22 May 2026 Current Affairs

1. Which country has been appointed as the Chair of the Regional Cooperative Agreement under the IAEA for the year 2026?

   Answer: India

2. Which state government has launched India’s first dedicated Cabinet-level AI portfolio?

   Answer: Kerala

3. Who launched the mission ‘Arunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh’?

   Answer: Jyotiraditya Scindia

4. When was the International Day for Biological Diversity observed?

   Answer: 22 May

5. India signed an agreement with which country to accelerate the work on Gujarat’s Kalpasar Project?

   Answer: Netherlands

6. Who became the highest-earning player in IPL history with earnings of ₹230 crore?

   Answer: Virat Kohli

   Second Position: Rohit Sharma

   Third Position: MS Dhoni

7. Which state ranked first in implementing Central Government Schemes (CGS) in May 2026?

   Answer: Maharashtra

8. At which airport were the grand statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda and the ‘Feature Wall’ inaugurated?

   Answer: Ranchi Airport

9. Which state ranked first in Eastern India in terms of rural sanitation?

   Answer: Bihar

10. Which state government announced ₹8 crore cash reward and direct DSP-level government jobs for Olympic gold medal winners?

    Answer: West Bengal

11. Who won the International Booker Prize 2026?

    Answer: Yang Shuang-zi and Lin King

    Book: Taiwan Travelogue

12. Where was the 68th Asia Pacific Productivity Conference (APPC) organized?

    Answer: New Delhi