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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 7
 PRAVEEN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA SWORN IN AS CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER. 7

 THE NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING WAS INAUGURATED BY THE PRIME MINISTER. 7
 NEPAL’S PM PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL ‘PRACHANDA’ WILL BE ON A TOUR OF INDIA. 8
 MUMBAI TRANS HARBOUR LINK: INDIA’S LONGEST BRIDGE IS ALMOST READY. 8
 THE FIRST MINING START-UP SUMMIT WILL BE HELD IN MUMBAI. 9
 INDIA’S NATIONAL CLIMATE RESEARCH AGENDA WAS RELEASED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE RESEARCH
CONCLAVE. 9
 KING NORODOM SIHAMONI OF CAMBODIA WILL VISIT INDIA FROM 29 TO 31 MAY. 10
 MS. SUMAN SHARMA, IRS TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AND SECRECY AS A MEMBER OF UPSC. 10
 IPS OFFICER PRAVEEN SOOD TOOK CHARGE AS CBI DIRECTOR. 11
 PM FLAGGED OFF THE VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS TRAIN BETWEEN DEHRADUN-DELHI ON 25 MAY. 11
 UPSC DECLARED THE RESULT OF CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 2022. 12
 INDIA IS HOSTING THE 44TH EDITION OF THE COVETED ANNUAL ISO COPOLCO PLENARY IN NEW DELHI. 12
 PM MODI CONFERRED WITH HIGHEST HONOR OF FIJI AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 13
 SUPREME COURT GETS TWO NEW JUDGES : JUSTICE PRASHANT MISHRA, KV VISWANATHAN. 13
 THE 6TH SCORPENE SUBMARINE ‘VAGHSHEER’ CONDUCTED ITS SEA TRIALS. 14
 PM WILL DEDICATE TO THE NATION THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PARLIAMENT HOUSE IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
14
 ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL WAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW LAW AND JUSTICE MINISTER, KIREN RIJIJU WAS
ASSIGNED THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES. 15
 THE GOVT WILL SET UP 1,100 NEW FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COOPERATIVE SECTOR. 15
 DR MANOJ SONI SWORN IN AS CHAIRMAN OF UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) 16
 GAJRAJ CORPS OF INDIAN ARMY CONDUCTS JOINT FLOOD RELIEF EXERCISE IN ASSAM, DEMONSTRATING
PREPAREDNESS AND COORDINATION 16
 BHUBANESWAR LAUNCHES FIRST DIRECT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TO DUBAI, BOOSTING ECONOMIC GROWTH
AND TOURISM 17
 UNION AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE MINISTER INAUGURATED THE INTEGRATED BIOLOGICAL
CONTROL LABORATORY IN HYDERABAD. 17
 ENVIRONMENT MINISTER BHUPENDRA YADAV LAUNCHED THE MOBILE APPLICATION MERI LIFE. 18
 GOVERNMENT BANS IMPORT OF 928 ITEMS TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC DEFENCE INDUSTRY. 18
 AIR MARSHAL ASHUTOSH DIXIT TOOK CHARGE AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF. 19
 MINISTER OF STATE DR L MURUGAN WILL LEAD THE DELEGATION TO THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. 19
 INDIA’S LARGEST TUNNEL AQUARIUM ‘AQUA MARINE PARK’ WILL BE BUILT IN HYDERABAD. 20
 IPS OFFICER PRAVEEN SOOD HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF CBI. 20
 INDIA-INDONESIA BILATERAL EXERCISE SAMUDRA SHAKTI – 23. 20
 INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS VISIT SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA. 21
 4-DAY MILLET FESTIVAL STARTED FROM 13 MAY IN DEHRADUN. 21

 728 RAILWAY STATIONS ACROSS STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES COVERED UNDER ONE STATION ONE
PRODUCT. 22
 MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT WILL DEVELOP A CARBON CREDIT TRADING
SCHEME FOR DECARBONISATION. 22
 3RD MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON TRANSITION TO ENERGY SOURCES (ETWG) TO BE HELD IN
MUMBAI. 23
 SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) STARTUP FORUM 2023. 23
 FIRST AIRBUS C295 FOR INDIA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT. 24
 35TH EDITION OF INDO-THAI COORDINATED PATROL (CORPAT). 24
 PM MODI TO INAUGURATE 3-DAY INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM EXPO-2023. 25
 PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU CONFERS 37 GALLANTRY AWARDS. 25
 ASEAN-INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE – SEA PHASE OF 2023. 25
 DEFENSE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH INAUGURATED THE INDIAN AIR FORCE HERITAGE CENTER IN CHANDIGARH.
26
 INDIAN AIR FORCE’S MIG-21 CRASHES NEAR HANUMANGARH IN RAJASTHAN, KILLING THREE CIVILIANS. 26
 3RD G20 DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP MEETING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF INDIA IN GOA. 27
 INDIAN RAILWAYS CREATED A RECORD MONTHLY FREIGHT LOADING OF 126.46 MT IN APRIL 2023. 27
 ISRAEL’S FOREIGN MINISTER ELI COHEN ARRIVED IN INDIA ON A THREE-DAY VISIT. 28
 INS MAGAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 36 YEARS OF SERVICE. 28
 FOREIGN MINISTERS OF SCO MEMBER STATES WILL CONTINUE THEIR DISCUSSIONS ON THE 2ND DAY OF THEIR
MEETING IN GOA. 29
 NTPC LIMITED EXPANDED ITS OVERSEAS CAPACITY FOR THE FIRST TIME. 29
 JAPAN WILL TRAIN 1,000 INDIAN ENGINEERS BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF BULLET TRAIN TECHNOLOGY. 30
 MHA DECIDES TO INTRODUCE MILLETS, SHREE ANNA IN THE MEALS OF PERSONNEL OF CAPFS AND NDRF 30
 IN A MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON TERROR GROUPS, THE CENTER BLOCKED 14 MOBILE MESSENGER APPS. 31
 AIR MARSHAL NARMADESHWAR TIWARI TOOK OVER AS THE AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF OF THE
SOUTH WESTERN AIR COMMAND. 31
 ASEAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE (AIME-2023). 32
 AIR MARSHAL SAJU BALAKRISHNAN TOOK OVER AS THE 17TH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ANDAMAN AND
NICOBAR COMMAND (CINCAN). 32
 DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH’S 3 DAY VISIT TO MALDIVES. 33
 IIT BOMBAY’S SHUNYA BAGGED THE 2ND POSITION IN THE ‘SOLAR DECATHLON’ BUILD CHALLENGE IN THE
US. 33
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 34
 INDIA’S PUBLIC SECTOR SUTLEJ JAL VIDYUT NIGAM WILL DEVELOP ARUN-4, THE SECOND HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECT IN NEPAL. 34
 CAG OF INDIA GIRISH CHANDRA MURMU RE-ELECTED AS EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF WHO FOR SECOND TERM 34
 THE FIRST ARAB FEMALE ASTRONAUT ARRIVED AT THE SPACE STATION. 35
 FIPIC SUMMIT 2023. 35
 INS TARKASH AND INS SUBHADRA ARRIVE IN SAUDI ARABIA, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF THE AL-MOHAD AL-
HINDI 2023 NAVAL EXERCISE. 36
 CADETS FROM THE INDIAN NAVY AND THE ROYAL SAUDI NAVAL FORCE ARE IN INDIA FOR 24 DAYS OF AFLOAT
TRAINING TRAINING. 36
 INDIA LAUNCHED ‘OPERATION KARUNA’ TO HELP CYCLONE-HIT MYANMAR. 37
 THE 29TH EDITION OF CABSAT WAS HELD AT THE DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTER. 37
 G7 SUMMIT FROM 19-21 MAY 2023 IN HIROSHIMA, JAPAN. 38
 THE MEETING OF THE QUAD LEADERS TO BE HELD IN SYDNEY NEXT WEEK WAS CANCELLED. 38
 BORDER HAAT BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH WAS INAUGURATED AT BHOLAGANJ IN SYLHET. 39
 KING CHARLES III TO BE CROWNED IN TRADITIONAL CEREMONY 39
 PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO ATTEND BASTILLE DAY PARADE AS GUEST OF HONOUR IN FRANCE 40
 UAE GOVT LAUNCHES ‘MACHINES CAN SEE 2023’ SUMMIT. 40
 MINISTRY OF TOURISM IS PARTICIPATING IN THE ARABIAN TRAVEL MART (ATM) 2023 BEING HELD IN DUBAI.
41
 SANTIAGO PEÑA OF PARAGUAY’S RULING CONSERVATIVE COLORADO PARTY WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
41
 THE INTERNATIONAL APPAREL AND CLOTHING FAIR BEGAN IN DUBAI, WITH 90 INDIAN PARTICIPANTS. 42
ART AND CULTURE CURRENT AFFAIRS 42
 VAIBHAVI UPADHYAYA 42
 INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM EXPO 2023 ON 18TH OF MAY AT PRAGATI MAIDAN IN NEW DELHI 42
ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 43
 BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE STARTED ACCEPTING RS 2,000 NOTES FOR EXCHANGE FROM 23 MAY. 43
 RBI WITHDRAWS RS 2000 NOTE FROM CIRCULATION UNDER THE “CLEAN NOTE POLICY”. 44
 INDIA’S ECONOMIC SUCCESS WAS WELCOMED AT THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEETING IN SOUTH KOREA.
44
 AJAY BANGA SET TO BE NEXT PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK 45
ENVIRONMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS 45
 INDIA TO LAUNCH HEAT INDEX TO QUANTIFY HEAT HAZARD, GENERATE IMPACT-BASED HEAT WAVE ALERTS FOR
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS 45
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRENT AFFAIRS 46
 INDIA’S CHANDRAYAAN-3 LUNAR MISSION TO LAUNCH IN JULY 46

 ISRO LAUNCHED ITS NEXT GENERATION NAVIGATION SATELLITE – NVS-1 FROM SRIHARIKOTA. 46
 ‘AIRAWAT’ RANKS 75TH IN TOP 500 SUPERCOMPUTING LIST 47
 ISRO TO LAUNCH GSLV-F12 NAVIGATION SATELLITE ON 29TH MAY IN ANDHRA PRADESH. 47
 LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORY (LIGO-INDIA) PROJECT, IN HINGOLI,
MAHARASHTRA. 48
 DRDO AND INDIAN NAVY SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRST INDIGENOUS AIR DROPPABLE CONTAINER ‘ADC-150’
FROM IL-38SD AIRCRAFT OFF GOA COAST. 48
MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 49
 WHAT IS SENGOL? HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF IT 49

 IPHONE USERS IN INDIA CAN NOW DOWNLOAD THE CHATGPT APP. 50
 FIRST BULGARIAN AUTHOR WINS INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE. 50
 WHATSAPP USERS CAN NOW EDIT SENT MESSAGES WITHIN 15 MINUTES. 51
 WHO : MPOX NO LONGER A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY 52
 3RD CHEETAH DIES IN FIGHT AT KUNO NATIONAL PARK. 52
STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS 53
 PM MODI FLAGGED OFF THE GUWAHATI-NEW JALPAIGURI VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS IN ASSAM. 53
 MADHYA PRADESH IS BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO SEND ELDERLY PEOPLE ON AIR TRAVEL. 53
 KARNATAKA’S SIDDARAMAIAH WILL TAKE OATH AS CHIEF MINISTER AND DK SHIVAKUMAR AS DEPUTY CM. 54
 SIKKIM CELEBRATES 48TH STATE DAY ON 16TH DAY. 54
 ALL STATES TO CELEBRATE STATEHOOD DAYS OF OTHER STATES ALSO IN ORDER TO PROMOTE EK BHARAT
SHRESHTHA BHARAT. 55
IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS 56
 WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2023 : 31ST MAY 56

 INDIAN COMMONWEALTH DAY 2023 : 24TH MAY 56
 INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 2023 : 18TH MAY 57
 WORLD AIDS VACCINE DAY 2023 : 18TH MAY 57
 MOTHER’S DAY 2023 : 14TH MAY 2023 58
 INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY 2023 : 12TH MAY 58
 NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY 2023 : 11TH MAY 59
 WORLD ATHLETICS DAY 2023 : 7 MAY 59
 BUDDHA PURNIMA 2023 : 5 MAY 60
 WORLD ASTHMA DAY (WAD) 2023 : 2 MAY 60
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 61
 IPL 2023 AWARDS LIST 61

 CHENNAI SUPER KINGS WON THEIR FIFTH INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) TITLE BY DEFEATING GUJARAT TITANS
61
 INDIA’S HS PRANNOY WON THE TITLE OF MALAYSIA MASTERS BADMINTON TOURNAMENT. 62
 MURALI SREESHANKAR PIPS JESWIN ALDRIN TO WIN GOLD MEDAL AT INTERNATIONAL JUMPING MEETING
ATHLETICS 2023. 62
 INDIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM BEAT CHINESE TAIPEI 18-0 IN THE MEN’S ASIA CUP 2023. 63
 LEBRON JAMES – BASKET BALL STAR 63
 3RD KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES BEGAN IN GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH. 64
 ITALIAN OPEN: DANIIL MEDVEDEV WON THE FIRST CLAY-COURT TITLE OF HIS CAREER. 64
 NEERAJ CHOPRA BECOMES WORLD NO. 1 ATHLETE IN WORLD ATHLETICS MEN’S JAVELIN THROW RANKINGS. 65
 INDIA WON 3 MEDAL IN THE ARCHERY WORLD CUP STAGE 2 IN SHANGHAI- 2 GOLD & 1 BRONZE. 65
 INDIAN ATHLETE SHAILI SINGH WON A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE GOLDEN GRAND PRIX 2023 ATHLETICS MEET IN
JAPAN. 66
 SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 CONCLUDED IN ITANAGAR. 66
 HRIDAY HAZARIKA AND NANCY MANDOTRA WON THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE 10M AIR RIFLE EVENT AT THE ISSF
WORLD CUP 2023. 67
 ISSF WORLD CUP 2023 : INDIA’S SARABJOT SINGH & DIVYA TS WIN GOLD IN 10M AIR PISTOL MIXED TEAM. 67
 ISSF WORLD CUP 2023: INDIA’S RHYTHM SANGWAN WON BRONZE MEDAL IN WOMEN’S 10M AIR PISTOL
EVENT IN BAKU. 68
 INDIAN LIFTERS WON THREE SILVER MEDALS IN SOUTH KOREA. 68
 MOHAMMAD HUSSAMUDDIN REACHES QUARTERFINALS OF WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. 69
 INDIAN ARCHERY TEAMS WIN 5 GOLD MEDALS AT ASIA CUP-WORLD RANKING TOURNAMENT STAGE II IN
TASHKENT 69
 INDIA’S NEERAJ CHOPRA DOMINATES DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE WITH COMFORTABLE WIN AND NEW WORLD
LEAD 70
 INDIA HAS OVERTAKEN AUSTRALIA TO BECOME THE NUMBER ONE TEST TEAM IN THE ICC RANKINGS. 70
 MAIRAJ AHMED KHAN AND GANEMAT SEKHON WON GOLD FOR INDIA AT THE ISSF SHOTGUN WORLD CUP IN
CAIRO, EGYPT. 71
 SATWIK-CHIRAG PAIR WON GOLD MEDAL IN BADMINTON ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP. 71
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES CURRENT AFFAIRS 72
 PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY COMPLETED 8 YEARS. 72

 PRADHAN MANTRI NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP MELA TO BE ORGANISED IN MORE THAN 200 DISTRICTS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
National Current Affairs
The new Parliament building was

inaugurated by the Prime
Minister.
Praveen Kumar Srivastava sworn
 On 28 May, 2023, Prime Minister
in as Central Vigilance Narendra Modi officially inaugurated
Commissioner. the new Parliament House.
 The New Parliament House in the
 Vigilance Commissioner Praveen Central Vista area of New Delhi is
Kumar Srivastava was sworn in as the designed to accommodate the
Central Vigilance Commissioner growing size and needs of the Indian
(CVC) by President Draupadi Murmu Parliament.
on 29 May. Vice President Jagdeep  The building has seating arrangements
Dhankhar and Prime Minister for 888 members of the Lok Sabha and
Narendra Modi attended the 384 members of the Rajya Sabha.
ceremony.  It features 6 committee rooms
 During his tenure in the Central equipped with state-of-the-art audio-
Government, he assisted in visual systems.
negotiations relating to trade in  The building covers an area of
services under the World Trade approximately 65,000 square meters
Organization as Director/Deputy and has a triangular shape to optimize
space utilization.
Secretary in the Department of
 It is a four-storied building constructed
Commerce.
at an estimated cost of Rs 970 crore.
 He also served as Chief Vigilance
 The design of the building was done
Officer in RITES Limited and as Joint by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design,
Secretary and Mission Director of Planning and Management. The
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban construction was carried out by Tata
Renewal Mission. Projects Limited.
 As Special Secretary and Additional  Prime Minister Narendra Modi also
Secretary in the Ministry of Home installed “Sengol” in a dedicated
Affairs, Shri Srivastava handled enclosure to the right of the Speaker‟s
matters relating to cadre chair in the Lok Sabha chamber.
management of the Indian Police
Service, personnel and general
administration of the Central Armed
Police Forces and Union Territories.
Nepal‟s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Mumbai Trans Harbour Link:

„Prachanda‟ will be on a tour of India‟s longest bridge is almost
India. ready.
 Nepal‟s Prime Minister Pushpa  India‟s longest bridge, the under-

Kamal Dahal „Prachanda‟ will be on construction Mumbai Trans Harbour
an official visit to India from 31 May Link, is likely to be open to the public
to 3 June at the invitation of Prime towards the end of this year.
Minister Narendra Modi.  On 25th May, In a significant
 He will be on his first bilateral visit milestone, Maharashtra Chief Minister
to India after assuming office in Eknath Shinde along with Deputy CM
December 2022. He will be Devendra Fadnavis inspected the
accompanied by a high-level under-construction Mumbai Trans
delegation. Harbour Link (MTHL) and flagged off
 During the visit, the Prime Minister the first bus to cross the MTHL to mark
of Nepal will call on President the deck slab installation completion.
Draupadi Murmu and Vice  After the symbolic ceremony, work
President Jagdeep Dhankhar and will proceed to the remaining stages
hold wide-ranging talks with Prime like installing crash barriers,
Minister Modi to discuss diverse asphalting the deck, erecting view-
areas of bilateral partnership cutters, setting up the open toll
between India and Nepal. collection centres, security &
 Other Indian dignitaries will call on surveillance systems, markers and
the Prime Minister of Nepal. Apart signages, waterproofing the
from official engagements, the engineering structure, lights &
Prime Minister of Nepal will also reflectors etc. over the next four-five
visit Ujjain and Indore as part of his months.
visit.  The total length of is about 21.8 km,
sea length about 16.5 km and land
length about 5.5 km.
 The 30.1 metre wide, six-lane bridge is
being built at a cost of over Rs 17,800
crore.
 The link has interchanges at Sewri in
Mumbai and at Shivaji Nagar, at SH-54
and at Chirle on NH-348 on Navi
Mumbai side.
India‟s National Climate Research

The first Mining Start-up Summit Agenda was released at the
will be held in Mumbai. International Climate Research
 Union Minister of Parliamentary Conclave.
Affairs, Coal and Mines Shri
Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate the  India‟s National Climate Research
first Mining Start-up Summit in Program was released on 26 May 2023
Mumbai on 29 May 2023. at the inauguration of the two-day
 The conference is being organized International Climate Research
under the joint aegis of the Indian Meeting (ICRC-2023) at DST‟s Centre
Institute of Technology Bombay of Excellence in Climate Studies at IIT
and the Ministry of Mines. Bombay.
 This exclusive conference will  The program paves the way for the
mainly focus on innovation and future to coordinate national efforts to
technologies, which will improve understand and address climate
performance and safety and help in change through 2030 and beyond.
building autonomy in the field of  More than 200 climate scientists,
mining and metallurgy. students, experts and policy makers
 The conference will also focus on from different parts of the country and
interactions with leading around the world are participating in
industries, financial institutions and the International Climate Research
banks in the mineral exploration Conference (ICRC-2023) to discuss
sector. India‟s recent progress in climate
 This will benefit students and research and plans for 2030.
young professionals working in the  It aims to unveil the National Climate
fields of exploration, virtual reality, Research Programme, which is an
automation, drone technology, important step in guiding and
consulting etc. More than 120 start- coordinating national efforts towards
ups and 20 leading industries will understanding climate change and
participate in the summit. solving its problems.
 There are also 20 major programs
dedicated to climate change research.
This extensive network includes a
staggering 1,400 institutions where
climate change studies and research
take place, with a recent expansion of
private institutions.
King Norodom Sihamoni of

Ms. Suman Sharma, IRS took the
Cambodia will visit India from 29
oath of office and secrecy as a
to 31 May.
member of UPSC.
 The King of Cambodia, Norodom
Sihamoni, will arrive in India on his  Ms. Suman Sharma, IRS took the
first state visit from 29 to 31 May. oath of office and secrecy as a
 The visit is the culmination of the member of UPSC on 25 May. UPSC
70th anniversary celebrations of Chairman Dr. Manoj Soni
diplomatic relations between India administered him the oath.
and Cambodia.  As an officer of Indian Revenue
 This visit by the King of Cambodia Service (Income Tax), 1990 batch,
is taking place after almost six Ms. Suman Sharma, in her
decades, the last visit of the illustrious career of more than 30
present King‟s father was in 1963. years, has held several important
 Secretary (East) said Raja would be positions and has been closely
accorded a ceremonial welcome at involved with the subject matters of
the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th International Taxation, Transfer
May. Pricing, Export Promotion Schemes
 President Draupadi Murmu will and Power Trading Agreements.
host a state banquet in honor of the  Ms. Sharma was given “Award for
visiting dignitary the same the Best Search” while working in
evening. Raja will also have the Investigation Wing of the
bilateral meetings with President Income Tax Department. As
Draupadi Murmu and Prime Additional Director General of
Minister Narendra Modi. Foreign Trade, CLA, New Delhi,
she dealt with export promotion
schemes for all the exporters
based in northern zone.
IPS officer Praveen Sood took PM flagged off the Vande Bharat
charge as CBI director. Express train between Dehradun-
Delhi on 25 May.
 IPS officer Praveen Sood took
charge as the director of the  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Central Bureau of Investigation flagged off the first Vande Bharat
(CBI) on 25 May. Express from Dehradun to Delhi at
 A 1986 batch officer, Mr. Sood was 11 am on 25th May through video
earlier serving as the Director conferencing.
General of Police in Karnataka. Shri  This is the first Vande Bharat
Sood has held various important Express train of Uttarakhand.
positions during his long career of Equipped with world-class
about 37 years. amenities, this express train will
 He has supervised the investigation usher in a new era of comfortable
of high-profile cases involving travel experience for passengers,
high-net-worth individuals. He especially tourists visiting the
worked to strengthen the Crime state.
and Criminal Tracking Network  The train is completely
and Systems and the Interoperable indigenously built and equipped
Criminal Justice System Network in with all advanced safety features
Karnataka. including armor technology.
 Praveen Sood completed his BTech  The Railways department is
in Civil Engineering from IIT, electrifying rail routes in the
Delhi. He completed his post country, in line with Prime Minister
graduation in Public Policy and Narendra Modi‟s vision of clean
Management from IIM Bangalore energy for public transport.
and Maxwell School of  Moving forward in this direction,
Governance, Syracuse University the Prime Minister will inaugurate
in New York. the electrification of railway
 He has been decorated with the sections in Uttarakhand. With this,
President‟s Police Medal for 100 percent electrification of
Distinguished Service in 2011 and railways will be done in the state.
the Police Medal for Meritorious
Service in 2002. Praveen Sood
interacted with CBI officials after
taking charge.
India is hosting the 44th edition of

the coveted annual ISO COPOLCO
Plenary in New Delhi.
UPSC declared the result of Civil
Services Exam 2022.  India is hosting the 44th edition of the
prestigious annual consumer policy
 Union Public Service Commission forum – ISO COPOLCO Plenary in New
declared the result of Civil Services Delhi from 23 to 26 May. Union
Examination 2022 on 23 May. Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush
 The Civil Services (Preliminary) Goyal will inaugurate the event.
Examination, 2022 was scheduled to  The plenary is based on the themes of
be held on June 5, 2022. A total of Challenges and Good Practices for
11,35,697 candidates applied for this Consumer Engagement, Empowering
exam out of which 5,73,735 candidates Consumers for a Sustainable Future,
actually appeared in the exam. Consumer Protection, Legal
 Ishita Kishore has topped the exam Frameworks.
while Garima Lohia has secured the  The Ministry of Consumer Affairs
second position. Uma Harathi N highlighted that the four-day event will
secured the third position and Smriti see a distinguished presence of
Mishra secured the fourth position. leaders from the government and
 933 candidates (613 Males and 320 business sectors, and an international
Females) have qualified the exam. Of delegation of eminent global
these, 345 are from general category, stakeholders. The ministry said that
99 from economically weaker sections, this year‟s plenary is particularly
263 from other backward classes, 154 important for India and the
from scheduled castes and 72 from international community.
scheduled tribes.  The ISO COPOLCO Plenary is an event
 Civil Services Examination is that has a significant impact on the
conducted every year to select officers global economy and subsequently on
for Indian Administrative Service, people‟s lives. The International
Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Standards Organization (ISO), an
Service and others. international body with 168 countries
as members, develops the world‟s
standards affecting a diverse range of
business and social sectors.
Supreme Court gets two new

PM Modi conferred with highest judges : Justice Prashant Mishra,
honor of Fiji and Papua New KV Viswanathan.
Guinea.
 CJI DY Chandrachud administered
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the oath of office to Justice Prashant
been conferred with Fiji‟s highest Kumar Mishra and senior advocate
honour, the Companion of the Order of Kalpathi Venkataraman
Fiji, by the Prime Minister of the Vishwanathan as judges of the
Republic of Fiji, Sitwini Rabuka. Papua Supreme Court on 19 May.
New Guinea also presented its highest  With this, the total strength of
award to PM Modi. judges in the Supreme Court has
 Sir Bob Dade, Governor-General of gone up to the sanctioned strength
Papua New Guinea, awarded the of 34.
Companion of the Order of Logohu to  Justice KM Joseph, Justice Ajay
PM Modi for supporting the unity of the Rastogi and Justice V
Pacific island nations and leading the Ramasubramanian are scheduled
cause of the Global South. Past to complete their tenure during the
recipients of the award include former summer vacation next month. The
US President Bill Clinton. summer vacation of the apex court
will run from 22 May to 2 July.
Some of the previous international  Justice Vishwanathan, the newly
awards conferred by countries on appointed Supreme Court judge,
Prime Minister Modi. will become the Chief Justice of
India after the retirement of Justice
JB Pardiwala on 11 August, 2030,
 The Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (the and will hold office till 25 May,
highest honour of Saudi Arabia 2031.
awarded to non-muslim dignitaries),  The warrant of appointment of
 State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Justice Mishra and Justice
Khan (the highest civilian honour of Vishwanathan as judges of the
Afghanistan), apex court was issued by the office
 The Grand Collar of the State of of President Draupadi Murmu on 18
Palestine Award (the highest honour of May.
Palestine awarded to foreign
dignitaries)
 Order of Zayed Award (highest civilian
honour of the United Arab Emirates).
The 6th Scorpene submarine

PM will dedicate to the nation the
„VAGHSHEER‟ conducted its sea
newly constructed Parliament
trials.
House in the national capital.
 The Kalavari class Project-75, the
sixth submarine of the Indian Navy,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
Yard 11880, commenced her sea dedicate to the nation the newly
trials on 18 May 2023. constructed Parliament House in
 The submarine was launched on 20 the national capital on 28th May.
April 2022 from Kanhoji Angre Wet  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called
Basin of Mazagon Dock on the Prime Minister on 18 May
Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). and invited him to inaugurate the
 The Vaghsheer submarine will be new Parliament House.
handed over to the Indian Navy in  The construction of the new
early 2024 after completion of Parliament House is now complete.
trials. The new building is a symbol of the
 MDL has delivered three Project-75 spirit of self-reliant India.
submarines to the Navy in 24  The construction of the present
months and the commencement of building of Parliament was
sea trials of the sixth submarine is a completed in 1927, which is now
significant step. going to be almost 100 years old.
 The submarine will now undergo Lack of space was being
extensive trials at sea of all its experienced in this building as per
systems, including propulsion the present requirements.
systems, weapons and sensors.  There was also a lack of
comfortable seating arrangements
for the MPs in both the Houses,
which was affecting the efficiency
of the members.
 Keeping this in mind, both the Lok
Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed
resolutions urging the government
to construct a new building for the
Parliament. On 10 December 2020,
the Prime Minister laid the
foundation stone of the new
building of Parliament.
Arjun Ram Meghwal was

The Govt will set up 1,100 new
appointed as the new Law and
farmer producer organizations in
Justice Minister, Kiren Rijiju was
the cooperative sector.
assigned the Ministry of Earth
Sciences.  In order to realize Prime Minister
Narendra Modi‟s vision of of
 Minister of State for Parliamentary “Sahkar se Samriddhi”, it has been
Affairs and Culture Arjun Ram decided to form 1100 new Farmer
Meghwal has been assigned Producer Organizations (FPOs) in
independent charge as Minister of the cooperative sector.
State in the Ministry of Law and  These additional 1100 FPOs have
Justice in addition to his existing been allotted to National
portfolios. Cooperative Development
 Mr. Meghwal will replace Union Corporation (NCDC) under FPO
Minister Kiren Rijiju. scheme.
 According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan  Under the FPO scheme, financial
release, Mr Rijiju, who was serving assistance of Rs 33 lakh is provided
as the Minister of Law and Justice, to each FPO. In addition, financial
will now hold the portfolio of the assistance of Rs 25 lakh per FPO is
Ministry of Earth Sciences. provided to the cluster based
 President Draupadi Murmu business organizations.
allocated portfolios to these  Primary Agricultural Credit
ministers on the advice of Prime Societies that are primarily
Minister Narendra Modi. engaged in short-term credit and
distribution of seeds and fertilizers
will now be able to undertake high-
income activities such as bee-
keeping and mushroom cultivation,
among other economic activities.
 This initiative will ensure
remunerative prices for their
produce by providing necessary
market linkages to the farmers.
Gajraj Corps of Indian Army

Dr Manoj Soni Sworn in as
Conducts Joint Flood Relief
Chairman of Union Public Service
Exercise in Assam, Demonstrating
Commission (UPSC)
Preparedness and Coordination
Dr Manoj Soni, who previously served as a
Member of the Union Public Service  Gajraj Corps of the Indian Army
Commission (UPSC), has taken the Oath of conducted a Joint Flood Relief
Office and Secrecy as the Chairman of „Exercise Jal Rahat‟ at Hagrama Bridge
UPSC on 16 May 2023. The oath was on Manas River, Assam in May 2023.
administered by Smt. Smita Nagaraj, the  The exercise aimed to validate joint
senior-most Member of the Commission. drills and coordinate preparedness by
multi-agency flood relief columns.
 Participants in the exercise included
Dr Manoj Soni joined the UPSC as a
the Indian Army, SSB, NDRF, SDRF,
Member on June 28, 2017. Later, on April
DDMA, and police representatives.
5, 2022, he was appointed to act as the
 The exercise involved coordination
Chairman of UPSC under Article 316 (A) of
and rehearsals for rescue missions in
the Constitution of India.
inundated areas using specialist teams
from the Army, NDRF, and SDRF.
Before joining UPSC, Dr Soni pursued  The flood relief columns practiced the
studies in Political Science with a use of innovative expedients and
specialization in International Relation demonstrated the use of local
Studies. He obtained his doctorate in resources during flood situations.
“Post-Cold War International Systemic  The event was witnessed by senior
Transition and Indo-US Relations” from dignitaries from the Army, Civil,
Sardar Patel University. Dr Soni has an CAPF, DC Offices, Bongaigaon &
impressive academic background and Chirang, and SSB.
served as Vice-Chancellor of the M.S.  The Indian Army has been actively
University of Baroda for one term and Dr involved in flood relief operations and
Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, has evacuated thousands of lives in
Gujarat for two terms. He holds the such situations over the years.
distinction of being the youngest-ever
Vice-Chancellor in independent India. Dr
Soni has received various accolades and
awards and has made significant
contributions through his published
works.
Bhubaneswar Launches First Union Agriculture and Farmers

Direct International Flight to Welfare Minister inaugurated the
Dubai, Boosting Economic Growth Integrated Biological Control
and Tourism Laboratory in Hyderabad.
 Bhubaneswar, the capital city of  The Union Minister for Agriculture and
Odisha, launched its first-ever direct Farmers Welfare, Government of India
inaugurated the Integrated Biological
international flight service to Dubai
which touched down at May 15. Control Laboratory at the National
Institute of Plant Health Management
 IndiGo is the airline operating the
(NIPHM), Hyderabad in Telangana on
direct flight service.
15 May 2023.
 The inaugural flight carried a
 The new Integrated Biological Control
delegation from the Government of
Laboratory (BC Lab) is a state-of-the-
Odisha, civil society, business and
art laboratory set up at NIPHM, with
sports community, and self-help
facilities to provide hands-on
groups.
experience on production methods for
 The launch coincided with the biopesticides and biocontrol agents.
upcoming Odisha Dibasa program,  These include predators and
showcasing the state‟s culture and parasitoids, entomopathogenic fungi,
heritage. biofertilizers, NPV, pheromones, flora.
 The direct flight operates three times a  The use of bio-control agents, bio-
week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and pesticides, and bio-fertilizers will help
Fridays) using an Airbus A320 aircraft. in reducing the use of chemical
 The starting fare for the route is set at pesticides and fertilizers,
Rs 10,000. consequently reduce the adverse
 The flight is expected to have a effects on the environment and human
transformative impact on Odisha‟s health and contribute to improved Soil
economy, facilitating investments, and Plant Health.
boosting trade ties, and enhancing the  The BC Lab will also have an Insect
tourism sector. Museum, weed museum, exhibition
 The launch is seen as a proud moment hall, Natural Farming Cell etc. to
for the people of Odisha, cutting back showcase the specimens of
stopovers and reducing flying time agriculturally important insects and
from 12 to 4 hours. weeds in the best preserved or live
forms.
Environment Minister Bhupendra Government bans import of 928

