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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 2022 MCQs

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Question 141. Who is the head of the Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir?
  1.    Justice Sadasivam
  2.    Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
  3.    Justice Ranjan Gogoi
  4.    Sushil Chandra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

The Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, has headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a retired judge of the Supreme Court.


Question 142. RBI has hiked the policy repo rate by how many basis points?
  1.    40 basis points
  2.    45 basis points
  3.    35 basis points
  4.    30 basis points
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 40 basis points

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a sudden move on May 4, 2022, increased the policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 percent with immediate effect.


Question 143. Which ministry has signed an agreement with the C-DOT?
  1.    Minister of Steel
  2.    Minister of Railways
  3.    Minister safety
  4.    Minister of Power
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Minister of Railways

The Ministry of Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) for the modernization of telecommunication facilities related to operations and safety.


Question 144. Which organization's exercises Defender Europe 2022 & Swift Response 2022 held in Poland and 8 other countries?
  1.    Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  2.    Shanghai Cooperation Organization
  3.    South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
  4.    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> North Atlantic Treaty Organization

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift Response 2022 (SR22) began aimed at building preparedness and interoperability between Allies and partners of the United States (US) and NATO.


Question 145. Name the Indian actress, who will grace the Cannes Film Festival as a member of the jury, this year?
  1.    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
  2.    Sharmila Tagore
  3.    Deepika Padukone
  4.    Vidya Balan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone will grace the Cannes Film Festival as a member of the jury, this year.


Question 146. Which Union Ministry is associated with the pilot phase of the ONDC?
  1.    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  2.    Minister of Tribal Affairs
  3.    Minister of Minority Affairs
  4.    Minister of Communications
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ministry of Commerce and Industry

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched the pilot phase of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).


Question 147. World Veterinary Day is being celebrated on which date?
  1.    April 27
  2.    April 28
  3.    April 29
  4.    April 30
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> April 30

Every year of April 30, people around the world come together to raise awareness about the vital roles that veterinarians play.


Question 148. Who has been appointed as the first-ever CTO of CIA?
  1.    Nand Mulchandani
  2.    Akshay Bhatia
  3.    Raj Subramaniam
  4.    Anahat Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nand Mulchandani

Indian-Origin Nand Mulchandani has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).


Question 149. Who has been given the prestigious 'Whitley Gold Award' for snow leopard conservation?
  1.    Krishna Kumar
  2.    Roshan Lal
  3.    Charudutt Mishra
  4.    Parvesh Verma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Charudutt Mishra

Noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra has won the prestigious Whitley Gold Award.


Question 150. Which constitutional body has been appointed Vijay Sampla as its chairperson?
  1.    Goods and Service Tax Council
  2.    Finance Commission
  3.    National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  4.    Election Commission of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> National Commission for Scheduled Castes

BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time.


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