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Which state government has recently launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Sikho
Kamao Yojana’ scheme for unemployed youth?
!कस रा&य सरकार ने हाल ह, म. बेरोजगार यव
ु ाओं के 7लए ‘म:
ु यमं;ी 7सख कमाओ योजना‘ योजना श?
ु
क@ है ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh / उ#र &दे श
(b) Gujarat / गुजरात
(c) Rajasthan / राज/थान
(d) Madhya Pradesh / म3य &दे श
Which state government has recently launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Sikho
Kamao Yojana’ scheme for unemployed youth?
!कस रा&य सरकार ने हाल ह, म. बेरोजगार यव
ु ाओं के 7लए ‘म:
ु यमं;ी 7सख कमाओ योजना‘ योजना श?
ु
क@ है ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh / उ#र &दे श
(b) Gujarat / गुजरात
(c) Rajasthan / राज/थान
(d) Madhya Pradesh / मDय Fदे श
The Madhya Pradesh state cabinet has given its approval to a new scheme called
‘Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana’ (Chief Minister Learn and Earn Scheme), aimed
at providing opportunities for unemployed youth in the state.
Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana,’ the government plans to offer
training in around 700 different types of work across various sectors.
The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group
(DRRWG) will be held in which city from May 23 to 25?
G-
20 HडजाJटर LरJक LरडMशन व!कNग Oुप (DRRWG) क@ दस
ू र, बैठक 23 से 25 मई तक !कस शहर म.
होगी?
(a) Varanasi / वाराणसी
(b) New Delhi / नई :द;ल=
(c) Bhubaneswar / भव ु ने?वर
(d) Mumbai / मंबु ई
The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) will be
held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from May 23 to 25.
The three-day event, scheduled from May 23-25, aims to discuss key priority areas such
as early warning systems, resilient infrastructure, national and international response,
building back better, and nature-based solutions.
The decision to host the DRRWG meeting in Mumbai, a city familiar with heavy rainfall
challenges, highlights India’s commitment to disaster risk reduction.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicate several railway
projects worth over 8,000 crore rupees in Odisha via video conferencing
During the event, Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Puri and Howrah.
The train will cover 500 kms distance and pass through Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur,
Bhadrak, and Balasore districts in Odisha and Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur districts
in West Bengal.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has inaugurated a 570-meter long and 4.2-meter-
wide skywalk bridge connecting the Mambalam railway station and T Nagar bus terminus.
The multi-modal project connects the railway station and bus stand. It will help
pedestrians.
The bridge was constructed by the Greater Chennai Corporation at a cost of Rs 28.45
crore from Smart City funds.
Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal has become the first city in India to accept the
localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
MP’s capital city will now have voluntary local reviews (VLR) to demonstrate local
government’s capacity and commitments.
The SDGs localization is translating the agenda, transforming our world: the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development (known as Agenda 2030), into local actions and
impacts that contribute to the global achievement of the goals.
A 5,000-year-old tree in Chile has been officially recognized as the world’s oldest.
The tree, a Patagonian cypress, is located in the Alerce Costero National Park and is
nicknamed “Great Grandfather.”
It is estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,500 years old, making it the oldest living
organism on Earth.
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw the ₹2000 denomination banknotes
from circulation but they will continue to remain as legal tender.
It has advised banks to stop issuing ₹2000 denomination banknotes with immediate
effect.
State-owned power giant NTPC’s arm NTPC Green Energy Ltd has signed an MoU with
HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd to collaborate in renewable energy and generation of green
hydrogen.
The two companies will work together to source 250 MW of renewable energy power for
HPCL Mittal Energy.
NTPC is India’s largest power utility firm, having a core business of power generation with
a total installed capacity of 72 GW (including JVs and subsidiaries).
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister at the
Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
While DK Shivakumar has also sworn in as Karnataka’s deputy CM.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to both
leaders at the swearing-in ceremony.
Dr G Parameshwara, KH Muniyappa, KJ George, and MB Patil also took oath as cabinet
ministers in the newly-elected Karnataka Government.
Athlete Jyothi Yarraji won a gold medal in the women’s 100 m hurdles at the
Federation Cup athletics event at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi.
Yarraji, representing Andhra Pradesh, had set a meet record (13.18 secs) in the
heats of women’s 100m hurdles.
She further improved the meet record to 12.89 seconds on her way to winning gold.
