Nordström
(3) Margaret Chan
(4) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Q9) Which state govt has launched the ‘Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme’?
(1) Odisha
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q10) The “2022 Quad Leaders’ summit” held 24th May 2022 on –
(1) Osaka, Japan
(2) Dubai, UAE
(3) Riffa, Bahrain
(4) Tokyo, Japan
Q11) Who has been appointed as CEO of e-commerce venture JSW One Platform?
(1) Gaurav Sachdeva
(2) Rajiv Ranjan
(3) Sitikantha Pattanaik
(4) B Govindarajan
Q12) Who has received the VASVIK Industrial Research Award for the year 2020?
(1) Ajay Piramal
(2) Anjali Pandey
(3) A Gopalakrishnan
(4) Balkrishna Doshi
Q13) BCCI has unveiled which company as its official associate NFT partner for the Women’s T20 Challenge?
(1) Binance NFT
(2) OpenSea
(3) FanCraze
(4) Rarible
Q14) Who has been named among World’s 100 most influential people for 2022 by Time magazine?
(1) Karuna Nundy
(2) Gautam Adani
(3) Khurram Parvez
(4) All of the above
Q15) Who has broken the national record of 100 meters hurdles in the UK?
(1) Ariarne Titmus
(2) Jyothi Yarraji
(3) Frank Wilczek
(4) Jessica Hunter
Q16) MyGov Helpdesk has been made accessible to citizens in which social platform?
(1) Instagram
(2) WhatsApp
(3) Telegram
(4) Facebook
Q17) Which region has witnessed a record-breaking removal of as many as 239 dams?
(1) European Region
(2) Oceania Region
(3) South-Asian Region
(4) American Region
Q18) United Nations observes “International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories” on –
(1) 22nd–28th May
(2) 23rd–29th May
(3) 24th–30th May
(4) 25th–31th May
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Q19) What is India’s rank in the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021?
(1) 43rd
(2) 54rd
(3) 83rd
(4) 90th
Q20) What is the rank of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the World Air Power Index 2022?
(1) 2nd
(2) 3rd
(3) 5th
(4) 8th
Q21) “World Hunger Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 26th May
(2) 27th May
(3) 28th May
(4) 29th May
Q22) “International Day of Action for Women’s Health” is observed every year on –
(1) 27th May
(2) 28th May
(3) 29th May
(4) 30th May
Q23) “Amnesty International Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 26th May
(2) 27th May
(3) 28th May
(4) 29th May
Q24) India’s 1st “Lavender Festival” has been inaugurated in –
(1) Sikkim
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
(4) Meghalaya
Q25) India’s biggest Drone Festival “Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022” has been inaugurated in –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) New Delhi
(3) Pune
(4) Hyderabad
Q26) Which country has topped in Medals tally at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022?
(1) France
(2) India
(3) Italy
(4) Germany
Q27) How many medals did India win in the Bahrain Para badminton International Championships?
(1) 33 medals
(2) 26 medals
(3) 15 medals
(4) 23 medals
Q28) The Wrestling Federation of India has imposed a life ban on which wrestler?
(1) Deepak Punia
(2) Satender Malik
(3) Yogeshwar Dutt
(4) Mohit Dahiya
Q29) President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the National Women Legislators’ Conference-2022 in –
(1) Shimla
(2) Coimbatore
(3) Chandigarh
(4) Thiruvananthapuram
Q30) Which state approved new guidelines for implementation of ‘Indira Gandhi Shahari Rozgar Yojana’?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Goa
(4) Assam
Q31) Meenakshi Lekhi participated in 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting, which was hosted by –
(1) Brazil
(2) Russia
(3) India
(4) China
Q32) Which company has launched a Robo-advisory platform for all mutual fund investments?
(1) Groww
(2) Paytm Money
(3) Zerodha
(4) HDFC securities
Q33) Who has been appointed as the chair of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers on Trade (TBT)?
(1) Anwar Hussain Shaik
(2) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
(3) Kamal Bawa
(4) Salil Parekh
Q34) Which bank has tied up with Mahagram for digital payments?
(1) IndusInd Bank
(2) HDFC Bank
(3) ICICI Bank
(4) None of these
Q35) As per NAS 2021, What percentage of School Students in India commute to and from schools on foot?
