Weekly Current Affairs May 1st week 2023 In English

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Q.1. Recently who has been appointed by RBI as the MD&CEO of City Union Bank?

a. Arun Kashyap

b. Hari Har Mishra

c. N Kamakodi

d. none of these

Q. 2. Recently who has released a new book named 'Reflections'?

a. Piyush Goyal

b. nirmala sitharaman

c. Smriti Irani

d. none of these

Q.3. Where has the first batch of women officers been commissioned in the Artillery Regiment recently?

a. Mumbai

b. New Delhi

c.Chennai

d. none of these

Q.4. Who has recently released the book 'Promoting Millets in Diets: Best Practices across States/UTs of India'?

a. policy commission

b. Ministry of Education

c. Ministry of Agriculture

d. none of these

Q.5. Recently the Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of how many Nursing Colleges in the country?

a. 142

b. 164

c. 157

d. none of these

Q.6. When has 'Ayushman Bharat Diwas' been celebrated recently?

a. 28 April

b. 30 April

c. April 29

d. none of these

Q.7. Which IIT has recently launched Cyber Security Skills Program?

a. IIT Mumbai

b. IIT Delhi

c. IIT Kanpur

d. none of these

Q.8. With which country India has recently signed a new work plan on quality infrastructure?

a. ukraine

b. Germany

c.Italy

d. none of these

Q.9. Who has recently become the first Indian to complete the prestigious Golden Globe Race?

a. Prakash Sen

b. Khushwant Singh

c. Abhilash Tommy

d. none of these

Q.10. Recently who has received the Meritorious Service Award 2023 of 'IAA'?

a. Karan

b. Nawab Mohammad Abdul Ali

c. Shashi Shekhar Vempati

d. none of these

Q.11. who has recently launched a handloom handicrafts portal to make artisans and weavers self-reliant?

a. Piyush Goyal

b. Smriti Irani

c. Dr S Jaishankar

d. none of these

Q.12. How many medical device parks will be established recently under the National Medical Device Policy?

a. 03

b. 07

c. 04

d. none of these

Q.13. Which state has recently received the 'HUDCO Award' for cleanliness?

a. Uttarakhand

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Himachal Pradesh

d. none of these

Q.14. Recently how many FM transmitters have been inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi to boost FM connectivity?

a. 61

b. 44

c.91

d. none of these

Q.15. Where has Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the 'NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute' recently?

a. Bhopal

b. Silvassa

c. Jaipur

d. none of these

Q.16. When has 'Labor Day' been celebrated recently?

a. 28 April

b. May 01

c. April 29

d. none of these

Explanation: Every year on May 01, Labor Day is celebrated all over the world. It started in America in 1886. On May 1, 1886, the labor movement started in America. At that time the laborers were asked to work for 15-15 hours, in protest against this the laborers took to the streets. The police fired on the protesting workers, in which many workers died. In 1889, the International Socialist Conference was organized, in which it was decided that every laborer would be required to work for 8 hours every day. Labor Day was also started in India on May 1, 1923, 34 years after the beginning of Labor Day in America.

Q.17. Recently who has been retained as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament for 2023-24??

a.Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary

b.Deepak Ranjan Chowdhary

c.Sachin Ranjan Chowdhary

d. none of these

Explanation:- Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, has been retained as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament for 2023-24, while Santosh Kumar Gangwar, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been appointed as the chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings. has been appointed. The committees will be effective from May 1 to April 30 next year and have been notified by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. A statement issued by the Lok Sabha said that the Speaker has appointed Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (2023-24). Another notification said that the Speaker has appointed Santosh Gangwar as the chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2023-24). Apart from this, the Speaker has appointed Kirti Prembhai Solanki as the chairman of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2023-24).

Question 18: - Recently who has been appointed as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission??

a.Sanjeev Kumar Mohanty

b.Manoj Kumar Mohanty

c.Ajit Kumar Mohanty

d. none of these

Explanation:-

Renowned physicist and director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Ajit Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. He will also hold the responsibility of Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. He will replace KN Vyas. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Dr. Mohanty as Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. According to the order issued late on Saturday night, Dr. Mohanty will hold the post till the age of 66 i.e. on October 10, 2025 or until further orders. Dr. Mohanty became the Director of BARC in March 2019.

