Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

1. What does 'S' stand for in 'SWIFT' financial messaging service?

a.Secure

b.Service

c.Simple

d.Society

2. Which firm got the license from PFRDA and IRDAI to sell NPS, Insurance?

a.Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

b.Edelweiss Tokio

c.FinMapp

d.Aviva

3. China’s second Long March 8 rocket launched carrying a domestic record of how many satellites into space?

a.25 satellites

b.22 satellites

c.28 satellites

d.20 satellites

4. Indian Army's "Agnibaaz Division" has organised a joint exercise "Suraksha Kavach 2" with which state/UT's Police?

a.Uttar Pradesh Police

b.Maharashtra Police

c.Delhi Police

d.Punjab Police

5. Which player has won the Formula One 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

a.Lewis Hamilton

b.Carlos Sainz Jr.

c.Max Verstappen

d.Charles Leclerc

6. Rod Marsh who died at the age of 74 was the former cricket player of which country?

a.South Africa

b.Australia

c.New Zealand

d.England

7. Pooja Jatyan, Shyam Sundar and Jyoti Balyan are related to which sports?

a.Javelin Throw

b.Badminton

c.Archery

d.Discuss Throw

8. World Civil Defence Day is being observed on which date?

a.01st March

b.27th February

c.28th February

d.02nd March

9. Indian Railways has planned to deploy its indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system called as ‘Kavach’ across 2,000 km of network in which fiscal year?

a.2024-25

b.2023-24

c.2022-23

d.2025-26

10. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab?

a.Jaswinder Kaur

b.Bhagwant Mann

c.Arvind Kejriwal

d.Navjot Singh Sidhu

11. Which company has become the first LAB manufacturing company in the world to get BIS certification?

a.Tamil Nadu Petroproducts

b.Tata

c.Adani

d.Reliance

12. How many years of diplomatic relations have been completed between India and Belgium?

a.85 years

b.65 years

c.75 years

d.55 years

13. How much amount has been set as the target by the government for the NaBFID to sanction loans for the infrastructure sector in 2022-23?

a.Rs 5 trillion

b.Rs 1 trillion

c.Rs 2 trillion

d.Rs 3 trillion

14. ‘Quitting Smoking Doesn’t Have To Be Stressful’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.No Smoking Day 2022

b.National Youth Day

c.World Health Day

d.National Safety Day

15. Classical wind music instrument Narasinghapettai nagaswaram of which state has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

a.Kerala

b.Maharashtra

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Odisha

16. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 24th

b.March 16th

c.March 17th

d.March 19th

17. The National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society has started in which city?

a.Jaipur

b.Mumbai

c.Visakhapatanam

d.Delhi

18. The first-ever Drone school has been inaugurated in which of these cities by the Minister of Civil Aviation?

a.Dehradun

b.Gurugram

c.Gwalior

d.Chandigarh

19. Nitin Paranjpe has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of which FMCG company with effect from March 31, 2022?

a.Britannia Industries Ltd

b.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

c.ITC Ltd

d.Hindustan Unilever Ltd

20. When is National Vaccination Day 2022 is being celebrated in India?

a.March 18th

b.March 17th

c.March 16th

d.March 19th

21. Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.National Physics Day

b.National Internet Day

c.National Biology Day

d.National Science Day

22. The International Day of Forests is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 20th

b.March 21st

c.March 18th

d.March 19th

23. Caitlin Novak has become the first female President of which country?

a.Hungary

b.Uganda

c.Norway

d.Sweden

24. To recognize the importance of recycling, ‘Global Recycling Day’ celebrated on which date in 2022?

a.March 14th

b.March 17th

c.March 13th

d.March 18th

25. Which edition of the BAFTA award has been announced?

a.52nd Edition

b.65th edition

c.72nd Edition

d.75th Edition

26. To handle the increasing e-waste, India’s first electronic-waste eco-friendly 20 acres park to be setup at where?

a.Bihar

b.Karnataka

c.Delhi

d.Punjab

27. Which country decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services from March 27, 2022?

a.March 27th

b.March 22nd

c.March 24th

d.March 25th

28. March 4th is being celebrated as which date?

a.World Post Day

b.World Service Day

c.World Obesity Day

d.World Diet Food Day

29. Which female sportsperson has been appointed by Global Pharma Lupine Limited as the brand ambassador for its Shakti campaign?

a.Jhulan Goshwami

b.Mary Kom

c.Mithali Raj

d.Sania Mirza

30. India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed it’s sea-level trials at where?

a.Bengaluru

b.Surat

c.Puducherry

d.Chandigarh

31. Where has the EX-DUSTLIK exercise between the armies of India and Uzbekistan started?

a.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

b.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

c.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

d.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

32. Which of the following has announced the purchase of Evilient Technologies, a renowned FinTech business?

a.Pay you

b.HDFC Bank

c.Paytm

d.Razorpay

33. Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme has been launched by which state to promote women entrepreneurship in the state?