(1) 48%
(2) 51%
(3) 54%
(4) 45%
Q36) Which state decided the Chancellor of all state-run universities will be the Chief Minister in place of the Governor?
(1) Odisha
(2) West Bengal
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Assam
Q37) Recently, PM Modi laid the foundation stones for 11 projects worth ₹31500 in –
(1) Coimbatore
(2) Vijayawada
(3) Chennai
(4) Visakhapatnam
Q38) Who has launched a revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) mobile app?
(1) National Health Authority
(2) NITI Aayog
(3) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
(4) None of above
Q39) Which novel become 1st Hindi novel to win International Booker Prize in 2022?
(1) Tomb of Sand
(2) Pinjar
(3) Malgudi Days
(4) The Vegetarian
Q40) A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by –
(1) Karuna Nundy
(2) Gautam Adani
(3) Gaurav Sachdeva
(4) Ruskin Bond
Q41) “World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)” is observed every year on –
(1) 28th May
(2) 29th May
(3) 30th May
(4) 31st May
Q42) Which Indian state has been selected by WHO for the “World No Tobacco Day Award 2022“?
(1) West Bengal
(2) Odisha
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Chhattisgarh
Q43) Which IPL team has won the title of “IPL 2022 Final“?
(1) Gujarat Titans
(2) Punjab Kings
(3) Delhi Capitals
(4) Rajasthan Royals
Q44) Where was INS Gomati decommissioned after 34 years of service?
(1) Visakhapatnam
(2) Mumbai
(3) Kochi
(4) Kolkata
Q45) Who has become India’s largest trading partner in 2021-22?
(1) Russia
(2) THE USA
(3) China
(4) Saudi Arabia
Q46) India’s foremost documentary film festival “MIFF 2022” has been inaugurated in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) New Delhi
(4) Bengaluru
Q47) Which minister has inaugurated Takshashila Sports Complex in Pune?
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Anurag Thakur
(3) Narendra Modi
(4) Narendra Singh Tomar
Q48) Who has been appointed as the new chief secretary of the Karnataka Government?
(1) Vandita Sharma
(2) Malathi Das
(3) K Ratna Prabha
(4) P Ravi Kumar
Q49) ‘All That Breathes’ recently won the L’OEil d’Or award at Cannes. Who has written this documentary?
(1) Ruben Östlund
(2) Shaunak Sen
(3) Payal Kapadia
(4) Claire Denis
Q50) As per the recent report, Which is the World’s best city for “Work from Home“?
(1) Paris
(2) Delhi
(3) Singapore
(4) Washington
ANSWER:
S1. Ans. (2) Uttarakhand
Sol: Redcliffe Labs, a unit of Redcliffe Lifetech in the U.S., has come up with its first commercial drone flight in India’s healthcare sector.
The company has recently opened its commercial drone corridor between Uttarkashi and Dehradun.
Uttarkashi to Dehradun by road is 144 km, 6-8 hours by road and 12 hours during a landslide. But using drone technology this distance was covered in 88 minutes with one battery swap in between.
The project was a part of the Redcliffe and Skye Air tie-up and in the past three months, they have done 40 successful trials in North India.
About Uttarakhand – Capitals: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer); Governor: Lt Gen Gurmit Singh; Chief minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
S2. Ans. (2) Istanbul
Sol. The International Boxing Association (IBA) 2022 Women’s World Boxing Championship was held in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Indian contingent finished the tournament with a total of three medals (one gold and two bronze).
Telangana-based boxer Nikhat Zareen won gold in the 52-kg category, Manisha (57kg) and Parveen (63kg) won bronze. Busenaz Sürmeneli, the Olympic and world champion was named the best boxer.
S3. Ans. (2) Shikhar Dhawan
Sol. Punjab Kings opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has become the first player to hit 700 fours in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Dhawan reached this feat during the last league stage match of IPL 2022, between PBKS and Sunrisers Hyderabad, here at the Wankhede Stadium.
The batter has now a total of 701 IPL fours to his name.
He is followed by David Warner and Virat Kohli, with 577 and 576 fours, respectively.
PBKS ended their IPL 2022 campaign with a total of 14 points while SRH finished with 12 points.
