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Top May Current Affairs Questions by Bank Coaching in Delhi

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Current GK Quiz May 2022

Question 1) Who among the following has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Army Staff?
A) Manoj Mukund
B) Bipin Rawat
C) Manoj Pande
D) B.S. Raju
E) None of these
Answer – D) B.S. Raju
Explanation:
B.S. Raju – Vice Chief of Army Staff

Question 2) Which among the following has won the 35th La Liga Title?
A) Espanyol
B) Real Madrid
C) Osasuna
D) Valencia
E) None of these
Answer – B) Real Madrid
Explanation:
35th La Liga Title – Real Madrid

Question 3) “World Tuna Day” is observed on ______
A) 1st May
B) 2nd May
C) 3rd May
D) 4th May
E) None of these
Answer – B) 2nd May
Explanation:
2nd May – “World Tuna Day” – to spread awareness about Tuna fish.

Question 4) Which among the following states will observe December 18th as “Minorities Rights Day” at the state level ?
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer – E) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
The State Government of Tamil Nadu will observe December 18th as “Minorities Rights Day” at the state level.

Question 5) Which among the following companies has won the “India Pharma Innovation of the Year”?
A) Cipla
B) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
C) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
D) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
E) None of these
Answer – B) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Explanation:
2022 Indian Pharma & Medical Devices Awards
• Glenmark: India Pharma Innovation of the Year
• Cipla: Indian Pharma Leader of the Year
• Micro Labs: Indian Pharma (Formulation) of the Year
• Zydus Lifesciences Ltd: Indian Pharma CSR of the Year
• Poly Medicure: Indian Medical Device Leader of the Year
• Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd: India Medical Device Company of the Year
• Nice Neotech Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd: India Medical Device MSME of the Year
• Vanguard Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd: Indian Medical Device Startup of the Year
• Meril Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd: Indian Medical Device Innovation of the Year

Question 6) Who among the following persons has been recognised as the 223rd Commonwealth Point of Light?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Manohar Lal Khattar
C) Devendra Fadnavis
D) Kishore Kumar Das
E) None of these
Answer – D) Kishore Kumar Das
Explanation:
Kishore Kumar Das, the founder of the charity organization “Bidyanondo” was bestowed with the United Kingdom’s Commonwealth Points of Light Award.

Question 7) Indian Navy’s Naval Institute of Educational and Training Technology (NIETT) signed an MoU with _____ to build collaboration and exchange of best practices in the field of Instructional Leadership, Educational Psychology and Management.
A) IIM Calcutta
B) IIM Kozhikode
C) IIM Bangalore
D) IIM Ahmedabad
E) None of these
Answer – B) IIM Kozhikode
Explanation:
Indian Navy’s Naval Institute of Educational and Training Technology (NIETT) signed an MoU with IIM Kozhikode to build collaboration and exchange of best practices in the field of Instructional Leadership, Educational Psychology and Management.

Question 8) Which among the following has become the only company in the country to have recorded a turnover of Rs 1 lakh crore?
A) ITC
B) KVIC
C) Godrej
D) Patanjali
E) Nestle
Answer – C) Maharashtra
Explanation:
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) has become the only company in the country to have recorded a turnover of Rs 1 lakh crore.

Question 9) Which among the following has commissioned India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant?
A) OIL India Limited
B) Hindustan Petroleum
C) Indian Oil Corporation
D) GAIL
E) None of these
Answer – A) OIL India Limited
Explanation:
Oil India Limited, the second largest Indian-government owned hydrocarbon explorer and producer has commissioned India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant.

Question 10) Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated India’s first Semicon conference in ______
A) Pune
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru
D) Ahmedabad
E) None of these
Answer – C) Bengaluru
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated India’s first Semicon conference in Bengaluru.

Question 11) Which among the following is the theme of “World Press Freedom Day”?
A) “Information as a Public Good”
B) “Journalism without Fear or Favour”
C) “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”
D) “Journalism under digital siege”
E) None of these
Answer – D) “Journalism under digital siege”
Explanation:
3rd May is observed annually as the World Press Freedom Day to celebrate the Declaration of Windhoek.
Theme: “Journalism under digital siege”

Question 12) Which among the following has approved the country’s first gene bank programme to preserve biodiversity?
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) Meghalaya
Answer – C) Maharashtra
Explanation:
The state Government of Maharashtra has approved the country’s first-of-its-kind gene bank programme in the state to preserve biodiversity.

