17th May

Question 1

1. The Government of India (GoI) has provided a Budgetary Support____
2. The government of India (GoI) has announced humanitarian assistance_____

Answer 1

1. USD 50 million (T-Bill) Maldives (SBI has subscribed)
2. worth USD 1
   million to the government of Kenya devastation caused by the floods.

Question 2

Which financial institution/organisation has recently (in May ‘24) signed a MoU with ReNew
to provide financial support of USD 1 billion over the next 3 years for energy transition
projects?

Answer 2

European Bank,
Societe Generale

Question 3

Name India’s 1st insurance portfolio management platform that was recently (in May ‘24)
launched by the State Bank of India (SBI) General Insurance Company Limited.

Answer 3

Bima Central (electronic-Insurance Account (eIA))

developed by CAMS Insurance
Repository Services Limited (CAMSRep).

Question 4

Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a USD 148.5 million

Answer 4

Power Distribution System (PDS) of Sikkim, with
installation of approximately 770 Kilometers(Kms) of climate-resilient medium –voltage
underground or covered conductors. Sikkim, India

Question 5

‘Aurm’

Answer 5

to provide insurance coverage for its customers for their valuables in Vault- TATA AIG General Insurance Company- complete insurance coverage up to Rs 25
lakh.

Question 6

MSCI Global Standard Indexes,

Answer 6

Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.
- 13 Securities will be added to and 3 Securities will be removed
from the India Index
- the net stock count will be 146 for India in the MSCI Global Standard Index
- 3 companies removed from MSCI India Index are Berger Paints India Limited;
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) and Paytm (One97 Communications Limited)

Question 7

Forbes 30 Under
30 Asia list (2024)

Answer 7

9th edition
- featured 86 entries from India which includes
Akshit Bansal (29) and Raghav Arora (28), co-founders
of Statiq-India and Bhagya Shree Jain (29), founder of
The Disposal Company.
- ii.The 2024 list features 300 entries from 21 countries and territories. India had the most entries
followed by China and Japan (32 each), Singapore (27), Australia (26) and Indonesia (18).

Question 8

Lawrence Wong

Answer 8

fourth Prime Minister (PM) of Singapore.
- Wong succeeded Lee Hsien Loong who relinquished his position after 20 years (2004-
2024).

Question 9

R Lakshmi Kanth Rao

Answer 9

• Lakshmi Kanth Rao assumed charge as Executive Director (ED) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Question 10

Quant Money Managers Limited received Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
approval to acquire 9.98% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in _______________.

Answer 10

RBL Bank

Question 11

‘Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT)’

Answer 11

NASA- planned to build the 1st Railway System on
the Moon
- The FLOAT system will be developed by
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
-3-layer flexible film track to prevent abrasion from dust on lunar surface.
- Carts will be mounted on these robots and will move at the speed of 1.61 kilometer per
hour (Km/hr).
* The system aims to transport approximately 100 tons of material per day to and from
NASA’s future lunar base

Question 12

Malti Joshi has passed away

Answer 12

Malti Joshie received the Padma Shri award in 2018 in Literature and Education

Question 13

“At The Wheel of Research: An Exclusive Biography of Dr Soumya Swaminathan”

Answer 13

biography of former WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan as “Father of the Green Revolution in India”.
Author- Anuradha Mascarenhas

Question 14

United Nations (UN) International Day of Living Together in Peace

Answer 14

16th May
United Nations (UN) International Day of Living Together in Peace-

International Day of Light (IDL)-

National Dengue Day 2024- “Connect with Community, Control Dengue.

Question 15

Societe Generale S.A.:

Answer 15

Societe Generale S.A.:
Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services group in Europe.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)- Slawomir Krup
Founded in 1864
Headquarters– Paris, France

Question 16

In May 2024, UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization) celebrated the _________ anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention.

Answer 16

70th

Question 17

In May 2024, TCL India appointed ______________ as its brand ambassador.

Answer 17

Rohit Sharma

Question 18

.In which state Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve is located?

Answer 18

Madhya Pradesh

Question 19

Name the Indian Ethical Hacker who was recently (in May ‘24) honored with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s “Hall of Fame” title under the Vulnerability Disclosure
Program (VDP).

Answer 19

Muneeb Amin Bhat

About Muneeb Amin Bhat:
i. Previously, He was honored with the title of Apple’s ‘Hall of Fame’
ii. He hails from Kulgam district of Kashmir.

Question 20

Which state has recently (in May’ 24) became the first state in India to create 10 crore
Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs?

Answer 20

Uttar Pradesh
UP was followed by Maharashtra, where over 4.98 crore ABHA IDs have been created while
Gujarat holds the third spot with over 4.48 crore ABHA IDs.

Question 21

Kenya:

Answer 21

About Kenya:
President– William Samoei Ruto
Capital– Nairobi
Currency– Kenyan Shilling

Question 22

Name the airport that has recently (in May’24) won the Apex Foundation National Award
for Environmental Protection in the aviation sector.

Answer 22

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

Question 23

Who is the current (As of May ‘24) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CAMS Insurance
Repository Services Limited (CAMSRep)?

Answer 23

Vivek Bengani

Question 24

Singapore

Answer 24

About Singapore
Prime Minister – Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai
President – Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Capital – Singapore City
Currency – Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Question 25

Maldivian

Answer 25

About Maldives:
President– Dr Mohamed Muizzu
Capital– Malé
Currency– Maldivian Rufiyaa

Question 26

Asian Development Bank(ADB)

Answer 26

About Asian Development Bank(ADB):
President: Masatsugu Asakawa(Japan)
Headquarters: Mandaluyong City, Manila, The Philippines
Members Nations: 68(49 members nations are from Asia-Pacific region)
Established: 1966