Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

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

a.UNICEF

b.WHO

c.World Bank

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.12th Edition

b.9th Edition

c.5th edition

d.7th Edition

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

a.Marcus Watson

b.T. Raja Kumar

c.Marcus Pleyer

d.Raja Rai

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

a.31

b.32

c.30

d.29

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

a.Axis Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.State Bank of India

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

a.Odisha

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Maharashtra

d.Kerala

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

a.India

b.China

c.Iran

d.China

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

a.Arundhati Roy

b.RK Laxman

c.R. K. Narayan

d.Ruskin Bond

9. 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.Rupa Publications

c.Pan Macmillan India

d.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

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

a.Malaysia

b.Bangladesh

c.India

d.South Korea

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

a.Mary Ann Gomes

b.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

c.Padmini Rout

d.Priyanka Nutakki

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

a.Mohammed Shami

b.R Ashwin

c.Ishant Sharma

d.Jasprit Bumrah

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

a.FedEx

b.United Parcel Services

c.Agarwal Packers

d.DHL

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

a.Minister of Jal Shakti

b.Minister of Education

c.Minister of Tourism

d.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

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

a.Uganda

b.Sweden

c.Norway

d.Hungary

16. What is the theme of World Rotaract Day?

a.Rotary in Action

b.Be the change

c.Connecting for Good

d.Rotary Making a Difference

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

a.5th

b.8th

c.1st

d.4th

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

a.122nd

b.121st

c.120th

d.124th

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

a.France

b.Philippines

c.South Korea

d.Japan

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Kerala

c.Jharkhand

d.Karnataka

21. 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.Water for Our Future

d.Women, Water, and Climate Change

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

a.Ministry of Minority Affairs

b.Ministry of Defence

c.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

d.Ministry of Communications

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

a.Google

b.Microsoft

c.Meta

d.IBM

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

a.George Gervin

b.Kiran George

c.Jimmy George

d.Robert George

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

a.Canara Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Federal Bank

d.Axis Bank

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

a.Government of Kerala

b.Government of Rajasthan

c.Gujarat government

d.Government of Maharashtra

27. 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.5cm

c.1 cm

d.3 cm

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

a.Discuss Throw

b.Javelin Throw

c.Archery

d.Badminton

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

a.March 17th

b.March 16th

c.March 19th

d.March 24th

30. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Karolina Vidales

b.Shree Saini

c.Anna Leitch

d.Karolina Bielawaska

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

a.Reliance General Insurance

b.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

c.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

d.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

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

a.Sri Lanka

b.Japan

c.Singapore

d.Oman

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

a.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

b.Google

c.Coal India

d.HDFC Group

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

a.New Zealand

b.Japan

c.China

d.Australia

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

a.Mamta Suri

b.Sanjay Kumar Verma

c.Debasish Panda

d.A. Ramana Rao

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

a.Puducherry

b.Surat

c.Bengaluru

d.Chandigarh

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

a.Hero Motocorp

b.Honda MotoCorp

c.Yamaha MotoCorp

d.Hyundai Motocorp

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

a.Beijing

b.Jakarta

c.Dhaka

d.Cairo

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

a.Ministry of Education

b.Planning Commission

c.Union Cabinet

d.Supreme Court

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

a.Patna, Bihar

b.Gurugram, Haryana

c.Jamnagar, Gujarat

d.Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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