a.Haryana

b.West Bengal

c.Punjab

d.Uttarakhand

34. The two-day Study in India meeting has been inaugurated in which country?

a.China

b.Bangladesh

c.Bhutan

d.Tunisia

35. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the 35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in which place?

a.Jhajjar

b.Sonipat

c.Faridabad

d.Gurugram

36. What is the edition of the IFFK 2022, which is held at Thiruvananthapuram?

a.26th

b.51st

c.25th

d.50th

37. What is the upper limit of a UPI Lite payment transaction?

a.Rs 100

b.Rs 500

c.Rs 300

d.Rs 200

38. Modi@20 is a compilation of the political life of PM Modi's past 20 years. The book has been edited and compiled by which organisation?

a.Penguin Random House India

b.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

c.Rupa Publications

d.Pan Macmillan India

39. Which country is the largest importer of arms globally, as per SIPRI's Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2021 Report?

a.Israel

b.China

c.India

d.USA

40. Who has been appointed as the captain of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2022?

a.Virat Kohli

b.Ravindra Jadeja

c.David Warner

d.R Ashwin

41. Which company introduces a 19-seater civil aircraft to be deployed under UDAN Scheme?

a.GAIL

b.NTPC

c.BEL

d.HAL

42. The WHO GCTM will be established at which place?

a.Jamnagar

b.Mumbai

c.Delhi

d.Gurugram

43. Which Rating Agency has projected India’s GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.9%?

a.Fitch Ratings

b.Moody’s Analytics

c.Morgan Stanley

d.S&P Global

44. Who is the author of the biography 'The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup'?

a.Srishti Jha

b.Manit Joura

c.Kanchi Kaul

d.Arjit Taneja

45. World’s most advanced technology – developed Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) ‘Mirai’ launched by which company?

a.Wagon R

b.Tata

c.Hyundai

d.Toyota

46. Which State Assembly in the country is the first to implement the NeVA programme to become completely paperless?

a.Meghalaya

b.Nagaland

c.Mizoram

d.Manipur

47. Which party has won the highest number of seats in the Goa Assembly Elections?

a.BJP

b.AAP

c.INC

d.BSP

48. Which is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

a.Moscow

b.New York

c.Vienna

d.Geneva

49. Which country test-fired the ICBM named Hwasong-17?

a.Japan

b.China

c.South Korea

d.North Korea

50. Which Naval Ship has presented the prestigious President's Colour?

a.INS Brahmaputra

b.INS Gomati

c.INS Valsura

d.INS Betwa

51. Which film has won the Best Picture award at the 94th Academy Awards?

a.Belfast

b.CODA

c.King Richard

d.The Power of the Dog

52. Belgium have been ranked __ in the Sustainable Development Index 2021 List?

a.8th

b.5th

c.1st

d.4th

53. Which initiative has been launched by RBI for a 24x7 Helpline for Digital Payments?

a.DigiSaath

b.DigiRakhsak

c.DigiRath

d.DigiSaathi

54. Which country has topped in the Sustainable Development Index 2021 List?

a.Finland

b.Sweden

c.Belgium

d.Denmark

55. Pralay Mondal has been appointed as the interim MD & CEO of which of the bank?

a.CSB Bank

b.Indian Bank

c.Federal Bank

d.DCB Bank

56. The World Theater Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 22th

b.March 25th

c.March 24th

d.March 27th

57. India's first hydrogen fuel cell car Toyota Mirai has been launched by which ministry?

a.Ministry of Education

b.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Child Development

58. Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram to roll out the 'Bank Sakhi' project in which state of India?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Maharashtra

c.Karnataka

d.Odisha

59. When is Cyclone Asani predicted to hit Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

a.March 19th

b.March 18th

c.March 21th

d.March 25th

60. GOES-T is a next-generation weather satellite launched by which space agency to forecast hazardous environmental conditions?

a.NASA

b.ISRO

c.China space agency (CNSA)

d.Roscosmos

61. Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank’ license has been cancelled by Reserve Bank of India. Where is the main office of this bank?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Tripura

c.Maharashtra

d.Uttar Pradesh

62. Which among the following is Europe's largest nuclear power plant?

a.Bohunice

b.Cernavoda

c.Cernavoda

d.Zaporizhzhia

63. Name of the city of India that has created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps (diyas) in 10 minutes, on the occasion of Mahashivratri 2022?

a.Delhi

b.Ujjain

c.Haridwar

d.Varanasi

64. The 19th edition of the India-US MCG meeting has been held at which place?

a.Bikaner

b.Pune

c.Noida

d.Agra

65. Cricket Sonny Ramadhin who passed away represented which cricket playing nation?

a.West Indies

b.Sri Lanka

c.Bangladesh

d.Pakistan

66. Which organization has launched the military drill 'Cold Response 2022'?

a.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

b.Association of South East Nations

c.International Development Association

d.United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

67. Which US courier service company has announced the appointment of Indian-origin Raj Subramaniam as its next CEO?

a.DHL

b.United Parcel Services

c.Agarwal Packers

d.FedEx

68. ‘2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup’ is the twelfth edition schedule between which dates?