S4. Ans. (2) TN Manoharan
Sol. T N Manoharan has been appointed as a part-time Chairman of the IDBI Bank for a tenure of 3 years with effect from 9th May 2022, as approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
M R Kumar will no longer continue to be the non-executive non-whole-time Chairman of the bank with effect from 8th May 2022.
In terms of the Articles of Association of the bank, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has nominated Raj Kumar, Managing Director of LIC as LIC nominee director on the board of the bank.
Kumar’s appointment is being separately processed under Section 161 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013. As of March 2022, LIC holds 49.24% shares of IDBI Bank.
S5. Ans. (1) Rajesh Bhushan
Sol. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has been appointed as the Chairperson of Committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA).
Committee B primarily discusses administrative and financial matters of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Each year, the World Health Assembly has a long and complex list of health challenges and responses to review, and the Assembly functions through two committees — A and B.
S6. Ans. (3) Manipur
Sol. In Manipur, the 4th Edition of State-Level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has begun.
This annual festival is organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur with an aim to create and raise awareness of the Shirui Lily flower which is also the State Flower of Manipur.
The four-day-long festival has inaugurated by the Governor of Manipur La Ganesan and the Chief Minister N Biren Singh at Shirui Village Ground in Ukhrul district.
The festival is held around April and May as it is the blooming season of Shirui Lily. The flower is found in the Ukhrul district of Manipur only and cannot be replanted anywhere in the world.
Important Festivals of Manipur: Lai Haraoba, Manipur Sangai Festival, Lui Ngai Ni, Ningol Chakouba, Kachai Lemon Festival
S7. Ans. (3) Waste to Wealth
Sol. Union Government has launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan – 2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
The survey would give priority to the principle of 3 Rs- Reduce, Recycle and Reuse. Swachh Survekshan- 2023 is curated towards achieving circularity in waste management.
Swachh Survekshan was introduced by MoHUA in 2016 as a competitive framework to encourage cities to improve the status of urban sanitation.
Theme 2023: ‘Waste to Wealth’
S8. Ans. (4) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Sol. World Health Organization has re-appointed Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director-General of WHO for the second term with effect from 16th August 2022.
His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was the sole candidate. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017.
Before joining the WHO, Dr. Tedros served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Minister of Health in Ethiopia.
S9. Ans. (4) Tamil Nadu
Sol. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched the ‘Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme’ that proposes overall agriculture development in all the 15,525 village panchayats through a convergence of Union and State government schemes and externally-aided projects in five years.
In the current year, the program will cover 1,997 village panchayats at a cost of Rs 227.06 crore and benefit over nine lakh agricultural families.
Aim: To bring 75 lakh hectares of land under net area cultivated in the next 10 years and increase the double-cropping area to 20 lakh hectares.
S10. Ans. (4) Tokyo, Japan
Sol. The 2022 Quad summit started in Tokyo, Japan on 24th May 2022. The leaders of the Quad countries (Australia, India, Japan, and the United States) will participate.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japan PM Fumio Kishida, and newly-elected Australian PM Antony Albanese participated in the Summit. This is the second in-person Quad Summit.
While addressing the Summit, PM Modi said that the Quad grouping is a force for good and is aimed at an inclusive Indo-Pacific region. He also appreciated the role of Quad in ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
QUAD Fellowship was launched at the Summit. It is a first-of-its-kind scholarship program that aims to promote people-to-people linkages between the four members of Quad.
Every year, the fellowship will sponsor 25 students from each Quad country to pursue higher studies and doctoral degrees at leading Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) universities in the United States.
S11. Ans. (1) Gaurav Sachdeva
Sol. JSW Group has appointed Gaurav Sachdeva as the CEO of JSW One Platforms, an e-commerce venture of the group.
He has transitioned from his role at JSW Ventures where he led venture capital investments for the fund.
In his role as the CEO of JSW One Platforms, Sachdeva will aim to create a nimble organization backed by the credibility and scale of JSW Group that will ease buying and selling of steel and other products for manufacturing and construction MSMEs in the country.
JSW One Platforms has been established with the vision to leverage our manufacturing and distribution strength in steel, cement and paints businesses to build a technology-enabled one-stop solution for the manufacturing and construction segments.
