Current Affairs 22th May 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country announced a USD 2 billion fund to help developing countries for fighting COVID-19, at the recently held World Health Assembly (WHA)?
A. United States
B. China
C. Germany
D. United Kingdom
Answer [B] China
2. What is the theme of the World Hypertension Day observed on May 17?
A. Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer
B. Eliminate Hypertension
C. Global Hearts for Hypertension
D. No more risk of Heart-attack
Answer [A] Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer
3. When is the International Museum Day Celebrated every year?
A. May 11
B. May 15
C. May 18
D. May 22
Answer [C] May 18
4. Which Indian Nobel laureate was present in the group of laureates, which called for all governments to spend USD 1 trillion for marginalized children?
A. Abhijeet Banerjee
B. Kailash Satyarthi
C. Amartya Sen
D. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer [B] Kailash Satyarthi
5. Who was the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket committee, which has recommended to ban using saliva to polish the ball?
A. Mahela Jayawardena
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Anil Kumble
D. Andrew Strauss
Answer [C] Anil Kumble
6. Kevin Mayer, who was recently seen in news, is set to become the Chief executive officer of which popular platform?
A. TikTok
B. Instagram
C. Snapchat
D. Zoom
Answer [A] TikTok
7. Which country’s cabinet has approved their new political map that included Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura?
A. China
B. Nepal
C. Afghanistan
D. Thailand
Answer [B] Nepal
8. Which Indian state/UT has launched the ‘Charan Paduka’ campaign to assist migrant labourers?
A. New Delhi
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
9. May 18 is observed every year, to acknowledge the Medical community who are working to find a safe vaccine foe which disease?
A. AIDS
B. Malaria
C. Polio
D. Covid-19
Answer [A] AIDS
10. How many cities of the country were given the ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag, under the garbage-free star rating for the cities?
A. Four
B. Six
C. Ten
D. Fifteen
Answer [B] Six