a.4 March 2022 to 3 April, 2022

b.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 5 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

69. How many Prime Ministers have been there in India to date?

a.11

b.12

c.16

d.14

70. Which state government has launched the 'Nan Mudhalvan' scheme for students?

a.Kerala

b.Jharkhand

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

71. The Government of India has approved the establishment of the World Health Organization Global Center for Traditional Medicine in which state?

a.Raipur, Chhattisgarh

b.Jamnagar, Gujarat

c.Gurugram, Haryana

d.Patna, Bihar

72. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund?

a.PS Ramakrishnan

b.RS Ramakrishnan

c.TS Ramakrishnan

d.MS Ramakrishnan

73. Which city has been the hottest place on earth with a record 53.2 degree Celsius?

a.Dubai

b.Kuwait

c.Chennai

d.Delhi

74. What is the revised compensation to the kind of hit-and-run victims in case of death?

a.75000

b.50,000

c.1 Lakhs

d.2 Lakhs

75. MeitY has tied with which company to train Indian startups in making apps and games for the global market?

a.Apple

b.IBM

c.Google

d.Microsoft

76. Which is the first state in the country to use the 'Crop Diversification Index'?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Telangana

d.Punjab

77. How many women have been awarded the WTI in 2022?

a.75

b.52

c.32

d.12

78. Who initiated 'Digital Government Mission' to speed up Citizen Services Delivery?

a.Ashwini Vaishnaw

b.Giriraj Singh

c.Pralhad Joshi

d.Kiren Rijiju

79. Who is the author of the biography "Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times"?

a.Karuna Nundy

b.Abhinav Chandrachud

c.Gautam Bhatia

d.P. N. Bhagwati

80. When will India resume scheduled commercial International passenger flights?

a.25th March

b.27th March

c.28th March

d.26th March

81. The Rs 11,420 Crore Pune Metro Rail Project was inaugurated by which minister?

a.Amit Shah

b.Narendra Modi

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Piyush Goyal

82. RBI Governor has dedicated an Ink Manufacturing Unit "Varnika" at which place?

a.Hyderabad

b.Siliguri

c.Mysuru

d.Pune

83. Which nation has threatened to detach itself from the International Space Station?

a.Russia

b.USA

c.China

d.South Korea

84. Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the license of which of these banks?

a.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

b.Bank of Maharashtra

c.Canara Bank

d.Bank of Baroda

85. Which company successfully commissioned a 1.7-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant at Bina in Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways?

a.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

b.Elgi Equipments Ltd

c.HEG Ltd

d.Cummins India Ltd

86. What is the theme for the year 2022 for Sujalam 2.0 campaign?

a.Greywater: making the invisible visible

b.Groundwater: making the invisible visible

c.Groundwater: the indispensable part of life

d.Greywater: the indispensable part of life

87. How many seats went to the polls in the sixth phase of UP Elections 2022?

a.57

b.48

c.45

d.62

88. Who has been appointed as the new President of the FATF?

a.Raja Rai

b.Marcus Watson

c.T. Raja Kumar

d.Marcus Pleyer

89. Which country will host the Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise?

a.Japan

b.Singapore

c.Australia

d.Malaysia

90. What is the theme of 2022 World Kidney Day?

a.Living Well with Kidney Disease

b.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

c.Kidney health for everyone everywhere from prevention to detection and equitable access to care

d.Kidney Health for All: Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care