S12. Ans. (3) A Gopalakrishnan
Sol. Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) A Gopalakrishnan has received the VASVIK (Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra) Industrial Research Award in the category of Agricultural Sciences and Technology for the year 2020.
The award includes a cash prize of 1.51 lakh and a citation.
The VASVIK research award is given to scientists and researchers who have demonstrated excellence in eight categories each year.
S13. Ans. (3) FanCraze
Sol. The Indian cricket board has embraced the idea of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT).
The Indian cricket board has unveiled cricket metaverse company FanCraze as its official associate partner for the Women’s T20 Challenge.
FanCraze is also the ICC partner alongside being on board with West Indies cricket.
The women’s T20 challenge will feature three-team (the Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity) and will compete at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium.
NFTs are digital assets connected to a sound bite, picture, or video clip, and their ownership is verified via blockchain technology.
S14. Ans. (4) All of the above
Sol. TIME Magazine has recently announced its list of 100 most influential people for the year 2022. Three Indians have found their names on the list.
Supreme Court lawyer Karuna Nundy, business tycoon Gautam Adani and prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez have been named among the World’s 100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME magazine.
The list has been divided into six categories: Icons, Pioneers, Titans, Artists, Leaders, and Innovators. While Adani has been named under the Titans category along with the likes of Apple CEO Tim Cook and American host Oprah Winfrey, Nundy and Parvez found their place under the Leaders category along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
S15. Ans. (2) Jyothi Yarraji
Sol. Jyothi Yarraji smashed the Women’s 100m hurdle national record for the second time in less than two weeks while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK.
The 22-year-old from Andhra Pradesh clocked 11s to win the gold ahead of Britain’s Jessica Hunter (13.26). Jyothi had clocked 13.23 to win the Limassol international in Cyprus earlier this month.
In the men’s 200m, national record holder Amlan Borgohain was fifth in 21.27s. He had broken the national record with 20.52s at the recent Federation Cup in Malappuram.
S16. Ans. (2) WhatsApp
Sol. MyGov announced that citizens will be able to use the MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp, to access the Digilocker service.
‘Digilocker’ is a flagship initiative under the Digital India program, which provides access to authentic digital documents, in their digital document wallet.
The documents issued in the DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with original physical documents.
Now, citizens can create and authentic their Digilocker accounts, and download documents on WhatsApp.
S17. Ans. (1) European Region
Sol. A record-breaking 239 barriers, dams, and weirs were removed across 17 countries in Europe in the year 2021.
However, as many as 150,000 obstacles still clog up the waterways across the continent.
Migratory freshwater fish have declined by 93 percent in Europe over the last 50 years.
Restoring 25,000 km of rivers to a free-flowing state is one of the goals of The European Union Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
S18. Ans. (4) 25th–31th May
Sol. United Nations is observing “International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories” from May 25 to 31.
On December 06, 1999, the UN General Assembly called for the annual observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories. In UN Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a Territory “whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government.”
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the resolution A/RES/54/91 on 6th December 1999 and decided the annually observe the International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories starting from May 25.
The week was first observed in 2000.
S19. Ans. (2) 54rd
Sol. World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021 which comprises 117 countries.
India is the top scorer in South Asia and placed at 54th. In 2019, India had ranked at 46th position.
The top place has been grabbed by Japan. The country is followed by the United States, Spain, France, and Germany. The bottom position (117) is occupied by the country Chad.
The theme of the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 is “Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future”.
This index is the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index’s direct evolution, having been published biennially for the last 15 years.
List of India’s Rank in Different Index 2021-22
World Happiness Report 2022: 136th; Finland topped
Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index Q4 2021: 51st; Turkey topped
S20. Ans. (2) 3rd
Sol. World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) has released the World Air Powers Ranking of 2022.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been placed at the third position on the World Air Power Index in terms of the total fighting strength of the various air services of different nations of the world.
This report has placed the Indian Air Force (IAF) above the Chinese Aviation based armed forces (PLAAF), Japan Air Self-Preservation Power (JASDF), Israeli Aviation based armed forces, and French Air and Space Power. The report says that the Indian Air Force (IAF) currently counts 1,645 total units in its active aircraft inventory.