She also bettered the qualification standard of 13.63 seconds set by the Athletics
Federation of India, for the Asian Championships to be held in Bangkok from July 12-
16.
Indian author Ruskin Bond wrote a book titled “The Golden Years: The Many Joys of
Living a Good Long Life”.
The Golden Years book is published by HarperCollins India and released on 19 May
2023, Bond’s 89th birthday.
The Golden Years” focuses on Bond’s experiences during the 60s, 70s and 80s.
He was just 17 when his first novel The Room on the Roof was published. It went on
to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone for the permanent
campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Okha in Gujarat’s
Devbhumi Dwarka district.
The National Academy of Coastal Policing, the country’s first national academy was
established in 2018 to provide intensive training to the marine police of nine coastal
states, five Union Territories as well as the Central Police Forces.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the
Hiroshima City of Japan.
The location of the bust of Gandhi has been chosen as a mark of solidarity for peace
and non-violence.
The US conducted the world’s first nuclear attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945,
destroying the city and killing some 140,000 people.
The First Inter-Ministerial Committee Meeting for World Food India 2023 was held in
New Delhi.
The committee meeting was chaired by Smt. Anita Praveen, Secretary of Food
Processing Industries (FPI).
The meeting aimed to discuss the preparation and participation of Ministries/
Departments/Organizations for the upcoming event.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Israel to
build an ‘India-Israel Center of Water Technology’ (CoWT) in Water Resources Management
and Water Technologies.
The LoI to establish this center was signed by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, and Naor Gilon, Ambassador of
Israel to India in the presence of External Affairs Ministers S Jaishankar and his Israeli
counterpart Eli Cohen.
Which of the following country will observe 2025 as ‘special tourism year’?
vनŽन7ल•खत म. से कौन सा दे श 2025 को ‘eवशेष पयfटन वषf‘ के ?प म. मनाएगा?
(a) India / भारत
(b) Nepal / नेपाल
(c) Bhutan / भटू ान
(d) Pakistan / पाrक/तान
Which of the following country will observe 2025 as ‘special tourism year’?
vनŽन7ल•खत म. से कौन सा दे श 2025 को ‘eवशेष पयfटन वषf‘ के ?प म. मनाएगा?
(a) India / भारत
(b) Nepal / नेपाल
(c) Bhutan / भटू ान
(d) Pakistan / पाrक/तान
The decade of the 2080s of Bikram Samvat will be marked as ‘the Visit Nepal decade’
and the year 2025 as the special year for tourism.
This was announced by the President of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel while presenting
the policies and programmes for the fiscal year, 2080/81 at the joint meeting of the
federal parliament.
Nearly one lakh tourists have been visiting Nepal monthly since the beginning of
2023. As per the latest statistics maintained by Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal recorded
the arrival of over 3.26 lakh foreign tourists in the first four months of 2023.
Which company has partnered with SBI Card and the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch SBI Card on the RuPay network?
RuPay नेटवकf पर SBI काडf लॉdच करने के 7लए !कस कंपनी ने SBI काडf और भारतीय रा‘’,य भग
ु तान
vनगम (NPCI) के साथ साझेदार, क@ है ?
(a) PhonePe
(b)Google pay
(c) Paytm
(d) PayPal
Paytm has partnered with SBI Card and the National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI) to launch the Paytm SBI Card on the RuPay network.
The aim of this new partnership, they claim, is to revolutionize the way credit is
consumed in India by bringing 'new to credit' users into the formal economy and
expanding to non-urban markets.
The Paytm SBI Card offers cashback and discounts on transactions made through the
Paytm mobile app.
Who has won the women's singles titles of the Italian Open 2023?
इटा7लयन ओपन 2023 का मˆहला एकल •खताब !कसने जीता है ?
(a) Karolína Muchová / करोCलना मच
ु ोवा
(b) Elena Rybakina / ऐलेना रयबrकना
(c) Aryna Sabalenka / आयoन सबलLका
(d) Iga Świątek / इगा /वेटेक
Who has won the women's singles titles of the Italian Open 2023?
इटा7लयन ओपन 2023 का मˆहला एकल •खताब !कसने जीता है ?
(a) Karolína Muchová / करोCलना मच
ु ोवा
(b) Elena Rybakina / ऐलेना रयब!कना
(c) Aryna Sabalenka / आयoन सबलLका
(d) Iga Świątek / इगा /वेटेक
In Italian Open Tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan won the title defeating
Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 1-0.
