6 May MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 6th May 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 6 May with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 6 May MCQs carefully.
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6 May Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. After the May 2022 Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, what is the revised Repo Rate?
(a)15
(b)25
(c)40
(d)44
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2. Who has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England?
(a)Ronnie O’Sullivan
(b)Pankaj Advani
(c)Aditya Mehta
(d)Mark Selby
3. ISRO Plans Mission to Venus by ____.
(a)April 2025
(b)Dec 2024
(c)Jan 2023
(d)Oct 2022
4. On which day International No Diet Day is observed?
(a)6th May
(b)4th May
(c)3rd May
(d)5th May
5. Which IIT has signed an agreement with the Indian Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Earth Sciences GoI?
(a)IIT Guwahati
(b)IIT Hyderabad
(c)IIT Bombay
(d)IIT Kharagpur
6. Who has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Central Intelligence Agency?
(a)Sandeep Bakhshi
(b)Shaktikanta Das
(c)Nand Mulchandani
(d)None of the above
7. Which university has topped the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022?
(a)Western Sydney University
(b)Stanford University
(c)Harvard University
(d)University of Oxford
8. Which country has topped the World Press Freedom Index 2022?
(a)Norway
(b)Denmark
(c)Sweden
(d)Estonia
9. India’s first Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) has been set up in which city?
(a)Pune
(b)Mumbai
(c)Hyderabad
(d)Bangalore
10. India’s first Tribal health observatory has been announced by which state/ UT?
(a)Assam
(b)Bihar
(c)Odisha
(d)Gujarat
11. ____ becomes 1st Public Sector Bank to Go Live in Account Aggregator Framework.
(a)South Indian Bank
(b)Union Bank of India
(c)Karur Vysya Bank
(d)Federal Ban
12. What is the rank of India in estimated Crypto Gains in 2021?
(a)12
(b)17
(c)21
(d)24
13. Mobile app to track the movement of sand mining vehicles launched in which state?
(a)Bihar
(b)West Bengal
(c)Haryana
(d)Gujarat
14. What is the rank of India according to the World Press Freedom Index 2022?
(a)50
(b)100
(c)150
(d)200
15. Who has been appointed as the ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee?
(a)Nitish Kumar
(b)Rajiv Ranjan
(c)Ashima Goyal
(d)Chirag Paswan
16. What is the rank of India in estimated Crypto Gains in 2021?
(a) 22
(b) 23
(c) 24
(d) 21
17. Which General Insurance Company has announced to launch of the ‘Pay as you Drive’ program to reduce upfront costs of premium?
(a) TATA AIG
(b) HDFC ERGO
(c) ICICI Lombard
(d) Bajaj Allianz
18. Who has been appointed as the chief national rifle coach by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)?
(a) Abhinav Bindra
(b) Joydeep Karmakar
(c) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(d) Anjali Bhagwat
19. Which state has launched the loan scheme ‘Jivhala’ for inmates serving sentences in jails?
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
20. Which team has won the 75th Santhosh Trophy National Tournament for the seventh time at the Payyanad Stadium?
(a) Odisha
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
6 May MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
The Reserve Bank hiked the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 percent, after an unscheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in May 2022. The next meeting of the MPC is scheduled during June 6-8. The decision aimed to contain inflation, which remained above 6 percent for the last three months. The cash reserve ratio was hiked by 50 bps to 4.5% effective May 21.
2. (a)
Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship by defeating Judd Trump (England) 18-13 in the finals, which were held from April 16 to May 2, 2022, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
3. (b)
At the inaugural session of the National Meet on Venus Science, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S. Somnath, announced a Mission to Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system, by December 2024.
4. (a)
International No Diet Day is observed every year on May 6 to celebrate your natural body type and ditch restrictive diets. The day aims to encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle irrespective of their body type and shape and raise awareness about the dangers of dieting. A blue ribbon is used as a symbol for the day which celebrates body diversity and acceptance.
