Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

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

a.Judo

b.Boxing

c.Badminton

d.Weightlifting

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

a.UK

b.Italy

c.USA

d.India

3. What is the full form of BBPS?

a.Bharat Bill Payment System

b.Bill Bharat Pay System

c.Bill Bharat Payment System

d.Bharat Bill Pay System

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

a.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

b.Linthoi Chanambam

c.Avtar Singh

d.Poonam Chopra

5. 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.146th

b.142nd

c.147th

d.149th

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

a.Jose Antonio Ocampo

b.Francia Marquez

c.Gustavo Petro

d.Rodolfo Hernandez

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

a.Haryana

b.Gujarat

c.Jharkhand

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Education

c.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

d.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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

a.Ministry of Labour and Employment

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

d.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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

a.August 17th

b.August 14th

c.August 16th

d.August 15th

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

a.Afghanistan

b.Syria

c.Iran

d.Iraq

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

a.Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

b.Biodiversity and climate change

c.Transforming the global water challenges

d.Global collaboration for water

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

a.July 31st

b.August 05th

c.August 01st

d.August 03rd

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

a.Sannidhya Sharma

b.Kanishk Tharoor

c.Nikita Singh

d.Meghna Pant

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

a.August 15th

b.August 10th

c.August 9th

d.August 12th

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

a.2023

b.2027

c.2030

d.2024

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

a.Emmanuel Macron

b.Narendra Modi

c.Volodymyr Zelensky

d.Joe Biden

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

a.Bharat Freight

b.Bharat Goods

c.India Freight

d.Super Vasuki

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

a.Haryana

b.Assam

c.Telangana

d.Manipur

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

a.Uday Umesh Lalit

b.Vineet Saran

c.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

d.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

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

a.Russia

b.India

c.China

d.US

22. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 25th

b.August 20th

c.August 29th

d.August 30th

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

a.Mukesh Ambani

b.Ratan Tata

c.Azim Premji

d.Gautam Adani

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

a.Kota Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.Karnataka Bank

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

a.Uzbekistan

b.Russia

c.India

d.Ukraine

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

a.Malaysia

b.Japan

c.France

d.Nepal

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

a.Hindustan Shipyard

b.Cochin Shipyard

c.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

d.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

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

a.Gujarat

b.Odisha

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Assam

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

a.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

b.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

c.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

d.Union Health Ministry

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

a.Kochi smart city

b.Pune smart city

c.Aurangabad smart city

d.Srinagar smart city

31. 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

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

a.Amigos

b.Thunder

c.Terminators

d.Nacional

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

a.Biman Banerjee

b.Margaret Alva

c.Jagdeep Dhankhar

d.Venkaiah Naidu

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

a.USA

b.Japan

c.France

d.Australia

35. ‘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 Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of MSME

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

a.Japan

b.Australia

c.France

d.USA

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

a.Radhakishan Damani

b.Cyrus Poonawala

c.Gautam Adani

d.Mukesh Ambani

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

a.ICMR

b.CSIR

c.ICAR

d.BARC

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

a.Kalonzo Musyoka

b.Uhuru Kenyatta

c.William Ruto

d.Raila Odinga

40. 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

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

a.France

b.Germany

c.Australia

d.South Korea

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

a.Silver

b.Bronze

c.Gold & Silver

d.Gold

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

a.Squash

b.Track and Field

c.Weightlifting

d.Judo

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

a.August 13th

b.August 16th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

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

a.Milan

b.Real Madrid

c.Barcelona

d.Eintracht Frankfurt

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

a.August 13th

b.August 12th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.Economic Advisory Council

