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1) The International Nurses Day has been observed on which among the following date?
(a) May 08
(b)May 09
(c)May 10
(d)May 11
(e)May 12
2) The International Day of Plant Health has been observed on 12th May. This day was promoted by which among the following country?
(a)Zambia
(b)Angola
(c) Zimbabwe
(d)Mozambique
(e)Gambia
3) NITI Aayog’s AIM has released the AIM-PRIME Playbook to assist academics. What does the letter “P” stands in the word PRIME?
(a) Process
(b) Program
(c) Policies
(d) Production
(e) Performance
4) The Ministry of Tourism has taken part in the Arabian Travel Market, Dubai-2022 under which brand?
(a)Incredible India
(b) Awesome India
(c) Hello India
(d) Welcome India
(e) India 360
5) As on 9th May 2022the three Jan Suraksha Schemes has completed _____________ Years of Social Security.
(a) 4 Years
(b) 5 Years
(c) 6 Years
(d) 7 Years
(e) 8 Years
6) The government has released Rs 7,183.42 crore to 14 states as a revenue deficit grant. Which among the following state is not among them?
(a)Andhra Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Punjab
7) A new crossroad has set to be developed in Ayodhya.It is to be named after whom among the following?
(a)Lata Mangeshkar
(b)Sushant Singh Rajput
(c)Meena Khadikar
(d)Bappi Lahiri
(e) Imran Khan
8) Lokpal would get permanent office at World Trade Centre in which among the following state or Union Territory?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Delhi
(c) Jammu
(d) Odisha
(e) Himachal Pradesh
9) Haryana has launched a scheme for fodder growers Chaara-BijaeeYojana. Under this scheme subsidy of Rs. ___________ per acre is allotted.
(a) Rs. 5000
(b) Rs. 10,000
(c) Rs. 15,000
(d) Rs. 20,000
(e) Rs. 25,000
10) Which among the following private sector Bank has partnered with Santander for India-UK business ease?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) DBS Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
11) Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been recently elected as the president of which among the following country?
(a) Thailand
(b) Manila
(c) Vietnam
(d) Philippines
(e)Malaysia
12) B.V. Doshi has been conferred with Royal Gold Medal 2022. He belongs to which among the following field?
(a) Journalism
(b) Politics
(c) Architect
(d) Doctor
(e)F1 Racer
13) VP Venkaiah Naidu has releaseda book titled, “Modi @20: Dreams Meeting Delivery”. It is published by which among the following publication?
(a)Rupa Publications
(b) Bloomsbury India
(c) MacMillan India
(d) Penguin Random House
(e) Hachette India
14) The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has released the book named,“The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Rulers Police to Peoples Police”. It is authored by whom?
(a) Naveen Kumar
(b)Srimathi Raju
(c)Mukesh Krishna
(d)Kavin Sharma
(e)Prakash Singh
15) The Former Union minister Pandit Sukh Ram passed away at 94. He is the former union minister of state for which among the following field?
(a) Railways
(b) Communication
(c) Information and Technology
(d) Power
(e) Road and transport
16) Yuri Averbakh passed away. He is related to which among the following field?
(a) Hockey
(b) Chess
(c) Carom
(d) Badminton
(e) Football
17) Where does Sardar Sarover dam located?
(a)Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) None of these
18) Name the city which was popularly called as “HITECH city”.
(a)Mumbai
(b) Hyderabad
(c)Chennai
(d)Bangalore
(e)None of these
19) ____________ is a loan that is made for a very short period of a few days only with a low rate of interest.
(a)Commodity money
(b)Plastic Money
(c)Notice Money
(d)Call money
(e) None of these
20) What is the capital of Paraguay?
(a)Lima
(b)Melekeok
(c) Abuja
(d) Asuncion
(e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: E
International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on 12 May in memory of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, but also to honour nurses as an invaluable resource, and raise awareness of the challenges they face.
She was also known as Lady with the Lamp.
The theme for this year’s Nurses Day is “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health”.
2) Answer: A
To raise awareness for the safety of plants, The United Nations has announced that May 12 will mark the International Day of Plant Health.
The day was promoted by Zambia and was taken into action by the UN General Assembly.
The resolution under which they adopted the decision included Finland, Bolivia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Tanzania.
3) Answer: B
The AIM-PRIME(Program for Researchers in Innovation, Market Readiness, and Entrepreneurship) Playbook was launched at the Dr Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi.
