Weekly Current Affairs 17th–23rd May 2026, FREE PDF & Quiz

Q1. India has been nominated as the Chair of which international cyber security body for the period 2026 to 2028?

Q2. During which event’s quarterly meeting in Tokyo, Japan, was India nominated as the Chair of the CCDB?

Q3. International Day of Light is observed globally every year on which of the following dates?

Q4. On which day is the Armed Forces Day observed every year?

Q5. Who has been sworn in for a historic seventh term as the President of Uganda?

Q6. What is the official currency of Uganda?

Q7. What was India’s overall unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in April 2026?

Q8. According to the April 2026 data, what were the individual unemployment rates recorded in rural and urban areas of India respectively?

Q9. What was India’s Worker Population Ratio (WPR) recorded in the month of April 2026?

Q10. How many nursing professionals were conferred with the National Florence Nightingale Awards in 2026?

Q11. In which year was the National Florence Nightingale Award instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?

Q12. What is the cash prize given to the recipients of the National Florence Nightingale Award?

Q13. What is the theme of the BRICS session held during the 2026 Foreign Ministers Meeting hosted by India?

Q14. In which year and location did the very first BRICS summit take place?

Q15. Which country is the 10th and most recent member nation to join the BRICS bloc?

Q16. International Day of Plant Health is celebrated every year on May 12 under which of the following themes for 2026?

Q17. Mal Anderson, who recently passed away at the age of 91, was the first unseeded player to win which Grand Slam title in 1957?

Q18. Public Sector Banks recorded a historic combined net profit of how much in Financial Year 2025-26?

Q19. What was the Gross NPA level of Public Sector Banks for the Financial Year 2025-26?

Q20. What was the Net NPA level recorded by Public Sector Banks in the financial data of FY26?

Q21. As per the government’s revised schedule, on which date will the Provisional Estimates of Annual GDP be released every year?

Q22. Uber has announced the establishment of its first data center in India in partnership with which business group?

Q23. The India AI Mission has signed an agreement with “Karya” to strengthen India’s AI ecosystem. Under which ministry does the India AI Mission operate?

Q24. Which Taiwanese lender has become the first to establish its presence by opening a branch in GIFT City, Gujarat?

Q25. Which Indian bank received regulatory and government approvals for a proposed $3 billion strategic investment from UAE-based Emirates NBD?

Q26. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently gave approval to SBI Mutual Fund to acquire up to what percentage of stake in RBL Bank?

Q27. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) developed by ELCINA in which location?

Q28. Which high court delivered a ruling stating that the disputed Bhojshala complex and Kamal Maula Mosque site in Dhar district is a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati)?

Q29. With which division did the Ministry of Ayush sign an MOU to enhance multilingual access to its digital services using AI language technologies?

Q30. According to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List, which family has retained its position as the richest family in the United Kingdom (UK) for the fifth consecutive year?