Q1) Which has become the first state to restore the Old Pension scheme in order to provide assured income to retired employees?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
- Chhattisgarh
- Assam
Q2) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of REC Ltd., Ministry of Power?
- Aman Dhiman
- Rajiv Shukla
- Aditya Das
- Vivek Kumar Dewangen
Q3) Named Sky Bridge 721, which country has opened the world’s longest suspension footbridge?
- Vietnam
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Turkey
Q4) Former cricketer, Andrew Symonds passed away recently. Which country did he play for?
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Australia
- West Indies
Q5) Anna Qabale Duba is from which country who received the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2022?
- Libya
- Israel
- Kenya
- Brazil
Q6) Shreya Singla has won a gold medal at the ongoing Deaflympics 2022 in which sports?
- Badminton
- Swimming
- Boxing
- Squash
Q7) PM Modi visited which Nepalese city on the occasion of Buddha Purnima where he signs Six MoUs during bilateral talks?
- Kathmandu
- Kapilvastu
- Lumbini
- Pokhara
Q8) Who has become the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis (Catholic Church) Vatican City?
- Sivananda Saraswati
- Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
- Krishna Pattabhi Jois
- Devasahayam Pillai
Q9) Sikkim recently celebrated its statehood day on which date?
- 13th May
- 14th May
- 15th May
- 16th May
Q10) Working under which project, scientists have recently mapped out more than a million cells across 33 organs in the human body?
- Human Genome Project
- Human Mapping Project
- Human Cell Atlas
- Human Body Atlas
Q11) Recently, the IMF lifted which currency’s weighting in the Special Drawing Rights currency basket?
- Euro
- Yuan
- Yen
- Pound
Q12) Which ministry launched the “GatiShakti Sanchar” portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals?
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Ministry of Communications
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- Ministry of Railways
Q13) According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), what can lead to the “dollarisation” of the economy?
- Inflation
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Cryptocurrencies
- Falling forex reserves
Q14) Recently, which two European nations have shown interest in joining NATO fearing Russia’s aggression?
- Switzerland & Finland
- Finland & Sweden
- Denmark & Norway
- Estonia & Latvia
Q15) Which project has found that nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure?
- National Hypertension Control Initiative
- Indian Hypertension Control Initiative
- International Hypertension Control Initiative
- Global Hypertension Control Initiative
Q16) Recently, India banned the export of which cereal?
- Rice
- Wheat
- Barley
- Maize
Q17) International Day of Families is celebrated on 15th May every year. What is the theme for this year?
- Protection and care
- Love, Care and Share
- Families and Urbanization
- Family Together
Q18) Which organization recently released the ‘Global Land Outlook’ report?
- FAO
- UNCCD
- UNICEF
- World Bank