Current Affairs Quiz – May 17 2023
Current Affairs Quiz – May 17 2023. Read and Download daily, monthly Current Affairs Quiz 2023 for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, IBPS, SBI etc,. Download month wise Current affairs 2023 PDF and Current affairs quiz PDF .
Current Affairs Quiz– May 17 2023
1. Who became the only Indian to feature in The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘The 40 Most Influential Women in International Film’ list?
a) Anjali Nadar
b) Ektaa Kapoor
c) Deepika Stalin
d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) Ektaa Kapoor
The entertainment portal said that Ektaa “has grown into one of South Asia’s most prolific TV producers“. The list also features women from countries like Sweden, Nigeria, Germany and France.
2. Who has appointed as the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
a) Ravneet Kaur
b) Simpart Kalli
c) Sangeeta Verma
d) Shankar Mishra
Click here to View Answer
Answer a) Ravneet Kaur
CCI Member Sangeeta Verma has been acting as the Chairperson since October last year.
3. India observed National Dengue Day on_____________.
a) May 13
b) May 14
c) May 15
d) May 16
Click here to View Answer
Answer d) May 16
National Dengue Day is observed on May 16 every year to raise awareness about the mosquito-borne disease. Dengue cases usually surge in India during and after the monsoon season.
4. Exercise Samudra Shakti-23, a bilateral Naval exercise between __________________.
a) India and Sri Lanka
b) India and Nepal
c) Nepal and Bhutan
d) India and Indonesia
Click here to View Answer
Answer d) India and Indonesia
The ASW Corvette, INS Kavaratti, which was built and designed in India, has reached Batam, Indonesia to participate in the 4th India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise, Samudra Shakti-23, from May 14 to May 19, 2023.
5. Uttar Pradesh now holds the ______________ position in the country in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged goods.
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) second
The state has received GI tags for three more One District One Product (ODOP) crafts, taking the total number of GI-tagged products in the state to 48.
6. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed on_______________.
a) May 16
b) May 17
c) May 18
d) May 19
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) May 16
The theme for this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is “Enabling the least developed nations through information and communication technologies.”
7. Who has been appointed as the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the paytm?
a) Haminder Singh
b) Shankar Mittal
c) Bhavesh Gupta
d) Gunal Sonu
Click here to View Answer
Answer c) Bhavesh Gupta
One 97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, announced the appointment of Bhavesh Gupta as the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the fintech company.
