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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • May 26, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
Who is the first Indian representative to chair a WTO committee in 10 years?
Dinesh Bhatia
Gaurav Ahluwalia
Piyush Srivastava
Anwar Hussain Shaik
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Anwar Hussain Shaik has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade under Council for Trade in Goods at the World Trade Organisation.

2.
Which year has Google Lens launched on the desktop through Google Chrome?
2022
2020
2021
2019
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Google lens, the powerful image recognition software, has launched on the desktop through the Google Chrome browser in 2021.

3.
Who has resigned as the President of the Indian Olympic Association?
Narinder Batra
Chetan Anand
Sourav Ganguly
Jay Shah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Narinder Batra resigned as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

4.
Which state has won the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship by defeating Jharkhand?
Rajasthan
Kerala
Haryana
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Haryana hockey team won the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship 2022 in Imphal by defeating the Jharkhand hockey team 2-0 in the final.

5.
Who will be the new lieutenant governor of Delhi?
Veer Singh Joshi
Vinai Kumar Saxena
Manish Takkar
Sanjeev Dixit
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vinai Kumar Saxena will be the new lieutenant governor of Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind's office announced.

6.
India has been ranked at which position on the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021?
67th
47th
58th
54th
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India has been ranked at the 54th position with a score of 4.2 on WEF's Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021.

7.
Who has been re-elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organisation?
Antonio Guterres
Roberta Metsola
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ursula von der Leyen
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was re-elected as WHO Director-General for a second five-year term by WHO Member states during the 75th World Health Assembly.

8.
Who has been appointed as the new PS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the joint secretary level?
Vivek Kumar
Tarun Kapoor
Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Naresh Kumar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The appointment committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Vivek Kumar as the Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the joint secretary level.

9.
Who is the Union Minister for Education and Skill Development who has launched the NERC 2022 at IIT Guwahati?
Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Dharmendra Pradhan
Sarbananda Sonowal
Narayan Tatu Rane
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched the North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 at IIT Guwahati.

10.
The Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the 8th IDY at which place?
Mumbai
Mysuru
Surat
Dehradun
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) in Mysuru city.

11.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of which country?
East Timor
Indonesia
Brunei
Malaysia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of East Timor (Timor-Leste).

12.
10-year-old girl Rhythm Mamania from which state has climbed Everest Base Camp?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ridham Mamania, a 10-year-old champion skater from Worli, South Mumbai, Maharashtra has become one of the youngest Indian climbers to scale the Everest Base Camp (EBC) in the Himalayan ranges in Nepal.

13.
Who has led the Indian delegation at WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland?
Piyush Goyal
Harsh Vardhan Shringla
V M Kwatra
K Rajaraman
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead the Indian delegation at World Economic Forum's (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

14.
How many nations participate in IPEF?
12
10
13
11
Answer: Option
Explanation:
13 countries backing the initiative are the members jointly account for 40% of the global GDP.

15.
Which company has become the first to be traded on the Indian Gas Exchange?
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Bharat Oman Refineries Limited
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Answer: Option
Explanation:
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has become the first gas producer to sell domestic gas on the Indian Gas Exchange, exchanging undisclosed quantities from the KG-DWN-98/2 block off India's coast.

16.
Who has been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions?
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Cheslea
Manchester City
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In Football, Manchester City has been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions their fourth title success in the last five seasons.

17.
Which institution released a report titled 'Child Alert' Report?
World Bank
UNICEF
Oxfam International
NITI Aayog
Answer: Option
Explanation:
UNICEF released a report titled "Child Alert".

18.
Which airlines get DGCA approval to start commercial flights?
Go First
Vistara
Akasa Air
Jet Airways
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has granted an air operator's permit to Jet Airways.

19.
Which IIT has collaborated with Indian Railways to develop India's first indigenous hyperloop?
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Palakkad
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Ministry of Railways will work with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to develop an "indigenous" hyperloop system.

20.
Which state has launched the 'Sambhav' portal for disposal of public grievances related to energy?
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Odisha
Uttarakhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The SAMBHAV (Systemic Administration Mechanism for Bringing Happiness and Value) portal for disposal of public grievances and monitoring programmes and schemes of the two departments in Uttar Pradesh.