Current Affairs May 2026 PDF

Q. “Youme-e-Takbeer” in Pakistan is celebrated on?
Answer: 28 May

Q. “Yaum-e-Takbeer” is celebrated to commemorate the:
Answer: First Nuclear tests by Pakistan

Q. Squash is set to host its Olympic debut in which edition of the Olympic Games?
Answer: Los Angeles 2028

Q. International Day of Families is celebrated on which date______?
Answer: 15 May every year

Q. Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci received which award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2026?
Answer: Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award

Q. Which country is planning to deploy continental ballistic missile named “RS-28 Sarmat”?
Answer: Russia

Q. The 2026 World Press Freedom Index is published by which organization?
Answer: Reporters Without Borders

Q. When Thyroid Day is observed?
Answer: May 25

Q. What is the theme of Thyroid Awareness Day 2026?
Answer: Thyroid and Nutrition

Q. Pakistan and China are celebrating which anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026?
Answer: 75th anniversary

Q. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited which country from May 23–26, 2026?
Answer: China

Q. When is International Day of Markhor Celebrated?
Answer: May 24

Q. Which country’s institute named “Institute for Economics and Peace” released Global Terrorism Index 2026?
Answer: Australia

Q. Whose signature will appear on US dollar bills from June 2026?
Answer: Donald Trump

Q. Who became the Prime Minister of Nepal after the 2026 general elections?
Answer: Balendra Shah

Q. Which Pakistani official traveled to Tehran in May 2026 for mediation efforts between US and Iran?
Answer: Mohsin Naqvi

Q. Who is the current President of Bolivia?
Answer: Rodrigo Paz

Q. Who is the current prime minister of Azerbaijan?
Answer: Ali Asadov

Q. In which province of China did the major coal mine accident occur in May 2026?
Answer: Shanxi

Q. In which country did the World Health Organization (WHO) declare the Ebola outbreak a ‘Global Health Emergency’ in May 2026?
Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Q. For which novel did author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ receive the 2026 International Booker Prize?
Answer: Taiwan Travelogue

Q. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) defeated which of the following to win the 2026 National Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship?
Answer: Pakistan Navy

Q. When is World Football Day celebrated every year?
Answer: 25 May

Q. When is Africa Day observed?
Answer: May 25

Q. Who among the following won the 2026 National Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship?
Answer: Pakistan Air Force (PAF)

Q. Who is the current President of Iran?
Answer: Masoud Pezeshkian

Q. Who won the International Booker Prize in 2026?
Answer: Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King

Q. Which Pakistani city was targeted in May 2026 suicide bombing involving a passenger train, killing dozens of people?
Answer: Quetta

Q. Which country won the title of the 2026 Uber Cup badminton tournament?
Answer: South Korea

Q. Which militant group claimed responsibility for the May 2026 Quetta train bombing in which more than 30 people killed?
Answer: BLA

Q. Which province has been affected by the deadly train bombing attack in May 2026?
Answer: Balochistan

Q. Which team did the Republic of Korea defeat in the final to win the 2026 Uber Cup badminton tournament?
Answer: People’s Republic of China

Q. In May 2026, The United States launched which operation to secure commercial shipping routes?
Answer: Operation Project Freedom

Q. Which country ranked first in the Press Freedom Index 2026?
Answer: Norway

Q. Which country was runner-up in the Uber Cup badminton tournament held in 2026?
Answer: China

Q. The “Go Cashless” campaign in Pakistan is being led by which of the following?
Answer: State Bank of Pakistan

Q. Which edition of the G7 Summit being held in France in 2026?
Answer: 52nd

Q. Where was the 2026 Uber Cup badminton tournament held?
Answer: Horsens

Q. Who won the 2026 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
Answer: Carlos Alcaraz

Q. Who is the current president of Vietnam?
Answer: To Lam

Q. Where were the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals of badminton tournaments held?
Answer: Horsens, Denmark

Q. Who is the current president of Costa Rica?
Answer: Laura Virginia

Q. Which sport made its official Olympic debut at the 2026 Winter Games?
Answer: Ski Mountaineering

Q. Which country launched naval operation named ‘Project Freedom’ to safely evacuate merchant vessels detained by Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz?
Answer: USA

Q. Who is the Current Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan?
Answer: Sikandar Sultan Raja

Q. What is the theme of World Press Freedom Day 2026?
Answer: Shaping a Future at Peace

Q. In 2026, the United States launched ‘Project Freedom’ in which of the following regions?
Answer: Strait of Hormuz

Q. When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) celebrated?
Answer: 17 May

Q. What is the theme of International Tea Day 2026?
Answer: Sustaining Tea, Supporting Communities

Q. Who is the current Prime Minister of Iraq?
Answer: Ali Falih Kadhim

Q. Every year International Tea Day is observed on _____?
Answer: 21 May

Q. Which country successfully tested its intercontinental ballistic missile ‘Sarmat’ in May 2026?
Answer: Russia

Q. In which city was the 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests held in May 2026?
Answer: New York

Q. When is World Hypertension Day observed?
Answer: May 17

Q. What is the theme of World Metrology Day 2026?
Answer: Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making

Q. When is World Metrology Day observed?
Answer: May 20

Q. Who became the first Italian male player to win the Italian Open tennis tournament for the first time in 50 years?
Answer: Jannik Sinner

Q. Who is the Current President (Head of State) of Pakistan?
Answer: Asif Ali Zardari

Q. Who was named the winner of the prestigious 2026 Abel Prize?
Answer: Gerd Faltings

Q. Gerd Faltings belongs to which country who won the Abel Prize 2026, in Mathematics?
Answer: Germany

Q. Taiwan Travelogue made history as the first book originally written in which language to win the International Booker Prize in 2026?
Answer: Chinese

Q. What is the title of the winning novel for the 2026 International Booker Prize?
Answer: Taiwan Travelogue

Q. Who was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 2026?
Answer: Carlos Alcaraz

Q. In which Chinese province did a deadly coal mine explosion occur in 2026, killing dozens of people?
Answer: Shanxi

Q. World Turtle Day is celebrated on which date?
Answer: May 23

Q. Where has the world’s oldest known rock art ‘Hand Stancil’ date back 67,800 years has been discovered?
Answer: Indonesia

Q. Renowned gymnast Nadia Comăneci belongs to which country who won Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards?
Answer: Romania

Q. Paris Saint-Germain won which category at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2026?
Answer: Laureus Sporting Inspiration Award

Q. What is the theme of International Day of Families 2026?
Answer: Families & Inequalities and Child Wellbeing

Q. Which country has least ranking in Henley Passport Index released in May 2026?
Answer: Afghanistan

Q. Which country topped the ranking of Henley Passport Index released in May 2026?
Answer: Singapore

Q. Who has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s longest fully driverless train network?
Answer: Riyadh Metro

Q. What is the rank of Pakistan in the Global Firepower Index 2026?
Answer: 14th

Q. When World Bee Day is celebrated?
Answer: 20 May

Q. Which won the title of the 2026 Italian Open held in Rome?
Answer: Carlos Alcaraz

Q. Oscar Schmidt of Brazil was the player of which game who passed away in 2026?
Answer: Basketball

Q. Which has become the first country from the European Union (EU) to introduce fuel rationing amid energy disruptions in 2026?
Answer: Slovenia

Q. Which country is ranked first in the Global Firepower Index 2026?
Answer: United States

Q. In 2026, legendary player Viktor Axelsen announced his retirement from international badminton. Which country does he belong to?
Answer: Denmark

Q. FIFA World Cup 2026 will feature how many teams?
Answer: 48

Q. Name the country that hosted the 56th annual meeting of World Economic Forum 2026?
Answer: Switzerland

Q. NASA unveiled which next-generation observatory to study exoplanet and dark matter?
Answer: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Q. Where will the 2026 G20 Summit be held?
Answer: Miami

Q. Carlos Alcaraz won which award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2026?
Answer: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

Q. Which country has allowed Russia to establish its first naval base on African soil?
Answer: Sudan

Q. Which space agency successfully assembled the ‘Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’ in 2026?
Answer: NASA, USA

Q. Which country will host the G7 Summit 2026?
Answer: France

Q. Which edition of G20 will be held in 2026 in the US?
Answer: 21st

Q. Which edition of the United Nations Forum on Forests held in May 2026 in the US?
Answer: 21st

Q. Where was the 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests held in 2026?
Answer: America

Q. International Museum Day is celebrated on which date?
Answer: May 18

Q. On which day is the International Day of Light celebrated every year?
Answer: May 16

Q. Elina Svitolina is the tennis player of which country who won the 2026 women’s singles title at the Italian Open?
Answer: Ukraine

Q. Who won the 2026 women’s singles title at the Italian Open in Rome?
Answer: Elina Svitolina

Q. Jannik Sinner is the tennis player of which country who won the title of the 2026 men’s single Italian Open?
Answer: Italy

Q. When is World Fair Play Day celebrated?
Answer: 19 May

Q. Name the legendary English cricketer who passed away in May 2026 at the age of 92?
Answer: Mike Smith

Q. Michael John Knight Smith was the captain of which team who has passed away at the age of 92?
Answer: England

Q. In which country will the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting be held in October 2026?
Answer: America

Q. Who among the following is the host of G20 summit of 2026?
Answer: Donald Trump

Q. What is the theme of World Bee Day for the year 2026?
Answer: Bee Together for People and the Planet

Q. When International Day to End Obstetric Fistula observed?
Answer: May 23

Q. Which former governor of Punjab and veteran politician passed away in 2026 at the age of 90?
Answer: Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa

Q. Pakistani singer and philanthropist Hadiqa Kiani was conferred upon which award in May 2026?
Answer: Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Q. In which of the following countries has the world’s first smart island monitoring system been launched?
Answer: Ecuador

Q. What is the rank of Pakistan in Henley Passport Index released in May 2026?
Answer: 100th

Q. Who is the current prime minister of Hungary?
Answer: Seter Magyar

Q. Who is the current chairman of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee of Pakistan?
Answer: Maulana Khabir Azad

Q. Who is the Current Secretary of State of the United States?
Answer: Marco Rubio

Q. What is the official anthem of FIFA World Cup 2026?
Answer: Dai Dai

Q. Pakistan successfully test fired which cruise missile in May 2026?
Answer: Fatah-IV

Q. Name the Pakistan Army major who embraced martyrdom while protecting homeland in Balochistan in May 2026?
Answer: Major Tauseef Ahmed Bhatti

Q. With which country did the USA launch the joint exercise Balikatan 2026?
Answer: Philippines

Q. Which country won the Thomas Cup 2026 title in badminton?
Answer: China

Q. What is the theme of World Thalassemia Day 2026?
Answer: Hidden No More

Q. World Thalassemia Day is observed every year on which date?
Answer: May 8

Q. Which militant alliance claimed responsibility for the May 2026 Bannu attack that martyred 15 police officers?
Answer: Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen

Q. In May 2026, at least 15 police officers were martyred in which district of KPK?
Answer: Bannu

Q. Who is the present Director General (DG) of World Health Organization (WHO)?
Answer: Tedros Adhanom

Q. In May 2026, Pakistan and which country signed cooperation regarding Drug trafficking control?
Answer: Bangladesh

Q. Which Pakistani official attended the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in 2026?
Answer: Ahsan Iqbal

Q. Name the renowned cleric & ex-JUI MPA who was gunned down in KP’s Charsadda in May 2026?
Answer: Muhammad Idrees

Q. Where was the 2026 Thomas Cup, an international badminton competition held?
Answer: Denmark

Q. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated annually on which date?
Answer: May 8

Q. Which country celebrates ‘Victory Day’ on May 9 every year?
Answer: Russia

Q. Pakistan Army cadet Sardar Arsam Abbas declared ‘Best Foreign Cadet’ in 2026 by which country?
Answer: Australia

Q. Who is the Current President of Brazil?
Answer: Lula da Silva

Q. When is Nakba Day observed?
Answer: May 14

Q. World Athletics Day is celebrated on which date?
Answer: May 7

Q. Which countries participated in the 2026 Balikatan exercise?
Answer: Philippines & USA

Q. International Day of the Midwife is annually celebrated on which date?
Answer: 5 May

Q. What is the theme of International Nurses Day 2026?
Answer: Our Nurses, Our Future

Q. International Nurses Day is observed on what date?
Answer: May 12

Q. The final of 11th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) was held between which teams in 2026?
Answer: Peshawar Zalmi & Islamabad

Q. What is the theme of World Red Cross Day 2026?
Answer: United in Humanity

Q. Which player made most runs in the 11th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) held in 2026?
Answer: Babar Azam

Q. Pakistan observed the first anniversary of which military confrontation on 7 May 2026?
Answer: Marka-e-Haq

Q. Which player took most wickets in 11th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026?
Answer: Sufiyan Muqeem

Q. Which country announced its withdrawal from OPEC group from May 2026?
Answer: UAE

Q. From which country does Sabastian Sawe hail, who became the world’s first athlete to complete a marathon in under two hours?
Answer: Kenya

Q. The space agency of which country has developed the ‘Roman Space Telescope’ to investigate the mysteries of dark matter?
Answer: United States

Q. World Tuna Day is observed on what date?
Answer: May 2

Q. Who created history by becoming the first athlete to run an official sub-2-hour marathon at the London Marathon 2026?
Answer: Sabastian Sawe

Q. Who is the current Director General of UNESCO?
Answer: Khaled El-Enany

Q. Who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year 2026?
Answer: Aryna Sabalenka

Q. Carlos Alcaraz is the tennis player of which country who has won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2026?
Answer: Spain

Q. Which country has built the world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository?
Answer: Finland

Q. Who won the award “Player of the Series” of 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL)?
Answer: Sufiyan Muqeem

Q. 1st May is observed all over the world as Labour Day in honour of working people of which city?
Answer: Chicago

Q. What is the theme of International Labour Day 2026?
Answer: Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment

Q. When is International Labour Day observed?
Answer: May 1

Q. International Firefighters’ Day is observed on which date?
Answer: May 4

Q. When was 2026 World Asthma Day observed?
Answer: 5 May

Q. When is World Asthma Day observed?
Answer: First Tuesday of May every year

Q. Peshawar Zalmi won 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL) by beating which team in the final?
Answer: Hyderabad Kingsmen

Q. China defeated which nation in the final to win the 2026 Thomas Cup?
Answer: France

Q. Which edition of Thomas Cup international badminton competition held in 2026?
Answer: 34th

Q. Which country was the runner-up in the 2026 Thomas Cup?
Answer: France

Q. Leone Zanardi, the four-time Paralympic gold medalist, belonged to which country who died in 2026?
Answer: Italy

Q. Who was the four-time Paralympic gold medalist and former Formula 1 driver who died in May 2026?
Answer: Alex Zanardi

Q. Who won the Madrid Open 2026 men’s singles title?
Answer: Jannik Sinner

Q. Who won the Madrid Open 2026 women’s singles title?
Answer: Marta Kostyuk

Q. How many total matches played in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026?
Answer: 44 matches

Q. What is the rank of Pakistan in the Press Freedom Index 2026?
Answer: 153rd

Q. How many total teams participated in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026?
Answer: 8 teams

Q. Which country has ranked 1st in the World Press Freedom Index 2026 for the 10th consecutive year?
Answer: Norway

Q. Which country is ranked at the bottom (180th) in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index?
Answer: Eritrea

Q. Which South Asian country topped the region in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index with a rank of 87?
Answer: Nepal

Q. According to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, which regions remain the “most catastrophic” for press freedom?
Answer: Middle East and North Africa

Q. How many countries are ranked in the 2026 Press Freedom Index?
Answer: 180

Q. The final of 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL) was held in which city?
Answer: Lahore

Q. The winner of the 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL) final was which team?
Answer: Peshawar Zalmi

Q. Which edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) held in 2026?
Answer: 11th

Q. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
Answer: Mark Carney

Q. Which country has built the world’s first permanent underground nuclear waste named Onkalo?
Answer: Finland

Q. Pakistan will celebrate which Independence Day on 14 August 2026?
Answer: 79th

Q. The World Press Freedom Day observed on which date?
Answer: May 3

Q. What is the theme of World Liver Day 2026?
Answer: Solid Habits, Strong Liver

Q. Who has been honoured with the Stockholm Water Prize 2026?
Answer: Kaveh Madani

Q. Which team is the champion of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026?
Answer: India

Q. Which edition of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting held in Davos, Switzerland in 2026?
Answer: 56th

Q. Which country announced plans to launch the Venera-D mission to revisit Venus?
Answer: Russia

Q. Which day has been proclaimed by the United Nations as World Football Day?
Answer: May 25

Q. Which new sport has been included in Olympic Games 2028?
Answer: Cricket