10 May CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

• The USA removed 13.5 kg of Highly Enriched Uranium from Venezuela's RV1 research reactor.

• Venezuela is famous for crude oil production and is a founding member of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries).

• OPEC was established in 1960 in Baghdad; its headquarters is in Vienna, Austria.

• Venezuela's capital is Caracas and currency is Bolivar.

• US President Donald Trump had also had Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrested and brought to the USA.

• Maria Corina Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize winner from Venezuela, offered to gift her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump.

• This gesture came despite Trump's government having Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrested and removed from power.

• Venezuela is a founding member of OPEC and is famous globally for its oil reserves.

• Venezuela's capital is Caracas, currency is Bolivar.

• A new female acting president has been appointed in Venezuela in 2026.

• 14-year-old Arjun Saxena from Karnataka won the International Master (IM) title in Chess by winning three norms at an international tournament held in Europe.

• India's first Grand Master in Chess is Viswanathan Anand.

• The FIDE World Chess Championship was held in Goa in 2025 and was renamed Viswanathan Anand World Chess Championship.

• Karnataka's Chief Minister is Siddaramaiah and Governor is Thaawarchand Gehlot.

• International Master (IM) is a prestigious international chess title awarded by FIDE below Grand Master level.

• India is declared the world's largest recipient of remittances as per World Migration Report 2026 released by IOM (International Organisation for Migration).

• India received approximately 137.6 billion USD in remittances, mainly from USA, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

• Second largest recipient is Mexico; France, Philippines and Pakistan are also in the list.

• IOM was established in 1951 and its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.

• Remittances refer to money sent by migrants working abroad back to their families in their home country.

• Statement 1 ✓ — Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has been appointed as the new Chief of Naval Staff.

• Statement 2 ✓ — He will replace Admiral D K Tripathi who is completing his tenure on 31 May 2026.

• Statement 3 ✓ — He is currently the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command.

• Statement 4 ✗ — INCORRECT. His decades of experience are in the Indian NAVY, not the Air Force.

• Indian Navy was established in 1950; HQ is in New Delhi; Indian Navy Day is observed on 4 December.

• General Bipin Rawat was India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS); he was from Uttarakhand and died in a helicopter crash.

• Second CDS was General Anil Chauhan, who will complete his tenure on 30 May 2026.

• Lt. General N.S. Raja Subramani is the third CDS of India and will take effect from 31 May 2026.

• CDS is the highest military position that coordinates all three armed forces — Army, Navy and Air Force.

• The CDS post was created in 2019 and currently Lt. General Raja Subramani is serving as Military Adviser at the National Security Council Secretariat.

• Statement 1 ✓ — Hantavirus is named after the Hantan River in South Korea.

• Statement 2 ✓ — It spreads via rodents (rats, squirrels) through their droppings, urine, saliva or contaminated food.

• Statement 3 ✓ — Andes virus is indeed a type/strain of Hantavirus.

• Statement 4 ✗ — INCORRECT. Hantavirus does NOT spread from human to human — it only spreads from rodents to humans.

• WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom raised global awareness about this virus; WHO established on 7 April 1948; HQ in Geneva.

• DRDO's Scramjet combustion test was conducted in Hyderabad and achieved a run time of more than 1200 seconds (approximately 20 minutes).

• A Scramjet engine burns fuel at very high speed and temperature — it will strengthen India's Hypersonic Cruise Missile programme.

• Indigenous liquid hydrogen fuel was used in this test.

• DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) was established in 1958; HQ is in New Delhi.

• Current DRDO Chief is Samir V Kamat. DRDO has multiple labs across India including one in Hyderabad.

• Statement 1 ✓ — Nelson Island is historically significant as the place where Indian Girmitiya (indentured) labourers first arrived during British rule.

• Statement 2 ✓ — EAM Jaishankar also inspected Quick Impact Projects during his visit — reviewing India-Trinidad cooperation.

• Statement 3 ✗ — INCORRECT. Nelson Island is associated with shared heritage of India and Trinidad & Tobago — NOT Sri Lanka.

• Trinidad & Tobago was the first Caribbean country to accept India's UPI payment system in 2025.

• India and Trinidad & Tobago share approximately 184 years of friendship; PM Modi also received the country's highest civilian honour during his visit.

• USA and Argentina are the two countries that have recently withdrawn from WHO citing the reason of COVID-19 handling.

• USA withdrew first and Argentina followed, both citing dissatisfaction with WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• WHO (World Health Organisation) was established on 7 April 1948; its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.

• World Health Day is observed on 7 April every year.

• WHO Director General is Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.