This was Rybakina’s second title of the year.
With this, Rybakina won the fifth singles title of her career.
The men’s singles final of the tournament will be played between Denmark’s Holger
Rune and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in Rome.
Who has clinched a bronze medal at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics
meet in the women's long jump event in Yokohama, Japan?
जापान के योकोहामा म. मˆहलाओं क@ लंबी कूद Jपधाf म. गोyडन Oxड eFMस 2023 एथलेˆटMस मीट म. कां
Jय पदक !कसने जीता है ?
(a)Shaili Singh / शैल= Cसंह
(b) Nayana James / नयना जेtस
(c) Reeth Abraham / र=थ अRाहम
(d) Mercy Kuttan / मस[ कुuटन
Who has clinched a bronze medal at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics
meet in the women's long jump event in Yokohama, Japan?
जापान के योकोहामा म. मˆहलाओं क@ लंबी कूद Jपधाf म. गोyडन Oxड eFMस 2023 एथलेˆटMस मीट म. कां
Jय पदक !कसने जीता है ?
(a)Shaili Singh / शैल, 7संह
(b) Nayana James / नयना जेtस
(c) Reeth Abraham / र=थ अRाहम
(d) Mercy Kuttan / मस[ कुuटन
Indian athlete Shaili Singh clinched a bronze medal at the Golden Grand Prix 2023
athletics meet in the women’s long jump event in Yokohama, Japan.
Shaili Singh attempted a jump of 6.65 meter, which provided her third place on the
podium at the Yokohama meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour gold label event.
Germany’s Maryse Luzolo won the gold medal with an effort of 6.79 meter while
Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl bagged the silver medal with a 6.77 meter leap.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has become the second Indian batter after Virat
Kohli (11, 864 runs) to surpass 11,000 runs in Twenty-20 cricket.
He also becomes the seventh batter overall to score 11000 runs after Chris Gayle, Shoaib
Malik, Kieron Pollard, David Warner, and Aaron Finch, and Virat Kohli.
Most Runs in Men’s T20
•Chris Gayle – 14562 runs
•Shoaib Malik – 12528 runs
Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to provide government-funded air travel
for pilgrimage under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth-Darshan Yojana.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has flagged off a batch of 32 senior
citizens on pilgrimage to UP’s Prayagraj from Bhopal via flight under the ‘Mukhya
Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojana’.
PM Narendra Modi has addressed the 76th Session of the World Health
Assembly in which country?
पीएम नर. Y मोद, ने !कस दे श म. eवŒव JवाJ™य सभा के 76व. स; को संबो`धत !कया है ?
(a) Australia / ऑ/Kे Cलया
(b) Germany / जमoनी
(c) Japan / जापान
(d) Switzerland / िJव—जरलxड
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has addressed the 76th Session of the World Health
Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
India shipped almost 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to over 100 countries
including many countries from the Global South.
India’s commitment to international cooperation and informed that the country shipped
almost 300 million doses of covid-19 vaccines to over 100 countries including many
countries from the Global South.
India will host which edition of the annual ISO COPOLCO plenary by the Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution?
उपभोMता मामलi, खाjय और सावfजvनक eवतरण मं;ालय jवारा भारत वाeषfक ISO
COPOLCO šलेनर, के कौन से संJकरण क@ मेजबानी करे गा?
(a) 41st
(b) 39th
(c) 28th
(d) 44th
India will host which edition of the annual ISO COPOLCO plenary by the Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution?
उपभोMता मामलi, खाjय और सावfजvनक eवतरण मं;ालय jवारा भारत वाeषfक ISO
COPOLCO šलेनर, के कौन से संJकरण क@ मेजबानी करे गा?
(a) 41st
(b) 39th
(c) 28th
(d) 44th
India will host the 44th edition of the annual ISO COPOLCO Plenary from 23-26 May
2023, by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
The event to be held in New Delhi will be inaugurated by Commerce and Industry Minister
Piyush Goyal.
Organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the grand event will include
interactive sessions and workshops on relevant topics, apart from various activities aimed
at enhancing consumer engagement in the standardization process.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest honours by
Fiji and Papua New Guinea. What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Fधान मं;ी नर. Y मोद, को !फजी और पापआ
ु dयू `गनी jवारा सव›œच सŽमान से सŽमाvनत !कया गया है । पा
पआ
ु dयू `गनी क@ राजधानी Mया है ?
(a) Apia /एcपया
(b) Port Vila /पोटo cवला
(c) Suva /सव ु ा
(d) Port Moresby / पोटo मोरे /बी
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest honours by
Fiji and Papua New Guinea. What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Fधान मं;ी नर. Y मोद, को !फजी और पापआ
ु dयू `गनी jवारा सव›œच सŽमान से सŽमाvनत !कया गया है । पा
पआ
ु dयू `गनी क@ राजधानी Mया है ?
(a) Apia /एcपया
(b) Port Vila /पोटo cवला
(c) Suva /सव ु ा
(d) Port Moresby / पोटf मोरे Jबी
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest honours by Fiji and
Papua New Guinea.
PM Modi was honored with the island nation’s highest civilian award during his visit to
Papua New Guinea to attend the 3rd India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit.
PM Modi was awarded “The Companion of the Order of Fiji” by his Fijian counterpart
Sitweni Rabuka for his global leadership, a rare honor for a non-Fijian.
Who has inaugurated the women laborer convention organized by the Kerala
unit of BMS in Thiruvananthapuram?
vत^वनंतपरु म म. BMS क@ केरल इकाई jवारा आयोिजत मˆहला मजदरू सŽमेलन का उjघाटन !कसने !कया?
(a) Anurag Thakur / अनरु ाग ठाकुर
(b) Piyush Goyal / पीयष ू गोयल
(c) Smriti Irani / /म`ृ त ईरानी
(d) Dharmendra Pradhan / धमxm &धान
Who has inaugurated the women laborer convention organized by the Kerala
unit of BMS in Thiruvananthapuram?
vत^वनंतपरु म म. BMS क@ केरल इकाई jवारा आयोिजत मˆहला मजदरू सŽमेलन का उjघाटन !कसने !कया?
(a) Anurag Thakur / अनरु ाग ठाकुर
(b) Piyush Goyal / पीयष
ू गोयल
(c) Smriti Irani / Jमvृ त ईरानी
(d) Dharmendra Pradhan / धमxm &धान
The Union Women and Child Development Minister, Smriti Irani has inaugurated the
women laborers convention organized by the Kerala unit of BMS in Thiruvananthapuram.
Around 3,000 women workers and laborers are expected to take part in the convention.
The trade union informed that 2,000 seminars would be held across the country and out
of those 200 would be held in Kerala.
Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to
approve Good Governance Regulations?
vनŽन7ल•खत म. से कौन सा रा&य सशु ासन eवvनयमi को मंजरू , दे ने वाला दे श का पहला रा&य बन गया है ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh / उ#र &दे श
(b) Gujarat / गज
ु रात
(c) Rajasthan / राज/थान
(d) Maharashtra / महाराJK
Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to
approve Good Governance Regulations?
vनŽन7ल•खत म. से कौन सा रा&य सशु ासन eवvनयमi को मंजरू , दे ने वाला दे श का पहला रा&य बन गया है ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh / उ#र &दे श
(b) Gujarat / गज
ु रात
(c) Rajasthan / राज/थान
(d) Maharashtra / महारा‘’
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has approved the first Good Governance
Regulations of the country.
Objective – To make the State administration more accountable, accessible, dynamic, and
transparent.
The good governance manual will provide end-to-end online services to the citizens within
stipulated time frames by expanding the scope of the ‘Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra’ and
citizens’ grievances will be redressed at a faster speed.
The Reserve Bank of India has approved Rs 87,416 crore dividend payout to the central
government for 2022-23, nearly triple of what it paid in the previous year.
The dividend payout was Rs 30,307 crore for the accounting year 2021-22.
The decision was taken at the 602nd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of RBI held
under the chairmanship of Governor Shaktikanta Das.
The board approved the transfer of Rs 87,416 crore as surplus to the central government
for accounting year 2022-23, while deciding to keep the Contingency Risk Buffer at 6
percent.
Chandigarh has received the first rank in the best Urban Local Body category of the
National Water Award 2022.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development, and
Ganga Rejuvenation declared the 4th National Water Award in 2022.
The Ground Water Augmentation Awards and National Water Awards were launched in
2007 to encourage all stakeholders for adopting innovative practices of groundwater
augmentation through rainwater harvesting.
