Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

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

a.27th February

b.02nd March

c.01st March

d.28th February

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

a.Indian Bank

b.DCB Bank

c.CSB Bank

d.Federal Bank

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

a.March 26th

b.March 25th

c.March 28th

d.March 27th

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

a.Flipkart

b.Amazon

c.eBay

d.Mesho

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Rajasthan

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Haryana

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

a.April 1st

b.April 15th

c.April 10th

d.April 21st

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

a.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

b.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

c.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

d.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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

a.Ashleigh Barty

b.Steffi Graf

c.Maria Sharapova

d.Serena Williams

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

a.IIT Hyderabad

b.IIT Pune

c.IIT Chennai

d.IIT Roorkee

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

a.Mamta Suri

b.A. Ramana Rao

c.Sanjay Kumar Verma

d.Debasish Panda

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

a.Bhakti Sharma

b.Mana Patel

c.Jiya Rai

d.Aarti Saha

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

a.March 22th

b.March 24th

c.March 25th

d.March 27th

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Bihar

c.Uttrakhand

d.Haryana

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

a.March 13th

b.March 18th

c.March 17th

d.March 14th

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

a.46th

b.44th

c.47th

d.45th

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

a.Microsoft

b.Apple

c.Google

d.IBM

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

a.ICICI

b.RBI

c.HDFC

d.SBI

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

a.18

b.22

c.17

d.14

19. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.India

b.America

c.Japan

d.China

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

a.Russia

b.South Korea

c.China

d.USA

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

a.Jamshedpur

b.Hyderabad

c.Surat

d.Gurugram

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

a.World Meteorological Day

b.World Wildlife Day 2022

c.World TB Day

d.World Water Day

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

a.Central Coalfields Limited

b.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

c.Bharat Coking Coal

d.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

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

a.Pune

b.Guwahati

c.Kolkata

d.New Delhi

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

a.Kerala

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Telangana

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

a.Jharkhand

b.Kerala

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.5th

b.8th

c.1st

d.4th

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

a.New Zealand

b.England

c.South Africa

d.Australia

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

a.National Safety Day

b.National Youth Day

c.No Smoking Day 2022

d.World Health Day

30. 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.Pune

c.Chennai

d.New Delhi

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

a.Raja Rai

b.Marcus Pleyer

c.Marcus Watson

d.T. Raja Kumar

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

a.Sunil Agrawal

b.Vinay Kumar Verma

c.Supriya Bakhshi

d.Pankaj Jain

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

a.Ministry of Defence

b.Ministry of Minority Affairs

c.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

d.Ministry of Communications

34. 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

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

a.IIT Kanpur

b.IIT Bombay

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Kharagpur

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

a.Government of Rajasthan

b.Government of Maharashtra

c.Government of Kerala

d.Gujarat government

37. 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.Kunlavut Vitidsarn

b.Thomas Rouxel

c.Lee Zii Jia

d.Viktor Axelsen

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

a.Wagon R

b.Toyota

c.Hyundai

d.Tata

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

a.Badminton

b.Javelin Throw

c.Archery

d.Discuss Throw

40. ‘2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup’ is the twelfth edition schedule between which dates?

a.4 March 2022 to 5 April, 2022

b.4 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 3 April, 2022

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

a.Adobe

b.Microsoft

c.Amazon

d.SoFi Technologies Inc

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

a.Charles Leclerc

b.Max Verstappen

c.Lewis Hamilton

d.Carlos Sainz Jr.

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

a.200 Million

b.100 Million

c.500 Million

d.300 Million

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

a.2024

b.2027

c.2026

d.2025

45. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Anna Leitch

b.Shree Saini

c.Karolina Bielawaska

d.Karolina Vidales

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

a.27th March

b.25th March

c.26th March

d.28th March

47. 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.Kotak Mahindra Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.HDFC Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.Connect