The Global Air Powers Ranking (2022) report has given the highest TVR score to the United States Air Force (USAF). The highest attainable TVR score is 9 held by the United States Air Force (USAF).
S21. Ans.(3) 28th May
Sol. World Hunger Day is observed globally on 28 May every year.
The objective of this day is to raise awareness about more than 800 million people living in chronic hunger worldwide.
It is observed since 2011 to not only spread awareness about the malaise of chronic hunger but also to solve hunger and poverty through sustainable undertakings.
World Hunger Day is an initiative by The Hunger Project, first started in the year 2011. This year marks the 12th annual WHD to look at hunger as a whole.
The theme for the year 2021 was “Access Ends Hunger.”
In the 2021 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 101st out of the 116 countries.
S22. Ans. (2) 28th May
Sol. The International Day of Action for Women’s Health (International Women’s Health Day) is observed every year on May 28 since 1987 to raise awareness on the issues related to women’s health and well-being.
The International Day of Women’s Health was established in 1987, and the South African government acknowledged it in the same year.
The Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), created in 1984, organizes the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. Women of all ages and religions, from all corners of the globe, have the right to sexual and reproductive health.
The theme of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health 2021 campaign was “Time To Shine Some Light On Sex, Lies And Stereotypes”.
S23. Ans.(3) 28th May
Sol. Amnesty International Day is observed every year on May 28, because it was on this day in 1961 that this non-governmental organization was founded in London.
Amnesty International was founded on 28 May 1961 in London, following the publication of the article “The Forgotten Prisoners” in The Observer, a British newspaper, by the lawyer Peter Benenson.
Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization that focuses on the protection of human rights, by working to prevent abuses of human rights, fight for justice for those whose rights have been violated, expand and enforce human rights protections in international law, by lobbying governments and other powerful groups and publicizing their violations.
The organization won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its “defense of human dignity against torture,” and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.
S24. Ans. (3) Jammu and Kashmir
Sol. India’s first ‘Lavender Festival’ has been inaugurated by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on May 26, 2022, at Bhaderwah, a town in the district Doda of Jammu Division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bhaderwah is the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution as it is the best place for lavender cultivation in terms of land and climate.
The region also could be the potential destination of Agri-tech StartUps of the country.
In 2018, India’s first National Institute of High-Altitude Medicine was built in Bhaderwah which was aimed at attracting scholars and researchers not only from India but across the globe generating employment opportunities for the region.
Doda is the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution (Aroma Mission) and lavender can be promoted under ‘One District, One Product’ initiative to attract Agri- StartUps, entrepreneurs and farmers.
S25. Ans.(2) New Delhi
Sol. India’s biggest Drone Festival “Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022” has been inaugurated in New Delhi.
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 is a two-day event and it is being held on 27 May 2022 and 28 May 2022 at Pragati Maidan in the national capital.
The two-day event will see over 1600 delegates comprising government officials, foreign diplomats, armed forces, central armed police forces, PSUs, private companies and drone startups.
At the drone festival event, PM Modi will interact with Kisan drone pilots and also with startups in the drone exhibition center.
S26. Ans.(2) India
Sol. International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup 2022 was held at Suhl in Germany from May 09–20, 2022.
The Indian contingent was led by ace shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary.
At the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022, the Indian junior shooting team came in first position overall.
They won 33 medals in total, including 13 gold, 15 silver, and 5 bronze.
With four gold medals, Italy came in second place.
S27. Ans.(4) 23 medals
Sol. The Indian para-badminton team finished with a rich haul of 23 medals, including seven golds, at the 1st Bahrain Para-Badminton International Championships in Manama.
Promising doubles shuttler Manisha Ramdass shot into the limelight with her twin gold medal show, while Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (WS SH6) and Dhinagaran Pandurangan and Sivarajan Solaimalai (Doubles SH6) also claimed the other top honors for India.
Top para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Tarun Dhillon also clinched a couple of gold medals each.
S28. Ans.(2) Satender Malik
Sol. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has imposed a life ban on wrestler Satender Malik after he thrashed referee Jagbir Singh during CWG trials inside the KD Jadhav Hall at the IGI Stadium.