91. Who has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences?

a.Jayendra Saraswat

b.Narayan Pradhan

c.Vijay Anand

d.Narayan Murthi

92. Biplobi Bharat Gallery has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Kolkata

b.Pune

c.New Delhi

d.Guwahati

93. N Biren Singh has taken oath as the Chief Minister of which state for the second term?

a.Uttarkhand

b.Nagaland

c.Sikkim

d.Manipur

94. Gabriel Boric Font has been appointed as the youngest President of which country?

a.Argentina

b.Mexico

c.Chile

d.Peru

95. Who is the author of the book titled - Blue Umbrella?

a.Ruskin Bond

b.Arundhati Roy

c.R. K. Narayan

d.RK Laxman

96. A massive earthquake of 7.4 magnitudes hit which nation?

a.China

b.Japan

c.New Zealand

d.Australia

97. National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing’ launched by which ministry in India?

a.Ministry of Defence

b.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

c.Ministry of Minority Affairs

d.Ministry of Communications

98. At the 2022 ISSF World Cup, who won gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event?

a.Gagan Narang

b.Saurabh Chaudhary

c.Jitu Rai

d.Vijay Kumar

99. Which is first country in the world to authorize the emergency use of a plant-based ‘Covifenz’ COVID-19 Vaccine?

a.United Kingdom

b.France

c.Russia

d.Canada

100. Who among these is an Arjuna award winner in this sport, who has part of an Asian Games bronze medal-winning side?

a.Jimmy George

b.Kiran George

c.George Gervin

d.Robert George

101. Indian Army has banned how many Apps to prevent leaking of information to its personnel?

a.99 Apps

b.79 Apps

c.89 Apps

d.69 Apps

102. What is the latest rank of Indian Passport on the Henley Passport Index?

a.86

b.83

c.87

d.76

103. CICI bank to acquire up to 5 per cent equity holding in NARCL with total cash consideration of up to __ in tranches?

a.Rs 134.5 crore

b.Rs 135.5 crore

c.Rs 137.5 crore

d.Rs 131.5 crore

104. Who has been awarded the 2022 Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards?

a.Joy Shah

b.Jef Marcel

c.Sushant Khatri

d.Mario Marcel

105. ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.World Water Day

b.World Meteorological Day

c.World TB Day

d.World Wildlife Day 2022

106. India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha (100 feet long and 30 feet high) is being built at where?

a.Araria

b.Bodh Gaya

c.Anwari

d.Munger

107. Who has been named as new MD and CEO of LIC Mutual Fund?

a.Jayshree Ullal

b.Ashok Vemuri

c.T S Ramakrishnan

d.Rajeev Suri

108. India's largest EV charging station for 4 wheelers, with 121 charging points, has been launched in which city?

a.New Delhi

b.Gurugram

c.Pune

d.Chennai

109. Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state/UT?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Telangana

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Kerala

110. Green Triangle named after Mahatma Gandhi, has been inaugurated in which country?

a.Madagascar

b.Nepa

c.Singapore

d.Sri Lanka

111. Which bank launched a booklet named ‘BE(A)WARE’ in India for public awareness on financial frauds?

a.RBI

b.SBI

c.ICICI

d.HDFC

112. Dr Jitendra Singh launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). Where is this IMPO/IITM located?

a.Chennai

b.Ahmedabad

c.Pune

d.Mumbai

113. The Government of India has set a target of constructing 220 new airports in the country by which year?

a.2025

b.2027

c.2024

d.2026

114. Which ground test of ISRO has been successfully completed?

a.SSLV

b.SS3

c.SS2

d.SS1

115. Which state government has announced "Camel Protection and Development Policy" in its budget 2022-23?

a.Government of Maharashtra

b.Government of Kerala

c.Government of Rajasthan

d.Gujarat government

116. 'Donate-a-Pension' campaign has been launched under the central sector scheme by the government?

a.PMFBY

b.PMSBY

c.PM-SYM

d.PMJJBY

117. Which of the following automobile company has unveiled a new brand "Vida" for electric vehicles?

a.Hyundai Motocorp

b.Yamaha MotoCorp

c.Honda MotoCorp

d.Hero Motocorp

118. Who is the author of the book "Unfilled Barrels: India's oil story"?

a.Archana Mishra

b.Shoma Chaudhury

c.Richa Mishra

d.Shaili Chopra

119. ‘Nitin Chugh’ has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of which bank in India to drive digital banking operations?

a.Kotak Mahindra Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.HDFC Bank

d.Axis Bank

120. The FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) was established in which year?

a.1983

b.1999

c.1981

d.1991

121. Which is the venue of the India Global Forum (IGF) event in 2022?

a.Gandhi Nagar

b.Varanasi

c.Chennai

d.Bengaluru

122. Which ministry has launched the Donation-e-Pension campaign under the PM-SYM scheme?

a.Ministry of Science

b.Ministry of Labor

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Tribals

123. The International Day of Action for Rivers is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 15th

b.March 14th

c.March 13th

d.March 11th

124. Which female player has won the women's singles title of Swiss Open 2022?

a.Caroline Marine

b.Saina Nehwal

c.PV Sindhu

d.Nozomi Okura

125. Who has been ranked as the world's top billionaire in 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List?

a.Elon Musk

b.Bernard Arnault

c.Bill Gates

d.Jeff Bezos

126. On which day the Pie Day is being celebrated around the world?

a.March 14th

b.March 13th

c.March 12th

d.March 11th

127. PetrFiala has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?

a.Latvia

b.Austria

c.Czech Republic

d.Serbia

128. Anubhav is a mobile car showroom, launched by which auto company for its rural customers?

a.Ashok Leyland

b.Maruti Suzuki

c.Tata Motors

d.Mahindra & Mahindra

129. How many women received the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' for the years 2020 and 2021?

a.29

b.31

c.30

d.32

130. Indian Navy received the 12th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from which Aerospace company?

a.Airbus

b.Lockheed Martin

c.Boeing

d.Blue Origin

131. The Bhasha Sangam mobile app has been released by the Ministry of Education in how many scheduled Indian languages?

a.17

b.18

c.22

d.14

132. In which city did Reliance Industries Ltd open Indias first global destination named Jio World Center?

a.Noida

b.Nagpur

c.Mumbai

d.Ahmedabad

133. Robert Abela has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

a.Portugal

b.Cyprus

c.Malta

d.Maldives

134. The OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition was held in which city?

a.Kochi

b.Kolkata

c.Chennai

d.Mumbai

135. Ministry of Women and Child Development will launch the 'Back to School' Campaign in partnership with which organization?

