15 May MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 15th May 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 15 May with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 15 May MCQs carefully.
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15 May Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Which bank launches the Online Platform ‘Trade nxt’ for Export-Import Transactions?
(a)Bank of Baroda
(b)Union Bank of India
(c)HDFC Bank
(d)Canara Bank
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2. Exim Bank to Provide USD ____ Million LoC Backed by GoI to Mauritius for Metro Express & Infrastructure Projects.
(a)130
(b)150
(c)170
(d)190
3. Who has been appointed as Louis Vuitton’s first-ever Indian brand ambassador?
(a)Vidya Balan
(b)Priyanka Chopra
(c)Anushka Sharma
(d)Deepika Padukone
4. Who launched the ‘BHARAT TAP’ initiative at the ‘Plumbex India’ exhibition?
(a)Anurag Thakur
(b)Hardeep Singh Puri
(c)Raj Kumar Singh
(d)G. Kishan Reddy
5. Who has been appointed as the next chief election commissioner of India?
(a)Sushil Chandra
(b)Rajiv Kumar
(c)Arvind Panagariya
(d)Suman Bery
6. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?
(a)Campbell Wilson
(b)Vinod Kannan
(c)Rono Dutta
(d)Ajay Singh
7. What is India’s retail inflation in April 2022, as it touched its highest point in eight years?
(a)7.47%
(b)8.89%
(c)8.12%
(d)7.79%
8. Agriculture ministry signed an MoU with which organization for technical support towards PMFBY and KCC?
(a)WMO
(b)WFP
(c)UNDP
(d)FAO
9. Intersolar Europe conference will take place in which country?
(a)Russia
(b)India
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(d)Brazil
10. Indian architect _____ has been bestowed with the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022.
(a)Brinda Somaya
(b)Raj Rewal
(c)Balkrishna Doshi
(d)None of the above
11. Which company has dethroned Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company?
(a)Reliance Industries
(b)Saudi Aramco
(c)TCS
(d)None of the above
12. Which institution has announced to set up ‘YUVA Tourism Clubs’?
(a)CBSE
(b)ISRO
(c)NITI Aayog
(d)None of the above
13. Toyota to invest USD ____ million to make EV parts in India.
(a)624
(b)547
(c)677
(d)575
14. ____ has launched its financial literacy campaign ‘InspiHE?-Enabling an empowered future’.
(a)HDFC Life Insurance
(b)ICICI Lombard
(c)Bharti AXA Life Insurance
(d)Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
15. On which day World Migratory Bird Day is observed in 2022?
(a)14th May & 18th Oct
(b)14th May & 16th June
(c)13th May & 18th June
(d)13th May & 17th Oct
15 May MCQs – Answers
1. (b)
The Union Bank of India has launched an online platform, ‘Trade nxt’, which enables corporate, and MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) to transact all cross-border export-import transactions from the comfort of their place, i.e. eliminates the need for companies to visit a bank branch for the same.
2. (d)
The Export-Import Bank of India has entered into an agreement with the SBM Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. to provide the latter with a USD 190 million Government of India-backed Line of Credit. The agreement was made for the purpose of financing Exim Bank’s participation in the ongoing Metro Express Project and other infrastructure projects in Mauritius through Redeemable Preference Shares in public sector entities.
3. (d)
Actress Deepika Padukone has become the first-ever Indian brand ambassador for luxury brand Louis Vuitton. The news was announced by the French brand. The brand unveiled the role of a 36-year-old Bollywood actress during their new handbag campaign. It saw Padukone joining actors Emma Stone and Zhou Dongyu for promotional shots.
4. (b)
The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri launched the BHARAT TAP initiative at the ‘Plumbex India’ exhibition. This exhibition is aimed at products and services related to the plumbing, water, and sanitation industry. Puri also launched NARDECO MAHI’s ‘Nirmal Jal Prayas’ initiative which will work for saving 500 crore liters of water per year.
5. (b)
Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, to take charge on May 15. Kumar, an officer of the 1984 batch of the Indian Administrative Service of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, superannuated from the IAS in February 2020. Kumar will take charge of CEC Sushil Chandra, who is due to retire.
6. (a)
Campbell Wilson, the chief executive of low-cost airline Scoot, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India. He has 26 years of aviation industry expertise across both full-service and low-cost airlines. He is the chief executive of Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. Wilson’s appointment comes after Turkey’s Ilker Ayci decided not to take on the role of chief executive of Air India after the announcement of his appointment led to opposition in India over his previous political links.
7. (d)
India’s consumer inflation surged to an eight-year high of 7.79% in April 2022, breaching the Reserve Bank of India’s so-called tolerable limit of 6% for the fourth straight month, official data Thursday showed. Food inflation, which is driving the rise in retail inflation, rose by 8.38%, the highest so far in this fiscal.
8. (c)
The agriculture ministry and the UNDP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wherein “UNDP will provide technical support towards Centre’s aspirational Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme and Kisan Credit Card – Modified Interest Subvention Scheme.
9. (c)
Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and takes place annually at the Messe Munchen exhibition center. Intersolar 2022 will take place in Munich, Germany. The event’s exhibition and conference both focus on the areas of photovoltaics, solar thermal technologies, solar plants, as well as grid infrastructure, and solutions for the integration of renewable energy.
10. (c)
Indian architect 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.
11. (b)
Saudi Aramco billed as the largest oil-producing company, has also become the world’s most valuable company, surpassing American tech giant Apple. The change in positions of the two companies is largely attributed to the rising oil prices due to the war in Ukraine and a steady recovery around the world from the coronavirus pandemic. The rising demand and the increasing cost, in turn, are driving up the shares of oil companies.
12. (a)
Endorsing the idea of forming societies for tourism promotion in educational institutions initiated by the Tourism Ministry, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has issued the necessary instructions to all its affiliated schools to set up a Yuva Tourism Club.
13. (a)
Toyota Group plans to invest 48 billion rupees (USD 624 million) to make Electric Vehicle components in India. This is in line with the efforts of Toyota toward carbon neutrality by 2050. This is expected to create around 3500 new jobs.
14. (c)
Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s largest business groups, and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, announced the launch of its financial literacy campaign, ‘InspiHE₹– enabling an empowered future, a special effort to propagate financial awareness among women as well as allow people to make good investment decisions for a stable future.
15. (a)
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is a global campaign that emphasizes the importance of migratory bird conservation and habitat preservation. This day is commemorated on the second Saturday in May and the second Saturday in October. This year, World Migratory Bird Day is on May 14, with October 8 being the second time.
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