Question 19: - Recently the new secretariat building of Telangana has been inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday. What is the name of this new secretariat building??

a.BR Ambedkar Secretariat

b.Atal Bihari Vajpayee Secretariat

c.APJ Abdul Kalam Secretariat

d. none of these

Explanation:-

The new secretariat building of Telangana was inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday. It is one of the largest secretariats in the country. Its construction took 20 months, costing more than Rs 600 crore. It has a total of 635 rooms and 30 conference halls. Built on 28 acres, this secretariat is a unique piece of architecture. Its dome is built in the style of the Nilakateswara Swamy temple of the Kakatiya period at Nizamabad. Its design is similar to the palace of the royal families of Vanaparthi Sansthanam. There is also the national symbol Ashoka Pillar above the dome. Chief Minister KCR said that this secretariat has been named as BR Ambedkar Secretariat so that people's representatives and the entire government machinery work to realize the ideals of the architect of the Indian Constitution. He said, with the message given by Dr. BR Ambedkar, we achieved Telangana state by peaceful struggle on the path shown by Gandhiji. Babasaheb inspired us to bring smiles on the faces of all communities in Telangana. KCR said that the engineers of Telangana have done engineering wonders in the world.

Question 20: - Recently which country will take Caliber cruise missile system from Russia??

a.USA

b.Pakistan

c.India

d. none of these

Explanation:-

The Indian Defense Ministry may soon formally approve this purchase. The talks regarding this purchase are in their advanced stage. Accordingly, the Indian Navy has proposed to buy 20 Club or Caliber anti-ship cruise missiles from Russia and the American Harpoon anti-ship missile system. Russia's Club or Caliber cruise missile is already deployed on several warships and submarines of the Indian Navy. India has been its buyer for a long time. India is engaged in helping both America and Russia simultaneously to keep balance in its foreign policy. This is the reason why India has decided to buy missile systems from both Russia and America. The cost of buying missile systems from these two countries is around $200 million. These include Russia's Caliber cruise missile and America's Harpoon missile. These missile systems are being specially procured for the Indian Navy. Russia and America are standing against each other regarding Ukraine. India has traditionally used Russian weapon systems, but has diversified its arms acquisition over the past two decades with large-scale purchases from the US and France.

Question 21: - Recently who will hand over a fast patrol boat and a 'landing craft' to the Maldive island country as a gift from India??

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Narendra Modi

c.Anurag Thakur

d. none of these

Explanation:-

A fast patrol boat and a 'landing craft' will be handed over as a gift from India to the island nation. The Defense Ministry gave this information on Sunday and said that Singh's visit to Maldives would prove to be an "important milestone" in building "strong bonds" of friendship between the two countries.

Question 22: - Recently the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced the estimate of India's economic growth rate for the current financial year from 6.1 percent to what percent??

a.5.7

b.5.8

c.5.9

d. none of these

Explanation:- Despite the high prices of crude oil and increasing geopolitical tension, the Indian economy will grow at a rate of about 6.5 percent in the current financial year (2023-24). NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani has expressed this opinion. Virmani said he does not expect the US and European banking crisis to have any impact on India's financial sector. "So because of all the changes that happened in the last year, I have reduced my India's economic growth forecast for 2023-24 by half a percentage point," he said. He said that the Indian economy will grow at the rate of 6.5 percent in the current financial year.

Question 23:-Recently after how many years the pair of Satwik and Chirag has won the gold medal for India in the Asian Badminton Championship??

a.56

b.57

c.58

d. none of these

Explanation:-

Sunday brought double happiness for India in Badminton and Shooting. While the Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the gold medal at the Asian Badminton Championships in Dubai, Mairaj Khan and Ganimat Sekhon of India won the gold medal in the skeet mixed team event of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Cairo. . At the same time, in tennis, Sumit Nagal became the first Indian player to win an ATP Challenger tournament on European clay courts. Gold to India after 58 years: The pair of Satwik and Chirag won India a gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championships after 58 years.