This event marks the culmination of the nationwide AIM-PRIME program, an initiative of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, that is being implemented by Venture Center, Pune and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Office of Principal Scientific Advisor.
4) Answer: A
The Ministry of Tourism under its ‘Incredible India’ brand line is participating in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai-2022 which is being held from 9th to 12th of May.
It is showcasing India’s rich and diversified tourism potential and providing a platform to the tourism stakeholders to showcase the various tourism destinations and products including Niche products.
5) Answer: D
The three Jan Suraksha schemes of the Indian government, Pradhan MantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan MantriSurakshaBimaYojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has completed 7 years of providing social security with the commitment of recognizing the necessity to protect human life from unanticipated risks and economic uncertainty.
PMJJBY, PMSBY & APY were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9th May 2015 from Kolkata, West Bengal.
6) Answer: B
The States which have been recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2022-23 are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released the money.
This is the 2nd monthly instalment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant to states.
7) Answer: A
In remembrance of LataMangeshkar, a new crossroad is set to be developed in Ayodhya that will be named after the late legendary singer to honour her memory.
The order for this new construction was issued by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to the DM during his Ayodhya review meeting.
Instructions to the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation have been issued to mark a major intersection and send the proposal to the government within 15 days.
Songs sung by LataMangeshkar that were dedicated to Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman would also be played in Ayodhya.
8) Answer: B
The Lokpal of India is set to move into a permanent office at World Trade Centre Nauroji Nagar, Delhi
According to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the administrative Ministry for the Lokpal, the government has bought over 59,000 square feet of land in World Tower Centre in Nauroji Nagar at a cost of Rs 254.88 crore.
9) Answer: B
Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister JP Dalal launched Chaara-BijaeeYojana (fodder cultivation scheme) for farmers.
To encourage farmers to cultivate fodder and help gaushalas, who have been suffering from fodder scarcity due to an increase in the number of stray cattle.
Under the scheme, Farmers who partner with gaushalas would be entitled to a financial subsidy of Rs.10,000 per acre for up to 10 acres of fodder cultivation.
10) Answer: C
ICICI Bank inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Santander UK Plc, a premier British bank, establishing a framework of partnership between the banks for financial service requirements of the corporate customers in the India – UK corridor.
The MoU was signed by Sriram H. Iyer, Head – International Banking Group, ICICI Bank and John Carroll, Head- International & Transactional Banking, Santander UK.
ICICI bank will offer UK corporates operating in India banking solutions in trade, cross-border payments, supply chain, treasury solutions, and retail banking.
11) Answer: D
Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Junior, the son and namesake of the late dictator, has won a 2022 landslide presidential election victory in Philippines
Marcos Jr has won the election with more than 30 million votes.
He is on course to replace President Rodrigo Duterte.
12) Answer: C
Well-known Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi conferred the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture, by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London, United Kingdom.
He is the only one from India to have been awarded both the Royal Gold Medal and the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
13) Answer: A
The book “Modi@20 Dreams Meet Delivery” by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was published in New Delhi.
The book explores several aspects of Narendra Modi’s particular thought process, pioneering, proactive attitude, and iconic, transformational leadership style.
‘Modi@20’ is a compilation of chapters authored by famous intellectuals and domain experts, edited and assembled by BlueKraft Digital Foundation, Rupa Publications.
14) Answer: E
Vice President (VP) of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Rulers Police to Peoples Police authored by a former IPS officer, Prakash Singh in New Delhi.
The book is published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
This book chronicles India’s efforts to reform the police.
15) Answer: B
Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister PanditSukh Ram has passed away.
He was 94.
Sukh Ram was the Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) from 1993 to 1996.
He was a member of LokSabha from the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh.
16) Answer: B
The legendary Chess grandmaster Yuri Averbakh has died in Moscow at 100.
Yuri Averbakh was the worlds oldest living Grandmaster.
In his prime, he was one of the strongest players in the USSR and the world, and in 1953 he took part in the legendary Candidates Tournament in Zurich.
17) Answer: B
The SardarSarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada river in Navagam near Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat
18) Answer: B
HITECH city is in Hyderabad, Telangana
19) Answer: D
Call money is a loan that is made for a very short period of a few days only with a low rate of interest
20) Answer: D
Asunción is the capital city of Paraguay, bordered by the Paraguay River.
