15 May 2026

Q1- Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour on 15 May 2026. Which of the following countries is part of this tour?
A- Japan
B- UAE
C- Brazil
D- Australia
Answer: B) UAE
Q2- India recently increased import tariffs on gold and silver to:
A- 8%
B- 10%
C- 12%
D- 15%
Answer: D) 15%
Q3- The Supreme Court recently stressed the importance of independence of which constitutional body?
A- Finance Commission
B- UPSC
C- Election Commission of India
D- NITI Aayog
Answer: C) Election Commission of India
Q4- The Ministry of Ayush signed an MoU with which initiative to strengthen multilingual digital services?
A- DigiLocker
B- Aadhaar
C- Bhashini
D- BharatNet
Answer: C) Bhashini
Q5- Which Indian hospital successfully performed a complex combined pancreas-kidney transplant recently?
A- PGI Chandigarh
B- AIIMS Delhi
C- SGPGI Lucknow
D- CMC Vellore
Answer: B) AIIMS Delhi
Q6- India recently became the world’s ______ largest renewable energy producer.
A- First
B- Second
C- Third
D- Fourth
Answer: C) Third
Q7- The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) includes which country group?
A- Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway
B- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
C- Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France
D- Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic
Answer: B) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
Q8- Which Indian badminton players entered the Thailand Open quarterfinals recently?
A- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
B- PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen
C- HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth
D- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand
Answer: B) PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen
Q9- Which cricketer equalled Jos Buttler’s IPL record for most centuries during run-chases?
A- Rohit Sharma
B- Shubman Gill
C- Virat Kohli
D- KL Rahul
Answer: C) Virat Kohli
Q10- India recently assumed the chairship of which regional organization?
A- ASEAN
B- SCO
C- IORA
D- BIMSTEC
Answer: C) IORA