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Current Affairs May 5.2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the cylone that is likely to hit the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal on May 20

a)

Mary

b)

Amphan

c)

Nancy

d)

Fani

2.

Which among the following states has decided to provide video-calling facility, TV sets to COVID-19 patients?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Delhi

c)

Maharastra

d)

Madhya Pradesh

3.

US private equity firm, General Atlantic has decided to invest Rs 6600 crore in which among the following Indian companies?

a)

Flipkart

b)

Big Basket

c)

Reliance Jio

d)

Airtel

4.

When did Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray take oath as member of the Legislative Council?

a)

15th May

b)

16th May

c)

17th May

d)

18th May

5.

World’s first major football league resumed its season post-COVID-19 lockdown in which among the following countries?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

6.

Which state government will launch Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana on May 21?

a)

Punjab

b)

Rajsthan

c)

Chhatisgarh

d)

Jharkhand

7.

The central government has declared how many cities as five-star garbage-free cities?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

8.

Which among the following world leaders is taking hydroxychloroquine to boost his immunity against COVID-19?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Kim Jong-un

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Vladimir Putin

9.

Which among the following nations has unveiled a new tariff regime?

a)

Japan

b)

US

c)

UK

d)

India

10.

The United States issued a statement condemning which nation’s exclusion from the World Health Assembly?

a)

South Korea

b)

Israel

c)

North Korea

d)

Taiwan

11.

Who could be the world’s first trillionaire by 2026, as per a new report?

a)

Jack Ma

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Mukesh Ambani

d)

Jeff Bezos

12.

Who will soon take charge as the Chairman of WHO’s Executive Board?

a)

Harsh Vardhan

b)

PM Narendra Modi

c)

S Jaishankar

d)

Nirmala Sitharaman

13.

Mee Annapurna, an inclusive programe has been launched for the welfare of farmers in which state?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Maharastra

c)

Gujrat

d)

Uttar Pradesh

14.

Which nation has included disputed territories of Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura in its new map?

a)

Nepal

b)

China

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Pakistan

15.

Oil India Limited has received environmental clearance for its exploration project beneath which national park?

a)

Kaziranga National Park

b)

Jim Corbett National Park

c)

Ranthambore National Park

d)

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

16.

Andaman’s rare palm ‘Pinanga andamanensis’ has been replanted in which state to prevent its extinction?

a)

Goa

b)

Kerala

c)

Maharastra

d)

Telangana

17.

Cabinet has approved extension of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana till when?

a)

March -2023

b)

Feb -2022

c)

May - 2023

d)

March - 2022

18.

Which nation has announced its intention of withdrawing itself from the Open Skies Treaty?

a)

UK

b)

US

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

19.

The Treaty of Open Skies has how many signatories?

a)

25

b)

35

c)

45

d)

55

20.

Which among the following nations has not ratified the Open Skies Treaty?

a)

US

b)

Kyrgyzstan

c)

The Czech Republic

d)

Turkey

21.

When was International Day for Biological Diversity observed?

a)

18th May

b)

19th May

c)

22nd May

d)

26th May

22.

Indian economist Abhas Jha has been appointed as which international organisation’s Practice Manager for Climate Change in South Asia?

a)

WHO

b)

UNICEF

c)

World Bank

d)

United Nations

23.

Which court has ordered the seizure of LG Polymers plant and asked the company’s directors not to leave the country?

a)

Andhra Pradesh HC

b)

Delhi HC

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Telangana HC

24.

Which company has elevated Mohit Gupta as its co-founder?

a)

Swiggy

b)

Zomato

c)

Big Basket

d)

Myntra

25.

Pulitzer winning Indian-origin physician Siddhartha Mukherjee has been appointed to which US state’s commission on economic recovery?

a)

California

b)

Michigan

c)

Ohio

d)

New York

26.

What is the new name of NASA’s WFIRST Hubble Telescope?

a)

Nancy Grace Roman

b)

James E. Webb

c)

Thomas O Paine

d)

Richard H Truly

27.

Four Indian cosmonauts selected for Gaganyaan training have resumed their training in which country?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

US

28.

Which nation’s President has offered to mediate between India and China on their raging border dispute issue?

a)

Japan

b)

US

c)

Russia

d)

South Korea

29.

Which state has initiated the process of getting GI tag for Khamti Lahi Rice, Tawang Maize and Adi Ginger?

a)

Aasam

b)

Manipur

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Tripura

30.

Which app has become an open source?

a)

Aarogya Setu

b)

BHIM

c)

MyGov

d)

UMANG

31.

Twitter labelled which among the following world leader’s tweets as misleading?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Boris Johnson

c)

Shinzo Abe

d)

Joe Biden

32.

Which state has decided to maintain a ‘State Health Register’ of all citizens?

a)

Aasam

b)

Maharastra

c)

Karnatka

d)

Delhi

33.

Which nation has disagreed with WHO’s decision to temporarily suspend the clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients?

a)

US

b)

China

c)

India

d)

North Korea

34.

Which among the following authors has published the book “The Ickabog”?

a)

Dan Brown

b)

J K Rowling

c)

George RR Martin

d)

Stephenie Meyer

35.

Veteran politician Ajit Jogi passed away on May 29, 2020 at the age of 74. He was the first Chief Minister of which state?

a)

Jharkhand

b)

Chhatisgarh

c)

Utrakhand

d)

Telangana

36.

Which state has launched Rozgar Setu Scheme for skilled workers?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Maharastra

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

37.

Which state government has decided to implement Herbal Roads Project?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Delhi

d)

Goa

38.

The foundation stone for a missile park called ‘Agneeprastha’ has been laid in which among the following naval ship?

a)

INS Kalinga

b)

INS Vikrant

c)

INS Tarkas

d)

INS Shivalik