Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries – 15 & 16 MAY 2022

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 15 & 16 May 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.

Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 15 & 16 May 2022

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 15 & 16 May 2022 

India won its maiden Thomas Cup title, beating 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0

India won its maiden Thomas Cup title on 15th May 2022 and defeated 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0 in the final in Bangkok.

India got the win with World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the world number 8 doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy producing memorable performances.

Indonesia are in fact the most decorated country in the Thomas Cup. Indian men had previously reached the Thomas Cup semis in 1952, 1955, and 1979. India is only the sixth country to win the Thomas Cup.

International Day of Families 2022: 15 May 2022

On May 15, the United Nations celebrates International Families Day at its headquarters and worldwide. The United Nations and countries all around the world declared it on May 15. The United Nations General Assembly declared it in 1993 with resolutions A/RES/47/237, and the day symbolises how global society unites families.

It aims to reflect the importance that the international community attaches to families. It also creates awareness of issues relating to families. This day also promotes boosting knowledge of the social, economic, and demographic processes affecting families.

INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES DAY 2022: THEME

For the International Day of Families 2022, the UN Secretary-General has chosen the theme “Families and Urbanization.”

Former Australia Cricketer Andrew Symonds Dies In Car Accident

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds died on Saturday night in a car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state. He was 46 years old. The incident reportedly took place at around 11 pm local time at Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge around 50 kilometres from Townsville.

The 46-year-old, who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for Australia from 1998 to 2009, was involved in a single-car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state. Symonds was also a top-rate fielder and was a key part of Australia’s back-to-back 50-over World Cups triumphs in 2003 and 2007.

Domestically, he played for Queensland for 17 seasons, while appearing for Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire and Surrey in the English County Championship and for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Symonds, who was born in England with one parent of Afro-Caribbean descent, will also be remembered for the infamous “monkeygate” scandal that sent him into a downward spiral. He accused India spinner Harbhajan Singh of calling him a “monkey” in Sydney’s 2008 New Year Test.

Morgan Stanley cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 7.6%

Morgan Stanley downgraded India’s growth forecast to 7.6% from 7.9% for FY2023 amid a slowdown in global growth, higher commodity prices and risk aversion in global capital markets.

This 7.6% forecast is a baseline forecast for India while its bearish and bullish growth projections are 6.7% and 8%, respectively. For FY24, it lowered its growth forecast to 6.7% from the 7% estimated earlier.

However, the Indian economy will expand at above pre-pandemic growth rates in FY23 and FY24. On the global front, it projected growth at 2.9% in the calendar year 2022 as compared to 6.2% growth in 2021. Within Asia, India would be the economy which will be most exposed to upside risks to inflation.

CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation is expected to be 6.5% for FY23. The current account deficit to widen to a 10-year high of 3.3% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in FY23.

Ravinder Singh Dhillon appointed CMD of REC Ltd 

REC Limited, (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited) a Navratna company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, announced it has named Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman and Managing Director of the company, with effect from May 10, 2022.

He is serving as the CMD of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC). With over 36 years of varied experience spread across the entire value chain of the power sector, he is very diversified in his work.

The experience covers 3 years in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, 6 years in Central Electricity Authority, and 27 years in PFC, playing a key role in project appraisal, financial modeling, project monitoring, and stressed asset resolution.

Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura chief minister

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Manik Saha takes oath as new Tripura Chief Minister on Sunday, May 15, ahead of the state assembly election to be held early next year. He was administered the oath by Governor SN Arya at the Raj Bhavan in Agartala.

Saha has replaced Biplab Kumar Deb who was the first BJP chief minister of Tripura who resigned from his post due to focus to strengthen the party organisation to ensure the BJP’s return in the 2023 assembly polls. Saha joined the BJP in 2015 and became the chief of the party in 2020. He became Tripura’s first Rajya Sabha MP.

Tata Group appoints Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of Air India

Tata Sons, the new owner of Air India, announced the appointment of Campbell Wilson as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of the airline.

Wilson is the Tata Group’s 2nd attempt at hiring a CEO-MD for Air India. Prior to this, CEO-designate, former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci declined to take up the position due to“attempts” to paint his appointment “with undesirable colours”.

