Weekly Current Affairs 22 May to 31 May 2023

Which state launched the Niramaya Health Insurance scheme to provide affordable health insurance for children with special needs?

1. a) Andhra Pradesh (AP)
2. b) Madhya Pradesh (MP)
3. c) Uttar Pradesh (UP)
4. d) Bihar

    Answer: a) Andhra Pradesh (AP)

 

Who inaugurated the Machilipatnam Port works in Andhra Pradesh?

1. a) Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
2. b) Shri Narendra Modi
3. c) Shri Amit Shah
4. 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?

1. a) 8%
2. b) 10%
3. c) 12%
4. d) 15%

    Answer: c) 12%

 

Who will inaugurate the 44th edition of the ISO COPOLCO Plenary?

1. a) N. Chandrasekaran
2. b) Piyush Goyal
3. c) V. Praneeth
4. d) Hans Niemann

Answer: b) Piyush Goyal

 

Who received France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur?

1. a) Piyush Goyal
2. b) N. Chandrasekaran
3. c) V. Praneeth
4. d) Hans Niemann

Answer: b) N. Chandrasekaran

 

Which payment platform, in association with NPCI, rolled out support for RuPay credit cards on UPI?

1. a) Google Pay
2. b) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
3. c) Hindustan Unilever (HUL)
4. 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?

1. a) State Bank of India (SBI)
2. b) Bank of India (BOI)
3. c) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
4. d) Bank of Baroda (BoB)

Answer: d) Bank of Baroda (BoB)

 

Who inaugurated the online rural education program ‘Pahal’ in Uttar Pradesh (UP)?

1. a) Durga Shankar Mishra
2. b) Piyush Goyal
3. c) N. Chandrasekaran
4. d) V. Praneeth

Answer: a) Durga Shankar Mishra

 

Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for realme smartphones?

1. a) Amitabh Bachchan
2. b) Shah Rukh Khan
3. c) Deepika Padukone
4. 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?

1. a) Narendra Modi
2. b) Amit Shah
3. c) Rajnath Singh
4. d) Nirmala Sitharaman

Answer: b) Amit Shah

 

Which bank has launched ‘Sarathi’, a digital onboarding journey for merchants?

1. a) HDFC Bank
2. b) Axis Bank
3. c) ICICI Bank
4. 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)?

1. a) Raman Research Institute (RRI)
2. b) Madras High Court
3. c) Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary
4. d) 5paisa Capital Limited

Answer: a) Raman Research Institute (RRI)

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