Current Affairs 3 : May 2026
Q1. Which special type of wood did India gift to Nepal's Pashupatinath Temple ? (Q4. āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) Sal Wood | (b) Sandalwood | (c) Cedar Wood | (d) Teak Wood
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) Sandalwood
Explanation: India gifted more than 40 kg of special sandalwood to Nepal's Pashupatinath Temple for use in the Shree Yantra worship rituals. Sandalwood is considered sacred in Hindu religious ceremonies. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§°āĻ¤ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĒā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ (Sandalwood) āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻžā§°-āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. In which Chinese province did a deadly coal mine explosion recently occur, killing dozens of people? (Q5. āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) Hubei | (b) Sichuan | (c) Shanxi | (d) Guangdong
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) Shanxi
Explanation: The deadly coal mine explosion occurred in Shanxi Province, a major coal-producing region of China. The incident resulted in the loss of many lives and raised concerns about mine safety. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ (Shanxi) āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q3. India successfully tested the Agni-1 missile from which state ? (Q6. āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ-ā§§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŖāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) Gujarat | (b) Odisha | (c) Tamil Nadu | (d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) Odisha
Explanation: India successfully conducted the test of the Agni-1 ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha. The missile is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻļāĻžā§° āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ Integrated Test Range (ITR)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ-ā§§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŖāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŖāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q4. 'Elephants in the Fog' became the first Nepali film to win an award at which film festival ? (Q7. ‘Elephants in the Fog’ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻšā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) Venice Film Festival | (b) Berlin Film Festival | (c) Cannes Film Festival | (d) Toronto Film Festival
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) Cannes Film Festival
Explanation: Elephants in the Fog, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, became the first Nepali film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival by winning the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻļ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻļāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ Elephants in the Fog āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ Cannes Film Festival-āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q5. Who has been approved by RBI to continue as the CEO of ICICI Bank till 2028 ? (Q8. RBI-āĻ¯āĻŧā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ž āĻāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ ICICI Bank-ā§° CEO āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) Sashidhar Jagdishan | (b) Sandeep Bakhshi | (c) Uday Kotak | (d) Amitabh Chaudhry
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) Sandeep Bakhshi
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the reappointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank till October 2028. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: RBI-āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ICICI Bank-ā§° Managing Director āĻā§°ā§ CEO āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ž āĻāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q6. World Football Day is observed worldwide on which date ? (Q9. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ (World Football Day) āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) 21 May | (b) 23 May | (c) 25 May | (d) 28 May
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) 25 May
Explanation: The United Nations declared 25 May as World Football Day to celebrate the global impact of football and mark the centenary of the first international football tournament held in 1924. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ ā§¨ā§Ģ āĻŽā§’ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ World Football Day āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą āĻā§°ā§ ā§§ā§¯ā§¨ā§Ē āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻļāĻ¤āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q7. World Turtle Day is observed every year on which date ? (Q10. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ (World Turtle Day) āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ: (a) 21 May | (b) 22 May | (c) 23 May | (d) 24 May
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) 23 May
Explanation: World Turtle Day is observed every year on 23 May to raise awareness about the protection and conservation of turtles and tortoises. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: World Turtle Day āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§Š āĻŽā§’ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§° āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Q8. Who is likely to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka ? āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžā§ąāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻā§ ?
(a) Siddaramaiah (āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻž) (b) D.K. Shivakumar (āĻĄāĻŋ.āĻā§. āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§°) (c) Basavaraj Bommai (āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ąā§°āĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ) (d) B.S. Yediyurappa (āĻŦāĻŋ.āĻāĻ. āĻā§ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻĒāĻž)
Ans: (b) D.K. Shivakumar
Explanation: He is seen as a strong contender in Karnataka politics. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ§ā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q9. Who hit a record 65 sixes in IPL 2026 ? IPL 2026 āĻ¤ ā§Ŧā§ĢāĻāĻž āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋ ā§°ā§āĻā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ā§ąā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ ?
