16th May Flashcards
Which award/fellowship was recently (in May ‘24) received by renowned English author
Ruskin Bond?
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
Bond received the Sahitya Akademi Award (1992) for his story collection “Our Trees Still
Grow in Dehra”. He also received Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2019), Sahitya
Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar (2012).
Who has been recently(in May ‘24) appointed as the new Executive Director of the UN Multi –
Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO)?
Alain Noudéhou of Benin
He will succeed Jennifer Topping of Canada
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
UNDP was established in 1966 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. It works in 170
countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality.
Administrator – Achim Steiner
Headquarters– New York, United States
In May 2024, Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla assumed charge as the Chief of Personnel of the
__________.
Indian Navy
He will succeed Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
who assumed charge as Vice Chief of The Naval Staff.
In May 2024, the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the maiden airdrop test of __________ in
Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
BHISHM portable cubes
“Project BHISHM- Bharat
health initiative for Sahyog, Hita and Maitri”
The Aid Cube is unique with its ability to be deployed in just 12 minutes.
* The modular trauma management and aid system is made up of 72 detachable mini cubes,
Which country has recently (in May ‘24) launched the world’s first high-speed 6G
prototype device with a data transmission rate of 100 Gbps?
Japan
20 times faster than the Gold Standard 5G technology.
India’s 85th Chess Grand Master
Shyam Nikhil
He achieved this feat after earning 3rd norm which is required for GM title at Dubai Police
Masters 2024
Alice Laidlaw Munro- passed away
Canadian writer
The Nobel Prize in
Literature- 2013
Sushil Kumar Modi- passed away
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister (CM)
United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Families 2024
15 May
The theme of International Day of Families 2024 is “Families and Climate Change”.
In May 2024, Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is set to install the 15 MW floating solar project at its
Maroda-1 reservoir in ________________.
Chhattisgarh
SAIL
In May 2024, the Supreme Court of India prohibited mining activities within a 1 km radius
of the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of _____________.
Sariska Tiger Reserve (Rajasthan)
About National Security Guard (NSG):
About National Security Guard (NSG):
Ministry of Home Affairs.
Director General– Nalin Prabhat
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
Establishment– 1986
About Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
About Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
Chairperson– Madhabi Puri Buch
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Establishment–1992
About HDFC Bank
About HDFC Bank:
MD & CEO– Sashidhar Jagdishan
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Established in August 1994
Tagline– We Understand Your World
About Indian Air Force(IAF):
About Indian Air Force(IAF):
Chief of Air Staff: Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi
Established: 8th October, 1932
About Federation International des Echecs or International Chess Federation(FIDE):
About Federation International des Echecs or International Chess Federation(FIDE):
President: Arkady Dvorkovich
Deputy President: Vishwanathan Anand
Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
Established: 1924
Who is the current (As of May ‘24) Prime Minister of Slovakia?
Robert Fico
Which country has recently (in May’ 24) signed an agreement with India, allowing holders
of diplomatic and official passports from either country to travel to the other without requiring
a visa?
Moldova
Which of the following companies has been recently (in May’ 24) imposed penalty by the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for failing to comply with specific provisions of the Know Your
Customer (KYC) direction?
monetary penalty of Rs.1.50 lakh o- Sundaram Home Finance Limited and Rs 3.10 lakh penalty - Belstar Microfinance Limited
. Which company has recently (in May’ 24) launched a Trillium (chip), a 6th generation
Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) that improves Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centre
performance nearly five times faster?
. In May 2024, Rupa Bayor won the bronze medal in the Poomsae category at the Asian
Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Vietnam.
Which state does she belong to?
Arunachal Pradesh
In May 2024, a male White Bengal Tiger ‘Abhimanyu’ at Nehru Zoological Park passed away
due to chronic renal failure.
In which state/UT, the Nehru Zoological Park is located?
Telangana
In which state Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
) Madhya Pradesh
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act) was repealed and
replaced by Competition Act, 2002, which was recommended by _________ (committee).
Raghavan committee
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been established to enforce the competition law under the Competition Act, 2002.
i. It should be noted that on the recommendations of the Raghavan committee, the Monopolies and
Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act) was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act,
2002.
250 foundation Day
4th May
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilder ltd.
Agray and Akshay
5th & 6th Anti-submarine warfare (ASW)- GRSE
CNS Trophy Green Practice 2023
Navel Dockyard Mumbai, INS Hansa, Goa
New Dry Dock- largest infrastructure in south asia
New Dry Dock- Rs 1800
Cochin Shipyard ltd
Tarkash exercise
7th Edition
Kolkata ( counter terrorism)
India + USA
India National security Guard (NSG) + Special Operation forces (SOF)
6th tamil Nadu
Times Higher education(THE) Young University ranking
- Nainyang Technological University (NTU)- Singapore Topped for 2nd consecutive
- Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) in kottayam kerala- 81st globally
- MGU, anna university, chennai, TN- 96th
India is represented by 55 institution in 2024.
National Institute of securities Market (NISM) series-XIX-C certification
SEBI Mandates that investment team of the manager AIF Must include atleast one key personnel with NISM series XIX-C Certification
Amended- Certification of Association Persons in the securities Market Regulations, 2007.
________Bank + PIXEL+ Visa + 1st Virtual Credit Card
HDFC Bank
India 1st “satellite-in-orbit” Third Party Liability Insurance
Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd
Moody’s rating GDP
FY24- 8%
FY25- 6.6%
FY26- 6.2%
- 2 Dronia Aircraft purchase
- Peter Higgs passed way
- 25th Foundation day of IRDAI on
- ______bank+ LEO for 1st Numberless card LEO1
- Tenzing Norgay National award-
- Kamal Kishore
- Hockey India Balvir singh award
- 2 Dronia Aircraft purchase by Guyana LOC by EXIM Bank $ 23.27million
- Peter Higgs- 2013 Nobel Prize in physics for the theory of how particles acquire mass.
- Apr 19,2025, is the 25th foundation day of IRDAI
- NSDL Payment Bank
- Tenzing Norgay National award- 4 (Savita Kanswal SK - Posthumously ) - 15 lakh
- Kamal Kishore- Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). He succeeds Mami Mizutori of Japan.
- Hockey India Balvir singh award Men- Hardik Pandey
women- salima Tete
