22 May MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 22 May 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 22 May with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 22 May MCQs carefully.
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22 May Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. 73.9mn Indians at Risk of Suffering from Increased Hunger Level by 2030 by which year?
(a)2040
(b)2035
(c)2030
(d)2025
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2. NDB Issues CNY ____ billion Bond in China Interbank Bond Market.
(a)3
(b)5
(c)7
(d)9
3. Which aviation company has appointed Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer?
(a)Boeing
(b)Air India
(c)Spice Jet
(d)Indigo
4. Who has won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022?
(a)Subhash Ola
(b)Ratan Tata
(c)Gautam Adani
(d)Mukesh Ambani
5. National Geographic Society installed World’s Highest Weather Station on _____.
(a)Kangchenjunga
(b)Himalaya
(c)Mount Everest
(d)Lhotse
6. Which country Plans World’s First Habitable Planet Search With Space Telescope?
(a)India
(b)Japan
(c)China
(d) the US
7. Which company successfully tested its Kalam-100 rocket that will power the Vikram-1 rocket’s third stage/ engine?
(a)Skyroot Aerospace
(b)TeamIndus
(c)Dhruva Space
(d)Bellatrix Aerospace
8. Name the author and journalist who has won the William E. Colby Award 2022
(a)Ernest Hemingway
(b)Kurt Vonnegut
(c)Wesley Morgan
(d)None of the above
9. On which day International Day for Biological Diversity is observed?
(a)20th May
(b)21st May
(c)22nd May
(d)23rd May
10. World Bank has approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the SRESTHA-G project of which state?
(a)Assam
(b)Gujarat
(c)Kerala
(d)Punjab
11. Which bank imposes a Rs 29.79 lakh Penalty on Unimoni Financial Services?
(a)SBI
(b)RBI
(c)PNB
(d)BOB
12. National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on which day?
(a)20th May
(b)21st May
(c)22nd May
(d)19th May
13. International Tea Day is observed every year on which day?
(a)20th May
(b)21st May
(c)22nd May
(d)19th May
14. Who has been replaced by Biplab Deb as Tripura Chief Minister?
(a)Ratan Lal Nath
(b)Manik Saha
(c)Satyadev Narayan
(d)None of the above
15. Which city to get Skill India International Centre to Prepare a Skilled Workforce for Overseas Employment?
(a)Patna
(b)Indore
(c)Dispur
(d)Varanasi
22 May MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) released the ‘Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) 2022- Climate Change & Food Systems’ stating the number of Indians at risk from hunger is expected to be 73.9 million by 2030 i.e. an increase by 23%; and 45 million by 2050. With Climate Change (CC) effect, this number will change to 90.6 million in 2030, and 44.9 in 2050.
2. (c)
The New Development Bank issued a Chinese yuan 7 billion bond (about USD 1.04 billion) in the China Interbank Bond Market with a 3-year maturity period. This is the largest Panda Bond transaction ever issued by a Multilateral Development Bank (MDB).
3. (d)
The Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (Indigo) appointed Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer. He will join IndiGo on or before 1 Oct 2022. He succeeds Ronojoy Dutta who has decided to retire on 30 September 2022.
4. (a)
An innovator from Rajasthan who has developed the technology of saving energy in boilers by recycling steam, Subhash Ola has won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 and his enterprise “Geniusenergy Critical Innovation Private Limited” has won the Start-up of the Year award
5. (c)
A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the “world’s highest weather station” on Mt. Everest at an altitude of 8,830 meters to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena. The NatGeo team, led by climate scientist Baker Perry from the Appalachian State University in the US, consisted of climbers and scientists, many of whom scaled the world’s highest peak while installing the weather station.
6. (c)
Chinese scientists have proposed a space project to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to hunt for habitable Earth-like planets outside the solar system, about 32 light-years from Earth. The project, named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) would be the first space mission specially designed to search for habitable terrestrial planets around nearby Sun-like stars.
7. (a)
Private sector rocket maker Skyroot Aerospace Private Ltd successfully tested its Kalam-100 rocket that will power the Vikram-1 rocket’s third stage/engine. The company announced the completion of the milestone of full duration test-firing of its Vikram-1 rocket stage.
8. (c)
Author and journalist, Wesley Morgan has won the William E. Colby Award 2022 for his military and intelligence writing. He was cited for his book “The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley.”
9. (c)
Biodiversity is a broad phrase that refers to the diversity and variability of life on Earth. It is self-evident that the ecological world’s equilibrium is required for survival. Every year on May 22, the International Day for Biological Diversity commemorates the value of biodiversity. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about the environment and all species that live on this planet. It also encourages people to recognize and address similar concerns and issues.
10. (b)
World bank sanctioned $350 million for the SRESTHA-G project in Gujarat – World Bank has approved financial aid of $350 million for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project. Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel has approved the SRESTHA-G project and will implement the program through the Health and Family Welfare Department (HFWD).
11. (b)
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 29.79 lakhs on Unimoni Financial Services Limited for non-compliant with norms on Small-Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) requirements. RBI has issued a show-cause notice to Unimoni Financial Services and the penalty was imposed after considering the response of the company.
12. (b)
Anti-Terrorism Day is celebrated on 21 May in India every year. It aims to raise awareness about terrorism and violence and the way it affects the common people. It also aims to show how detrimental terrorism is to the nation. It was on 21 May 1991 that former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. It’ll be 31 years since his death this year.
13. (b)
The United Nations designated May 21 as International Tea Day since the tea harvesting season begins in May in most tea-producing countries. The day was first observed in New Delhi in 2005. In 2015, the Indian government proposed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to expand the celebrations across the world. The day aims to promote sustainable production, trade, and consumption of tea.
14. (b)
State BJP president Dr. Manik Saha has been named as the new Chief Minister of Tripura. The development comes hours after former CM Biplab Deb’s sudden resignation, just a year before the state goes to the polls. Manik Saha was elected to the state’s lone Rajya Sabha seat in March. Manik Saha, who quit Congress and joined the BJP in 2016, was made the party’s state president in 2020.
15. (d)
A Skill India International Centre is set to come up at Varanasi. The National Skill Development Council International (NSDCI) and the Indian unit of DP World, Hindustan Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the Centre at Varanasi.
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