Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test

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1. What is the name of the rocket first domestically produced space launch vehicle of South Korea’s country?

a.Shuttle–Mir (with Russia)

b.Chandrayaan2

c.RISAT-2(B)R1

d.KSLV-II Nuri rocket

2. Who is appointed as the CEO of Adani Power?

a.Vneet S. Jain

b.Shersingh B Khyalia

c.None of these

d.Karan Adani

3. Magh Mela-2022’ is an annual religious fair held in which state?

a.Bihar

b.West Bengal

c.Gujarat

d.Uttar Pradesh

4. Who has won the Ramnath Goenka Award in Photo Journalism?

a.Sarat Chandra

b.Zishaan A Latif

c.Vikram Seth

d.Amrita Pritam

5. Which state is set to be India’s first sanitary-napkin free village?

a.Kerala- Alappuzha

b.Kerala- Thekkady

c.Kerala - Kumbalanghi

d.Kerala- Cochin

6. In which city India’s first para-badminton academy has been set up?

a.Hyderabad

b.Nepal

c.Raipur

d.Lucknow

7. On which date the International Day of Education observed ?

a.25th January

b.30th January

c.24th January

d.29th January

8. Which of the following state celebrates Losoong Namsoong Festival?

a.Tripura

b.Assam

c.Meghalaya

d.Sikkim

9. Who has won the Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022 pageant ?

a.Gobinda Mandal

b.Navdeep Kaur

c.Sujith Sudhakaran

d.Archana Rao

10. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

b.None of these

c.World Wetlands Day

d.Indian Coast Guard Day

11. The Central Government has approved to host the Khelo India Youth Games 2022-23 in which state ?

a.Punjab

b.West Bengal

c.Chattisgarh

d.Madhya Pradesh

12. Who is appointed as new chairperson to PMLA Adjudicating Authority ?

a.Nalin Singhal

b.Vinod anand prasad

c.Vinodanand Jha

d.Manoj Jain

13. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.21st January

b.23th January

c.25th January

d.27th January

14. Which nation’s all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

a.Australia

b.England

c.South Africa

d.New Zealand

15. Name of the state govt set to table bill to "free Hindu temples"?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Karnataka

c.Kerala

d.Bihar

16. Whose statue has unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Gate on Parakram Divas?

a.Dadabhai Naoroji

b.Netaji Subhas Chandra

c.Mahatma Gandhi

d.Jawaharlal Nehru

17. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.17th January

b.15th January

c.20th January

d.19th January

18. To which university Jio Platforms (JPL) has signed an agreement to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology ?

a.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

b.Stanford University, United States

c.None of these

d.University of Oulu, Finland

19. Where was the World Champion Loh Kean Yew 2022 held?

a.Singapore

b.Germany

c.Switzer land

d.Malaysia

20. Which bank has launched ‘Platina Fixed Deposit’, offering interest of 15 basis points higher than the regular term deposit rates?

a.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

b.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

c.Capital Small Finance Bank Limited

d.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

21. Who has been appointed as the ‘officer on special duty’ in Punjab National Bank?

a.Shanti Lal Jain

b.A.S. Rajeev

c.Mallikarjuna Rao

d.Atul Kumar Goel

22. In which institute Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched blockchain-based digital degrees?

a.IIT Kanpur

b.IIT Bombay

c.IIT Delhi

d.IIT Roorkee

23. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC ?

a.Narendra Kumar Goenka

b.Shri Premal Udani

c.Shri Anil Bhuchasia

d.Shri Vijay Agarwal

24. Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to the South Pole?

a.Sunita Williams

b.Sneha Sharma

c.Srishti Bandla

d.Harpreet Chandi

25. When is the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day observed ?

a.18th January

b.11th January

c.25th January

d.22nd January

26. Which state has reached first place to the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Telungana

d.Kerala

27. Who has become India’s first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Climate Champion ?

a.Udit Singhal

b.None of these

c.Prajakta Koli

d.Jack Welch

28. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.Jharkhand

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Tripura

d.None of these

29. Name of the maritime exercise conducted by NATO in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24, 2022?

a.Neptune Strike 22

b.Varuna Naval Exercise

c.None of these

d.Indra Navy

30. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.International Customs Day