a.World Bank

b.UNICEF

c.NITI Aayog

d.WHO

136. Which of the following eCommerce company acquired electronics reverse commerce (or recommerce) company Yaantra?

a.Flipkart

b.Mesho

c.eBay

d.Amazon

137. What is the theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2022?

a.Invest to End TB. Save Lives

b.It's time to end TB

c.The Clock is Ticking

d.It's Time

138. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Norway

b.Russia

c.Germany

d.Canada

139. Which bank has acquired a 5% stake in National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited?

a.ICICI Bank

b.Yes Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.HDFC Bank

140. Which Indian Institute of Management has the Retail Tech Consortium been established?

a.IIM Kolkata

b.IIM Bodh Gaya

c.IIM Amritsar

d.IIM Ahmedabad

141. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of IRDAI in 2022?

a.A. Ramana Rao

b.Debasish Panda

c.Sanjay Kumar Verma

d.Mamta Suri

142. Lakshya Sen lost to which of the following player to settle for silver at the men's singles badminton final of German Open 2022?

a.Thomas Rouxel

b.Viktor Axelsen

c.Kunlavut Vitidsarn

d.Lee Zii Jia

143. The 12th edition of the RSM 2022 has been organised in which state?

a.Gujarat

b.West Bengal

c.Odisha

d.Andra Pradesh

144. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in fiscal 2022-23 as per Fitch Ratings?

a.8.3%

b.8.5%

c.8.7%

d.8.9%

145. Ashneer Grover has resigned as MD and Director of which Indian fintech company?

a.PhonePe

b.Paytm

c.BharatPe

d.Google Pay

146. Nepal’s House of Representatives has ratified __ US Dollar grant assistance-Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact along with ‘interpretative declaration’?

a.100 Million

b.200 Million

c.300 Million

d.500 Million

147. The World Poetry Day is being celebrated every year on which date?

a.March 17th

b.March 22nd

c.March 21st

d.March 18th

148. What is the rank of India in the sustainable Development Report 2021 list?

a.120th

b.122nd

c.121st

d.124th

149. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Uttrakhand?

a.Pushkar Singh Dhami

b.Ashok Gehlot

c.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

d.Jairam Thakur

150. Who has approved the establishment of the National Land Monetization Corporation?

a.Ministry of Education

b.Supreme Court

c.Planning Commission

d.Union Cabinet

151. To strengthen actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, how many resolutions concluded 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5)?

a.12 resolutions

b.19 resolutions

c.10 resolutions

d.14 resolutions

152. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Sri Lanka

b.Thailand

c.Bangladesh

d.India

153. Who has become the 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India?

a.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

b.Padmini Rout

c.Mary Ann Gomes

d.Priyanka Nutakki

154. Indian diplomat Mukul Arya passed away in an untimely manner. He was an Indian envoy to which among the following countries?

a.Turkey

b.Israel

c.Palestine

d.Ukraine

155. Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme continuation approved by Indian government till which date?

a.31 October, 2026

b.31 March, 2026

c.31 April, 2026

d.31 May, 2026

156. Which state government has launched 'Women@Work' program?

a.Kerala

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Jharkhand

d.Karnataka

157. Which coalfield in India is currently the largest coal-producing company of India after its production crossed 157 million tonnes in 2021-22?

a.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

b.Bharat Coking Coal

c.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

d.Central Coalfields Limited

158. On which day the International Day of the Unborn Child is being celebrated?

a.March 27th

b.March 26th

c.March 25th

d.March 28th

159. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Plovdiv

b.Ruse

c.Sofia

d.Gabrovo

160. SLINEX' is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?

a.Oman

b.Singapore

c.Japan

d.Sri Lanka

161. Tapan Singhel has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of which company?

a.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

b.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

c.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

d.Reliance General Insurance

162. MV Ram Prasad Bismil’ is the Longest vessel to sail from __ to Brahmaputra?

a.Ganga

b.Yamuna

c.Kaveri

d.Godavari

163. Which Indian actress has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance?

a.Deepika Padukone

b.Shruti Haasan

c.Kriti Sanon

d.Vidya Balan

164. Which edition of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup has started in New Zealand?

a.12th Edition

b.7th Edition

c.5th edition

d.9th Edition

165. The 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas will be celebrated. What is the theme of 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas?