The incident took place after Satender Malik lost the 125kg final during the Commonwealth Games 2022 trials in the presence of the WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan.
He reportedly punched the referee at the stadium, prompting the wrestling federation to impose a life ban on the wrestler.
The Commonwealth Games 2022 will be held in Birmingham in the United Kingdom from July 28 to Aug 8.
S29. Ans.(4) Thiruvananthapuram
Sol. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the National Women Legislators’ Conference-2022 in Thiruvananthapuram on May 26, 2022.
The Conference is being hosted by the Kerala Legislative Assembly as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
According to Assembly sources, the two-day conference will focus on modern issues such as women’s rights, gender equality, and enough female representation in decision-making bodies.
S30. Ans.(2) Rajasthan
Sol. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has recently approved new guidelines for the implementation of ‘Indira Gandhi Shahari Rozgar Yojana’.
It is an urban employment scheme announced by CM Ashok Gehlot in the 2022-23 Rajashthan’s state budget. The government will incur Rs 800 crore annually for the implementation of this scheme.
Under this scheme, at least 100 days of employment per year will be provided to the people residing in the urban areas. It is designed on lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
According to the new guidelines, an individual who is in the age group of 18 to 60 years and resides in the local body area will be registered based on the Jan Aadhaar card. The Jan Aadhaar card will be issued by the state government and it will be the primary eligibility document for enrolment under the scheme.
S31. Ans.(4) China
Sol. Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Smt Meenakshi Lekhi has attended the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting via video conference, which was hosted by the People’s Republic of China and attended by all BRICS Member Nations.
Under the subject Establishing a Cultural Partnership Featuring Inclusiveness and Mutual Learning among BRICS, a discussion was conducted to promote and expand cultural activities among the BRICS countries.
The Ministers approved the BRICS Action Plan 2022-2026, which aims to expand cultural cooperation and execute the 2015 BRICS Cultural Cooperation Agreement.
About BRICS – Founded: June 2006; Members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa; 2022 Chair: China; Theme for BRICS 2022: “Foster High-Quality BRICS Partnership Usher in a New Era for Global Development”.
S32. Ans.(4) HDFC securities
Sol. HDFC Securities has launched a robo-advisory platform ‘HDFC Money’ for all mutual fund investments.
HDFC Money is a 100% digital platform that doesn’t require opening or having a Demat Account.
This also manages other aspects of finances such as accessing, managing, and tracking portfolios, starting goal planning, insurance planning, and managing/filing taxes.
About HDFC Securities – Founded: 2000; Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra; MD & CEO: Dhiraj Relli
S33. Ans.(1) Anwar Hussain Shaik
Sol. An Indian government officer, Anwar Hussain Shaik has been made the chair of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers on Trade (TBT). He replaced Elisa Maria Olmeda de Alejandro from Mexico.
Anwar Hussain Shaik was in PMI (Permanent Mission of India) Geneva.
The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement aims to ensure that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures are non-discriminatory and do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade.
WTO is a 164-member multilateral body that formulates rules for global exports and imports and adjudicates disputes between countries on trade-related issues. India has been a member since 1995.
S34. Ans. (1) IndusInd Bank
Sol. Rural NEO Bank Mahagram has tied up with the IndusInd Bank to digitize the nation’s payment ecosystem and provide a wider scope to transact for its customers in rural India.
The partnership between the two aims to boost financial inclusion, encourage socio-economic development, mitigate the risks of a shadow economy, and accelerate the growth of a cashless society.
Maharam was founded in 2015 to enable rural women to save money at the local Kirana stores.
S35. Ans. (1) 48%
Sol. According to National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021, at least 48% of students across the country walk to school, while 9% of them use school transportation and 18% of them use bicycle.
According to the survey, at least 25% of schools face a lack of parental support in students’ learning.
About 34 lakh students of 18 lakh schools in 720 districts from both rural and urban areas participated in the survey. The NAS was conducted throughout the country for Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 on November 12 last year.
S36. Ans.(2) West Bengal
Sol. West Bengal cabinet has approved a proposal to replace the Governor with the Chief Minister as the Chancellor of state-run universities.