Question 24: - Recently who has launched a new Mishti (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) scheme in the Union Budget 2023-24??

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Narendra Modi

c.Anurag Thakur

d. none of these

Question 25: - Recently who has released the book 'Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamprashasti'??

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Narendra Modi

c.Anurag Thakur

d. none of these

Question 26:- Recently who has released the famous banker Narayanan Waghul's book 'Reflections' in Mumbai ??

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Narendra Modi

c.Anurag Thakur

d. none of these

Question 27: - By when the valuation of the Indian vaccine market is estimated to be ₹ 252 billion??

a.2024

b.2025

c.2026

d. none of these

Question 28:- Recently which country's 30-year-old Grandmaster Ding Liren has become the World Chess Champion by defeating 32-year-old Grandmaster Ian Nipomyshi of Russia in the World Chess Championship-2023??

a.China

b.Japan

c.Sri Lanka

d. none of these

Question 29: - Recently which country has become the largest supplier of refined fuel to Europe??

a.India

b.Japan

c.Sri Lanka

d. none of these

Question 30:- Recently Ranjit Guha died at the age of 100 in Austria. Who were they ??

a.singer

b.author

c.historian

d. none of these

Q.31. Who has recently won the Leipzig Book Prize 2023?

a. Arun Kashyap

b. Hari Har Mishra

c. maria stepanova

d. none of these

Q.32. Where has the 'International Apparel and Textile Fair' started recently?

a. Paris

b. Dubai

c. London

d. none of these

Q. 33. Which has become the No. 1 Test team in the 'ICC Men's Test Team Rankings' recently?

a. England

b. Australia

c. India

d. none of these

Q.34. Who has recently been awarded Honorary MBE by King Charles III?

a. Dr MN Nandkumar

b. Kiran Nadar

c. david chipperfield

d. none of these

Q.35. When has 'World Tuna Day' been celebrated recently?

a. 30 April

b. May 02

c. May 01

d. none of these

Q.36. Recently India has handed over a fast patrol vessel and landing craft to which country?

a. Nepal

b. Sri Lanka

c. maldives

d. none of these

Q.37. Recently the President of which country has won the referendum to rewrite the constitution?

a. ukraine

b. Uzbekistan

c. Paraguay

d. none of these

Q.38. Recently a rare melanistic tiger cub has been found in Simlipal Tiger Reserve of which state?

a. Uttarakhand

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Odisha

d. none of these

Q.39. Who has recently taken over as the 17th 'Commander in Chief'?

a. A K Mohanty

b. Saju Balakrishnan

c. Shashi Shekhar Vempata

d. none of these

Q.40. Ranjit Guha has passed away recently, who was he?

a. Historian

b. singer

c.actor

d. none of these

Q.41. Who has recently been awarded the BAFTA Fellowship in London?

a. Kriti Garg

b. Shruti Mishra

c. Meera Syal

d. none of these

Q.42. Recently Korean skin care brand Laneige has signed whom as the first brand face for India?

a. Alia Bhatt

b. Athiya Shetty

c. kriti sanon

d. none of these

Q.43. Recently Air Chief Marshal 'VR Chowdhary' has gone on a four-day visit to which country?

a. Japan

b. South Korea

c. Sri Lanka

d. none of these

Q.44.. Recently who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court?

a. Tarlok Singh

b. T S Sivaganam

c. B Devanand

d. none of these

Q.45. Who has recently won the World Snooker Championship title?

a. h martin

b. mark selby

c. Luca Brecel

d. none of these

Q.46. Who has topped the recently released 'World Press Freedom Index'?

a. Ireland

b. Norway

c. Denmark

d. none of these

Q.47. Who has recently won the 'ACC Men's Premier Cup'?

a. uae

b. India

c. Nepal

d. none of these

Q.48. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Qantas Airways Limited recently?

a. Vanessa Hudson

b. Dr MN Nandkumar

c. david chipperfield

d. none of these

Q.49. Which payment bank has recently collaborated with NPCI?

a. fino payment bank

b. Paytm Payment Bank

c. Airtel Payment Bank

d. none of these

Q.50. When has 'World Press Freedom Day' been celebrated recently?

