Current Affairs Quiz 19 May 2026

1. Which country honoured PM Narendra Modi with the ‘Royal Order of the Polar Star’?
हाल ही में किस देश ने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को ‘रॉयल ऑर्डर ऑफ द पोलर स्टार’ से सम्मानित किया?

A. Norway / नॉर्वे

B. Sweden / स्वीडन

C. Denmark / डेनमार्क

D. Finland / फिनलैंड

✅ Correct Answer: B. Sweden / स्वीडन

Sweden honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest civilian award ‘Royal Order of the Polar Star’.

2. What is the new sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges in 2026?
2026 में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीशों की नई स्वीकृत संख्या कितनी है?

A. 34

B. 36

C. 38

D. 40

✅ Correct Answer: C. 38

The sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges including the Chief Justice of India has been increased to 38.

3. Who climbed Mount Everest for the 32nd time creating a world record?
32वीं बार माउंट एवरेस्ट पर चढ़कर विश्व रिकॉर्ड किसने बनाया?

A. Nirmal Purja

B. Kami Rita Sherpa

C. Tenzing Norgay

D. Mingma David

✅ Correct Answer: B. Kami Rita Sherpa

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa created history by climbing Mount Everest for the 32nd time.

4. Where was the 3rd Nordic-India Summit held?
तीसरा नॉर्डिक-भारत शिखर सम्मेलन कहाँ आयोजित किया गया?

A. Stockholm

B. Helsinki

C. Oslo

D. Copenhagen

✅ Correct Answer: C. Oslo

The 3rd Nordic-India Summit was organized in Oslo, Norway.

5. India's first indigenous Airbus C-295 aircraft is being manufactured in which city?
भारत का पहला स्वदेशी एयरबस C-295 विमान किस शहर में बनाया जा रहा है?

A. Pune

B. Bengaluru

C. Vadodara

D. Hyderabad

✅ Correct Answer: C. Vadodara

The Tata-Airbus facility in Vadodara, Gujarat is manufacturing India's first indigenous Airbus C-295 aircraft.

6. Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is located in which state?
होलोंगापार गिब्बन अभयारण्य किस राज्य में स्थित है?

A. Assam / असम

B. Arunachal Pradesh / अरुणाचल प्रदेश

C. Meghalaya / मेघालय

D. Nagaland / नागालैंड

✅ Correct Answer: A. Assam / असम

Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is located in Assam and is famous for hoolock gibbons.

7. Gujarat’s Kalpasar Project is inspired by the Afsluitdijk dam of which country?
गुजरात की कल्पसर परियोजना किस देश के अफस्लुइटडिज्क बांध की तर्ज पर विकसित की जा रही है?

A. Germany / जर्मनी

B. Sweden / स्वीडन

C. Netherlands / नीदरलैंड्स

D. Belgium / बेल्जियम

✅ Correct Answer: C. Netherlands / नीदरलैंड्स

The Kalpasar Project is inspired by the historic Afsluitdijk dam of the Netherlands.

8. Who became the first Italian man in 50 years to win the Italian Open Men's Singles title?
50 वर्षों में इटालियन ओपन पुरुष एकल खिताब जीतने वाले पहले इतालवी खिलाड़ी कौन बने?

A. Matteo Berrettini

B. Lorenzo Musetti

C. Jannik Sinner

D. Fabio Fognini

✅ Correct Answer: C. Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man in 50 years to win the Italian Open Men's Singles title.

9. Who took oath as the new Chief Minister of Kerala in May 2026?
मई 2026 में केरल के नए मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में किसने शपथ ली?

A. Pinarayi Vijayan

B. K. Surendran

C. V.D. Satheesan

D. Shashi Tharoor

✅ Correct Answer: C. V.D. Satheesan

V.D. Satheesan took oath as the new Chief Minister of Kerala in May 2026.

10. The traditional ‘Panzath Nag’ festival is celebrated in which region?
पारंपरिक ‘पंज़थ नाग’ उत्सव किस क्षेत्र में मनाया जाता है?

A. Himachal Pradesh / हिमाचल प्रदेश

B. Ladakh / लद्दाख

C. Jammu & Kashmir / जम्मू-कश्मीर

D. Uttarakhand / उत्तराखंड

✅ Correct Answer: C. Jammu & Kashmir / जम्मू-कश्मीर

The traditional Panzath Nag festival is celebrated in Jammu & Kashmir.