Yadav launched the mobile items to promote domestic
application Meri LiFE. defence industry.
 Environment, Forest and Climate
 The Defence Ministry has imposed
Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav
phased ban on the import of 928
launched a mobile application named
military items to promote self-reliance
Meri Life (My Life) in New Delhi on
in the defence manufacturing sector.
15th May.
 The ministry announced the fourth
 The app is inspired by the concept of
positive indigenous list on 14 May in
LiFE envisioned by Prime Minister
continuation of the first three such lists,
Narendra Modi at COP 26, which
which included a total of 1,238 items.
emphasizes on conscious and
 The first three lists were announced in
deliberate usage rather than mindless
Dec 2021, Mar 2022 and Aug 2022.
and wasteful consumption.
 The 928 military equipment in the
 Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for
fourth list includes line replacement
Environment) was launched by the
units, subsystems and spare parts. The
Prime Minister in Kevadia, Gujarat in
ban on their import will be
October 2022 and focuses on bringing
implemented in a phased manner
behavioral change in individuals
between December 2023 and
through simple easy actions.
December 2029.
 To further catalyze pan-India support  The Defense Ministry statement said
and awareness about LiFE, a month- that banning the import of these
long mass mobilization campaign is equipment would save Rs 715 crore.
currently underway. Now these equipments will be
procured from the Indian industry.
MISSION LiFE – LiFEStyle For  Out of 1238 equipment included in the
Environment first three lists, 310 have started being
produced in India. This equipment is
used in fighter aircraft, training
This word is LiFE, which means „LiFEStyle
aircraft, warships and various types of
For Environment‟. Today, there is a need
ammunition.
for all of us to come together and take
 The ministry said that 928 equipment
LiFEStyle For Environment forward as a
included in the fourth list will be
campaign. This can become a mass
manufactured in India through various
movement towards an environmentally
channels under make category and in-
conscious lifestyle.
house development.
Minister of State Dr L Murugan

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took will lead the delegation to the
charge as the Deputy Chief of the Cannes Film Festival.
Air Staff.  Minister of State Dr L Murugan will
lead the delegation to the Cannes
 Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over Film Festival from 16 to 27 May
as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on 2023.
15 May 2023.  The India Pavilion is being
 The Air Marshal is a Qualified Flying conceptualised and designed by
Instructor as well as an Experimental National Institute of Design,
Test Pilot with over 3300 hours of flying Ahmedabad with the theme –
experience on Fighter, Trainer and „Showcasing India‟s Creative
Transport aircraft. He participated in Economy‟ to the global community.
Operation Safed Sagar and Rakshak.  Oscar winners Ms. Guneet Monga
 He has previously served as Principal (The Elephant Whispers) and Ms.
Director Air Staff Requirements, Manushi Chhillar (Actress) will
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff walk the red carpet.
(Projects) and Assistant Chief of Air  Four Indian films in Official
Staff (Plans) at Air Headquarters. Selection for Cannes, restored
 The Air officer has also been the Air Manipuri film „Ishanhou‟ to be
Defense Commander of the Southern showcased in the „Classics‟ section.
Air Command and was the senior Air  The festival will witness the poster
Force Officer of the South Western Air and trailer of the 54th IFFI in
Command before taking over as the November 2023.
Vice Chief of the Air Staff.  The Cannes Film Festival is one of
 Air Marshal Dixit commanded the the most prestigious international
Mirage 2000 Squadron, which is a film festivals held annually in
frontline fighter base in the Western Cannes, France.
Sector, as well as a major fighter
training base.
India‟s largest tunnel aquarium IPS officer Praveen Sood has

„Aqua Marine Park‟ will be built in been appointed as the next
Hyderabad. director of CBI.
 Aqua Marine Park (Tunnel Aquarium)  Karnataka Director General of Police
in Hyderabad will be India‟s biggest (DGP) Praveen Sood was appointed as
such project, which will be built with the next chief of the Central Bureau of
Rs 300 crore. Investigation (CBI) on 14th May.
 With a built-up area of over 2,50,000  He has been appointed to the post for
sq ft, this tunnel aquarium will come up a period of 2 years from the date he
in Kothavalaguda Eco Park spread assumes charge after outgoing CBI
over 4.27 acres. chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes
 The curved tunnel will be at least 100 his tenure on 25th May.
meters long with a 3.5 meter walkway  Sood has also served as Principal
and 180 degree view. Secretary in the Karnataka Home
 This aqua marine park will have Department and DGP of Criminal
tunnels with a variety of aquamarine Investigation Department, Economic
species including fish, reptiles etc.It Offenses and Special Units. He was
will also have a restaurant with a view appointed as the Karnataka DGP in
of the exhibition/panel display, dome 2020.
theatre, 7-D theatre, virtual aquarium,
touch tank, etc. The theater will have a
seating capacity of 25 people.
 India‟s largest tunnel aquarium will
have a minimum capacity to
accommodate about 2,500 individuals
and the water volume will not be less
than 3 million liters for the total
aquarium and not less than 2 million
liters for the tunnel tank alone.
 It will have more than 300 species
including freshwater, brackish water India-Indonesia Bilateral Exercise
and marine/brackish water species, Samudra Shakti – 23.
with a total of more than 10,000
animals including fishes, reptiles and  The fourth edition of bilateral naval
other marine and land-based fauna, exercise Samudra Shakti between
including ornamental fish, domestic India and Indonesia is scheduled to be
and imported species are included. held from 14 to 19 May 2023.
 INS Kavaratti has reached Batam, by strengthening maritime

Indonesia to participate in this cooperation.
exercise session. Kavaratti is an  During the port call, naval personnel
indigenously designed and built ASW from both the countries will engage in
Corvette. A Dornier maritime patrol a series of interactions, deck visits and
aircraft and Chetak helicopters of the exchange of games with an aim to
Indian Navy are also participating in enhance interoperability and mutual
Exercise Samudra Shakti-2023. understanding.
 The Indonesian Navy is being  INS Delhi is India‟s first indigenously
represented by KRI Sultan Iskandar built guided missile destroyer and INS
Muda, CN 235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Satpura is an indigenous multi-role
and AS565 Panther helicopters. stealth frigate.
 The harbor phase of the exercise  The two ships are equipped with a
includes visits by each other‟s versatile array of weapons and sensors
warships, professional interactions, and can carry multi-role helicopters.
exchange of subject matter experts Both the ships are testimony to India‟s
and sporting activities. advanced ship design and ship
 During the sea phase, activities such as building capabilities.
weapon firing, helicopter operations,
anti-submarine warfare exercises and
air defense exercises and ship
operations are planned to be
conducted.
4-day millet festival started from

13 May in Dehradun.
 In Uttarakhand, a four-day millet
Indian Naval Ships Visit festival (Shri Anna Mahotsav) will
Sihanoukville, Cambodia. begin in Dehradun from 13th May to
create public awareness about the
 As a part of the Indian Navy‟s health benefits of millets and
deployment to ASEAN countries, deliberate on the state‟s potential to
Indian Naval Ships Delhi and Satpura grow crops in this category.
under the command of Rear Admiral  Agriculture ministers, scientists and
Gurcharan Singh, Flag Officer farmers of other states including Union
Commanding Eastern Fleet are on a Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar
visit to Siyanokville, Cambodia from 11 will participate in the Anna Mahotsav.
to 14 May 2023 .  The four-day deliberations are aimed
 The visit of Indian Navy ships seeks to at attracting more and more people
reinforce the strong bonds of towards millet production, which is to
friendship between India-Cambodia be doubled by 2025.
 Uttarakhand‟s Agriculture Minister  These OSOP stalls have been designed

Ganesh Joshi told that there will be a through National Institute of Design for
discussion on millet production in the uniformity. The cumulative direct
festival. Through this festival, the beneficiaries from March 2022 to
farmers of the state will be encouraged March 2023 are 25109.
to cultivate millet.
 The state government has made a
provision of Rs 73 crore for the
promotion of millet in this financial
year. The aim of the government is that
farmers produce more coarse grains
so that their economy can be
strengthened.
Ministry of Energy and the

Ministry of the Environment will
develop a carbon credit trading
scheme for decarbonisation.
 The Ministry of Power and the Ministry
of Environment will develop a carbon
credit trading scheme for
728 Railway Stations across decarbonisation.
States and Union Territories  The government is planning to
develop an Indian carbon market with
covered under One Station One the aim of decarbonizing the Indian
Product. economy by pricing greenhouse gas
emissions through the trading of
 Under the One Station One Product carbon credit certificates.
(OSOP) scheme of Indian Railways,  A one-day stakeholder consultation
728 stations with 785 OSOP outlets was held on 11 May in New Delhi with
have been covered across the country participants from key stakeholders
so far in 21 states and 3 union including accredited energy auditors,
territories. carbon/energy verifiers & sector
 The Ministry of Railways launched the experts.
scheme in March 2022 with an aim to  India has been at the forefront of
promote the government‟s „Vocal for climate action to meet climate goals
Local‟ vision, provide market for local through its ambitious Nationally
or indigenous products and generate Determined Contributions. By
additional income opportunities for the accelerating the transition to a low-
underprivileged sections of the carbon economy, the Indian carbon
society. market will help meet the NDC target
 Under this scheme, OSOP outlets at of reducing the emissions intensity of
railway stations are allotted to display, GDP by 45% by 2030 relative to 2005
sell and give high visibility to levels.
indigenous or local products.
3rd Meeting of the Working Group Shanghai Cooperation

on Transition to Energy Sources Organization (SCO) Startup Forum
(ETWG) to be held in Mumbai. 2023.
 The third meeting of the Working  Startup India, Department for
Group on Transition to Energy Sources Promotion of Industry and Internal
(ETWG) under the G20 chairmanship Trade, Ministry of Commerce recently
of India will be held in Mumbai from 15 organized the 3rd edition of Shanghai
to 17 May 2023. Cooperation Organization Startup
 The three-day meeting will be Forum for the first time in New Delhi.
attended by over 100 delegates from  Earlier two editions have been
G20 member states, special invitees successfully organized virtually. It
and international organizations such as aims to increase conversation about
the International Energy Agency (IEA), startups among SCO member
the World Bank and the World Energy countries, create more jobs encourage
Council. youth to create innovative solutions.
 The six priority areas outlined under  The focus was on the spirit of
India‟s chairmanship include (i) cooperation and entrepreneurship, the
energy transition by addressing the occasion for discussions with SCO
technology gap (ii) low-cost financing member states. Its purpose was to
for energy transition (iii) energy promote innovation development,
security and diversified supply chains especially through the creation of
(iv) Energy efficiency, transition from common platforms and the exchange
industries to low carbon emissions and of ideas among SCO member states.
responsible consumption (v) Fuels for  Bilateral meetings were held between
the future (3F) and (vi) Universal various startups to promote and
access to clean energy and equitable, achieve this agenda.
affordable and inclusive solutions to  In addition, the delegates also
transition to energy sources. participated in a workshop on „Role of
 India‟s G20 presidency will build on Bilateral and Multilateral Engagement
the efforts and outcomes of previous in Development of Startup Ecosystem‟
presidencies that have successfully organized by Startup India. A
advanced global cooperation to shift to brainstorming session was also
clean energy sources and make it organized in the workshop to
central to the agenda for sustainable understand the various means to
economic growth. promote the startup ecosystem, to
strengthen closer ties between the
member countries.
35th edition of Indo-Thai

First Airbus C295 for India Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT).
successfully completes its maiden  The 35th edition of India-Thailand
flight. Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai
CORPAT) was conducted from 3rd
 India‟s first Airbus C295 successfully to 10th May 2023.
completed its maiden flight, marking a  The patrol was conducted by the
significant milestone towards its Indian Navy and the Royal Thai
delivery by the second half of 2023. Navy along the International
 The strategic aircraft took off from Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in
Seville, Spain on 5 May at 11:45 am the Andaman Sea.
 In September 2022, the Government of  The aim of the patrol is to keep this
India signed a deal worth about Rs vital part of the Indian Ocean safe
21,000 crore with Airbus Defense and and secure for international trade
Space for the purchase of C-295 by preventing and suppressing
transport aircraft to replace the aging unlawful activities like Illegal
Ever-748 aircraft of the IAF. Unreported Unregulated (IUU)
 The Committee on Security had fishing, drug trafficking, piracy,
approved the purchase of 56 transport and armed robbery.
aircraft for the Indian Air Force on 8  The patrol facilitates instituting
September 2022. In this, Tata measures to prevent smuggling,
Consortium will make 40 aircraft in and illegal immigration and for the
conduct of Search and Rescue
India within ten years.
(SAR) operations at sea.
 The Indian Navy has been
Airbus C295 : proactively engaging with the
countries in the Indian Ocean
 It is a medium tactical transport aircraft Region towards enhancing
that was designed by the Spanish regional maritime security through
aerospace company CASA. bilateral and multilateral exercises,
 The manufacturing and final assembly Coordinated Patrols, Joint EEZ
of the C-295 is normally done at the Surveillance, and Humanitarian
Airbus Defense and Space facilities at Assistance and Disaster Relief
San Pablo Airport in Seville, Spain. (HADR) operations.
 As a tactical transporter, the C-295 is  The patrol is part of the
capable of effectively carrying out a Government of India‟s vision of
variety of missions. SAGAR (Security And Growth for
All in the Region).
PM Modi to inaugurate 3-day President Droupadi Murmu

International Museum Expo-2023. confers 37 Gallantry awards.
President Smt. Draupadi Murmu, who is
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
the Supreme Commander of the Armed
inaugurate the first of its kind, massive
Forces, presented eight Kirti Chakras
three-day International Museum Expo-
including five posthumously and 29
2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on
Shaurya Chakras including five
18 May.
posthumously to Armed Forces, Central
 This initiative has been taken to mark
Armed Police Forces and State/UT
and celebrate the 47th International
personnel. Gallantry Awards were
Museum Day as part of the second
presented to police personnel for
phase of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
conspicuous gallantry, indomitable
 The objective of the expo is to facilitate
courage and utmost devotion to duty
holistic interaction and showcase the
during the Defense Investiture Ceremony
diverse cultural heritage displayed by
(Phase-I) in New Delhi on 9th May 2023.
various museums across the country.
 Museum experts, curators, and
professionals from foreign countries
are expected to participate in the Expo
to exchange ideas and promote cross-
cultural learning and understanding in
museum management.
 The Ministry of Culture is currently
running 383 museums across the
country, of which 145 have been
constructed under Prime Minister
Narendra Modi‟s guidance in the last
nine years. ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise –
 Various workshops, seminars, panel
discussions, and other events will be Sea Phase of 2023.
held during the three-day Expo. The
cultural ministers of state governments  The first ASEAN-India Maritime
and other officials will also attend the Exercise (AIME-2023) successfully
event. concluded on 8 May, 2023 in the South
China Sea.
 Around 1400 personnel from nine
ships participated in the sea phase of
this multilateral naval exercise.
 Indigenously designed and built ships boards highlighting various aspects of

– destroyer INS Delhi and stealth operations in the Indian Air Force.
frigate INS Satpura, maritime patrol  The Heritage Center aims to inspire
aircraft P8I and integrated helicopters the youth of Chandigarh to pursue a
– carried out exercises with ASEAN career in the Indian Air Force.
naval ships from Brunei, Indonesia,  The inauguration of the Indian Air
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Force Heritage Center was a
Thailand and Vietnam. momentous event that celebrated the
 The two-day sea phase featured a wide history, achievements and contribution
spectrum of maritime developments of the Indian Air Force to the nation.
including maneuvers, cross deck
landing by helicopters, development
of seamanship and other maritime
operations.
 Apart from honing skills in the
maritime domain, the exercise
enhanced interoperability and
demonstrated the capability of the
Indian and ASEAN Navies to work as a
unified force to promote peace,
stability and security in the region.
Indian Air Force‟s MiG-21 crashes

near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan,
killing three civilians.
 On 8th May 2023, In Rajasthan, three
women were killed and three others
were injured after an Air Force MiG-21
fighter jet crashed at their home in a
village in Hanumangarh district.
 The aircraft had taken off from the
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Suratgarh airbase for a routine
exercise before it crashed due to some
inaugurated the Indian Air Force technical glitch in Bahalol Nagar
Heritage Center in Chandigarh. village near Pilibanga area.
 The pilot ejected safely from the
 Defense Minister Rajnath Singh aircraft and is safe. The Air Force said
inaugurated the first of its kind Indian a helicopter was dispatched to rescue
Air Force (IAF) Heritage Center in the pilot who sustained minor injuries
Chandigarh on 8th May. during ejection.
 The center has been set up under an  An inquiry has been ordered to find
MoU between the Union Territory of out the cause of the accident.
Chandigarh and the Indian Air Force,
which was signed last year.
 The Heritage Center displayed
artefacts, simulators and interactive
3rd G20 Development Working Indian Railways created a record

Group meeting under the monthly freight loading of 126.46
chairmanship of India in Goa. MT in April 2023.
 The third meeting of G20 Development  Indian Railways recorded a

Working Group (DWG) G20 monthly freight loading of 126.46
Development Working Group is being MT in April 2023.
held from 8 to 11 May 2023 in the  The incremental loading in April
vibrant state of Goa. was 4.25 MT, which is a growth of
 The meeting will be attended by more 3.5% compared to April 2022.
than 80 delegates from G20 members,  Freight revenue in April was 13,893
9 invited countries and various crore rupees, a growth of 7%
international and regional compared to April 2022.
organizations.  Railways has achieved a loading of
 The formal meeting of the DWG was 62.39 MT in coal this April as
held on 8 May 2023 as a separate compared to 58.35 MT in April
program on development under 2022, followed by iron ore, cement
women leadership. and others.
 The participants included several  The Ministry of Railways has made
high-profile experts and speakers sustained efforts to improve the
from IOs, academia, think tanks and ease of doing business and service
civil society who deliberated on delivery at competitive prices,
matters such as Women and Economy which has resulted in new traffic
in Emerging Sectors, Women‟s coming to railways from both
leadership in the Uniformed Services, conventional and non-conventional
and how women can act as agents of commodity streams.
change in Climate Resilience and Food
Systems.
Israel‟s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen INS Magar was decommissioned

arrived in India on a three-day after 36 years of service.
visit.  Indian Naval Ship Magar, a Landing
Ship Tank (Large) amphibious assault
 Israel‟s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen ship of the Indian Navy was
has arrived in New Delhi on a decommissioned after 36 years of
three-day visit to India. Mr. Eli exceptional service to the nation.
Cohen will hold talks with External  The decommissioning ceremony was
Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar at held at Southern Naval Command,
Hyderabad House on 9 May, after Kochi on 6 May.
which he will proceed to Teen  The ship was built indigenously by
Murti-Haifa Chowk to lay wreath. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
 According to the Ministry of Engineers Limited, Kolkata. She was
External Affairs, Mr. Cohen will launched on 16 November 1984 and
leave for Agra on May 10 evening commissioned into the Indian Navy on
to attend an event. He will return to 18 July 1987 by Admiral RH Tahiliani,
Delhi the same day after his the then Chief of the Naval Staff.
engagements in Agra.  Commander DB Roy was the first
 He will go to Mumbai to attend an Commanding Officer. The ship has a
event on 11th May. He will return to displacement of 5,600 tonnes, a length
Israel on 11th May. of 125 metres, a beam of 17 metres.
 The Israeli foreign minister‟s visit INS Magar is the lead ship of the
comes in preparation for Prime Magar class of amphibious warfare
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‟s corvettes of the Indian Navy.
visit to India later this year. Israeli
Economy Minister Nir Barkat
visited India in April with a large INS Magar :
business delegation.
 The ship has been a valuable asset of
the Indian Navy for over 30 years and
participated in various naval
operations ranging from amphibious
operations, fleet deployments and
HADR missions.
 The ship has also played a key role in
several HADR operations, the most
notable being during the December
2004 tsunami, in which it played a key technology, commerce, security and

role in evacuating over 1,300 civilians socio-cultural ties.
from affected areas.  SCO has Russia, India, China, Pakistan
 The name „magar‟ is named after a and four Central Asian countries –
species of crocodile. The crest design Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
depicts a brown crocodile swimming Uzbekistan as its members.
with its mouth open on the waves of the
white and blue sea.
 The back of the crest appears to be
sliced through a thick and
impenetrable armor like crocodile
skin. The design is derived from a
Mathura sculpture of the 1st century
AD, originally preserved in the
Lucknow Museum.
NTPC Limited expanded its

overseas capacity for the first
time.
 National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited (NTPC) has achieved its first
overseas capacity expansion, starting
with Bangladesh.
Foreign ministers of SCO member  The group has recently added 660 MW
states will continue their Unit-1 of 1320 MW (2×660) Maitree
Super Thermal Power Plant (MSTPP)
discussions on the 2nd day of located at Rampal, Mongla, Bagerhat
their meeting in Goa. in Bangladesh.
 With the new expansion, the installed
 Foreign ministers of Shanghai capacity of National Thermal Power
Cooperation Organization (SCO) Corporation has reached 72304 MW.
member states will finalize their  After obtaining necessary norms and
discussions on the second day of their approvals, Unit-1 of Maitri Super
meeting in Goa on 5 May. Thermal Power Plant has been
 A set of 15 decisions or proposals are included in the installed and
likely to be finalized for consideration commercial capacity of National
at the grouping‟s summit in July. Thermal Power Corporation Group.
 The two-day meeting of SCO Foreign  The successful completion of the
Ministers began in Goa on 4 May. project underlines the commitment of
Foreign ministers of eight countries National Thermal Power Corporation
including Pakistan and China are towards innovation and excellence in
participating in this important meeting. every project it undertakes.
 The resolutions aim to expand
cooperation among SCO member
states in the areas of trade,
Japan will train 1,000 Indian MHA decides to introduce Millets,

engineers before the transfer of Shree Anna in the meals of
bullet train technology. personnel of CAPFs and NDRF
 Up to 1,000 Indian engineers will be  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
trained by Japanese experts before has decided to introduce 30% millets
work begins on the high-speed rail in the meals of personnel of Central
track system for the Mumbai Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and
Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor National Disaster Response Force
(MAHSR). (NDRF).
 The bullet train being built between  The decision was taken after detailed
Mumbai and Ahmedabad will use a discussion with all the forces and on
ballastless slab track system (known as the clarion call of Union Home Minister
the J slab track system), similar to that and Minister of Cooperation Amit
used in the Japanese Shinkansen high- Shah.
speed railway.  The forces have shown an
 Training for site managers, covers all overwhelming response and are eager
aspects of track work including track to introduce millets in meals on a
slab fabrication, RC track bed regular basis. Millets will also be
fabrication, reference pin survey and extensively used in various functions
data analysis, slab track installation, and events of CAPFs and NDRF.
CAM installation, rail weld finishing,  Millets will be made available in
rail and turnout installation, enclosed Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar,
arc welding of track There will be 15 grocery shops of the campuses, and
different courses to be covered. ration stores by setting up dedicated
 A training facility with three trail lines counters and corners.
has been specially created for this  The forces will organize training of
purpose at Surat Depot. Presently the cooks in preparing millets based
training is targeted on the work to be dishes through reputed institutes in
done in 237 km between Vapi and this field.
Vadodara.  The United Nations has declared 2023
as the International Year of Millets
recognizing the importance of millets
and creating domestic and global
demand along with providing
nutritious food to the people, at the
behest of the Government of India.
 Millets are a good source of proteins, not complying with Indian laws was
gluten-free, low in Glycemic Index prepared and the concerned ministry
(GI) and rich in dietary fiber, was informed about the request to ban
micronutrients including calcium, iron, them.
phosphorus etc., and phyto-chemicals.  The official said that these apps have
 The campaign of Prime Minister been blocked under section 69A of the
Narendra Modi to promote Shree Anna Information Technology Act, 2000.
will fulfill the nutritional requirements
of crores of people of the country.
 International Year of Millets (IYOM) –
2023 will provide an opportunity to
increase global production, efficient
processing, and better use of crop
rotation and promote millets as a major
component of the food basket.
Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari

took over as the Air Officer
Commanding-in-Chief of the
South Western Air Command.
 Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari took
over as the Air Officer Commanding-
In a major crackdown on terror in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South
groups, the Center blocked 14 Western Air Command (SWAC) at
mobile messenger apps. Gandhinagar on 1 May 2023.
 He succeeds Air Marshal Vikram
 In a big crackdown on terrorist Singh, who retires on 30 April 2023.
activities, the Centre has banned 14  Prior to taking over as the Air Officer
mobile messaging applications which Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of
were allegedly being used by terror the South Western Air Command
groups, largely in Jammu and Kashmir, (SWAC), the Air Marshal was the Vice
to communicate with their supporters Chief of the Air Staff at Air
and Over Ground Workers (OGW) and Headquarters (VB).
also receive instructions from Pakistan.  For his distinguished service, he was
 The banned apps include Crypviser, awarded the „Vayu Sena Medal‟ in
Enigma, Safeswiss, Wickrme, 2008 and the „Ati Vishisht Seva Medal‟
Mediafire, Briar, BChat, Nandbox, in 2022.
Conion, IMO, Element, Second Line,  Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari was
Zangi, and Threema. commissioned into the Fighter Stream
 This action has been taken on the on 07 Jun 1986. He is an alumnus of the
recommendation of security and National Defense Academy and passed
intelligence agencies. A list of apps out as the President‟s Gold Medalist.
posing a threat to national security and  He has flown more than 3600 hours on
various types of aircraft. He is a
Qualified Flying Instructor as well as

an Experimental Test Pilot. The Air
Marshal has rich field experience
including operational testing of
various weapons and systems
primarily on the Mirage-2000.
Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan

took over as the 17th
Commander-in-Chief of the
Andaman and Nicobar Command
(CINCAN).
ASEAN India Maritime Exercise
(AIME-2023).  Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, AVSM,
VM took over as the 17th Commander-
 Indian Naval Ships INS Satpura and INS in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar
Delhi, under the command of RADM Command (CINCAN) on 1st May 2023.
Gurcharan Singh, Flag Officer  The Andaman and Nicobar Command
Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived in (ANC) is the only joint-services
Singapore on 1st May 2023. command in India that serves as a
 These naval ships will participate in model for the country‟s theater
the first ASEAN India Maritime commands with capabilities from the
Exercise (AIME-2023) to be held from country‟s Army, Navy and Air Force.
2 to 8 May 2023.  Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan is a
 The „Harbour Phase‟ of the exercise distinguished alumnus of the National
will be conducted at Changi Naval Defense Academy Khadakwasla, who
Base from 2 to 4 May 2023 and the „Sea was commissioned into the fighter
Phase‟ from 7 to 8 May 2023 in the stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in
South China Sea. 1986. With over 3200 accident-free
 AIME-2023 will provide an opportunity combat hours on various variants of
for Indian Navy and ASEAN Navies to the MiG-21 and Kiran aircraft, he is an
work together and conduct seamless accomplished combat fighter leader.
operations in the maritime domain.  Air Marshal Saju has held several key
 INS Delhi, India‟s first indigenously- positions during his illustrious career,
built guided missile destroyer and INS which include the CO of Bison
Satpura, an indigenously-built guided Squadron, the first Commanding
missile stealth frigate are a part of Officer of an AWACS Squadron and the
Indian Navy‟s Eastern Fleet based at Air Commanding Officer at the
Visakhapatnam and function under the prestigious Air Force Station, Jodhpur.
operational command of the Flag Prior to taking over the command of
Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern the Andaman and Nicobar Command,
Naval Command. he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at
the Training Command of the Indian

Air Force at Bengaluru.
 For his distinguished service, he has
also been awarded the Presidential
Award of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and
Vayu Sena Medal.
IIT Bombay‟s SHUNYA bagged the

2nd position in the „Solar
Decathlon‟ Build Challenge in the
US.
 The SHUNYA (Sustainable Housing for
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh‟s Urbanizing Nation by its Young
Aspirants) team from IIT Bombay
3 day visit to Maldives. secured second place in the Solar
Decathlon Build Challenge in the
 India‟s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
United States.
will be visiting the Maldives for a 3-
 The team designed an innovative zero-
day visit starting from 1st May 2023.
energy house to address air quality
 During the visit, India will be gifting a
challenges in Mumbai‟s hot and humid
Fast Patrol Vessel ship and a Landing
climate.
Craft to the Maldives National Defence
 The house has a 14-kW solar PV Plant
Forces to enhance the country‟s
and an advanced in-house automation
defence capabilities and promote
system to control the dehumidifier
security in the region.
system designed for coastal regions.
 India and the Maldives are working
 The house is highly water-efficient,
closely to effectively address shared
consuming nearly 80% less water than
challenges, including maritime
a regular house, thanks to its water
security, terrorism, radicalisation,
efficiency fixtures, recycling system,
piracy, trafficking, organized crime,
and rainwater harvesting system.
and natural disasters.
 The SHUNYA team comprises more
 The visit highlights India‟s
than 50 students from various
commitment to capacity building of
engineering, architectural, and
friendly countries and partners in the
management backgrounds from more
region, as well as promoting its SAGAR
than 16 departments of IIT Bombay.
(Security and Growth for All in the
 The SHUNYA team was the only team
Region) initiative and its
representing India in the competition
„Neighbourhood First‟ policy.
out of 32 teams from across the world.
 The Maldives‟ „India First‟ policy
underscores the country‟s commitment
to its relationship with India.
International Current
Affairs
CAG of India Girish Chandra

Murmu Re-elected as External
Auditor of WHO for Second Term
India‟s public sector Sutlej Jal
Vidyut Nigam will develop Arun-4, Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller
the second hydroelectric project and Auditor General of India (CAG), has
been re-elected as the External Auditor
in Nepal. of the World Health Organisation (WHO)
for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027.
 Nepal has decided to allow
India‟s Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam
(SJVN) Ltd to develop a second Murmu has been serving as the External
hydroelectric project in the Auditor of WHO since 2019 for a four-
country. year term from 2019 to 2023.
 SJVN is currently developing a
run-of-river 900-MW Arun-III The re-election took place in the
hydroelectric project located on Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly in
the Arun River in eastern Nepal, Geneva, where Murmu received an
scheduled for completion in 2024. overwhelming majority of 114 out of 156
 The draft project development votes in the first round of voting.
agreement was approved at a
meeting of the Nepal Investment
Board chaired by Prime Minister In his address to the World Health
Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. Assembly, Murmu outlined his vision as
 The agreement will be signed the External Auditor for WHO, focusing
with Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam of on process improvement, transparency,
India to develop the 669 MW and a professional approach to achieve
Lower Arun Hydroelectric Project better outcomes.
in eastern Nepal.
The appointment of the CAG as the
External Auditor of WHO is seen as a
recognition of their international
standing, professionalism, high
standards, global audit experience, and
strong national credentials.
This year, Murmu has also been selected

for the position of External Auditor of the
International Labour Organisation,
making it the second major international
audit assignment for the CAG in 2023.
FIPIC Summit 2023.

