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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 2022 MCQs

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Question 441. Which country has planned to discover the world's first habitable planet with a space telescope?
  1.    Russia
  2.    China
  3.    America
  4.    Israel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> China

Chinese scientists have proposed a space project to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to hunt for habitable Earth-like planets outside the Solar System, some 32 light-years away from Earth.


Question 442. NASA and which company has launched Starliner Spacecraft to carry astronauts to ISS?
  1.    Airbus
  2.    SpaceX
  3.    Boeing
  4.    Embraer
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Boeing

The Boeing Company and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Starliner Space Capsule- OFT 2 (Orbital Flight Test-2).


Question 443. Which international institute has announced the opening of a regional office in GIFT City?
  1.    World Economic Forum
  2.    New Development Bank
  3.    World Health Organization
  4.    World bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> New Development Bank

New Development Bank (NDB), a Shanghai-based multilateral bank of BRICS countries, will open its first regional office in India at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to address the country's infrastructure and sustainable development needs.


Question 444. Which state government has undertaken a unique initiative of using robots for extinguishing fires?
  1.    Bihar
  2.    Assam
  3.    Delhi
  4.    Rajasthan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Delhi

Delhi Government has undertaken a unique initiative of using robots for extinguishing fires in Delhi.


Question 445. Which one has established the world's highest weather station on Mount Everest?
  1.    National Geographic Society
  2.    Discovery
  3.    Doordarhan
  4.    Parliament TV
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society has installed the "highest weather station in the world" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 meters to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.


Question 446. NMCG approved how much amount for Water Infrastructure Projects?
  1.    546
  2.    660
  3.    626
  4.    576
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 660

NMCG approved 11 projects with an estimated cost of approx Rs 660 crores to develop Water Infrastructure Projects along the River Ganga.


Question 447. Which bank has launched an online platform, 'Trade nxt'?
  1.    Bank of Baroda
  2.    Canara Bank
  3.    Punjab National Bank
  4.    Union Bank of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Union Bank of India

The Union Bank of India (UBI) has launched an online platform, 'Trade nxt'.


Question 448. A rare blue bellied Kukri snake was spotted in which state after 112 years?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Assam
  3.    Karnataka
  4.    Gujrat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Assam

A rare blue-bellied Kukri Snake was spotted in Assam after a century marking a milestone in the field of herpetology. The rare snake known as Oligodon melaneus, commonly known as Bluebelly Kukri Snake, was recently discovered in the North East State after 112 years of its original description.


Question 449. The central government announced that India has recorded which highest ever annual FDI inflow during FY22?
  1.    62.47 bn
  2.    83.57 bn
  3.    80.12 bn
  4.    77.14 bn
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 83.57 bn

The central government announced that India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow of $83.57 billion during FY22.


Question 450. Who has been appointed as the new Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
  1.    Kiran Deshmukh
  2.    Ashok Bhandari
  3.    Jagdish Mukhi
  4.    Vivek Kumar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Vivek Kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has got IFS Vivek Kumar as his new Private Secretary (PS).


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