Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test

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1. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.28th January

b.29th January

c.25th January

d.26th January

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

a.Kanak Sharma

b.Vinay Prakash

c.Kishore Kumar Yedam

d.Vinod Bhandari

3. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.World Wetlands Day

b.International Safer Internet Day

c.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

d.Indian Coast Guard Day

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

a.Karnataka

b.Kerala

c.TamilNadu

d.Hyderabad

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

a.Argentina

b.Japan

c.China

d.Algeria

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

a.5th January

b.2nd January

c.3rd January

d.1st January

7. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Indian Coast Guard Day

b.None of these

c.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

d.World Wetlands Day

8. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.Global Family Day

b.World Braille Day

c.None of these

d.World Day of War Orphans

9. 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 China Navy

d.Indian Navy and Australia Navy

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

a.27th January

b.28th January

c.18th January

d.26th January

11. 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

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.IndusInd Bank

13. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.11th January

b.15th January

c.20th January

d.10th January

14. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.None of these

c.21st January

d.26th January

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.UNESCO

c.National Tiger Conservation Authority

d.Ministry of Tribals

16. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Bharat BillPay

b.Amazon Pay

c.Phone Pe

d.Google Pay

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

a.Lakshadweep

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.Haryana

18. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.12th January

b.14th January

c.16th January

d.20th January

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

a.Switzer land

b.Malaysia

c.Germany

d.Singapore

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

a.Indra Navy

b.Neptune Strike 22

c.Varuna Naval Exercise

d.None of these

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

a.West Bengal

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Bihar

d.Gujarat

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

a.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

b.None of these

c.Federal Bank

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

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

a.Ajinkya Rahane

b.Shikhar Dhawan

c.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

d.Wriddhiman Saha

24. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.9th January

b.10th January

c.14th January

d.11th January

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

a.Errol Walton Barrow

b.John "Tom"

c.Mia Mottley

d.Bernard St. John

26. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.International Customs Day

b.None of these

c.Global Word Search Day

d.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

27. 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

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

a.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Narendra Tomar

d.Dharmendra Pradhan

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

a.26

b.31

c.21

d.10

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

a.Ashwini Vaishnav

b.Amit Shah

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Nirmala Sitharaman

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

a.Jai Bhim

b.Theerpugal Virkapadum

c.Koozhangal

d.Oomai Sennaai

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

a.Delhi

b.Hyderabad

c.Mumbai

d.Chennai

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

a.16th January

b.18th January

c.11th January

d.19th January

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

a.TamilNadu

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.Kerala

35. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.Jharkhand

b.None of these

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Tripura

36. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Chou Tien Chen

b.Kento Momota

c.Lakshya Sen

d.Anders Antonsen

37. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.National Voters Day

b.None of these

c.National Science Fiction Day

d.Global Word Search Day

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

a.Subhas Sarkar

b.Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

c.Rao Inderjit Singh

d.Dr. Jitendra Singh

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

a.Poet Maya Angelou

b.Lincoln penny

c.Susan B Anthony

d.None of these

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

a.25th January

b.24th January

c.29th January

d.30th January

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

a.IIT Bombay

b.IIT Kanpur

c.IIT Delhi

d.IIT Roorkee

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

a.Capital Small Finance Bank Limited

b.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

c.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

d.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

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

a.State Bank of India

b.Canara Bank

c.Bank of Baroda

d.Punjab National Bank

44. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.24th January

b.20th January

c.22nd January

d.25th January

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

a.Sujith Sudhakaran

b.Gobinda Mandal

c.Archana Rao

d.Navdeep Kaur

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

a.Albert Bourla

b.Natan Sharansky

c.Rabbi Lord

d.Steven Spielberg

47. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.15th January

b.17th January

c.20th January

d.19th January

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

a.Dr Jitendra Singh

b.Ranjith Singh

c.Jeetendra

d.Manoj Sinha

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

a.Aishwarya Rai

b.Kajol

c.None of these

d.Sushmita Sen

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

a.Manoj Jain

b.Vinodanand Jha

c.Vinod anand prasad

d.Nalin Singhal

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

a.Dinesh Kumar Khara

b.Atul Kumar Goel

c.Shri Ajay Vyas

d.Dukan Pichadi

52. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Valentine's Day

b.World Day of War Orphans

c.World Braille Day

d.World Leprosy Eradication Day

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Odisha

c.Jharkhand

d.Kerala

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Bank of Maharashtra

c.Bank of India

d.Fullerton India

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

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

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

c.Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

d.India Leg of Singapore Fintech Fest (SFF)

