Today KBC Question | May 15 KBC Quiz

ANS- Mamata Banerjee – Explanation -West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee received the Bangla Academy Award for her “relentless literary pursuit”. The award, introduced this year by Sahitya Academy, was presented to Banerjee for her book “Kabita Bitan”, which pays tribute to the best writers of West Bengal.

ANS- Lionel Messi – Explanation -According to Forbes, Argentine superstar earned $130 million to top annual list. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Lionel Messi bagged $130 million to be the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2022 so far in a newly posted Forbes magazine list.

ANS- 7.79% – Explanation -India’s retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged to 7.79% in the month of April due to rising fuel and food prices, according to the data released by the statistics ministry.

ANS- Ferdinand Marcos Jr. – Explanation -The 2022 Philippine presidential election was held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general election. Incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte was ineligible for re-election and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been elected as President of Philippines.

ANS- Second – Explanation -Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the second Global COVID-19 Virtual Summit on 12 May 2022 at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.

ANS- Cote d’Ivoire – Explanation -Union Minister, for Environment, Forest and Climate Chnage, Shri Bhupender Yadav delivered National Statementat the 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of UNCCD. He was addressing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties at its fifteenth session in Cote d’Ivoire.

ANS- Deepika Padukone – Explanation -Actress Deepika Padukone has become the first-ever Indian brand ambassador of luxury brand Louis Vuitton. The news was announced by the French brand. The brand unveiled the role of a 36-year-old Bollywood actress during their new handbag campaign.

ANS- Bharti AXA Life Insurance – Explanation -Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s largest business groups, and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, announced the launch of its financial literacy campaign, ‘InspiHE₹– enabling an empowered future, a special effort to propagate financial awareness among women as well as allow people to make good investment decisions for a stable future.

ANS-Saudi Aramco- Explanation -Saudi Aramco, the national petroleum and natural gas company of Saudi Arabia, is also known as the world’s largest oil producer. The market value of Saudi Aramco has reached $ 2.42 trillion when the market is closed, while the market value of Apple has remained only $ 2.37 trillion due to the decrease in the share price.

ANS- Mumbai, Maharashtra – Explanation -Country’s first organic waste-powered EV charging station at Keshavrao Khadye road near Haji Ali in Mumbai. The project is a joint venture between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and AeroCare Clean Energy.