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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 2022 MCQs

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Question 551. Who has won the 2022 William E. Colby Award?
  1.    Wesley Morgan
  2.    Richard Preston
  3.    Mitch Albom
  4.    Bob Woodward
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Wesley Morgan

Author and journalist, Wesley Morgan has won the William E. Colby Award 2022 for his military and intelligence writing."


Question 552. Who inaugurated India's first 'Lavendar Festival' in Bhaderwah?
  1.    Jitendra Singh
  2.    Piyush Goyal
  3.    Giriraj Singh
  4.    Anurag Thakur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the country's first 'Lavendar festival' at Jammu's Bhaderwah where the cultivation of lavender has transformed the economy of the mountainous area.


Question 553. Which state has won the World No Tobacco Day Award 2022?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Jharkhand
  3.    Odisha
  4.    Bihar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Jharkhand

Jharkhand has been selected by the World Health Organisation for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022 in recognition of its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption.


Question 554. INS Gomti, which was decommissioned after 34 years of service to the Indian armed forces, has a which type?
  1.    Missile Frigate
  2.    Fast Battleship
  3.    Attacker Submarine
  4.    Light Aircraft Career
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Missile Frigate

INS Gomti (a guided missile frigate) has decommissioned at sunset at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai after 34 years of service.


Question 555. Which novel has become the first Hindi novel to win International Booker Prize 2022?
  1.    Ret Samadhi
  2.    Non Resident Bihari
  3.    Chaak
  4.    Tomb of Sand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' has become the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize.


Question 556. Who has been elected as the first Dalit Female mayor in London Council?
  1.    Mohinder K Midha
  2.    Gurpreet Bedi
  3.    Maninder Singh
  4.    Abhilasha Bhakar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mohinder K Midha

An Indian-Origin Politician, Councillor Mohinder K Midha from the UK's Opposition Labour Party has been elected mayor of the Ealing Council in West London.


Question 557. PM dedicated and laid Foundation Stone of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,500 cr in which state?
  1.    Odisha
  2.    Karnataka
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Tamil Nadu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,500 crore in Chennai.


Question 558. Which documentary has won the L'Oeil d'Or 2022?
  1.    Ladies First
  2.    Writing with Fire
  3.    The Social Dilemma
  4.    All That Breathes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All That Breathes

Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes', India's only entry at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, won L'Oeil d'Or 2022, the top prize for documentary films.


Question 559. In which state, the Prime Minister has inaugurated Nano Urea (Liquid) plant?
  1.    Rajasthan
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Nano Urea (Liquid) Plant manufactured at IFFCO, Kalol (Gujarat).


Question 560. India has won 33 medals in total in ISSF Junior World Cup 2022, held at which state?
  1.    Montreal, Canada
  2.    Lausanne, Switzerland
  3.    Suhl, Germany
  4.    Bonn, Germany
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Suhl, Germany

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup 2022 has been held at Suhl in Germany.


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