Category: Current Affairs May 2023

Correct Answer: B. China

China and Saudi Arabia boycott G20 meeting held by India in Kashmir India’s presidency of the G20 group of leading nations has become mired in controversy after China and Saudi Arabia boycotted a meeting staged in Kashmir, the first such gathering since India unilaterally brought Kashmir under direct control in August 2019.

Correct Answer: C. Dubai

The completion of the trial makes Fakeeh University Hospital the first healthcare provider in the Middle East to leverage drone technology for medication delivery. Dubai saw the completion of the first successful trial of medical delivery via drones at the Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), in yet another unique public-private sector partnership that raises the city’s global competitiveness as a hub for advanced technologies and smart applications.

Correct Answer: C. 29 May 2023

The 75th International Day of UN Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2023 to highlight the role of UN peacekeeping forces in world peace. Over the past 75 years, United Nations Peacekeepers have saved countless lives for global peace and security. The theme of the 75th anniversary “Peace begins with me” recognizes the service and sacrifice of peacekeepers, past and present, including more than 4200 who have given their lives under the UN flag.

Correct Answer: B. Grow Food, Not Tobacco

World No Tobacco Day is being observed across the globe on 31 May 2023. This year, the theme for the day is Grow Food, Not Tobacco. The day is observed to create awareness among the masses about the hazardous effects of tobacco on health and the environment. 

Correct Answer: D. 30 May 2023

China has launched Shenzhou-16 spacecraft taking three new astronauts to its space station. The spacecraft left from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi Desert on a Long March 2F rocket on 30 May 2023. The crew will overlap briefly with the three astronauts currently on board the Tiangong station, who will return to Earth after completing their six-month mission. 

Correct Answer: C. Peace begins with me

For 75 years, United Nations peacekeepers have worked to save and change lives in the world’s most fragile political and security situations. Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have helped countries to transition from war to peace.

Correct Answer: A. India

The 2023 G20 New Delhi summit is the upcoming eighteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a summit scheduled to take place in International Exhibition-Convention Centre (IECC), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in 2023. It will be the first-ever G20 summit to be held in India as well as in South Asia.

Correct Answer: A. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 2023, alongside parliamentary elections, to elect a president for a term of five years. It marks the first time a Turkish presidential election has gone to a run-off. Erdoğan was re-elected in the second round with 52.2% of the vote.

Correct Answer: D. 28 May 2023 

Presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 2023, alongside parliamentary elections, to elect a president for a term of five years. It marks the first time a Turkish presidential election has gone to a run-off. The first round of the election was held on 14 May 2023 and 2nd round on 28 May 2023.