b.We Decide

c.What I bring to the Workplace

d.Leave no one behind

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

a.Ministry of Education

b.Ministry of Child Development

c.Ministry of Education

d.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

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

a.30

b.31

c.32

d.29

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

a.New York

b.Vienna

c.Geneva

d.Moscow

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

a.Karnataka

b.West Bengal

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Telangana

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

a.Rs 100

b.Rs 200

c.Rs 500

d.Rs 300

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

a.ICICI Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.Canara Bank

d.Federal Bank

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

a.Bangladesh

b.South Korea

c.India

d.Malaysia

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

a.Mumbai

b.Nagpur

c.Noida

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.122nd

b.120th

c.124th

d.121st

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

a.Geetanjali Shree

b.Kiran Desai

c.Arundhati Roy

d.Aravind Adiga

59. 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 131.5 crore

c.Rs 135.5 crore

d.Rs 137.5 crore

60. 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.Varanasi

b.Delhi

c.Ujjain

d.Haridwar

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

a.March 25th

b.March 15th

c.March 19th

d.March 17th

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

a.The Home Depot, Inc

b.Walmart Inc

c.Schwarz Group

d.Costco Wholesale Corporation

63. 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.Pan Macmillan India

b.Penguin Random House India

c.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

d.Rupa Publications

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

a.Delhi Police

b.Maharashtra Police

c.Uttar Pradesh Police

d.Punjab Police

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

a.26th

b.51st

c.50th

d.25th

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

a.Japan

b.Oman

c.Singapore

d.Sri Lanka

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

a.20 satellites

b.25 satellites

c.22 satellites

d.28 satellites

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

a.Virat Kohli

b.David Warner

c.R Ashwin

d.Ravindra Jadeja

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

a.Tata

b.Wipro

c.Reliance

d.BYJU'S

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

a.10 resolutions

b.14 resolutions

c.19 resolutions

d.12 resolutions

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

a.NTPC

b.HAL

c.BEL

d.GAIL

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

a.PMFBY

b.PMSBY

c.PM-SYM

d.PMJJBY

73. 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.HERCULES-NG

b.HAWK-NG

c.HANSA-NG

d.HARRIS-NG

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

a.Saurabh Chaudhary

b.Gagan Narang

c.Jitu Rai

d.Vijay Kumar

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

a.Belgium

b.Finland

c.Denmark

d.Sweden

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

a.48

b.45

c.62

d.57

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

a.Pune

b.Noida

c.Bikaner

d.Agra

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

a.Vidya Balan

b.Deepika Padukone

c.Kriti Sanon

d.Shruti Haasan

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

a.Minister of Tourism

b.Minister of Education

c.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

d.Minister of Jal Shakti

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

a.Gurugram

b.Delhi

c.Jamnagar

d.Mumbai

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

a.Elgi Equipments Ltd

b.Cummins India Ltd

c.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

d.HEG Ltd

82. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Norway

b.Germany

c.Russia

d.Canada

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

a.Jef Marcel

b.Mario Marcel

c.Sushant Khatri

d.Joy Shah

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

a.Jamnagar, Gujarat

b.Gurugram, Haryana

c.Patna, Bihar

d.Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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

a.Russia

b.United States

c.France

d.Israel

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

a.China space agency (CNSA)

