Current Affairs 21th May 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1.  Which Ministry launched the report on ‘Circular Economy in Municipal Solid and Liquid Waste’?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs       
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C. Ministry of Home Affairs                                
D. Ministry of Rural Development
Answer [A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs       
2. Which Country Chaired the ‘BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meet in 2022?
A. India                  
B. China
C. Russia                 
D. Brazil
Answer [B] China
3. As per a recent landmark, judgement of the Supreme Court, Which body’s recommendation is not binding on the Centre and State?
A. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council          
B. Finance Commission
C. NITI Aayog                                                         
D. Financial Stability and Development Council
Answer [A] Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council  
4. Under which article of the constitution, the Supreme Court Ordered the release of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case convict A G Perarivalan?
A. Article 142          
B. 161
C. Article 123           
D. Article 260
Answer [A] Article 142
5. Which Institution has prepared the ‘State of Inequality in India Report’ released by EAC-PM
A. NITI Aayog                            
B. Institute for Competitiveness
C. Oxfam International           
D. Amnesty International
Answer [B] Institute for Competitiveness
6. Who has won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022?
A. MC Mary Kom                
B. Pinki Jangra
C. Sarjubala Devi               
D. Nikhat Zareen
Answer [D] Nikhat Zareen
7. Who among the following union minister has inaugurated the 41st edition of Hunar Haat in Agra on May 19, 2022?
A. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi                
B. Anurag Thakur
C. Rajnath Singh                               
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer [A] Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi      
8. Which state government has announced the launch of India’s first state-owned OTT Platform, CSPACE in May 2022?
A. Maharashtra          
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala                       
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [C] Kerala    
9. Who among the followings has been appointed as the new CEO of Royal Enfield in May 2022?
A. B Govindarajan                     
B. Kiran Iyyer
C. Mohit Goyal                            
D. Nishant Jain
Answer [A] B Govindarajan   
10. In which country, the Quad Leader’s Summit is going to be held in May 2022?
A. Japan           
B. Australia
C. India              
D. Tajikistan
Answer [A] Japan