a.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Kalyan

b.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Samman

c.Jan Kalyan- Jan Samman

d.Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

166. Which team has won the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-18 Women's Football Championship?

a.South Korea

b.Bangladesh

c.Malaysia

d.India

167. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.11th March

b.09th March

c.08th March

d.10th March

168. In which state 'Dol Utsav' has been celebrated?

a.Karnataka

b.West Bengal

c.Telangana

d.Tamil Nadu

169. In which state India's first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center has been inaugurated?

a.Manesar, Haryana

b.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

c.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

d.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

170. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Karolina Bielawaska

b.Anna Leitch

c.Karolina Vidales

d.Shree Saini

171. Which state government has announced to set up India's first medical city 'Indrayani Medicity'?

a.Bihar

b.Uttrakhand

c.Haryana

d.Maharashtra

172. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.Japan

b.America

c.India

d.China

173. Which Indian economist has been included in the advisory board of the United Nations?

a.Rohini Pande

b.Kaushik Basu

c.Arvind Panagariya

d.Jayati Ghosh

174. Who has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize 2022?

a.Morenati emilio

b.Francis Kere

c.Evan allen

d.Laura Crimaldi

175. What is the theme of World Rotaract Day?

a.Rotary in Action

b.Be the change

c.Rotary Making a Difference

d.Connecting for Good

176. Microsoft has opened its largest data centre in India in Hyderabad. Apart from this, the company already has how many data centres in the country?

a.4

b.3

c.5

d.6

177. For How many days Yoga Mahotsav 2022 campaign has been started?

a.100 days

b.50 days

c.150 days

d.200 days

178. Equirus Wealth in collaboration with SCUBE Capital along with which bank to jointly launch USD Offshore Fund?

a.Federal Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.Canara Bank

d.ICICI Bank

179. Who has become India's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket?

a.Mohammed Shami

b.Ishant Sharma

c.R Ashwin

d.Jasprit Bumrah

180. The sea-level trials of India's first indigenously developed Flying Trainer was successfully completed at Puducherry. What is the name of this trainer aircraft?

a.HARRIS-NG

b.HERCULES-NG

c.HAWK-NG

d.HANSA-NG

181. Prabha Narasimhan has been appointed as the CEO and MD of which company in place of Ram Raghavan?

a.Coal India

b.HDFC Group

c.Google

d.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

182. Former Chief of the Indian Army, General S F Rodrigues has passed away. He had also served as the Governor of which state?

a.Haryana

b.Punjab

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

183. On Board: My Years in BCCI is an autobiography of which person?

a.Ratnakar Shetty

b.Vinod Rai

c.Anjum Chopra

d.Diana Edulji

184. Name the cargo vessel which has become the longest vessel ever to sail on the river Brahmaputra?

a.MV APL Raffles

b.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

c.MV Northern Jaguar

d.MV MSC Valeria

185. Which of the company has become the first Indian company to sponsor FIFA World Cup 2022?

a.Wipro

b.Reliance

c.BYJU'S

d.Tata

186. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and who has signed an MoU towards green energy goals?

a.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

b.Bank of Baroda

c.SEBI

d.Coal India

187. Asia's largest Tulip Garden is at which place?

a.Delhi

b.Srinagar

c.Chennai

d.Ladakh

188. Which company announced to buying banking-software maker ‘Technisys SA’ for about $1.1 Billion?

a.Amazon

b.Adobe

c.Microsoft

d.SoFi Technologies Inc

189. Which edition of Civil Accounts Day has been celebrated in India?

a.44th

b.47th

c.46th

d.45th

190. Which state has topped in the released Scotch State of Governance Ranking 2021?

a.Karnataka

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Telangana

d.Odisha

191. What is the theme of the 2022 World Down Syndrome Day?

a.Leave no one behind

b.What I bring to the Workplace

c.We Decide

d.Connect

192. RBI has cancelled the license of People's Co-operative Bank Ltd. located at which place?

a.Kolhapur

b.Mumbai

c.Kanpur

d.Pune

193. What is the name of India's automatic train collision protection system?

a.Kavach

b.Suraksha

c.Raksha

d.Dhaal

194. Which one of the following has been released as the framework for geo-tagging of payment system touchpoints?

a.Reserve Bank of India

b.NITI Aayog

c.Ministry of Finance

d.Planning Commission

195. The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the extended-range land-attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from which stealth destroyer?

a.INS Chennai

b.INS Arihant

c.INS Vikramaditya

d.INS Shakti

196. Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa scheme was started by which state?