 The 3rd Forum on India-Pacific
Islands Cooperation (FIPIC
Summit), which was held in Port
Moresby on 22 May, was jointly
The first Arab female astronaut organized with Papua New Guinea.
arrived at the space station.  The Prime Minister of India co-
chaired the summit with the Prime
 The first Arab female astronaut to Minister of Papua New Guinea.
go into space has reached the  The discussions covered various
International Space Station (ISS). areas of cooperation including
 Rayyana Barnawi, a breast cancer commerce, technology, health care
researcher from Saudi Arabia, was and climate change.
joined on the mission on May 21 by  The first FIPIC summit was held in
fellow Saudi Ali al-Qarni, a fighter the year 2014 in Suva, the capital of
pilot. Fiji. At this summit, India
 The pair are the first Saudi announced a number of
astronauts to travel in space in development assistance initiatives.
decades.  The second such summit, FIPIC-II
 He lifted off aboard a SpaceX was held in the year 2015 in Jaipur.
Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy  The third FIPIC summit was to be
Space Center in Cape Canaveral, held in early 2020 but was
southern United States, at 5:37 pm postponed due to the COVID-19
local time (21:37 GMT). pandemic.
 The pair are the first to ride a  In 2023, This was the third FIPIC
rocket from their country since a summit to be held.
Saudi prince traveled aboard the  FIPIC includes 14 island countries –
space shuttle Discovery in 1985. Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia,
Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands,
Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu – that
are located in the Pacific Ocean, to
the northeast of Australia.
Cadets from the Indian Navy and

INS Tarkash and INS Subhadra the Royal Saudi Naval Force are
arrive in Saudi Arabia, marking in India for 24 days of Afloat
the beginning of the Al-Mohad Al- Training training.
Hindi 2023 naval exercise.  In a major move aimed at
enhancing cooperation between
 Marking a significant milestone in the
the Indian Navy and the Royal
growing defense cooperation between
Saudi Naval Force, cadets of the
India and Saudi Arabia, INS Tarkash,
Royal Saudi Naval Force are in
the flagship frigate of the Indian
India for 24 days of sea training.
Western Naval Fleet, along with INS
 Fifty-five cadets from the King Fahd
Subhadra, an offshore patrol vessel,
Naval Academy, Saudi Arabia,
reached Port Al-Jubail on 21 May.
arrived in Kochi, the headquarters
 The visit of these ships marks the
of India‟s Southern Naval
beginning of the harbor phase of the
Command, this week as part of
second edition of the naval exercise
their maiden training with the
between the two countries, known as
Indian Navy.
„Al-Mohad Al-Hindi 2023‟.
 55 cadets along with five directing
 This year the naval exercise also
staff from King Fahd Naval
includes the participation of a
Academy, Saudi Arabia arrived
Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The inaugural
onboard 1st Training Squadron
edition of the exercise was
(1TS) ships, INS Tir and INS Sujatha
successfully conducted in 2021.
at Kochi on 16 May, 2023 as part of
 Al-Mohad Al-Hindi 2023, which began
afloat training with the Indian Navy.
on 21 May, comprises a series of
 Warm welcome was extended to
exercises carried out by the two
the International Trainees by
friendly navies on land and at sea.
Captain Sarvpreet Singh, Senior
 On their arrival at Jubail Port, the
Officer, 1TS.
Indian ships were warmly received by
 A detailed briefing on the training
the Royal Saudi Naval Force, Border
modules and activities planned
Guards and Indian Embassy officials,
during afloat training was given to
highlighting the cordial relations
the trainees as well as the guidance
between the two countries.
staff.
India launched „Operation Karuna‟ The 29th edition of CABSAT was

to help cyclone-hit Myanmar. held at the Dubai World Trade
 India launched „Operation Karuna‟
Center.
to assist Myanmar devastated by
 CABSAT 2023, the leading exhibition
Cyclone Mocha. Three Indian Navy
for content creation, production,
ships carrying relief material
distribution, digital media, satellite
reached Yangon on 18 May and the
communications and space
fourth ship arrived on 19 May.
technology, which opened on 16th
 The ships are carrying emergency
May at the Dubai World Trade Centre,
food supplies, tents, essential
attracted industry leaders with a
medicines, water pumps, portable
significant Indian presence.
generators, clothing, hygiene and
 The 29th edition of CABSAT featured
sanitation items, etc.
six Indian companies as exhibitors,
 Medical supplies include
including Tata Elxsi, which showcased
antibiotics, anti-infectives, anti-
its cutting-edge OTT engineering and
histamines, bronchodilators, pro-
service delivery products.
kinetics, eye drops, intravenous
 The event provided a platform for
fluids and miscellaneous drugs
professionals from around the world to
useful for water-borne and
network, collaborate and explore
epidemic diseases.
advancement opportunities in the
 Cyclone „Moka‟ has wreaked havoc
broadcast, satellite, content creation,
from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
production, distribution, digital media
Thousands of homes were
and entertainment industries.
destroyed in this powerful storm.
 With its dynamic conference sessions,
Hundreds of people were injured
live technology demos and showcase
and many people lost their lives.
of global innovation, CABSAT
 The strongest cyclone that came
cemented its position as the largest
after 41 years in 1982 has left a trail
gathering of the region‟s creative,
of devastation behind it.
broadcast and satellite communities.
 CABSAT highlighted the future of
Middle East broadcasting, technology,
satellite communications and the
thriving media and entertainment
sector, which is expected to
experience significant growth at a
compound annual growth rate of
12.9% from 2021 to 2027.
 The program addressed significant

challenges in content. monetization,
competition, infrastructure, and more,
while innovative content creators,
producers, broadcast technology
providers, and satellite delivery
experts showcase.
The meeting of the Quad leaders

to be held in Sydney next week
was cancelled.
 The Quad Leaders meeting to be
held in Sydney next week has been
G7 summit from 19-21 May 2023 in canceled after US President Joe
Hiroshima, Japan. Biden withdrew from the
programme.
 The annual Group of 7 summit officially  This was announced by the Prime
kicks off on 19 May 2023 in Hiroshima, Minister of Australia, Anthony
Japan. Albanese. The leaders of Australia,
the United States, Japan and India
 The G7 is an influential international
forum consisting of Canada, France, were to meet in Sydney on 24 May.
Germany, Italy, Japan, the United US President Biden was scheduled
Kingdom, and the United States. to address the federal parliament
on 23 May.
 The G7 aims to discuss and coordinate
 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
policies on global economic growth,
said he hoped to meet Biden,
security, and other pressing
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio
challenges.
Kishida and Indian Prime Minister
 Topics of discussion will include
Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in
international trade, security, the U.S.-
Japan over the weekend.
China competition, and the ongoing
conflict in Ukraine.
 The G7 summit will also include Quad summit :
countries invited for the gathering,
such as Australia, Brazil, India, The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam, (QSD), commonly known as the Quad, is a
who have significant roles in regional strategic security dialogue between
alliances amid the U.S.-China rift. Australia, India, Japan and the United
 The summit will be held in Hiroshima, States that is maintained by negotiation
a city devastated by the atomic bomb between member states.
during World War II.
 The G7 was formed in 1975 with six
countries, and Canada joined in 1976,
expanding the membership to seven
countries.
Border Haat between India and King Charles III to be crowned in

Bangladesh was inaugurated at traditional ceremony
Bholaganj in Sylhet.  King Charles III will be crowned at
Westminster Abbey in a
 A new border-haat between India quintessentially British display of
and Bangladesh was inaugurated pomp and pageantry
on 6 May at Bholaganj under  The coronation will be conducted by
Companyganj Upazila of Sylhet. the Archbishop of Canterbury on
 Bangladesh‟s Minister for Migrant Saturday
Welfare and Overseas  The coronation will kickstart three
Employment Imran Ahmed and days of celebrations across London
India‟s Assistant High and the wider UK, culminating in a
Commissioner Neeraj Kumar public holiday on 8th of May
Jaiswal jointly inaugurated the  The service is largely ceremonial and
border-haat. follows the 74-year-old king‟s official
 This is the fourth border haat in accession to the throne on 8th of
Sylhet division, out of which three September last year, the day of Queen
are currently functional. There are Elizabeth II‟s death
plans to open three more border  The cost of the coronation is estimated
haats in Sylhet division. to be between 50 million and 100
 The first border haats were million pounds, and many are
inaugurated in 2011 at Kalaichar in questioning the validity of the event as
West Garo Hills district of the country faces its worst cost-of-
Meghalaya and Kurigram in living crisis in a generation.
Bangladesh.
 Border Haat may be small in terms
of the volume of trade but they
contribute immensely in bonding
of people on both sides of border,
knowledge sharing and deepening
people-to-people connectivity
which is an essential building
block in cementing ties between
the two neighbouring countries.
one of the oldest and largest military

parades in Europe and attracts thousands
of spectators from all over the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to

attend Bastille Day Parade as
Guest of Honour in France
 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
will visit France on 14th of July as the UAE govt launches „Machines Can
Guest of Honour for the Bastille Day See 2023‟ Summit.
Parade in Paris.
 The visit is to mark the 25th  The UAE Government launched the
anniversary of the India-France „Machines Can See 2023‟ summit. It is
Strategic Partnership, and an Indian one of the leading international
armed forces contingent will conferences in Artificial Intelligence
participate in the Parade alongside (AI) across the region, taking place at
their French counterparts. the Museum of the Future in Dubai in
 The visit is expected to set new goals partnership between the Artificial
for strategic, cultural, scientific, Intelligence, Digital Economy and
academic, and economic cooperation Remote Work Applications Office and
between India and France. the „Machines Can See‟ company.
 The two countries share a vision for  The conference aims to bring together
peace and security, especially in experts from around the world to
Europe and the Indo-Pacific, and discuss the future of AI and its
uphold the principles of the Charter of potential to contribute to the UAE‟s
the United Nations. vision of creating the next Silicon
 It will be an opportunity for India and Valley.
France to reaffirm their commitment to  The event was organized in
multilateralism, including in the collaboration with the Dubai
context of India‟s G20 Presidency. Department of Economic and Tourism
and the Dubai Future Foundation. The
Bastille Day Parade is a military parade summit included presentations and
that takes place every year on July 14th in panel discussions from various experts
Paris, France. The parade is held to in the field of AI.
celebrate the French National Day, which  The UAE is the only country with a
commemorates the Storming of the Bastille state-level AI programme, a testimony
on July 14, 1789, a turning point in the to its commitment to supporting the
French Revolution. The parade features advancement of AI technology.
French military personnel, equipment,
and aircraft, as well as invited
international military units. The parade is
 The Ministry of Tourism is celebrating

this year as „Visit India Year 2023‟ to
encourage inland travel in the
backdrop of India‟s G20 Presidency as
well as the grand event of India@75
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Ministry of Tourism is
participating in the Arabian Travel
Mart (ATM) 2023 being held in
Dubai.
 The Ministry of Tourism, Government
of India is participating in the Arabian
Travel Mart (ATM) 2023 being held in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 1 to Santiago Peña of Paraguay‟s
4 May.
 Representatives from over 65 State
ruling conservative Colorado
Tourism Departments/Union party won the presidential
Territories of India, tour operators, election.
travel agents, hotel chains and airlines
are participating in Arabian Travel  Santiago Peña, an economist and
Mart 2023 Dubai. member of Paraguay‟s ruling
 The Indian Pavilion will showcase conservative Colorado Party, has
India‟s rich cultural and natural won the country‟s presidential
heritage including UNESCO World election.
Heritage Sites, Wildlife Sanctuaries  Peña received over 42% of the
and Spiritual Heritage Sites. vote, while his main challenger,
 This will increase the number of Efraín Alegre of the centre-left
people coming to India for tourism Concertación Nacional coalition,
from the Middle East region. It will received nearly 28%.
also provide an opportunity to the  The election was decided in a
stakeholders of the Indian tourism single round of voting.
industry to connect with the global  The Colorado Party has been the
travel trade. dominant political force in
 Launched the Visit India 2023 Paraguay for over 70 years.
campaign to provide a comprehensive  Addressing his supporters, 44-
overview of India‟s diverse tourism year-old Peña called for
offerings and the country‟s nationwide unity and consensus.
commitment to sustainable tourism  Paraguay‟s economy is expected to
practices. grow by over 4% this year, but the
 Arabian Travel Mart is one of the country still faces significant
leading global events in the travel and challenges related to poverty and
tourism industry, attracting visitors corruption.
and exhibitors from around the world‟
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Affairs
The International Apparel and

Clothing Fair began in Dubai, with
90 Indian participants.
 The International Apparel and Textile
Fair (IATF) returns to Dubai in 2023 for
its 15th edition. Vaibhavi Upadhyaya
 The fair is recognized as the premier
platform for sourcing apparel, fashion Vaibhavi Upadhyaya (1990-2023) was an
fabrics, prints, clothing accessories, Indian actor, theatre artist, and singer. She
home textiles, footwear and more in played the role of Jasmine Mavani in the
the UAE. popular Hindi sitcom „Sarabhai vs
 This year‟s event will showcase the Sarabhai‟ (2004). She died in a car
2023-2024 Spring Summer collections accident in Himachal Pradesh on 23 May
and Autumn Winter highlights. With 2023.
over 200 exhibitors from 22 countries,
IATF aims to expand with each
exhibitor becoming a major influence
in the UAE fashion scene.
 Jointly organized by the Apparel
Export Promotion Council of Textiles
Ministry, Government of India and
Federation of Indian Export
Organisations, the India Pavilion has
67 stalls, showcasing a variety of
Indian textiles for export. About twenty
three companies have also come to
showcase their garments.
International Museum Expo 2023
on 18th of May at Pragati Maidan
in New Delhi
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
inaugurate the International Museum
Expo 2023 on May 18th in New Delhi.
The theme for this year‟s expo is


„Museums, Sustainability, and Well-
Economy Current Affairs
Being.‟
 The event will feature a virtual
walkthrough of the upcoming National
Museum, highlighting India‟s historical
events, personalities, ideas, and
achievements.
 The expo will introduce the Mascot of
the International Museum Expo, a
contemporary version of the wooden
Dancing Girl sculpture.
 A Graphic Novel titled „A Day at the
Museum‟ will be unveiled, providing
an engaging museum experience.
 The Directory of Indian Museums will Banks across the country have
be presented, serving as a valuable started accepting Rs 2,000 notes
resource for museum enthusiasts. for exchange from 23 May.
 Visitors can expect the Pocket Map of
Kartavya Path and Museum Cards to  Banks across the country have started
enhance their overall museum visit. accepting Rs 2,000 notes in exchange
 The expo aims to promote museums, from 23 May.
sustainability, and well-being, offering  The Reserve Bank of India, in a circular
a unique opportunity to celebrate issued on 22 May, has directed banks
India‟s cultural heritage. to maintain data on the amount of Rs
2,000 notes exchanged and deposited
in accounts on a daily basis.
 RBI said that the facility of exchanging
Rs 2000 notes over the counter will be
provided to the public in the usual
manner.
 Earlier, on May 19, the RBI had
announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000
notes from circulation.
 The Rs 2,000 note was issued in 2016
after the central government
announced demonetisation of old Rs
500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
RBI withdraws Rs 2000 note from

India‟s economic success was
circulation under the “Clean Note
welcomed at the Asian
Policy”.
Development Bank meeting in
 The Reserve Bank of India has decided South Korea.
to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination
banknotes from circulation under the  The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala
“Clean Note Policy”. Rs 2,000 notes Sitharaman, led the Indian delegation
will continue to be legal tender. to the 56th Annual General Meeting of
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the Board of Governors of Asian
announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 Development Bank (ADB) in South
notes from circulation on 19th May. Korea.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has  India is in a pole position as the fifth
advised people to exchange these largest economy in the world and is
notes by 30 September. From May 23, soon expected to become the fourth
2023, can be changed in any bank up largest economy.
to a limit of Rs 20000 at a time.  The Finance Minister‟s visit
 RBI had issued 2000 note in November highlighted India‟s potential as the
2016. These notes were issued under fastest-growing large economy and
section 24(1) of the RBI Act 1934. raised issues such as climate change
 According to RBI, Rs 2000 notes are and innovative financing for climate
generally not used much in finance.
transactions. Under the clean note  India‟s success in building digital and
policy of RBI, it has been decided to physical infrastructure that alone and
withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from cumulatively contributes to poverty
circulation. In the year 2018-2019, the alleviation has been repeatedly
government had stopped the printing mentioned in Fund Bank meetings and
of Rs 2,000 notes. ADB meetings.
 The world has applauded the Aadhaar
Clean Note Policy : identity platform, which creates
inclusive accounts with Jan Dhan,
The Clean Note Policy was adopted by the Aadhaar and mobile trinity, and the
RBI to ensure availability of good quality success of National Payments
banknotes to the public. The objective of Corporation of India and UPI. At least
the policy is to maintain the integrity of seven or eight countries have shown
Indian currency by removing damaged, interest in creating a common identity
counterfeit or soiled notes from platform.
circulation.
Environment Current
Affairs
Ajay Banga set to be next

President of World Bank
India to launch heat index to
World Bank confirmed that Indian origin quantify heat hazard, generate
Ajay Banga will be the next President of
the World Bank. The World Bank‟s 25- impact-based heat wave alerts
member executive board elected him to a for specific locations
five-year term as president.
India will launch its own heat index next
year to quantify the impact of heat on its
Banga, 63, former CEO of Mastercard was
population and generate impact-based
nominated for the post by United States
heatwave alerts for specific locations.
President Joe Biden in late February. He
was the sole contender to replace
departing World Bank chief David The India Meteorological Department
Malpass, an economist and former US (IMD) began issuing an experimental heat
Treasury official who served in the Trump index last week, taking into account air
administration. temperature and relative humidity to
determine how hot it really feels.
Ajay Banga will assume the charge of
President, World Bank on June 2. The new heat index will integrate other
parameters such as wind and duration of
exposure to provide an effective indicator
World Bank board members interviewed
of heat stress for people.
Mr Baga on 1st May 2023 and he was
elected in a vote by 24 out of 25 board
members, with Russia abstaining. The hazard score for the heat index will be
ready in around two months, and it will be
operational in the next summer season.
Science And Technology program. The mission will demonstrate

India‟s ability to land a spacecraft on the
Current Affairs moon and to conduct scientific research
on the lunar surface.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT

CHANDRAYAAN-3:
 The mission will be launched using

India‟s heaviest rocket, the GSLV
Mark III.
 The lander module will be equipped
with a variety of scientific
instruments, including a camera, a
India‟s Chandrayaan-3 lunar spectrometer, and a magnetometer.
mission to launch in July  The rover will be able to travel up to
5 kilometers on the lunar surface.
The Indian Space Research Organisation  The mission is expected to last for
(ISRO) has announced that its one year.
Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission will be
launched in July 2023. The mission,
which is a follow-on to the Chandrayaan-
2 mission, will consist of an indigenous
lander module, a propulsion module,
and a rover.
The lander module will be responsible

for landing the mission‟s spacecraft on
the lunar surface. The propulsion
module will be used to maneuver the
spacecraft in space and to transfer it ISRO launched its next generation
from Earth orbit to lunar orbit. The rover navigation satellite – NVS-1 from
will be used to explore the lunar surface Sriharikota.
and to collect data.
 The Indian Space Research
Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on Organization (ISRO) launched the next
the moon‟s south pole, which is a region generation navigation satellite NVS-1
that has not been explored by any on 29 May at 10.42 am.
previous mission. The mission‟s goal is  The spacecraft is part of the Navigation
to study the geology and mineralogy of with Indian Constellation (NavIC)
series, which aims to provide
the lunar south pole, as well as to search
surveillance and navigational
for water ice.
capabilities.
 The NVS-1 weighing approximately
The launch of Chandrayaan-3 is a 2,232 kg will be launched by a GSLV
significant milestone for India‟s space F12 rocket from the second launch pad
at Satish Dhawan Space Centre,  The system is a 130 petaflop

Sriharikota. computer focused on providing
 The NVS series of satellites will computation for AI, ML and big
maintain and enhance NAVIC with data tasks.
advanced features. NavIC provides
two services, a standard positioning
service for civilian users and a
restricted service for strategic users.
ISRO to launch GSLV-F12

Navigation satellite on 29th May in
Andhra Pradesh.
„AIRAWAT‟ ranks 75th in top 500
 The Indian Space Research
Supercomputing List Organisation, ISRO will launch the
GSLV-F12 navigation satellite on 29
 Artificial Intelligence (AI) May at 10.42 am from the Satish
supercomputer „Airavat‟ set up at Dhawan Space Center in
C-DAC, Pune has been ranked 75th Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
in the world.  It is the flight mission carrying the
 The top 500 global next generation NavIC satellite
supercomputing list was which will replace the IRNSS-1G
announced at the 61st International satellite launched in 2016.
Supercomputing Conference (ISC  NAVIC is a constellation of seven
2023) in Germany. In this, India has satellites that provide standard
been placed at the top position positioning service for civilian
among AI supercomputing users and restricted service for
countries all over the world. This strategic users.
system has been established under  Three satellites of the constellation
the National Program on Artificial are placed in geostationary orbit
Intelligence (AI) in India. and four satellites are placed in
inclined geosynchronous orbit.
About supercomputer AIRAWAT :  The ground network consists of a
control center, range and integrity
 AIRAWAT is the name of the in- monitoring stations, and two-way
house cloud platform for big data. ranging stations. The NavIC signal
 The proposed AIRAWAT system is covering 1500kms around India is
a 100+ petaflop AI-focused designed to provide user position
supercomputer. accuracy better than 20 meters and
 The NITI Aayog report compared timing accuracy better than 50
Japan‟s AI Bridging Cloud Interface nanoseconds.
supercomputer.
Laser Interferometer DRDO and Indian Navy

Gravitational-Wave Observatory successfully test first indigenous
(LIGO-India) Project, in Hingoli, Air Droppable Container „ADC-150‟
Maharashtra. from IL-38SD aircraft off Goa
coast.
The Union Cabinet has recently approved
the construction of the Laser  The Defense Research and
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Development Organization (DRDO)
Observatory (LIGO-India), a 2,600 crore and the Indian Navy on April 27,
rupee project in the Hingoli district of 2023 successfully conducted the
Maharashtra. maiden test flight of „ADC-150‟
from IL-38SD aircraft off the coast of
The LIGO-India project will help in Goa.
pinpointing the sources of gravitational  „ADC-150‟ is an indigenously
waves and is expected to begin designed and developed air
observations by the end of the decade. droppable container with 150 kg
The localisation of the source in the sky is payload capacity.
essential for pointing electromagnetic  It has been tested to enhance naval
telescopes to the corresponding patch of operational logistics capabilities
the sky and finding possible by quickly reacting to meet the
electromagnetic signatures. requirement of critical engineering
stores in moments of distress to
ships deployed more than 2,000
The method of triangulation is used to km from the coast.
determine the position of a fixed point  The „ADC-150‟ container has been
from the angles to it from two fixed points manufactured by three DRDO
of a known distance apart, using laboratories – Naval Science and
trigonometry. The inclusion of LIGO-India Technological Laboratory (NSTL),
will create two more baselines with Visakhapatnam; Aerial Delivery
distances over 10,000 kms each, which Research and Development
will improve sky localisation by many Establishment (ADRDE), Agra and
folds. LIGO-India, which makes use of the Aeronautical Development
same technology as the US detectors, is Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru.
capable of being as sensitive as the LIGO
detectors of the US at the time of
operating.
Miscellaneous Current HISTORY OF SENGOL :
Affairs In essence, “sengol” is a scepter. One of

the longest ruling dynasties in history,
the Chola dynasty of South India, where
Sengol first appeared. Jawaharlal Nehru,
the first Prime Minister of independent
India, accepted “Sengol” as a symbol of
the handover of authority from the
British. After this it was kept in the
Allahabad Museum.
What matters most is the expectation

that the person receiving the sengol will
What is Sengol? History and rule justly and fairly. On 14th August, the
“sacred sengol ceremony” was held
Significance of it shortly before Pandit Nehru‟s famous
midnight “Tryst of Destiny” speech. It
The New Parliament Building, which is a
represents the need for just, policy-
component of the Central Vista
compliant and morally righteous
redevelopment project, was officially
governance.
opened by the Prime Minister on 28 May
2023. One of the centerpieces of the
event was the installation of a revered From the ninth to the thirteenth century
golden scepter called sengol near the CE, the Cholas ruled parts of Tamil
speaker‟s seat. Sengol represents the Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra
independence, sovereignty, cultural Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Sri
diversity and history of India. Lanka. They were famous for their
temple construction, maritime trade,
administrative effectiveness and military
WHAT IS SENGOL? might. The Sengol scepter was
traditionally passed from one Chola king
Sengol, which is derived from the Tamil to another as a symbol of legitimacy and
word “semmai” and means succession. A high priest or guru usually
“righteousness”, has a deeper meaning. presides over the event, blesses the new
It was constructed of gold or silver and emperor and confers on him the title of
was often decorated with precious Sengol.
stones. Emperors carried a sengol
scepter during ceremonial events to
symbolize their power. It is associated SIGNIFICANCE OF SENGOL :
with the Chola Empire, one of the most
enduring and powerful dynasties in Sengol holds relevance in the political
South India. symbolism of India. The recent decision
of the Government of India to install
Sengol in the new Parliament House
underlines its historical continuity and
reaffirmation of national pride. It is seen
as a reflection of the values India gives Slovenia, Tunisia and the United Arab
to the religion and its principles. After Emirates.
knowing about Sengol and its historical  Earlier this week, it expanded into 11
fact, PM Narendra Modi decided to more countries including New
present it to the nation on the opening Zealand, Nigeria, South Korea, the U.K.
day of the Parliament. Sengol‟s presence and European nations such as France,
in the Parliament House will serve as a Germany and Ireland.
link to India‟s rich cultural and historical
heritage for the present and future About the ChatGPT :
generations of Indians.
This technology has revolutionized the
way people interact with computers and
has made it more user-friendly. It can be
used to build business models, code or
write theater scripts. Apart from such
capabilities, it appears attractive due to its
cost-free availability and exclusion of
advertisements. Additionally, it enables
voice input via OpenAI‟s Whisper speech
recognition engine, giving ChatGPT Plus
users access to the advanced capabilities
of GPT-4‟s.
iPhone users in India can now
download the ChatGPT app.
 Earlier this week, OpenAI launched
the official ChatGpt app for iPhone
users.
 In the first 6 days since of its initial
launch in the United States on 18th
May, the ChatGPT mobile app crossed
the half a million downloads mark,
making it one of the highest-
performing new apps, outperforming
other AI & chatbot apps, Microsoft First Bulgarian author wins
Edge and Bing apps in terms of International Booker Prize.
downloads.
 Its availability was expanded to 32  Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov
more countries just after a week of its won the 2023 International Booker
launch. The list of new countries Prize for his novel “Time Shelter”.
include Algeria, Argentina,  The novel was translated into English
Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, by Angela Rodel and is the first
Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Bulgarian novel to win the
Ghana, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, International Booker Prize.
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon,  “Time Shelter” is a captivating and
Lithuania, Mauritania, Mauritius, remarkable literary work that explores
Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, themes of time, identity, and the
Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar,
human experience.  On 25 April, WhatsApp allowed users

to log into a single account on up to
International Booker Prize : four phones.
The International Booker Prize is an About the Meta :

international literary prize held in the Meta Platforms, formerly known as
United Kingdom. The launch of the Facebook, is a multinational technology
International Prize was announced in June conglomerate based in Menlo Park,
2004 as a complement to the Man Booker California. The company also owns
Prize. Sponsored by the Man Group, from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp,
2005 to 2015 the prize was awarded every among other products and services. Meta
two years to a living author of any is one of the most valuable companies in
nationality for a work published in English the world and one of the ten largest
or generally available in English publicly traded corporations in the United
translation. States. On October 28, 2021, Facebook‟s
parent company changed its name from
Facebook to Meta Platforms to “focus on
building the metaverse”. According to
Meta, the term “metaverse” refers to the
integrated environment that links all of a
company‟s products and services.
About the WhatsApp :
WhatsApp is an internationally available

freeware, cross-platform, centralized
instant messaging and voice-over-IP
WhatsApp users can now edit service owned by US tech conglomerate
Meta. It allows users to send text and
sent messages within 15 minutes. voice messages, make voice and video
calls, and share pictures, documents, user
 Meta founder and CEO Mark
locations, and other content. WhatsApp‟s
Zuckerberg said on 22 May that
client application runs on mobile devices,
WhatsApp users can now edit
and can be accessed from a computer.
messages up to 15 minutes after
WhatsApp was founded in February 2009
they‟ve been sent.
by Yahoo! Brian Acton and Jan Koum,
 A sent message can be edited by long-
former employees of In January 2009, after
pressing it and selecting the “Edit”
Koum bought an iPhone, he and Acton
option from the menu.
decided to create an app for the App
 The company said that the global
Store. The idea began as an app that
rollout of this feature has started and
would display a status in the phone‟s
everyone will be able to use it in the
Contacts menu – showing whether
coming weeks.
someone was at work or on a call.
 The instant messaging platform‟s edit
feature is being rolled out barely a
week after the launch of a feature
called Chat Lock, which allows users to
password-protect select private
conversations.
WHO : Mpox no longer a global 3rd cheetah dies in fight at Kuno

health emergency National Park.
 Mpox is a rare but potentially serious  Another leopard has died in Kuno
disease caused by a virus belonging to National Park of Sheopur district in
the poxvirus family. It can cause a rash Madhya Pradesh. Daksha, a female
on various parts of the body and is cheetah introduced from South
similar to smallpox. Africa, died in a fight with other
 The World Health Organization (WHO) cheetahs inside the park.
announced on 11th May that mpox,  According to official sources,
formerly known as monkeypox, is no Daksha died in a violent interaction
longer a global health emergency, with the male leopard.
nearly a year after the disease spread  This is the third cheetah to die in
worldwide. Kuno since the cats were brought
 The emergency declaration for mpox in from South Africa and Namibia.
was issued in July 2022 during a major  Twenty cheetahs have been
global surge in cases. This indicates introduced into the national park
the ability of WHO to take quick and since 2022, of which two died in
effective measures to address March and April respectively.
emerging global health threats.
 Since January 2022, mpox has affected
more than 87,000 people and caused
140 deaths in 111 countries. This
highlights the need for continued
vigilance and preparedness to prevent
and control outbreaks of infectious
diseases globally.
 The successful containment of mpox
underscores the importance of
international cooperation and
collaboration in responding to global
health threats. It also highlights the
critical role of public health measures,
such as surveillance, rapid response,
and vaccination, in controlling
infectious diseases.
States Current Affairs
Madhya Pradesh is becoming the

first state in the country to send
PM Modi flagged off the Guwahati- elderly people on air travel.
New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat
 Madhya Pradesh is becoming the first
Express in Assam. state in India to send elderly people on
air travel under the Mukhyamantri
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Teerthdarshan Yojana..
flag off Assam‟s first Vande Bharat  The first batch of pilgrims took off from
Express through video Bhopal airport on 21 May to go to
conferencing in Guwahati on 29 Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. A batch of
May at 12 noon. The train will 32 pilgrims has left for Prayagraj by
connect Guwahati to New Indigo flight.
Jalpaiguri.  The pilgrims include 24 men and 8
 On regular days, the train will start women. Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan
from Guwahati at 4:30 PM and Yojana is one of the major schemes of
reach New Jalpaiguri at 10 PM. It the BJP government in the state.
will work on all days except  This scheme was started in the year
Tuesday. 2012. So far, more than 7.80 lakh
 There will be a saving of about one elderly people have performed
hour in travel time as compared to pilgrimage by special trains.
the existing fastest train connecting
the two places. The new service
will cover a distance of 411 kms.
 The Vande Bharat Express will
cover the journey between
Guwahati and New Jalpaiguri in
five hours 30 minutes, while the
current fastest train takes six hours
30 minutes to cover the same.
Karnataka‟s Siddaramaiah will

take oath as Chief Minister and DK Sikkim celebrates 48th State Day
Shivakumar as Deputy CM. on 16th Day.
 On May 18, Siddaramaiah‟s name  Sikkim is celebrating its 48th

was announced for the post of CM Statehood Day on 16th May. On 16
of Karnataka. DK Shivakumar has May, 1975, the erstwhile kingdom
been given the post of Deputy CM. became the 22nd state of India.
 Siddaramaiah was elected as the  The state-level function will be held at
leader of the Congress Legislature Chintan Bhawan in Gangtok in the
Party at the CLP meeting in presence of Governor Laxman Prasad
Bengaluru. The Congress has sent Acharya and Chief Minister PS
invitations to several opposition Tamang.
parties for the swearing-in  The programme will include civilian
ceremony of the new government. awards, launch of a multimedia
 Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot database management system by the
has invited Chief Minister- IPR department and a public
designate Siddaramaiah and awareness video on mobile village
Deputy Chief Minister-designate clinics; and release of a book titled
DK Shivakumar to take oath along Skill Gap Assessment Study of Sikkim
with the team members. The oath by the state skill development
ceremony will take place on 20th department, among other recognitions
May at 12.30 pm at the Kanteerava and initiatives.
Stadium in Bengaluru.  Sikkim‟s journey since becoming part
of the world‟s largest democracy has
been remarkable and marked by
unprecedented social, economic and
cultural development.
also formed on the same day to meet the

demand of Marathi speaking people. Both
the states were created through the
Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960. Since
then, the state‟s foundation day is
celebrated with great enthusiasm.
Maharashtra Day :
Maharashtra Day, commonly known as

Maharashtra Din, is a state holiday in the
Indian state of Maharashtra,
All states to celebrate statehood
commemorating the formation of the state
days of other states also in order of Maharashtra in India on 1st May 1960
to promote Ek Bharat Shreshtha from the bifurcation of Bombay State.
Maharashtra Day is usually associated with
Bharat. parades and political. Speeches and
ceremonies, besides many other public
 The government has decided that now
and private events celebrating the history
all the states will not only celebrate
and traditions of Maharashtra. It is
their own foundation day, but also
celebrated to commemorate the creation
those of other states.
of the Marathi speaking state of
 This tradition has been started to
Maharashtra.
promote the spirit of Ek Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat.
 The foundation day of all the states will
now be celebrated in all the Raj
Bhavans of the country.
 Gujarat and Maharashtra are
celebrating their statehood day on 1st
May 2023. States and Union Territories
are celebrating the foundation day of
Gujarat and Maharashtra in their
respective Raj Bhavans.
 Residents of Gujarat and Maharashtra
have also been invited to the Raj
Bhavan to celebrate the day along with
other states. Cultural programs and
speeches by participants from both the
states have also been planned during
the event.
Gujarat Day :
Gujarat is celebrating its formation day on

May 1, when it was carved out as a
separate state in 1960 following the
bifurcation of the erstwhile Bombay State
on linguistic grounds. Maharashtra was
Important Days Current Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38,

calling for 7th April 1988 to be “a world
Affairs no-smoking day.” In 1988, Resolution
WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the
celebration of World No Tobacco Day,
every year on 31 May.
World No Tobacco Day 2023 : 31st

May
World No Tobacco Day is observed Indian Commonwealth Day 2023 :
every year on 31st May. The day is 24th May
observed as an initiative led by the
World Health Organization (WHO) to Commonwealth Day is a global
raise awareness about the harmful celebration celebrated annually on 13
effects of tobacco use and to create March. However, India and some other
policies to reduce tobacco consumption. countries celebrate it on 24 May. The day,
This yearly celebration informs the also known as Empire Day, aims to
public on the dangers of using tobacco, encourage the 2.5 billion Commonwealth
the business practices of tobacco citizens to honor their shared values and
companies, what WHO is doing to fight principles, as well as the pursuit of a
the tobacco epidemic, and what people collective future centered on stability and
around the world can do to claim their peace.
right to health and healthy living and to
protect future generations. Theme :
Theme : In 2023, the theme of Commonwealth Day

is “Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful
The Theme of the year in 2023 of World Common Future.”
No Tobacco Day is “We need food, not
tobacco”.
History :
History : Commonwealth Day dates back to 1902,

when it was established to pay tribute to
The Member States of the WHO created
Queen Victoria after her death on 22
World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw
January, 1901. This important day was
global attention to the tobacco epidemic inaugurated on 24 May, 1902 coinciding
and the preventable death and disease it with the birthday of Queen Victoria. In
causes. In 1987, the World Health
1958, Harold Macmillan, the Prime Museums (ICOM), an organization

Minister of the United Kingdom at the dedicated to promoting the role of
time, acknowledged the changing museums in society. Initially, IMD was
dynamics of relations between observed on 18 May every year.
Commonwealth member states. As a
result, they decided to change the name of
Empire Day to Commonwealth Day.
World AIDS Vaccine Day 2023 :

18th May
International Museum Day 2023 :
18th May World AIDS Vaccine Day is observed
every year on 18 May. This day is also
International Museum Day, observed on known as HIV Vaccine Knowledge Day.
18 May 2023, with the objective of The purpose of this day is to raise
promoting cultural exchange, enhancing awareness about the need for the
diverse cultures and increasing HIV/AIDS vaccine.
recognition for the important role they
play in promoting mutual understanding, History :
cooperation and peace among different
communities works. The day, as stated by
The first World AIDS Vaccine Day was
the International Council of Museums,
observed on 18 May 1998. On 18 May
aims to raise awareness of the importance
1997, former US President Bill Clinton‟s
of museums as important platforms for
commencement speech at Morgan State
promoting global harmony and
University challenged the world to set new
development.
goals in the emerging era of science and
technology and to develop an AIDS
Theme : vaccine within the next decade.
The theme of the Day in 2023 “Museums, Significance :

Sustainability, and Well-being.”
World AIDS Vaccine Day is an opportunity
History : to thank the volunteers, community
members, health professionals, scientists
International Museum Day (IMD) has a rich who are working together to find a safe
history that dates back to 1977. It was and effective preventive HIV vaccine. In
established by the International Council of addition, it is also a time to educate
communities about the importance of

preventive HIV vaccine research.
International Nurses Day 2023 :

12th May
International Nurses Day is celebrated
every year on 12th May to commemorate
the birth anniversary of Florence
Nightingale, the founder of modern
Mother‟s Day 2023 : 14th May 2023 nursing. It is a reminder of the vital role
played by doctors as well as nurses in all
Mother‟s Day 2023 is a special day that our medical institutions for the welfare,
honors and celebrates mothers around the safety and recovery of patients.
world. In 2023, Mother‟s Day 2023 was
celebrated on 14th May. This day holds an The day recognizes the dedication and
important place in our hearts as it gives us compassionate care provided by nurses,
an opportunity to express our gratitude, who serve as the primary caregivers for
love and appreciation for our mothers. patients. The kindness and empathy
shown by nurses often contribute to the
History : well-being and recovery of patients. The
day encourages people to express their
gratitude towards these brave and
Mother‟s Day originated in ancient
hardworking professionals.
Greece, where the festival of Rhea, the
mother of the gods, was celebrated in
mid-March. Christian traditions later Theme :
adopted the celebration as a way to honor
Mary, the mother of Jesus, and named it The theme of International Nurses Day this
Mothering Sunday. In the United States, year is “Our Nurses, Our Future”.
Mother‟s Day was first celebrated in 1908
by Anna Jarvis, who wanted a day to
commemorate her mother, who had died. History :
Although it was originally celebrated on
the second Sunday of May, International International Nurses Day dates back to
Mother‟s Day is now a universal 1974 when the International Council of
celebration in all countries. Nurses officially declared May 12 as a day
to celebrate nurses around the world. The
day recognizes the dedication and
compassionate care provided by nurses,
who serve as the primary caregivers for
patients. The kindness and empathy

shown by nurses often contribute to the
well-being and recovery of patients.
World Athletics Day 2023 : 7 May

World Athletics Day 2023 was observed
on 7th May. The day aims to promote
sports and exercise as a means of
National Technology Day 2023 : preventing diseases and maintaining
11th May good health. The focus is on encouraging
people to participate in athletics and other
National Technology Day is celebrated fitness activities to keep themselves
annually in India on 11 May to remember healthy.
the significant achievements and
contributions made by Indian scientists,
engineers and technologists towards Theme :
nation building. The day has immense
historical and cultural significance, The theme for World Athletics Day 2023
highlighting the country‟s commitment to is Athletics for All – A New Beginning.
innovation and pursuit of technological
advancement.
History :
Theme : The International Amateur Athletic

Federation (IAAF) created World Athletics
The theme of 2023 is „School to Startups- Day in 1996 to promote the importance of
Igniting Young Minds to Innovate.‟ sports for physical and mental well-being.
Every year on 7th May, IAAF hosts a
number of activities to encourage people
History : to engage in sports and exercise for their
health. The purpose of these events is to
National Technology Day marks India‟s raise awareness of the benefits of physical
historic achievements in the field of activity.
science and technology. On 11 May, 1998,
India successfully conducted its first
nuclear test at Pokhran-II, codenamed
Operation Shakti. The series of nuclear
tests marked a major milestone in India‟s
technological prowess and demonstrated
its capability to develop and deploy
nuclear weapons.
teach about the ultimate path to

enlightenment. Buddha Purnima is widely
celebrated among people living in
countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma,
Thailand, Tibet, China, Korea, Vietnam,
Mongolia, Cambodia etc.
Buddha Purnima 2023 : 5 May

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or
Buddha Jayanti, is an important festival
celebrated by Buddhists around the
world. Buddha Purnima 2023 was
observed on 5th May. The festival World Asthma Day (WAD) 2023 : 2
commemorates the birth, enlightenment May
and death of Gautama Buddha, the
founder of Buddhism. Buddha Purnima World Asthma Day is an annual event that
falls on the full moon day of the Hindu occurs on the first Tuesday of May. In
month of Vaishakh, which usually falls in 2023, World Asthma Day is observed on 2
April or May. May. It aims to raise awareness and
encourage better management and care
Gautam Buddha : of asthma globally. The day is coordinated
by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
in partnership with healthcare providers,
Buddha Purnima (also known as Buddha
patient groups and public health
Jayanti) celebrates the birth of Prince
agencies.
Siddhartha Gautama – a Nepalese prince
who later became known as the Buddha,
the founder of Buddhism. The word Theme :
„Purnima‟ is Sanskrit for „full moon‟, which
explains why it is celebrated on the full The Theme of 2023 is “Asthma Care for
moon day, and „jayanti‟ means „birthday‟. All”.
The word Buddha is given to those who
attain „bodhi‟ or enlightenment, hence the
name given to Siddhartha after he attained History :
enlightenment.
The first World Asthma Day was
Gautama Buddha is the figure behind the celebrated in more than 35 countries in
origins of Buddhism, who teaches about 1998, in conjunction with the first World
the art of striking a balance between Asthma Meeting held in Barcelona, Spain.
greed and austerity and detachment from Participation has grown with each World
worldly pleasures in order to walk the Asthma Day since then, and the day has
path of enlightenment. He is known to become one of the world‟s most important
have traveled throughout northern India to asthma awareness and education events.
Electric Striker of the Season: Glenn

Sports Current Affairs 
Maxwell (RCB)
 Best Catch of the Season: Rashid
Khan (GT)
 Fair Play Award: Delhi Capitals
 Gamechanger of the
Season: Shubman Gill (GT)
 Longest six of the season: Faf du
Plessis (RCB) – 115 metres
IPL 2023 Awards List

 IPL 2023 ended with a nerve-racking
final where MS Dhoni-led Chennai
Super Kings clinched their fifth title and
ended their campaign in style by
defeating defending champions Gujarat
Titans (GT) by five wickets at the Chennai Super Kings won their
Narendra Modi Stadium on May 30. fifth Indian Premier League (IPL)
signed off.
 The 16th edition of the IPL saw several
title by defeating Gujarat Titans
records broken, including the season
Chennai Super Kings, led by Mahendra
with most 200-plus runs, most sixes hit
Singh Dhoni, won their fifth Indian
and most centuries in a single edition.
Premier League (IPL) title by defeating
Gujarat Titans by five wickets in an
IPL 2023 AWARDS WINNERS : exciting final match on 29 May 2023 in
Ahmedabad. Dhoni, who has been a
 IPL 2023 Champions: Chennai Super prominent figure throughout the IPL
Kings season, ended on a high note by
 IPL 2023 Runner-up: Gujarat Titans winning his fifth trophy.
 Orange Cap Winner: Shubman Gill
(GT) – 890 Runs
Gujarat Titans batted first and scored
 Purple Cap Winner: Mohammed
214 runs for the loss of four wickets, with
Shami (GT) – 28 Wickets
B Sai Sudharsan making an impressive
 Most Sixes: Faf du Plessis (RCB) – 36
96 runs in 47 balls.
Sixes
 Most Fours: Shubman Gill (GT) – 85
fours Due to rain, the second innings of the
 Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the final match was shortened to 15 overs,
Season: Shubman Gill (GT) and Chennai Super Kings were given a
 Player of the Final – Man of the revised target of 171 runs. In a thrilling
Match: Devon Conway (CSK) finish, CSK successfully chased down the
 Emerging player: Yashasvi Jaiswal target on the last ball. Ravindra Jadeja
(RR) hit a six and a four off Mohit Sharma‟s
bowling to secure the victory for CSK.

