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1 .

Who won the Colby award for 'The Hardest Place' in May 2022?

Malalai Joya

Wesley Morgan

Wasef Bakhtari

Khaled Hosseini

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Wesley Morgan

Author and journalist Wesley Morgan is this year’s winner of the William E. Colby Award for military and intelligence writing. He was cited for his book The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley.

The Colby award, a $5,000 prize named for the former ambassador and CIA director, is given for “a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations or international affairs.”..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : May 19, 2022

2 .

Which Navy successfully test-fires naval anti-ship missile in 18th May 2022?

United States Navy

Russian Navy

Indian Navy

Pakistan Navy

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indian Navy

The Indian Navy on Wednesday(18th May 2022) successfully carried out the maiden test firing of the first indigenously developed naval anti-ship missile from a Seaking helicopter, officials said.

The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Balasore.

"This firing is a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in niche missile technology and reaffirms the Indian Navy's commitment to indigenisation," said a senior Navy official.

The Indian Navy carried out the test in association with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

On Twitter, the Indian Navy released a brief video of the Seaking 42B helicopter firing the missile..

Source : Deccan Chronicle

Published On : May 19, 2022

3 .

Which cricketer-turned-politician has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to one-year imprisonment?

Vinod Kambli

Navjot Singh Sidhu

Gautam Gambhir

Chetan Chauhan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Navjot Singh Sidhu

The Supreme Court on May 19,2022 sentenced Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year jail term in a three-decade-old road rage case in which a person had died. The Supreme Court had allowed the review application on the issue of sentence against Sidhu. However, the SC bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul rejected the plea for imposing culpable homicide not amounting to murder charge under Section 304A of IPC on Sidhu.

Published On : May 19, 2022

4 .

Which country hosted Deaflympics 2021?

Spain

France

Brazil

Canada

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Brazil

Deaflympics 2021 was held from 1st May 2022 - 15th May 2022 at the Festa da Uva Main Pavilion in Caxias do Sul city in southern Brazil. The quadrennial event saw participation from around 2,100 athletes from 72 countries across the globe. The first-ever edition of the event, then known as the International Silent Games, was held in Paris in 1924.

Published On : May 19, 2022

5 .

Who is the new Finance Minister of Tripura in May 2022?

Ratan Lal Nath

Manik Sarkar

Sudip Roy Barman

Jishnu Dev Varma

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Jishnu Dev Varma

Deputy Chief Minister "Jishnu Dev Varma" will continue to hold his previous portfolios including Finance, Power, Rural Development and Science and Technology under the new portfolio allocations by the new Tripura CM Manik Saha.

The Chief Minister himself has kept key departments including Home and Health with himself. Ratan Lal Nath has also been retained as the Law and Education Minister and NC Debbarma will continue to hold Revenue and Forest Portfolios.

Published On : May 19, 2022

6 .

Who won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award?

Cecile Ndjebet

Angelina Jolie

Charlize Theron

Jennifer Aniston

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Cecile Ndjebet

Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon, 5th May 2022 won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them.

Presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the award was conferred at a ceremony during the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

“This award celebrates Cécile Ndjebet’s energy and dedication over three decades in promoting women’s rights to land and forests. She has actively shown that women’s participation in forest governance and preservation is fundamental to achieving sustainable forest management,” said FAO Deputy Director-General and CPF Chair Maria Helena Semedo..

Source : FAO

Published On : May 19, 2022

7 .

Who receives the "Order of the British Empire Award"?

Dilip Piramal

Harish Manwani

Mukesh Ambani

Ajay Piramal

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ajay Piramal

Chairman of Piramal Group, Ajay Piramal has received the prestigious Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award from Queen Elizabeth II.

He has been honoured with this award for his services to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum.

President Rolls-Royce India, Kishore Jayaraman, also receives the Honorary Order of the British Empire for his services to International Trade and Investment.

Source : Times Of India

Published On : May 19, 2022

8 .

India won how many gold medals in the 2021 Deaflympics?

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 8

India has won 16 medals (including eight golds, one silver and seven bronze) at the Deaflympics 2021in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

India has finished in the ninth position in the medal tally.

India won three gold in shooting, three in Badminton, and each in Golf and Tennis.

Shooting : Dhanush Srikanth, Abhinav Deshwal, Dhanush Srikanth/Priyesha Deshmukh, Shourya Saini, Vedika Sharma

Badminton : Jerlin Jayaratchagan, Abhinav Sharma

Tennis : Prithvi Sekhar/Dhananjay Dubey..

Source : Scroll

Published On : May 18, 2022

9 .

The Religious Worship Act 1991 bars conversion of any place of worship after which year?

1991

1987

1959

1947

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1947

The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 was passed in 1991 by the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao during the peak of the Ram Mandir movement. The Act prohibits conversion of worship and provides for the maintenance of religious character of any places of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947.

The act states that legal proceedings could be initiated if the change of religious character of the place of worship was done after August 15, 1947. It also does not apply to the Ram Janma Bhumi Babri Masjid Case.

Published On : May 18, 2022

10 .

Which company bought 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $ 4.4 billion?

Telecom Egypt

MTN Group

Absa Group Limited

Etisalat Group

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Etisalat Group

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC “e&" (Etisalat Group) has acquired approximately 2,766 million shares in Vodafone Group Plc aggregating to $4.4 billion.

The shares represent 9.8% of Vodafone's issued share capital.

The transaction is in process with e&’s ambition to be a global player in telecom and technology.

Vodafone Headquarters : Berkshire, United Kingdom;

Chairman : Jean-Françols van Boxmeer

Source : Live Mint

Published On : May 18, 2022