c.National Council of Applied Economic Research

d.Centre for Policy Research

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

a.Bharat Arbitration Centre

b.India International Arbitration Centre

c.International Arbitration Centre

d.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

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

a.Biocon

b.Serum Institute

c.Bharat Biotech

d.Dr Reddy’s

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

a.HDFC

b.Yes Bank

c.ICICI

d.SBI

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

a.Assam

b.Mizoram

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Nagaland

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

a.Punjab

b.Rajasthan

c.Gujarat

d.Karnataka

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

a.ISRO

b.BEL

c.DRDO

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

b.Chennai to Mumbai

c.Jabalpur to Delhi

d.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

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

a.Germany

b.Norway

c.Finland

d.China

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

a.Preity Zinta

b.Deep Supriyam

c.Dia Mirza

d.Lara Dutta

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

a.Kotak Mahindra

b.A U Bank

c.HDFC Bank

d.RBL Bank

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

a.Thailand

b.Canada

c.Maldives

d.France

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

a.Marina Tabassum

b.VivekShraya

c.TaslimaNasrin

d.RuvaniRanasinha

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

a.Kerala

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of External Affairs

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Culture

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

a.Every blood donor is a hero

b.Removing the taboo around organ donation

c.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

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

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

a.Mary Kom

b.Nikhat Zareen

c.Pooja Rani

d.Lovlina Borgohain

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

a.Gujarat

b.Odisha

c.Bihar

d.Assam

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

a.Kerala

b.Jharkhand

c.Telangana

d.Andhra Pradesh

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

a.France

b.Nepal

c.Malaysia

d.Japan

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

a.Dinesh Kumar Khara

b.Sandeep Bakhshi

c.Deepak Kumar Lalla

d.Sashidhar Jagdishan

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Mumbai

b.Bangalore

c.Kolkata

d.Pune

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

a.Union Ministry of Textiles

b.Union Ministry of MSME

c.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of Culture

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

a.Ghana

b.Zimbabwe

c.Oman

d.Sudan

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

a.2025

b.2022

c.2023

d.2024

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

a.Kolkata

b.Patna

c.Indore

d.New Delhi

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Vishakhapatnam

c.Gwalior

d.Mysuru

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

a.Paytm

b.Google Pay

c.Bhim App

d.PhonePe

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

a.13

b.12

c.11

d.10

77. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.21

b.22

c.27

d.29

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

a.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

b.Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying

c.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

d.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

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

a.Ravi Kishan Takkar

b.Birendra Singh

c.S. Srinivasan

d.Sunita Duggal

80. 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

81. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 7th

b.August 6th

c.August 8th

d.August 5th

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

a.Indian Army

b.Indian Navy

c.Indian Coast Guard

d.Indian Air Force

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

a.Azim Premji

b.Shiv Nadar

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Gautam Adani

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.IndusInd Bank

d.Bank of Baroda

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

a.Bajaj Group

b.Mahindra Group

c.JSW Group

d.Tata Group

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

a.Hockey

b.Cricket

c.Football

d.Kabaddi

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

a.Asur

b.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

c.Mirzapur

d.Jalsa

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

a.Fencing

b.Water Polo

c.Lawn Bowl

d.Rowing

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Bihar

d.Arunachal Pradesh

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

a.August 26th

b.August 22nd

c.August 28th

d.August 30th

91. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.Japan

b.South Korea

c.Malaysia

d.India

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

a.Santoshi Matsa

b.Mirabai Chanu

c.Bindyarani Devi

d.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

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

a.Afghanistan

b.Kazakhstan

c.Iran

d.Nepal

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

a.August 22nd

b.August 20th

c.August 19th

d.August 15th

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

a.Acting

b.Sports

c.Philanthropy

d.Music

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

a.Maharashtra

b.West Bengal

c.Karnataka

d.Bihar

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

a.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

b.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

c.Madras astronomical observatory

d.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Odisha

c.Telangana

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.Afghanistan

b.Kazakhstan

c.Iran

d.Nepal

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

a.Punjab

b.Gujarat

c.Karnataka

d.Rajasthan

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

a.IIT Madras

b.IIT Delhi

c.IIT Guwahati

d.IIT Kanpur

102. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 11th

b.August 13th

c.August 9th

d.August 12th

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

a.Boxing

b.Cricket

c.Weight Lifting

d.Football

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Rajnath Singh

c.Jyotiraditya Scindia

d.Anurag Thakur

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

a.Sonam Dixit

b.Sujata Sharma

c.Diksha Rawat

d.Sanjukta Dash

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

a.Polio

b.Monkeypox

c.Chickenpox

d.Covid-19

107. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 26th

b.August 25th

c.August 31st

d.August 29th

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

a.Bharat Face RT

