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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • May 21, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
Which railway zone has developed the battery-operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot'?
West Central Railway
East Central Railway
Southern Railway
Northern Railway
Answer: Option
Explanation:
West Central Railway has developed a battery operated dual-mode locomotive named Navdoot.

2.
Who is the chairman of the formation of the Cotton Council of India?
Deepak Verma
Suresh Bhai Kotak
Jitendra Bisht
Ravi Dikshit
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Government has announced the formation of the Cotton Council of India under the Chairmanship of renowned veteran cotton man Suresh Bhai Kotak.

3.
Who has received an honorary CBE by Her Majesty The Queen?
Nitin Sharma
Hem Singhal
Piyush Bansal
Ajay Piramal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chairman of the Piramal Group, Ajay Piramal has received an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty The Queen.

4.
Which among has been removed from S&P 500 ESG Index, prompting Musk pushback?
Twitter
Microsoft
Google
Tesla
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices has removed Tesla (TSLA) from its widely-tracked S&P 500 ESG Index.

5.
S&P Global Ratings cut India's growth projection for the current fiscal to what per cent from 7.8 per cent earlier?
7.3
7.6
7.4
7.5
Answer: Option
Explanation:
S&P Global Ratings cut India's growth projection for the current fiscal to 7.3 per cent from 7.8 per cent earlier on rising inflation and the longer-than-expected Russia-Ukraine conflict.

6.
Who has become the first foreign climber to scale Mount Everest for the 16th time?
Karina Oliani
Adele Pennington
Carlos Hatuka
Kenton Cool
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kenton Cool, a British mountaineer, has successfully climbed the summit of Mount Everest 16th time. He is the first non-Nepalese and the first British citizen to do so.

7.
NIELIT Centre has inaugurated at Leh by whom?
PM Modi
Ashwini Vaishnav
Dr Jitendra Singh
Amit Shah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Cabinet Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated the NIELIT.

8.
Who released the E-book Civil List-2022 of IAS officers?
Ashwini Vaishnav
PM Modi
Dr Jitendra Singh
Amit Shah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister Jitendra Singh Released the E-book Civil List-2022 of IAS officers.

9.
Who is the author of "A Place Called Home" novel?
Harpreet Singh
Rajshree
Chetan Bhagat
Preeti Shenoy
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Bestselling author Preeti Shenoy is set to publish a new novel titled "A Place Called Home", a story set in a coffee estate in Sakleshpur, Karnataka.

10.
World Bee Day is being celebrated on which date?
May 19
May 21
May 20
May 18
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In honour of World Bee Day on May 20, here are six surprising things you might not know about nature's hardest-working pollinators.

11.
Who received the Order of the British Empire award by Her Majesty The Queen?
Ajay Piramal
Pooja Piramal
Pankaj Piramal
Riya Piramal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal Group, has received an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty The Queen.

12.
Where has the 4th meeting of the NSAC been held?
Noida
Delhi
Pune
Mumbai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 4th meeting of the National Start-up Advisory Council has held in New Delhi.

13.
Who has been appointed as Chairman of the board of directors of the BSE?
B Govindarajan
Gopal Vittal
SS Mundra
Anil Baijal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
BSE Limited announced that it has approved the appointment of SS Mundra.

14.
National Endangered Species Day is being celebrated on which date?
May 18
May 20
May 19
May 21
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Endangered Species Day is being celebrated on May 20.

15.
India received remittances worth over how many in 2021 which have a healthy 8 per cent higher than 2021?
$9 billion
$189 billion
$89 billion
$59 billion
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India received remittances totalling more than $89 billion.

16.
West Central Railway has developed which battery-operated dual-mode locomotive?
Navdoot
Tesla-Loco
Devdoot
E-Loco
Answer: Option
Explanation:
West Central Railway has developed a battery-operated dual-mode locomotive named Navdoot.

17.
Bharti Airtel re-appointed whom as MD and CEO?
Gopal Vittal
SS Mundra
B Govindarajan
Anil Baijal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Bharti Airtel board has reappointed Gopal Vittal as Managing Director & CEO for a further period of five years ending on January 31, 2028.

18.
Who has launched two made-in-India warships INS 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai?
Ramnath Kovind
Amit Shah
Rajnath Singh
Narendra Modi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has launched two made-in-India warships INS 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai.

19.
The 5G testbed has been developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by eight institutes led by which Institution?
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Palakkad
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 5G testbed was created as a collaboration project between eight institutes, led by IIT Madras.

20.
Who has been appointed as the CEO of Royal Enfield?
Kishan Lal Jain
Paramjit Verma
Dinesh Kumar Khara
B Govindarajan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Eicher Motors has appointed B Govindarajan as the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Enfield.