Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test

Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test for events in January 2022. Check out Latest Questions from Current Events held in January 2022 – Take this test to check your General Knowledge on current affairs topics from this year. These MCQ Question Answers are helpful for various entrance exams in India

1. 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

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

a.Karan Adani

b.Vneet S. Jain

c.Shersingh B Khyalia

d.None of these

3. 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.Jai Bhim

c.Oomai Sennaai

d.Theerpugal Virkapadum

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

a.Ravindra Jadeja

b.Sanjay Dutt

c.Neeraj Chopra

d.Virat Kohli

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

a.Bihar

b.Gujarat

c.West Bengal

d.Uttar Pradesh

6. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.Global Word Search Day

c.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

d.International Customs Day

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

a.Errol Walton Barrow

b.Bernard St. John

c.John "Tom"

d.Mia Mottley

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

a.Assam

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Odisa

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Kajol

b.None of these

c.Aishwarya Rai

d.Sushmita Sen

10. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.28th January

b.29th January

c.26th January

d.25th January

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

a.Sunil Mittal

b.Sachin Bansal

c.Falguni Nayar

d.Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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

a.Stanford University, United States

b.None of these

c.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

d.University of Oulu, Finland

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

a.Germany

b.Switzer land

c.Singapore

d.Malaysia

14. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.10th January

b.14th January

c.11th January

d.9th January

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

a.Chandrayaan2

b.KSLV-II Nuri rocket

c.RISAT-2(B)R1

d.Shuttle–Mir (with Russia)

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

a.Jeetendra

b.Ranjith Singh

c.Manoj Sinha

d.Dr Jitendra Singh

17. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.Prakash Padukone

b.PV Sindhu

c.Saina Nehwal

d.Srikanth Kidambi

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

a.22nd January

b.11th January

c.25th January

d.18th January

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

a.TamilNadu

b.Kerala

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Karnataka

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Chennai

c.Delhi

d.Mumbai

21. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.International Safer Internet Day

b.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

c.Indian Coast Guard Day

d.World Wetlands Day

22. 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

23. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Pongal

b. None of these

c.Valentine's Day

d.Darwin Day

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

a.Varuna Naval Exercise

b.None of these

c.Indra Navy

d.Neptune Strike 22

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

a.Shri Anil Bhuchasia

b.Shri Vijay Agarwal

c.Shri Premal Udani

d.Narendra Kumar Goenka

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

a.January 22 nd

b.January 21st

c.January 31st

d.February 1st

27. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.19th January

b.15th January

c.20th January

d.17th January

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

a.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

b.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

c.Capital Small Finance Bank Limited

d.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

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

a.Regular Saver Fund

b.Strategic Bond Fund

c. Bluechip Fund

d.Mutual Fund

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

a.29

b.10

c.20

d.25

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

a.Manoj Jain

b.Nalin Singhal

c.Vinodanand Jha

d.Vinod anand prasad

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

a.Kerala

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.TamilNadu

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

a.29th January

b.30th January

c.24th January

d.25th January

34. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Chou Tien Chen

b.Anders Antonsen

c.Kento Momota

d.Lakshya Sen

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

a.COVID-19

b.Om

c.Hantavirus

d.Ebola Virus

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

a.28th January

b.25th January

c.22nd January

d.30th January

37. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.Jharkhand

b.None of these

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Tripura

38. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.11th January

c.15th January

d.10th January

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

a.Atul Kumar Goel

b.Shri Ajay Vyas

c.Dukan Pichadi

d.Dinesh Kumar Khara

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Haryana

c.Lakshadweep

d.Karnataka

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

a.Kerala- Thekkady

b.Kerala - Kumbalanghi

c.Kerala- Alappuzha

d.Kerala- Cochin

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

a.Srishti Bandla

b.Sneha Sharma

c.Sunita Williams

d.Harpreet Chandi

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

a.Narendra Tomar

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

d.Dharmendra Pradhan

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

a.21

b.31

c.26

d.10

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

a.West Bengal

b.Chattisgarh

c.Punjab

d.Madhya Pradesh

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

a.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

b.Tamilnadu and Kerala

c.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

d.None of these

47. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.25th January

c.20th January

d.24th January

48. 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 Electronics and Information Technology

