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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 2022 MCQs

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Question 471. Who will be the new lieutenant governor of Delhi?
  1.    Veer Singh Joshi
  2.    Vinai Kumar Saxena
  3.    Sanjeev Dixit
  4.    Manish Takkar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Vinai Kumar Saxena

Vinai Kumar Saxena will be the new lieutenant governor of Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind's office announced.


Question 472. India has been ranked at which position on the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021?
  1.    67th
  2.    54th
  3.    58th
  4.    47th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 54th

India has been ranked at the 54th position with a score of 4.2 on WEF's Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021.


Question 473. Who has been re-elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organisation?
  1.    Antonio Guterres
  2.    Roberta Metsola
  3.    Ursula von der Leyen
  4.    Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was re-elected as WHO Director-General for a second five-year term by WHO Member states during the 75th World Health Assembly.


Question 474. Who has been appointed as the new PS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the joint secretary level?
  1.    Tarun Kapoor
  2.    Naresh Kumar
  3.    Vivek Kumar
  4.    Vinay Mohan Kwatra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vivek Kumar

The appointment committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Vivek Kumar as the Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the joint secretary level.


Question 475. Who is the Union Minister for Education and Skill Development who has launched the NERC 2022 at IIT Guwahati?
  1.    Jyotiraditya M Scindia
  2.    Dharmendra Pradhan
  3.    Sarbananda Sonowal
  4.    Narayan Tatu Rane
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched the North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 at IIT Guwahati.


Question 476. 10-year-old girl Rhythm Mamania from which state has climbed Everest Base Camp?
  1.    Tamil Nadu
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Maharashtra

Ridham Mamania, a 10-year-old champion skater from Worli, South Mumbai, Maharashtra has become one of the youngest Indian climbers to scale the Everest Base Camp (EBC) in the Himalayan ranges in Nepal.


Question 477. The Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the 8th IDY at which place?
  1.    Dehradun
  2.    Mumbai
  3.    Mysuru
  4.    Surat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mysuru

The Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) in Mysuru city.


Question 478. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of which country?
  1.    Indonesia
  2.    East Timor
  3.    Brunei
  4.    Malaysia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> East Timor

Former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of East Timor (Timor-Leste).


Question 479. Who has led the Indian delegation at WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland?
  1.    V M Kwatra
  2.    Harsh Vardhan Shringla
  3.    Piyush Goyal
  4.    K Rajaraman
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead the Indian delegation at World Economic Forum's (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.


Question 480. How many nations participate in IPEF?
  1.    11
  2.    13
  3.    12
  4.    10
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 13

13 countries backing the initiative are the members jointly account for 40% of the global GDP.


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