Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test

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

a.COVID-19

b.Hantavirus

c.Om

d.Ebola Virus

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

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

c.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

d.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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

a.20

b.29

c.25

d.10

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

a.Lakshadweep

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.Haryana

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

a.Jammu

b.Mysore

c.Banglore

d.None of these

6. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.24th January

c.20th January

d.25th January

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

a.West Bengal

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Bihar

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

a.Mumbai

b.Delhi

c.Hyderabad

d.Chennai

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

a.IndusInd Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.Nepal

b.Lucknow

c.Hyderabad

d.Raipur

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

a.26th January

b.18th January

c.28th January

d.27th January

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

a.Navdeep Kaur

b.Sujith Sudhakaran

c.Archana Rao

d.Gobinda Mandal

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

a.Nalin Singhal

b.Manoj Jain

c.Vinodanand Jha

d.Vinod anand prasad

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

a.Singapore

b.Germany

c.Malaysia

d.Switzer land

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

a.Sneha Sharma

b.Harpreet Chandi

c.Srishti Bandla

d.Sunita Williams

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

a.Telungana

b.Karnataka

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

17. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a. None of these

b.Pongal

c.Valentine's Day

d.Darwin Day

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

a.Transport

b.Textile

c.Oil

d.Health

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

a.Sunil Mittal

b.Falguni Nayar

c.Sachin Bansal

d.Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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

a.Virat Kohli

b.Neeraj Chopra

c.Ravindra Jadeja

d.Sanjay Dutt

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

a.Kerala- Cochin

b.Kerala - Kumbalanghi

c.Kerala- Thekkady

d.Kerala- Alappuzha

22. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Anders Antonsen

b.Kento Momota

c.Lakshya Sen

d.Chou Tien Chen

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

a.Amrita Pritam

b.Vikram Seth

c.Zishaan A Latif

d.Sarat Chandra

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

a.Shersingh B Khyalia

b.Vneet S. Jain

c.None of these

d.Karan Adani

25. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.World Braille Day

b.World Day of War Orphans

c.None of these

d.Global Family Day

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Canara Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Punjab National Bank

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Chattisgarh

c.Punjab

d.West Bengal

28. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.10th January

b.14th January

c.9th January

d.11th January

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

a.Mutual Fund

b.Regular Saver Fund

c.Strategic Bond Fund

d. Bluechip Fund

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

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

b.None of these

c.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

d.Federal Bank

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

a.Manoj Sinha

b.Dr Jitendra Singh

c.Ranjith Singh

d.Jeetendra

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

a.3rd January

b.1st January

c.2nd January

d.5th January

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

a.Shri Ajay Vyas

b.Dukan Pichadi

c.Atul Kumar Goel

d.Dinesh Kumar Khara

34. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.16th January

c.14th January

d.12th January

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

a.Argentina

b.Japan

c.Algeria

d.China

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

a.None of these

b.Varuna Naval Exercise

c.Indra Navy

d.Neptune Strike 22

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Maharashtra

c.Gujarat

d.Himachal Pradesh

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

a.Susan B Anthony

b.None of these

c.Poet Maya Angelou

d.Lincoln penny

39. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.27th January

b.21st January

c.23th January

d.25th January

40. 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 Oulu, Finland

c.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

d.None of these

41. 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

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

a.Bernard St. John

b.Errol Walton Barrow

c.Mia Mottley

d.John "Tom"

43. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.World Wetlands Day

b.Lohri Festival

c.National Science Day

d.World Cancer Day

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

a.Chandrayaan2

b.Shuttle–Mir (with Russia)

c.KSLV-II Nuri rocket

d.RISAT-2(B)R1

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

a.Kajol

b.Aishwarya Rai

c.None of these

d.Sushmita Sen

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

a.America

b.India

c.China

d.Iran

47. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Google Pay

b.Amazon Pay

c.Phone Pe

d.Bharat BillPay

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

a.Kerala

b.TamilNadu

c.Karnataka

d.Hyderabad

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

a.Tripura

b.Assam

c.Sikkim

d.Meghalaya

50. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

b.Global Word Search Day

c.International Customs Day

d.None of these

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

a.Mahatma Gandhi

b.Jawaharlal Nehru

c.Dadabhai Naoroji

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra

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

a.England

b.Australia

c.South Africa

d.New Zealand

53. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.National Science Fiction Day