a. May 01

b. May 03

c.02 May

d. none of these

Q.51. Where has the 30th edition of Arabian Travel Market started recently?

a. cairo

b. abu dhawi

C.Dubai

d. none of these

Q.52. Recently India and which country have signed MoU on industrial research and development cooperation?

a. ukraine

b. israel

c. Paraguay

d. none of these

Q.53. Recently, in which state has the backward class survey started after Bihar?

a. Uttarakhand

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Odisha

d. none of these

Q.54. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Bank of Baroda recently?

a. A K Mohanty

b. Devdutt Chandra

c. Shashi Shekhar Vempati

d. none of these

Q.55. Manobala has passed away recently, who was he?

a. actor

b. singer

c. Journalist

d. none of these

Q.56. Who has recently become the 11th woman to win the International Masters title?

a. Meera Syal

b. Shruti Mishra

c. vantika agarwal

d. none of these

Q.57. Who has recently topped the list of Forbes' Highest Paid Athletes of 2023?

a. mbappé

b. Cristiano Ronaldo

c. Lionel Messi

d. none of these

Q.58. Which country's three jailed women journalists have won the top UN award recently?

a. Japan

b. South Korea

c. Iran

d. none of these

Q.59. , Recently the book 'Made in India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise' authored by whom has been released?

a. Tarlok Singh

b. Amitabh Kant

c.B Devanand

d. none of these

Q.60. Recently the Chief Minister of which state has laid the foundation stone of 'Vizag Tech Park'?

a. Kerala

b. Karnataka

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. none of these

Q.61. Which state government has recently announced the launch of an insurance scheme for toddy tappers?

a. Bihar

b. Telangana

c. Jharkhand

d. none of these

Q.62. Recently Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation stone of a special center for which country?

a. ukraine

b. Nepal

c. maldives

d. none of these

Q.63. Which person of Indian origin has recently been appointed as the President of the World Bank?

a. Ajay Banga

b. Sanjay Pandey

C. Ratnakar Patnaik

d. none of these

Q.64. Who has secured the first position in the ODF Plus ranking recently?

a. Varanasi

b. Gorkhur

c. Wayanad

d. none of these

Q.65. When has 'Coal Miners Day' been celebrated recently?

a. May 02

b. May 04

c.03 May

d. none of these

Q.66. Which state government has recently launched the Chief Minister's Skill Upgradation, Employment Scheme?

a. Haryana

b. Rajasthan

c. Uttarakhand

d. none of these

Q.67. Which country has been declared as a country of special concern by the USCIRF report recently?

a. ukraine

b. India

c. Sri Lanka

d. none of these

Q.68. Which state government has recently created a new directorate of minority affairs?

a. Rajasthan

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Nagaland

d. none of these

Q.69. At what age has Arun Manilal Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away recently?

a. 91

b. 89

c. 92

d. none of these

Q.70. Which country's Olympic gold medalist sprinter Tory Bowie passed away recently?

a. America

b. France

c. Italy

d. none of these

Q.71. Who has recently launched two new initiatives to support Indian SMBs?

a. Google

b. Facebook

c. Microsoft

d. none of these

Q.72. Which state has been ranked as the 'Innovative' state in the National Manufacturing Innovation Survey recently?

a. Gujarat

b. Karnataka

c. Maharashtra

d. none of these

Q.73. Which country's fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has recently retired from international cricket?

a. Bangladesh

b. Australia

c. South Africa

d. none of these

Q.74.. Recently India and which country have organized the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations?

a. Germany

b. Egypt

c. Brazil

d. none of these

Q.75. Which state government has recently planned to develop Ramaland on the basis of Disneyland?

a. Kerala

b. Karnataka

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. none of these

Q.76. In which state 2000 years old water bodies have been found recently?

a. Bihar

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Jharkhand

d. none of these

Q.77. Which country's government has recently started the 'Machine Can See 2023' summit?

a. ukraine

b. Nepal

c. uae

d. none of these

Q.78. Who has recently been appointed as the administrator of the Basketball Federation of India?

