Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

1. Which organization has released the World Development Report 2023?
[A] IMF
[B] World Bank
[C] ADB
[D] AIIB

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2. Which term denotes the ‘extremely luminous and powerful active galactic nucleus’?
[A] Ultra- nucleus
[B] Quasar
[C] Ignition star
[D] Power-nucleus

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3. ‘Mid-Infrared Instrument’s (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS)’ is associated with which space agency?
[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] JAXA
[D] CERN

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4. Which institution launched the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative?
[A] UNICEF
[B] IMF
[C] WHO
[D] WEF

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5. Which armed force is set to operationalize the Command Cyber Operations and Support Wings (CCOSW)?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Coast Guard
[D] Indian Air Force

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6. Which state/UT launched the ‘Adarsha Colony initiative’?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Odisha
[D] Jharkhand

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7. ‘Thrissur Pooram Festival’ is celebrated in which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] West Bengal

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8. ‘Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division’ functions under the aegis of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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9. Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project is being constructed in which state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] West Bengal

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10. ‘Leptestheria chalukyae’, which was recently discovered in Karnataka, belongs to which species?
[A] Spider
[B] Turtle
[C] Shrimp
[D] Snake

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