Current Affairs 9th May 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state has announced incentives for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)?
A. Rajasthan
B. Punjab
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Telangana
Answer [B] Punjab
2. What is the new Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in India as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)?
A. 2.4
B. 2.2
C. 2.0
D. 1.9
Answer [C] 2.0
3. Who is the head of the Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir?
A. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
B. Justice Sadasivam
C. Justice Ranjan Gogoi
D. Sushil Chandra
Answer [A] Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
4. Which Indian State/UT Recently passed a ‘Startup Policy’, to support 15,000 start-ups by 2030?
A. Assam
B. New Delhi
C. Rajasthan
D. Punjab
Answer [B] New Delhi
5. Cynthia Rosenzweig, who was seen in the news, is the recipient of which prestigious award?
A. World Food Prize
B. Booker Prize
C. Pulitzer Prize
D. Abel Award
Answer [A] World Food Prize
6. In May 2022, who launched the National Securities Depository Limited’s (NSDL) Investor awareness programme for students?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Amit Shah
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Narendra Modi
Answer [C] Nirmala Sitharaman
7. Which of the following has launched ‘CAPF Punarvaas’, through the Welfare & Rehabilitation Board (WARB)?
A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B. Ministry of Defence
C. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [D] Ministry of Home Affairs
8. Anurag Singh Thakur laid the foundation stone of ……….. new projects on the occasion of the 61st Foundation Day of Sports Authority of India’s Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports-Patiala (NSNIS).
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer [A] 2
9. Which state has approved its Gene Bank, a first-of-its-kind project in India?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Kerala
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Maharashtra
10. Who has been appointed as CEO of JioSaavn in May 2022?
A. Rajnish Kumar
B. LV Vaidyanathan
C. Pomila Jaspal
D. Sahas Malhotra
Answer [D] Sahas Malhotra
11. Bharti Airtel has acquired around ……… percent stake in cloud-based networking solutions provider Cnerge Technologies under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program.
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Answer [B] 7
12. According to report by ACI Worldwide, which country accounted for the largest number of real-time transactions in the world in 2021?
A. Japan
B. USA
C. India
D. Canada
Answer [C] India
13. The Ministry of Railways has signed an MOU with which of the followings for the modernization of telecommunication facilities related to operations and safety?
A. TRAI
B. C-DAC
C. BARC
D. C-DOT
Answer [D] C-DOT
14. Who has been given additional charge of Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in May 2022?
A. Sangeeta Singh
B. Alkesh Kumar Sharma
C. Venkataramani Sumantran
D. Naresh Kumar
Answer [A] Sangeeta Singh
15. What is the rank of India in Global Crypto Adoption Index, released by Crypto Analytics firm Chainalysis in 2022?
A. 17
B. 21
C. 25
D. 29
Answer [B] 21
16. RBI has hiked the policy repo rate by how much basis points?
A. 30 Basis Points
B. 35 Basis Points
C. 40 Basis Points
D. 45 Basis Points
Answer [C] 40 Basis Points
17. What is the name of India’s first Venus Mission?
A. Venera
B. Veritas
C. Shukrayaan
D. Ayushman
Answer [C] Shukrayaan
18. Which country hosted the India-Nordic Summit 2022?
A. Finland
B. Denmark
C. Sweden
D. Iceland
Answer [B] Denmark
19. US FDA has limited the use of which company’s COVID-19 Vaccine over Blood Clot Risk?
A. J & K
B. Pfizer
C. Moderna
D. Astra Zeneca
Answer [A] J & K
20. Which of the following marine mammal is on the verge of extinction?
A. Harbour Porpoise
B. Vaquita
C. Numataphocoena
D. Yangtze Finless Porpoise
Answer [B] Vaquita