b.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

c.DigiYatra

d.Bharat Yatra

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

a.K V Kamath

b.Urjit Patel

c.Arundhati Bhatacharya

d.Ashish Chauhan

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

a.Manoj Kumar Bharti

b.Prashant Pise

c.Vikram Doraiswami

d.Akhilesh Mishra

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

a.Ahmedabad

b.Hyderabad

c.Mysuru

d.Pune

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

a.250

b.100

c.750

d.500

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

a.Russia

b.Japan

c.UK

d.Canada

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

a.Spain

b.Mexico

c.USA

d.Japan

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

a.IOCL

b.ONGC

c.LIC

d.RIL

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

a.New York

b.Rome

c.Paris

d.Tokyo

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Mysuru

c.Visakhapatnam

d.Gwalior

118. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.China

b.US

c.Japan

d.Israel

119. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Rajkot

b.Vadodara

c.Ahmedabad

d.Surat

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

a.Oman

b.India

c.Iran

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

b.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

c.Ministry of Women and Child Development

d.Ministry of Health

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

a.Dinesh Kumar

b.Aditya Kumar

c.Naresh Chandra

d.Rajesh Verma

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

a.Foundation of Life

b.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

c.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

d.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

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

a.ONGC

b.BPCL

c.HPCL

d.IOCL

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

a.Manipur

b.Kerala

c.Assam

d.Himachal Pradesh

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

a.Gujarat

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Uttarakhand

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

a.Rohit Sharma

b.Hardik Pandya

c.KL Rahul

d.Virat Kohli

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

a.UAE

b.Japan

c.Malaysia

d.Bangladesh

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

a.New Delhi

b.Ahmedabad

c.Mohali

d.Bhubaneswar

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

a.Sikkim

b.Rajasthan

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Punjab

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

a.Swachbharat.org

b.Swachhnadi.org

c.Swachhsagar.org

d.Swachhjal.org

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

a.Osmania University

b.Anna University

c.Pondicherry University

d.University of Hyderabad

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

a.Kerala

b.Odisha

c.Karnataka

d.Goa

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Uttarakhand

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Gujarat

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

a.United States of America

b.United Kingdom

c.China

d.Russia

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

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.Urjit Patel

c.K V Kamath

d.Ashish Chauhan

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Anurag Thakur

c.Smriti Irani

d.Narendra Modi

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

a.India International Arbitration Centre

b.Bharat Arbitration Centre

c.International Arbitration Centre

d.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

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

a.Kolkata

b.Chennai

c.Kochi

d.Mumbai

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

a.Poland

b.Russia

c.Germany

d.Ukraine

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

a.Hima Das

b.Dutee Chand

c.M Sreeshankar

d.Tejaswin Shankar

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

a.Sakshi Tanwar

b.Shefali Shah

c.Kareena Kapoor

d.Vaani Kapoor

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Assam

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Telangana

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

a.Food distribution

b.Climate Change

c.Electronics Manufacturing

d.Intellectual Property

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

a.Karnataka

b.Chhattisgarh

c.West Bengal

d.Odisha

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

a.Japan

b.France

c.USA

d.Australia

147. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Malaysia

b.Japan

c.Australia

d.Indonesia

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

a.invesco

b.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

c.India Infoline

d.Axis Mutual Fund

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

a.State Bank of India

b.Union Bank of India

c.Canara Bank

d.Punjab National Bank

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

a.Slovakia and Slovenia

b.Latvia and Estonia

c.Greece and Hungary

d.Croatia and Bulgaria

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

a.August 20th

b.August 21st

c.August 23rd

d.August 22nd

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

a.IAC Viraat

b.IAC Arihant

c.IAC Vikrant

d.IAC Vishal

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

a.Gujarat

b.Uttarakhand

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.China

b.Russia

c.India

d.Kazakhstan

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

a.Wipro

b.HCL technology

c.Microsoft

d.Google

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

a.Jagmag

b.Prakash

c.Roshini

d.Surya

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

a.Hockey

b.Weight lifting

c.Badminton

d.Wrestling

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

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Jammu and Kashmir

d.Sikkim

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

a.Uttarakhand

b.Gujarat

c.Sikkim

d.Arunachal Pradesh

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

a.August 12th

b.August 10th

c.August 14th

d.August 9th

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

a.5

b.4

c.6

d.7

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

a.Festival

b.Art Form

c.Monument

d.Dance Form

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

a.5th

b.9th

c.7th

d.4th

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

a.Israel

b.Russia

c.United States

d.France

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

a.SBI

b.Canara Bank

c.Bank of Baroda

d.HDFC

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

a.Kolkata

b.Mumbai

c.Kochi

d.Chennai

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

a.Gustavo Petro

b.Rodolfo Hernandez

c.Jose Antonio Ocampo

d.Francia Marquez

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

a.Karnataka

b.Assam

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.Power Grid Corporation of India