5. (c)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay) has partnered with the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ India Meteorological Department (IMD) to develop climate solutions for stakeholders at the village, city, and district levels. IIT Bombay has also established the world’s first chair professorship in climate change.
6. (c)
Central Intelligence Agency has appointed Nand Mulchandani as CIA’s first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With more than 25 years of experience working in Silicon Valley as well as the Department of Defense (DoD), Mulchandani brings substantial private sector, startup, and government expertise to the CIA.
7. (d)
The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the sixth consecutive year, while mainland China has two institutions in the top 20 for the first time: Peking University and Tsinghua University share 16th place. India is the joint fourth most-represented nation across the rankings, with 64 universities featuring in total (the same number as Turkey).
8. (a)
Pakistan at 157th position, Sri Lanka 146th, Bangladesh 162nd, and Maynmar at 176th position. Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd), Sweden (3rd) Estonia (4th), and Finland (5th) grabbed the top positions, while North Korea remained at the bottom of the list of the 180 countries and territories. The Index highlights the disastrous effects of news and information chaos – the effects of a globalized and unregulated online information space that encourages fake news and propaganda.
9. (c)
At Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS), a multi-industry-supported Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) has been launched. This hub is a groundbreaking endeavor by the Telangana government, in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Laurus Labs, to incorporate and promote efficient and sustainable technology in the pharmaceutical industry.
10. (c)
Odisha is planning to create India’s only observatory, which will house data on the state’s indigenous population’s health. The ST and SC Development Department and the RMRC, a regional institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard.
11. (b)
Union Bank of India has become the first Public Sector Bank to go live on the Account Aggregator Framework, an initiative of Reserve Bank India (RBI) to improve credit delivery. With significant participation from banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India, the Account Aggregator (AA) Framework went live in September 2021.
12. (c)
India ranked 21st in Chainalysis 2021 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country. According to the data released by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, investors around the world realized total Crypto gains of USD 162.7 billion in 2021.
13. (c)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched a Vehicle Movement Tracking System (VMTS) mobile app that will help in tracking vehicles carrying sand and other mining material. This App has been designed and developed in-house by National Informatics Centre, Haryana.
14. (c)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the 20th World Press Freedom Index 2022, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories. India’s ranking in the Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank. The ranking of India’s neighbors, except that of Nepal, has also slid down, with the index placing. Nepal has climbed up by 30 points in the global ranking at 76th position.
15. (b)
The central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the appointment of executive director Rajiv Ranjan as an ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Ranjan will be succeeding Mridul Saggar, who reportedly retired in April.
16. (d)
Cryptocurrency investments are risky, but are profitable, says a new report by data analytics firm Chainalysis. The company in its latest report revealed that investors around the world realized total gains of $162.7 billion in 2021, compared to just $32.5 billion in 2020. According to Chainalysis, the United States lead by a wide margin at an estimated $47 billion in realized cryptocurrency gains, followed by the UK, Germany, Japan, and China. Meanwhile, India ranked a lowly 21st with realized gains of around $1.85 billion.
17. (b)
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a leading private sector general insurance company, announced the launch of its ‘Pay as you Drive’ program; an insurance solution that offers distance-based insurance to reduce upfront costs of premiums.
18. (b)
Joydeep Karmakar, a London 2012 Olympian, has been appointed as India’s new chief national rifle shooting coach until 2025 by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Karmakar will be in charge of preparing the Indian rifle shooters during the ongoing Olympic cycle, including the Paris Games in 2024.
19. (d)
A loan scheme named Jivhala has been launched by the Maharashtra Department of Prisons for the inmates who are serving sentences in various jails across Maharashtra. The scheme, implemented by the Department of Prisons and Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, has been started in Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail.
20. (d)
The hosts Kerala came back from behind and eventually got the better of West Bengal 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to emerge as champions of the 75th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy on 2 May 2022 at the Manjeri Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram.
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