Current Affairs 24th May 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Union Ministry is leading the Indian Delegation in 2022 at the annual meeting of World Economic Forum?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman                
B. Kiren Rijiju
C. Anurag Thakur                           
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer [D] Piyush Goyal
2. Which state government has partnered with the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) to advance regional efforts to fight plastic pollution?
A. Uttarakhand                   
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Maharashtra                    
D. Karnataka
Answer [C] Maharashtra    
3. Which day has been celebrated as the 250th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in May 2022?
A. 14 May                   
B. 16 May
C. 18 May                   
D. 22 May 
Answer [D] 22 May 
4. The Fourth edition of the Bilateral Exercise, Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) was held between Indian Navy and ……….. Navy in May 2022.
A. Thailand                     
B. Singapore
C. Bangladesh               
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [C] Bangladesh  
5. Who has become one of the youngest Indian Mountaineers to climb the Everest base Camp in May 2022?
A. Rhythm Mamania              
B. Srishti Mishra
C. Anushka Dayal                    
D. Raveena Singh
Answer [A] Rhythm Mamania           
6. Who has been appointed as the New Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO & MD)      of the Infosys Limited?
A. Inderpreet Sawhney                
B. Jayesh Sanghrajka
C. Salil Parekh                                 
D. Krishnamurthy Shankar
Answer [C] Salil Parekh              
7. Which state government has ordered 33 percent reservation for women among the outsourced employees in all its department?
A. Kerala                     
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu            
D. Assam
Answer [B] Karnataka
8. Who has broken the world record in women’s 400 meter freestyle swimming at the Australian Swimming championships?
A. Kyle Chalmers               
B. Kaylee McKeown
C. Brendon Smith              
D. Ariarne Titmus
Answer [D] Ariarne Titmus
9. Who among the followings has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Australia?
A. Julia Gillard                       
B. Malcolm Turnbull
C. Anthony Albanes              
D. Scott Morrison
 
Answer [C] Anthony Albanes       
10. Who has launched Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and startups in May 2022?

A. Jitendra Singh                                  
B. Devendra Singh Rana
C. Mansukh Mandaviya                      
D. Harsh Vardhan
Answer [A] Jitendra Singh