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Current Affairs Quiz – 22 May 2026 (Test Now)
1. . India contributes approximately what percentage of global millet production?
A) 28.5%
B) 35.2%
C) 42.75%
D) 50%
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Correct Answer: : C) 42.75%
2.Which crop contributes nearly 60% of India’s millet output?
A) Jowar
B) Ragi
C) Foxtail Millet
D) Bajra
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Correct Answer:D) Bajra
3. Which Union Budget officially promoted millets as ‘Shree Anna’?
A) 2021–22
B) 2022–23
C) 2023–24
D) 2024–25
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Correct Answer:C) 2023–24
4. . India’s Nutrihub initiative to support millet startups is operated by which institute?
A) ICAR
B) NABARD
C) Indian Institute of Millets Research
D) NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer:C) Indian Institute of Millets Research
5.Which Indian state is the leading producer of Ragi?
A) Rajasthan
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
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Correct Answer:D) Karnataka
6.The MAHARISHI initiative launched by India during its G20 Presidency promotes:
A) Organic farming
B) Millets and ancient grains
C) Biofuels
D) Digital agriculture
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Correct Answer:B) Millets and ancient grains
7.A ‘blocking statute’ is primarily designed to counter:
A) Domestic tax evasion
B) Extraterritorial application of foreign sanctions
C) Trade tariff disputes
D) WTO violations
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Correct Answer:B) Extraterritorial application of foreign sanctions
8.Which company’s suspension of IT services prompted India to consider a blocking statute?
A) Reliance Industries
B) ONGC
C) Nayara Energy
D) Hindustan Petroleum
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Correct Answer:: C) Nayara Energy
9. Under RBI’s Rupee Trade Settlement, international trade is settled through:
A) Digital Rupee wallets
B) Special Rupee Vostro Accounts
C) SWIFT-linked INR accounts
D) Gold-backed Rupee bonds
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Correct Answer:B) Special Rupee Vostro Accounts
10. India and Italy have committed to increasing bilateral trade to how much by 2029?
A) €10 billion
B) €15 billion
C) €20 billion
D) €25 billion
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Correct Answer:C) €20 billion
11. . What year was declared as the ‘Year of Culture and Tourism between India and Italy’?
A) 2025
B) 2026
C) 2027
D) 2028
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Correct Answer: C) 2027
12. . Italy is India’s _ largest trading partner in the European Union.
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
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Correct Answer:: C) 4th
13.PM Modi received the FAO Agricola Medal at the headquarters of which organisation in Rome?
A) UNESCO
B) WHO
C) FAO
D) WFP
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Correct Answer: C) FAO
14. The Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) was established in which year?
A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1961
D) 1972
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Correct Answer:C) 1961
15.. Where is the headquarters of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO)?
A) Beijing
B) New Delhi
C) Tokyo
D) Seoul
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Correct Answer:C) Tokyo
16. India’s participation in APO is coordinated by which body?
A) NITI Aayog
B) National Productivity Council
C) Ministry of Commerce
D) FICCI
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Correct Answer:B) National Productivity Council
17.Which mechanism creates a self-reinforcing feedback loop preventing refreezing of Antarctic sea ice?
A) Albedo reduction
B) Salinity-driven vertical mixing
C) Ozone depletion
D) Methane outgassing
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Correct Answer: B) Salinity-driven vertical mixing
18.In West Antarctica, the dominant mechanism driving sea ice loss is:
A) Deep-ocean heat intrusion
B) Basal melting
C) Atmospheric warming and cloud heat trapping
D) Salinity changes
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Correct Answer:C) Atmospheric warming and cloud heat trapping
19.The Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) grew by what percentage in April 2026 (YoY)?
A) 0.9%
B) 1.7%
C) 2.4%
D) 3.1%
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Correct Answer: B) 1.7%
20.The eight core industries in ICI account for what weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
A) 28.50%
B) 33.80%
C) 40.27%
D) 45.68%
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Correct Answer:C) 40.27%
21.The ICI is released by which office?
A) CSO
B) RBI
C) NITI Aayog
D) Office of the Economic Adviser
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Correct Answer: D) Office of the Economic Adviser
22.Veera Pasi served as a trusted commander under which anti-British leader?
A) Tatya Tope
B) Rani Lakshmibai
C) Rana Beni Madhav Baksh Singh
D) Mangal Pandey
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Correct Answer:C) Rana Beni Madhav Baksh Singh
23. The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea to which water body?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Gulf of Oman
C) Gulf of Aden
D) Persian Gulf
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Correct Answer:C) Gulf of Aden
24. Approximately what share of global seaborne oil trade passes through the Strait of Malacca?
A) 1/10
B) 1/4
C) 1/3
D) 1/2
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Correct Answer: C) 1/3
25.The Colosseum in Rome was originally called the:
A) Augustus Amphitheatre
B) Julian Amphitheatre
C) Flavian Amphitheatre
D) Neronian Amphitheatre
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Correct Answer:C) Flavian Amphitheatre
26. The Colosseum was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in which year?
A) 1972
B) 1978
C) 1980
D) 1990
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Correct Answer:C) 1980
27.Rang Ghar, often called the ‘Colosseum of the East’, is located in:
A) Jorhat, Assam
B) Guwahati, Assam
C) Sivasagar, Assam
D) Dibrugarh, Assam
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Correct Answer:C) Sivasagar, Assam
28. Muzaffarpur’s Shahi Litchi received its GI tag in which year?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2020
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Correct Answer: C) 2018
29. India observes Anti-Terrorism Day on 21 May to mark the assassination of which former Prime Minister?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) V.P. Singh
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Correct Answer:C) Rajiv Gandhi
30.The ‘Atta Satta’ marriage custom was criticised by which High Court as ‘mutual hostage-taking between
families’?
A) Allahabad High Court
B) Madhya Pradesh High Court
C) Rajasthan High Court
D) Delhi High Court
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Correct Answer: C) Rajasthan High Court
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