INS TARKASH and INS SUBHADRA have arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the AL
MOHED AL HINDI 2023 naval exercise.
The exercise will involve the participation of naval forces from both countries and focus
on joint operations and training.
The inaugural edition of the exercise was successfully conducted in 2021.
The exercise encompasses a series of exercises conducted on land and at sea by the
two friendly navies.
In the Italian Open final, world number three tennis star Daniil Medvedev defeated
Holger Roon to win his first clay court title.
In the men’s singles final, the Russian player defeated the 20-year-old Danish player 7-
5, 7-5.
This is Medvedev’s fifth title of 2023 and the win has lifted him above Novak Djokovic to
the second spot in the world rankings.
Overall, he captured 20 career titles. He will also be the second seed at the French
Open, which starts at Roland Garros on 28th of this month.
China has claimed a record 13th Sudirman Cup title defeating South Korea 3-0 at
Suzhou.
Chen Yufei defeated World Number two An Se Young 21-16,22-20, in the women’s
singles to seal the victory.
In the men’s singles, Korea’s Lee Yun Gyu was easily outmatched by Shi Yuqi.
The tournament is one of badminton’s most important because performances will count
towards qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the Indian national
cricket team had secured a new kit sponsorship deal with the renowned German
sportswear powerhouse, Adidas.
Following the termination of the three-year agreement between the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) and global sportswear giant Nike in 2020, a new era commenced
with the signing of a partnership between the BCCI and MPL Sports, the sports
merchandise brand of Mobile Premier League.
The second Trade and Investment Working Group meeting under the G20 India
Presidency began in Bengaluru.
It is a three-day meeting and is attended by 75 delegates from G20 countries, invited
countries and regional/international organizations.
The objective of the Bengaluru meeting is to address issues related to international
trade and investment and seek agreeable solutions.
The first Trade and Investment Working Group meeting was held in Mumbai.
The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group
(DRRWG) has begun in which city?
G-20 HडजाJटर LरJक LरडMशन व!कNग Oुप (DRRWG) क@ दस
ू र, बैठक !कस शहर म. श?
ु हुई है ?
(a) Bengaluru / बLगलM ु
(b) Panaji / पणजी
(c) Bhubaneswar / भव ु ने?वर
(d) Mumbai / मंब ु ई
The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG)
began in Mumbai.
The meeting aims to mitigate the impact of disasters on vulnerable communities by
identifying opportunities and examining creative financing mechanisms.
The three-day meeting will be attended by government officials, industry experts,
private sector representatives, and stakeholders from over twenty countries.
The meeting is based on the theme of “Financing for DRR” from the first DRRWG
meeting held in Gandhinagar.
Which state government has launched the ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ (government
at your doorstep) initiative with an aim to provide benefits of government
schemes at one place?
!कस रा&य सरकार ने एक ह, Jथान पर सरकार, योजनाओं का लाभ Fदान करने के उjदे Œय से ‘शासन F
योग दार,‘ (आपके jवार पर सरकार) पहल श?
ु क@ है ?
(a) Maharashtra / महाराJK
(b) Tamil Nadu / तCमलनाडु
(c) Gujarat / गुजरात
(d) Andhra Pradesh / आंH &दे श
Which state government has launched the ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ (government
at your doorstep) initiative with an aim to provide benefits of government
schemes at one place?
!कस रा&य सरकार ने एक ह, Jथान पर सरकार, योजनाओं का लाभ Fदान करने के उjदे Œय से ‘शासन F
योग दार,‘ (आपके jवार पर सरकार) पहल श?
ु क@ है ?
(a) Maharashtra / महारा‘’
(b) Tamil Nadu / तCमलनाडु
(c) Gujarat / गुजरात
(d) Andhra Pradesh / आंH &दे श
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has launched the ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’
(government at your doorstep) initiative with an aim to provide benefits of
government schemes at one place.
With an aim to make government schemes available at the doorstep of the common
man, the state government will now use a new portal called ‘Mahalabharthi, where all
the state schemes will be enlisted.
The objective of ‘Shasan Aplya dari’ is to take the government schemes to the
doorstep of the common people so that they can take benefits of various schemes
without any hassle.
A dedicated cell has been set up in the CM’s office for the initiative and 15,146
volunteers have been appointed for the same across the state.