b.ISRO

c.NASA

d.Roscosmos

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

a.Sri Lanka

b.Bangladesh

c.Pakistan

d.West Indies

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

a.UPI123payment

b.UPI123pay

c.UPI123paisa

d.UPI123paid

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

a.Ishant Sharma

b.R Ashwin

c.Mohammed Shami

d.Jasprit Bumrah

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

a.52nd Edition

b.72nd Edition

c.65th edition

d.75th Edition

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

a.75 years

b.85 years

c.65 years

d.55 years

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

a.Telangana

b.Karnataka

c.Odisha

d.Andhra Pradesh

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

a.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

b.Reliance General Insurance

c.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

d.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

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

a.Jhajjar

b.Faridabad

c.Gurugram

d.Sonipat

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

a.Puducherry

b.Bengaluru

c.Chandigarh

d.Surat

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

a.Daniil Medvedev

b.Stefanos Tsitsipas

c.Rafael Nadal

d.Novak Djokovic

97. 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

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

a.85th

b.95th

c.98th

d.93rd

99. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.10th March

b.11th March

c.09th March

d.08th March

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

a.Tripura

b.Bihar

c.UP

d.Assam

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

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

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

c.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

d.Living Well with Kidney Disease

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

a.Agarwal Packers

b.DHL

c.United Parcel Services

d.FedEx

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

a.Japan

b.France

c.South Korea

d.Philippines

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

a.March 17th

b.March 19th

c.March 24th

d.March 16th

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Odisha

c.Kerala

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Sri Lanka

b.Singapore

c.Madagascar

d.Nepa

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

a.DigiSaath

b.DigiRakhsak

c.DigiSaathi

d.DigiRath

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

a.150 days

b.200 days

c.50 days

d.100 days

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

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Punjab

c.Telangana

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.Narayan Pradhan

b.Narayan Murthi

c.Vijay Anand

d.Jayendra Saraswat

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

a.Cernavoda

b.Bohunice

c.Zaporizhzhia

d.Cernavoda

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

a.Jayati Ghosh

b.Rohini Pande

c.Arvind Panagariya

d.Kaushik Basu

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

a.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

b.Priyanka Nutakki

c.Mary Ann Gomes

d.Padmini Rout

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

a.Ministry of Labor

b.Ministry of Science

c.Ministry of Tribals

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Anjum Chopra

b.Vinod Rai

c.Ratnakar Shetty

d.Diana Edulji

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

a.31 May, 2026

b.31 April, 2026

c.31 March, 2026

d.31 October, 2026

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

a.Second

b.Third

c.First

d.Fourth

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

a.1999

b.1981

c.1991

d.1983

119. 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.3 cm

b.2cm

c.5cm

d.1 cm

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

a.Reliance

b.Tata

c.Tamil Nadu Petroproducts

d.Adani

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

a.Jharkhand

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

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

a.Google

b.IBM

c.Meta

d.Microsoft

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

a.Ruskin Bond

b.Arundhati Roy

c.RK Laxman

d.R. K. Narayan

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

a.Beijing

b.Cairo

c.Dhaka

d.Jakarta

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

a.Norway

b.Uganda

c.Hungary

d.Sweden

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

a.Ministry of Finance

b.NITI Aayog

c.Planning Commission

d.Reserve Bank of India

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

a.Bank of Maharashtra

b.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

c.Canara Bank

d.Bank of Baroda

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

a.Second

b.Fourth

c.Third

d.First

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

a.Mathematics for a Better World

b.Mathematics Unites!

c.Indian Mathematics

d.Mathematics is Everywhere

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

a.Czech Republic

b.Austria

c.Serbia

d.Latvia

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

a.Tata Motors

b.Mahindra & Mahindra

c.Ashok Leyland

d.Maruti Suzuki

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

a.Bill Gates

b.Jeff Bezos

c.Elon Musk

d.Bernard Arnault

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

a.89 Apps

b.99 Apps

c.69 Apps

d.79 Apps

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

a.MV Northern Jaguar

b.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

c.MV APL Raffles

d.MV MSC Valeria

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

a.9.5%

b.7.1%

c.8.8%

d.9.1%

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

a.Groundwater: making the invisible visible

b.Groundwater: the indispensable part of life

c.Greywater: the indispensable part of life

d.Greywater: making the invisible visible

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

a.UAE

b.India

c.France

d.Australia

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

a.ICICI Mutual Fund

b.SBI Mutual Fund

c.LIC Mutual Fund

d.HDFC Mutual Fund

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

a.March 18th

b.March 16th

c.March 17th

d.March 19th

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

a.Iraq

b.Russia

c.Iran

d.Pakistan

141. 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

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

a.Mysuru

b.Pune

c.Hyderabad

d.Siliguri

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

a.Bihar

b.Punjab

c.Delhi

d.Karnataka

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

a.World Diet Food Day

b.World Service Day

c.World Obesity Day

d.World Post Day

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

a.AAP

b.INC

c.BJP

d.BSP

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

a.Aarushi Verma

b.Avni Accounts

c.Manu Bhaskar

d.Apurvi Chandela

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

a.Weightlifting

b.Boxing

c.Fencing

d.Wushu

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

a.Lockheed Martin

b.Blue Origin

c.Airbus

d.Boeing

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

a.Vladimir Putin

b.Boris Johnson

c.Elizabeth II

d.Shinzo Abe

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

a.March 17th

b.March 16th

c.March 19th

d.March 18th

151. 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 3 trillion

c.Rs 2 trillion

d.Rs 1 trillion

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

a.IFA

b.Moody's

c.UNESCO

d.World Bank

153. 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.Rajasthan

d.Madhya Pradesh

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

a.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

b.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

c.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

d.Manesar, Haryana

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

a.Chennai

b.Kolkata

c.Mumbai

d.Kochi

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

a.Manit Joura

b.Srishti Jha

c.Kanchi Kaul

d.Arjit Taneja

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

a.BharatPe

b.PhonePe

c.Paytm

d.Google Pay

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

a.March 18th

b.March 17th

c.March 21st

d.March 22nd

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

a.Iran

b.UAE

c.Chile

d.Quba

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

a.Portugal

b.Malta

c.Maldives

d.Cyprus

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

a.Razorpay

b.Paytm

c.Pay you

d.HDFC Bank

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

a.Gwalior

b.Dehradun

c.Gurugram

d.Chandigarh

163. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Kanpur

b.Bengaluru

c.Visakhapatnam

d.Chennai

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

a.World Day of Social Justice.

