Weekly Current Affairs 22 May to 31 May 2023
Which country announced a 2.7 billion euro military aid package to Ukraine?
- a) Germany
- b) Russia
- c) Ukraine
- d) India
Answer: a) Germany
Which organization has received approval to increase stake in HDFC Bank to 9.99%?
- a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- b) State Bank of India (SBI)
- c) Competition Commission of India
- d) Tea Board
Answer: b) State Bank of India (SBI)
Which country’s singer won Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo”?
- a) India
- b) Sweden
- c) United Kingdom
- d) Canada
Answer: b) Sweden
Which fast-food chain has signed a new contract to remain as a World Cup sponsor until the 2026 edition?
- a) McDonald’s
- b) State Bank of India (SBI)
- c) Tea Board
- d) Hinduja Group
Answer: a) McDonald’s
Who inaugurated the International Museum Expo 2023 in New Delhi?
- a) President of India
- b) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
- c) Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
- d) Shri Hardeep S. Puri
Answer: b) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Who launched the 3rd Semicon India Future Design roadshow at IIT Delhi?
- a) President of India
- b) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
- c) Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
- d) Shri Hardeep S. Puri
Answer: c) Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw which denomination banknotes from circulation?
- a) Rs 100
- b) Rs 500
- c) Rs 2000
- d) Rs 5000
Answer: c) Rs 2000
Which sportswear major has been roped in as the kit sponsor for the Indian cricket team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
- a) Nike
- b) Puma
- c) Adidas
- d) Reebok
Answer: c) Adidas
When is Commonwealth Day celebrated?
- a) March 8
- b) May 24
- c) June 1
- d) December 25
Answer: b) May 24
Who launched the Sagar Parikrama Yatra Phase-V at Karanja?
- a) Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)
- b) Airport Authority of India (AAI)
- c) Union Minister Parshottam Rupala
- d) Tata Consumer Products
Answer: c) Union Minister Parshottam Rupala
Which sport was recently approved for inclusion in the 37th National Games 2023 by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
- a) Cricket
- b) Gatka
- c) Tennis
- d) Badminton
Answer: b) Gatka
Which state launched the Niramaya Health Insurance scheme to provide affordable health insurance for children with special needs?
- a) Andhra Pradesh (AP)
- b) Madhya Pradesh (MP)
- c) Uttar Pradesh (UP)
- d) Bihar
Answer: a) Andhra Pradesh (AP)
Who inaugurated the Machilipatnam Port works in Andhra Pradesh?
- a) Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
- b) Shri Narendra Modi
- c) Shri Amit Shah
- d) Shri Rajnath Singh
Answer: a) Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
What was the percentage increase in India’s defence production in FY 2022-2023?
- a) 8%
- b) 10%
- c) 12%
- d) 15%
Answer: c) 12%
Who will inaugurate the 44th edition of the ISO COPOLCO Plenary?
- a) N. Chandrasekaran
- b) Piyush Goyal
- c) V. Praneeth
- d) Hans Niemann
Answer: b) Piyush Goyal
Who received France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur?
- a) Piyush Goyal
- b) N. Chandrasekaran
- c) V. Praneeth
- d) Hans Niemann
Answer: b) N. Chandrasekaran
Which payment platform, in association with NPCI, rolled out support for RuPay credit cards on UPI?
- a) Google Pay
- b) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
- c) Hindustan Unilever (HUL)
- d) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Answer: a) Google Pay
Which public sector bank launched customer service initiatives called bob Video Chat and bob Live Chat?
- a) State Bank of India (SBI)
- b) Bank of India (BOI)
- c) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
- d) Bank of Baroda (BoB)
Answer: d) Bank of Baroda (BoB)
Who inaugurated the online rural education program ‘Pahal’ in Uttar Pradesh (UP)?
- a) Durga Shankar Mishra
- b) Piyush Goyal
- c) N. Chandrasekaran
- d) V. Praneeth
Answer: a) Durga Shankar Mishra
Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for realme smartphones?
- a) Amitabh Bachchan
- b) Shah Rukh Khan
- c) Deepika Padukone
- d) Akshay Kumar
Answer: b) Shah Rukh Khan
Who laid the foundation stone of the Guwahati campus of National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Assam?
- a) Narendra Modi
- b) Amit Shah
- c) Rajnath Singh
- d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: b) Amit Shah
Which bank has launched ‘Sarathi’, a digital onboarding journey for merchants?
- a) HDFC Bank
- b) Axis Bank
- c) ICICI Bank
- d) State Bank of India
Answer: b) Axis Bank
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is collaborating with which institute to build the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)?
- a) Raman Research Institute (RRI)
- b) Madras High Court
- c) Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary
- d) 5paisa Capital Limited
Answer: a) Raman Research Institute (RRI)