The move is seen as a fallout of the long-running battle between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Currently, the Governor is the Chancellor of all State Universities. According to the governor’s official website, Dhankar is the ex-officio chancellor of 17 universities in Bengal.
S37. Ans.(3) Chennai
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,500 crore in Chennai.
These projects aim at boosting infrastructure development, enhancing connectivity, and giving an impetus to ease of living in the region.
Modi also dedicated to the nation five projects worth over Rs 2,960 crores. The 75 km long Madurai-Teni (Railway Gauge Conversion Project), was built at a project cost of over Rs. 500 crore, will facilitate access and give a boost to tourism in the region. The 30 km long third railway line between Tambaram – Chengalpattu, was built at a project cost of over Rs. 590 crore, will facilitate the running of more Suburban services, thus offering greater options and enhancing comfort for the travelers.
The program also witnessed the inauguration of 1152 houses constructed as part of the LightHouse Project – Chennai, built at a cost of Rs 116 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of six projects, being built at a cost of over Rs. 28,540 crores. The 262 Km long Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway will be built at a cost of over Rs. 14,870 crore. It will pass through the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu and will help reduce travel time between Bengaluru and Chennai by 2-3 hours.
S38. Ans.(1) National Health Authority
Sol. National Health Authority under its Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has launched revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) mobile application for managing the health records.
The ABHA app was earlier known as the NDHM Health Records app.
It allows users self-uploading of physical health records and sharing of digital health records.
It helps users to link health records created at ABDM compliant health facilities and view them on their smartphones.
Now, the patients can get their health records anywhere with the help of their ABHA address.
This digitization of health records will help in better clinical decision making.
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched in August 2020 for developing an integrated digital health infrastructure in the country.
S39. Ans.(1) Tomb of Sand
Sol. Delhi-based author Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the International Booker Prize for their novel “Tomb of Sand,”.
Originally written in Hindi, it’s the first book in any Indian language to win the high-profile award, which recognizes fiction from around the world that has been translated into English.
The 50,000-pound ($63,000) prize money will be split between New Delhi-based Shree and Rockwell, who lives in Vermont.
“Tomb of Sand” is published in Britain by a small publisher Tilted Axis Press. It was founded by translator Deborah Smith, who won the 2016 International Booker for translating Han Kang’s “The Vegetarian” to publish books from Asia.
Shree’s book beat five other finalists including Polish Nobel literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk, Claudia Piñeiro of Argentina and South Korean author Bora Chung to be awarded the prize at a ceremony in London.
S40. Ans. (4) Ruskin Bond
Sol. A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by Ruskin Bond, was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Ruskin Bond’s 88th birthday (19th May 2022).
The book gives readers a peek into the four years he spent in the Channel Islands and England.
Ruskin Bond, India’s famous Children’s book author, was born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) and grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), New Delhi, and Shimla (Himachal Pradesh).
S41. Ans.(4) 31st May
Sol. World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 to raise awareness about the damage caused by consuming tobacco.
Consuming tobacco kills over 80 lakh people across the world every year.
Theme 2022: “Protect The Environment”
World Health Organization on 15th May 1987 passed a resolution, calling for April 7, 1988, to be the first World No Smoking Day. This date was chosen as it was the 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization. Then on May 17, 1989, the World Health Organization passed a resolution calling for May 31 to be annually known as World No Tobacco Day. World No Tobacco Day has been observed every year on 31st May since 1989.
S42. Ans.(3) Jharkhand
Sol. Jharkhand has been selected for World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022 by the World Health Organisation.
The Indian State is being recognized by the global health body for its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption.
WHO Award for Tobacco Control will be received by the State Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day in Delhi on May 31, 2022.
The National Tobacco Control Programme was launched in Jharkhand in 2012 when the tobacco prevalence rate in the state was 51.1 per cent, of which 48% were smokeless users.
S43. Ans. (1) Gujarat Titans
Sol. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 has been recently won by Gujarat Titans by defeating Rajasthan Royals at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
This was the 15th edition of the professional Twenty20 cricket league.
This was established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Gujarat Titans scored 133/3 in 18.1 overs whereas Rajasthan Royals scored 130/9 in 20 overs.