a.Bihar

b.UP

c.Assam

d.Tripura

197. RBI has launched which UPI facility for feature phones?

a.UPI123paisa

b.UPI123payment

c.UPI123pay

d.UPI123paid

198. What is the theme of the 2022 International Women's Day?

a.Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives

b.An equal world is an enabled world

c.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

d.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

199. Balikatan 2022 is a military drill of the US army with which country?

a.Philippines

b.Japan

c.South Korea

d.France

200. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki?

a.Hisashi Takeuchi

b.Shigetoshi Torii

c.Kenichi Ayukawa

d.Osamu Suzuki

201. Bharti Airtel has joined hands with which bank to launch a co-branded credit card to strengthen the growth of India's digital ecosystem?

a.HDFC Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.Kotak Mahindra Bank

202. Whose translation 'Tomb of Sand' has been nominated for the International Booker Prize?

a.Geetanjali Shree

b.Aravind Adiga

c.Arundhati Roy

d.Kiran Desai

203. Which national level shooter woman has been selected to represent India for the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Campaign?

a.Manu Bhaskar

b.Apurvi Chandela

c.Avni Accounts

d.Aarushi Verma

204. Kalpana Chawla's birth anniversary is being observed on which date?

a.March 25th

b.March 15th

c.March 19th

d.March 17th

205. India has signed a Host Country Agreement with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in which city of the country?

a.Noida

b.Chennai

c.Pune

d.New Delhi

206. Which country organized the Polio National Immunization Day (NID) 2022 on February 27th?

a.Australia

b.UAE

c.India

d.France

207. Which country has become the most sanctioned country in the world?

a.Russia

b.Pakistan

c.Iraq

d.Iran

208. What is the theme of the International Day of Action for Rivers in 2022?

a.Rights of Rivers

b.The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity

c.Women, Water, and Climate Change

d.Water for Our Future

209. What is the theme of the Rare Disease Day (RDD) 2022?

a.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

b.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

c.Share Your Colors

d.Rare is Many. Rare is Strong

210. Which city has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally, topped this list?

a.Jakarta

b.Cairo

c.Dhaka

d.Beijing

211. Which ministry released the detailed project reports (DPRs) to rejuvenate 13 major rivers in India?

a.Minister of Tourism

b.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

c.Minister of Education

d.Minister of Jal Shakti

212. Who has become the youngest and fastest female swimmer to swim across the Palk Strait?

a.Bhakti Sharma

b.Aarti Saha

c.Mana Patel

d.Jiya Rai

213. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Kanpur

b.Bengaluru

c.Chennai

d.Visakhapatnam

214. Which world number 1 female tennis player has announced her retirement?

a.Steffi Graf

b.Maria Sharapova

c.Ashleigh Barty

d.Serena Williams

215. Deloitte's report titled "Global Powers of Retailing 2022, which company topped the list?

a.The Home Depot, Inc

b.Costco Wholesale Corporation

c.Schwarz Group

d.Walmart Inc

216. PV Sindhu beat which of the player to lift the women's singles title at the 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Tournament?

a.Yeo Jia Min

b.Ratchanok Intanon

c.Busanan Ongbamrungphan

d.Pornpawee Chochuwong

217. Which tech company has announced to set up its fourth data centre in India in Hyderabad?

a.Meta

b.Microsoft

c.Google

d.IBM

218. Hyperspectral Studies for Mineral Exploration in the country. For this NMDC which institute has signed MoU?

a.IIT Kharagpur

b.IIT Kanpur

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Bombay

219. What is the theme set for the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) 2022?

a.Mathematics Unites!

b.Mathematics is Everywhere

c.Mathematics for a Better World

d.Indian Mathematics

220. What is the position of India in the global investment in digital shopping 2021?

a.Third

b.Second

c.First

d.Fourth

221. The World Kidney Day 2022 is being celebrated on which date?

a.11th March

b.13th March

c.10th March

d.12th March

222. ‘Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.World War Orphans Day.

b.National Safety Day.

c.World Day of Social Justice.

d.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

223. Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in which event of ‘International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World cup’?

a.Women’s 28m pistol team event.

b.Women’s 20m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 21m pistol team event.

d.Women’s 25m pistol team event

224. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee?

a.Ravi Chopra

b.AK Sikri

c.Raju Mistri

d.Ajay Kushwaha

225. The first-ever road project, made out of waste steel has come up in which city of India?

a.Surat

b.Hyderabad

c.Jamshedpur

d.Gurugram

226. The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 13th

b.March 12th

c.March 14th

d.March 15th

227. Which two country started their annual Dharma Guardian exercise in Karnataka begin on February 27 to March 10, 2022?

a.India and USA

b.India and Nepal

c.India and Japan

d.India and Pakistan

228. The Virtual SGKC has been developed by which company?

a.POWERGRID

b.NTPC Limited

c.Indian Oil Corporation

d.Power Finance Corporation

229. Who is the winner of the 2022 Mexican Open tennis tournament?

a.Stefanos Tsitsipas

b.Novak Djokovic

c.Daniil Medvedev

d.Rafael Nadal

230. RBI is observing the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2022. What is the theme of the celebrations?