List of Currency of Different Countries with Capitals 2022

List of Countries Capital and Currencies

There are 7 continents and each continent contains more than 100 countries. All these countries have different currencies.

Currency is used as a medium to exchange goods and services. The value of any currency constantly fluctuates from other currencies. The value of one US dollar is 76.26 Indian rupees. There are different values of different currencies all around the world.

The table given below gives the list of countries along with their capital, currency and the continent to which it belongs:

Complete List of Currencies of different Countries

Country	Capital	Currency
Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani
Albania	Tirane	Lek
Algeria	Algiers	Dinar
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Euro
Angola	Luanda	New Kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John’s	East Caribbean dollar
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Peso
Armenia	Yerevan	Dram
Australia	Canberra	Australian dollar
Austria	Vienna	Euro (formerly schilling)
Azerbaijan	Baku	Manat
The Bahamas	Nassau	Bahamian dollar
Bahrain	Manama	Bahrain dinar
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka
Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbados dollar
Belarus	Minsk	Belorussian ruble
Belgium	Brussels	Euro (formerly Belgian franc)
Belize	Belmopan	Belize dollar
Benin	Porto-Novo	CFA Franc
Bhutan	Thimphu	Ngultrum
Bolivia	La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)	Boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Convertible Mark
Botswana	Gaborone	Pula
Brazil	Brasilia	Real
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei dollar
Bulgaria	Sofia	Lev
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	CFA Franc
Burundi	Gitega	Burundi franc
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Riel
Cameroon	Yaounde	CFA Franc
Canada	Ottawa	Canadian dollar
Cape Verde	Praia	Cape Verdean escudo
Central African Republic	Bangui	CFA Franc
Chad	N’Djamena	CFA Franc
Chile	Santiago	Chilean Peso
China	Beijing	Chinese Yuan
Colombia	Bogota	Colombian Peso
Comoros	Moroni	Franc
Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	CFA Franc
Zimbabwe	Harare	United States dollar
Costa Rica	San Jose	Colón
Cote d’Ivoire	Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)	CFA Franc
Croatia	Zagreb	Croatian
Cuba	Havana	Cuban Peso
Cyprus	Nicosia	Euro
Czech Republic	Prague	Koruna
Denmark	Copenhagen	Danish Krone
Djibouti	Djibouti	Djiboutian franc
Dominica	Roseau	East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican Peso
East Timor (Timor-Leste)	Dili	U.S. dollar
Ecuador	Quito	U.S. dollar
Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian pound
El Salvador	San Salvador	Colón; U.S. dollar
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	CFA Franc
Eritrea	Asmara	Nakfa
Estonia	Tallinn	Estonia Kroon; Euro
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Birr
Fiji	Suva	Fiji dollar
Finland	Helsinki	Euro (formerly markka)
France	Paris	Euro (formerly French franc)
Gabon	Libreville	CFA Franc
The Gambia	Banjul	Dalasi
Georgia	Tbilisi	Lari
Germany	Berlin	Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)
Ghana	Accra	Cedi
Greece	Athens	Euro (formerly drachma)
Grenada	Saint George’s	East Caribbean dollar
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Quetzal
Guinea	Conakry	Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	CFA Franc
Guyana	Georgetown	Guyanese dollar
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Gourde
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Lempira
Hungary	Budapest	Forint
Iceland	Reykjavik	Icelandic króna
India	New Delhi	Indian Rupee
Indonesia	Jakarta	Rupiah
Iran	Tehran	Rial
Iraq	Baghdad	Iraqi Dinar
Ireland	Dublin	Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
Israel	Jerusalem*	Shekel
Italy	Rome	Euro (formerly lira)
Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican dollar
Japan	Tokyo	Yen
Jordan	Amman	Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan	Nur Sultan	Tenge
Kenya	Nairobi	Kenya shilling
Kiribati	Tarawa Atoll	Kiribati dollar
North Korea	Pyongyang	Won
South Korea	Seoul	Won
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti Dinar
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Som
Laos	Vientiane	New Kip
Latvia	Riga	Lats
Lebanon	Beirut	Lebanese pound
Lesotho	Maseru	Maluti
Liberia	Monrovia	Liberian dollar
Libya	Tripoli	Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Swiss franc
Lithuania	Vilnius	Litas
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)
Macedonia	Skopje	Denar
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Malagasy Ariary
Malawi	Lilongwe	Kwacha