b.None of these

c.National Voters Day

d.Global Word Search Day

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

a.UNESCO

b.Ministry of Tribals

c.NITI Aayog

d.National Tiger Conservation Authority

55. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.28th January

b.25th January

c.29th January

d.26th January

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

a.8th January

b.12th January

c.15th January

d.9th January

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

a.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

b.None of these

c.Tamilnadu and Kerala

d.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

58. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.PV Sindhu

b.Prakash Padukone

c.Saina Nehwal

d.Srikanth Kidambi

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

a.IIT Bombay

b.IIT Roorkee

c.IIT Delhi

d.IIT Kanpur

60. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.22nd January

b.14th January

c.20th January

d.17th January

61. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.International Safer Internet Day

b.Indian Coast Guard Day

c.World Wetlands Day

d.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

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

a.Karnataka

b.TamilNadu

c.Kerala

d.Himachal Pradesh

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

a.Longewala

b.Jaisalmer

c.Jaipur

d.Ajmer

64. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Tripura

c.None of these

d.Jharkhand

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

a.Dharmendra Pradhan

b.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

c.Piyush Goyal

d.Narendra Tomar

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

a.Albert Bourla

b.Rabbi Lord

c.Natan Sharansky

d.Steven Spielberg

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

a.Odisha

b.Kerala

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Jharkhand

68. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.19th January

c.15th January

d.17th January

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

a.26

b.10

c.31

d.21

70. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

71. 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

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

a.January 21st

b.February 1st

c.January 22 nd

d.January 31st

73. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.10th January

b.11th January

c.15th January

d.20th January

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

a.A.S. Rajeev

b.Atul Kumar Goel

c.Mallikarjuna Rao

d.Shanti Lal Jain

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

a.Vallabhbhai Patel

b.Mahatma Gandhi

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

76. 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

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

a.29th January

b.25th January

c.30th January

d.24th January

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

a.28th January

b.25th January

c.30th January

d.22nd January

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

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Ashwini Vaishnav

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Amit Shah

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

a.TamilNadu

b.Karnataka

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Kerala

81. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.None of these

c.21st January

d.26th January

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

a.18th January

b.19th January

c.16th January

d.11th January

83. 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.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

c.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

d.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Fullerton India

c.Bank of India

d.Bank of Maharashtra

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

a.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

b.Shikhar Dhawan

c.Ajinkya Rahane

d.Wriddhiman Saha

86. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.Shinzo Abe

b.Justin Trudeau

c.None of these

d.Xi Jinping

87. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.None of these

b.Global Family Day

c.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

d.World Hindi Day

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

a.Bihar

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

89. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Wetlands Day

b.Indian Coast Guard Day

c.None of these

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

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

a.Kerala team

b.Karnataka team

c.Tamilnadu team

d.Ladakh team

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

a.Odisa

b.Rajasthan

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Assam

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

a.Vinod Bhandari

b.Kanak Sharma

c.Kishore Kumar Yedam

d.Vinay Prakash

93. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Day of War Orphans

b.World Leprosy Eradication Day

c.Valentine's Day

d.World Braille Day

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

a.Dr. Jitendra Singh

b.Rao Inderjit Singh

c.Subhas Sarkar

d.Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

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

a.Prajakta Koli

b.None of these

c.Udit Singhal

d.Jack Welch

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

a.Mukesh Ambani

b.Azim Premji

c.Gautam Adani

d.Ratan Tata

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

a.Shaylyn Ford

b.Khalia HALL

c.Valentina CAMEJO

d.Eva DOBREVA

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

a.India Leg of Singapore Fintech Fest (SFF)

b.Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

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

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

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

a.Indian Navy and Australia Navy

b.Indian Navy and China Navy

c.Indian Navy and Russian Navy

d.Indian Navy and Japan Navy

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

a.22nd January

b.18th January

c.25th January

d.11th January

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