As the CSK players celebrated on the
field, Dhoni remained in the dugout with
his eyes closed.
Murali Sreeshankar pips Jeswin

Aldrin to win gold medal at
International Jumping Meeting
athletics 2023.
India‟s HS Prannoy won the title of
Malaysia Masters badminton  Indian long jumper Murali
Sreesankar won gold while
tournament. compatriot Jessvin Aldrin won
silver at the International Jumping
 India‟s top shuttler HS Prannoy has
Meet in Kallithea, Greece on 24
won the Malaysia Masters
May.
badminton title. He defeated Weng
 Successfully defending his title in
Hong Yang of China 21–19, 13–21,
the men‟s long jump event,
21–18 in the men‟s singles final in
Commonwealth Games silver
Kuala Lumpur on 28th May 2023.
medalist Murali Sreesankar
 Facing for the first time, Prannoy
registered his season-best jump of
and Weng saw a close battle in the
8.18m.
first game, with Prannoy taking a
 He beat his compatriot and national
slight 11-10 lead at the mid-period.
record holder Jeswin Aldrin, who
 India‟s HS Prannoy has created
had claimed silver in the World
history by winning the title of
Athletics Continental Tour bronze
Malaysia Masters badminton
level event with an effort of 7.85
tournament.
metres.
 Prannoy is the third Indian player
 This was Murali Sreeshankar‟s third
to win this title after Saina Nehwal
competition of the year and also
and PV Sindhu. With this, he
the third gold medal. He won the
became the first Indian to win
gold medal at the MVA High
men‟s singles gold medal.
Performance athletics meet in
Chula Vista, USA in May with an
effort of 8.29m – 0.07m short of his
personal best. Earlier, he won the
long jump event at the third Indian
Grand Prix in March with a jump of
7.94m.
Indian junior hockey team beat LeBron James – Basket ball star
Chinese Taipei 18-0 in the men‟s LeBron James, whose full name is LeBron
Asia Cup 2023. Raymone James, is a professional
basketball player widely regarded as one
 The Indian junior hockey team of the greatest basketball players of all
began their title defense by time. He was born on December 30, 1984,
thrashing Chinese Taipei 18-0 at in Akron, Ohio, United States.
the Men‟s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah,
Oman on 24 May. LeBron James has played in the National
 In his first Pool A match, Arjit Singh Basketball Association (NBA) since 2003
Hundal scored four goals in the and has achieved numerous accolades
match for India, while Amandeep throughout his career. He has played for
scored a hat-trick. several teams, including the Cleveland
 Captain Uttam Singh, Bobby Singh Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles
Dhami and Chandura Bobby Lakers.
Poovanna scored one goal each
while Aditya Arjun Lalge, Sharda
Nand Tiwari, Angad Bir Singh, Standing at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters)
Ameer Ali and Rawat Yogember tall and weighing around 250 pounds (113
also scored one goal each. kilograms), LeBron James is known for his
 With three points and a goal incredible athleticism, versatility, and
difference of 18, India now top Pool basketball IQ. He has the ability to play
A. India will play Japan on 25 May, multiple positions, primarily as a small
followed by matches against forward or power forward, and has been
Pakistan on 27 May and Thailand praised for his exceptional passing,
on 28 May. The top two teams from scoring, rebounding, and defensive skills.
each pool will advance to the semi-
finals. Throughout his career, LeBron James has
 The tournament serves as a won four NBA championships, having won
qualifier for the FIH Junior Men‟s titles with the Miami Heat in 2012 and
World Cup 2023, which will be 2013, the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, and
held in Malaysia in December. the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He has
also been named the NBA Finals Most
Valuable Player (MVP) on four occasions.
LeBron James is a 17-time NBA All-Star and  The Khelo India University Games will
has received numerous individual honors, continue till 3rd June and the closing
including four NBA Most Valuable Player ceremony will be held in Varanasi.
(MVP) Awards. He has consistently been These games will be organized at four
considered one of the best players in the places Gautam Budh Nagar, Lucknow,
league and has had a significant impact on Gorakhpur and Varanasi.
and off the court. LeBron is known for his
philanthropy work and has used his
platform to advocate for social justice
issues.
Overall, LeBron James is widely

recognized for his exceptional basketball
skills, leadership qualities, and his impact
on popularizing the sport of basketball
globally.
Italian Open: Daniil Medvedev won

the first clay-court title of his
career.
 In the Italian Open final, world
number three tennis star Daniil
Medvedev defeated Holger Roon
on 21 May to win his first claycourt
title.
3rd Khelo India University Games  In the men‟s singles final, the
began in Gautam Buddha Nagar Russian player defeated the 20-
year-old Danish player 7-5, 7-5. It
district of Uttar Pradesh. is Medvedev‟s fifth title of 2023 and
the win lifted him above Novak
 The third Khelo India University Djokovic to second in the world
Games began with the Kabaddi event rankings.
on the evening of 23 May 2023 in  Overall, he held 20 career titles. He
Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar will also be the second seed in the
Pradesh. French Open, which starts on May
 The league matches of the Kabaddi 28 at Roland Garros.
competition began on 23rd May in the
presence of national and international
players.
 15 teams from different universities
are participating in this event. Around
1200 players from different
universities are participating in
basketball, weight lifting, boxing and
kabaddi.
India won 3 medal in the Archery

Neeraj Chopra becomes world No. World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai- 2
1 athlete in World Athletics men‟s Gold & 1 Bronze.
javelin throw rankings.
 India ended the Archery World
 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Cup 2023 Stage 2 in Shanghai,
Neeraj Chopra has become the China with three medals on 20th
world number one player in the May.
latest rankings of men‟s javelin  Indian archer Prathamesh Javkar
throw released by World Athletics won the first World Cup gold
on 22 May 2023. medal in the men‟s individual
 Neeraj Chopra topped the table compound event by defeating
with 1455 points, 22 points ahead of world number one Mike Schloesser
Anderson Peters of Granada. The of the Netherlands in the second
Indian javelin legend had achieved round of the Archery World Cup in
world no. 2 ranking on August 30, Shanghai.
2022 but has been trailing world  19-year-old Jyoti Surekha Vennam
champion Peters since then. and 20-year-old Ojas Praveen
 In September 2022, Neeraj Chopra Deotale won India‟s second
became the first Indian athlete to consecutive gold medal in the
lift the prestigious Diamond mixed team event.
League trophy by winning the  Avneet Kaur, on the other hand,
Diamond League 2022 final in won the second medal for India.
Zurich. She secured a bronze medal in the
 Neeraj Chopra, who holds the individual women‟s compound.
Indian national record in men‟s The 18-year-old beat Turkey‟s Ipek
javelin throw, returned from the Tomaruk 147-144 in the bronze
season-opening Doha Diamond medal match after losing to Great
League on 5 May 2023 and finished Britain‟s Ella Gibson in the semi-
first with a throw of 88.67m. finals.
Anderson Peters had finished third  It was the second consecutive
in the Doha meet with a throw of World Cup gold medal for the
85.88m. mixed doubles pair. Earlier, he had
also won the Antalya stage last
month.
Indian athlete Shaili Singh won a South Asian Youth Table Tennis
bronze medal at the Golden Grand Championship 2023 concluded in
Prix 2023 Athletics Meet in Japan. Itanagar.
 Indian athlete Shaili Singh won a  The South Asian Youth Table
bronze medal in the women‟s long Tennis Championship 2023
jump event at the Golden Grand concluded on 17 May in Itanagar.
Prix 2023 Athletics Meet in  It was a three-day international
Yokohama, Japan. event in which more than 100
 On 21 May, Shaili Singh attempted athletes and officials from six
a jump of 6.65 metres, which countries Bhutan, Bangladesh,
placed her third on the podium at India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and
the World Athletics Continental Nepal participated.
Tour Gold Label event, the  In Under-19 Boys Singles, Ankur
Yokohama meet. Bhattacharjee won gold by
 Germany‟s Maris Luzzolo won the defeating Payas Jain 4-2. Payas had
gold medal with a jump of 6.79m, to contend with silver.
while Brooke Buschkuhl of  Meanwhile, in the Under-19 girls‟
Australia won the silver with a jump singles, Suhana Saini defeated
of 6.77m. Yashaswini Ghorpade 4-1 in what
 During the Indian Grand Prix 4 turned out to be a one-sided final.
athletics meet in Bengaluru which In mixed doubles, Payas Jain and
concluded last month, Shaili Singh Yashaswini won gold after
registered a jump of 6.76 meter, defeating their Maldivian rivals
her personal best jump, the Akhyar Ahmed Khalid and
second-best by an Indian woman Fathimath Dhema Ali.
after the legendary athlete Anju
Bobby George 6.83 meter.
Hriday Hazarika and Nancy

Mandotra won the silver medal in
the 10m air rifle event at the ISSF
World Cup 2023. ISSF World Cup 2023 : India‟s
Sarabjot Singh & Divya TS win
 Indian shooters Hriday Hazarika
and Nancy Mandhotra have won gold in 10m air pistol mixed team.
silver medals in the men‟s and
women‟s 10m air rifle events at the  Indian shooters Sarabjot Singh and
ongoing ISSF World Cup 2023 in Divya TS jointly won the gold
Baku, Azerbaijan. medal in the 10m air pistol mixed
 It was the first ISSF World Cup team event at the ISSF World Cup
medal for 21-year-old Hriday 2023 for rifle and pistol shooters in
Baku, Azerbaijan on 11 May.
Hazarika and 19-year-old Nancy
Mandotra. Hazarika made it to the  Sarabjot Singh, who won an
final of the men‟s 10m air rifle. individual gold in men‟s 10m air
 Hazarika shot 251.9 in the final. pistol event in Bhopal, and Divya
Jalan Peckler topped the table with TS defeated veteran Serbian pair of
a score of 252.4. Tokyo Olympic silver medallist
 Nancy Mandhotra won the silver Damir Mikec and former world
medal by scoring 253.3 in the final. champion Zorana Arunovic 16-14 in
With these two medals, India‟s tally a tense final.
in the World Cup went up to four.  Along with this, it was the first ISSF
 The Baku meet is the final stage of World Cup medal for Divya TS.
the ISSF World Cup for rifle and  Earlier, Sarabjot Singh shot 293 in
pistol shooters. The final leg before three series in the qualification
the ISSF World Championships in round, while Divya TS shot 288 for
Doha in November will be held in a total of 581. Damir Mikec and
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Zorana Arunovic also achieved par
scores, but ended up second due
to a lower score of 10 (19) than
Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS (24).
Indian lifters won three silver

ISSF World Cup 2023: India‟s medals in South Korea.
Rhythm Sangwan won bronze  The Indian campaign has come to
medal in women‟s 10m air pistol an end at the ongoing Asian
Weightlifting Championships in
event in Baku. Jinju, South Korea.
 Ajit Narayan and Achinta Shiuli,
 India‟s Rhythm Sangwan has won a competing in the men‟s 73kg
bronze medal in the women‟s 10m
category, failed to get medals.
air pistol event at the ISSF World
Indian players have won three
Cup 2023 for rifle and pistol
medals which are all silver medals.
shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan.
 Bindayarani Devi and Jeremy
 Rhythm Sangwan shot 219.1 in the
Lalrinnunga were the only ones to
final to finish third behind Greece‟s
show their full potential in the
Anna Korakaki, Rio 2016 Olympic
championship. Bindayarani started
champion, and Ukraine‟s Olena India‟s run on 6 May with a silver
Kostevich, Athens 2004 Summer
medal in the women‟s 55 kg
Games gold medallist.
category.
 This was Rhythm Sangwan‟s first
 She also won the silver medal in
individual senior medal in the
the clean and jerk event by lifting
Shooting World Cup.
111 kg. Weightlifter Jeremy
 In the qualification round, 19-year-
Lalrinnunga won a silver medal in
old Rhythm Sangwan shot 581 to
the men‟s 67 kg snatch category.
finish third and qualify for the
 The Asian Weightlifting
finals.
Championship will continue till 13
 India has sent a 34-member team to
May. But India is not represented in
the ISSF World Cup Baku 2023. This
any of the rest of the categories.
event will end on May 14.
Indian Archery Teams Win 5 Gold

Mohammad Hussamuddin Medals at Asia Cup-World
reaches quarterfinals of World Ranking Tournament Stage II in
Boxing Championship. Tashkent
 On 7th May 2023, In the men‟s  Indian archery teams won 5 gold
World Boxing Championships in medals, 5 silver medals, and 2 bronze
Tashkent, Mohammad medals at the Asia Cup-World Ranking
Hussamuddin reached the quarter- Tournament, Stage II in Tashkent.
finals after a 5-0 win over Russia‟s  In the compound women team event,
Savin Idvad in 57kg. Parneet Kaur, Raginee Markoo, and
 Hussamuddin will take on Xavier Pragati defeated Kazakhstan to win
Ibanes of Bulgaria in the gold.
quarterfinals.  In the compound men team event,
 In 51 kg, Deepak Boharia defeated Amit, Kushal Dalal, and Abhishek
Olympic bronze medalist Sakin Verma beat Hong Kong to win gold.
Bibosiwon 5-2 to enter the pre-  In the compound mixed team event,
quarterfinals. Parneet Kaur and Abhishek Verma
beat Kazakhstan to finish at the top of
the podium.
 In the compound women individual
event, all three medals were claimed
by Indians.
 In the compound men individual event,
all three medals were won by Indians.
 In the recurve men team event, the
team of Mrinal Chauhan, Tushar
Prabhakar Shelke, and Jayanta
Talukdar defeated China to win gold.
 In the recurve women team event, the
Indian team won silver.
 In the recurve mixed team event, India
won silver.
 Two other silvers came in individual
recurve men and women categories.
India has overtaken Australia to

India‟s Neeraj Chopra Dominates become the number one Test
Doha Diamond League with team in the ICC rankings.
Comfortable Win and New World  Rohit Sharma-led India became the
Lead number one Test team overtaking
Australia in the latest rankings
 Neeraj Chopra, Olympic champion released by the International
javelin thrower, won the season- Cricket Council (ICC) on 2 May
opening leg of Diamond League in  Australia‟s reign at the top of the
Doha with a throw of 88.67m. men‟s Test rankings ended after 15
 He beat a star-studded field and months, with India surpassing the
maintained the lead till the end to Aussies ahead of next month‟s ICC
win the event. World Test Championship (WTC)
 With this win, Neeraj Chopra has final.
also bagged the world lead.  India are currently on top with 121
 Youth Affairs and Sports Minister points, while Australia are second
Anurag Singh Thakur with 116 points. Earlier this year,
congratulated Neeraj Chopra on India registered a 2-1 series win
his win and called him a true against Australia to retain the
champion who has made the nation Border-Gavaskar trophy for the
proud. fourth time in a row.
 England (116 points), South Africa
(104) and reigning champion New
Zealand (100) occupy third, fourth
and fifth spots respectively.
 India will face Australia in the WTC
final on June 7 at the Oval in
London.
Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Ganemat Satwik-Chirag pair won gold

Sekhon won gold for India at the medal in Badminton Asia
ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Cairo, Championship.
Egypt.
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and
 Experienced Mairaj Ahmed Khan Chirag Shetty on 30 April created
and youngster Ganemat Sekhon history by becoming the first
combined effectively to give India Indian men‟s doubles pair to win a
their maiden medal at the ongoing gold medal at the Badminton Asia
ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Cairo, Championships.
Egypt.  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and
 The Indian mixed doubles pair Chirag Shetty defeated the eighth
defeated Luis Raul Gallardo seeded Malaysian pair of Ong Yew
Oliveros and Gabriela Rodríguez Sin and Teo Yee 16-21, 21-17, 21-19
6-0 in the final of the skeet mixed in 67 minutes in the final played.
team event on the fourth day of the  The previous best performance by
tournament. an Indian men‟s doubles pair in a
 Italy won the bronze through their continental event was in 1971 by
crack pairing of two-time World Dipu Ghosh and Raman Ghosh who
Championship silver medalist won a bronze medal.
Simona Scoschetti and Rio Olympic  Overall, this is India‟s second gold
champion Gabriele Rossetti. medal in the event. Dinesh Khanna
won the men‟s singles gold in
Lucknow in 1965 by defeating
Thailand‟s Sangob Ratnusorn.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima

Government Schemes Yojana (PMJJBY) :
Current Affairs
PMJJBY is a one-year life insurance
scheme that covers death due to any
reason. It is renewed from year to year.
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima

Yojana (PMSBY) :
PMSBY is a one year accident insurance

scheme which provides coverage for
death or disability due to accident and is
renewable from year to year.
PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY completed 8 Atal Pension Yojana (APY) :

years.
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched
 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima to create a universal social security
Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri system for all Indians, especially the poor,
Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and the underprivileged and workers in the
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) unorganized sector. It is an initiative of the
celebrated their 8th anniversary on government to provide financial security
9th May 2023. to the people working in the unorganized
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi sector and to meet their future needs. The
launched PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY APY is administered by the Pension Fund
on 9th May, 2015 from Kolkata, Regulatory and Development Authority
West Bengal. (PFRDA) under the overall administrative
 All these three schemes are and institutional framework of the National
dedicated for the welfare of the Pension System (NPS).
citizens to meet the need of
securing human life from
unforeseen event and financial
uncertainties.
 The government launched two
insurance schemes – PMJJBY and
PMSBY to ensure that the
unorganized sector of the country
remains financially secure. Along
with this, the government also
launched the Atal Pension Yojana-
APY to help meet the needs of old
age.
Enrollment under the Atal

Pension Yojana (APY) has crossed
the 5.20 crore mark.
 The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has
crossed the 5.20 crore mark in total
enrolment as of 31 March 2023.
 The scheme has seen a growth of
over 20%, enrolling more than 1.19
crore new subscribers in the
financial year 2022-23.
Pradhan Mantri National  The total assets under management
Apprenticeship Mela to be (AUM) in APY is over Rs. 27,200
crore, and the scheme has generated
organised in more than 200 an investment return of 8.69% since
districts across the country. its inception.
 In the public sector banks (PSBs)
 The Ministry of Skill Development category, nine banks achieved the
and Entrepreneurship is organizing annual target, while Bank of India,
the Pradhan Mantri National State Bank of India and Indian Bank
Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) in opened more than hundred APY
over 200 districts across India. accounts per branch.
 The purpose of the apprenticeship  Under the category of Regional Rural
mela is to provide relevant Banks (RRBs), 32 banks achieved the
apprenticeship training annual target, while Jharkhand State
opportunities to local youth and Gramin Bank, Vidarbha Konkan
strengthen their livelihood Gramin Bank, Tripura Gramin Bank
opportunities. and Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin
 Several local businesses and Bank opened more than 160 APY
organizations have been invited to accounts per branch.
participate in the event and offer
apprenticeship opportunities to the ATAL PENSION YOJANA (APY) :
youth.
 The participating companies  Under the APY, subscribers receive
represent various sectors, providing a guaranteed pension ranging from
apprenticeships in different fields. Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 5,000 per month from
 The event will enable participating
the age of 60 years, depending on
organizations to connect with their contributions.
potential apprentices, choose from  After the death of the subscriber,
their qualifications on the spot, and his/her spouse gets the same
offer them apprenticeship training. pension, and on the death of both the
 The apprenticeship mela is open to subscriber spouse, the accumulated
individuals who have passed Class 5 pension amount till the age of 60
to Class 12, have skill training years will be given to the nominee.
certificates, ITI certificates, Diploma
certificates, or are graduates.
MCQ Questions :
Qns : When is World No Tobacco Day observed?
विश्व तं बाकू वनषे ध वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 1st January / 1 जनिरी

(B) 31st May / 31 मई
(C) 15th August / 15 अगस्त
(D) 25th May / 25 मई
उत्तर : (B) 31st May / 31 मई

विश्व तं बाकू वनषे ध वदिस हर साल 31 मई को मनाया जाता है । इस वदन को विश्व स्वास्थ्य सं गठन
(WHO) के ने तृत्व में तं बाकू के उपयोग के हावनकारक प्रभािों के बारे में जागरूकता बढाने और
तं बाकू की खपत को कम करने के वलए नीवतयां बनाने के वलए एक पहल के रूप में मनाया जाता
है । विश्व तं बाकू वनषे ध वदिस 2023 की थीम है “िी नीड फ़ूड, नॉट तं बाकू ”।
Qns : Who was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?

केंद्रीय सतकक ता आयु क्त (CVC) के रूप में वकसने शपथ ली?
(A) Praveen Kumar Srivastava / प्रिीण कुमार श्रीिास्ति

(B) Jagdeep Dhankhar / जगदीप धनखड़
(C) Jai Prakash Singh / जय प्रकाश वसं ह
(D) RK Vishwakarma / आरके विश्वकमाक
उत्तर : (A) Praveen Kumar Srivastava / प्रिीण कुमार श्रीिास्ति

सतककता आयु क्त प्रिीण कु मार श्रीिास्ति को 29 मई को राष्ट्रपवत द्रौपदी मु मूक द्वारा केंद्रीय सतककता
आयु क्त (सीिीसी) के रूप में शपथ वदलाई गई। समारोह में उपराष्ट्रपवत जगदीप धनखड़ और
प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी शावमल हुए।
Qns : Which player won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023?

आईपीएल 2023 में वकस खखलाड़ी ने ऑरें ज कै प जीती?
(A) Nishant Sindhu / वनशां त वसं धु

(B) Hardik Pandya / हावदक क पां ड्या
(C) Rashid Khan / रावशद खान
(D) Shubman Gill / शु भमन वगल
उत्तर : (D) Shubman Gill / शु भमन वगल

IPL 2023 में वगल ने अविश्वनीय प्रदशक न वकया। उन्ोंने 17 मै चों में 59.33 की औसत से सिाक वधक 890
रन बनाए।
िह आईपीएल के एक सीजन में दू सरे सिाक वधक रन बनाने िाले बल्रे बाज बने । इसी के चलते उन्ें
मोस्ट िे ल्यूएबल प्ले य र ऑफ द टू नाक मेंट के अिॉडक से निाजा गया। इसके अलािा िे ऑरें ज कै प जीतने
िाले छठे भारतीय खखलाड़ी बन गए हैं ।
Qns : Who recieved Sengol for the first time?
सें गोल को पहली बार वकसने प्राप्त वकया था?
(A) Narendra Modi / नरें द्र मोदी

(B) Mahatma Gandhi / महात्मा गां धी
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru / जिाहरलाल ने हरू
(D) Indira Gandhi / इं वदरा गां धी
उत्तर : (C) Jawaharlal Nehru / जिाहरलाल ने हरू

सं क्षेप में , “से नगोल” एक राजदं ड है । इवतहास में सबसे लं बे समय तक शासन करने िाले राजिं शों में
से एक, दवक्षण भारत का चोल िं श , जहां सें गोल पहली बार प्रकट हुआ था। स्वतं त्र भारत के पहले
प्रधान मं त्री जिाहरलाल ने हरू ने “से नगोल” को अं ग्रे जों से अवधकार सौंपने के प्रतीक के रूप में
स्वीकार वकया। इसके बाद इसे इलाहाबाद सं ग्रहालय में रख वदया गया।
Question : Which company has been given permission to develop a second hydroelectric project in
Nepal?
वकस कंपनी को ने पाल में दू सरी जलविद् यु त पररयोजना विकवसत करने की अनु मवत दी गई है ?
(A) सतलु ज जल विद् यु त वनगम / Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam

(B) पू िोत्तर इले खरर क पािर कंपनी / Northeast Electric Power Company
(C) ने शनल हाइडर ोइले खरर क पािर कॉपोरे शन / National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
(D) वटहरी हाइडर ो डे िलपमें ट कॉरपोरे शन वलवमटे ड / Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited
उत्तर : (A) सतलु ज जल विद् यु त वनगम / Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam

ने पाल ने भारत के सतलु ज जल विद् यु त वनगम (एसजे िीएन) वलवमटे ड को दे श में दू सरी जलविद् यु त
पररयोजना विकवसत करने की अनु मवत दे ने का फैसला वकया है । एसजे िीएन (SJVN) ितक मान में पू िी
ने पाल में अरुण नदी पर खथथत रन-ऑफ-ररिर 900-मे गािाट अरुण-III जलविद् यु त पररयोजना विकवसत
कर रहा है , जो 2024 में पू रा होने के वलए वनधाक ररत है ।
Question : Who has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO)?
विश्व स्वास्थ्य सं गठन (WHO) के बाहरी ले खापरीक्षक के रूप में वकसे पु नः वनिाक वचत वकया गया है ?
(A) वजम योंग वकम / Jim Yong Kim

(B) अं शुला कां त / Anshula Kant
(C) अजय बं गा / Ajay Banga
(D) वगरीश चं द्र मु मूक / Girish Chandra Murmu
उत्तर : (D) वगरीश चं द्र मु मूक / Girish Chandra Murmu

भारत के वनयं त्र क और महाले खा परीक्षक (CAG) वगरीश चं द्र मु मूक को 2024 से 2027 तक चार साल
की अिवध के वलए विश्व स्वास्थ्य सं गठन (WHO) के बाहरी ले खा परीक्षक के रूप में वफर से चु ना
गया है ।
Question : Which of the following is the launch vehicle for Chandrayaan -3?
वनम्नवलखखत में से कौन सा चं द्रयान-3 का प्रक्षे पण यान है ?
(A) जीएसएलिी माकक III / GSLV Mark III

(B) पीएसएलिी / PSLV
(C) चं द्रयान -2 / Chandrayaan-2
(D) उपयुक क्त में से कोई नही ं / None of the above
उत्तर : (A) जीएसएलिी माकक III / GSLV Mark III

भारतीय अं तररक्ष अनु सं धान सं गठन (ISRO) ने घोषणा की है वक उसका चं द्रयान -3 चं द्र वमशन जु लाई
2023 में लॉन्च वकया जाएगा। वमशन, जो चं द्रयान -2 वमशन का अनु ि ती है , में एक स्वदे शी लैं डर
मॉड्यू ल , एक प्रणोदन शावमल होगा।
Questions : Which team won Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 ?

वकस टीम ने इं वडयन प्रीवमयर लीग (आईपीएल) 2023 जीता?
(A) चे न्नई सु पर वकंग्स / Chennai Super Kings

(B) मुं बई इं वडयं स / Mumbai Indians
(C) गु जरात टाइटन्ऱ / Gujarat Titans
(D) कोलकाता नाइट राइडसक / Kolkata Knight Riders
उत्तर : (A) चे न्नई सु प र वकं ग्स / Chennai Super Kings

महें द्र वसं ह धोनी के ने तृत्व में चे न्नई सु पर वकंग्स ने अहमदाबाद में 29 मई 2023 को एक रोमां चक
फाइनल मै च में गु जरात टाइटन्ऱ को पां च विकेट से हराकर अपना पां चिां इं वडयन प्रीवमयर लीग
(आईपीएल) खखताब जीता। धोनी, जो पू रे आईपीएल सीज़न में एक प्रमु ख हस्ती रहे हैं , ने अपनी
पााँ चिी ं टर ॉफी जीतकर एक उच्च नोट पर समाप्त वकया।
Qns : NVS-1 satellite was launched by which organization?

NVS-1 उपग्रह वकस सं गठन द्वारा लॉन्च वकया गया था?
(A) NASA / नासा

(B) ESA / ईएसए
(C) ISRO / इसरो
(D) SpaceX / स्पे स एक्स
Answer : (C) ISRO / इसरो

भारतीय अं तररक्ष अनु सं धान सं गठन (ISRO) ने 29 मई को सु बह 10.42 बजे अगली पीढी के ने विगे श न
उपग्रह NVS-1 को लॉन्च वकया। अं तररक्ष यान भारतीय नक्षत्र (NavIC) श्रृं खला के साथ ने विगे श न का
वहस्सा है , वजसका उद्दे श्य वनगरानी और नौिहन क्षमता प्रदान करना है । लगभग 2,232 वकलोग्राम िजनी
NVS-1 को GSLV F12 रॉकेट द्वारा सतीश धिन अं तररक्ष केंद्र, श्रीहररकोटा के दू सरे लॉन्च पै ड से लॉन्च
वकया गया।
Qns : Who is the Prime Minister of Nepal?
ने पाल के प्रधानमं त्री कौन हैं ?
(A) Pushpa Kamal Dahal / पु ष्प कमल दहल

(B) Dinesh Gunawardena / वदने श गु णािधक ने
(C) Sheikh Hasina / शे ख हसीना
(D) Surya Bahadur Thapa / सू यक बहादु र थापा
Answer : (A) Pushpa Kamal Dahal / पु ष्प कमल दहल

ने पाल के प्रधानमं त्री पु ष्प कमल दहल ‘प्रचं ड ’ प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी के वनमं त्र ण पर 31 मई से 3 जू न
तक भारत की आवधकाररक यात्रा पर रहें गे। िह वदसं बर 2022 में कायक भार सं भालने के बाद भारत की
अपनी पहली वद्वपक्षीय यात्रा पर आएं गे । उनके साथ एक उच्च-स्तरीय प्रवतवनवधमं डल भी आएगा।
Qns : Who won the Malaysia Masters badminton title 2023 in men‟s singles?
पु रुष एकल में मले वशया मास्टसक बै डवमं टन खखताब 2023 वकसने जीता?
(A) Priyanshu Rajawat / वप्रयां शु राजाित

(B) Lakshya Sen / लक्ष्य से न
(C) Sameer Verma / समीर िमाक
(D) HS Prannoy / एचएस प्रणय
Answer : (D) HS Prannoy / एचएस प्रणय

भारत के शीषक शटलर एचएस प्रणय ने मले वशया मास्टसक बै डवमं टन 2023 का खखताब जीत वलया है ।
उन्ोंने 28 मई 2023 को कुआलालं पुर में पु रुष एकल फाइनल में चीन के िें ग होंग यां ग को 21-19,
13-21, 21-18 से हराया। दोनों के मध्य 94 वमनट तक मु काबला चला। प्रणय साइना ने हिाल और पीिी
वसं धु के बाद मले वशया मास्टसक चैं वपयनवशप जीतने िाले तीसरे भारतीय बन गए है ।
Qns : Which company carried out the construction of the new Parliament House?
नए सं सद भिन का वनमाक ण वकस कंपनी ने वकया था?
(A) Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. / ररलायं स इं फ्रास्टर क्चर वलवमटे ड

(B) Sadbhav Engineering Ltd. / सद्भाि इं जीवनयररं ग वलवमटे ड
(C) Tata Projects Ltd. / टाटा प्रोजे र्स वलवमटे ड
(D) Dilip Buildcon Ltd. / वदलीप वबल्डकॉन वलवमटे ड
Answer : (C) Tata Projects Ltd. / टाटा प्रोजे र्स वलवमटे ड

28 मई, 2023 को प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी ने आवधकाररक तौर पर नए सं सद भिन का उद् घाटन वकया।
नई वदल्री के सें टरल विस्टा क्षे त्र में नया सं सद भिन बनाया गया है ।
इस भिन में लोकसभा के 888 सदस्ों और राज्य सभा के 384 सदस्ों के बै ठ ने की व्यिथथा है ।
इमारत में लगभग 65,000 िगक मीटर का क्षे त्र शावमल है और यह वत्रकोणीय आकार में है ।
यह एक चार मं वजला इमारत है वजसका वनमाक ण 970 करोड़ रुपये की अनु मावनत लागत से वकया गया
है ।
इमारत का वडजाइन अहमदाबाद खथथत एचसीपी वडजाइन, प्लावनं ग एं ड मै नेजमें ट द्वारा वकया गया था।
वनमाक ण टाटा प्रोजे र्स वलवमटे ड द्वारा वकया गया था।
Qns : What is the total distance between Assam‟s first Vande Bharat Express, Guwahati and New
Jalpaiguri Station?
असम की पहली िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स , गु िाहाटी और न्यू जलपाईगु ड़ी स्टे शन के बीच कुल वकतनी दू री है ?
(A) 300 kms / 300 वक.मी

(B) 350 kms / 350 वक.मी
(C) 411 kms / 411 वक.मी
(D) 500 kms / 500 वक.मी
Answer : (C) 411 kms / 411 वक.मी

प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी ने 29 मई को दोपहर 12 बजे गु िाहाटी में िीवडयो कॉन्फ्फ्रेंवसं ग के जररए असम
की पहली िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स को हरी झं डी वदखाई, टर े न गु िाहाटी को न्यू जलपाईगु ड़ी से जोड़े गी। दोनों
जगहों को जोड़ने िाली मौजू दा सबसे ते ज टर े न की तु लना में यात्रा समय में लगभग एक घं टे की बचत
होगी। यह 411 वकलोमीटर की दू री तय करे गी।
Qns : Who is the King of Cambodia?

