12 May MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 12th May 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 12 May with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 12 May MCQs carefully.
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12 May Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. When was National Technology Day celebrated?
(a)10th May
(b)12th May
(c)11th May
(d)13th May
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2. ____ grants recognition to NDML as an accreditation agency.
(a)SIDBI
(b)NSDL
(c)IRDA
(d)SEBI
3. Which city gets India’s first EV charging station powered by food waste?
(a)Bangalore
(b)Noida
(c)Mumbai
(d)Indore
4. RailTel launches PM-WANI-based access to its Wi-Fi at ____ Railway Stations.
(a)50
(b)100
(c)150
(d)200
5. Who took charge as Vice-Chair at Denmark-based Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN)?
(a)Suresh N. Patel
(b)Rajesh Unni
(c)Narasimha Reddy
(d)Rekha Sharma
6. Who has been honored with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2022?
(a)Adnan Abidi
(b)Danish Siddiqui
(c)Channi Anand
(d)Arko Datta
7. Which Indian architect has been conferred the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022?
(a)Raj Rewal
(b)Charles Correa
(c)Balkrishna Doshi
(d)Brinda Somaya
8. Which State/ UT has launched the 2nd phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme to encourage girl children?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Tamil Nadu
(d)Gujarat
9. On which day International Nurses Day is observed?
(a)10th May
(b)12th May
(c)11th May
(d)13th May
10. Who will chair the Advisory Committee for ESG-related matters in the securities market, constituted by SEBI?
(a)Navneet Munot
(b)Sunil Bajpai
(c)Chandra Prakash Goyal
(d)None of the above
11. Experience Studio on Drones, has been launched at which institution?
(a)NABARD
(b)DRDO
(c)NITI Aayog
(d)ISRO
12. Yoon Seok-youl is the new President of which of the following country?
(a)Japan
(b)China
(c)South Korea
(d)North Korea
13. Which bank join hands with Santander UK for India-UK business ease?
(a)HDFC Bank
(b)Axis Bank
(c)ICICI Bank
(d)YES Bank
14. Which country is elected as Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities for 2022-24?
(a)India
(b)China
(c)Singapore
(d)Thailand
15. Which country is the first Asian country to join NATO cyber defense group?
(a)India
(b)South Korea
(c)China
(d)Japan
16. Which state/UT has launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0)?
(a) Haryana
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
17. Which is the first Asian country to join NATO’s cyber defense group?
(a) India
(b) South Korea
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh
18. John Lee Ka-Chiu elected next Chief Executive of:
(a) Hong Kong
(b) Singapore
(c) South Korea
(d) Mauritius
19. A prominent crossing in Ayodhya has developed and named after the following?
(a) A R Rahman
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Birju maharaj
(d) Asha Bhosle
20. 2022 Asian Games in China postponed to which year?
(a) 2027
(b) 2025
(c) 2023
(d) 2024
12 May MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
National Technology Day is observed on May 11. The day is celebrated to mark the successful nuclear tests conducted at Pokhran in May 1998. India conducted a series of nuclear tests Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. National Technology Day is celebrated every year as a reminder of the anniversary of the Pokhran — II tests.
2. (d)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), recognition as an accreditation agency for a term of three years. The renewal of the recognition would be subject to satisfactory performance by NDML.
3. (c)
An EV charger powered by local food waste has been set up in Mumbai, a first for India. The project is a joint venture between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Aerocar Clean Energy and was inaugurated by Aaditya Thackeray, the environment and tourism minister for Maharashtra.
4. (b)
RailTel introduced PM-WANI-based access to its Wi-Fi at 100 Railway Stations. RailTel, a micro Ratna PSU, launched the PM-WANI scheme, providing access to its Public WiFi services across 100 train stations in 22 states. PM-WANI is a Department of Telecom (DoT) initiative to connect all silo Wi-Fi networks for simplicity of use and to increase broadband adoption among the general public.
5. (b)
Captain Rajesh Unni, Founder & CEO of Synergy Group, one of the world’s leading ship managers and one of India’s major marine firms, says that while the shipping sector is becoming more open, more can and should be done to combat corruption.
6. (b)
According to the Pulitzer Prizes website, slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui is among four Indians honored with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the feature photography category. Siddiqui and his colleagues Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Amit Dave from a news agency won the award
7. (c)
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, 94, has been conferred with the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022, which is considered the world’s highest honor for architecture. The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Simon Allford presented the medal to the renowned architect in person at his residence in Ahmedabad.
8. (b)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0). Ladli Laxmi scheme – 2.0 is an innovative initiative to encourage girl children to pursue higher education and make them self-dependent.
9. (b)
International Nurses Day is an international day observed around the world on 12 May each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society. The date of celebration of International Nurses Day was chosen to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s birth anniversary and her pioneering work in nursing and social reforms.
10. (a)
Capital markets regulator Sebi has constituted an advisory committee for advising on ESG (environment, social, and governance) related matters in the securities market. The committee will be headed by HDFC Mutual Fund Navneet Munot, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a statement.
11. (c)
To promote a collaborative ecosystem aimed at fostering innovation and adoption of drones for public services, an experience studio on drones was launched by civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman Bery and CEO Amitabh Kant were also present at the inaugural event.
12. (c)
Yoon Seok-youl is a South Korean politician, former public prosecutor, and lawyer who has served as the 13th President of South Korea since 2022. He also served as Prosecutor General of South Korea from 2019 to 2021. Born in Seoul, Yoon attended Seoul National University.
13. (c)
ICICI Bank inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Santander UK Plc, a premier British bank, establishing a framework of the partnership between the banks for financial service requirements of the corporate customers in India – UK corridor.
14. (a)
India has been elected as the Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at AAEA’s general assembly and executive board meeting held in Manila, Philippines. India was represented by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Commission on Elections, Manila, Philippines was the current chair of AAEA.
15. (b)
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service became the first in Asia to join NATO’s cyber defense group, a step that risks inflaming tensions with regional giant China and the old enemy North Korea. South Korea had been trying to join CCDCOE since 2019 to learn more about threat response methods and ways to defend critical infrastructure, with the overarching goal of having world-class capabilities to respond to those threats
16. (c)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0). The scheme is an innovative initiative to encourage girl children to pursue higher education and make them self-dependent.
17. (b)
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service became the first in Asia to join NATO’s cyber defense group. South Korea has been under Cyber-threats from China and North Korea. NIS was accepted as a contributing participant for NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). It was a cyber defense hub founded in Estonia, in 2008 and is focused on cyber-security research, training, and exercises.
18. (a)
John Lee Ka-Chiu has been confirmed as Hong Kong’s next chief executive. He will replace Carrie Lam. He will be the first security official to hold the Chief Executive position of Hong Kong which witnessed years of political unrest and recent debilitating pandemic controls.
19. (b)
A prominent crossing in Ayodhya has been developed and named after legendary singer Bharat Ratna’s late Lata Mangeshkar who passed away on 6 February 2022.
20. (c)
The Asian Games 2022, due to be held in Hangzhou, China in September, has been postponed to 2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced.
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