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

a.Tripura

b.Assam

c.Meghalaya

d.Sikkim

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

a.Dadabhai Naoroji

b.Netaji Subhas Chandra

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Mahatma Gandhi

58. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.Srikanth Kidambi

b.Saina Nehwal

c.PV Sindhu

d.Prakash Padukone

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

a.8th January

b.15th January

c.9th January

d.12th January

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

a.25th January

b.22nd January

c.18th January

d.11th January

61. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.22nd January

b.17th January

c.14th January

d.20th January

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

a.Stanford University, United States

b.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

c.None of these

d.University of Oulu, Finland

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

a.Tamilnadu and Kerala

b.None of these

c.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

d.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

64. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.27th January

b.21st January

c.25th January

d.23th January

65. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.None of these

b.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

c.Global Family Day

d.World Hindi Day

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

a.Ravindra Jadeja

b.Virat Kohli

c.Sanjay Dutt

d.Neeraj Chopra

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Bihar

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

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

a.Karnataka

b.Telungana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Kerala

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

a.January 31st

b.January 22 nd

c.January 21st

d.February 1st

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

a.Narendra Kumar Goenka

b.Shri Vijay Agarwal

c.Shri Anil Bhuchasia

d.Shri Premal Udani

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

a.28th January

b.25th January

c.22nd January

d.30th January

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

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Jack Welch

b.Udit Singhal

c.Prajakta Koli

d.None of these

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

a.Harpreet Chandi

b.Sneha Sharma

c.Srishti Bandla

d.Sunita Williams

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

a.South Africa

b.Australia

c.New Zealand

d.England

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

a.Shanti Lal Jain

b.Atul Kumar Goel

c.Mallikarjuna Rao

d.A.S. Rajeev

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

a.Karan Adani

b.Shersingh B Khyalia

c.None of these

d.Vneet S. Jain

78. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

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

a.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

b.Jawaharlal Nehru

c.Mahatma Gandhi

d.Vallabhbhai Patel

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

a. Bluechip Fund

b.Mutual Fund

c.Strategic Bond Fund

d.Regular Saver Fund

81. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Pongal

b. None of these

c.Darwin Day

d.Valentine's Day

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Chattisgarh

c.West Bengal

d.Punjab

83. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.World Cancer Day

b.World Wetlands Day

c.National Science Day

d.Lohri Festival

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

a.Karnataka team

b.Kerala team

c.Tamilnadu team

d.Ladakh team

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

a.Amrita Pritam

b.Sarat Chandra

c.Vikram Seth

d.Zishaan A Latif

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

a.Azim Premji

b.Gautam Adani

c.Ratan Tata

d.Mukesh Ambani

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

a.Jaisalmer

b.Longewala

c.Jaipur

d.Ajmer

88. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.None of these

b.Justin Trudeau

c.Xi Jinping

d.Shinzo Abe

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

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Manohar Parrikar

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Arun Jaitley

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

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.TamilNadu

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

a.Shaylyn Ford

b.Khalia HALL

c.Eva DOBREVA

d.Valentina CAMEJO

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

a.China

b.India

c.America

d.Iran

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

a.Odisa

b.Assam

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Om

b.Hantavirus

c.COVID-19

d.Ebola Virus

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

a.Lucknow

b.Hyderabad

c.Nepal

d.Raipur

96. 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.KSLV-II Nuri rocket

d.RISAT-2(B)R1

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

a.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

b.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d.Ministry of Home Affairs

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

a.Jammu

b.None of these

c.Mysore

d.Banglore

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

a.Oil

b.Health

c.Textile

d.Transport

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

a.25

b.10

c.20

d.29

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