UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 18 May 2023
UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz 18 May 2023 composed by the Gkseries team is very helpful to UPSC aspirants. UPSC Daily Static Quiz: 18 May 2023
May 2023
2023 mail sworn in as Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman?
(a) Smita Nagaraj (b) Manoj Soni (c) Manoj Sinha (d) Pradeep Rupani S10. Ans.(b ) Sol. Soni, who joined the commission on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman from April 5, 2022. Smita Nagaraj, the senior most member of the commission administered the oath to Manoj Soni.
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Which of the following unique martial art of Kerala has been included as a competitive event in the National Games to be held in October this year?
(a) Judo (b) Kalaripayat (c) Karate (d) Taekwondo S9. Ans. (b) Sol. Kalaripayat has been included in the 37th National Games in Goa this year. In 2015, Kalaripayat was included as an exhibition item in the National Games held in Kerala. This decision was taken in consideration of the persistent demand of the Indian Kalaripayat
___________ is the businessman who won France’s highest civilian award?
(a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Kumar Birla (c) M. A. Yusufali (d) N. Chandrasekaran S8. Ans. (d) Sol. Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekharan has been conferred Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honour, for his contribution to strengthening trade ties between India and France. Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France and Europe,
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Kudumbashree Mudra Geetam composed by Lakshmisree Neighbor group member Srikala Devayanam?
(a) Join hands as one (b) Put together as one (c) get together get together (d) Together as one S4. Ans. (c) Sol. Kudumbashree’s motto was declared. Sreekala Devayanam, a member of Lakshmishri Neighbourhood, Alappuzha Chunakkara Panchayat 9th Ward, is the author of Mudra Geetham.
By which of the following year the government has announced that Kerala will become a very poor state?
(a) 2024 (b) 2025 (c) 2026 (d) 2027 S3. Ans. (b) Sol. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the goal of the government is that not a single family should remain in extreme poverty by November 1, 2025. Now Kerala is trying to free 64,006 families found to be extremely poor in the state.
Who became the highest-ranking South Asian woman in the New York Police Department?
(a) Prithia Bhullar (b) Prakshitha Bhullar (c) Hope Buller Mardona (d) Pratima Bhullar Maldonado S7. Ans. (d) Sol. Captain Pratima Bhullar Maldonado, an Indian-origin police officer, has become the highest-ranking South Asian woman in the New York Police Department.
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Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps recently conducted joint flood relief exercise at Hagrama bridge on Manas river in Assam?
(a) ‘Jaya Raha’ (b) ‘Jal Rahat’ (c) ‘Jal Rihat’ (d) ‘Jaya Rahi’ S6. Ans. (b) Sol. IV Corps, or Gajraj Corps, is a military field formation of the Indian Army covering the states of Assam and Western Arunachal Pradesh. The purpose of the exercise was to validate joint drills and enhance coordination between multiple
Which of the following organization has allocated $82 million for zoonotic disease prevention in India?
(a) World Bank (b) International Finance Corporation (c) World Trade Organization (d) World Health Organization S5. Ans. (a) Sol. An infection or disease that is transmitted from animals to humans under natural conditions is called zoonotic.
______________ has replaced Kiren Rijiju as Law Minister?
(a) Arjun Ram Meghwal (b) Ashoka Vikram Mehta (c) Dharmendra Deva (d) Arjun Vikram Singh S2. Ans. (a) Sol. Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal will replace Kiren Rijiju with independent charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice. Meghwal will continue in his existing portfolios. Meghwal is currently the Minister of State for Parliamentary
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