(a) Shubman Gill (āĻļā§āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛) (b) Yashasvi Jaiswal (āĻ¯āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛) (c) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (āĻŦā§āĻā§ą āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻāĻļā§) (d) Ruturaj Gaikwad (ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻĄ)
Ans: (c) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Explanation: He reportedly broke Chris Gayle’s six-hitting record. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻā§ā§° ā§°ā§āĻā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q10. Which state became India’s fifth fully literate state ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§° ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ?
(a) Goa (āĻā§ā§ąāĻž) (b) Sikkim (āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŽ) (c) Kerala (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž) (d) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans: (b) Sikkim
Explanation: Sikkim achieved over 95% literacy under ULLAS programme. Sikkim-āĻ ULLAS āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§¯ā§Ģ%+ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§°āĻ¤āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q11. Who became Bengaluru’s first Woman International Master (WIM) ? āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§°ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ ?
(a) Koneru Humpy (āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋ) (b) R. Vaishali (āĻā§°. āĻŦā§āĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§) (c) Swara Lakshmi Nair (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°āĻž āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻžā§āĻžā§°) (d) Harika Dronavalli (āĻšā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§)
Ans: (c) Swara Lakshmi Nair
Explanation: She achieved WIM title in chess. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ¤ WIM āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q12. Fiji welcomed Quad Port Initiative for redevelopment of which city ? āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§ā§ Quad Port Initiative āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§°ā§° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
(a) Nadi (āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŋ) (b) Lautoka (āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž) (c) Suva (āĻā§āĻāĻž) (d) Labasa (āĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž)
Ans: (c) Suva (āĻā§āĻāĻž)
Explanation: Suva is Fiji’s capital and major port city. āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§°āĨ¤
Q13. Supreme Court Collegium recommended how many new judges ? āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ’āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻļā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
(a) Three (āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¨) (b) Four (āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ¨) (c) Five (āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ¨) (d) Six (āĻā§āĻāĻ¨)
Ans: (c) Five (āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ¨)
Explanation: The Supreme Court Collegium recommended five persons for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. These included four Chief Justices of High Courts and one Senior Advocate, V. Mohana.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ’āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻļ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋ. āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
Q14. Raja Randhir Singh was related to which sport ? ā§°āĻžāĻāĻž ā§°āĻŖāĻ§ā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Shooting (āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ) (b) Athletics (āĻāĻĨāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸) (c) Hockey (āĻšāĻā§) (d) Boxing (āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ)
Ans: (a) Shooting
Explanation: He was associated with shooting and sports administration. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§ā§āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q15. Who discovered the 12.6 billion-year-old galaxy protocluster ? ā§§ā§¨.ā§Ŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨?
(a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¨) (b) Ronaldo Laishram (ā§°’āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻļā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽ)
(c) Jayant Narlikar (āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžā§°) (d) Gagandeep Kang (āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻ)
Ans: (b) Ronaldo Laishram
Explanation: He discovered an early universe galaxy structure. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q16. Where will the first-ever World Yogasana Championship 2026 be held ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋā§āĻ¨āĻļāĻŋāĻĒ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻš'āĻŦ ?
(a) New Delhi (āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§) (b) Bengaluru (āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§°ā§) (c) Jaipur (āĻā§āĻĒā§ā§°) (d) Ahmedabad (āĻāĻšāĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ)
Ans: (d) Ahmedabad (āĻāĻšāĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ)
Explanation: The first-ever World Yogasana Championship 2026 will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, at EKA Arena (TransStadia) from 4–8 June 2026. More than 500 athletes from over 60 countries are expected to participate.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋā§āĻ¨āĻļāĻŋāĻĒ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻšāĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¤, EKA Arena (TransStadia)-āĻ¤ ā§Ē āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§Ž āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻš'āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ ā§Ŧā§Ļ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻā§°āĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ā§ąā§ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
Q10. When is International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed ? UN āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§ ?
(a) 29 May (ā§¨ā§¯ āĻŽā§’) (b) 30 May (ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽā§’) (c) 1 June (ā§§ āĻā§āĻ¨) (d) 28 May (ā§¨ā§Ž āĻŽā§’)
Ans: (a) 29 May
Explanation: Observed every year on 29 May. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§¯ āĻŽā§’āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