● The correct answer is 'Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami'.

Other information:

● Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has defeated defending champions Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets to win its 5th IPL title.

● The final match of IPL 2023 was held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on May 29, 2023.

IPL 2023 awards:

● Orange Cap (Highest Run-Scorer): Shubman Gill (GT) 890 runs

● Purple Cap (Leading Wicket-taker): Mohammed Shami (GT) 28 wickets

● Most Valuable Player: Shubman Gill

● Emerging Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal

● Fairplay Award: Gujarat Titans

● Super Striker: Glenn Maxwell

● Most Fours: Shubman Gill

● Catch Of the Season: Rashid Khan

● Pitch and Ground - Eden Gardens, Wankhede Stadium

● The correct answer is 'Damodar Mauzo'.

Other information:

● Governor of Goa, P S Sreedharan Pillai has presented the 57th Jnanpith Award, the country's highest literary honor, to Goan writer Damodar Mauzo.

● 25 books have been published in Konkani and one in English.

● Many of his books have also been translated into different languages.

● In 1983, he has conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel 'Karmelin'.

● He is the second Goan to receive the Jnanpith Award, after Ravindra Kelekar, who received the award in 2008.

● The correct answer is 'Praveen Kumar Srivastava'.

Other information:

● President of India Droupadi Murmu has administered the oath of office to senior administrator Praveen Kumar Srivastava as the next Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).

● The oath ceremony was attended by PM Narendra Modi and VP Jagdeep Dhankhar.

● PK Srivastava was already working in the capacity of acting CVC, after the completion of the tenure of incumbent CVC Suresh N Patel in December 2022.

● He is a 1988-batch IAS officer from Assam-Meghalaya Cadre.

● The correct answer is 'World Health Organization'.

Other information:

● The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Girish Chandra Murmu has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a four-year term (2024-2027).

● The CAG is already holding this position in the WHO for a four-year term (2019-2023).

● In the election held at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the CAG was re-elected with a majority of 114 out of 156 votes.

● Earlier, the CAG was selected for the post of External Auditor of the ILO.

● The correct answer is 'Dubai'.

Other information:

● The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has set a target to achieve zero-emissions public transportation by 2050.

● Aim: To contribute to climate change mitigation and minimize its carbon footprint across three critical areas (public transportation, buildings and facilities, and waste management)

● This move aligns with the UAE preparations for COP28 and the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.

● The strategy outlines ten key initiatives, each assigned to various agencies and sectors.

● The correct answer is 'Uttar Pradesh'.

Other information:

● Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated the Hockey Association of Odisha to win the 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2023, held at the iconic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Odisha.

● Meanwhile, Hockey Haryana beat Hockey Madhya Pradesh to finish third in the competition.

● Ujjwal Pal converted three penalty corners, while Rahul Yadav, Ketan Kushwaha, Rahul Rajhbar, and Ajeet Yadav (Team Captain) each scored a goal to secure their victory.

● The correct answer is 'India'.

Other information:

● India has won the title of the NSC-CAVA Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup 2023 held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

● India won the title by defeating Kazakhstan in the final at the National Sports Council’s Covered Hall in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu.

● The event was organized by the Nepal Volleyball Association and is supported by the NSC, eight nations participated in it.

● In the competition, Kazakhstan became the runner-up, followed by Nepal, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, and Kyrgyzstan.

● The correct answer is 'Odisha'.

Other information:

● Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has launched the ‘Odisha for Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Artificial Intelligence for Youth’ initiatives.

● Odisha for AI is a free 4-hour course on AI by Intel on its app/site.

● In the first phase, the initiative will be implemented in Bhubaneswar, Puri, and Cuttack.

● While AI for youth is for students (below 18) of 2000 5T schools of phase 1 and Odisha Adarsh Vidyalayas.

● Aim: To create an ecosystem fostering research, innovation, and application across sectors

● The correct answer is 'Both 1 and 3'.

Other information:

● According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey, released by the National Statistical Office, India's unemployment rate has declined to 6.8% in January-March 2023 (Q4FY23) from 7.2% in the previous quarter (Q3FY23).

● The unemployment rate was 6% for men and 9.2% for women.

● It was 6.5% and 9.6% for men and women respectively, in October– December 2022.

● The female labour force participation has increased marginally to 22.7% in Q4FY23 and the male labour force participation stands at 73.5%.

● The correct answer is 'Goa'.

Other information:

● Five books published under the Raj Bhavan’s scheme for new writers titled ‘Nayi Pahal’ were released by Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai in a function at Raj Bhavan.

● The five books released were authored by Sanjay Ramesh Salelkar (Konkani), Pallavi Polekar (Marathi), Manohar Adpaikar (Marathi), and Pachu Menon (two books in English).

● The five titles are the first of 100 odd books that the Raj Bhavan plans on publishing in 22 different languages through its innovative scheme.