b.Global Word Search Day

c.None of these

d.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

31. In which city the Union Ayush Minister has laid the foundation stone of Heartfulness International Yoga Academy?

a.Chennai

b.Delhi

c.Mumbai

d.Hyderabad

32. Name of the Omicron Testing Kit developed by CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) ?

a.Hantavirus

b.Om

c.COVID-19

d.Ebola Virus

33. Which date has declared as ‘National Start-up Day’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a.11th January

b.19th January

c.16th January

d.18th January

34. Who won the International Association of Working Women Award ?

a.None of these

b.Kajol

c.Aishwarya Rai

d.Sushmita Sen

35. In which state PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project?

a.Gujarat

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Maharashtra

d.Madhya Pradesh

36. In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya on February 5, 2022, ?

a.Hyderabad

b.Kerala

c.TamilNadu

d.Karnataka

37. On which date the Global Family Day observed every year?

a.1st January

b.5th January

c.2nd January

d.3rd January

38. Who has recently been given the World CEO Winner of the Year 2021 Award?

a.Kanak Sharma

b.Vinod Bhandari

c.Vinay Prakash

d.Kishore Kumar Yedam

39. Name of the Cricketer who received the Knighthood from Prince William?

a.Ajinkya Rahane

b.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

c.Wriddhiman Saha

d.Shikhar Dhawan

40. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.National Voters Day

c.Global Word Search Day

d.National Science Fiction Day

41. Which state became India’s first state to launch AVGC Center of Excellence?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Kerala

c.Karnataka

d.TamilNadu

42. Who launched the AI-driven Start-Up for Water Purification by IIT alumni?

a.Jeetendra

b.Dr Jitendra Singh

c.Manoj Sinha

d.Ranjith Singh

43. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Anders Antonsen

b.Lakshya Sen

c.Chou Tien Chen

d.Kento Momota

44. Which state has launched the ‘Apna Kangra’ app ?

a.TamilNadu

b.Kerala

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Karnataka

45. On which date the Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas observed ?

a.30th January

b.25th January

c.22nd January

d.28th January

46. Name of the bank will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in IFSC Ltd?

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Canara Bank

c.Punjab National Bank

d.State Bank of India

47. In which country World’s longest Metro line has opened in January 2022?

a.Argentina

b.Algeria

c.Japan

d.China

48. How many childrens are Awarded by Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022?

a.25

b.10

c.20

d.29

49. Which company has a partnership with Paytm to expand digital lending to MSMEs?

a.Bank of Maharashtra

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Fullerton India

d.Bank of India

50. Which Mutual Fund is renamed as White Oak Capital Mutual Fund?

a. Bluechip Fund

b.Mutual Fund

c.Regular Saver Fund

d.Strategic Bond Fund

51. Whose birthday is celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas in india?

a.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

b.Vallabhbhai Patel

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Mahatma Gandhi

52. Which country will host the 46-nation mega naval battle 'Exercise Milan 2022'?

a.India

b.China

c.Iran

d.America

53. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank?

a.Dukan Pichadi

b.Atul Kumar Goel

c.Dinesh Kumar Khara

d.Shri Ajay Vyas

54. Which Union Minister has recently launched the India Semiconductor Mission?

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Rajnath Singh

c.Ashwini Vaishnav

d.Amit Shah

55. Which organization conducted the 16th India Digital Summit 2022?

a.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

b.Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

c.India Leg of Singapore Fintech Fest (SFF)

d.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Market(DPIM)

56. On which date the African National Congress Foundation Day observed ?

a.12th January

b.8th January

c.15th January

d.9th January

57. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.PV Sindhu

b.Srikanth Kidambi

c.Prakash Padukone

d.Saina Nehwal

58. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.World Cancer Day

b.World Wetlands Day

c.Lohri Festival

d.National Science Day

59. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.22nd January

b.17th January

c.20th January

d.14th January

60. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.24th January

c.25th January

d.20th January

61. In which state PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University?

a.Odisa

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Rajasthan

d.Assam

62. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.None of these

b.World Day of War Orphans

c.Global Family Day

d.World Braille Day

63. Which team won the 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022?

a.Kerala team

b.Karnataka team

c.Tamilnadu team

d.Ladakh team

64. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Pongal

b. None of these

c.Valentine's Day

d.Darwin Day

65. Which bank has committed USD 150 million to invest in the development of data centres that mostly serve emerging Asia ?