b.NTPC Limited

c.NHPC Limited

d.Gail India

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

a.Corbevax

b.Sputnik V

c.Covishield

d.Covaxin

171. 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.Kolkata

b.Bhubaneswar

c.New Delhi

d.Mumbai

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

a.Afghanistan

b.India

c.Pakistan

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Gold

b.Bronze

c.Silver

d.Bronze & Silver

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

a.Tennis

b.Football

c.Badminton

d.Cricket

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

a.Tehran

b.Paris

c.Berlin

d.Tokyo

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

a.Ministry of MSME

b.Ministry of Labour and Employment

c.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d.Ministry of Science and Technology

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

a.Sourav Ganguly

b.PV Sindhu

c.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

d.Virat Kohli

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

a.China-Bangladesh

b.India-Bangladesh

c.India-Nepal

d.China-Nepal

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

a.BharatSat

b.CommuniSAT

c.GramSAT

d.AzaadiSAT

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

a.Bangalore

b.Kolkata

c.Pune

d.Hyderabad

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

a.Karnataka

b.Gujarat

c.Haryana

d.Tamil Nadu

182. 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

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

a.August 15th

b.August 16th

c.August 13th

d.August 14th

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

a.Shekhar Kapur

b.Subhash Ghai

c.Shyam Benegal

d.Shatrughan Sinha

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

a.Ghaziabad

b.Bathinda

c.Hyderabad

d.Panipat

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

a.USA

b.Spain

c.Mexico

d.Russia

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Kerala

c.Bihar

d.West Bengal

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

a.Argentina

b.India

c.Mexico

d.Australia

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

a.Yair Lapid

b.Naftali Bennett

c.Ehud Olmert

d.Benjamin Netanyahu

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

a.Droupadi Murmu

b.Bandaru Dattatreya

c.Narendra Modi

d.Manohar Lal Khattar

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

a.Ranveer Singh

b.Shaheed Kapoor

c.Hrithik Roshan

d.Ranbeer Kapoor

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

a.July 30th

b.August 01st

c.August 02nd

d.July 31st

193. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Odisha

c.Telangana

d.Haryana

194. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Kartar Singh Sarabha

b.Sukhdev Thapar

c.Udham Singh

d.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

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

a.State Government Employees

b.Central Government Employees

c.Income Taxpayers

d.Non-Resident Indians

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

a.Biology

b.Geography

c.Psychology

d.Economics

197. 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

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

a.Marina Tabas

b.Ruani Ranasinha

c.Taslima Nasreen

d.Rukhsana Ahmed

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

a.Mallika Srinivasan

b.Meena Ganesh

c.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

d.Shobhana Bhartia

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

a.Haryana

b.Rajasthan

c.Punjab

d.Bihar

201. 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.Mizoram

b.Panaji

c.Gujarat

d.Kerala

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Bihar

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Karnataka

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

a.Microsoft

b.Google

c.Meta

d.Apple

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.Ministry of Finance

c.National Payments Corporation of India

d.Reserve Bank of India

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

a.Karnataka

b.Kerala

c.Maharashtra

d.Punjab

206. 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.Punjab National Bank

c.Federal Bank

d.Axis Bank

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

a.Jaswant Saini

b.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

c.Ajit Singh Pal

d.Ramkesh Nishad

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

a.Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together

b.Together for a Shared Future

c.Held Your Hope High

d.Games Wide Open

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

a.6.71%

b.7.71%

c.5.71%

d.4.71%

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

a.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

b.Madras astronomical observatory

c.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

d.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

211. ‘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 Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of MSME

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.National Payments Corporation of India

c.Reserve Bank of India

d.Ministry of Finance

213. 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 Home Affairs

c.Ministry of External Affairs

d.Ministry of Defence

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

a.Jharkhand

b.Assam

c.Punjab

d.Karnataka

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

a.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

b.Union Minister Amit Shah

c.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

d.Union Minister Rajnath Singh

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

a.Raila Odinga

b.Kalonzo Musyoka

c.William Ruto

d.Uhuru Kenyatta

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

a.Haryana

b.Gujarat

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Gujarat

b.Bihar

c.Rajasthan

d.Madhya Pradesh

Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

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