b.World War Orphans Day.

c.National Safety Day.

d.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

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

a.Mumbai

b.Visakhapatanam

c.Jaipur

d.Delhi

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

a.March 12th

b.March 13th

c.March 14th

d.March 15th

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

a.Gandhinagar

b.Ranchi

c.Bengaluru

d.Lucknow

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

a.75000

b.50,000

c.2 Lakhs

d.1 Lakhs

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

a.March 12th

b.March 13th

c.March 14th

d.March 11th

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

a.Mary Kom

b.Mithali Raj

c.Jhulan Goshwami

d.Sania Mirza

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

a.Indian Oil Corporation

b.Power Finance Corporation

c.NTPC Limited

d.POWERGRID

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

a.Airtel Payments Bank

b.PNB

c.NSDL Payments Bank

d.SBI

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

a.5th edition

b.7th Edition

c.9th Edition

d.12th Edition

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

a.Shigetoshi Torii

b.Kenichi Ayukawa

c.Osamu Suzuki

d.Hisashi Takeuchi

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

a.Association of South East Nations

b.United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

c.International Development Association

d.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

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

a.Union Cabinet

b.Supreme Court

c.Ministry of Education

d.Planning Commission

177. What is the theme of World Rotaract Day?

a.Rotary Making a Difference

b.Rotary in Action

c.Be the change

d.Connecting for Good

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

a.March 14th

b.March 12th

c.March 15th

d.March 13th

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

a.Evan allen

b.Morenati emilio

c.Laura Crimaldi

d.Francis Kere

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

a.Setu Bharatam

b.Smart Cities Mission

c.Chardham Project

d.Bharatmala Project

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

a.Odisha

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.Maharashtra

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.UNICEF

c.WHO

d.World Bank

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

a.Tunisia

b.China

c.Bhutan

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Third

b.Fourth

c.First

d.Second

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

a.Andra Pradesh

b.Odisha

c.Gujarat

d.West Bengal

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

a.8.9%

b.8.5%

c.8.3%

d.8.7%

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

a.Raksha

b.Dhaal

c.Kavach

d.Suraksha

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

a.FinMapp

b.Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

c.Aviva

d.Edelweiss Tokio

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

a.Simple

b.Service

c.Secure

d.Society

190. 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

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

a.Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

b.Jan Kalyan- Jan Samman

c.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Samman

d.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Kalyan

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

a.The Power of the Dog

b.CODA

c.King Richard

d.Belfast

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

a.March 18th

b.March 20th

c.March 21st

d.March 19th

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

a.14

b.11

c.12

d.16

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

a.Nainital

b.Pithoragarh

c.Agra

d.Jaisalmer

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

a.International Monetary Fund

b.International Labor Organization

c.European Union (EU)

d.World Trade Organization

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

a.Manipur

b.Sikkim

c.Uttarkhand

d.Nagaland

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

a.Richa Mishra

b.Archana Mishra

c.Shoma Chaudhury

d.Shaili Chopra

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

a.Go Digital, Go Secure

b.Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments

c.Unified Payments Interface

d.Smarter Digital Payments

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

a.33

b.36

c.35

d.32

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

a.India

b.China

c.Iran

d.China

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

a.It's Time

b.It's time to end TB

c.The Clock is Ticking

d.Invest to End TB. Save Lives

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

a.March 14th

b.March 15th

c.March 13th

d.March 11th

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

a.Araria

b.Munger

c.Anwari

d.Bodh Gaya

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

a.Raju Mistri

b.Ravi Chopra

c.Ajay Kushwaha

d.AK Sikri

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

a.86

b.76

c.87

d.83

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

a.March 25th

b.March 18th

c.March 19th

d.March 21th

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

a.State Bank of India

b.Kotak Mahindra Bank

c.HDFC Bank

d.Axis Bank

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

a.March 24th

b.March 25th

c.March 22nd

d.March 27th

210. 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 25m pistol team event

b.Women’s 20m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 28m pistol team event.

d.Women’s 21m pistol team event.