a.Lucknow

b.Gandhinagar

c.Bengaluru

d.Ranchi

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

a.Pankaj Jain

b.Supriya Bakhshi

c.Vinay Kumar Verma

d.Sunil Agrawal

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

a.31st

b.37th

c.35th

d.39th

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

a.World Water Day

b.World Wildlife Day 2022

c.World TB Day

d.World Meteorological Day

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

a.First

b.Third

c.Fourth

d.Second

46. 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

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

a.Kavach

b.Dhaal

c.Raksha

d.Suraksha

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

a.UPI123paid

b.UPI123paisa

c.UPI123payment

d.UPI123pay

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

a.March 16th

b.March 17th

c.March 19th

d.March 18th

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Mysuru

c.Pune

d.Siliguri

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

a.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

b.Living Well with Kidney Disease

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

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

a.Mario Marcel

b.Joy Shah

c.Jef Marcel

d.Sushant Khatri

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

a.69 Apps

b.99 Apps

c.89 Apps

d.79 Apps

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

a.PNB

b.SBI

c.NSDL Payments Bank

d.Airtel Payments Bank

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

a.RS Ramakrishnan

b.MS Ramakrishnan

c.PS Ramakrishnan

d.TS Ramakrishnan

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

a.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

b.Ministry of Education

c.Ministry of Child Development

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Bohunice

b.Cernavoda

c.Cernavoda

d.Zaporizhzhia

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

a.France

b.Russia

c.Israel

d.United States

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

a.Belfast

b.CODA

c.The Power of the Dog

d.King Richard

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

a.Belgium

b.Denmark

c.Finland

d.Sweden

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

a.March 18th

b.March 20th

c.March 19th

d.March 21st

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

a.Nepa

b.Sri Lanka

c.Madagascar

d.Singapore

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

a.25th

b.51st

c.50th

d.26th

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

a.Smarter Digital Payments

b.Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments

c.Unified Payments Interface

d.Go Digital, Go Secure

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

a.Quba

b.UAE

c.Chile

d.Iran

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

a.Kanchi Kaul

b.Srishti Jha

c.Arjit Taneja

d.Manit Joura

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

a.March 15th

b.March 14th

c.March 13th

d.March 12th

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Rajasthan

c.Haryana

d.Chhattisgarh

69. 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 16th

c.March 18th

d.March 17th

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

a.Rajeev Suri

b.Jayshree Ullal

c.T S Ramakrishnan

d.Ashok Vemuri

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

a.Gurugram

b.Chennai

c.Pune

d.New Delhi

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

a.Maneka Gandhi

b.Sunita Narain

c.Sumaira Abdulali

d.Rizwana Hasan

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

a.Raju Mistri

b.Ravi Chopra

c.Ajay Kushwaha

d.AK Sikri

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

a.Pushkar Singh Dhami

b.Jairam Thakur

c.Ashok Gehlot

d.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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

a.Odisha

b.Karnataka

c.Telangana

d.Andhra Pradesh

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

a.26th March

b.27th March

c.28th March

d.25th March

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

a.March 18th

b.March 19th

c.March 16th

d.March 17th

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

a.32

b.35

c.36

d.33

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

a.Tata

b.Reliance

c.Adani

d.Tamil Nadu Petroproducts

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

a.Singapore

b.Malaysia

c.Japan

d.Australia

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

a.Shruti Haasan

b.Kriti Sanon

c.Vidya Balan

d.Deepika Padukone

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

a.March 24th

b.March 22th

c.March 27th

d.March 25th

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

a.Shoma Chaudhury

b.Shaili Chopra

c.Archana Mishra

d.Richa Mishra

84. 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.2025-26

c.2023-24

d.2024-25

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

a.Diana Edulji

b.Anjum Chopra

c.Vinod Rai

d.Ratnakar Shetty

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

a.Society

b.Simple

c.Secure

d.Service

87. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Russia

b.Norway

c.Canada

d.Germany

88. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.China

b.America

c.Japan

d.India

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

a.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

b.Canara Bank

c.Bank of Maharashtra

d.Bank of Baroda

90. 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%

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

a.Rafael Nadal

b.Stefanos Tsitsipas

c.Daniil Medvedev

d.Novak Djokovic

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

a.Palestine

b.Ukraine

c.Israel

d.Turkey

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

a.March 26th

b.March 28th

c.March 27th

d.March 25th

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

a.Blue Origin

b.Lockheed Martin

c.Airbus

d.Boeing

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

a.Toyota

b.Tata

c.Wagon R

d.Hyundai

96. 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

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

a.Portugal

b.Maldives

c.Cyprus

d.Malta

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

a.March 17th

b.March 25th

c.March 15th

d.March 19th

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

a.22

b.14

c.17

d.18

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

a.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

b.Coal India

c.Bank of Baroda

d.SEBI

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

a.The Clock is Ticking

b.It's time to end TB

c.Invest to End TB. Save Lives

d.It's Time

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

a.March 21st

b.March 22nd

c.March 17th

d.March 18th

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

a.75th Edition

b.65th edition

c.52nd Edition

d.72nd Edition

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Uttrakhand

c.Haryana

d.Bihar

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

a.Reserve Bank of India

b.Ministry of Finance

c.NITI Aayog

d.Planning Commission

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

a.Mizoram

b.Meghalaya

c.Manipur

d.Nagaland

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

a.Pune

b.Bikaner

c.Noida

d.Agra

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

a.Karuna Nundy

b.P. N. Bhagwati

c.Abhinav Chandrachud

d.Gautam Bhatia

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

a.Chandigarh

b.Dehradun

c.Gwalior

d.Gurugram

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

a.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

b.MV MSC Valeria

c.MV APL Raffles

d.MV Northern Jaguar

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

a.Punjab

b.West Bengal

c.Uttarakhand

d.Haryana

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

a.11th March

b.10th March

c.13th March

d.12th March

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

a.IIT Kanpur

b.IIT Kharagpur

c.IIT Bombay

d.IIT Madras

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

a.Agra

b.Pithoragarh

c.Jaisalmer

d.Nainital

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

a.Manu Bhaskar

b.Avni Accounts

c.Aarushi Verma

d.Apurvi Chandela

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

a.Third

b.Fourth

c.First

d.Second

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

a.Iraq

b.Iran

c.Russia

d.Pakistan

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

a.March 13th

b.March 14th

c.March 12th

d.March 11th

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

a.1991

b.1999

c.1983

d.1981

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

a.Maharashtra Police

b.Punjab Police

c.Uttar Pradesh Police

d.Delhi Police

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

a.Kolhapur

b.Pune

c.Kanpur

d.Mumbai

122. 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

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

a.1 Lakhs

b.2 Lakhs

c.50,000

d.75000

124. 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: making the invisible visible

d.Greywater: the indispensable part of life

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

a.07th March

b.04h March

c.05th March

d.09th March

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

a.Shinzo Abe

b.Boris Johnson

c.Vladimir Putin

d.Elizabeth II

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

a.25 satellites

b.20 satellites

c.22 satellites

d.28 satellites

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

a.World Bank

b.IFA

c.Moody's

d.UNESCO

129. 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.Kotak Mahindra Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.ICICI Bank

130. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Thailand

b.India

c.Sri Lanka

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Telangana

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Kerala

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

a.Pay you

b.Razorpay

c.HDFC Bank

d.Paytm

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

a.31 October, 2026

b.31 May, 2026

c.31 April, 2026

d.31 March, 2026

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

a.S&P Global

b.Morgan Stanley

c.Moody’s Analytics

d.Fitch Ratings

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

a.Kenichi Ayukawa

b.Shigetoshi Torii

c.Osamu Suzuki

d.Hisashi Takeuchi

136. 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

137. 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 137.5 crore

c.Rs 131.5 crore

d.Rs 135.5 crore

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

a.Rare is Many. Rare is Strong

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

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

d.Share Your Colors

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

a.World War Orphans Day.

b.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

c.World Day of Social Justice.

d.National Safety Day.

140. 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.Ujjain

c.Delhi

d.Haridwar

141. 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.Maharashtra

c.Tripura

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.86

b.87

c.76

d.83

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

a.Australia

b.India

c.France

d.UAE

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

a.Navjot Singh Sidhu

b.Jaswinder Kaur

c.Bhagwant Mann

d.Arvind Kejriwal

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Odisha

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.Carlos Sainz Jr.

b.Max Verstappen

c.Lewis Hamilton

d.Charles Leclerc

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

a.52

b.32

c.12

d.75

148. 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

149. 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.12 resolutions

d.19 resolutions

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

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Amit Shah

c.Piyush Goyal

d.Narendra Modi

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

a.Paytm

b.Google Pay

c.PhonePe

d.BharatPe

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Punjab

d.Haryana

153. 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

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

a.Ministry of Science

b.Ministry of Tribals

c.Ministry of Labor

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.57

b.45

c.62

d.48

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

a.Francis Kere

b.Evan allen

c.Morenati emilio

d.Laura Crimaldi

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

a.Apple

b.Microsoft

c.IBM

d.Google

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

a.Sikkim

b.Uttarkhand

c.Nagaland

d.Manipur

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

a.2026

b.2027

c.2024

d.2025

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

a.Chardham Project

b.Setu Bharatam

c.Bharatmala Project

d.Smart Cities Mission

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

a.100 Million

b.300 Million

c.200 Million

d.500 Million

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

a.Power Finance Corporation

b.NTPC Limited

c.Indian Oil Corporation

d.POWERGRID

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

a.New York

b.Vienna

c.Geneva

d.Moscow

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

a.50 days

b.100 days

c.150 days

d.200 days

165. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.10th March

b.09th March

c.11th March

d.08th March

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

a.Boxing

b.Wushu

c.Fencing

d.Weightlifting

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

a.New Delhi

b.Guwahati

c.Pune

d.Kolkata

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

a.Sonipat

b.Faridabad

c.Jhajjar

d.Gurugram

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

a.Microsoft

b.Adobe

c.SoFi Technologies Inc

d.Amazon

170. 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

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

a.SSLV

b.SS2

c.SS3

d.SS1

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

a.Munger

b.Anwari

c.Bodh Gaya

d.Araria

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

a.45th

b.46th

c.44th

d.47th

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

a.Yamuna

b.Kaveri

c.Godavari

d.Ganga

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

a.Ravindra Jadeja

b.R Ashwin

c.Virat Kohli

d.David Warner

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

a.Jayati Ghosh

b.Arvind Panagariya

c.Kaushik Basu

d.Rohini Pande

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

a.Delhi

b.Jamnagar

c.Gurugram

d.Mumbai

178. ‘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 3 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

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

a.United Kingdom

b.Russia

c.Canada

d.France

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

a.Mathematics is Everywhere

b.Indian Mathematics

c.Mathematics Unites!

d.Mathematics for a Better World

181. 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 28m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 20m pistol team event.

d.Women’s 21m pistol team event.

182. 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%

183. 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.Pornpawee Chochuwong

c.Ratchanok Intanon

d.Busanan Ongbamrungphan

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

a.April 15th

b.April 21st

c.April 1st

d.April 10th

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

a.Mesho

b.Flipkart

c.eBay

d.Amazon

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

a.National Science Day

b.National Biology Day

c.National Physics Day

d.National Internet Day

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

a.Karnataka

b.Jharkhand

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.LIC Mutual Fund

b.SBI Mutual Fund

c.HDFC Mutual Fund

d.ICICI Mutual Fund

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

a.Mexico

b.Argentina

c.Chile

d.Peru

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

a.March 13th

b.March 15th

c.March 12th

d.March 14th

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

a.Odisha

b.Andra Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.West Bengal

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

a.March 27th

b.March 25th

c.March 24th

d.March 22nd

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

a.DigiSaath

b.DigiSaathi

c.DigiRakhsak

d.DigiRath

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

a.SBI

b.HDFC

c.RBI

d.ICICI

195. 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.New Delhi

d.Pune

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

a.Karnataka

b.Bihar

c.Punjab

d.Delhi

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

a.March 13th

b.March 14th

c.March 17th

d.March 18th

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

a.Karnataka

b.West Bengal

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Telangana

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

a.Kiren Rijiju

b.Pralhad Joshi

c.Ashwini Vaishnaw

d.Giriraj Singh

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

a.Maria Sharapova

b.Serena Williams

c.Steffi Graf

d.Ashleigh Barty

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

a.Walmart Inc

b.The Home Depot, Inc

c.Costco Wholesale Corporation

d.Schwarz Group

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

a.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

b.An equal world is an enabled world

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

d.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

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

a.South Korea

b.Russia

c.USA

d.China

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

a.South Africa

b.New Zealand

c.England

d.Australia

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

a.IIT Pune

b.IIT Chennai

c.IIT Roorkee

d.IIT Hyderabad

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

a.Mumbai

b.Delhi

c.Jaipur

d.Visakhapatanam

207. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Chennai

b.Kanpur

c.Bengaluru

d.Visakhapatnam

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

a.Vijay Anand

b.Narayan Murthi

c.Narayan Pradhan

d.Jayendra Saraswat

209. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Plovdiv

b.Ruse

c.Sofia

d.Gabrovo

210. 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.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

c.Bharat Coking Coal

d.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

211. 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 1 trillion

b.Rs 3 trillion

c.Rs 5 trillion

d.Rs 2 trillion

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

a.HAL

b.GAIL

c.BEL

d.NTPC

213. 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

214. 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 Pakistan

c.India and Nepal

d.India and Japan

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

a.European Union (EU)

b.World Trade Organization

c.International Labor Organization

d.International Monetary Fund

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

a.Surat

b.Hyderabad

c.Gurugram

d.Jamshedpur

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

a.BSP

b.AAP

c.INC

d.BJP

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

a.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

b.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

c.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

d.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

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

a.Connect

b.What I bring to the Workplace

c.Leave no one behind

d.We Decide

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

a.12

b.16

c.11

d.14

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

a.West Indies

b.Bangladesh

c.Sri Lanka

d.Pakistan

222. 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.5

c.6

d.3

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

a.Tunisia

b.Bhutan

c.Bangladesh

d.China

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

a.Hindustan Unilever Ltd

b.Britannia Industries Ltd

c.ITC Ltd

d.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

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

a.Aravind Adiga

b.Kiran Desai

c.Arundhati Roy

d.Geetanjali Shree

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

a.Srinagar

b.Chennai

c.Ladakh

d.Delhi

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

a.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Kalyan

b.Jan Kalyan- Jan Samman

c.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Samman

d.Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

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

a.United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

b.Association of South East Nations

c.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

d.International Development Association

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

a.65 years

b.85 years

c.75 years

d.55 years

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

a.Austria

b.Latvia

c.Czech Republic

d.Serbia

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

a.Salman Rushdie

b.Anuja Chauhan

c.Priyanka Chopra

d.Amitav Ghosh

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

a.Delhi

b.Dubai

c.Kuwait

d.Chennai

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Punjab

d.Telangana

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

a.Bihar

b.UP

c.Tripura

d.Assam

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

a.Mana Patel

b.Aarti Saha

c.Bhakti Sharma

d.Jiya Rai

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

a.CSB Bank

b.Indian Bank

c.DCB Bank

d.Federal Bank

237. 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.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

c.Cummins India Ltd

d.HEG Ltd

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

a.Mahindra & Mahindra

b.Maruti Suzuki

c.Tata Motors

d.Ashok Leyland

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

a.World Obesity Day

b.World Post Day

c.World Service Day

d.World Diet Food Day

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

a.Japan

b.North Korea

c.China

d.South Korea

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

a.Rs 200

b.Rs 500

c.Rs 300

d.Rs 100

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

a.Ahmedabad

b.Nagpur

c.Mumbai

d.Noida

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

a.IIM Amritsar

b.IIM Ahmedabad

c.IIM Kolkata

d.IIM Bodh Gaya

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

a.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

b.Manesar, Haryana

c.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

d.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

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

a.Tata

b.BYJU'S

c.Wipro

d.Reliance

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

a.INS Brahmaputra

b.INS Betwa

c.INS Valsura

d.INS Gomati

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

a.Japan

b.South Korea

c.Thailand

d.China

248. 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.HANSA-NG

d.HAWK-NG

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

a.98th

b.93rd

c.85th

d.95th

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

a.01st March

b.02nd March

c.27th February

d.28th February

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

a.March 21th

b.March 19th

c.March 25th

d.March 18th

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

a.PMFBY

b.PM-SYM

c.PMJJBY

d.PMSBY

253. 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.Pune

b.Mumbai

c.Chennai

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.INS Vikramaditya

b.INS Shakti

c.INS Arihant

d.INS Chennai

255. 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

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

a.Mumbai

b.Kochi

c.Chennai

d.Kolkata

257. ‘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

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

a.Bengaluru

b.Chennai

c.Varanasi

d.Gandhi Nagar

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

a.First

b.Third

c.Fourth

d.Second

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

a.Mithali Raj

b.Mary Kom

c.Sania Mirza

d.Jhulan Goshwami

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