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- Who recently (in May’22) became the Chief Minister (CM) of Tripura after the resignation of Biplab Kumar Dev?
1) Manik Saha
2) Samir Ranjan Barman
3) Manik Sarkar
4) Nripen Chakraborty
5) Dasarath DebAnswer-1) Manik Saha
Explanation:
Dr. Manik Saha, the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Tripura and a Rajya Sabha member, was sworn in as the Chief Minister (CM) of Tripura.
i. His appointment followed the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Biplab Kumar Dev, who took office as the BJP’s first CM in Tripura in 2018.
ii. Manik Saha was sworn in as the 12th CM of Tripura, and Governor Satyadeo Narayan Arya administered the oath of office to him in the Raj Bhawan in Agartala, Tripura. - Name the personality who was recently (in May’22) appointed as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)?
1) Sunil Arora
2) Harishankar Brahma
3) Rajiv Kumar
4) Achal Kumar Jyoti
5) Sushil ChandraAnswer-3) Rajiv Kumar
Explanation:
The Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar assumed charge as 25th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), replacing the Incumbent Sushil Chandra who retired on May 14 2022.
i. Rajiv Kumar’s major task will be to hold and oversee the President and the Vice-President elections, which are due to be conducted in July-August 2022. - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was recently (in May ’22) elected as the president of Which country?
1) Kuwait
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Qatar
4) United Arab Emirates
5) IraqAnswer-4) United Arab Emirates
Explanation:
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (popularly known as MBZ) has been unanimously elected President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the Federal Supreme Council. He is also the Ruler of Abu Dhabi (UAE).
i. According to the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (UAE), he will succeed the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former President of the UAE, and his appointment is made in accordance with Article 51 of the Constitution
Note- This is only the third time the UAE has selected a president since its independence in 1971. - Which company recently (in May’22) decided to buy Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC stake for $10.5 bn from Holcim limited?
1) Mahindra Group
2) Reliance Industries Ltd
3) Tata Group
4) Aditya Birla Group
5) Adani GroupAnswer-5) Adani Group
Explanation:
Adani Group which belongs to Gautam Adani is set to acquire swiss multinational company Holcim’s stake in Indian companies Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers.
i. The value for the Holcim stake and open offer consideration for Ambuja Cements and ACC is USD 10.5 billion, which makes this the largest-ever acquisition by Adani, and India’s largest-ever M&A transaction in the infrastructure and materials space. - Union Ministry Ashwini Vaishnaw recently (in May ’22) launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals.
Which ministry developed the Portal?
1) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
2) Ministry of Communications
3) Ministry of Railways
4) Ministry of Science and Technology
5) Ministry of Information and BroadcastingAnswer- 2) Ministry of Communications
Explanation:
The Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Communications (MoC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals.
i. The portal has been developed by Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (MP)-based MP state Electronics Development Corporation on behalf of Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications (MoC).
ii. It was launched on the lines of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) and The timely disposal of RoW applications, within a span of 20 to 22 days from around 100 days, will enable speedy infrastructure creation resulting in the timely rollout of 5G Network also. - Which of the following point is ‘Incorrect’ with respect to the 2022 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup and Uber Cup?
1) Team India Men’s Badminton won the 30th edition of BWF Thomas Cup 2022 after beating the 14-time champion Thailand.
2) In the First Men’s Singles, Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
3) In the Second Men’s Singles, Kidambi Srikanth defeated Jonatan Christie and secured a historic victory for India.
4) South Korea won the 2022 BWF Uber Cup, badminton’s world women’s team championship, defeating the 15 time Champions China.
5) The 2022 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup was held at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand in May 2022.Answer- 1) Team India Men’s Badminton won the 30th edition of BWF Thomas Cup 2022 after beating the 14-time champion Thailand.
Explanation:
Team India Men’s Badminton won the 32nd edition of Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup 2022 after beating the 14-time champion Indonesia.
i. In the First Men’s Singles, the World championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
ii. In the Second Men’s Singles, the World championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth defeated Jonatan Christie by 21-15, 23-21 and secured a historic victory for India by leading 3-0.
iii. South Korea won the 2022 BWF Uber Cup, badminton’s world women’s team championship, defeating the 15 time Champions China.
iv. The 2022 Thomas Cup was held at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 15 May 2022. - In the Italian Open 2022, ________ from Serbia won the men’s singles and also won his 38th Masters 1000 title, while Iga Swiatek from _____ won the women’s singles in the tournament.
1) Novak Djokovic; Poland
2) Stefanos Tsitsipas; Tunisia
3) Viktor Troicki; Greece
4) Stefanos Tsitsipas; Poland
5) Novak Djokovic; TunisiaAnswer- 1) Novak Djokovic; Poland
Explanation:
The World no. 1 Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has won the 79th edition of the 2022 Internazionali BNL d’Italia of Rome title (Italian Open) after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece in Men’s Singles and also won his 38th Masters 1,000 title after the victory over Casper Ruud in the semi-finals held on May 14 2022.
i. In the Women’s Singles, Iga Swiatek from Poland (World No. 1 by Women’s Tennis Association) defeated Ons Jabeur from Tunisia by 6-2, 6-2 to claim her fifth tournament victory. It was also her 28th win in a row.
ii. The Italian open 2022 title is his first title in this year (2022) and sixth in Rome (Previously in the year 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 & 2020).
iii. The tournament was held at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, between May 2 to May 15 2022. - Former Cricketer Andrew Symonds recently (in May ’22) passed away. Which Country does he belong to?
1) Sri Lanka
2) West Indies
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) EnglandAnswer-3) Australia
Explanation:
Andrew Symonds, former Australian all-rounder, died in a car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state of Australia.
i. He played 26 test matches and 198 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia and won Two back-to-back 50 over World Cups in 2003 and 2007. - What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2022 that was observed across the globe by the United Nations (UN) on 15th May 2022?
1) Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25
2) Families, education and well-being
3) Families and inclusive societies
4) Families and Urbanization
5) Families and Climate Action: focus on SDG13Answer-4) Families and Urbanization
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Families 2022 was observed across the globe on 15th May 2022 with the theme of “Families and Urbanization”.
i. The day was observed to create awareness about the issues related to the family and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families. - When was Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima 2022 observed across the globe?
1) 13th May 2022
2) 16th May 2022
3) 14th May 2022
4) 17th May 2022
5) 15th May 2022Answer-2) 16th May 2022
Explanation:
Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima is annually celebrated by members of the Buddhist community across the world on the first full moon day of the month of Vaisakh, which usually falls in April-May of the Gregorian calendar. The day is observed based on the Asian lunisolar calendar.
i. The Buddha Purnima 2022 falls on 16th May 2022.
ii. The day marks the birth, enlightenment(nirvana), and death(parinirvana) of Siddhartha Gautama, or Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who later became “The Buddha”.
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