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

a.IIM Amritsar

b.IIM Ahmedabad

c.IIM Bodh Gaya

d.IIM Kolkata

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

a.Pune

b.Kanpur

c.Kolhapur

d.Mumbai

213. 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 18th

b.March 16th

c.March 17th

d.March 24th

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

a.Godavari

b.Ganga

c.Kaveri

d.Yamuna

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Maharashtra

d.Tripura

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

a.52

b.12

c.32

d.75

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.Yes Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.Piyush Goyal

b.Amit Shah

c.Narendra Modi

d.Rajnath Singh

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

a.10th March

b.12th March

c.11th March

d.13th March

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

a.National Internet Day

b.National Biology Day

c.National Science Day

d.National Physics Day

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

a.Mexico

b.Argentina

c.Chile

d.Peru

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

a.Rajeev Suri

b.T S Ramakrishnan

c.Jayshree Ullal

d.Ashok Vemuri

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

a.INS Betwa

b.INS Gomati

c.INS Valsura

d.INS Brahmaputra

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

a.Caroline Marine

b.PV Sindhu

c.Saina Nehwal

d.Nozomi Okura

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

a.SEBI

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Coal India

d.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

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

a.France

b.Canada

c.Russia

d.United Kingdom

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

a.India and Japan

b.India and Pakistan

c.India and Nepal

d.India and USA

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

a.Pune

b.Gurugram

c.Chennai

d.New Delhi

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

a.Morgan Stanley

b.Moody’s Analytics

c.S&P Global

d.Fitch Ratings

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

a.HDFC Group

b.Google

c.Coal India

d.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

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

a.China

b.Thailand

c.South Korea

d.Japan

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

a.05th March

b.09th March

c.07th March

d.04h March

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

a.South Korea

b.China

c.North Korea

d.Japan

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

a.Pralhad Joshi

b.Giriraj Singh

c.Ashwini Vaishnaw

d.Kiren Rijiju

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

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

b.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

c.An equal world is an enabled world

d.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

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

a.Ratchanok Intanon

b.Yeo Jia Min

c.Pornpawee Chochuwong

d.Busanan Ongbamrungphan

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

a.Palestine

b.Israel

c.Turkey

d.Ukraine

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

a.China

b.New Zealand

c.Australia

d.Japan

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

a.Kuwait

b.Chennai

c.Dubai

d.Delhi

240. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Sofia

b.Ruse

c.Gabrovo

d.Plovdiv

241. 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.2022-23

b.2024-25

c.2023-24

d.2025-26

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

a.Srinagar

b.Chennai

c.Delhi

d.Ladakh

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

a.37th

b.31st

c.39th

d.35th

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

a.Chennai

b.Bengaluru

c.Varanasi

d.Gandhi Nagar

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

a.Yamaha MotoCorp

b.Honda MotoCorp

c.Hero Motocorp

d.Hyundai Motocorp

246. 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.Hindustan Unilever Ltd

c.ITC Ltd

d.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

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

a.TS Ramakrishnan

b.MS Ramakrishnan

c.RS Ramakrishnan

d.PS Ramakrishnan

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

a.SS2

b.SSLV

c.SS1

d.SS3

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

a.Punjab

b.Uttarakhand

c.West Bengal

d.Haryana

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

a.Australia

b.Malaysia

c.Japan

d.Singapore

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

a.INS Chennai

b.INS Shakti

c.INS Vikramaditya

d.INS Arihant

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

a.Amitav Ghosh

b.Anuja Chauhan

c.Priyanka Chopra

d.Salman Rushdie

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

a.Abhinav Chandrachud

b.Gautam Bhatia

c.P. N. Bhagwati

d.Karuna Nundy

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

a.Sunita Narain

b.Sumaira Abdulali

c.Maneka Gandhi

d.Rizwana Hasan

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

a.Robert George

b.George Gervin

c.Jimmy George

d.Kiran George

256. 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.Mumbai

c.Pune

d.Ahmedabad

257. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Bangladesh

b.Sri Lanka

c.Thailand

d.India

258. 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

c.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

d.Share Your Colors

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

a.Jairam Thakur

b.Pushkar Singh Dhami

c.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

d.Ashok Gehlot

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

a.USA

b.China

c.India

d.Israel

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