कंबोवडया के राजा कौन हैं ?
(A) Philippe / वफवलप

(B) Charles / चार्ल्क
(C) Norodom Sihamoni / नोरोडोम वसहामोनी
(D) Willem Alexander / विले म अले क्जेंडर
Answer : (C) Norodom Sihamoni / नोरोडोम वसहामोनी

कंबोवडया के राजा नोरोडोम वसहमोनी 29 से 31 मई तक अपनी पहली राजकीय यात्रा पर भारत
आएं गे ।
यह यात्रा भारत और कंबोवडया के बीच राजनवयक सं बंधों की 70िी ं िषक गां ठ समारोह का समापन है ।
कंबोवडया के राजा की यह यात्रा लगभग छह दशकों के बाद हो रही है , ितक मान राजा के वपता की
अं वतम यात्रा 1963 में हुई थी।
Qns : Where was the International Climate Research Meeting (ICRC-2023) held?
अं तराक ष्ट्रीय जलिायु अनु सं धान बै ठक (ICRC-2023) कहााँ आयोवजत की गई थी?
(A) IIT Kanpur / आईआईटी कानपू र

(B) IIT Delhi / आईआईटी वदल्री
(C) IIT Madras / आईआईटी मद्रास
(D) IIT Bombay / आईआईटी बॉम्बे
Answer : (D) IIT Bombay / आईआईटी बॉम्बे

भारत का राष्ट्रीय जलिायु अनु संधान कायक क्रम 26 मई 2023 को IIT बॉम्बे में DST के सें टर ऑफ
एक्सीलें स इन क्लाइमे ट स्टडीज में दो वदिसीय अं तराक ष्ट्रीय जलिायु अनु संधान बै ठक (ICRC-2023) के
उद् घाटन के अिसर पर जारी वकया गया था। जलिायु पररितक न अनु सं धान के वलए समवपक त 20 प्रमु ख
कायक क्रम भी हैं । इस व्यापक ने टिकक में चौ क
ं ा दे ने िाले 1,400 सं थथान शावमल हैं जहां जलिायु
पररितक न अध्ययन और अनु संधान होते हैं , हाल ही में वनजी सं थथानों का विस्तार हुआ है ।
Qns : Where will the first Mining Start-up Summit be held?
पहला खनन स्टाटक -अप वशखर सम्मे ल न कहााँ आयोवजत वकया जाएगा?
(A) New Delhi / नई वदल्री

(B) Mumbai / मुं बई
(C) Kolkata / कोलकाता
(D) Chennai / चे न्नई
Answer : (B) Mumbai / मुं बई

केंद्रीय सं सदीय कायक , कोयला और खान मं त्री श्री प्रल्हाद जोशी 29 मई 2023 को मुं बई में पहले खनन
स्टाटक -अप वशखर सम्मे ल न का उद् घाटन करें गे । सम्मे लन का आयोजन भारतीय प्रौद्योवगकी सं थथान
बॉम्बे और खान मं त्रालय के सं युक्त तत्वािधान में वकया जा रहा है । सवमट में 120 से अवधक स्टाटक -
अप और 20 प्रमु ख उद्योग भाग लें गे।
Qns : OpenAI launched which app in India for iPhone users on 18 May?
OpenAI ने 18 मई को iPhone उपयोगकताक ओ ं के वलए भारत में कौन-सा ऐप लॉन्च वकया?
(A) ChatGPT app / चै टजीपीटी ऐप

(B) GPT-3.5 architecture / जीपीटी-3.5 आवककटे क्चर
(C) Language model training / लैं ग्वेज मॉडल टर े वनं ग
(D) OpenAI research initiative / ओपनएआई ररसचक इं वटयाटीि
Answer : (A) ChatGPT app / चै टजीपीटी ऐप

आईफोन उपयोगकताक ओ ं के वलए ओपनएआई का िायरल आवटक वफवशयल इं टे वलजें स (एआई) चै टबॉट
चै टजीपीटी ऐप (ChatGPT app) अब भारत सवहत 32 दे शों में उपलब्ध है । कंपनी, वजसका मु ख्यालय
सै न फ्रां वसस्को में है , ने आवधकाररक तौर पर iOS के वलए 18 मई को US में ChatGPT ऐप लॉन्च वकया
और वनकट भविष्य में अन्य दे शों में इसकी उपलब्धता का विस्तार करने की योजना की घोषणा की।
Qns : What is the name of the bridge, which will be India‟s longest sea bridge in the coming days?
उस पु ल का नाम क्या है , जो आने िाले वदनों में भारत का सबसे लं बा समु द्री पु ल होगा?
(A) Delhi Trans Harbour Link / वदल्री टर ां स हाबक र वलं क

(B) Kolkata Trans Harbour Link / कोल्कता टर ां स हाबक र वलं क
(C) Mumbai Trans Harbour Link / मुं बई टर ां स हाबक र वलं क
(D) Chennai Trans Harbour Link / चे न्नई टर ां स हाबक र वलं क
Answer : (C) Mumbai Trans Harbour Link / मुं बई टर ां स हाबक र वलं क

भारत का सबसे लं बा पु ल , वनमाक णाधीन मुं बई टर ां स हाबक र वलं क , इस साल 2023 के अं त तक जनता के
वलए खु ला होने की सं भािना है । 25 मई को, एक महत्वपू णक उपलखब्ध के रूप में , महाराष्ट्र के मु ख्यमं त्री
एकनाथ वशं दे ने वडप्टी सीएम दे िेंद्र फडणिीस के साथ वनमाक णाधीन मुं बई टर ां स हाबक र वलं क
(एमटीएचएल) का वनरीक्षण वकया और डे क स्लै ब थथापना के पू रा होने को वचवित करने के वलए
एमटीएचएल को पार करने िाली पहली बस को हरी झं डी वदखाई।
Qns : Who recently took charge as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
हाल ही में केंद्रीय जां च ब्यू रो (CBI) के वनदे शक के रूप में वकसने कायक भार सं भाला है ?
(A) Praveen Sood / प्रिीण सू द

(B) Alok Kumar Verma / आलोक कुमार िमाक
(C) Rishi Kumar Shukla / ऋवष कुमार शु क्ला
(D) Anil Sinha / अवनल वसन्ा
Answer : (A) Praveen Sood / प्रिीण सू द

IPS अवधकारी प्रिीण सू द ने 25 मई को केंद्रीय जां च ब्यू रो (CBI) के वनदे श क के रूप में कायक भार
सं भाला। 1986 बै च के अवधकारी, श्री सू द पहले कनाक टक में पु वलस महावनदे श क के रूप में कायक रत थे ।
श्री सू द अपने लगभग 37 िषों के लं बे से िाकाल में विवभन्न महत्वपू णक पदों पर रहे हैं ।
Qns : What was the rank of AI supercomputer „AIRAWAT‟ in the 61st edition of the Top 500 Global
Supercomputing list?
शीषक 500 िै वश्वक सु परकंप्यू वटं ग सू ची के 61िें सं स्करण में एआई सु परकंप्यू ट र „AIRAWAT‟ को कौन सा थथान
वदया गया था?
(A) 61st / 61िां

(B) 75th / 75 िााँ
(C) 80th / 80 िााँ
(D) 55th / 55 िााँ
Answer : (B) 75th / 75 िााँ

C-DAC, पु णे में थथावपत आवटक वफवशयल इं टे वलजें स (AI) सु परकंप्यू ट र ‘AIRAWAT’ को दु वनया में 75िां
थथान वदया गया है । जमक नी में 61िें अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सु प रकं प्यू वटं ग सम्मे ल न (ISC 2023) में शीषक 500 िै वश्वक
सु परकंप्यू वटं ग सू ची की घोषणा की गई। इसमें भारत को पू री दु वनया में एआई सु परकंप्यू वटं ग दे शों में
शीषक थथान पर रखा गया है । यह वसस्टम भारत में आवटक वफवशयल इं टे वलजें स (एआई) पर राष्ट्रीय
कायक क्रम के तहत थथावपत वकया गया है ।
Qns : Which author won the 2023 International Booker Prize for his novel “Time Shelter”?
वकस ले खक ने अपने उपन्यास “टाइम शे ल्टर” के वलए 2023 अं त राक ष्ट्रीय बु कर पु र स्कार जीता?
(A) Niel Gaiman / नील गै म न

(B) Salman Rushdie / सलमान रुश्दी
(C) Georgi Gospodinov / जॉजी गोस्पोवडनोि
(D) None of the above / उपयुक क्त में से कोई नही ं
Answer : (C) Georgi Gospodinov / जॉजी गोस्पोवडनोि

बल्गे ररयाई ले खक जॉजी गोस्पोवडनोि ने अपने उपन्यास “टाइम शे ल्टर” के वलए 2023 अं त राक ष्ट्रीय बु कर
पु रस्कार जीता। एं जे ला रोडे ल द्वारा उपन्यास का अं ग्रे जी में अनु िाद वकया गया था और यह अं त राक ष्ट्रीय
बु कर पु रस्कार जीतने िाला पहला बल्गे ररयाई उपन्यास है । “टाइम शे ल्ट र” एक मनोरम और उल्रे ख नीय
सावहखिक कृवत है जो समय, पहचान और मानिीय अनु भ ि के विषयों की पड़ताल करती है ।
Qns : Who took the oath of office and secrecy as a member of UPSC on 25 May?
25 मई को वकसने यू पीएससी के सदस् के रूप में पद और गोपनीयता की शपथ ली?
(A) Dr. Manoj Soni / डॉ. मनोज सोनी

(B) Ms. Suman Sharma / सु श्री सु मन शमाक
(C) Mr. Ramesh Kumar / श्री रमे श कु मार
(D) None of the above / उपरोक्त में से कोई नही ं
Answer : (B) Ms. Suman Sharma / सु श्री सु म न शमाक

सु श्री सु म न शमाक , आईआरएस ने 25 मई को यू पीएससी के सदस् के रूप में पद और गोपनीयता की
शपथ ली। यू पीएससी के चे यरमै न डॉ. मनोज सोनी ने उन्ें शपथ वदलाई। भारतीय राजस्व से िा
(आयकर), 1990 बै च के एक अवधकारी के रूप में , सु श्री सु मन शमाक ने 30 से अवधक िषों के अपने
शानदार कररयर में कई महत्वपू णक पदों पर काम वकया है और अं तराक ष्ट्रीय कराधान, थथानां तरण मू ल्य
वनधाक रण के विषय के साथ वनकटता से जु ड़ी हुई हैं
Qns : Which team did the Indian junior hockey team defeat in their first match at the Men‟s Asia Cup
2023?
पु रुष एवशया कप 2023 में भारतीय जू वनयर हॉकी टीम ने अपने पहले मै च में वकस टीम को हराया था?
(A) Australia / ऑस्टरे वलया

(B) Chinese Taipei / चीनी ताइपे
(C) Japan / जापान
(D) South Korea / दवक्षण कोररया
Answer : (B) Chinese Taipei / चीनी ताइपे

भारतीय जू वनयर हॉकी टीम ने 24 मई को ओमान के सलालाह में पु रुष एवशया कप 2023 में चीनी
ताइपे के वऻलाफ़ एकतरफ़ा मै च में 18-0 के बड़े अं त र से जीत दजक की। प्रवतयोवगता में भारतीय
जू वनयर पु रुष हॉकी टीम को पू ल A में पावकस्तान, जापान, थाईलैं ड और चीनी ताइपे के साथ रखा गया
है । इस जीत के साथ भारत तीन अं क और +18 के गोल अं त र के साथ पू ल A में शीषक पर पहुं च गया
है ।
Qns : Who won the gold medal in the men‟s long jump event at the International Jumping Meeting
athletics 2023?
अं तराक ष्ट्रीय जं वपं ग मीवटं ग एथले वटक्स 2023 में पु रुषों की लं बी कूद स्पधाक में स्वणक पदक वकसने जीता?
(A) Sandeep Singh Maan / सं दीप वसं ह मान

(B) Sanjay Kumar Rai / सं जय कुमार राय
(C) Murali Sreesankar / मु रली श्रीशं क र
(D) Ankit Sharma / अं वकत शमाक
Answer : (C) Murali Sreesankar / मु रली श्रीशं कर

भारतीय लं बी जम्पर मु रली श्रीशं कर ने 24 मई को ग्रीस के कावलवथया में अं तराक ष्ट्रीय जं वपं ग मीट में
स्वणक जबवक हमितन जे खस्वन एखल्डर न ने रजत पदक जीता। पु रुषों की लं बी कूद स्पधाक में अपने
खखताब का सफलतापू िक क बचाि करते हुए, राष्ट्रमं डल खे लों के रजत पदक विजे ता मु रली श्रीशं कर ने
8.18 मीटर की अपनी सीजन-सिक श्रेष्ठ छलां ग लगाई।
Qns : Which organization will launch the GSLV-F12 navigation satellite on 29th May 2023?
कौन सा सं गठन 29 मई 2023 को GSLV-F12 ने विगे श न उपग्रह लॉन्च करे गा?
(A) NASA / नासा

(B) ESA / ईएसए
(C) ISRO / इसरो
(D) JAXA / जाक्सा
Answer : (C) ISRO / इसरो

भारतीय अं तररक्ष अनु सं धान सं गठन, ISRO 29 मई को आं ध्र प्रदे श के श्रीहररकोटा में सतीश धिन
अं तररक्ष केंद्र से सु बह 10.42 बजे GSLV-F12 ने विगे श न उपग्रह लॉन्च करे गा। यह अगली पीढी के
नाविक उपग्रह को ले जाने िाला उड़ान वमशन है जो 2016 में लॉन्च वकए गए IRNSS-1G उपग्रह का
थथान ले गा।
Qns : What is the name of the first Vande Bharat Express train in Uttarakhand?
उत्तराखं ड में पहली िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े न का नाम क्या है ?
(A) Dehradun to Mumbai Vande Bharat Express / दे हरादू न से मुं बई िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स
(B) New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express / नई वदल्री-िाराणसी िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स
(C) Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express / नागपु र -वबलासपु र िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स
(D) Dehradun to Delhi Vande Bharat Express / दे हरादू न से वदल्री िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स
Answer : (D) Dehradun to Delhi Vande Bharat Express / दे हरादू न से वदल्री िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स
प्रधानमं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी ने 25 मई को सु बह 11 बजे दे हरादू न से वदल्री के वलए पहली िं दे भारत
एक्सप्रे स को िीवडयो कॉन्फ्फ्रें वसं ग के जररए हरी झं डी वदखाकर रिाना वकया। यह उत्तराखं ड की पहली
िं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े न है । विश्व स्तरीय सु विधाओं से लै स यह एक्सप्रे स टर े न यावत्रयों, विशे षकर राज्य में
आने िाले पयक टकों के वलए आरामदायक यात्रा अनु भ ि के एक नए यु ग की शु रूआत करे गी।
Qns : What is UPSC full form?

यू पीएससी का फुल फॉमक क्या है ?
(A) Union Police Security Commission / यू वनयन पु वलस वसक्यू ररटी कमीशन
(B) Union Public Service Commission / यू वनयन पखिक सविक स कमीशन
(C) Union Private Service Civil / यू वनयन प्राइिे ट सविक स वसविल
(D) None of these / इनमें से कोई नही ं
Answer : (B) Union Public Service Commission / यू वनयन पखिक सविक स कमीशन
यू वनयन पखिक सविक स कमीशन ने 23 मई को वसविल से िा परीक्षा 2022 का पररणाम घोवषत वकया।
वसविल से िा (प्रारं वभक) परीक्षा, 2022 का आयोजन 5 जू न , 2022 को वकया गया था। इस परीक्षा के
वलए कुल 11,35,697 अभ््‍ यावथक यों ने आिे दन वकया था, वजनमें से 5,73,735 अभ््‍
य थी िास्ति में परीक्षा
में शावमल हुए थे । इवशता वकशोर ने परीक्षा में टॉप वकया है जबवक गररमा लोवहया ने दू सरा थथान
हावसल वकया है ।
Qns : Where was the 3rd Forum on India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC Summit) held?
भारत-प्रशां त द्वीप सहयोग पर तीसरा फोरम (FIPIC सवमट) कहााँ आयोवजत वकया गया था?
(A) Australia / ऑस्टरे वलया

(B) New Zealand / न्यू जीलैं ड
(C) Papua New Guinea / पापु आ न्यू वगनी
(D) Fiji / वफजी
Answer : (C) Papua New Guinea / पापु आ न्यू वगनी

22 मई को पोटक मोरे स्बी में आयोवजत भारत-प्रशां त द्वीप सहयोग पर तीसरा फोरम (FIPIC सवमट)
पापु आ न्यू वगनी के साथ सं युक्त रूप से आयोवजत वकया गया था। भारत के प्रधान मं त्री ने पापु आ न्यू
वगनी के प्रधान मं त्री के साथ वशखर सम्मे ल न की सह-अध्यक्षता की।
पहला FIPIC वशखर सम्मे ल न िषक 2014 में वफजी की राजधानी सु िा में आयोवजत वकया गया था।
दू सरा ऐसा वशखर सम्मे ल न, FIPIC-II िषक 2015 में जयपु र में आयोवजत वकया गया था।
2023 में , यह आयोवजत होने िाला तीसरा FIPIC वशखर सम्मे ल न था।
Qns : Who is the first Arab female astronaut to go into space?

अं तररक्ष में जाने िाली पहली अरब मवहला अं तररक्ष यात्री कौन हैं ?
(A) Rayyana Barnawi / रे यान बरनािी

(B) Anousheh Ansari / अनू शेह अं सारी
(C) Sara Sabry / सारा साबरी
(D) Marsha Ivins / माशाक आईविं स
Answer : (A) Rayyana Barnawi / रे यान बरनािी

अं तररक्ष में जाने िाली पहली अरब मवहला अं तररक्ष यात्री इं टरने श नल स्पे स स्टे शन (आईएसएस) पहुं च
गई हैं ।
सऊदी अरब की एक स्तन कैंसर शोधकताक रे यना बरनािी, 21 मई को साथी सऊदी अली अल-ऺरनी,
एक लड़ाकू पायलट द्वारा वमशन में शावमल हुईं। यह जोड़ी दशकों में अं तररक्ष में यात्रा करने िाली
पहली सऊदी अं तररक्ष यात्री है ।
Qns : In which district of Uttar Pradesh did the 3rd Khelo India University Games start?
उत्तर प्रदे श के वकस वजले में तीसरा खे लो इं वडया यू वनिवसक टी गे म्स शु रू हुआ?
(A) Agra / आगरा

(B) Allahabad / इलाहाबाद
(C) Ghaziabad / गावजयाबाद
(D) Gautam Buddha Nagar / गौतम बु द्ध नगर
Answer : (D) Gautam Buddha Nagar / गौतम बु द्ध नगर

उत्तर प्रदे श के गौतम बु द्ध नगर वजले में 23 मई 2023 की शाम कबड्डी प्रवतयोवगता के साथ तीसरे
खे लो इं वडया यू वनिवसक टी गे म्स की शु रुआत हुई। इस कायक क्रम में विवभन्न विश्वविद्यालयों की 15 टीमें
भाग ले रही हैं । बास्केटबॉल, िे ट वलखटं ग, बॉखक्सं ग और कबड्डी में विवभन्न विश्वविद्यालयों के करीब 1200
खखलाड़ी वहस्सा ले रहे हैं । खे लो इं वडया यू वनिवसक टी गे म्स 3 जू न तक जारी रहें गे और समापन समारोह
िाराणसी में होगा।
Qns : On which date is Commonwealth Day celebrated in India?
भारत में राष्ट्रमं डल वदिस वकस वतवथ को मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 13 May / 13 मई
(B) 24 May / 24 मई
(C) 1 January / 1 जनिरी
(D) 15 September / 15 वसतं बर
Answer : (B) 24 May / 24 मई

राष्ट्रमं डल वदिस 13 माचक को प्रवतिषक मनाया जाने िाला एक िै वश्वक उत्सि है । हालााँ वक, भारत और कुछ
अन्य दे श इसे 24 मई को मनाते हैं । राष्ट्रमं डल वदिस 2023 की थीम “फोवजिं ग ए सस्टे ने बल एं ड
पीसफुल कॉमन फ्यू च र” है । इस महत्वपू णक वदन की शु रुआत 24 मई, 1902 को महारानी विरोररया के
जन्मवदन के अिसर पर हुई थी।
Qns : Who is the founder and CEO of meta?

मे टा के सं थथापक और सीईओ कौन हैं ?
(A) Will Cathcart / विल कैथकाटक

(B) Adam Mosseri / एडम मोसे री
(C) Mark Zuckerberg / माकक ज़ु के रबगक
(D) Kavin Bharti Mittal / कविन भारती वमत्तल
Answer : (C) Mark Zuckerberg / माकक ज़ु के रबगक

माकक जु करबगक मे टा के सं थथापक और सीईओ हैं , वजसे उन्ोंने 2004 में फेसबु क की थथापना की थी।
22 मई को, माकक ज़ु के रबगक ने फीचर को अनाउं स कर अपने फेसबु क पोस्ट पर वलखा, अब िॉट् सऐप
पर मै सेज को एवडट कर पाएं गे , ले वकन इसके वलए केिल 15 वमनट तक का समय वमले गा। मै सेज को
एवडट करने के वलए आपको मै सेज को प्रे स एं ड होल्ड करना होगा, तब आपको एवडट का ऑप्शन
नजर जाााएगा, जहां आप Edit कर सकते हैं ।
Qns : Who conferred Fiji‟s highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi?
प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी को वफजी के सिोच्च सम्मान, कम्पे वनयन ऑफ द ऑडक र ऑफ वफजी से वकसने सम्मावनत
वकया?
(A) President of Fiji / वफजी के राष्ट्रपवत

(B) Prime Minister of Fiji / वफजी के प्रधान मं त्री
(C) Governor-General of fiji / वफजी के गिनक र जनरल
Answer : (B) Prime Minister of Fiji / वफजी के प्रधान मं त्री

प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी को वफजी गणराज्य के प्रधान मं त्री वसतविनी राबु का द्वारा वफजी के सिोच्च
सम्मान, कम्पे वनयन ऑफ द ऑडक र ऑफ वफजी से सम्मावनत वकया गया है । पापु आ न्यू वगनी ने भी
पीएम मोदी को अपना सिोच्च पु र स्कार प्रदान वकया।
Qns : Which country is hosting the 44th edition of the ISO COPOLCO Plenary?
कौन सा दे श ISO COPOLCO प्ले नरी के 44िें सं स्क रण की मे जबानी कर रहा है ?
(A) India / भारत

(B) China / चीन
(C) Brazil / ब्राजील
(D) United States / सं युक्त राज्य अमे ररका
Answer : (A) India / भारत

भारत 23 से 26 मई तक नई वदल्री में प्रवतवष्ठत िावषक क उपभोक्ता नीवत फोरम – ISO COPOLCO प्ले नरी
के 44िें सं स्करण की मे ज बानी कर रहा है । केंद्रीय उपभोक्ता मामलों के मं त्री पीयू ष गोयल इस
कायक क्रम का उद् घाटन करें गे । अं तराक ष्ट्रीय मानक सं ग ठन (ISO), 168 दे शों के सदस्ों के साथ एक
अं तरराष्ट्रीय वनकाय है , जो व्यापार और सामावजक क्षे त्रों की विविध श्रे णी को प्रभावित करने िाले दु वनया
के मानकों को विकवसत करता है ।
Qns : When were the Rs 2,000 notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
भारतीय ररजिक बैं क द्वारा 2,000 रुपये के नोट कब जारी वकए गए थे ?
(A) 2015
(B) 2016
(C) 2017
(D) 2018
Answer : (B) 2016

दे शभर के बैं कों ने 23 मई से एक्सचें ज के वलए 2,000 रुपए के नोट स्वीकार करना शु रू कर वदया
है । इससे पहले 19 मई को आरबीआई ने 2000 रुपए के नोट को चलन से िापस ले ने की घोषणा की
थी। केंद्र सरकार द्वारा 500 रुपये और 1,000 रुपये के पु राने नोटों को बं द करने की घोषणा के बाद
2016 में 2,000 रुपये के नोट जारी वकए गए थे ।
Qns : On 22 May 2023, who became the world No. 1 player in the men‟s javelin throw rankings?
22 मई 2023 को पु रुषों की भाला फेंक रैं वकं ग में दु वनया का नं बर 1 खखलाड़ी कौन बना?
(A) Anderson Peters / एं डरसन पीटसक

(B) Rohit Yadav / रोवहत यादि
(C) Arshad Nadeem / अरशद नदीम
(D) Neeraj Chopra / नीरज चोपड़ा
Answer : (D) Neeraj Chopra / नीरज चोपड़ा

टोक्यो ओलं वपक के स्वणक पदक विजे ता नीरज चोपड़ा 22 मई 2023 को विश्व एथले वटक्स द्वारा जारी
पु रुषों की भाला फेंक की निीनतम रैं वकं ग में विश्व के नं बर एक खखलाड़ी बन गए हैं । नीरज चोपड़ा
ग्रे नाडा के एं डरसन पीटसक से 22 अं क आगे 1455 अं कों के साथ तावलका में शीषक पर हैं ।
Qns : In the Italian Open 2023, which player won his first clay court title?
इटावलयन ओपन 2023 में वकस खखलाड़ी ने अपना पहला क्ले कोटक खखताब जीता?
(A) Novak Djokovic / नोिाक जोकोविच

(B) Rafael Nadal / राफेल नडाल
(C) Daniil Medvedev / डे वनयल मे दिे देि
(D) Holger Roon / होल्गर रून
Answer : (C) Daniil Medvedev / डे वनयल मे दिे देि

इटावलयन ओपन के फाइनल में , दु वनया के नं बर तीन टे वनस स्टार डे वनयल मे दिे देि ने 21 मई को
होल्गर रून को हराकर अपना पहला क्ले कोटक खखताब जीता। पु रुष एकल फाइनल में रूसी खखलाड़ी
ने 20 िषीय डे नमाकक के खखलाड़ी को 7-5, 7-5 से हराया। यह मे दिे देि का 2023 का पां चिां खखताब है
और इस जीत ने उन्ें नोिाक जोकोविच से ऊपर उठाकर विश्व रैं वकंग में दू सरे थथान पर पहुं चा वदया।
Qns : Which Indian sportsperson won the bronze medal in the women‟s long jump event at the Golden
Grand Prix 2023 Athletics Meet?
वकस भारतीय खखलाड़ी ने गोल्डन ग्रां प्री 2023 एथले वटक्स मीट में मवहलाओं की लं बी कूद स्पधाक में कां स् पदक
जीता?
(A) Shaili Singh / शै ली वसं ह

(B) Reeth Abraham / रीथ अब्राहम
(C) Anju Bobby George / अं जू बॉबी जॉजक
(D) B Aishwarya / बी ऐश्वयाक
Answer : (A) Shaili Singh / शै ली वसं ह

भारतीय एथलीट शै ली वसं ह ने जापान के योकोहामा में गोल्डन ग्रैं ड वप्रक्स 2023 एथले वटक्स मीट में
मवहलाओं की लं बी कूद स्पधाक में कां स् पदक जीता। 21 मई को, शै ली वसं ह ने 6.65 मीटर की छलां गके
साथ तीसरा थथान हावसल वकया। जमक नी की मै ररस लु जोलो ने 6.79 मीटर की छलां ग लगाकर स्वणक
पदक जीता, ऑस्टरे वलया की ब्रु क बु शकुहल ने 6.77 मीटर की छलां ग लगाकर रजत पदक जीता।
Qns : Which state in India is becoming the first to send elderly people on air travel under the
Mukhyamantri Teerthdarshan Yojana?
मु ख्यमं त्री तीथक दशक न योजना के तहत बु जुगों को हिाई यात्रा पर भे ज ने िाला भारत का कौन सा राज्य पहला राज्य
बन रहा है ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदे श

(B) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदे श
(C) Bihar / वबहार
(D) Rajasthan / राजथथान
Answer : (B) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदे श

मु ख्यमं त्री तीथक दशक न योजना के तहत बु जु गों को हिाई यात्रा पर भे ज ने िाला मध्यप्रदे श दे श का पहला
राज्य बन रहा है । तीथक यावत्रयों का पहला जत्था 21 मई को भोपाल हिाई अड्डे से उत्तर प्रदे श के
प्रयागराज जाने के वलए रिाना हुआ था। इं वडगो की फ्लाइट से 32 तीथक यावत्रयों का जत्था प्रयागराज के
वलए रिाना हो गया है ।
Qns : How many medals did India win at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 2 in Shanghai, China?
शं घाई, चीन में तीरं दाजी विश्व कप 2023 स्टे ज 2 में भारत ने वकतने पदक जीते ?
(A) One / एक
(B) Two / दो
(C) Three / तीन
(D) Four / चार
Answer : (C) Three / तीन

भारत ने 20 मई को तीन पदकों के साथ शं घाई, चीन में तीरं दाजी विश्व कप 2023 स्टे ज 2 समाप्त
वकया। भारतीय तीरं दाज प्रथमे श जािकर ने शं घाई में विश्व के नं बर 1 माइक श्लोएसर को हराकर
पु रुषों की व्यखक्तगत कंपाउं ड स्पधाक में पहला विश्व कप स्वणक पदक जीता। 19 िषीय ज्योवत सु रेखा
िे नम और 20 िषीय ओजस प्रिीण दे ि ताले ने वमवश्रत टीम स्पधाक में भारत के वलए लगातार दू सरा
स्वणक पदक जीता। दू सरी ओर अिनीत कौर ने भारत के वलए कां स् पदक हावसल वकया।
Qns : Who administered the oath of office to Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate
Kalpathi Venkataraman Vishwanathan as judges of the Supreme Court?
सिोच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश के रूप में न्यायमू वतक प्रशां त कुमार वमश्रा और िररष्ठ अवधिक्ता कल्पना िें कटरमण
विश्वनाथन को पद की शपथ वकसने वदलाई?
(A) President Draupadi Murmu / राष्ट्रपवत द्रौपदी मु मूक

(B) Justice KM Joseph / न्यायमू वतक केएम जोसे फ
(C) DY Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India) / डी िाई चं द्रचू ड़ (भारत के मु ख्य न्यायाधीश)
(D) Justice JB Pardiwala / न्यायमू वतक जे बी पारदीिाला
Answer : (C) DY Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India) / डी िाई चं द्रचू ड़ (भारत के मु ख्य न्यायाधीश)
(Chief Justice of India) डी िाई चं द्रचू ड़ ने 19 मई को न्यायमू वतक प्रशां त कुमार वमश्रा और िररष्ठ
अवधिक्ता कल्पना िें कटरमण विश्वनाथन को सिोच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश के रूप में पद की शपथ
वदलाई। इसके साथ, सिोच्च न्यायालय में न्यायाधीशों की कुल सं ख्या 34 की स्वीकृत सं ख्या तक बढ गई
है ।
Qns : Which two Indian naval ships reached Port Al-Jubail in Saudi Arabia?
कौन से दो भारतीय नौसै वनक जहाज सऊदी अरब में पोटक अल-जु बैल पहुं चे?
(A) INS Tarkash and INS Vikramaditya / INS तरकश और INS विक्रमावदि
(B) INS Subhadra and INS Sahyadri / INS सु भद्रा और INS सह्याद्री
(C) INS Vikrant and INS Arighat / INS विक्रां त और INS अररघाट
(D) INS Tarkash and INS Subhadra / INS तरकश और INS सु भद्रा
Answer : (D) INS Tarkash and INS Subhadra / INS तरकश और INS सु भद्रा
भारत और सऊदी अरब के बीच बढते रक्षा सहयोग में एक महत्वपू णक मील का पत्थर, आईएनएस
तरकश, भारतीय पविमी नौसे ना बे ड़े का प्रमु ख वफ्रगे ट , आईएनएस सु भद्रा, एक अपतटीय गश्ती पोत के
साथ, 21 मई को पोटक अल-जु बैल पहुं चा। इन जहाजों की यात्रा दोनों दे शों के बीच नौसै वनक अभ्यास
के दू सरे सं स्करण के बं द रगाह चरण की शु रुआत को वचवित करती है , वजसे ‘अल-मोहद अल-वहं दी
2023’ के रूप में जाना जाता है ।
Qns : What is the name of the operation launched by India to assist Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha?
चक्रिात मोचा के बाद म्ां मार की सहायता के वलए भारत द्वारा शु रू वकए गए ऑपरे शन का नाम क्या है ?
(A) Operation Blue Star / ऑपरे शन िू स्टार

(B) Operation Karuna / ऑपरे शन करुणा
(C) Operation Cyclone / ऑपरे शन चक्रिात
(D) Operation Vijay / ऑपरे शन विजय
Answer : (B) Operation Karuna / ऑपरे शन करुणा

