May 29 2023

Question 1

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off __ region’s first Vande Bharat Express virtually on Monday.
2. The train will connect __ with __ and the journey will take five-and-a-half hours.

Answer 1

1. northeast
2. Guwahati in Assam - New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

Question 2

__ was sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)

Answer 2

Praveen Kumar Srivastava

Question 3

__ has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027.

Answer 3

Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

Question 4

1. India defeated Kazakhstan 25-15, 25-22, 25-18 in the final to clinch gold in the _______ for Women in Kathmandu.
2. The team was led by ___.

Answer 4

1. Central Asian Volleyball Associations (CAVA) Volleyball Challenge Cup
2. Nirmal Tanwar

Question 5

Significance of May 29

Answer 5

1. International Day of UN Peacekeepers
   Theme: “Peace begins with me”

Question 6

UNTSO
1. Expand UNTSO
2. Founded on
3. Headquarters
4. Head

Answer 6

1. United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
2. 29 May 1948
3. Jerusalem
4. Major General Patrick Gauchat

Question 7

PM Modi Chairs __ Meeting of Niti Aayog, Emphasizes Team India Approach for a Developed Nation by 2047

Answer 7

8th Governing Council

Question 8

The (1) of the Indian Army recently conducted the highly anticipated exercise ‘(2)’ along the western borders in Rajasthan and Punjab.

Answer 8

1. Sapta Shakti Command
2. Sudarshan Shakti 2023

Question 9

__ Emerges as Top Performer in NPA Management during FY23

Answer 9

Bank of Maharashtra

Question 10

Nepal has decided to allow __ to develop a second hydropower project in the country.

Answer 10

India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Limited

Question 11

1. The IMPRINT India scheme is a collaborative initiative between the __.
2. Expand IMPRINT
3. Aim

Answer 11

1. Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India
2. Impacting Research Innovation and Technology
3. to strengthen research and innovation in the country by addressing major engineering and technology challenges across ten crucial domains

Question 12

Karnataka Bank, a prominent Indian banking institution, has announced the appointment of __ as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Answer 12

Srikrishnan Harihara Sarma

Question 13

(1) , a Goan short story writer, novelist, critic, and scriptwriter in Konkani, has been awarded the 57th __, India’s highest literary honor.

Answer 13

1. Damodar Mauzo
2. Jnanpith Award

Question 14

__ is celebrated all over India to commemorate Vinayak Damodar “Veer” Savarkar on May 28.

Answer 14

Veer Savarkar Jayanti

Question 15

The 2023 Cannes Film Festival has come to a close, with the 76th annual celebration of cinema awarding the coveted __ to Justine Triet’s crime drama Anatomy of a Fall.

Answer 15

Palme d’Or

Question 16

According to the economic research department (ERD) of __, India’s GDP is anticipated to experience growth ranging from 6% to 6.5% in FY24.

Answer 16

Bank of Baroda

Question 17

Red Bull’s __ won the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix, leading all 78 laps from pole position.

Answer 17

Max Verstappen