Question 13) Who among the following will be the next CEO of Amazon?
A) Andy Jassy
B) Jeff Bezos
C) Lawrence Joseph Ellison
D) Bernard Arnault
E) None of these
Answer – A) Andy Jassy
Explanation:
Next CEO of Amazon – Andy Jassy

Question 14) Which among the following countries has been designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022?
A) India
B) France
C) USA
D) UK
E) None of these
Answer – A) India
Explanation:
The Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 – India

Question 15) Who among the following has been named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2022?
A) Jasprit Bumrah
B) Ollie Robinson
C) Dane van Niekerk
D) Rohit Sharma
E) All of these
Answer – E) All of these
Explanation:
Wisden Cricketers of the Year:
● Jasprit Bumrah
● Devon Conway
● Ollie Robinson
● Rohit Sharma
● Dane van Niekerk

Question 16) “World Laughter Day” is observed on ______
A) First Wednesday of May.
B) First Thursday of May.
C) First Sunday of May.
D) First Wednesday of May.
E) None of these
Answer – C) First Sunday of May.
Explanation:
“World Laughter Day” – First Sunday of May.

Question 17) “International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day” is observed on ______
A) May 2
B) May 5
C) May 6
D) May 1
E) May 8
Answer – D) May 1
Explanation:
“International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day” – May 1

Question 18) Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has launched the developmental projects worth Rs 22,000 crore in _____
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Gujarat
D) Odisha
E) Meghalaya
Answer – C) Gujarat
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has launched developmental projects worth Rs 22,000 crore in Gujarat.

Question 19) Who among the following has been appointed as new Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the government?
A) Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran
B) Kusum Sharma
C) S. Ramakrishnan
D) Ajay Kumar Sood
E) None of these
Answer – D) Ajay Kumar Sood
Explanation:
Ajay Kumar Sood – new Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA)

Question 20) Who among the following has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain?
A) Magnus Carlsen
B) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
C) Dommaraju Gukesh
D) Anish Giri
E) None of these
Answer – C) Dommaraju Gukesh
Explanation:
Dommaraju Gukesh – 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

Question 21) Which among the following companies has been ranked at 53rd spot on Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022?
A) TCS
B) IOC
C) ONGC
D) Reliance Industries Ltd
E) None of these
Answer – D) Reliance Industries Ltd
Explanation:
• RIL (Reliance Industries Ltd.) – 53rd Rank
• ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) – 228th Rank
• IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) – 357th Rank
• TCS (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd) – 384th Rank
• Tata Steel – 407th Rank

Question 22) Who among the following has been appointed as the CMD of REC Limited?
A) Babita Singh
B) Vivek Kumar Dewangan
C) Nidhi Chibber
D) N Chandrasekaran
E) None of these
Answer – B) Vivek Kumar Dewangan
Explanation:
CMD of REC Limited – Vivek Kumar Dewangan

Question 23) Which among the following has acquired table reservation platform Dine Out?
A) Swiggy
B) Zomato
C) FoodPanda
D) UberEats
E) None of these
Answer – A) Swiggy
Explanation:
Swiggy has acquired table reservation platform Dine Out

Question 24) Anna Qabale Duba has been crowned as world’s best nurse. She belongs to ____
A) Africa
B) Uganda
C) Tanzania
D) Kenya
E) None of these
Answer – D) Kenya
Explanation:
Anna Qabale Duba has been crowned as world’s best nurse. She belongs to Kenya.

Question 25) Shri. Manik Saha has been named as the Chief Minister of _______
A) Mizoram
B) Manipur
C) Nagaland
D) Tripura
E) None of these
Answer – D) Tripura
Explanation:
Shri. Manik Saha – The Chief Minister of Tripura

Question 26) Who among the following has been appointed as the President of UAE?
A) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
B) Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
C) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
D) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
E) None of these
Answer – C) Sheikh Mohd. bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Explanation:
UAE President: Sheikh Mohd. bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Question 27) Who among the following has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
A) Babita Singh
B) Vivek Kumar Dewangan
C) Nidhi Chibber
D) N Chandrasekaran
E) None of these
Answer – C) Nidhi Chibber
Explanation:
Nidhi Chibber has been appointed as chairperson of CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education).