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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

a.Kerala

b.Telungana

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

50. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

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

a.Jharkhand

b.Odisha

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Kerala

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

a.Transport

b.Oil

c.Health

d.Textile

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

a.Sarat Chandra

b.Zishaan A Latif

c.Vikram Seth

d.Amrita Pritam

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Bihar

c.Karnataka

d.Kerala

55. 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)

56. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.23th January

b.25th January

c.21st January

d.27th January

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

a.Khalia HALL

b.Shaylyn Ford

c.Valentina CAMEJO

d.Eva DOBREVA

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

a.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

b.Jawaharlal Nehru

c.Mahatma Gandhi

d.Vallabhbhai Patel

59. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Bharat BillPay

b.Google Pay

c.Phone Pe

d.Amazon Pay

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

a.9th January

b.12th January

c.15th January

d.8th January

61. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.21st January

b.22nd January

c.26th January

d.None of these

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

a.Fullerton India

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Bank of Maharashtra

d.Bank of India

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

a.None of these

b.Susan B Anthony

c.Poet Maya Angelou

d.Lincoln penny

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

a.Jaisalmer

b.Jaipur

c.Ajmer

d.Longewala

65. 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.Federal Bank

d.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

66. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.20th January

b.22nd January

c.17th January

d.14th January

67. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.Shinzo Abe

b.Justin Trudeau

c.Xi Jinping

d.None of these

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

a.Mysore

b.Banglore

c.Jammu

d.None of these

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

a.Algeria

b.China

c.Argentina

d.Japan

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

a.Navdeep Kaur

b.Gobinda Mandal

c.Sujith Sudhakaran

d.Archana Rao

71. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.National Voters Day

b.National Science Fiction Day

c.None of these

d.Global Word Search Day

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

a.Canara Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.Punjab National Bank

d.Bank of Baroda

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

a.A.S. Rajeev

b.Mallikarjuna Rao

c.Atul Kumar Goel

d.Shanti Lal Jain

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

a.Indian Navy and China Navy

b.Indian Navy and Russian Navy

c.Indian Navy and Japan Navy

d.Indian Navy and Australia Navy

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

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Steven Spielberg

b.Albert Bourla

c.Natan Sharansky

d.Rabbi Lord

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

a.18th January

b.26th January

c.28th January

d.27th January

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

a.Karnataka team

b.Tamilnadu team

c.Kerala team

d.Ladakh team

79. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.World Braille Day

b.None of these

c.World Day of War Orphans

d.Global Family Day

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

a.UNESCO

b.Ministry of Tribals

c.National Tiger Conservation Authority

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Rajnath Singh

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Ashwini Vaishnav

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

a.Dadabhai Naoroji

b.Mahatma Gandhi

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra

83. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

b.Global Family Day

c.World Hindi Day

d.None of these

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

a.3rd January

b.2nd January

c.5th January

d.1st January

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

a.Raipur

b.Hyderabad

c.Lucknow

d.Nepal

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

a.New Zealand

b.Australia

c.England

d.South Africa

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

a.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

b.Ajinkya Rahane

c.Wriddhiman Saha

d.Shikhar Dhawan

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

a.11th January

b.18th January

c.16th January

d.19th January

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.IndusInd Bank

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

a.Arun Jaitley

b.Manohar Parrikar

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Rajnath Singh

91. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.Lohri Festival

b.World Wetlands Day

c.National Science Day

d.World Cancer Day

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

a.Sikkim

b.Assam

c.Tripura

d.Meghalaya

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

a.Iran

b.America

c.China

d.India

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

a.IIT Roorkee

b.IIT Bombay

c.IIT Kanpur

d.IIT Delhi

95. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.16th January

c.14th January

d.12th January

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

a.Ratan Tata

b.Gautam Adani

c.Azim Premji

d.Mukesh Ambani

97. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Wetlands Day

b.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

c.None of these

d.Indian Coast Guard Day

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

a.Kerala

b.TamilNadu

c.Hyderabad

d.Karnataka

99. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Valentine's Day

b.World Leprosy Eradication Day

c.World Braille Day

d.World Day of War Orphans

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

a.None of these

b.Jack Welch

c.Udit Singhal

d.Prajakta Koli

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