Current Affairs Quiz 15th May 2020: Daily Quiz MCQ for Bank Exam

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 15th May 2020 covering the following topics: Haryana, US CDC, Sweden, SKYTRAX Award 2020, ICCR.

As we all know that the Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and hence it needs your undivided attention. The questions which are asked in the exam are generally framed on National News, International News, State News, Sports, Awards, Summits, Schemes, Books & Authors, Ranks & Reports, Important Days, Economy, Defence, Science & Technology etc. To excel in this section of the competitive examinations you are required to cover the above areas.

Current Affairs 15th May 2020 Quiz

To complement your preparation for General Awareness section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 15th May 2020 covering the following topics: Haryana, US CDC, Sweden, SKYTRAX Award 2020, ICCR.

Q1. Central Armed Police Forces will sell only indigenous products in their canteens from?
(a) 01 July 2020
(b) 01 September 2020
(c) 01 October 2020
(d) 01 June 2020
(e) 01 August 2020

Q2. The Jammu and Kashmir administration and Haryana Government have framed a plan to implement the Jal Jeevan mission to provide tap connections to every rural household by 2022. Who is the present Union Minister of Jal Shakti?
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(c) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
(d) Giriraj Singh
(e) Pralhad Joshi

Q3. Who among the following is appointed as the new Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI)?
(a) Gautam Sengupta
(b) V. Vidyavathi
(c) Usha Sharma
(d) Rakesh Tewari
(e) Pravin Srivastava

Q4. Former Commonwealth gold medalist Indian boxer _____________ was re-inducted into the Disciplinary Panel of National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA).
(a) Vikas Krishan Yadav
(b) Devendro Singh
(c) Mohammad Ali Qamar
(d) Jitendra Kumar
(e) Akhil Kumar

Q5. What is the name of Grammy award winner for the Best Song, “Where is the Love?”, recently passed away?
(a) Liza Minnelli
(b) Betty Wright
(c) Willie Nelson
(d) Smokey Robinson
(e) Sam Phillips

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will sell only indigenous products in their canteens. This will be applicable to all or any CAPF canteens across the country from 01 June 2020.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is the present Union Minister of Jal Shakti.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. IAS officer V. Vidyavathi is appointed as the new Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) effective from 12th May 2020. She is a 1991 batch Karnataka cadre officer.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former Commonwealth gold medalist Indian boxer Akhil Kumar was re-inducted into the Disciplinary Panel of National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA). He was formerly served in the panel from 2017 to 2019.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Grammy-winning soul singer, Betty Wright passed away. Her real name is Bessie Regina Norris. She is an R&B (Rhythm & blues) singer, songwriter and background vocalist. She received her first Grammy Award for the Best Song, “Where is the Love?”, at the age of 23.

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