a.Federal Bank

b.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

c.None of these

d.Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

66. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Good Dot company?

a.Sanjay Dutt

b.Virat Kohli

c.Ravindra Jadeja

d.Neeraj Chopra

67. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.28th January

b.26th January

c.25th January

d.29th January

68. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.12th January

b.14th January

c.16th January

d.20th January

69. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

70. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.14th January

b.10th January

c.9th January

d.11th January

71. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.International Safer Internet Day

b.World Wetlands Day

c.Indian Coast Guard Day

d.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

72. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.Xi Jinping

b.Justin Trudeau

c.Shinzo Abe

d.None of these

73. What is the total number of members in the committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021?

a.10

b.31

c.26

d.21

74. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

b.Global Family Day

c.None of these

d.World Hindi Day

75. Which of the following ministry has announced the initiation of the Open Data Week from 17 January to 21 January?

a.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

76. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Braille Day

b.World Leprosy Eradication Day

c.World Day of War Orphans

d.Valentine's Day

77. Which two states have signed an MoU at Panchkula, for the construction of Adi Badri Dam ?

a.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

b.Tamilnadu and Kerala

c.None of these

d.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

78. Which state chief minister has launched Kaushal Rozgar Nigam?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Karnataka

c.Lakshadweep

d.Haryana

79. Who was crowned as the winner of Mrs World 2022 ?

a.Shaylyn Ford

b.Khalia HALL

c.Eva DOBREVA

d.Valentina CAMEJO

80. Who has been selected for Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’?

a.Azim Premji

b.Gautam Adani

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Ratan Tata

81. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.11th January

b.10th January

c.20th January

d.15th January

82. Which state government slashed Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor?

a.Jharkhand

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Odisha

d.Kerala

83. Who among the following is the winner of Genesis Prize 2022?

a.Steven Spielberg

b.Rabbi Lord

c.Albert Bourla

d.Natan Sharansky

84. Which district got the first rank in the “ District Good Governance Index”?

a.None of these

b.Banglore

c.Mysore

d.Jammu

85. Which Indian has been roped in as the Ambassador of ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)?

a.Vijay Shekhar Sharma

b.Sachin Bansal

c.Falguni Nayar

d.Sunil Mittal

86. Which Authority informed 126 tigers have died in India in the year 2021?

a.National Tiger Conservation Authority

b.UNESCO

c.NITI Aayog

d.Ministry of Tribals

87. Which bank has declared the launch of 'Green Fixed Deposits'?

a.Axis Bank

b.IndusInd Bank

c.HDFC Bank

d.ICICI Bank

88. The world’s largest national flag, made of Khadi fabric was put to display at

a.Jaisalmer

b.Jaipur

c.Longewala

d.Ajmer

89. Who has launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 ?

a.Rao Inderjit Singh

b.Subhas Sarkar

c.Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

d.Dr. Jitendra Singh

90. In which sector 46th GST Council meeting called to discuss about GST rate?

a.Transport

b.Health

c.Textile

d.Oil

91. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Amazon Pay

b.Bharat BillPay

c.Google Pay

d.Phone Pe

92. Who has launched a 100 day reading Campaign “Padhe Bharat”?

a.Dharmendra Pradhan

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Narendra Tomar

d.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

93. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.None of these

c.26th January

d.21st January

94. The two new IPL 2022 teams have been given time till when to complete the retention process?

a.January 22 nd

b.February 1st

c.January 21st

d.January 31st

95. Which movie from India won the best film award in the Asian Film Competition section at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival?

a.Koozhangal

b.Oomai Sennaai

c.Theerpugal Virkapadum

d.Jai Bhim

96. Which two countries navy has conducted the PASSEX Exercise in Arabian Sea?

a.Indian Navy and Japan Navy

b.Indian Navy and Russian Navy

c.Indian Navy and Australia Navy

d.Indian Navy and China Navy

97. Who has set up an online Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM)?

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Manohar Parrikar

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Arun Jaitley

98. Who becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin ?

a.Poet Maya Angelou

b.Lincoln penny

c.None of these

d.Susan B Anthony

99. Who was sworn as the Prime Minister of Barbados?

a.Errol Walton Barrow

b.Mia Mottley

c.John "Tom"

d.Bernard St. John

100. When is the Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai observed ?

a.28th January

b.27th January

c.26th January

d.18th January

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