चक्रिात मोचा से तबाह हुए म्ां मार की सहायता के वलए भारत ने ‘ऑपरे शन करुणा’ शु रू वकया।
राहत सामग्री ले कर भारतीय नौसे ना के तीन जहाज 18 मई को यां गू न पहुं चे और चौथा जहाज 19
मई को आया। तू फान ‘मोका’ ने म् ्‍
यां मार से ले कर बां ग््‍
लादे श तक कहर बरपाया है । सै कड़ों लोग
जख् ्‍ मी हो गए और कई लोगों की जान भी चली गई। यह 1982 यानी 41 साल बाद आया सबसे
स््‍
टरां ग साइक््‍
लोन था।
Qns : Which company built the sixth submarine of the Indian Navy‟s Kalavari class Project -75, Yard
11880?
वकस कंपनी ने भारतीय नौसे ना की कलािरी क्लास प्रोजे र-75, याडक 11880 की छठी पनडु ब्बी का वनमाक ण वकया?
(A) Bombay Dockyard / बॉम्बे डॉकयाडक

(B) Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) / वहं दुस्तान वशपयाडक वलवमटे ड
(C) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) / मझगां ि डॉक वशपवबल्डसक वलवमटे ड
(D) Cochin Shipyard / कोचीन वशपयाडक
Answer : (C) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) / मझगां ि डॉक वशपवबल्डसक वलवमटे ड
कलिरी क्लास प्रोजे र -75, भारतीय नौसे ना की छठी पनडु ब्बी, याडक 11880, ने 18 मई 2023 को अपना
समु द्री परीक्षण शु रू वकया। पनडु ब्बी को 20 अप्रै ल 2022 को मझगां ि डॉक वशपवबल्डसक वलवमटे ड
(MDL) के कान्ोजी आं ग्रे िे ट बे वसन से लॉन्च वकया गया था। परीक्षण पू रा होने के बाद िाघशीर
पनडु ब्बी को 2024 की शु रु आत में भारतीय नौसे ना को सौंप वदया जाएगा।
Qns : Which note has been decided to be withdrawn by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19th May
under the “Clean Note Policy”?
भारतीय ररजिक बैं क (RBI) द्वारा 19 मई को “स्वच्छ नोट नीवत” के तहत वकस नोट को िापस ले ने का वनणक य वलया
गया है ?
(A) Rs. 200 note / 200 रुपये का नोट

(B) Rs. 100 note / 100 रुपये का नोट
(C) Rs. 500 note / 500 रुपये का नोट
(D) Rs. 2000 note / 2000 रुपये का नोट
Answer : (D) Rs. 2000 note / 2000 रुपये का नोट

भारतीय ररजिक बैं क ने “स्वच्छ नोट नीवत” के तहत सं चलन से 2,000 रुपये मू ल्य िगक के बैं क नोटों को
िापस ले ने का वनणक य वलया है । हालां वक, 2,000 रुपए के नोट लीगल टें डर बने रहें गे। भारतीय ररजिक
बैं क (RBI) ने लोगों को 30 वसतं बर 2023 तक इन नोटों को बदलने की सलाह दी है । 23 मई 2023 से
वकसी भी बैं क में एक बार में 20000 रुपये की सीमा तक बदलाि वकया जा सकता है ।
Qns : Which Indian Navy ships are hosting the Saudi cadets for afloat training?
भारतीय नौसे ना के कौन से जहाज तै रते हुए प्रवशक्षण के वलए सऊदी कैडे टों की मे जबानी कर रहे हैं ?
(A) INS Tir and INS Sujata / आईएनएस तीर और आईएनएस सु जाता
(B) INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat / आईएनएस विक्रमावदि और आईएनएस विराट
(C) INS Brahmaputra and INS Shivalik / आईएनएस ब्रह्मपु त्र और आईएनएस वशिावलक
(D) INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt / आईएनएस कमोटाक और आईएनएस कदमत
Answer : (A) INS Tir and INS Sujata / आईएनएस तीर और आईएनएस सु जाता
भारतीय नौसे ना और रॉयल सऊदी नौसे ना बल के बीच सहयोग बढाने के उद्दे श्य से एक प्रमु ख कदम
में , रॉयल सऊदी नौसे ना बल के कैडे ट 24 वदनों के समु द्री प्रवशक्षण के वलए भारत में हैं । वकं ग फहद
ने िल एकेडमी, सऊदी अरब के पां च डायरे खरं ग स्टाफ के साथ 55 कैडे ट 16 मई, 2023 को भारतीय
नौसे ना के साथ तै रते हुए प्रवशक्षण के भाग के रूप में प्रथम प्रवशक्षण स्क्वाडरन (1TS) जहाजों, INS तीर
और INS सु जाता पर कोखच्च पहुं चे।
Qns : Who has been appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in May 2023?
मई 2023 में कानू न और न्याय मं त्रालय में राज्य मं त्री के रूप में वकसे वनयु क्त वकया गया है ?
(A) Arjun Ram Meghwal / अजुक न राम मे घिाल

(B) Ravi Shankar Prasad / रविशं कर प्रसाद
(C) Ashwani Kumar / अवश्वनी कुमार
(D) Arun Jaitley / अरुण जे टली
Answer : (A) Arjun Ram Meghwal / अजुक न राम मे घ िाल

18 मई को, सं सदीय कायक और सं स्कृवत राज्य मं त्री अजुक न राम मे घिाल को उनके मौजू दा विभागों के
अलािा कानू न और न्याय मं त्रालय में राज्य मं त्री के रूप में स्वतं त्र प्रभार सौंपा गया है ।
Qns : When and where is the G7 summit 2023 scheduled to take place?
जी7 वशखर सम्मे लन 2023 कब और कहां होने िाला है ?
(A) 19-21 May 2023 in New York / न्यू यॉकक में 19-21 मई 2023
(B) 19-21 May 2023 in Hiroshima / वहरोवशमा में 19-21 मई 2023
(C) 19-21 May 2022 in London / 19-21 मई 2022 लं दन में
(D) 19-21 May 2022 in Tokyo / 19-21 मई 2022 टोक्यो में
Answer : (B) 19-21 May 2023 in Hiroshima / वहरोवशमा में 19-21 मई 2023
7 वशखर सम्मे ल न का िावषक क समू ह आवधकाररक तौर पर 19 से 21 मई 2023 को जापान के वहरोवशमा
में होगा। G7 एक प्रभािशाली अं तराक ष्ट्रीय मं च है वजसमें कनाडा, फ्रां स , जमक नी, इटली, जापान, यू नाइटे ड
वकंगडम और सं युक्त राज्य अमे ररका शावमल हैं । वशखर सम्मे लन वद्वतीय विश्व यु द्ध के दौरान परमाणु
बम से तबाह हुए शहर वहरोवशमा में आयोवजत वकया जाएगा।
Qns : Who has been appointed as the New Chief Minister of Karnataka in May 2023?
मई 2023 में कनाक टक के नए मु ख्यमं त्री के रूप में वकसे वनयु क्त वकया गया है ?
(A) DK Shivakumar / डीके वशिकुमार

(B) Siddaramaiah / वसद्धारमै या
(C) Thaawarchand Gehlot / थािरचं द गहलोत
Answer : (B) Siddaramaiah / वसद्धारमै या

18 मई को कनाक टक के सीएम पद के वलए वसद्धारमै या के नाम की घोषणा की गई थी। वसद्धारमै या
को बें गलु रु में सीएलपी की बै ठक में कां ग्रेस विधायक दल के ने ता के रूप में चु ना गया था। शपथ
समारोह 20 मई को दोपहर 12.30 बजे बें गलु रु के कां टेरािा स्टे वडयम में होगा।
Qns : Where was CABSAT 2023 conducted?

CABSAT 2023 का आयोजन कहााँ वकया गया था?
(A) America / अमे ररका

(B) Bangladesh / बां ग्लादे श
(C) Australia / ऑस्टरे वलया
(D) Dubai / दु बई
Answer : (D) Dubai / दु बई

CABSAT 2023, सामग्री वनमाक ण , उत्पादन, वितरण, वडवजटल मीवडया, उपग्रह सं चार और अं तररक्ष प्रौद्योवगकी
के वलए अग्रणी प्रदशक नी, जो 16 मई को दु बई िल्डक टर े ड सें टर में हुई, ने महत्वपू णक भारतीय उपखथथवत के
साथ उद्योग के ने ताओं को आकवषक त वकया। सीएबीएसएटी के 29िें सं स्क रण में छह भारतीय कंपवनयों
को प्रदशक कों के रूप में प्रदवशक त वकया गया, वजसमें टाटा एले क्सी भी शावमल है , वजसने अपने
अिाधु वनक ओटीटी इं जीवनयररं ग और से िा वितरण उत्पादों का प्रदशक न वकया।
Qns : Who is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

लोकसभा के अध्यक्ष कौन होते हैं ?
(A) Sumitra Mahajan / सु वमत्रा महाजन

(B) Manohar Joshi / मनोहर जोशी
(C) Om Birla / ओम वबड़ला
(D) Meira Kumar / मीरा कुमार
Answer : (C) Om Birla / ओम वबड़ला

प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी 28 मई 2023 को राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में निवनवमक त सं सद भिन को राष्ट्र को समवपक त
करें गे ।
लोकसभा अध्यक्ष ओम वबरला ने 18 मई को प्रधानमं त्री से मु लाकात की और उन्ें नए सं सद भिन का
उद् घाटन करने के वलए आमं वत्रत वकया। नए सं सद भिन का वनमाक ण अब पू रा हो गया है । नया भिन
आत्मवनभक र भारत की भािना का प्रतीक है ।
Qns : Which country hosted the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023?
वकस दे श ने दवक्षण एवशयाई यु िा टे बल टे वनस चैं वपयनवशप 2023 की मे जबानी की?
(A) Bhutan / भू टान

(C) India / भारत
(D) Maldives / मालदीि
Answer : (C) India / भारत

साउथ एवशयन यू थ टे बल टे वनस चैं वपयनवशप 2023 का समापन 17 मई को ईटानगर में हुआ। यह तीन
वदिसीय अं तराक ष्ट्रीय कायक क्र म था वजसमें छह दे शों भू टान, बां ग्लादे श , भारत, मालदीि, श्रीलं का और ने पाल
के 100 से अवधक एथलीटों और अवधकाररयों ने भाग वलया था।
Qns : Which of the following is the purpose of International Museum Day?

वनम्नवलखखत में से कौन सा अं तरराष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय वदिस का उद्दे श्य है ?
(A) Cultural exchange and cooperation / सां स्कृवतक आदान-प्रदान और सहयोग

(B) Well-being and fitness / भलाई और वफटने स
(C) Scientific research and innovation / िै ज्ञावनक अनु सं धान और निाचार
(D) Political activism and social justice / राजनीवतक सवक्रयता और सामावजक न्याय
Answer : (A) Cultural exchange and cooperation / सां स्कृवतक आदान-प्रदान और सहयोग
सां स्कृवतक आदान-प्रदान को बढािा दे ने, विविध सं स्कृवतयों को बढाने और विवभन्न समु दायों के कायों
के बीच आपसी समझ, सहयोग और शां वत को बढािा दे ने में उनकी महत्वपू णक भू वमका के वलए मान्यता
बढाने के उद्दे श्य से 18 मई 2023 को अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय वदिस मनाया गया। यह 1977 में शु रू हुआ
था। यह अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय पररषद (ICOM) द्वारा थथावपत वकया गया था, जो समाज में सं ग्रहालयों की
भू वमका को बढािा दे ने के वलए समवपक त सं गठन है ।
Qns : Which organization has been allotted the responsibility of forming the additional 1100 FPOs?
वकस सं गठन को अवतररक्त 1100 FPO बनाने की वजम्मे दारी दी गई है ?
(A) National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) / राष्ट्रीय सहकारी विकास वनगम (एनसीडीसी)
(B) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare / कृ वष और वकसान कल्याण मं त्रालय
(C) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / भारतीय ररजिक बैं क (आरबीआई)
(D) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) / भारतीय कृवष अनु सं धान पररषद (आईसीएआर)
Answer : (A) National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) / राष्ट्रीय सहकारी विकास
वनगम (एनसीडीसी)
प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी के “सहकार से समृ खद्ध” के विजन को साकार करने के वलए, सहकारी क्षे त्र में
1100 नए वकसान उत्पादक सं गठनों (एफपीओ) के गठन का वनणक य वलया गया है । ये अवतररक्त
1100 एफपीओ योजना के तहत राष्ट्रीय सहकारी विकास वनगम (एनसीडीसी) को आिं वटत वकए गए
हैं । एफपीओ योजना के तहत प्रिे क एफपीओ को 33 लाख रुपये की वित्तीय सहायता प्रदान की जाती
है । इसके अलािा, क्लस्टर आधाररत व्यापाररक सं गठनों को प्रवत एफपीओ 25 लाख रुपये की वित्तीय
सहायता प्रदान की जाती है ।
Qns : Which of the following country is not a part of Quad Summit?
वनम्नवलखखत में से कौन सा दे श क्वाड सवमट का वहस्सा नही ं है ?

(B) Japan / जापान
(C) Australia / ऑस्टरे वलया
(D) Nepal / ने पाल
Answer : (D) Nepal / ने पाल

वसडनी में होने िाली क्वाड लीडसक मीवटं ग रद्द कर दी गई है । ऑस्टरे वलया, सं यु क्त राज्य अमे ररका, जापान
और भारत के ने ताओं को 24 मई को वसडनी में वमलना था। चतु भुकज सु र क्षा सं िाद (QSD), वजसे
आमतौर पर क्वाड के रूप में जाना जाता है , ऑस्टरे वलया, भारत, जापान और सं यु क्त राज्य अमे ररका के
बीच एक रणनीवतक सु रक्षा सं िाद है वजसे सदस् राज्यों के बीच बातचीत द्वारा बनाए रखा जाता है ।
Qns : When Is celebrated World AIDS Vaccine Day?

विश्व एड् स टीका वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 29th May / 29 मई

(B) 18th May / 18 मई
(C) 21st May / 21 मई
Answer : (B) 18th May / 18 मई

विश्व एड् स टीका वदिस हर साल 18 मई को मनाया जाता है । इस वदन को एचआईिी िै क्सीन ज्ञान
वदिस के रूप में भी जाना जाता है । इस वदन का उद्दे श्य एचआईिी/एड् स के टीके की आिश्यकता
के बारे में जागरूकता फैलाना है । एड् स िै क्सीन जागरुकता वदिस सबसे पहले 18 मई, 1998 में मनाया
गया था।
Question: Who is the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ?

सं घ लोक से िा आयोग (यू पीएससी) के अध्यक्ष कौन हैं ?
a) Dr Manoj Soni / डॉ. मनोज सोनी

b) Smt. Smita Nagaraj / श्रीमती खिता नागराज
c) Dr. Om Nagpal / डॉ. ओम नागपाल
d) Dr. S.R. Hashim / डॉ. एस.आर. हावशम
Answer: a) Dr Manoj Soni / डॉ. मनोज सोनी

डॉ. मनोज सोनी, वजन्ोंने पहले सं घ लोक से िा आयोग (यू पीएससी) के सदस् के रूप में कायक वकया
था, ने 16 मई 2023 को यू पीएससी के अध्यक्ष के रूप में कायाक लय और गोपनीयता की शपथ ली।
डॉ मनोज सोनी 28 जू न , 2017 को एक सदस् के रूप में यू पीएससी में शावमल हुए।
यू पीएससी में शावमल होने से पहले , डॉ. सोनी ने अं त राक ष्ट्रीय सं बंध अध्ययन में विशे षज्ञता के साथ
राजनीवत विज्ञान में अध्ययन वकया। उन्ोंने सरदार पटे ल विश्वविद्यालय से “पोस्ट-शीत यु द्ध अं त राक ष्ट्रीय
प्रणालीगत सं क्रमण और भारत-अमे ररका सं बं ध ” में डॉररे ट की उपावध प्राप्त की।
Question: Which city in Odisha recently launched its first-ever direct international flight service to
Dubai?
ओवडशा के वकस शहर ने हाल में दु बई के वलए अपनी पहली सीधी अं तराक ष्ट्रीय उड़ान से िा शु रू की?
a) Cuttack/ कटक
b) Puri / पु री
c) Bhubaneswar / भु िने श्वर
d) Rourkela / राउरकेला
Answer: c) Bhubaneswar / भु िने श्वर

ओवडशा की राजधानी भु ि ने श्व र ने दु बई के वलए अपनी पहली सीधी अं तरराष्ट्रीय उड़ान से िा शु रू
की।इं वडगो सीधी उड़ान से िा सं चावलत करने िाली एयरलाइन है ।
उद् घाटन उड़ान में ओवडशा सरकार, नागररक समाज, व्यापार और खे ल समु दाय और स्वयं सहायता
समू हों का एक प्रवतवनवधमं डल शावमल था।
Question: Which Indian Army Corps conducted the Joint Flood Relief Exercise „Jal Rahat‟ in Assam?
भारतीय से ना की वकस कोर ने असम में सं यु क्त बाढ राहत अभ्यास „जल राहत‟ का आयोजन वकया?
a) Brahmastra Corps / ब्रह्मास्त्र कोर
b) Chetak Corps / चे तक कॉर्प्क
c) Gajraj Corps / गजराज कोर
d) Veer Corps / िीर कोर
Answer: c) Gajraj Corps / गजराज कोर

भारतीय से ना की गजराज कोर ने मानस नदी, असम पर हगरामा पु ल पर एक सं युक्त बाढ राहत ‘जल
राहत’ अभ्यास वकया।अभ्यास का उद्दे श्य सं युक्त अभ्यास को मान्य करना और बहु-एजें सी बाढ राहत
स्तं भों द्वारा तै याररयों का समन्रय करना है ।
Question: What is the theme of the International Museum Expo 2023?

अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय एक्सपो 2023 की थीम क्या है ?
a) Art and Culture Showcase / कला और सं स्कृवत शोके स

b) Museums and Sustainability / सं ग्रहालय और खथथरता
c) Celebrating Heritage / विरासत का उत्सि
d) Well-being through Museums / सं ग्रहालयों के माध्यम से कल्याण
Ans : b) Museums and Sustainability / सं ग्रहालय और खथथरता

प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी 18 मई को नई वदल्री में अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय एक्सपो 2023 का उद् घाटन
करें गे ।इस िषक के एक्सपो का विषय ‘सं ग्रहालय, खथथरता और कल्याण’ है ।
Qns : What is the name of the Air Marshal who took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on 15th
May?
15 मई को िायु से ना के उप प्रमु ख के रूप में कायक भार सं भालने िाले एयर माशक ल का क्या नाम है ?
(A) Rajesh Vaidya / राजे श िै द्य

(B) Ashutosh Dixit / आशु तोष दीवक्षत
(C) Jeetendra Mishra / जीतें द्र वमश्रा
(D) Rakesh Sinha / राकेश वसन्ा
Answer : (B) Ashutosh Dixit / आशु तोष दीवक्षत

एयर माशक ल आशु तोष दीवक्षत ने 15 मई 2023 को िायु से ना के उप प्रमु ख के रूप में पदभार
सं भाला। एयर माशक ल एक योग्य फ्लाइं ग इं स्टर र र होने के साथ-साथ फाइटर, टर े नर और टर ां सपोटक
एयरक्राट पर 3300 घं टे से अवधक उड़ान के अनु भ ि के साथ एक प्रायोवगक टे स्ट पायलट भी हैं ।
उन्ोंने ऑपरे शन सफेद सागर और रक्षक में भाग वलया।
Qns : What is the purpose of the phased ban on the import of military items imposed by the Defence
Ministry?
रक्षा मं त्रालय द्वारा सै न्य िस्तु ओ ं के आयात पर चरणबद्ध प्रवतबं ध लगाने का उद्दे श्य क्या है ?
(A) To increase the budget allocation for the defence sector / रक्षा क्षे त्र के वलए बजट आिं टन बढाने के वलए
(B) To reduce the number of military items imported from foreign countries / विदे शों से आयावतत सै न्य
िस्तु ओ ं की सं ख्या को कम करने के वलए
(C) To promote self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector / रक्षा विवनमाक ण क्षे त्र में आत्मवनभक रता को
बढािा दे ने के वलए
(D) To enhance the quality of the military items manufactured in India / भारत में वनवमक त सै न्य िस्तु ओ ं की
गु णित्ता बढाने के वलए
Answer : (C) To promote self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector / रक्षा विवनमाक ण क्षे त्र में
आत्मवनभक र ता को बढािा दे ने के वलए
रक्षा वनमाक ण क्षे त्र में आत्मवनभक रता को बढािा दे ने के वलए रक्षा मं त्रालय ने 928 सै न्य िस्तु ओ ं के आयात
पर चरणबद्ध प्रवतबं ध लगाया है । इनके आयात पर प्रवतबं ध वदसं ब र 2023 से वदसं बर 2029 के बीच
चरणबद्ध तरीके से लागू वकया जाएगा। इन उपकरणों के आयात पर प्रवतबं ध लगाने से 715 करोड़
रुपये की बचत होगी. अब ये उपकरण भारतीय उद्योग से खरीदे जाएं गे ।
Qns : When did Sikkim celebrate its 48th Foundation Day?

वसखिम ने अपना 48िां थथापना वदिस कब मनाया?
(A) 22nd May 2023 / 22 मई 2023

(B) 30th May 2023 / 30 मई 2023
(C) 9th May 2023 / 9 मई 2023
(D) 16th May 2023 / 16 मई 2023
Answer : (D) 16th May 2023 / 16 मई 2023

वसखिम 16 मई को अपना 48िां थथापना वदिस मना रहा है । 16 मई, 1975 को पू िकिती राज्य भारत
का 22िां राज्य बना था। राज्य स्तरीय समारोह गं गटोक के वचं त न भिन में राज्यपाल लक्ष्मण प्रसाद
आचायक और मु ख्यमं त्री पीएस तमां ग की उपखथथवत में होगा।
Qns : What is full form of LiFE in MISSION LiFE ?

वमशन लाइफ में लाइफ का फुल फॉमक क्या है ?
(A) My Life / माई लाइफ

(B) Life for Friendly Environment / लाइफ फॉर फ्रेंडली एनिायरनमें ट
(C) LiFEStyle For Environment / लाइफस्टाइल फॉर एनिायरनमें ट
(D) Life at Forest and Environment / लाइफ एट फोरे स्ट एं ड एनिायरनमें ट
Answer : (C) LiFEStyle For Environment / लाइफस्टाइल फॉर एनिायरनमें ट

यह शब्द है LiFE, वजसका अथक है ‘पयाक िरण के वलए LiFEstyle’। वमशन LiFE (लाइफस्टाइल फॉर
एनिायरनमें ट ) अरू बर 2022 में केिवडया, गु जरात में प्रधान मं त्री द्वारा लॉन्च वकया गया था और सरल
आसान वक्रयाओं के माध्यम से व्यखक्तयों में व्यिहार पररितक न लाने पर केंवद्रत है ।
Qns : Where is the Integrated Biological Control Laboratory located?

एकीकृ त जै विक वनयं त्र ण प्रयोगशाला कहााँ खथथत है ?
(A) National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad / ने श नल इं स्टीट्यू ट ऑफ प्लां ट
हे ल्थ मै नेजमें ट (एनआईपीएचएम), है दराबाद
(B) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi / भारतीय कृ वष अनु संधान सं थथान
(आईएआरआई), नई वदल्री
(C) Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack / केंद्रीय चािल अनु सं धान सं थथान (सीआरआरआई),
कटक
(D) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Pune / भारतीय कृवष अनु सं धान पररषद
(आईसीएआर), पु णे
Answer : (A) National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad / ने श नल

इं स्टीट्यू ट ऑफ प्लां ट हे ल्थ मै नेजमें ट (एनआईपीएचएम), है दराबाद
भारत सरकार के केंद्रीय कृवष एिं वकसान कल्याण मं त्री श्री नरें द्र वसं ह तोमर ने 15 मई, 2023 को
ते लंगाना में है दराबाद खथथत राष्ट्रीय िनस्पवत स्वास्थ्य प्रबं धन सं थथान (एनआईपीएचएम) में एकीकृ त
जै विक वनयं त्रण प्रयोगशाला का शु भारं भ वकया। नई एकीकृ त जै विक वनयं त्रण प्रयोगशाला (बीसी लै ब)
एनआईपीएचएम में थथावपत एक अिाधु वनक प्रयोगशाला है , वजसमें जै ि कीटनाशकों और जै ि वनयं त्रण
एजें टों के वलए उत्पादन विवधयों पर व्यािहाररक अनु भि प्रदान करने की सु विधा है ।
Qns : Which Indian warship is participating in Exercise Samudra Shakti -2023?
कौन सा भारतीय यु द्धपोत अभ्यास समु द्र शखक्त-2023 में भाग ले रहा है ?
(A) INS Vikrant / आईएनएस विक्रां त

(B) INS Kavaratti / आईएनएस किारत्ती
(C) INS Arighat / आईएनएस अररघाट
(D) INS Vikramaditya / आईएनएस विक्रमावदि
Answer : (B) INS Kavaratti / आईएनएस किारत्ती

भारत और इं डोने वशया के बीच वद्वपक्षीय नौसै वनक अभ्यास समु द्र शखक्त का चौथा सं स्क रण 14 से 19
मई 2023 तक आयोवजत होने िाला है । इस अभ्यास सत्र में भाग ले ने के वलए आईएनएस किारत्ती
इं डोने वशया के बाटम पहुं च गया है । किारत्ती स्वदे शी रूप से वडजाइन और वनवमक त ASW कािे ट है ।
भारतीय नौसे ना का एक डोवनक यर समु द्री गश्ती विमान और चे त क हे लीकॉप्टर भी अभ्यास समु द्र शखक्त-
2023 में भाग ले रहे हैं ।
Qns : Who has been appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May
2023?
मई 2023 को केंद्रीय जां च ब्यू रो (CBI) के नए वनदे श क के रूप में वकसे वनयु क्त वकया गया है ?
(A) Praveen Sood / प्रिीण सू द

(B) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal / सु बोध कुमार जायसिाल
(C) Rishi Kumar Shukla / ऋवष कुमार शु क्ला
(D) Alok Verma / आलोक िमाक
Answer : (A) Praveen Sood / प्रिीण सू द

कनाक टक के पु वलस महावनदे शक (DGP) प्रिीण सू द को 14 मई को केंद्रीय जां च ब्यू रो (CBI) का अगला
प्रमु ख वनयु क्त वकया गया। 59 िषीय को वनितक मान सीबीआई प्रमु ख सु बोध कु मार जायसिाल के 25 मई
को अपना कायक काल पू रा करने के बाद पदभार ग्रहण करने की तारीख से दो साल की अिवध के
वलए पद पर वनयु क्त वकया गया है ।
Qns : Where will India‟s largest tunnel aquarium „Aqua Marine Park‟ be built?
भारत का सबसे बड़ा टनल एक्वेररयम „एक्वा मरीन पाकक ‟ कहााँ बनाया जाएगा?
(A) Bengaluru / बें गलु रु

(B) Chennai / चे न्नई
(C) Bangalore / बैं गलोर
(D) Hyderabad / है दराबाद
Answer : (D) Hyderabad / है दराबाद

है दराबाद में एक्वा मरीन पाकक (टनल एक्वेररयम) भारत का सबसे बड़ा ऐसा प्रोजे र होगा, वजसे 300
करोड़ रुपए से बनाया जाएगा। 2,50,000 िगक फु ट से अवधक के वनवमक त क्षे त्र के साथ, यह टनल
एक्वेररयम 4.27 एकड़ में फैले कोठािलागु डा इको पाकक में आएगा। घु मािदार सु रं ग कम से कम 100
मीटर लं बी होगी, वजसमें 3.5 मीटर का रास्ता और 180 वडग्री का दृश्य होगा।
Qns : Who won silver medals in the men‟s 10m air rifle events at the ISSF World Cup 2023?ISSF विश्व
कप 2023 में पु रुषों की 10 मीटर एयर राइफल स्पधाक में रजत पदक वकसने जीता?
(A) Manu Bhaker / मनु भाकर

(B) Hriday Hazarika / हृदय हजाररका
(C) Abhishek Verma / अवभषे क िमाक
(D) Deepak Kumar / दीपक कुमार
Answer : (B) Hriday Hazarika / हृदय हजाररका

भारतीय वनशाने बाज हृदय हजाररका और नै न्ऱी मं दोत्रा ने अजरबै जान के बाकू में चल रहे
आईएसएसएफ विश्व कप 2023 में पु रुषों और मवहलाओं की 10 मीटर एयर राइफल स्पधाक में रजत
पदक जीते हैं । 21 िषीय हृदय हजाररका के वलए यह पहला ISSF विश्व कप पदक था। हजाररका ने
फाइनल में 251.9 का स्कोर वकया।
Qns : When was celebrated Mother‟s Day in 2023?

2023 में मदसक डे कब मनाया गया?

Answer : (D) 14th May / 14 मई

मदसक डे 2023 एक विशे ष वदन है जो दु वनया भर में माताओं का सम्मान और जश्न मनाता है । 2023 में
14 मई को मदसक डे 2023 मनाया गया। सं युक्त राज्य अमे ररका में , मदसक डे पहली बार 1908 में एना
जाविक स द्वारा मनाया गया था, जो अपनी मां की याद में एक वदन चाहती थी ,ं वजनकी मृ िु हो गई थी।
हालााँ वक यह मू ल रूप से मई के दू सरे रवििार को मनाया जाता था, अं तराक ष्ट्रीय मातृ वदिस अब सभी
दे शों में एक सािक भौवमक उत्सि है ।
Qns : What is the theme of the India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival 2023?
कान वफल्म फेखस्टिल 2023 में इं वडया पिे वलयन की थीम क्या है ?
(A) Showcasing India's Film Industry / भारत के वफल्म उद्योग का प्रदशक न

(B) Celebrating India's Culture / भारत की सं स्कृवत का जश्न
(C) Showcasing India's Creative Economy / भारत की रचनात्मक अथक व्यिथथा का प्रदशक न
(D) Showcasing India's Technology / भारत की प्रौद्योवगकी का प्रदशक न
Answer : (C) Showcasing India’s Creative Economy / भारत की रचनात्मक अथक व्यिथथा का प्रदशक न
राज्य मं त्री डॉ. एल मु रुगन 16 से 27 मई तक कान वफल्म महोत्सि में प्रवतवनवधमं डल का ने तृत्व
करें गे । राष्ट्रीय वडजाइन सं थथान, अहमदाबाद ने भारतीय पिे वलयन की सं कल्पना की है और इसका
वडजाइन तै यार वकया है , जो िै वश्वक समु दाय के वलए ‘भारत की रचनात्मक अथक व्यिथथा का प्रदशक न ’
विषय पर आधाररत है । पिे वलयन का वडजाइन सरस्वती यं त्र से प्रे ररत है , जो ज्ञान, सं गीत, कला, भाषण,
ज्ञान और वशक्षा की दे िी सरस्वती का अमू तक प्रवतवनवधत्व करता है ।
Qns : Who built INS Magar?
आईएनएस मगर का वनमाक ण वकसने वकया था?
(A) Hindustan Shipyard Limited / वहं दुस्तान वशपयाडक वलवमटे ड

(B) Cochin Shipyard / कोचीन वशपयाडक
(C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited / गाडक न रीच वशपवबल्डसक एं ड इं जीवनयसक वलवमटे ड
Answer : (C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited / गाडक न रीच वशपवबल्डसक एं ड
इं जीवनयसक वलवमटे ड
भारतीय नौसे ना जहाज मगर, भारतीय नौसे ना का एक लैं वडं ग वशप टैं क उभयचर हमला जहाज राष्ट्र के
वलए 36 साल की असाधारण से िा के बाद वडकमीशन वकया गया था। से िामु खक्त समारोह 6 मई को
दवक्षणी नौसे ना कमान, कोखच्च में आयोवजत वकया गया था। जहाज का वनमाक ण गाडक न रीच वशपवबल्डसक
एं ड इं जीवनयसक वलवमटे ड, कोलकाता द्वारा स्वदे शी रूप से वकया गया था।
जहाज में 5,600 टन का विथथापन, 125 मीटर की लं बाई, 17 मीटर की बीम है ।
Launch Date : 16 November 1984
Qns : Between which countries the border haat was inaugurated in Sylhet‟s Bholaganj?
वसलहट के भोलागं ज में वकन दे शों के बीच बॉडक र हाट का उद् घाटन वकया गया?
(A) India & Bangladesh / भारत और बां ग्लादे श

(B) England & India / इं ग्लैं ड और भारत
(C) Bangladesh & Japan / बां ग्लादे श और जापान
Answer : (A) India & Bangladesh / भारत और बां ग्लादे श

वसलहट के कंपनीगं ज उपवजला के तहत भोलागं ज में 6 मई को भारत और बां ग्लादे श के बीच एक नए
बॉडक र हाट का उद् घाटन वकया गया। वसलहट सं भाग में यह चौथा बॉडक र हाट है , वजसमें से तीन
ितक मान में कायक कर रहे हैं । वसलहट सं भाग में तीन और बॉडक र हाट खोलने की योजना है । मे घालय
के िे स्ट गारो वहर्ल् वजले के कलईचर और बां ग्लादे श के कु रीग्राम में 2011 में पहले बॉडक र हाट का
उद् घाटन वकया गया था।
Qns : When is celebrated World Athletics Day?

विश्व एथले वटक्स वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?


विश्व एथले वटक्स वदिस 2023 7 मई को मनाया गया। इस वदन का उद्दे श्य बीमाररयों को रोकने और
अच्छे स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने के साधन के रूप में खे ल और व्यायाम को बढािा दे ना है ।
इं टरने शनल एमे च्योर एथले वटक फेडरे शन (आईएएएफ) ने शारीररक और मानवसक कल्याण के वलए
खे लों के महत्व को बढािा दे ने के वलए 1996 में विश्व एथले वटक्स वदिस बनाया।
विश्व एथले वटक्स वदिस 2023 की थीम एथले वटक्स फॉर ऑल – ए न्यू वबवगवनं ग है ।
Qns : In the Asian Weightlifting Championships, which Indian weightlifter won the silver medal in
Jinju, Korea?
कोररया के वजं जू में एवशयाई भारोत्तोलन चैं वपयनवशप में वकस भारतीय भारोत्तोलक ने रजत पदक जीता?
(A) Sakshi Malik / साक्षी मवलक

(B) Jeremy Lalrinnunga / जे रेमी लालररनुं गा
(C) Sushil Kumar / सु शील कुमार
(D) Yogeshwar Dutt / योगे श्वर दत्त
Answer : (B) Jeremy Lalrinnunga / जे रेमी लालररनुं गा

एवशयाई भारोत्तोलन चैं वपयनवशप में , भारत के भारोत्तोलक जे रेमी लालररनुं गा ने 7 मई 2023 को वजं जू ,
कोररया में रजत पदक जीता। स्नै च स्पधाक में 20 िषीय ने 67 वकग्रा िगक में 141 वकग्रा भार उठाकर
पदक जीता। जे रेमी अपने पहले दो क्लीन एं ड जकक प्रयासों में 165 वकग्रा भार उठाने में असफल रहा।
इसके बाद उन्ोंने अपना िजन बढाकर 168 वकग्रा कर वलया, जो उनके व्यखक्तगत सिक श्रेष्ठ से 2 वकग्रा
अवधक था।
Qns : What is the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM)?