List of winners:
IPL 2022 champions – Gujarat Titans
Emerging player of the season – Umran Malik
Super Striker of the season – Dinesh Karthik (strike rate of 183.33)
S44. Ans. (2) Mumbai
Sol. The INS Gomati was decommissioned from the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
The ship was discharged under the command of Captain Sudip Malik.
INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomti and was commissioned on 16 April 1988 by then-defense minister, KC Pant, at Mazagon Dock Limited (Mumbai).
The third ship of the Godavari class guided-missile frigates.
INS Gomati was also the oldest warrior of the western fleet when decommissioned.
IMS Gomati was twice awarded the coveted Unit Citation, in 2007-08 and again in 2019-20, for remarkable spirit and stellar contribution to national maritime security.
About INS Gomati – Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited; Launched: 19 March 1984; Commissioned: 16 April 1988; Decommissioned: 28 May 2022
S45. Ans. (3) China
Sol. The US overtook China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22, reflecting strong economic ties between the two countries.
According to commerce ministry data, in 2021-22, bilateral trade between the US and India stood at US$ 119.42 billion as against US$ 80.51 billion in 2020-21.
Exports to the US increased to US$ 76.11 billion in 2021-22 from US$ 51.62 billion in the previous fiscal, while imports rose to US$ 43.31 billion as compared to around US$ 29 billion in 2020-21.
The data showed that China was India’s top trading partner from 2013-14 to 2017-18 and also in 2020-21. Before China, the UAE was India’s largest trading partner.
In 2021-22, the United Arab Emirates was India’s third-largest trading partner with US$72.9 billion. It is followed by Saudi Arabia (US$ 42.85 billion), Iraq (US$ 34.33 billion), and Singapore (US$ 30 billion).
S46. Ans. (1) Mumbai
Sol. The 17th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short Fiction, and Animation films began in Mumbai.
The festival was inaugurated by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. The opening ceremony was held at the weeklong biennial film festival at the Nehru Centre.
MIFF 2022 has received 808 film entries from 30 countries with a great response. Out of 808 films, 102 will be screened under the Competition Category, 35 in international competition, 67 in the national competition and 18 Films will be screened under ‘MIFF Prism Category’.
11 movies from Bangladesh will be telecast at the festival.
The Best Film of the Festival will receive the Golden Conch award, along with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs.
Other awards carry cash prizes from five to one lakh along with Silver Conch, trophy, and certificate.
S47. Ans. (2) Anurag Thakur
Sol. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Takshashila Sports Complex built by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) at Viman Nagar in Pune.
The main purpose is to fund sports facilities through their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds and for the importance of creating sports infrastructure at grass root level.
The budget for the sports has been increased to 3,000 crores from Rs. 1,200 crores.
Under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), GOI took full responsibility for foreign training of elite athletes with a monthly stipend of Rs. 50,000/- for each athlete
S48. Ans. (1) Vandita Sharma
Sol. The Karnataka government appointed senior IAS officer Vandita Sharma as the state’s new chief secretary.
Sharma is a 1986-batch IAS officer and holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a post-graduate degree in English.
Currently, working additionally as chief secretary and development commissioner.
S49. Ans. (2) Shaunak Sen
Sol. Filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary ‘All That Breathes’ was honored with the 2022 L’OEil d’Or award at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
It is a 90-minute-long film that was chosen the winner by the jury, comprising Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, Ukrainian writer-director Iryna Tsilyk, French actor Pierre Deladonchamps, journalist Alex Vicente, and Moroccan writer-filmmaker Hicham Falah.
The Film has also won the grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival earlier.
About the Award: The L’OEil d’Or documentary award is also known as The Golden Eye award. This award was created in 2015 by the French-speaking authors’ society LaScam in collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival. The award includes a cash prize of 5,000 euros (₹4.16 lakh approximately).
S50. Ans.(3) Singapore
Sol. A list of the world’s best cities to work from home has been released, in which Singapore is placed at the top rank.
A study was released by mobile access technology company Kisi. Kisi analyzed data from the Journal of Public Economics and World Bank.
Singapore has been ranked at the number 1 spot. The percentage of jobs that can be performed remotely is 52.06%.
Washington in the US has been ranked at second number with 49.77% of jobs that can be performed remotely.
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