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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 2022 MCQs

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Question 201. Which State Government has launched 'e-Adhigam' scheme under which nearly 3 lakh students will be receiving tablet computers to aid their online education?
  1.    Bihar
  2.    Rajasthan
  3.    Assam
  4.    Haryana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Haryana

The Haryana State Government launches 'e-Adhigam' scheme under which nearly 3 lakh students will be receiving tablet computers to aid their online education.


Question 202. Who has become the first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8000 metres?
  1.    Premlata Aggarwal
  2.    Arunima Sinha
  3.    Malavath Poorna
  4.    Priyanka Mohite
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Priyanka Mohite

Priyanka Mohite from Maharashtra's Satara district has become the first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8000 metres.


Question 203. What is the percentage increase in the death rate in India during the year 2020?
  1.    7.4%
  2.    6.2%
  3.    3.5%
  4.    5.5%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 6.2%

81.2 lakh people died in the country in 2020 and this figure is 6.2 percent higher than the year 2019 (76.4 lakh registered deaths).


Question 204. Who has won Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the Feature Photography category?
  1.    Danish Siddiqui
  2.    Lisa Falkenberg
  3.    Michael Lindenberger
  4.    The Journalists of Ukraine
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Danish Siddiqui

Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photographer was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Award 2022 along with Amit Dave, Sana Irshad Mattoo, and Adnan Abidi for their images of COVID's toll in India.


Question 205. Where has the 5th Aadi Mahotsav 2022 been organized?
  1.    Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
  2.    Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  3.    Gurugram, Haryana
  4.    Jaipur, Rajasthan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

The Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Mangubhai Patel, today inaugurated the fifth Aadi Mahotsav at Mandla, Madhya Pradesh.


Question 206. Which company has become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more than $100 billion?
  1.    State Bank of India
  2.    Bharat Petroleum
  3.    Reliance Industries
  4.    Indian Oil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more than a whopping $100 billion.


Question 207. The first-of-its-kind EV charging station powered by bio-gas was inaugurated in which city?
  1.    Mumbai
  2.    Noida
  3.    Indore
  4.    Bangalore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mumbai

Mumbai has received its first biogas-powered electric vehicle charging station near Haji Ali.


Question 208. Which country has proposed a "European Political Community" for countries hopeful of joining the European Union?
  1.    UK
  2.    Germany
  3.    France
  4.    Italy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> France

French President Emmanuel Macron suggested building a broader political community of democratic states around the European Union.


Question 209. Who won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in 2022?
  1.    Charles Leclerc
  2.    Sebastian Vettel
  3.    Max Verstappen
  4.    Valtteri Bottas
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Max Verstappen

F1 world champion Max Verstappen has won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull after defeating the Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc.


Question 210. The first Centre of Excellence for Khadi will open in which city?
  1.    Pune
  2.    Bengaluru
  3.    New Delhi
  4.    Hyderabad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> New Delhi

Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane will inaugurate the first Centre of Excellence for Khadi in New Delhi.


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