a. P Krishna Bhatt

b. Sanjay Pandey

c. Ratnakar Patnaik

d. none of these

Q.79. Recently Vice President Jagdeep Dhangarh has gone on a two-day visit to?

a. berlin

b. canberra

c. London

d. none of these

Q.80. When has 'World Portuguese Language Day' been celebrated recently?

a. May 03

b. May 05

c. May 04

d. none of these

Q.81. Where has the 'River Cities Alliance Global Seminar' been organized recently?

a. Mumbai

b. Lucknow

c. New Delhi

d. none of these

Q.82. Who will be awarded the Honorary Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival recently?

a. Kiran

b. Michael Douglas

c. yoham poonawalla

d. none of these

Q.83. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Wakefit recently?

a. Akshay Kumar

b. Virat Kohli

c. Ayushmann Khurrana

d. none of these

Q.84. Where will the world's largest franchise chess league start recently?

a. Rome

b. Dubai

c. Paris

d. none of these

Q.85. Recently who has been invited as the guest of honor at the Bastille Day Parade in France?

a. Narendra Modi

b. Rajnath Singh

c. Dr S Jaishankar

d. none of these

Q.86. Who has been appointed as the next chairman of Coal India recently?

a. Sandeep Singh

b. Nitin Paranjpe

c. Polavarapu M Prasad

d. none of these

Q.87. Who has won its first 'Italian Serie A title' recently?

a. France

b. Nepal

c. Bangladesh

d. none of these

Q.88. Who has recently reviewed the 'Food Street Project'?

a. Amit Shah

b. Smriti Irani

c. Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

d. none of these

Q.89.. Which country has recently launched its own chat GPT Gigachat?

a. Germany

b. Russia

c. Brazil

d. none of these

Q.90. Recently which country's athlete Nigel Amos has been banned for three years due to doping?

a. Namibia

b. botswana

c. South Africa

d.none of these

Q.91. Where has Union Minister Nityanand Rai inaugurated the land port recently?

a. Kerala

b. Karnataka

c. Meghalaya

d. none of these

Q.92. Where is India's first International Multimodal Logistics Park being built recently?

a. Bihar

b. Assam

c. Jharkhand

d. none of these

Q.93. Recently which country's Defense Ministry has apologized for tweeting an objectionable picture of Hindu goddess Kali?

a. Russia

b. France

c. ukraine

d. none of these

Q.94. Where has the Center invoked Article 355 after violence broke out recently?

a. Manipur

b. Meghalaya

c. West Bengal

d. none of these

Q.95. Recently NGT has imposed environmental compensation of Rs 4000 crore on which state for failure in waste management?

a. Goa

b. Jharkhand

c. Bihar

d. none of these

Q.96. When has 'International No Diet Day' been celebrated recently?

a. May 04

b. May 06

c. May 05

d. none of these

Q.97. Which state government has recently launched 'Adarsh Colony Initiative'

a. Kerala

b. Karnataka

c. Odisha

d. none of these

Q.98. Who has been elected as the next President of MCC recently?

a. Michael Douglas

b. mark nicholas

c. yoham poonawalla

d. none of these

Q.99. Who has recently become the fastest player to score 5000 runs in ODI cricket?

a. Rohit Sharma

b. Suryakumar Yadav

c. Babar Azam

d. none of these

Q.100. Recently Adani Group has sold Myanmar Port for how many million dollars?

a. 40

b. 30

c.50

d. none of these

Q.101. Who has recently launched the logo and mascot of Khelo India University Games 2022?

a. Anurag Thakur

b. Rajnath Singh

c. Narendra Modi

d. none of these

Q.102. Who has recently become the Country Managing Director of Accenture India?

a. Sandeep Singh

b. Nitin Paranjpe

c.Ajay Vij

d. none of these

Q.103. Which country has recently adopted 'Basic Plan on Ocean Policy'?

a. France

b. Japan

c. Bangladesh

d. none of these

Q.104. Who has recently launched drug free Odisha campaign in Mayurbhanj?

a. Amit Shah

b. Smriti Irani

c. Draupadi Murmu

d.none of these

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