प्रधानमं त्री राष्ट्रीय वशक्षु ता मे ला (पीएमएनएएम) क्या है ?
(A) An event organized by MSDE to provide skill training opportunities to local youth / थथानीय यु िाओं
को कौशल प्रवशक्षण के अिसर प्रदान करने के वलए एमएसडीई द्वारा आयोवजत एक कायक क्रम
(B) A platform for individuals to find job opportunities in various sectors / विवभन्न क्षे त्रों में नौकरी के
अिसर खोजने के वलए व्यखक्तयों के वलए एक मं च
(C) An exhibition showcasing the latest advancements in apprenticeship training / वशक्षु ता प्रवशक्षण में
निीनतम प्रगवत को प्रदवशक त करने िाली एक प्रदशक नी
(D) A conference for industry experts to discuss apprenticeship policies / वशक्षु ता नीवतयों पर चचाक करने के
वलए उद्योग विशे षज्ञों के वलए एक सम्मे ल न
Answer : (A) An event organized by MSDE to provide skill training opportunities to local youth /
थथानीय यु िाओं को कौशल प्रवशक्षण के अिसर प्रदान करने के वलए एमएसडीई द्वारा आयोवजत एक
कायक क्रम
कौशल विकास और उद्यवमता मं त्रालय भारत भर के 200 से अवधक वजलों में प्रधानमं त्री राष्ट्रीय वशक्षु ता
मे ला (पीएमएनएएम) का आयोजन कर रहा है । वशक्षुता मे ला का उद्दे श्य थथानीय यु िाओं को प्रासं वगक
वशक्षु ता प्रवशक्षण अिसर प्रदान करना और उनकी आजीविका के अिसरों को मजबू त करना है ।
वशक्षु ता मे ला उन व्यखक्तयों के वलए खु ला है , वजन्ोंने कक्षा 5 से कक्षा 12 उत्तीणक की है , वजनके पास
कौशल प्रवशक्षण प्रमाणपत्र, आईटीआई प्रमाणपत्र, वडप्लोमा प्रमाणपत्र हैं , या स्नातक हैं ।

Qns : Who did Mohammad Hussamuddin defeat in the men‟s World Boxing Championships in
Tashkent?
ताशकंद में हुई विश्व मु िेबाजी चैं वपयनवशप में मोहम्मद हुसामु द्दीन ने वकसे हराया था?
(A) Jack Root / जै क रूट

(B) Saken Bibossinov / सके न वबबोवसनोि
(C) Savvin Eduard / साविन एडु आडक
(d) None of the above / उपयुक क्त में से कोई नही ं
Answer : (C) Savvin Eduard / साविन एडु आडक

7 मई 2023 को, ताशकंद में पु रुषों की विश्व मु िेबाजी चैं वपयनवशप में , मोहम्मद हुसामु द्दीन 57 वकग्रा में
रूस के सविन इदिाड को 5-0 से हराने के बाद क्वाटक र फाइनल में पहुं चे।
हसामु द्दीन क्वाटक र फाइनल में बु ल्गाररया के जे वियर इबाने स से वभड़ें गे ।
Qns : What is LIGO-India?

एलआईजीओ-इं वडया क्या है ?
(A) A project to detect gravitational waves in space / अं तररक्ष में गु रुत्वाकषक ण तरं गों का पता लगाने के वलए
एक पररयोजना
(B) A project to construct a space telescope / स्पे स टे लीस्कोप के वनमाक ण की पररयोजना
(C) A project to launch a satellite to study black holes / िै क होल का अध्ययन करने के वलए एक उपग्रह
लॉन्च करने की पररयोजना
(D) A project to measure sea depth / समु द्र की गहराई मापने की पररयोजना
Answer : (A) A project to detect gravitational waves in space / अं तररक्ष में गु रुत्वाकषक ण तरं गों का
पता लगाने के वलए एक पररयोजना
केंद्रीय मं वत्रमं डल ने हाल ही में महाराष्ट्र के वहं गोली वजले में 2,600 करोड़ रुपये की पररयोजना ले जर
इं टरफेरोमीटर ग्रे विटे शनल-िे ि ऑब्जिे टरी (एलआईजीओ-इं वडया) के वनमाक ण को मं जूरी दी है ।
Qns : What is the name of the Foreign Minister of Israel, who is on a three day visit to India from 9th
to 11th May?
इजराइल के विदे श मं त्री का क््या नाम है , जो 9 से 11 मई तक भारत की तीन वदिसीय यात्रा पर हैं ?
(A) Mehdi Safari / मे हदी सफारी

(B) Eli Cohen / एली कोहे न
(C) James Cleverly / जे म्स क्ले िेली
Answer : (B) Eli Cohen / एली कोहे न

इजराइल के विदे श मं त्री एली कोहे न 9 मई को भारत की तीन वदिसीय यात्रा पर नई वदल्री पहुं चे हैं ।
एली कोहे न को है दराबाद हाउस में विदे श मं त्री डॉ. एस जयशं क र के साथ िाताक करें गे , वजसके बाद िे
पु ष्पां जवल अवपक त करने के वलए तीन मू वतक -है फा चौक जाएं गे ।

Qns : Indian Railways created a record of how many metric tonnes of monthly freight traffic in April
2023?
भारतीय रे लिे ने अप्रै ल 2023 में वकतने मीवटर क टन मावसक माल ढु लाई का ररकॉडक बनाया?
(A) 100.35 MT / 100.35 मीवटर क टन

(B) 58.35 MT / 58.35 मीवटर क टन
(C) 8.35 MT / 8.35 मीवटर क टन
(D) 126.46 MT / 126.46 मीवटर क टन
Answer : (D) 126.46 MT / 126.46 मीवटर क टन

भारतीय रे लिे ने अप्रै ल 2023 में 126.46 मीवटर क टन मावसक माल लदान दजक वकया। अप्रै ल के महीने
में िृ खद्धशील लोवडं ग 4.25 मीवटर क टन रही है , जो वक 2022 में प्राप्त अप्रै ल के आं कड़ों से 3.5 प्रवतशत
की िृ खद्ध है । अप्रै ल में माल ढु लाई राजस्व वपछले साल अप्रै ल में लगभग 13 हजार की तु ल ना में 7
प्रवतशत की िृ खद्ध के साथ 13 हजार 893 करोड़ रुपये है ।
Qns : Where is the third meeting of the G20 Development Working Group being held?
G20 विकास कायक समू ह की तीसरी बै ठक कहााँ आयोवजत की जा रही है ?
(A) New York / न्यू यॉकक

(B) Paris / पे ररस
(C) Goa / गोिा
(D) Tokyo / टोक्यो
Answer : (C) Goa / गोिा

गोिा में जी20 डे िलपमें ट िवकिंग ग्रु प (डीडब्ल्यू जी) यानी जी20 विकास कायक समू ह की तीसरी बै ठ क 8
से 11 मई 2023 तक हो रही है । इस बै ठक में जी20 सदस्ों, 9 आमं वत्रत दे शों और विवभन्न अं तरराष्ट्रीय
और क्षे त्रीय सं गठनों के 80 से अवधक प्रवतवनवध भाग लें गे। डीडब्ल्यू जी की औपचाररक बै ठक 8 मई
2023 को मवहला ने तृत्व में विकास पर एक अलग कायक क्रम के रूप में हुई थी।
Qns : On 8 May, in Rajasthan, an Air Force ____________ fighter aircraft crashed in a village in
Hanumangarh district.
राजथथान में 8 मई को िायु से ना का ___________ एक लड़ाकू विमान हनु मानगढ वजले के एक गां ि में दु घक टनाग्रस्त
हो गया।
(A) MiG-21 / वमग-21

(B) F-16 / एफ-16
(C) Su-30MKI / एसयू -30 एमकेआई
(D) Mirage 2000 / वमराज 2000
Answer : (A) MiG-21 / वमग-21

8 मई 2023 को, राजथथान में , हनु मानगढ वजले के एक गााँ ि में िायु से ना के वमग-21 लड़ाकू विमान के
उनके घर पर दु घक टनाग्रस्त होने से तीन मवहलाओं की मौत हो गई और तीन अन्य घायल हो गए। इस
प्रवक्रया में पायलट को मामू ली चोट आई। पायलट को सू र तगढ बे स से करीब 25 वकलोमीटर उत्तर पू िक
में बरामद वकया गया।

Qns : Who inaugurated the Indian Air Force Heritage Center in Chandigarh?
चं डीगढ में भारतीय िायु से ना विरासत केंद्र का उद् घाटन वकसने वकया?
(A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi / प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी
(B) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh / रक्षा मं त्री राजनाथ वसं ह
(C) Former President Ram Nath Kovind / पू िक राष्ट्रपवत राम नाथ कोविं द
(D) Home Minister Amit Shah / गृ ह मं त्री अवमत शाह
Answer : (B) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh / रक्षा मं त्री राजनाथ वसं ह
रक्षा मं त्री राजनाथ वसं ह ने 8 मई को चं डीगढ में अपनी तरह के पहले भारतीय िायु से ना (IAF)
हे ररटे ज सें टर का उद् घाटन वकया। हे ररटे ज सें टर ने भारतीय िायु से ना में सं चालन के विवभन्न पहलु ओ ं
पर प्रकाश डालने िाली कलाकृवतयों, वसमु लेटरों और इं टरै खरि बोडों का प्रदशक न वकया। हे ररटे ज सें टर
का उद्दे श्य चं डीगढ के यु िाओं को भारतीय िायु से ना में कररयर बनाने के वलए प्रे ररत करना है ।
Qns : Who launched PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY on 9th May, 2015?
9 मई, 2015 को पीएमजे जेबीिाई, पीएमएसबीिाई और एपीिाई का शु भारं भ वकसने वकया?
(A) President of India / भारत के राष्ट्रपवत

(B) Prime Minister of India / भारत के प्रधान मं त्री
(C) Chief Minister of West Bengal / पविम बं गाल के मु ख्यमं त्री
(D) Governor of West Bengal / पविम बं गाल के राज्यपाल
Answer : (B) Prime Minister of India / भारत के प्रधान मं त्री

प्रधानमं त्री जीिन ज्योवत बीमा योजना (पीएमजे जेबीिाई), प्रधानमं त्री सु र क्षा बीमा योजना
(पीएमएसबीिाई) और अटल पें शन योजना (एपीिाई) 9 मई 2023 को अपनी 8िी ं िषक गां ठ मनाई।
प्रधान मं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी ने 9 मई, 2015 को कोलकाता, पविम बं गाल से पीएमजे जेबीिाई,
पीएमएसबीिाई और एपीिाई का शु भारं भ वकया।
Qns : Which Indian naval ships participated in the AIME-2023?

AIME-2023 में वकन भारतीय नौसै वनक जहाजों ने भाग वलया?
(A) INS Kolkata and INS Viraat / आईएनएस कोलकाता और आईएनएस विराट
(B) INS Delhi and INS Satpura / आईएनएस वदल्री और आईएनएस सतपु ड़ा
(C) INS Vikrant and INS Jalashwa / आईएनएस विक्रां त और आईएनएस जलाश्व
(D) INS Chennai and INS Tarkash / आईएनएस चे न्नई और आईएनएस तरकश
Answer : (B) INS Delhi and INS Satpura / आईएनएस वदल्री और आईएनएस सतपु ड़ा
पहला आवसयान-भारत समु द्री अभ्यास (AIME-2023) 8 मई, 2023 को दवक्षण चीन सागर में
सफलतापू िकक सं पन्न हुआ। स्वदे शी रूप से वडजाइन और वनवमक त जहाज – विध्वं सक आईएनएस वदल्री
और स्टील्थ वफ्रगे ट आईएनएस सतपु ड़ा, समु द्री गश्ती विमान पी8आई और एकीकृ त हे लीकॉप्टर – ने
ब्रु नेई , इं डोने वशया, मले वशया, वफलीपीस
ं , वसं गापु र , थाईलैं ड और वियतनाम से आवसयान नौसै वनक जहाजों के
साथ अभ्यास वकया।

Qns : Who presented the Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and
State/UT personnel on 9th May 2023?
9 मई 2023 को सशस्त्र बलों, केंद्रीय सशस्त्र पु वलस बलों और राज्य/केंद्र शावसत प्रदे श के कवमक यों को िीरता
पु रस्कार वकसने प्रदान वकए?
(A) Prime Minister of India / भारत के प्रधान मं त्री

(B) Defense Minister of India / भारत के रक्षा मं त्री
(C) President of India / भारत के राष्ट्रपवत
(D) Chief of Army Staff / से नाध्यक्ष
Answer : (C) President of India / भारत के राष्ट्रपवत

राष्ट्रपवत श्रीमती द्रौपदी मु मूक ने , जो सशस्त्र बलों की सिोच्च कमां डर हैं , 9 मई, 2023 को नई वदल्री में
रक्षा अलं करण समारोह (चरण-1) के दौरान सशस्त्र बलों, केंद्रीय सशस्त्र पु वलस बलों और राज्य/कें द्र
शावसत प्रदे श के पु वलस कवमक यों को पां च मरणोपरां त सवहत आठ कीवतक चक्र और पां च मरणोपरां त
सवहत 29 शौयक चक्र प्रदान वकए।
Qns : From where were cheetahs introduced in India?

भारत में चीतों को कहााँ से लाया गया था?
(A) Nepal / ने पाल

(B) Namibia / नामीवबया
(C) Kenya / केन्या
(D) Australia / ऑस्टरे वलया
Answer : Namibia / नामीवबया

मध्य प्रदे श में श्योपु र वजले के कू नो ने शनल पाकक में एक और तें दुए की मौत हो गई है । दक्ष, दवक्षण
अफ्रीका से लाई गई एक मादा चीता, पाकक के अं द र अन्य चीतों के साथ लड़ाई में मर गई। 2022 से
राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में बीस चीतों को लाया गया है , वजनमें से दो की क्रमशः माचक और अप्रै ल में मृ िु हो
गई।
Qns : Where did the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 take place?
एवशयाई भारोत्तोलन चैं वपयनवशप 2023 कहााँ आयोवजत हुई थी?
(A) New Delhi, India / नई वदल्री, भारत

(B) Beijing, China / बीवजं ग, चीन
(C) Jinju, South Korea / वजं जू , दवक्षण कोररया
(D) Tokyo, Japan / टोक्यो, जापान
Answer : (C) Jinju, South Korea / वजं जू, दवक्षण कोररया

भारोत्तोलन में , भारतीय भारोत्तोलकों ने दवक्षण कोररया के वजं जू में एवशयाई भारोत्तोलन चैं वपयनवशप
2023 को तीन रजत पदक के साथ समाप्त वकया। 8 मई 2023 को, अवजत नारायण और अवचं ता श्यु ली
पु रुषों के 73 वकग्रा िगक में प्रवतस्पधाक करने िाले केिल दो भारतीय भारोत्तोलक थे ।

Qns : When is celebrated National Technology Day?
राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योवगकी वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?


राष्ट्र वनमाक ण में भारतीय िै ज्ञावनकों, इं जीवनयरों और प्रौद्योवगकीविदों द्वारा की गई महत्वपू णक उपलखब्धयों
और योगदान को याद करने के वलए भारत में प्रवतिषक 11 मई को राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योवगकी वदिस मनाया
जाता है । 11 मई, 1998 को, भारत ने पोखरण-वद्वतीय में अपना पहला परमाणु परीक्षण सफलतापू िक क
वकया, वजसका कोडने म ऑपरे शन शखक्त था।
Qns : Who will inaugurate the International Museum Expo-2023 on 18th May?
18 मई को अं त राक ष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय एक्सपो-2023 का उद् घाटन कौन करे गा?
(A) President of India / भारत के राष्ट्रपवत

(B) Prime Minister of India / भारत के प्रधान मं त्री
(C) Chief Minister of Delhi / वदल्री के मु ख्यमं त्री
(D) Minister of Culture / सं स्कृवत मं त्रालय
Answer : (B) Prime Minister of India / भारत के प्रधान मं त्री

प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी 18 मई को नई वदल्री के प्रगवत मै दान में अपनी तरह के पहले , विशाल तीन
वदिसीय अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं ग्रहालय एक्सपो-2023 का उद् घाटन करें गे । एक्सपो का उद्दे श्य समग्र सं प कक को
सु विधाजनक बनाना और दे श भर के विवभन्न सं ग्रहालयों द्वारा प्रदवशक त विविध सां स्कृवतक विरासत को
प्रदवशक त करना है ।
Qns : Where is the 35th Edition of Indo-Thai CORPAT conducted?

इं डो-थाई कॉपे ट का 35िां सं स्करण कहां आयोवजत वकया गया है ?
(A) Andaman Sea / अं डमान सागर

(B) Pacific Ocean / प्रशां त महासागर
(C) Arabian Sea / अरब सागर
(D) Indian Ocean / वहं द महासागर
Answer : (A) Andaman Sea / अं डमान सागर

भारत-थाईलैं ड समखन्रत गश्ती (इं डो-थाई कॉपे ट ) का 35िां सं स्करण 3 से 10 मई 2023 तक आयोवजत
वकया गया था। गश्ती का उद्दे श्य अिै ध गै र -ररपोटे ड अनरे गु लेटेड (IUU) मछली पकड़ने , मादक पदाथों
की तस्करी, चोरी और सशस्त्र डकै ती जै सी गै र कानू नी गवतविवधयों को रोकने और दबाने के द्वारा वहं द
महासागर के इस महत्वपू णक वहस्से को अं तराक ष्ट्रीय व्यापार के वलए सु रवक्षत रखना है ।

Qns : Where did the first Airbus C295 make its maiden flight to India?
पहली एयरबस C295 ने भारत के वलए अपनी पहली उड़ान कहााँ भरी थी?
(A) Mumbai, India / मुं बई, भारत

(B) New Delhi, India / नई वदल्री, भारत
(C) Seville, Spain / से विले , स्पे न
(D) Barcelona, Spain / बावसक लोना, स्पे न
Answer : (C) Seville, Spain / से विले , स्पे न

भारत के पहले एयरबस C295 ने सफलतापू िक क अपनी पहली उड़ान पू री की, जो 2023 की दू सरी
छमाही तक इसकी वडलीिरी की वदशा में एक महत्वपू णक मील का पत्थर है । रणनीवतक विमान ने 5
मई को स्पे न के से विले से थथानीय समयानु सार सु बह 11:45 पर उड़ान भरी और तीन घं टे की उड़ान
के बाद दोपहर 14:45 पर उतरा। यह एक मध्यम सामररक पररिहन विमान है वजसे स्पे वनश एयरोस्पे स
कंपनी कासा द्वारा वडजाइन वकया गया है ।
Qns : Who won the bronze medal in the women‟s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in
Baku, Azerbaijan?
बाकू, अजरबै जान में ISSF विश्व कप 2023 में मवहलाओं की 10 मीटर एयर वपस्टल स्पधाक में कां स् पदक वकसने
जीता?
(A) Shikha Narwal / वशखा नरिाल

(B) Esha Singh / ईशा वसं ह
(C) Rhythm Sangwan / ररदम सां गिान
Answer : Ans : (C) Rhythm Sangwan / ररदम सां गिान

भारत की ररदम सां गिान ने अज़रबै जान के बाकू में राइफल और वपस्टल वनशाने बाजों के वलए ISSF
विश्व कप 2023 में मवहलाओं की 10 मीटर एयर वपस्टल स्पधाक में कां स् पदक जीता है । 19 िषीय
ररदम सां गिान ने फ़ाइनल में 219.1 का स्कोर हावसल वकए। शू वटं ग विश्व कप में ररदम सां गिान का
यह पहला व्यखक्तगत सीवनयर मे डल था।
Qns : Who led the Indian delegation to the 56th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Governors of
Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
एवशयाई विकास बैं क (एडीबी) के बोडक ऑफ गिनक सक की 56िी ं िावषक क आम बै ठक में भारतीय प्रवतवनवधमं डल का
ने तृ त्व वकसने वकया?
(A) Nirmala Sitharaman / वनमक ला सीतारमण

(B) Narendra Modi / नरें द्र मोदी
(C) Rahul Gandhi / राहुल गां धी
(D) Amit Shah / अवमत शाह
Answer : Ans : (A) Nirmala Sitharaman / वनमक ला सीतारमण

भारत की वित्त मं त्री वनमक ला सीतारमण ने दवक्षण कोररया में एवशयाई विकास बैं क (ADB) के बोडक
ऑफ गिनक सक की 56िी ं िावषक क आम बै ठक में भारतीय प्रवतवनवधमं डल का ने तृ त्व वकया। एडीबी का

उद्दे श्य क्षे त्र में अिवधक गरीबी का उन्मू लन करते हुए एक समृ द्ध , समािे शी, लचीला और वटकाऊ
एवशया और प्रशां त क्षे त्र की कल्पना करना है ।
Qns : Where was the third edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Startup Forum
organized?
शं घाई सहयोग सं गठन (एससीओ) स्टाटक अप फोरम के तीसरे सं स्करण का आयोजन कहााँ वकया गया?
(A) Chennai / चे न्नई

(B) New Delhi / नई वदल्री
(C) Bengaluru / बें गलु रु
(D) Jaipur / जयपु र
Answer : (B) New Delhi / नई वदल्री

स्टाटक अप इं वडया, उद्योग और आं तररक व्यापार सं ि धक न विभाग, िावणज्य मं त्रालय ने हाल ही में नई वदल्री
में पहली बार शं घाई सहयोग सं गठन (एससीओ) स्टाटक अप फोरम के तीसरे सं स्करण का आयोजन
वकया। इससे पहले दो सं स्करणों को िचुक अली सफलतापू िकक आयोवजत वकया जा चु का है । इसका
उद्दे श्य शं घाई सहयोग सं गठन (एससीओ) के सदस् दे शों के बीच स्टाटक अर्प् के बारे में बातचीत
बढाना, अवधक रोजगार सृ वजत करना और यु िाओं को निीन समाधान तै यार करने के वलए प्रोत्सावहत
करना है ।
Qns : When is celebrated International Nurses Day?

अं तराक ष्ट्रीय नसक वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?


अं तराक ष्ट्रीय नसक वदिस 1974 से शु रू हुआ था, जब नसों की अं तराक ष्ट्रीय पररषद ने आवधकाररक तौर पर
12 मई को दु वनया भर में नसों के वलए एक वदन के रूप में घोवषत वकया। यह रोवगयों के कल्याण,
सु र क्षा और स्वास्थ्य लाभ के वलए हमारे सभी वचवकत्सा सं थथानों में डॉररों और नसों द्वारा वनभाई गई
महत्वपू णक भू वमका की याद वदलाता है ।
Qns : Which country is hosting the 6th Indian Ocean Conference?

कौन सा दे श छठे वहं द महासागर सम्मे ल न की मे जबानी कर रहा है ?

(C) Indonesia / इं डोने वशया
(D) Pakistan / पावकस्तान
Answer : (B) Bangladesh / बां ग्लादे श

बां ग्लादे श 12-13 मई तक ढाका में होने िाले छठे वहं द महासागर सम्मे ल न (IOC) की मे जबानी करे गा।

IOC में लगभग 25 दे शों के उच्च-स्तरीय सरकारी प्रवतवनवधमं डलों और वथं क टैं कों के भाग ले ने की
उम्मीद है । यह क्षे त्र में सभी के वलए सु र क्षा और आवथक क विकास के उद्दे श्य से क्षे त्रीय सहयोग की
सं भािनाओं पर चचाक करने के वलए एक साझा मं च प्रदान करे गा।
Qns : What is the purpose of developing a carbon credit trading scheme in India?
भारत में काबक न क्रेवडट टर े वडं ग योजना विकवसत करने का उद्दे श्य क्या है ?
(A) To increase the use of renewable energy / अक्षय ऊजाक के उपयोग को बढाने के वलए
(B) To price greenhouse gas emissions / ग्रीनहाउस गै स उत्सजक न की कीमत के वलए
(C) To reduce the use of renewable energy / निीकरणीय ऊजाक के उपयोग को कम करने के वलए
Answer : (B) To price greenhouse gas emissions / ग्रीनहाउस गै स उत्सजक न की कीमत के वलए
ऊजाक मं त्रालय और पयाक िरण मं त्रालय डीकाबोनाइजे श न के वलए काबक न क्रेवडट टर े वडं ग योजना विकवसत
करें गे ।
सरकार काबक न क्रेवडट प्रमाणपत्रों के व्यापार के माध्यम से ग्रीनहाउस गै स उत्सजक न का मू ल्य वनधाक रण
करके भारतीय अथक व्य िथथा को डीकाबोनाइज करने के उद्दे श्य से एक भारतीय काबक न बाजार विकवसत
करने की योजना बना रही है ।
Qns : Where will the first ministerial meeting of the India -EU Trade and Technology Council be held
on 16 May 2023?
16 मई 2023 को, भारत-यू रोपीय सं घ व्यापार और प्रौद्योवगकी पररषद की पहली मं वत्रस्तरीय बै ठक कहााँ आयोवजत
की जाएगी?
(A) Paris / पे ररस

(B) Rome / रोम
(C) Brussels / ब्रसे र्ल्
(D) Lisbon / वलस्बन
Answer : (C) Brussels / ब्रसे र्ल्

भारत-यू रोपीय सं घ व्यापार और प्रौद्योवगकी पररषद की पहली मं वत्रस्तरीय बै ठ क 16 मई 2023 को
ब्रसे र्ल् में आयोवजत की जाएगी। दोनों पक्षों ने पररषद के तहत तीन कायक कारी समू हों की थथापना
की। ये सामररक प्रौद्योवगवकयों, वडवजटल शासन, और वडवजटल कने खरविटी पर कायक समू ह , हररत और
स्वच्छ ऊजाक प्रौद्योवगवकयों पर कायक समू ह , और व्यापार, वनिे श और लचीली मू ल्य श्रृं खलाओं पर कायक
समू ह हैं ।

Qns : Who won the gold medal in men‟s 10m air pistol mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup 2023?
ISSF विश्व कप 2023 में पु रुषों की 10 मीटर एयर वपस्टल वमवश्रत टीम स्पधाक में स्वणक पदक वकसने जीता?
(A) Sarabjot Singh / सरबजोत वसं ह

(B) Shahzar Rizvi / शहजर ररजिी
(C) Abhishek Verma / अवभषे क िमाक
(D) Damir Micek / दावमर वमस्क
Answer : (A) Sarabjot Singh / सरबजोत वसं ह

भारतीय वनशाने बाज सरबजोत वसं ह ने 11 मई को अजरबै जान के बाकू में राइफल और वपस्टल
वनशाने बाजों के आईएसएसएफ विश्व कप 2023 में पु रु षों की 10 मीटर एयर वपस्टल वमवश्रत टीम स्पधाक
में सं युक्त रूप से स्वणक पदक जीता। इससे पहले सरबजोत वसं ह ने क्वावलवफके शन राउं ड में तीन
सीरीज में 293 का स्कोर वकया।
Qns : What organization declared Mpox no longer a global health emergency on 11th May 2023?
वकस सं गठन ने 11 मई 2023 को Mpox को अब िै वश्वक स्वास्थ्य आपातकाल नही ं घोवषत वकया?
(A) The United Nations / सं युक्त राष्ट्र

(B) The World Health Organization / विश्व स्वास्थ्य सं ग ठन
(C) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / रोग वनयं त्रण और रोकथाम कें द्र
(D) The World Food Programme / विश्व खाद्य कायक क्रम
Answer : (B) The World Health Organization / विश्व स्वास्थ्य सं गठन

विश्व स्वास्थ्य सं गठन (WHO) ने 11 मई को घोषणा की थी वक दु वनया भर में इस बीमारी के फैलने
के लगभग एक साल बाद, Mpox, वजसे पहले मं कीपॉक्स के नाम से जाना जाता था, अब िै वश्वक स्वास्थ्य
आपातकाल नही ं है । Mpox एक दु लक भ ले वकन सं भावित गं भीर बीमारी है । यह शरीर के विवभन्न भागों
पर दाने पै दा कर सकता है और चे चक के समान है ।
Qns : What is the aim of the One Station One Product (OSOP) scheme of Indian Railways?
भारतीय रे लिे की िन स्टे शन िन प्रोडर (OSOP) योजना का उद्दे श्य क्या है ?
(A) To promote foreign products in the market / बाजार में विदे शी उत्पादों को बढािा दे ने के वलए
(B) To generate additional income opportunities for the underprivileged sections of the society / समाज
के िं वचत िगों के वलए अवतररक्त आय के अिसर पै दा करने के वलए
(C) To display indigenous or local products / स्वदे शी या थथानीय उत्पादों को प्रदवशक त करने के वलए
(D) Both b and c / बी और सी दोनों
Answer : (D) Both b and c / बी और सी दोनों

भारतीय रे लिे की िन स्टे शन िन प्रोडर (OSOP) योजना के तहत, दे श भर में अब तक 21 राज्यों
और 3 केंद्र शावसत प्रदे शों में 785 OSOP आउटले ट िाले 728 स्टे श नों को शावमल वकया गया है । रे ल
मं त्रालय ने सरकार के ‘िोकल फॉर लोकल’ विजन को बढािा दे ने, थथानीय या स्वदे शी उत्पादों के वलए
बाजार उपलब्ध कराने और समाज के िं वचत िगों के वलए अवतररक्त आय के अिसर पै दा करने के
उद्दे श्य से माचक 2022 में योजना शु रू की थी।

Qns : What is the aim of the Uttarakhand government in promoting millet production?
बाजरा उत्पादन को बढािा दे ने के वलए उत्तराखं ड सरकार का क्या उद्दे श्य है ?
(A) To improve the health of the farmers / वकसानों के स्वास्थ्य में सु धार करने के वलए
(B) To attract more tourists to the state / राज्य में अवधक पयक ट कों को आकवषक त करने के वलए
(C) To strengthen the economy of the farmers / वकसानों की अथक व्यिथथा को मजबू त करने के वलए
Answer : (C) To strengthen the economy of the farmers / वकसानों की अथक व्य िथथा को मजबू त करने
के वलए
उत्तराखं ड में , बाजरा के स्वास्थ्य लाभों के बारे में जन जागरूकता पै दा करने और इस श्रे णी में राज्य
की फसल उगाने की क्षमता पर विचार-विमशक करने के वलए 13 मई से दे हरादू न में चार वदिसीय
बाजरा उत्सि (श्री अन्ना महोत्सि) शु रू होगा। राज्य सरकार ने इस वित्तीय िषक में बाजरा के प्रचार-
प्रसार के वलए 73 करोड़ रुपये का प्रािधान वकया है ।
Qns : Which ships of the Indian Navy are on a visit to Sianokville, Cambodia from 11 to 14 May?
भारतीय नौसे ना के कौन से जहाज 11 से 14 मई तक कंबोवडया के वसयानोकविले के दौरे पर हैं ?
(A) INS Mumbai and INS Kolkata / आईएनएस मुं बई और आईएनएस कोलकाता
(C) INS Vikrant and INS Viraat / आईएनएस विक्रां त और आईएनएस विराट
(D) INS Chennai and INS Kolkata / आईएनएस चे न्नई और आईएनएस कोलकाता
Answer : (B) INS Delhi and INS Satpura / आईएनएस वदल्री और आईएनएस सतपु ड़ा
आवसयान दे शों में भारतीय नौसे ना की तै नाती के एक वहस्से के रूप में , ररयर एडवमरल गु रचरण वसं ह ,
फ्लै ग ऑवफसर कमां वडं ग ईस्टनक फ्लीट की कमान के तहत भारतीय नौसे ना के जहाज वदल्री और
सतपु ड़ा 11 से 14 मई 2023 तक वसयानोकविले , कंबोवडया के दौरे पर हैं । पोटक कॉल के दौरान, दोनों
दे शों के नौसै वनक इं टरऑपरे वबवलटी और आपसी समझ बढाने के उद्दे श्य से बातचीत, डे क यात्राओं और
खे लों के आदान-प्रदान की एक श्रृं खला में शावमल होगा।्
Qns : Where will the third meeting of the Working Group on Transition to Energy Sources be held?
एनजी सोसे ज में टर ां वजशन पर िवकिंग ग्रु प की तीसरी बै ठक कहां आयोवजत होगी?

(B) Kolkata / कोलकाता
(C) Ahmedabad / अहमदाबाद
(D) Mumbai / मुं बई
Answer : (D) Mumbai / मुं बई

भारत की G20 अध्यक्षता में टर ां वजशन टू एनजी सोसे ज (ETWG) पर िवकिं ग ग्रु प की तीसरी बै ठ क 15 से
17 मई 2023 तक मुं बई में आयोवजत की जाएगी। तीन वदिसीय बै ठक में G20 सदस् दे शों के 100 से
अवधक प्रवतवनवध, विशे ष आमं वत्रत सदस् और अं त राक ष्ट्रीय ऊजाक एजें सी (IEA), विश्व बैं क और विश्व ऊजाक
पररषद जै से अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं गठन शावमल होंगे।

Qns : Where will the third meeting of the Working Group on Transition to Energy Sources be held?
एनजी सोसे ज में टर ां वजशन पर िवकिंग ग्रु प की तीसरी बै ठक कहां आयोवजत होगी?

(B) Kolkata / कोलकाता
(C) Ahmedabad / अहमदाबाद
(D) Mumbai / मुं बई
Answer : (D) Mumbai / मुं बई

भारत की G20 अध्यक्षता में टर ां वजशन टू एनजी सोसे ज (ETWG) पर िवकिं ग ग्रु प की तीसरी बै ठ क 15 से
17 मई 2023 तक मुं बई में आयोवजत की जाएगी। तीन वदिसीय बै ठक में G20 सदस् दे शों के 100 से
अवधक प्रवतवनवध, विशे ष आमं वत्रत सदस् और अं त राक ष्ट्रीय ऊजाक एजें सी (IEA), विश्व बैं क और विश्व ऊजाक
पररषद जै से अं तराक ष्ट्रीय सं गठन शावमल होंगे।
Question: When does Bastille Day Parade take place?

