Weekly Current Affairs 15th to 21st of May 2023
Question : Who inaugurated the India Pavilion at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival?
- A) Amit Shah
- B) Bhupender Yadav
- C) L Murugan
- D) Narendra Modi
Answer: C) L Murugan
Question : What is the purpose of the UTSAH (Undertaking Transformative Strategies and Actions in Higher Education) Portal launched by the University Grants Commission (UGC)?
- A) To streamline the process of striking off defunct companies.
- B) To promote quality education in India.
- C) To track progress in the global mass movement called Mission LiFE.
- D) To assess progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Answer: B) To promote quality education in India.
Question :Who inaugurated the training program on legislative drafting in New Delhi?
- A) Amit Shah
- B) Bhupender Yadav
- C) Jitendra Singh
- D) Arjun Ram Meghwal
Answer: A) Amit Shah
Question : What is the requirement for doctors to practice medicine in the country as per the new regulations by the National Medical Commission (NMC)?
- A) Unique Identification Number (UID)
- B) Medical License
- C) National Medical Registry (NMR) Membership
- D) Ethics Board Approval
Answer: A) Unique Identification Number (UID)
Question : Who inaugurated one of India’s biggest Skywalk bridges?
- A) Pushkar Singh Dhami
- B) DK Shivakumar
- C) MK Stalin
- D) Siddaramaiah
Answer: C) MK Stalin
Question : Where was the National Homoeopathic Convention ‘Homeocon 2023’ inaugurated?
- A) Delhi
- B) Mumbai
- C) Dehradun
- D) Lucknow
Answer: C) Dehradun
Question : Which state holds the second position in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged goods?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Maharashtra
- C) Gujarat
- D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh
Question : Which country has confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in wild birds?
- A) Brazil
- B) Slovakia
- C) Libya
- D) India
Answer: A) Brazil
Question : Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Libya?
- A) Fathi Bashagha
- B) Osama Hamad
- C) Ludovit Odor
- D) Eduard Heger
Answer: B) Osama Hamad
Question : Which bank has partnered with Zomato to introduce its own unified payments interface (UPI) offering called Zomato UPI?
- A) State Bank of India (SBI)
- B) ICICI Bank
- C) HDFC Bank
- D) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Answer: B) ICICI Bank
Question : Which Indian naval vessel has reached Batam, Indonesia to participate in the 4th India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise, Samudra Shakti-23?
- A) INS Kavaratti
- B) KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda
- C) Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft
- D) Chetak Helicopter
Answer: A) INS Kavaratti
Question : Which country will host the annual ASEAN Tourism Forum in January 2024?
- A) India
- B) Laos
- C) Shanghai
- D) Vientiane
Answer: B) Laos
Q: Which region was Tropical Cyclone Fabien located southeast of on April 17, 2023?
- A) Africa
- B) South America
- C) Australia
- D) Diego Garcia
Answer: D) Diego Garcia
Where is the world’s oldest recognized tree, nicknamed “Great Grandfather,” located?
- A) Alerce Costero National Park
- B) Patagonia, Chile
- C) Alerce National Park
- D) Alerce Costero, Chile
Answer: A) Alerce Costero National Park
Q: Who successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 26th time, equaling the record set by another Nepalese guide?
- A) Pasang Dawa Sherpa
- B) Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
- C) Ang Rita Sherpa
- D) Kami Rita Sherpa
Answer: A) Pasang Dawa Sherpa
Q: On what date was the book titled ‘Supreme Court on Commercial Arbitration’ released?
- A) May 13, 2022
- B) May 13, 2023
- C) May 13, 2024
- D) May 13, 2025
Answer: B) May 13, 2023
Q: Which traditional game has been officially included in the 37th National Games-2023 scheduled to take place in Goa?
- A) Kho-Kho
- B) Kabaddi
- C) Gatka
- D) Pachisi
Answer: C) Gatka
Question : How many individuals are projected to be in India’s billionaire population in 2027, according to the Knight Frank report?
- A) 124
- B) 161
- C) 180
- D) 195
Answer: D) 195
Question : Who received the inaugural Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award from the Astronomical Society of India (ASI)?
- A) Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar
- B) Kavitha Lankesh
- C) N. Chandrasekaran
- D) Gauri Lankesh
Answer: A) Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar
Question : Which documentary received the “Best Long Documentary Award” at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023?
- A) “Gauri” directed by Kavitha Lankesh
- B) “Renowned Astronomers” directed by Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar
- C) “The Political Crisis” directed by Gauri Lankesh
- D) “Strengthening Trade Relations” directed by N. Chandrasekaran
Answer: A) “Gauri” directed by Kavitha Lankesh
Question : Who is set to become the next chief minister of Karnataka?
- A) Siddaramaiah
- B) DK Shivakumar
- C) Pushkar Singh Dhami
- D) MK Stalin
Answer: A) Siddaramaiah
Question : Between which countries did the 50 start-ups exchange program take place?
- A) India and Sri Lanka
- B) India and Nepal
- C) India and Bangladesh
- D) India and Pakistan
Answer: C) India and Bangladesh
Question : Who was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur, France’s highest civilian award?
- A) Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar
- B) Kavitha Lankesh
- C) N. Chandrasekaran
- D) Gauri Lankesh
Answer: C) N. Chandrasekaran
