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Onliner Current Affairs GK May 2022

 Russia has overtaken which country to become India's second-biggest supplier of crude oil after Iraq? -- Saudi Arabia
 Which West Indian cricketer has been bestowed with the ‘Sitara-I-Pakistan’, country's third-highest civilian award, for his part in bringing back international cricket to Pakistan? -- Daren Sammy
 Which US-built supercomputer dethroned Japan's 'Fugaku' as the world's fastest machine with 1.1 exaflops of performance on the 59th TOP500 list published by an international conference of computer experts? -- 'Frontier'
 Name the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairman, who is a dam expert, has been elected as Chairman of the Asia Pacific Group of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)? -- Devendra Kumar Sharma
 What is the theme chosen for the 8th edition of International Day of Yoga to be celebrated on 21st June 2022? -- IIT, Gandhinagar
 Who has been appointed as the Acting Chairperson, Lokpal by President Ram Nath Kovind after Justice Pinaki Chandra Bose’s term ended? -- Justice Pradip Mohanty
 In the run up to Stockholm+50 and World Environment Day on June 5, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) released 'Portrait of a Silver Lining' -- a performance poetry music video featuring a young Indian poet named – -- Simar Singh
 Which is the first animation film co-produced by India and Japan and released in 1993? -- 'Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama'
 Which Indian ship building company recently launched a survey vessel for Indian Navy -‘INS Nirdeshak’? -- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
 At which place India’s first ‘Lavendar Festival’ was organized recently? -- Bhaderwah (Doda District, J&K)
 Which is the first major metropolitan city in India to make a detailed biodiversity register - People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) - which details flora and fauna forms within the city as well as its land uses and human activities? -- Kolkata
 Who recently resigned as president of Indian Olympic Association? -- Narinder Batra
 Which Indian Government Officer has been made the chair of the World Trade Organisation’s Committee on Technical Barriers on Trade? -- Anwar Hussain Shaik
 Who is the only actor in the world to have 8 films officially selected and screened at the Cannes Film Festival and recently won an award for ‘Excellence in Cinema’ at the French Riviera Film Festival? -- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
 Which Indian long jumper, a Tokyo Olympian, and the national record holder (8.36m) won the gold medal at the 12th International Jumping Meeting in Kallithea, Greece? -- Murali Sreeshankar
 The Reserve Bank of India has allowed bypassing of which mechanism to help Indian traders to transact with crisis-hit Sri Lanka in Indian rupee? -- Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
 Who will head the Supreme Court appointed 3-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to manage affairs of All India Football Federation (AIFF)? -- A.R. Dave
 Which exploration and production (E&P) company in India recently became first to trade domestic gas on Indian Gas Exchange? -- ONGC
 Name the Supercomputer inaugurated recently at NIT Tiruchirappalli under Phase-2 of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)? -- PARAM PORUL
 The government of which state has announced to create 'Luv-Kush Vatikayen' in each district to promote eco-tourism? -- Rajasthan
 To prepare a report on the status of which river in West Bengal, the Eastern Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee? -- Adi Ganga
 Which country hosted the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting? -- China
 On which two crude edible oils, the Union Government allowed duty-free import of 20 lakh tonnes each for this year as well as 2023-24 to cool inflation? -- Crude Soyabean Oil and Crude Sunflower Oil
 To tame inflation, export of which commodity has been restricted recently to 10 million tonnes? -- Sugar
 What is the theme of seventy-fifth World Health Assembly being organised in Geneva, Switzerland, from 22-28 May 2022? -- ‘Health for Peace, Peace for Health’
 Which group from India is among the six winners for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General's 'Global Health Leaders' awards? -- ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) Workers
 India is placed at which position in the medal table after the 2022 Archery World Cup (Stage-2) held in Gwangju (South Korea)? -- 2nd
 For which Grand Slam event of this year, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) will not award ranking points over its governing body’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine? -- Wimbledon
 Under the theme, 'Working Together, Restoring Trust', the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022 will take place from May 22 to 26, 2022 in - -- Davos, Switzerland
 With the theme “Rising up from drought together” which country will host the Desertification and Drought Day on 17th June 2022? -- Spain
 In which state ‘Nechiphu Tunnel’ is being constructed by the Border Road Organisation (BRO)? -- Arunachal Pradesh
 From which date the policy to introduce 20% ethanol in petrol will take effect? -- April 1, 2023
 The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to- -- 2025
 Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Nepal? -- Naveen Srivastava