बै खस्टल डे परे ड कब होती है ?
a) July 14th / 14 जु लाई
b) June 14th/ 14 जू न
c) August 14th / 14 अगस्त
d) July 5th / 5 जु लाई
Answer: a) July 14th/ 14 जु लाई

बै खस्टल डे परे ड एक सै न्य परे ड है जो हर साल 14 जु लाई को पे ररस, फ्रां स में होती है । परे ड फ्रां सीसी
राष्ट्रीय वदिस का जश्न मनाने के वलए आयोवजत की जाती है , जो 14 जु लाई, 1789 को बै खस्टल के तू फान
की याद वदलाता है , जो फ्रां सीसी क्रां वत में एक महत्वपू णक मोड़ था। परे ड में फ्रां सीसी सै न्य कवमक यों,
उपकरणों और विमानों के साथ-साथ आमं वत्रत अं तरराष्ट्रीय सै न्य इकाइयां शावमल हैं । परे ड यू रोप की
सबसे पु रानी और सबसे बड़ी सै न्य परे डों में से एक है और दु वनया भर से हजारों दशक कों को
आकवषक त करती है ।
Question: Why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting France in July 2023?
प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी जु लाई 2023 में फ्रां स की यात्रा पर क्यों जा रहे हैं ?
A) To attend the Bastille Day Parade / बै खस्टल डे परे ड में भाग ले ने के वलए
B) To meet French President Emmanuel Macron / फ्रां स के राष्ट्रपवत इमै नुएल मै क्रॉन से वमलने के वलए
C) To mark the 25th anniversary of India-France Strategic Partnership / भारत-फ्रां स सामररक साझे दारी
की 25िी ं िषक गां ठ को वचवित करने के वलए
D) All of the above / उपरोक्त सभी
Answer: D) All of the above / उपरोक्त सभी

भारतीय प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी 14 जु लाई को पे ररस में बै खस्टल डे परे ड के सम्मावनत अवतवथ के रूप
में फ्रां स जाएं गे । यह यात्रा भारत-फ्रां स सामररक साझे दारी की 25 िी ं िषक गां ठ को वचवित करने के वलए
है , और एक भारतीय सशस्त्र बल दल अपने फ्रां सीसी समकक्षों के साथ परे ड में भाग ले गा।

Question: Who will conduct the coronation of King Charles III?
वकंग चार्ल्क तृ तीय का राज्यावभषे क कौन कराएगा?
a) The Queen / रानी
b) The Archbishop of Canterbury / कैंटरबरी के आककवबशप
c) The Prime Minister / प्रधान मं त्री
d) None of the above / उपरोक्त में से कोई नही ं
Answer: b) The Archbishop of Canterbury / कैंटरबरी के आककवबशप

वकंग चार्ल्क III को िे स्टवमं स्टर एब्बे में धू मधाम और धू मधाम के वब्रवटश प्रदशक न में ताज पहनाया
जाएगा
शवनिार को कैंटरबरी के आककवबशप द्वारा राज्यावभषे क वकया जाएगा
Question: How many gold medals did Indian archery teams win at the Asia Cup-World Ranking
Tournament Stage II in Tashkent?
ताशकंद में एवशया कप-िल्डक रैं वकंग टू नाक मेंट स्टे ज II में भारतीय तीरं दाजी टीमों ने वकतने स्वणक पदक जीते ?
A. 5
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer: A. 5
भारतीय तीरं दाजी टीमों ने ताशकंद में एवशया कप-िल्डक रैं वकं ग टू नाक मेंट , स्टे ज II में 5 स्वणक पदक, 5 रजत
पदक और 2 कां स् पदक जीते ।
Question: Who won the season-opening Javelin leg of Diamond League in Doha?
प्रश्नः दोहा में सीजन-ओपवनं ग डायमं ड लीग का जे िवलन ले ग वकसने जीता?
A. Neeraj Chopra / नीरज चोपड़ा
B. Anurag Singh Thakur / अनु राग वसं ह ठाकु र
C. Czech Republic‟s Vadlejch / चे क गणराज्य के िाडले जच
D. Grenada‟s Peters / ग्रे नाडा के पीटसक
Answer: A. Neeraj Chopra / नीरज चोपड़ा

ओलं वपक चै खम्पयन जे िवलन थ्रोअर नीरज चोपड़ा ने दोहा में डायमं ड लीग के सीजन-ओपवनं ग ले ग में
88.67 मीटर के थ्रो के साथ जीत हावसल की

Qns : Which country will trained Indian engineers before work on the Mumbai Ahmedabad High
Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) begins?
मुं बई अहमदाबाद हाई स्पीड रे ल कॉररडोर (MAHSR) पर काम शु रू होने से पहले कौन सा दे श भारतीय
इं जीवनयरों को प्रवशवक्षत करे गा?
(A) South Korea / दवक्षण कोररया

(B) America / अमे ररका
(C) Germany / जमक नी
(D) Japan / जापान
Ans : (D) Japan / जापान

मुं बई अहमदाबाद हाई स्पीड रे ल कॉररडोर (MAHSR) पर काम शु रू होने से पहले जापानी विशे षज्ञों
द्वारा 1,000 भारतीय इं जीवनयरों को प्रवशवक्षत वकया जाएगा। सू रत वडपो में इस उद्दे श्य के वलए विशे ष
रूप से तीन टर े ल लाइन के साथ एक प्रवशक्षण सु विधा बनाई गई है । ितक मान में िापी से िडोदरा के
बीच 237 वकमी में होने िाले कायक को ले कर प्रवशक्षण वदया जा रहा है ।
Qns : What is the name of the first overseas capacity addition by NTPC?
एनटीपीसी द्वारा पहली विदे शी क्षमता िृ खद्ध का क्या नाम है ?
(A) Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant / मै त्री सु पर थमक ल पािर प्लां ट
(B) Rampal Super Thermal Power Plant / रामपाल सु पर थमक ल पािर प्लां ट
(C) Mongla Super Thermal Power Plant / मोंगला सु पर थमक ल पािर प्लां ट
(D) BIFPCL Super Thermal Power Plant / बीआईएफपीसीएल सु पर थमक ल पािर प्लां ट
Ans : (A) Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant / मै त्री सु पर थमक ल पािर प्लां ट
ने शनल थमक ल पािर कॉरपोरे शन वलवमटे ड (NTPC) ने अपना पहला विदे शी क्षमता विस्तार हावसल वकया
है , वजसकी शु रुआत बां ग्लादे श से हुई है । समू ह ने हाल ही में बां ग्लादे श के रामपाल, मोंगला, बागे रहाट
में खथथत 1320 मे गािाट (2×660) मै त्री सु पर थमक ल पािर प्लां ट (MSTPP) की 660 मे गािाट यू वनट-1 को
जोड़ा है ।
नए विस्तार के साथ, ने शनल थमक ल पािर कॉरपोरे शन की थथावपत क्षमता 72304 मे गािाट तक पहुं च
गई है ।
Qns : Where was the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) be
held on 4-5 May?
शं घाई कॉरपोरे शन ऑगक नाइजे शन (SCO) के विदे श मं वत्रयों की बै ठक 4-5 मई को कहां आयोवजत की गई?
(A) Manipur / मवणपु र

(B) New Delhi / नई वदल्री
(C) Goa / गोिा
(D) Gujarat / गु जरात
Ans : (C) Goa / गोिा

शं घाई सहयोग सं गठन (एससीओ) के सदस् दे शों के विदे श मं त्री 5 मई को गोिा में अपनी बै ठक के
दू सरे वदन अपनी चचाक ओ ं को अं वतम रूप वदया। SCO के विदे श मं वत्रयों की दो वदिसीय बै ठक 4 मई
को गोिा में शु रू हुई। इस अहम बै ठक में पावकस्तान और चीन समे त आठ दे शों के विदे श मं त्री

वहस्सा ले रहे हैं । प्रस्तािों का उद्दे श्य व्यापार, प्रौद्योवगकी, िावणज्य, सु र क्षा और सामावजक-सां स्कृवतक
सं बंधों के क्षे त्रों में एससीओ सदस् राज्यों के बीच सहयोग का विस्तार करना है ।
Qns : When was celebrated Buddha Purnima in 2023?

2023 में बु द्ध पू वणक मा कब मनाई गई थी?

Ans : (B) 5th May / 5 मई

बु द्ध पू वणक मा, वजसे िे साक या बु द्ध जयं ती के नाम से भी जाना जाता है , दु वनया भर के बौद्धों द्वारा
मनाया जाने िाला एक महत्वपू णक िोहार है । बु द्ध पू वणक मा 2023, 5 मई को मनाई गई थी। यह िोहार
बौद्ध धमक के सं थथापक गौतम बु द्ध के जन्म, ज्ञान और मृ िु की याद वदलाता है । बु द्ध पू वणक मा िै शाख
के वहं दू महीने की पू वणक मा के वदन आती है , जो आमतौर पर अप्रै ल या मई में आती है ।
Qns : What is the „Machines Can See 2023‟ summit?

„मशीन कै न सी 2023‟ वशखर सम्मे ल न क्या है ?
(A) An international conference on AI in the UAE / सं युक्त अरब अमीरात में एआई पर एक अं त रराष्ट्रीय
सम्मे ल न
(B) A summit for discussing advancements in robotics / रोबोवटक्स में प्रगवत पर चचाक के वलए एक वशखर
सम्मे ल न
(C) A workshop for digital marketing strategies / वडवजटल माकेवटं ग रणनीवतयों के वलए एक कायक शाला
(D) A part of the G20 meeting / जी 20 बै ठक का एक वहस्सा
Ans : (A) An international conference on AI in the UAE / सं यु क्त अरब अमीरात में एआई पर एक
अं तरराष्ट्रीय सम्मे लन
यू एई सरकार ने ‘मशीन कै न सी 2023’ वशखर सम्मे ल न शु रू वकया। यह पू रे क्षे त्र में आवटक वफवशयल
इं टे वलजें स (एआई) में अग्रणी अं तरराष्ट्रीय सम्मे लनों में से एक है , जो आवटक वफवशयल इं टे वलजें स , वडवजटल
इकोनॉमी और ररमोट िकक एप्लीके शन ऑवफस और ‘मशीन कै न सी’ कंपनी के बीच साझे दारी में दु बई
में भविष्य के सं ग्रहालय में हो रहा है । सम्मे लन का उद्दे श्य दु वनया भर के विशे षज्ञों को एआई (AI) के
भविष्य और अगली वसवलकॉन िै ली बनाने के यू एई के दृवष्ट्कोण में योगदान करने की क्षमता पर चचाक
करने के वलए एक साथ लाना है ।
Question: Who has been confirmed as the next President of the World Bank?
विश्व बैं क के अगले अध्यक्ष के रूप में वकसे वनयु क्त वकया गया है ?
a) David Malpass / डे विड मलपास
b) Ajay Banga / अजय बं गा
c) Joe Biden / जो वबडे न
d) Nirmala Sitaraman
Answer: b) Ajay Banga/ अजय बं गा

विश्व बैं क ने पु वष्ट् की वक भारतीय मू ल के अजय बं गा विश्व बैं क के अगले अध्यक्ष होंगे। विश्व बैं क के

25 सदस्ीय कायक कारी बोडक ने उन्ें अध्यक्ष के रूप में पां च साल के कायक काल के वलए चु ना है ।
अजय बं गा 2 जू न को विश्व बैं क के अध्यक्ष का पदभार ग्रहण करें गे ।
Question : What is the purpose of India launching its own heat index?
भारत द्वारा अपना हीट इं डे क्स लॉन्च करने का क्या उद्दे श्य है ?
a) To quantify the impact of heat on the environment / पयाक िरण पर गमी के प्रभाि को मापने के वलए
b) To generate impact-based heatwave alerts for specific locations / विवशष्ट् थथानों के वलए प्रभाि आधाररत
हीटिे ि अलटक उत्पन्न करना
c) To predict natural disasters / प्राकृवतक आपदाओं की भविष्यिाणी करने के वलए
d) To measure air pollution levels / िायु प्रदू षण के स्तर को मापने के वलए
Answer: b) To generate impact-based heatwave alerts for specific locations / विवशष्ट् थथानों के
वलए प्रभाि आधाररत हीटिे ि अलटक उत्पन्न करना
भारत अपनी आबादी पर गमी के प्रभाि की मात्रा वनधाक ररत करने और विवशष्ट् थथानों के वलए प्रभाि-
आधाररत हीटिे ि अलटक उत्पन्न करने के वलए अगले साल अपना हीट इं डे क्स लॉन्च करे गा।
भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग (IMD) ने वपछले सप्ताह एक प्रायोवगक ताप सू च कां क जारी करना शु रू
वकया, वजसमें हिा के तापमान और सापे क्ष आद्रक ता को ध्यान में रखते हुए यह वनधाक ररत वकया गया वक
यह िास्ति में वकतना गमक है ।
Question : The United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of _ _ _ _ _ _ .
सं युक्त राष्ट्र ने 2023 को _ _ _ _ _ का अं त राक ष्ट्रीय िषक घोवषत वकया है ।
a) Youth Development / यु िा विकास
b) Millets / बाजरा
c) Wine / शराब
d) Forest / िन
Ans : b) Millets / बाजरा

गृ ह मं त्रालय (एमएचए) ने केंद्रीय सशस्त्र पु वलस बलों (सीएपीएफ) और राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रवतवक्रया बल
(एनडीआरएफ) के कवमक यों के भोजन में 30% बाजरा शावमल करने का फैसला वकया है ।
भारत सरकार के कहने पर सं युक्त राष्ट्र ने 2023 को बाजरा के महत्व को पहचानते हुए और लोगों
को पौवष्ट्क भोजन उपलब्ध कराने के साथ-साथ घरे लू और िै वश्वक मां ग पै दा करने िाले बाजरा के
अं तराक ष्ट्रीय िषक के रूप में घोवषत वकया है ।
Qns : 1 मई 2023 को भारतीय नौसे ना के कौन से नौसै वनक जहाज वसं गापु र पहुं चे ?
Which naval ships of the Indian Navy arrived at Singapore on 1st May 2023?
(A) INS Vikrant and INS Kolkata / आईएनएस विक्रां त और आईएनएस कोलकाता
(C) INS Shivalik and INS Sahyadri / आईएनएस वशिावलक और आईएनएस सह्याद्री
(D) INS Viraat and INS Vindhya / आईएनएस विराट और आईएनएस विं ध्य
Ans : (B) INS Delhi and INS Satpura / आईएनएस वदल्री और आईएनएस सतपु ड़ा
पू िी बे ड़े के फ्लै ग ऑवफसर कमां वडं ग आरएडीएम गु रचरण वसं ह की कमान में भारतीय नौसे ना के
जहाज आईएनएस सतपु ड़ा और आईएनएस वदल्री 1 मई 2023 को वसं गापु र पहुं चे। ये नौसै वनक जहाज

2 से 8 मई 2023 तक होने िाले पहले आवसयान भारत समु द्री अभ्यास (AIME-2023) में भाग लें गे।
AIME-2023 भारतीय नौसे ना और आवसयान नौसे नाओं को एक साथ काम करने और समु द्री क्षे त्र में
वनबाक ध सं चालन करने का अिसर प्रदान करे गा।
Qns : दवक्षण पविमी िायु कमान (SWAC) के एयर ऑवफसर कमां वडं ग-इन-चीफ (AOC-in-C) के रूप में एयर
माशक ल विक्रम वसं ह की जगह वकसने ली?
Who succeeded Air Marshal Vikram Singh as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the
South Western Air Command (SWAC)?
(A) Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari / एयर माशक ल नमक देश्वर वतिारी
(B) Air Marshal Vikram Tiwari / एयर माशक ल विक्रम वतिारी
(C) Air Marshal Vikram Singh / एयर माशक ल विक्रम वसं ह
(D) Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Singh / एयर माशक ल नमक देश्वर वसं ह
Ans : (A) Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari / एयर माशक ल नमक देश्व र वतिारी
एयर माशक ल नमक दे श्वर वतिारी ने 1 मई 2023 को गां धीनगर में दवक्षण पविमी िायु कमान (SWAC) के
एयर ऑवफसर कमां वडं ग-इन-चीफ (AOC-in-C) के रूप में पदभार सं भाला। िह एयर माशक ल विक्रम
वसं ह का थथान लें गे , जो 30 अप्रै ल 2023 को से िावनिृ त्त हो रहे हैं । उनकी विवशष्ट् से िा के वलए, उन्ें
2008 में ‘िायु से ना पदक’ और 2022 में ‘अवत विवशष्ट् से िा पदक’ से सम्मावनत वकया गया था।
Qns : जम्मू और कश्मीर में आतं क फैलाने के वलए उपयोग वकए जाने िाले वनम्नवलखखत में से वकस मै सें जर मोबाइल
एखप्लके शन को भारत सरकार द्वारा िॉक कर वदया गया है ?
Which of the following messenger mobile application used to spread terror in Jammu and Kashmir has
been blocked by the Government of India ?
(A) Telegram / टे लीग्राम

(B) IMO / आईएमओ
(C) Share Chat / शे य र चै ट
(D) Hike Sticker Chat / हाइक खस्टकर चै ट
Ans : (B) IMO / आईएमओ

आतं किादी गवतविवधयों पर एक बड़ी कारक िाई में , केंद्र ने 14 मोबाइल मै सेवजं ग एखप्लके शन पर प्रवतबं ध
लगा वदया है , जो कवथत तौर पर जम्मू -कश्मीर में आतं किादी समू हों द्वारा अपने समथक कों और ओिर
ग्राउं ड िकक सक (ओजीडब्ल्यू ) के साथ सं िाद करने और पावकस्तान से वनदे श प्राप्त करने के वलए
उपयोग वकए जा रहे थे । राष्ट्रीय सु र क्षा के वलए खतरा पै दा करने िाले और भारतीय कानू नों का
पालन नही ं करने िाले ऐर्प् की एक सू ची तै यार की गई और सं बंवधत मं त्रालय को उन पर प्रवतबं ध
लगाने के अनु रोध के बारे में सू वचत वकया गया।

Qns : विश्व अथथमा वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?

When is celebrated World Asthma Day?

(D) 2nd May / 2 मई
Ans : (D) 2nd May / 2 मई

विश्व अथथमा वदिस एक िावषक क कायक क्रम है जो मई के पहले मं गलिार को होता है । 2023 में , विश्व
अथथमा वदिस 2 मई को मनाया जाता है । इसका उद्दे श्य जागरूकता बढाना और विश्व स्तर पर
अथथमा के बे हतर प्रबं ध न और दे खभाल को प्रोत्सावहत करना है । स्वास्थ्य से िा प्रदाताओं, रोगी समू हों
और सािक जवनक स्वास्थ्य एजें वसयों के साथ साझे दारी में ग्लोबल इवनवशएवटि फॉर अथथमा (GINA) द्वारा
इस वदन का समन्रय वकया जाता है ।
Qns : कौन सी टीम ऑस्टरे वलया को पछाड़कर निीनतम ICC रैं वकं ग में नं ब र एक टे स्ट टीम बन गई है ?
Which team has surpassed Australia to become the number one Test team in the latest ICC rankings?
(A) South Africa / दवक्षण अफ्रीका

(B) New Zealand / न्यू ज़ीलैं ड
(C) India / भारत
(D) England / इं ग्लैं ड
Ans : (C) India / भारत

रोवहत शमाक की अगु िाई िाली भारत 2 मई को अं तराक ष्ट्रीय वक्रकेट पररषद (आईसीसी) द्वारा जारी
निीनतम रैं वकं ग में ऑस्टरे वलया को पछाड़कर नं बर एक टे स्ट टीम बन गई।
पु रुषों की टे स्ट रैं वकं ग में शीषक पर ऑस्टरे वलया का शासन 15 महीनों के बाद समाप्त हो गया, भारत ने
अगले महीने आईसीसी विश्व टे स्ट चै खम्पयनवशप (डब्ल्यू टीसी) फाइनल से पहले ऑस्टरे वलयाई टीम को
पीछे छोड़ वदया।
Qns : अरे वबयन टर ै िल माटक 2023 कहां आयोवजत वकया जा रहा है ?

Where is the Arabian Travel Mart 2023 being held?
(A) Mumbai, India / मुं बई, भारत

(B) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / ररयाद, सऊदी अरब
(C) Dubai, UAE / दु बई, सं यु क्त अरब अमीरात
Ans : (C) Dubai, UAE / दु बई, सं युक्त अरब अमीरात

भारत सरकार का पयक ट न मं त्रालय 1 से 4 मई तक दु बई, सं युक्त अरब अमीरात में आयोवजत होने िाले
अरे वबयन टर ै िल माटक (एटीएम) 2023 में भाग ले रहा है ।
अरे वबयन टर ै िल माटक 2023 दु बई में भारत के 65 से अवधक राज्य पयक ट न विभागों/केंद्र शावसत प्रदे शों,
टू र ऑपरे टरों, टर ै िल एजें टों, होटल चे न और एयरलाइं स के प्रवतवनवध भाग ले रहे हैं । भारतीय मं डप
यू नेस्को की विश्व धरोहर थथलों, िन्यजीि अभयारण्ों और आध्याखत्मक विरासत थथलों सवहत भारत की
समृ द्ध सां स्कृवतक और प्राकृवतक विरासत को प्रदवशक त करे गा।

Qns : „एडीसी-150‟ कंटे नर का वनमाक ण वकसने वकया है ?

Who has manufactured the „ADC-150‟ container?
(A) Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam / नौसे ना विज्ञान और तकनीकी
प्रयोगशाला (NSTL), विशाखापत्तनम
(B) Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra / एररयल वडलीिरी ररसचक
एं ड डे िलपमें ट एस्टै खिशमें ट (एडीआरडीई), आगरा
(C) Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru / िै मावनकी विकास प्रवतष्ठान (एडीई),
बें गलु रु
(D) All of the Above / ऊपर के सभी
Ans : (D) All of the Above / ऊपर के सभी

रक्षा अनु संधान और विकास सं गठन (DRDO) और भारतीय नौसे ना ने 27 अप्रै ल , 2023 को गोिा के तट
से IL-38SD विमान से ‘ADC-150’ की पहली परीक्षण उड़ान सफलतापू िक क भरी। ‘एडीसी-150’ 150
वकलो पे लोड क्षमता िाला एक स्वदे शी रूप से वडजाइन और विकवसत एयर डरॉपे बल कंटे नर है । तट
से 2,000 वकमी से अवधक दू री पर तै नात जहाजों के वलए सं कट के क्षणों में महत्वपू णक इं जीवनयररं ग
स्टोर की आिश्यकता को पू रा करने के वलए त्वररत प्रवतवक्रया दे कर नौसे ना पररचालन रसद क्षमताओं
को बढाने के वलए इसका परीक्षण वकया गया है ।
Qns : 2023 में पै राग्वे में राष्ट्रपवत चु नाि वकसने जीता?

Who won the presidential election in Paraguay in 2023?
(A) Efraín Alegre / एफ्रेन एले ग्रे

(B) Santiago Peña / सैं वटयागो पे ना
(C) Justin Trudeau. / जखस्टन ट्रूडो।
(D) Richard Wagner / ररचडक िै गनर
Ans : (B) Santiago Peña / सैं वटयागो पे ना

सैं वटयागो पे ना, एक अथक शास्त्री और पै राग्वे की सत्तारूढ रूवढिादी कोलोराडो पाटी के सदस् ने दे श
का राष्ट्रपवत चु नाि जीत वलया है । पे ना को 42% से अवधक िोट प्राप्त हुए, जबवक उनके मु ख्य प्रवतद्वं द्वी,
केंद्र-िाम कंसटाक वसयोन नै शनल गठबं ध न के एवफ्रन एले ग्रे को लगभग 28% प्राप्त हुए। एक ही राउं ड
की िोवटं ग से चु नाि का फैसला हुआ।
Qns : अं डमान और वनकोबार कमां ड के 17िें कमां डर-इन-चीफ के रूप में वकसने पदभार सं भाला है ?
Who has taken over as the 17th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command?
(A) Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan / एयर माशक ल सजु बालकृष्णन

(B) General Bipin Rawat / जनरल वबवपन राित
(C) Admiral Karambir Singh / एडवमरल करमबीर वसं ह
(D) Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria / एयर चीफ माशक ल आर.के.एस. भदौररया
Ans : (A) Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan / एयर माशक ल सजु बालकृष्णन
एयर माशक ल साजू बालकृ ष्णन, एिीएसएम, िीएम ने 1 मई 2023 को अं डमान और वनकोबार कमां ड
(CINCAN) के 17िें कमां डर-इन-चीफ के रूप में पदभार सं भाला। अं डमान और वनकोबार कमां ड
(ANC) भारत में एकमात्र सं युक्त -से िा कमां ड है जो दे श की से ना, नौसे ना और िायु से ना की क्षमताओं
के साथ दे श के वथएटर कमां ड के वलए एक मॉडल के रूप में कायक करता है । उनकी विवशष्ट् से िा

के वलए उन्ें अवत विवशष्ट् से िा मे डल और िायु से ना मे डल के राष्ट्रपवत पु रस्कार से भी निाजा जा

चु का है ।
Qns : अं तराक ष्ट्रीय पररधान और िस्त्र मे ला (IATF) अपने 15िें सं स्क रण के वलए कहााँ आयोवजत वकया जा रहा है ?
Where is the International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF) being organized for its 15th edition?
(A) England / इं गलैं ड

(C) Sri Lanka / श्रीलं का
(D) Dubai / दु बई
Ans : (D) Dubai / दु बई

इस साल का आयोजन 2023-2024 खरं ग समर कले क्श न और ऑटम विं टर हाइलाइट् स को प्रदवशक त
करे गा। 22 दे शों के 200 से अवधक प्रदशक कों के साथ, IATF का उद्दे श्य प्रिे क प्रदशक क के साथ सं युक्त
अरब अमीरात के फैशन पररदृश्य में एक प्रमु ख प्रभाि बनना है । कपड़ा मं त्रालय, भारत सरकार के
अपै रल एक्सपोटक प्रमोशन काउं वसल और भारतीय वनयाक त सं गठनों के सं घ द्वारा सं यु क्त रूप से
आयोवजत, इं वडया पिे वलयन में 67 स्टॉल हैं , जो वनयाक त के वलए विवभन्न प्रकार के भारतीय िस्त्रों का
प्रदशक न करते हैं । करीब ते ईस कंपवनयां भी अपने पररधानों का प्रदशक न करने आई हैं ।
Qns : वकस भारतीय वनशाने बाज ने वमस्र के कावहरा में ISSF विश्व कप शॉटगन में स्कीट वमवश्रत टीम श्रे णी में स्वणक
पदक जीता?
Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the skeet mixed team category at the ISSF World Cup
Shotgun in Cairo, Egypt?
(A) Mairaj Ahmad Khan / मे राज अहमद खान

(B) Ganemat Sekhon / गने मत से खों
(C) Option A / विकल्प ए
(D) A & B Both / ए और बी दोनों
Ans : (D) A & B Both / ए और बी दोनों

वमस्र के कावहरा में चल रहे आईएसएसएफ विश्व कप शॉटगन में अनु भिी मै राज अहमद खान और
यु िा खखलाड़ी गने म त से खों ने वमलकर भारत को अपना पहला पदक वदलाया। इटली ने दो बार की
विश्व चै खम्पयनवशप रजत पदक विजे ता वसमोना स्कोशे ट्टी और ररयो ओलं वपक चैं वपयन गे वब्रयल रॉसे टी की
जोड़ी के माध्यम से कां स् जीता।
Qns : Who won the gold medal at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships in men‟s doubles category?
2023 बै डवमं टन एवशया चैं वपयनवशप में पु रुषों के यु गल िगक में स्वणक पदक वकसने जीता?
(A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty / साखत्वकसाईराज रं कीरे ड्डी और वचराग शे ट्टी
(B) Ong Yew Sin and Teo Yee / ओंग यू वसन और वटयो यी
(C) Dipu Ghosh and Raman Ghosh / दीपू घोष और रमन घोष
(D) None of the above / उपरोक्त में से कोई नही ं
Ans : (A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty / साखत्वकसाईराज रं कीरे ड्डी और वचराग शे ट्टी
साखत्वकसाईराज रं कीरे ड्डी और वचराग शे ट्टी ने 30 अप्रै ल को बै डवमं टन एवशया चैं वपयनवशप में स्वणक

पदक जीतने िाली पहली भारतीय पु रुष यु गल जोड़ी बनकर इवतहास रच वदया। उन्ोंने खे ले गए
फाइनल में ओंग यू वसन और वटयो यी की आठिी ं िरीयता प्राप्त मले वशयाई जोड़ी को 67 वमनट में
16-21, 21-17, 21-19 से हराया।
Qns : When is celebrated International Labour Day?

अं तराक ष्ट्रीय मजदू र वदिस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans : (C) 1st May / 1 मई

1 मई विश्व स्तर पर मान्यता प्राप्त अिकाश है । इसे आमतौर पर अं त राक ष्ट्रीय श्रवमक वदिस या मई
वदिस के रूप में जाना जाता है , और 80 से अवधक दे शों में सािक जवनक अिकाश के साथ मनाया जाता
है । न्यू यॉकक पहला राज्य था वजसने श्रम वदिस को मान्यता दे ने िाला वबल पे श वकया, जबवक ओरे गन
पहला राज्य था वजसने 21 फरिरी, 1887 को इस पर एक कानू न पाररत वकया।
Qns : Which position did the IIT Bombay‟s SHUNYA team take in the Solar Decathlon Build Challenge
in the US?
अमे ररका में सोलर डे काथलॉन वबल्ड चै लेंज में IIT बॉम्बे की शू न्य टीम ने कौन-सा थथान प्राप्त वकया?
(A) Fifth position / पां चिां थथान

(B) Eight position / आठ थथान
(C) Third position / तीसरा थथान
(D) Second position / दू सरा थथान
Ans : (D) Second position / दू सरा थथान

IIT बॉम्बे की SHUNYA (सस्टे नेबल हाउवसं ग फॉर अबक नाइवज़ं ग ने श न बाय इट् स यं ग एखस्परें ट् स) टीम ने
सं युक्त राज्य अमे ररका में सोलर डे काथलॉन वबल्ड चै लेंज में दू सरा थथान हावसल वकया। टीम ने मुं बई
के गमक और आद्रक जलिायु में िायु गु णित्ता की चु नौवतयों का समाधान करने के वलए एक अवभनि
शू न्य -ऊजाक घर तै यार वकया था।
Qns : What will India be gifting to the Maldives National Defence Forces during Rajnath Singh‟s visit?
राजनाथ वसं ह की यात्रा के दौरान भारत मालदीि के राष्ट्रीय रक्षा बलों को क्या उपहार दें गे ?
(A) A submarine / एक पनडु ब्बी

(B) A fighter jet / एक लड़ाकू जे ट
(C) A Fast Patrol Vessel ship and a Landing Craft / ते ज गवत का एक गश्ती पोत और एक छोटा जलपोत
(D) A helicopter / एक हे लीकाप्टर
Ans : (C) A Fast Patrol Vessel ship and a Landing Craft / ते ज गवत का एक गश्ती पोत और एक
छोटा जलपोत

भारत के रक्षा मं त्री राजनाथ वसं ह 1 मई 2023 से शु रू होने िाली 3 वदिसीय यात्रा के वलए मालदीि
जाएं गे । यात्रा के दौरान, भारत दे श की रक्षा क्षमताओं को बढाने और क्षे त्र में सु र क्षा को बढािा दे ने के
वलए मालदीि राष्ट्रीय रक्षा बलों को एक ते ज गवत का एक गश्ती पोत और एक छोटा जलपोत उपहार
में सौंपेंगे।
Qns : Which states are celebrate their statehood days on 1st May?
1 मई को कौन से राज्य अपना राज्य वदिस मनाते हैं ?
(A) Gujarat and Maharashtra / गु जरात और महाराष्ट्र

(B) Tamil Nadu and Kerala / तवमलनाडु और केरल
(C) Punjab and Haryana / पं जाब और हररयाणा
(D) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh / राजथथान और उत्तर प्रदे श
Ans : (A) Gujarat and Maharashtra / गु जरात और महाराष्ट्र

1 मई को महाराष्ट्र वदिस, गु जरात थथापना वदिस के रूप में भी मनाया जाता है । यह वदन उत्साह के
साथ मनाया जाता है क्योंवक 63 साल पहले आज ही के वदन दोनों राज्यों की नीि ं रखी गई थी।
भाषाई आधार पर बॉम्बे के तत्कालीन राज्य के विभाजन के बाद 1960 में इस वदन दोनों राज्यों का
गठन वकया गया था।
Qns : What is the name of the initiative launched by the Indian government to promote unity among
the states?
राज्यों के बीच एकता को बढािा दे ने के वलए भारत सरकार द्वारा शु रू की गई पहल का क्या नाम है ?
(A) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas / सबका साथ सबका विकास

(B) Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat / एक भारत श्रे ष्ठ भारत
(C) Digital India / वडवजटल इं वडया
(D) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan / स्वच्छ भारत अवभयान
Ans : (B) Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat / एक भारत श्रे ष्ठ भारत

सरकार ने वनणक य वलया है वक सभी राज्य अब केिल अपना नही ,ं बखल्क अन्य राज्यों का थथापना वदिस
भी मनाएं गे । एक भारत श्रे ष्ठ भारत की भािना को बढािा दे ने के वलए यह परं परा शु रू की गयी है ।
सभी राज्यों का थथापना वदिस अब दे श के सभी राजभिनों में मनाया जाएगा।

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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 7

 PRAVEEN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA SWORN IN AS CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER. 7

 4-DAY MILLET FESTIVAL STARTED FROM 13 MAY IN DEHRADUN. 21

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 34

ART AND CULTURE CURRENT AFFAIRS 42

ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 43

ENVIRONMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS 45

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRENT AFFAIRS 46

 INDIA’S CHANDRAYAAN-3 LUNAR MISSION TO LAUNCH IN JULY 46

MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 49

 WHAT IS SENGOL? HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF IT 49

STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS 53

IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS 56

 WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2023 : 31ST MAY 56

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 61

 IPL 2023 AWARDS LIST 61

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES CURRENT AFFAIRS 72

 PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY COMPLETED 8 YEARS. 72

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The new Parliament building was

Nepal‟s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Mumbai Trans Harbour Link:

 Nepal‟s Prime Minister Pushpa  India‟s longest bridge, the under-

India‟s National Climate Research

King Norodom Sihamoni of

India is hosting the 44th edition of

Supreme Court gets two new

The 6th Scorpene submarine

Arjun Ram Meghwal was

Gajraj Corps of Indian Army

Bhubaneswar Launches First Union Agriculture and Farmers

Environment Minister Bhupendra Government bans import of 928

Minister of State Dr L Murugan

India‟s largest tunnel aquarium IPS officer Praveen Sood has

 INS Kavaratti has reached Batam, by strengthening maritime

4-day millet festival started from

 Uttarakhand‟s Agriculture Minister  These OSOP stalls have been designed

Ministry of Energy and the

3rd Meeting of the Working Group Shanghai Cooperation

35th edition of Indo-Thai

PM Modi to inaugurate 3-day President Droupadi Murmu

 Indigenously designed and built ships boards highlighting various aspects of

Indian Air Force‟s MiG-21 crashes

3rd G20 Development Working Indian Railways created a record

 The third meeting of G20 Development  Indian Railways recorded a

Israel‟s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen INS Magar was decommissioned

2004 tsunami, in which it played a key technology, commerce, security and

NTPC Limited expanded its

Japan will train 1,000 Indian MHA decides to introduce Millets,

Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari

Qualified Flying Instructor as well as

Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan

the Training Command of the Indian

IIT Bombay‟s SHUNYA bagged the

CAG of India Girish Chandra

This year, Murmu has also been selected

FIPIC Summit 2023.

Cadets from the Indian Navy and

India launched „Operation Karuna‟ The 29th edition of CABSAT was

 The program addressed significant

The meeting of the Quad leaders

Border Haat between India and King Charles III to be crowned in