a.Go Digital, Go Secure

b.Unified Payments Interface

c.Smarter Digital Payments

d.Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments

231. Professor Deepak Dhar has become which Indian to be awarded the Boltzmann Medal?

a.Fourth

b.First

c.Second

d.Third

232. Where 1.66 petaflops supercomputer named PARAM Ganga has been installed?

a.IIT Hyderabad

b.IIT Chennai

c.IIT Pune

d.IIT Roorkee

233. ToneTag partnered with which bank for "VoiceSe UPI payments service"?

a.SBI

b.PNB

c.NSDL Payments Bank

d.Airtel Payments Bank

234. What is the last date to register for the ISRO Young Scientist Program 2022?

a.April 1st

b.April 10th

c.April 21st

d.April 15th

235. National Safety Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.05th March

b.07th March

c.09th March

d.04h March

236. Supreme Court of India has appointed Justice (retd) AK Sikri as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee of which project?

a.Chardham Project

b.Smart Cities Mission

c.Bharatmala Project

d.Setu Bharatam

237. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) observed it's which Foundation Day in 2022?

a.31st

b.39th

c.37th

d.35th

238. The new edition of Knight Frank's The Wealth Report 2022, what is the rank of India in the billionaire population globally?

a.Second

b.Third

c.First

d.Fourth

239. Sadia Tariq was in news for winning a gold medal for India in which event?

a.Weightlifting

b.Boxing

c.Wushu

d.Fencing

240. The Indian Army version of MRSAM has been developed by DRDO in partnership with which country?

a.Russia

b.Israel

c.United States

d.France

241. What is the rank of India in the Democracy Report 2022 released by the V-Dem Institute?

a.95th

b.85th

c.98th

d.93rd

242. When is "International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims" is being celebrated?

a.March 24th

b.March 18th

c.March 17th

d.March 16th

243. Who is the author of the book titled- Unfinished?

a.Anuja Chauhan

b.Salman Rushdie

c.Priyanka Chopra

d.Amitav Ghosh

244. Which organization has issued the first wildlife bond to save African black rhinoceros?

a.UNESCO

b.IFA

c.World Bank

d.Moody's

245. World Consumer Rights Day is being celebrated globally on which day?

a.March 13th

b.March 12th

c.March 15th

d.March 14th

246. Armond Gustave "Mondo" Duplantis has covered 6.19 meters to break his own world record by how many centimetres at the World Indoor Tour Silver Meeting?

a.2cm

b.1 cm

c.5cm

d.3 cm

247. Which state government has launched 'Kaushalya Matritva Yojana'?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Rajasthan

c.Haryana

d.Chhattisgarh

248. Due to the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War, which organization approved $1.4 billion emergency support for the Ukraine?

a.European Union (EU)

b.International Monetary Fund

c.International Labor Organization

d.World Trade Organization

249. Which country's central bank governor has been awarded the Governor of the Year Award at the Central Banking Awards 2022?

a.Quba

b.Chile

c.UAE

d.Iran

250. The CRPF Raising day is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 18th

b.March 16th

c.March 17th

d.March 19th

251. The DefExpo 2022 has been postponed till further orders. The event was scheduled to take place in which city?

a.Ranchi

b.Bengaluru

c.Gandhinagar

d.Lucknow

252. Which country has launched a military satellite named "Noor-2"?

a.India

b.Iran

c.China

d.China

253. Exercise Vayu Shakti 2022 will be organised in which place by the IAF?

a.Agra

b.Nainital

c.Jaisalmer

d.Pithoragarh

254. Who has been appointed as the CFO of the LIC?

a.Supriya Bakhshi

b.Vinay Kumar Verma

c.Pankaj Jain

d.Sunil Agrawal

255. Which Mutual Fund House has launched an end-to-end women-led missed call advisory service #LaxmiForLaxmi?

a.LIC Mutual Fund

b.ICICI Mutual Fund

c.SBI Mutual Fund

d.HDFC Mutual Fund

256. Name the Environmentalist as been selected for the IWOC Award for 2022?

a.Rizwana Hasan

b.Sumaira Abdulali

c.Sunita Narain

d.Maneka Gandhi

257. India have how many of ‘Rafale fighter aircraft’ in the fleet till the end of February, 2022?

a.35

b.32

c.33

d.36

258. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in the calendar year 2022 as per Moody's?

a.7.1%

b.9.5%

c.8.8%

d.9.1%

259. International Judo Federation’ has suspended whom as Honorary President and Ambassador of the federation?

a.Vladimir Putin

b.Shinzo Abe

c.Boris Johnson

d.Elizabeth II

260. Which Country Astronomers discovered 1st Known Quadruple Asteroid System?

a.Thailand

b.South Korea

c.Japan

d.China

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