 Which two Nordic countries recently submitted their application to join NATO? -- Finland and Sweden
 In which state Bhimlat waterfall is located? -- Rajasthan
 In which minor edict, Ashoka describes his visit in the 21st year of his reign, and mentions Lumbini as the birthplace of the Buddha? -- Rummindei Edict
 Which temple in Lumbini, Nepal - is the birth place of Gautam Buddha? -- Mayadevi Temple
 Which business house recently became second largest cement player in India next only to UltraTech Cement of the Aditya Birla Group after acquiring Switzerland-based Holcim Ltd.’s entire stake in Ambuja Cements Ltd. and ACC Ltd.? -- Adani Group
 Up to what percent (from the current 6%), the Fair and Average Quality (FAQ) of wheat with shrivelled and broken grains has been relaxed by the Centre to allow FCI to procure wheat in Punjab and Haryana including UT of Chandigarh for central pool without any value cut? -- 18%
 Who replaced Biplab Kumar Deb and became the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura? -- Dr. Manik Saha
 Who has been appointed as the President of the UAE after the demise of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan? -- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 Who is the most successful female climber of Mount Everest (reached the summit of the world’s highest peak 10 times)? -- Lhakpa Sherpa
 Who has won presidential election of the Philippines and will succeed Rodrigo Duterte? -- Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
 Which Indian Chess player has been nominated for the post of deputy president of FIDE, the governing body for chess, by the incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich? -- Viswanathan Anand
 Name the President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi who passed away on 13 April 2022? -- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 Which plant’s seeds were recently successfully germinated in lunar soil samples brought back from NASA’s Apollo 11, 12, and 17 missions, by University of Florida biologists? -- Arabidopsis thaliana
 What is the name of a new book based on a diary of Kasturba Gandhi and written by her great-grandson Tushar Gandhi? -- "The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba"
 In which village of Maharashtra, Babasaheb Ambedkar and Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj held the first joint conference against untouchability on March 21, 1920? -- Mangaon
 Which two villages of Maharashtra recently passed resolution to ban age-old rituals related to widowhood? -- Herwad and Mangaon
 Which is the first in Asia country to join NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), a cyber defence hub founded in Tallinn, Estonia? -- South Korea
 What is the target for National Highways construction in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day? -- 18,000 km
 Who have been declared ICC Player of the Month (April 2022) in Men’s & Women’s category respectively? -- Keshav Maharaj (South Africa), Alyssa Healy (Australia)
 Which country has been elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024? -- India
 For which book, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was awarded the Bangla Academy Award for her "relentless literary pursuit" introduced this year by Sahitya Academy? -- "Kabita Bitan"
 On 10th May 2022, who took office as the first-ever female president of Hungary?- -- Katalin Novak
 On which day in 1857, the first major and large-scale rebellion (also known as First War of Independence) against the East India Company started at Meerut? -- 10 May
 Who recently replaced Moon Jae-in to become the 13th President of South Korea? -- Yoon Suk-yeol
 Who recently climbed Mt Everest, the tallest peak in the world for the record 26th time? -- Kami Rita Sherpa
 Who has recently became the first Indian woman to climb 5 peaks above 8000m? -- Priyanka Mohite
 In which state the Poumai Community – second largest Naga tribe has designated the Poumai-inhabited territories as a ‘drug/poppy cultivation free zone’; as part of the state government’s War-On-Drugs campaign? -- Manipur
 Which state plans to roll out ‘Ojan Utsav’ (weight fair) to improve nutrition parameters for children across the state and closely monitor their growth? -- Odisha
 On which sports journalist, the BCCI has imposed a two-year ban for bullying senior wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha? -- Boria Majumdar
 Who has equalled Stephen Hendry's modern-day record of seven snooker World Championship titles by beating Judd Trump recently? -- Ronnie O'Sullivan
 Which state is going to establish India's first Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb) that will perform systematic observation on disease burden, health-seeking behaviour and healthcare delivery system pertaining to tribal health? -- Odisha
 Except seed for which crop there is availability of additional seeds to meet the requirement of the upcoming Kharif season (2022-23)? -- Soybean
 What is the foodgrain production target for 2022-23 crop year that was announced recently at the National Conference on Agriculture: Kharif Campaign 2022? -- 328 million tonnes
 Recently, which of the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Companies in India recorded a massive turnover of Rs 1 lakh crore?  -- Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
 In which state India's first greenfield grain-based ethanol plant has been inaugurated? -- Bihar (Ganeshpur, near Parora in Purnia district)

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