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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 2022 MCQs

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Question 71. On which date the World Athletics Day is celebrated?
  1.    May 04
  2.    May 07
  3.    May 05
  4.    May 06
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> May 07

In a bid to encourage sports activities throughout the world, May 7 is being celebrated annually as World Athletics Day.


Question 72. Who has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England?
  1.    Ronnie O'Sullivan
  2.    Pankaj Advani
  3.    Mark Selby
  4.    Aditya Mehta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship by defeating.


Question 73. Nand Mulchandani has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of which agency?
  1.    FBI
  2.    CIA
  3.    NIA
  4.    IB
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> CIA

Nand Mulchandani is the first Indian-origin person to be appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).


Question 74. Which National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus was inaugurated by Amit Shah?
  1.    Pune
  2.    Kolkata
  3.    Mumbai
  4.    Bengaluru
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bengaluru

Home Minister, Amit Shah inaugurates the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus in Bengaluru.


Question 75. Atal Tunnel has received the 'Best Infrastructure Project' award. Atal Tunnel is located in which state/UT?
  1.    Uttrakhand
  2.    Jammu & Kashmir
  3.    Himachal Pradesh
  4.    Ladakh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Himachal Pradesh

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engineering marvel, Atal Tunnel, built-in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, received the Indian Building Congress (IBC) 'Best Infrastructure Project' award in New Delhi.


Question 76. The Union Cabinet approved additional funding of Rs 820 crore for which bank, to expand its services?
  1.    AU Small Finance Bank
  2.    India Post Payments Bank
  3.    NSDL Payment Bank
  4.    Unity Small Finance Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> India Post Payments Bank

The Union Cabinet approved additional funding of Rs 820 crore for India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for the expansion of its services to all post offices in the country. Out of the 1.56 lakh post offices, IPPB currently operates from 1.3 lakh post offices. Since the launch, it has opened over 5.25 crore accounts with 82 crore aggregate number of transactions.


Question 77. Which corporation signed an MoU with Energy Vault for gravity-based energy storage technology?
  1.    NTPC
  2.    GAIL
  3.    SJVN
  4.    NHPC
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> NTPC

NTPC Ltd., India's largest power utility, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Vault Holdings, Inc, a leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions.


Question 78. Which airline has become the first to use the indigenous navigation system GAGAN?
  1.    IndiGo
  2.    Vistara
  3.    Air India
  4.    SpiceJet
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> IndiGo

IndiGo becomes the first airline in Asia to land its aircraft using the indigenous navigation system GAGAN.


Question 79. Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United States of America?
  1.    KS Mani
  2.    Arvind Krishna
  3.    Shersingh B Khyalia
  4.    Dileep Sanghani
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Arvind Krishna

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


Question 80. What is the rank of India in estimated Crypto Gains in 2021?
  1.    12
  2.    32
  3.    21
  4.    41
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 21

India ranked 21st in Chainalysis 2021 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country.


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