May Current Affairs Quiz: Part 1- Can You Score 35/40 Marks? for SSC & Railway Exams

Question 1

Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who has been suspended from all forms of cricket with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin?

Question 2

Who will chair the 11-member committee constituted by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to monitor annual grant and affiliation fee of its members for the 2020-2021 cycle?

Question 3

Who has been appointed as the President of the New Development Bank (NDB)?

Question 4

What is the name has been given to the plan to modernize the fisheries sector which is part of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)?

Question 5

Who will be the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala?

Question 6

The Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology has now been renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals, Engineering and Technology. It works under which ministry?

Question 7

Famous sportsperson R. Shanmugam passed away recently, he was associated with which sports?

Question 8

Who has authored the book titled “The Ickabog”?

Question 9

NASA has renamed its next-generation space telescope “Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)”, which is set to launch in 2025 in honour of _________.

Question 10

Which social media platform has launched a group calling application named as “CatchUp”?

Question 11

Who has been appointed as a member of the Olympic Channel Commission by the International Olympic Committee?

Question 12

Which IIT has developed magnesium alloy to replace steel, aluminium in cars?

Question 13

Adani Power has received approval for setting up of a 1,320 MW thermal power plant in which state?

Question 14

Who has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019) along with Brazilian Naval Officer Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo?

Question 15

What is the length of the tunnel built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Rishikesh-Dharasu Highway (NH 94) in Uttarakhand under ”Char Dham” project to connect holy towns of Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath?

Question 16

The Alfanar group of which of the countries will sell 300MW wind power projects in India, which is likely to be among the largest wind energy deals in India?

Question 17

Name the Indian American inventor who has bagged the prestigious “Inventor of the Year award” in recognition of his pioneering work in advancing the electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence capabilities?

Question 18

Which Indian software company has ‘Ignio’ an AI Digital Workspace solution?

Question 19

India handsover war game centre named as “INDIA” to which country?

Question 20

The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with which world sport body to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity?

Question 21

Country's biggest electricity generator National Thermal Power corporation (NTPC) has signed an MoU with which another public sector unit to set up a joint venture company for renewable energy projects?

Question 22

Which state government has launched “Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana” on the occasion of death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi?

Question 23

Which state government has set up a ‘Start-up Fund’ under the its Information Technology and Start-up Policy 2017?

Question 24

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a scheme for 100% solarisation of which city of India?

Question 25

In which state the women Rural Livelihood Mission started Didi Vehicle Service for rural women for the safe delivery and other emergency services?

Question 26

Which of the following organization has organized the E-Conclave of Defence MSME which was chaired by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?

Question 27

Who has been appointed as Chief Economist and Vice President of the World Bank?

Question 28

eCommerce major Flipkart has partnered with which General Insurance Company to offer a digital motor insurance policy to Flipkart’s customers?

Question 29

Which state/UTs Department of Information and Public Relations has started an initiative “SUKOON – COVID-19 Beat the Stress” programme?

Question 30

Who has been appointed as the President of Indian Steel Association (ISA)?

Question 31

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) provisionally suspended Savita Kumari and Ankit Shisodia for violating anti-doping rules. They are associated with which sports?

Question 32

Who has been appointed as the chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?

Question 33

The Indian Railways operationalized the first 12,000 HP electric locomotive built in which locomotive establishmet?

Question 34

Which Railway zone has developed a robotic device, “RAIL-BOT” (R-BOT) to assist in the functions of hospital management to provide better health care to the COVID patients?

Question 35

The book titled ‘Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes’ is authored by _____.

Question 36

What amount has been announced by China over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic at WHO assembly?

Question 37

How many cities rated 5 star in Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities, for the assessment year 2019-2020?

Question 38

Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn in as the prime minister of which country for the 5th time?

Question 39

Which state has launched its first cyber security-specific accelerator programme 'H.A.C.K' for start-ups recently?

Question 40

Who authored the book titled “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City”?