1. Who is the current acting Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation?
a) YC Modi
b) HC Awasthy
c) Praveen Sinha
d) SS Deswal
Answer (c) Praveen Sinha
Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujrat cadre IPS officer, is currently serving as the acting CBI chief after the term of former CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla ended on February 3, 2021.
2. Who is the current Director-General of the Narcotics Control Bureau?
a) Rakesh Asthana
b) YC Modi
c) HC Awasthy
d) Praveen Sinha
Answer (a) Rakesh Asthana
Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer from Gujarat cadre, is currently serving as the Director-General of the Border Security Force and Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau. He has previously served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation.
3. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is likely to contest by-election from which assembly constituency?
a) Bhawanipore
b) Tollygunge
c) Kamarhati
d) Siliguri
Answer (a) Bhawanipore
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to contest by-election from the Bhawanipore Assembly Constituency. The incumbent MLA, senior Trinamool Congress leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay resigned from the Bhawanipore seat on the same day. The Chief Minister has won twice before from the seat.
4. Which state government has launched Sanjeevani Pariyojana?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Haryana
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer (c) Haryana
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on May 24, 2021 launched ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’, a supervised home care initiative to largely help people with mild to moderate symptoms in rural areas to access quick medical care at home.
5. Who won the Billboard Icon Award 2021?
a) Pink
b) Lady Gaga
c) Drake
d) The Weeknd
Answer (a) Pink
Pink, the 41-year-old singer received the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, which were presented on May 23, 2021. The singer is one of 10 artists to ever win the honor. The past winners of the honour include Garth Brooks, Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.