Question 28) Which among the following has won the Thomas Cup Badminton tournament for the first time in the tournament’s history?
A) Mexico
B) Russia
C) Brazil
D) Indonesia
E) India
Answer – E) India
Explanation:
Thomas cup Badminton tournament winner – India by defeating Indonesia(14-time champion)

Question 29) Which among the following states has launched the “e-Adhigam” scheme for government school students of Classes 10 and 12 ?
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Haryana
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer – D) Haryana
Explanation:
The Haryana government has launched an “e-Adhigam” scheme for government school students of Classes 10 and 12. Under this scheme around 3 lakh tablets were distributed to the students.

Question 30) India contributes _____ to expand use of Hindi at the United Nations.
A) USD 800,000
B) USD 700,000
C) USD 500,000
D) USD 900,000
E) None of these
Answer – A) USD 800,000
Explanation:
India has contributed $8Lakh to promote the use of Hindi in the United Nations.

Question 31) Which among the following has become the first state to reinstate the old pension scheme (OPS) to provide assured income to retired employees?
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Haryana
E) Chhattisgarh
Answer – E) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
Chhattisgarh has become the first state to reinstate the old pension scheme (OPS) to provide assured income to retired employees

Question 32) Indian Army to set up residential coaching centre in _______
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Mizoram
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) Manipur
Answer – E) Manipur
Explanation:
Indian Army will set up a residential coaching centre for the underprivileged and economically weaker students in Manipur.

Question 33) Who among the following has been appointed as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)?
A) Sanjiv Bajaj
B) Vivek Kumar Dewangan
C) Nidhi Chibber
D) N Chandrasekaran
E) None of these
Answer – A) Sanjiv Bajaj
Explanation:
President of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) – Sanjiv Bajaj

Question 34) The world’s longest glass-bottom bridge has opened in ______
A) Hong Kong
B) Taiwan
C) Thailand
D) Philippines
E) Vietnam
Answer – E) Vietnam
Explanation:
The world’s longest glass-bottom bridge – Vietnam

Question 35) Who among the following has topped the “Forbes 2022 Highest-Paid Athletes List”?
A) Roger Federer
B) Lebron James
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) Lionel Messi
E) None of these
Answer – D) Lionel Messi
Explanation:
Lionel Messi has topped the “Forbes 2022 Highest-Paid Athletes List”

Question 36) Who among the following has won the 2022 Templeton Prize?
A) David Gross
B) Frank Wilczek
C) Robbert Dijkgraaf
D) Jens Eisert
E) None of these
Answer – B) Frank Wilczek
Explanation:
2022 Templeton Prize – Frank Wilczek

Question 37) Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), the largest food security program in the world till _____
A) August 2022
B) July 2022
C) June 2022
D) December 2022
E) September 2022
Answer – E) September 2022
Explanation:
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), the largest food security program in the world till September 2022.

Question 38) Who among the following has been named as the first Indian brand ambassador of “Louis Vuitton”?
A) Anushka Sharma
B) Alia Bhatt
C) Katrina Kaif
D) Kareena Kapoor
E) Deepika Padukone
Answer – E) Deepika Padukone
Explanation:
Deepika Padukone has been named as the first Indian brand ambassador of “Louis Vuitton”

Question 39) “The International Day of Light” is observed on _______
A) May 17
B) May 15
C) May 16
D) May 12
E) May 13
Answer – C) May 16
Explanation:
“The International Day of Light” – May 16

Question 40) “International Nurses Day” is observed on ____
A) May 13
B) May 15
C) May 14
D) May 12
E) May 10
Answer – D) May 12
Explanation:
“International Nurses Day” – May 12

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Summary
This Current GK quiz comprises 40 Questions based on the news events of May this year. If you have any doubts or queries, we are there to clear them. In this regard, our contact details have already been provided above.