Current Affairs 15 May 2024

Current Affairs 15 May 2024

01. Who became India’s 85th Grandmaster after a 12-year wait and four near-misses?
(a) Shyam Nikhil
(b) Vignesh Narayanan Rajeshwari
(c) Vaishali Rameshbabu
(d) Aditya Samant

02. Who was reelected as the Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)? (as of May 2024)
(a) Dr. U.S. Awasthi
(b) Dileep Sanghani
(c) Balvinder Singh Nakai
(d) Vivek Bipindada Kolhe

03. Which bank has launched Pixel Play, India’s first Virtual Credit Card?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

04. Who is the author of the new novel “Gobind”?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Chetan Bhagat
(c) Amish Tripathi
(d) Harinder Sikka

05. Who won the Best Director award for their directorial debut, ‘Lord Curzon Ki Haveli,’ at the UK-Asian Film Festival 2024?
(a) Rajkumar Hirani
(b) Anurag Kashyap
(c) Anshuman Jha
(d) Zoya Akhtar

06. Who won the title in the Slovenia Deaf Tennis Open in men’s singles category?
(a) Prashant Jagtap
(b) Prithvi Shekhar
(c) Pratyay Kumar
(d) Paresh Khajuria

07. Which bank has become the first trading and clearing member of the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) State Bank of India 

08. Which organisation has launched Operation Sadbhavana in North Sikkim in May 2024?
(a) Indian Army
(b) Indian Air Force
(c) Sashastra Seema Bal
(d) Indo-Tibetian Border Police

09. Recently, the Sela Tunnel has been recognised as India’s highest tunnel by International Book of Honour. Where is the Sela Tunnel located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Ladakh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

10. Chabahar port has strategic importance for India. The port is located in which country?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Oman
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq