Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

1. Which country has launched gold coins to tackle the soaring inflation?

a.Ghana

b.Zimbabwe

c.Oman

d.Sudan

2. Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the UK?

a.Vikram Doraiswami

b.Prashant Pise

c.Akhilesh Mishra

d.Manoj Kumar Bharti

3. Which country president proposed that the top commission should include Pope Francis, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Indian PM Narendra Modi?

a.Mexico

b.USA

c.Russia

d.Spain

4. Which Indian City will host India International Seafood Show 2023?

a.Chennai

b.Kochi

c.Mumbai

d.Kolkata

5. What is the name of India's first IAC?

a.IAC Vishal

b.IAC Vikrant

c.IAC Arihant

d.IAC Viraat

6. India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Pune

b.Ahmedabad

c.Mysuru

d.Hyderabad

7. Who has been elected as the President of Kenya?

a.William Ruto

b.Uhuru Kenyatta

c.Kalonzo Musyoka

d.Raila Odinga

8. How many cities have recently declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’ (as of August 2022)?

a.250

b.750

c.500

d.100

9. What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2022?

a.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

b.Foundation of Life

c.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

d.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

10. Bajrang Punia, who won the gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022, is associated with which sports?

a.Wrestler

b.High Jump

c.Triple Jump

d.Javelin throw

11. Which Indian state/UT implements the 'Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana'?

a.Rajasthan

b.Punjab

c.Karnataka

d.Gujarat

12. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Australia

b.Malaysia

c.Indonesia

d.Japan

13. Who is the author of the book Lockdown Lyrics' released by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik?

a.Diksha Rawat

b.Sonam Dixit

c.Sujata Sharma

d.Sanjukta Dash

14. Which country is the host of the 'Pitch Black' air combat exercise?

a.Australia

b.USA

c.France

d.Japan

15. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘SMILE-75 Initiative’?

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

c.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

d.Ministry of Labour and Employment

16. The world’s highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?

a.Assam

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Jammu and Kashmir

d.Sikkim

17. What is the name of the website launched to boost the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign?

a.Swachhjal.org

b.Swachbharat.org

c.Swachhsagar.org

d.Swachhnadi.org

18. Which power company has been honoured with 'Asia's Best Employer Brand Award-2022'?

a.NTPC Limited

b.Gail India

c.NHPC Limited

d.Power Grid Corporation of India

19. Dr N. Kalaiselvi has become the first Woman Director General of which Indian Research Organisation?

a.CSIR

b.ICMR

c.BARC

d.ICAR

20. Which state has implemented the "One MLA, One Pension" programme?

a.Kerala

b.Punjab

c.Maharashtra

d.Karnataka

21. ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.Nepal

b.Kazakhstan

c.Afghanistan

d.Iran

22. Which state/UT got its second railway station after a gap of 100 years?

a.Assam

b.Nagaland

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Mizoram

23. Roller Coaster Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 16th

b.August 14th

c.August 15th

d.August 17th

24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in which city?

a.New Delhi

b.Mohali

c.Ahmedabad

d.Bhubaneswar

25. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?

a.Francia Marquez

b.Jose Antonio Ocampo

c.Rodolfo Hernandez

d.Gustavo Petro

26. Which pharma company has completed trials for its intranasal Covid vaccine candidate?

a.Serum Institute

b.Dr Reddy’s

c.Biocon

d.Bharat Biotech

27. Which is the first ‘Har Ghar Jal certified’ state in India?

a.Karnataka

b.Kerala

c.Odisha

d.Goa

28. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is associated with which Union Ministry?

a.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

b.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

c.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

d.Union Health Ministry

29. Delhi-based Mangalanam Swaminathan Foundation has announced a pension scheme for the first time in the country for the victims of political violence in which state?

a.Kerala

b.Panaji

c.Gujarat

d.Mizoram

30. Who has been honoured with the 'Liberty Medal 2022'?

a.Emmanuel Macron

b.Volodymyr Zelensky

c.Narendra Modi

d.Joe Biden

31. Which country's president proposed the inclusion of Pope Francis,in the High Commission?

a.Spain

b.Mexico

c.USA

d.Japan

32. ‘NIPAM’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?

a.Food distribution

b.Electronics Manufacturing

c.Climate Change

d.Intellectual Property

33. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Haryana

c.Odisha

d.Telangana

34. The 1st Edition of Women Indian Premier League will be starting by which year?

a.2024

b.2023

c.2025

d.2022

35. What is the name of India's first saline water lantern?

a.Surya

b.Jagmag

c.Prakash

d.Roshini

36. In which state, world’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built?

a.Rajasthan

b.Bihar

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Gujarat

37. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.29

b.21

c.22

d.27

38. Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in which state?

a.Telangana

b.Manipur

c.Haryana

d.Assam

39. Which ministry has launched the SMILE-75 initiative?

a.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

b.Ministry of Education

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

40. Which payment company has partnered with Samsung to deploy smart PoS (Point-of-Sale) devices?

a.Bhim App

b.PhonePe

c.Paytm

d.Google Pay

41. What is ‘Garba’, which was nominated by India to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?

a.Dance Form

b.Festival

c.Monument

d.Art Form

42. Which telecom company has announced the rollout of 5G Services by Diwali in October 2022?

a.Bharti Airtel

b.Vodafone Group

c.Adani Data Networks

d.Reliance Jio

43. ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.Kazakhstan

b.Afghanistan

c.Nepal

d.Iran

44. Who has been appointed as secretary to the president Droupadi Murmu?

a.Aditya Kumar

b.Rajesh Verma

c.Dinesh Kumar

d.Naresh Chandra

45. Which Union Ministry recently organised the ‘DST Startup Utsav’?

a.Ministry of Science and Technology

b.Ministry of MSME

c.Ministry of Labour and Employment

d.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

46. The Ministry of Culture has organised the Tiranga Utsav to celebrate which birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India's national flag?

a.147th

b.142nd

c.149th

d.146th

47. Which country will hold the presidency of the G20 from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2023?

a.Mexico

b.India

c.Argentina

d.Australia

48. Manisha Kalyan, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?

a.Cricket

b.Football

c.Weight Lifting

d.Boxing

49. Which Indian woman has won the Miss Elite World title?

a.Preity Zinta

b.Dia Mirza

c.Lara Dutta

d.Deep Supriyam

50. Which is the first country to approve a vaccine for Covid Omicron variant?

a.India

b.USA

c.Italy

d.UK

51. Which institution regulates the ‘Digital lending activities’ in India?

a.NITI Aayog

b.Reserve Bank of India

c.Ministry of Finance

d.National Payments Corporation of India

52. Which series bagged "Best Series" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

b.Jalsa

c.Mirzapur

d.Asur

53. What is the position of India in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.7th

b.5th

c.9th

d.4th

54. 'The Crafts Village scheme' is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Union Ministry of Culture

c.Union Ministry of MSME

d.Union Ministry of Textiles

55. Who has won the "Best Actor award" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Shaheed Kapoor

b.Ranveer Singh

c.Ranbeer Kapoor

d.Hrithik Roshan

56. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.Japan

b.Israel

c.China

d.US

57. Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person in the world, as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?

a.Gautam Adani

b.Radhakishan Damani

c.Cyrus Poonawala

d.Mukesh Ambani

58. Which university is the first Indian University in the 2022 Nature Index ranking?

a.Pondicherry University

b.Anna University

c.Osmania University

d.University of Hyderabad

59. Which institution launched ‘SPARK’, virtual space tech park?

a.ISRO

b.NITI Aayog

c.BEL

d.DRDO

60. Bennington Battle Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 15th

b.August 13th

c.August 14th

d.August 16th

61. Who took charge of SBICAP Securities as the new MD and CEO?

a.Deepak Kumar Lalla

b.Sashidhar Jagdishan

c.Sandeep Bakhshi

d.Dinesh Kumar Khara

62. Who is the author of the book titled 'Rusty Skies and Golden Winds'?

a.Kanishk Tharoor

b.Nikita Singh

c.Meghna Pant

d.Sannidhya Sharma

63. Which company developed the ‘2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant’, which was recently inaugurated?

a.HPCL

b.ONGC

c.BPCL

d.IOCL

64. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which Indian has become the world’s third-richest person in the world?

a.Shiv Nadar

b.Azim Premji

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Gautam Adani

65. What is the theme of World Organ Donation Day 2022?

a.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

b.let's pledge to donate organs and save lives

c.Removing the taboo around organ donation

d.Every blood donor is a hero

66. Antim Panghal, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?

a.Badminton

b.Weight lifting

c.Wrestling

d.Hockey

67. Who has won the BWF World Championships 2022 title in Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles categories?

a.Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying

b.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

c.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

d.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

68. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Rajkot

c.Vadodara

d.Surat

69. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as what?

a.Bharat Arbitration Centre

b.International Arbitration Centre

c.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

d.India International Arbitration Centre

70. Which shipyard built India's first indigenous aircraft carrier- Vikrant?

a.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

b.Hindustan Shipyard

c.Cochin Shipyard

d.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

71. Agasthyamalai elephant reserve, which was notified recently, is located in which state?

a.Kerala

b.Telangana

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

72. Who has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India?

a.Venkaiah Naidu

b.Biman Banerjee

c.Margaret Alva

d.Jagdeep Dhankhar

73. Which is the venue of the ‘India International Seafood Show (IISS)’?

a.Kolkata

b.Chennai

c.Kochi

d.Mumbai

74. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

a.K V Kamath

b.Ashish Chauhan

c.Arundhati Bhatacharya

d.Urjit Patel

75. 'Muslim Women's Rights Day' is celebrated on which date?

a.August 05th

b.August 01st

c.August 03rd

d.July 31st

76. Who inaugurated India's Largest Private Hospital in Faridabad?

a.Manohar Lal Khattar

b.Narendra Modi

c.Bandaru Dattatreya

d.Droupadi Murmu

77. Which state’s astronomical observatory has been included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories?

a.Bihar

b.Kerala

c.Maharashtra

d.West Bengal

78. India has launched the first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing which disease in August 2022?

a.Monkeypox

b.Chickenpox

c.Polio

d.Covid-19

79. Abhijit Sen, who passed away on 29 August 2022, was a renowned name in which field?

a.Psychology

b.Economics

c.Geography

d.Biology

80. Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022?

a.Mysuru

b.Hyderabad

c.Visakhapatnam

d.Gwalior

81. Which country is conducting its largest-ever military drills around Taiwan?

a.India

b.US

c.Russia

d.China

82. Which country chairs the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022?

a.China

b.Kazakhstan

c.India

d.Russia

83. Which state introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of a new article 3A?

a.Jharkhand

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.Telangana

84. Which nation has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024?

a.UK

b.Japan

c.Russia

d.Canada

85. Indian men's volleyball team won which medal in the 14th Asian U18 Championship?

a.Gold

b.Silver

c.Bronze

d.Gold & Silver

86. Which Union Ministry implemented the 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0' scheme?

a.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

b.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

c.Ministry of Women and Child Development

d.Ministry of Health

87. Which ministry is associated with the Weapon of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems Amendment Bill 2022?

a.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

b.Ministry of Defence

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of External Affairs

88. Who is the first South Asian to win the Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.Marina Tabas

b.Rukhsana Ahmed

c.Ruani Ranasinha

d.Taslima Nasreen

89. India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in which state/UT?

a.Gujarat

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Sikkim

d.Uttarakhand

90. Which company has partnered with the MSDC and CBC for capacity building of civil servants of India?

a.HCL technology

b.Microsoft

c.Google

d.Wipro

91. World Elephant Day is observed annually on which date?

a.August 9th

b.August 15th

c.August 10th

d.August 12th

92. In second T20 match of Asia Cup 2022, India won the match against Pakistan by how many wickets?

a.5

b.7

c.4

d.6

93. Colin de Grandhomme, who recently announced retirement, is related to which sport?

a.Badminton

b.Cricket

c.Football

d.Tennis

94. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first earthquake memorial in which state?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.Uttarakhand

d.Himachal Pradesh

95. Tulika Mann has won a silver medal in which sport at Commonwealth Games?

a.Squash

b.Track and Field

c.Weightlifting

d.Judo

96. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Union Ministry of MSME

c.Union Ministry of Textiles

d.Union Ministry of Culture

97. ‘Badhe Chalo’ campaign under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav has been launched by which Central Ministry?

a.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

b.Ministry of External Affairs

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Culture

98. Who has been elected as the President of Kenya?

a.Raila Odinga

b.Kalonzo Musyoka

c.William Ruto

d.Uhuru Kenyatta

99. Which is the first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?

a.Google

b.Microsoft

c.Meta

d.Apple

100. IAF contingent left which country to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise 'Udarashakti'?

a.Malaysia

b.France

c.Japan

d.Nepal

101. Which state has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology (R-CAT)?

a.Punjab

b.Sikkim

c.Rajasthan

d.Chhattisgarh

102. When is the National Small Industry Day observed in India?

a.August 26th

b.August 30th

c.August 22nd

d.August 28th

103. The Indian Navy received two MH-60 R multirole helicopters from which country?

a.Russia

b.Israel

c.France

d.United States

104. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

a.K V Kamath

b.Urjit Patel

c.Ashish Chauhan

d.Arundhati Bhatacharya

105. Which institute launched 'Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat' to advance Indian language technology?

a.IIT Delhi

b.IIT Guwahati

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Kanpur

106. When is the ‘World Bio-fuel Day’ celebrated?

a.August 9th

b.August 14th

c.August 10th

d.August 12th

107. Which Union Minister has inaugurated a conference on drug trafficking and national security?

a.Anurag Thakur

b.Narendra Modi

c.Smriti Irani

d.Amit Shah

108. Which state women's team has won its first-ever gold in the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship?

a.Odisha

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Assam

109. Where did Bandhan Bank open its first currency chest?

a.New Delhi

b.Kolkata

c.Indore

d.Patna

110. Which state's Sports Department is to hold 'Khed Mela' from Aug 29?

a.Haryana

b.Rajasthan

c.Bihar

d.Punjab

111. PM Modi inaugurated a 2G Ethanol Plant in which city/state?

a.Ghaziabad

b.Panipat

c.Bathinda

d.Hyderabad

112. Which bank will soon provide its customers with WhatsApp-based banking?

a.IndusInd Bank

b.Bank of Baroda

c.HDFC Bank

d.State Bank of India

113. Which country has become the seventh country in the world to launch a mission to the Moon?

a.Australia

b.South Korea

c.Germany

d.France

114. Which bank will manage the IVAC in Bangladesh for two more years?

a.Canara Bank

b.HDFC

c.SBI

d.Bank of Baroda

115. Who has been honoured with the Highest Civilian Honour of Ladakh?

a.Pope Francis

b.Desmond Tutu

c.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

d.Dalai Lama

116. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record at the Paavo Nurmi Games in which country?

a.Germany

b.Norway

c.China

d.Finland

117. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 12th

b.August 13th

c.August 9th

d.August 11th

118. Who has become the first Indian to win Gold at World Cadet Judo Championships 2022?

a.Poonam Chopra

b.Linthoi Chanambam

c.Avtar Singh

d.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

119. Which countries are associated with ‘Trans-Himalayan multi-dimensional connectivity network’?

a.India-Nepal

b.China-Nepal

c.India-Bangladesh

d.China-Bangladesh

120. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 7th

b.August 6th

c.August 8th

d.August 5th

121. Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022?

a.Vishakhapatnam

b.Hyderabad

c.Gwalior

d.Mysuru

122. Shumang Leela is a traditional festival held in which state/UT?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Manipur

c.Assam

d.Kerala

123. Who has launched "Azadi Quest", a series of online educational games based on India's freedom struggle, developed in collaboration with Zynga India?

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Anurag Thakur

c.Amit Shah

d.Jyotiraditya Scindia

124. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, which category of beneficiaries are excluded?

a.Income Taxpayers

b.Non-Resident Indians

c.State Government Employees

d.Central Government Employees

125. Which city hosted the ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’?

a.New York

b.Paris

c.Tokyo

d.Rome

126. The famous footballer Luis Suarez, announced that he will sign with which club with whom he started his senior career?

a.Thunder

b.Nacional

c.Terminators

d.Amigos

127. Who has won India's first-ever medal in the high jump at Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Tejaswin Shankar

b.M Sreeshankar

c.Dutee Chand

d.Hima Das

128. Which bank introduced a new Term Deposit Scheme, "KBL Amrit Samriddhi"?

a.Kotak Mahindra Bank

b.Karnataka Bank

c.Kota Bank

d.ICICI Bank

129. What is the theme of the ‘World Water Week 2022’?

a.Biodiversity and climate change

b.Global collaboration for water

c.Transforming the global water challenges

d.Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

130. Which company is India's highest-ranked company in the Fortune 500 Global List 2022?

a.IOCL

b.RIL

c.ONGC

d.LIC

131. Which state government has launched the 'Vidya Rath - School on Wheels' project to provide elementary education to underprivileged children?

a.Assam

b.Jharkhand

c.Karnataka

d.Punjab

132. Who is the winner of the 2022 UEFA Super Cup?

a.Barcelona

b.Milan

c.Real Madrid

d.Eintracht Frankfurt

133. Which astronomical observatory in India has been added to UNESCO list?

a.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

b.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

c.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

d.Madras astronomical observatory

134. Fahmida Azim, who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize, is from which country?

a.India

b.Iran

c.Oman

d.Bangladesh

135. What is the name of the satellite developed by 750 girls across 75 rural schools to be launched by ISRO?

a.CommuniSAT

b.BharatSat

c.AzaadiSAT

d.GramSAT

136. Which Indian state/UT has inaugurated the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games’?

a.Telangana

b.Assam

c.Rajasthan

d.Chhattisgarh

137. Vikas Thakur who won a silver medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2022 is associated with which sport?

a.Boxing

b.Badminton

c.Weightlifting

d.Judo

138. Which country is hosting the 65th CPA in August 2022?

a.France

b.Canada

c.Thailand

d.Maldives

139. Which Indian woman boxer has won Gold Medal in women’s 50kg Boxing at Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Pooja Rani

b.Lovlina Borgohain

c.Nikhat Zareen

d.Mary Kom

140. Larsen & Toubro signed a MoU with which state to set up an IT and ITeS technology park?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Gujarat

c.Maharashtra

d.Karnataka

141. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the IIBX in which state?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Rajasthan

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Gujarat

142. India won a historic gold in which sports for the first-ever time at Commonwealth Games?

a.Lawn Bowl

b.Fencing

c.Water Polo

d.Rowing

143. Who has been appointed as its first brand ambassador DreamSetGo?

a.Sourav Ganguly

b.PV Sindhu

c.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

d.Virat Kohli

144. The Indian badminton mixed team won which medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Bronze & Silver

b.Gold

c.Silver

d.Bronze

145. The book, "Bibi: My Story" is the autobiography of whom?

a.Yair Lapid

b.Benjamin Netanyahu

c.Ehud Olmert

d.Naftali Bennett

146. Who became the first Indian woman winner to win a gold medal at the Under 20 Women's Wrestling Championship 2022?

a.Navjot Kaur

b.Last Panghal

c.Suman Kundu

d.Babita Kumari

147. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 20th

b.August 30th

c.August 29th

d.August 25th

148. Which astronomical observatory in India has been added to the UNESCO list?

a.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

b.Madras astronomical observatory

c.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

d.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

149. The Union Cabinet (in August 2022) approved to continue Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till which year?

a.2023

b.2024

c.2030

d.2027

150. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Textiles

b.Union Ministry of Culture

c.Union Ministry of MSME

d.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

151. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a military exercise held between India and which country?

a.Japan

b.Australia

c.France

d.USA

152. Which has become the world’s first country to approve Omicron Vaccine?

a.China

b.Russia

c.United Kingdom

d.United States of America

153. Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme?

a.Indian Army

b.Indian Navy

c.Indian Air Force

d.Indian Coast Guard

154. What is the name of the Centre’s passenger processing system based on facial recognition technology?

a.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

b.Bharat Yatra

c.Bharat Face RT

d.DigiYatra

155. Which state launched ‘Vidya Rath-School on Wheels’ project?

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Bihar

d.Assam

156. Which state hosted the FIDE Chess Olympiad for the first time in India?

a.Odisha

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Maharashtra

157. Which Indian State has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics Games?

a.Gujarat

b.Jharkhand

c.Rajasthan

d.Haryana

158. Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award' is associated with which fields?

a.Music

b.Sports

c.Philanthropy

d.Acting

159. What is the full form of BBPS?

a.Bharat Bill Pay System

b.Bill Bharat Payment System

c.Bharat Bill Payment System

d.Bill Bharat Pay System

160. Which is the first bank in India to list its Payment Gateway platform on the income tax department’s TIN 2.0 platform?

a.State Bank of India

b.Federal Bank

c.Punjab National Bank

d.Axis Bank

161. On which date Aap-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) is being celebrated in August?

a.August 15th

b.August 14th

c.August 13th

d.August 16th

162. In the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, which team has become the first to qualify for Super Four Stage?

a.Pakistan

b.Afghanistan

c.Bangladesh

d.India

163. Which bank has opened its first all-women branch in Kozhikode in the North Kerala region?

a.Yes Bank

b.SBI

c.ICICI

d.HDFC

164. Who has won the "Best Actress award" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Kareena Kapoor

b.Vaani Kapoor

c.Shefali Shah

d.Sakshi Tanwar

165. Military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is held between India and which other country?

a.USA

b.France

c.Japan

d.Australia

166. The 14th Asian U-18 Championship is held in which city?

a.Berlin

b.Tehran

c.Paris

d.Tokyo

167. Who clinched India's 1st gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

b.Bindyarani Devi

c.Santoshi Matsa

d.Mirabai Chanu

168. Which company is to roll out the 'First in India' seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains?

a.Tata Group

b.JSW Group

c.Mahindra Group

d.Bajaj Group

169. Which institution regulates the 'Digital lending activities' in India?

a.National Payments Corporation of India

b.NITI Aayog

c.Reserve Bank of India

d.Ministry of Finance

170. Shia Leader Muqtada al-Sadr belongs to which country?

a.Afghanistan

b.Iran

c.Iraq

d.Syria

171. Who has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's UP President?

a.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

b.Ajit Singh Pal

c.Jaswant Saini

d.Ramkesh Nishad

172. What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation recorded in July 2022?

a.5.71%

b.4.71%

c.6.71%

d.7.71%

173. First flight of Akasa Air has been inaugurated between which of the following two cities in India?

a.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

b.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

c.Jabalpur to Delhi

d.Chennai to Mumbai

174. Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away at 91, belonged to which country?

a.Russia

b.Poland

c.Ukraine

d.Germany

175. Which state government has announced to set up gramin aajeevika parks (rural industrial parks)?

a.Odisha

b.Karnataka

c.West Bengal

d.Chhattisgarh

176. Which senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, is all set to become the next CJI?

a.U. U. Lalit

b.S. Abdul Nazir

c.Sanjay Kishan Kaul

d.Dhananjaya Y. Moonlight

177. India's first underwater metro will be inaugurated in which city?

a.Kolkata

b.Bangalore

c.Hyderabad

d.Pune

178. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?

a.Jose Antonio Ocampo

b.Rodolfo Hernandez

c.Gustavo Petro

d.Francia Marquez

179. Which institution/ council released the ‘Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100’ Report?

a.NITI Aayog

b.Centre for Policy Research

c.National Council of Applied Economic Research

d.Economic Advisory Council

180. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as what?

a.International Arbitration Centre

b.Bharat Arbitration Centre

c.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

d.India International Arbitration Centre

181. As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, which city has been announced as the safest city in India in 2021?

a.Bangalore

b.Pune

c.Mumbai

d.Kolkata

182. Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?

a.Shekhar Kapur

b.Subhash Ghai

c.Shatrughan Sinha

d.Shyam Benegal

183. RBI imposed some limitations on Raigad Sahakari Bank of which state?

a.Maharashtra

b.West Bengal

c.Karnataka

d.Bihar

184. Which of the following bank launched a new campaign called "Vigil Aunty"?

a.HDFC Bank

b.A U Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra

d.RBL Bank

185. When is the ‘World Photography Day’ celebrated?

a.August 20th

b.August 19th

c.August 15th

d.August 22nd

186. Who becomes the first South Asian to win the Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.RuvaniRanasinha

b.VivekShraya

c.TaslimaNasrin

d.Marina Tabassum

187. Who has launched India's first Companionship Startup for senior citizens?

a.Gautam Adani

b.Azim Premji

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Ratan Tata

188. IAF contingent left which country to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise 'Udarashakti'?

a.Nepal

b.Malaysia

c.France

d.Japan

189. What is the new slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 that has revealed in July 2022?

a.Held Your Hope High

b.Together for a Shared Future

c.Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together

d.Games Wide Open

190. Which Investor launched India's first Gold and Silver Fund?

a.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

b.India Infoline

c.Axis Mutual Fund

d.invesco

191. Which bank has introduced a unique term deposit programme called "Utsav Deposit Scheme"?

a.Punjab National Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.Union Bank of India

d.Canara Bank

192. The first Khelo India Women's Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in which state/UT?

a.Mumbai

b.Bhubaneswar

c.Kolkata

d.New Delhi

193. Which smart city is the first smart city in India to receive data from Google's EIE?

a.Pune smart city

b.Kochi smart city

c.Aurangabad smart city

d.Srinagar smart city

194. Who has become the first Indian Cricketer to play 100 matches in all the formats?

a.KL Rahul

b.Virat Kohli

c.Rohit Sharma

d.Hardik Pandya

195. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Kartar Singh Sarabha

b.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

c.Udham Singh

d.Sukhdev Thapar

196. Which of the following two countries have withdrawn from the Cooperation Group between China and Central and Eastern European Countries?

a.Croatia and Bulgaria

b.Greece and Hungary

c.Latvia and Estonia

d.Slovakia and Slovenia

197. Government has notified the appointments of another how many High Court Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?

a.12

b.13

c.10

d.11

198. Which Indian state/UT implements the ‘Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana’?

a.Rajasthan

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Punjab

199. Which state has announced that 'Dahi-Handi' will now be recognized as an official sport in the state?

a.Gujarat

b.Maharashtra

c.Haryana

d.Uttar Pradesh

200. Akshay Urja Diwas is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 22nd

b.August 20th

c.August 21st

d.August 23rd

201. Who has become the 49th Chief Justice of India?

a.Vineet Saran

b.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

c.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

d.Uday Umesh Lalit

202. Durand Cup 2022, Asia's Oldest tournament is related to which sport?

a.Cricket

b.Football

c.Hockey

d.Kabaddi

203. Who will inaugurate the National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks in New Delhi?

a.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

b.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

c.Union Minister Amit Shah

d.Union Minister Rajnath Singh

204. Which state signed an MoU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for protecting Coastline?

a.Gujarat

b.Assam

c.Odisha

d.Bihar

205. Which country won the gold medal in the open section of 44th Chess Olympiad?

a.India

b.Russia

c.Ukraine

d.Uzbekistan

206. Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

a.Shobhana Bhartia

b.Mallika Srinivasan

c.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

d.Meena Ganesh

207. Which state has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title with 52 gold medals on the final day?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Haryana

c.Gujarat

d.Karnataka

208. What is the name of the 3.5-km-long freight train, which was recently tested?

a.Bharat Freight

b.Super Vasuki

c.India Freight

d.Bharat Goods

209. Who has been appointed as an additional director on LIC HFL's Board?

a.S. Srinivasan

b.Sunita Duggal

c.Birendra Singh

d.Ravi Kishan Takkar

210. Which state has announced to set up online monitoring system of medicines in government-run medical institutions?

a.Karnataka

b.Kerala

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Assam

211. The International Lefthanders Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 15th

b.August 14th

c.August 13th

d.August 12th

212. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 29th

b.August 31st

c.August 25th

d.August 26th

213. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.India

b.Malaysia

c.Japan

d.South Korea

214. Which of the following has been approved as booster dose in India for people above 18 years of age?

a.Covishield

b.Corbevax

c.Sputnik V

d.Covaxin

215. Which country hosted the bilateral air exercise named ‘Udarashakti’?

a.Malaysia

b.Bangladesh

c.Japan

d.UAE

216. World Wide Web Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 01st

b.July 30th

c.August 02nd

d.July 31st

217. Which state govt decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Tamil Nadu

218. Which Indian state/UT launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.Bihar

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