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Ringgit
Maldives	Male	Rufiyaa
Mali	Bamako	CFA Franc
Malta	Valletta	Euro
Marshall Islands	Majuro	U.S. Dollar
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Ouguiya
Mauritius	Port Louis	Mauritian rupee
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexican peso
Federated States of Micronesia	Palikir	U.S. Dollar
Moldova	Chisinau	Leu
Monaco	Monte Carlo	Euro
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Togrog
Montenegro	Podgorica	Euro
Morocco	Rabat	Dirham
Mozambique	Maputo	Metical
Myanmar (Burma)	Nay Pyi Taw	Kyat
Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian dollar
Nauru	no official capital; government offices in Yaren District	Australian dollar
Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese rupee
Netherlands	Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)	Euro (formerly guilder)
New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua	Managua	Gold cordoba
Niger	Niamey	CFA Franc
Nigeria	Abuja	Naira
Norway	Oslo	Norwegian krone
Oman	Muscat	Omani rial
Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani rupee
Palau	Melekeok	U.S. dollar
Palestine	Ramallah, East Jerusalem	Palestine Pound
Panama	Panama City	Balboa; U.S. dollar
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Kina
Paraguay	Asuncion	Guaraní
Peru	Lima	Nuevo sol (1991)
Philippines	Manila	Peso
Poland	Warsaw	Zloty
Portugal	Lisbon	Euro (formerly escudo)
Qatar	Doha	Qatari riyal
Romania	Bucharest	Romanian Rupee
Russia	Moscow	Ruble
Rwanda	Kigali	Rwandan franc
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia	Castries	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	East Caribbean dollar
Samoa	Apia	Tala
San Marino	San Marino	Euro
Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome	Dobra
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Riyal
Senegal	Dakar	CFA Franc
Serbia	Belgrade	Serbian Dinar
Seychelles	Victoria	Seychelles rupee
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Leone
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore dollar
Slovakia	Bratislava	Euro
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Solomon Islands dollar
Somalia	Mogadishu	Somali shilling
South Africa	Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)	Rand
South Sudan	Juba	Sudanese Pound
Spain	Madrid	Euro (formerly peseta)
Sri Lanka	Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)	Sri Lankan rupee
Sudan	Khartoum	Sudanese Pound
Suriname	Paramaribo	Surinamese dollar
Swaziland	Mbabane	Lilangeni
Sweden	Stockholm	Krona
Switzerland	Berne	Swiss franc
Syria	Damascus	Syrian pound
Taiwan	Taipei	Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	somoni
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)	Tanzanian shilling
Thailand	Bangkok	Baht
Togo	Lome	CFA Franc
Tonga	Nuku’alofa	Pa’anga
Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisia	Tunis	Tunisian dinar
Turkey	Ankara	Turkish lira (YTL)
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Manat
Tuvalu	Vaiaku village, Funafuti province	Tuvaluan Dollar
Uganda	Kampala	Ugandan new shilling
Ukraine	Kiev	Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	U.A.E. Dirham
United Kingdom	London	Pound sterling
United States of America	Washington D.C.	Dollar
Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguay peso
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Uzbekistani sum
Vanuatu	Port-Vila	Vatu
Vatican City (Holy See)	Vatican City	Euro
Venezuela	Caracas	Bolivar
Vietnam	Hanoi	Dong
Yemen	Sanaa	Rial
Zambia	Lusaka	kwacha

Eminent Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar, Padma Shri Dr Rama Kant Shukla Passes Away

Padma Shri Dr Rama Kant Shukla, a profound Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar, has passed away in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh(UP). He was born in Khurja city in Bulandshahr district, UP.

Dr Rama Kant Shukla is the founder and general secretary of Devavani Parishad in Delhi, and the founding chairman and editor of “Arvacinasamskrtam”, a quarterly journal in Sanskrit. He was conferred the titles of Sanskrit Rashtrakavi, Kaviratna, and Kavi Siromani by literary and Sanskrit organizations.

UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, passes away

UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away. He served as the President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi since November 3, 2004.

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation and the world over the demise of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the UAE.

Born in 1948, Sheikh Khalifa was the second President of the UAE and the 16th Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. He was the eldest son of Sheikh Zayed.