Current Affairs May 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

1. Which international institute has announced the opening of a regional office in GIFT City?

a.World bank

b.New Development Bank

c.World Economic Forum

d.World Health Organization

2. What is the surplus transfer by the RBI to the Government for 2021-22?

a.Rs 30307 crores

b.Rs 78784 crores

c.Rs 20201 crores

d.Rs 99500 crores

3. Inter solar Europe conference will take place in which country?

a.Russia

b.India

c.Germany

d.Brazil

4. Which state has won the Santosh Trophy 2022 by defeating Bengal?

a.Odisha

b.Kerala

c.Telangana

d.Madhya Pradesh

5. Which Indian company is set to acquire swiss multinational company Holcim's stake in Indian companies Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn including the open offers?

a.Adani Group

b.TATA

c.Reliance Industries

d.HDFC

6. Rajiv Ranjan and Sitikantha Pattanaik have been named executive directors by which bank?

a.Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

b.Federal Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.Axis Bank

7. Who has won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships in Manila?

a.Saina Nehwal

b.N. Sikki Reddy

c.Sania Mirza

d.PV Sindhu

8. What is the theme of the Global Organic Expo 2022?

a.Profitability for Humanity

b.Time for Organic Nature

c.Only Organic Earth

d.Ecosystem Restoration

9. India's first Amrit Sarovar has been inaugurated in which state?

a.Gujarat

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Rajasthan

d.Madhya Pradesh

10. 'Sky Bridge 721', World's Longest Suspension Bridge is in which country?

a.Poland

b.Slovakia

c.Austria

d.Czechia

11. May 12 is being celebrated as International Nurses' Day across the world to honour the services of nurses. It is the birth anniversary of whom?

a.Florence Nightingale

b.Margaret Sanger

c.Clara Barton

d.Mary Eliza Mahoney

12. International Day of Living Together in Peace is celebrated on which date?

a.May 16th

b.May 13th

c.May 12th

d.May 15th

13. When will the first total Lunar Eclipse of 2022 be visible?

a.May 13-14

b.May 10-11

c.May 15-16

d.May 25-26

14. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Direct Taxes CBDT?

a.M Ajit Kumar

b.Sangeeta Singh

c.T V Narendran

d.J B Mohapatra

15. What does 'PM-WANI scheme' stand for?

a.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Intermission scheme

b.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

c.Prime Minister Wireless Access Network Interface scheme

d.Prime Movable Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

16. Which Indian conglomerate has acquired a franchise in the upcoming UAE's T20 League?

a.Adani Group

b.Reliance Industries

c.Tata Group

d.Aditya Birla Group

17. What is the theme of the 'Swachh Survekshan - SS-2023'?

a.Grey Water Management

b.Jan Andolan

c.Waste to Wealth

d.Jan Bhagidhari

18. Which country hosted Deaflympics 2021?

a.Brazil

b.Canada

c.Spain

d.France

19. In which city, the three-day 'Health Summit' will be organized?

a.Kevadia, Gujarat

b.Gurugram, Delhi

c.Mumbai, Maharashtra

d.Udaipur, Rajasthan

20. Who has defeated Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup final?

a.Cagliari Calcio

b.Fiorentina

c.Inter Milan

d.Roma

21. What is the objective of the Lok Milani program launched by the Punjab Government?

a.To provide education related help to the people

b.To provide a single window platform

c.To provide a single window platform to the people for redressal of their grievances

d.To provide health facilities to the people

22. Who has received an honorary CBE by Her Majesty The Queen?

a.Ajay Piramal

b.Piyush Bansal

c.Hem Singhal

d.Nitin Sharma

23. Who has been conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service of exceptional order at a defence investiture ceremony?

a.Joginder Jaswant Singh

b.Dalbir Singh Suhag

c.Manoj Pande

d.Bipin Rawat

24. NASA and which company has launched Starliner Spacecraft to carry astronauts to ISS?

a.Embraer

b.Airbus

c.SpaceX

d.Boeing

25. Which Union Ministry has launched the 'BHARAT TAP' initiative?

a.Ministry of MSME

b.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Jal Shakti

26. Who has won the winner of the Indian Medical Device Innovation of the Year?

a.Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

b.Meril Life sciences Pvt Ltd

c.Zydus Life sciences Ltd

d.Poly Medicure Ltd

27. Who has been appointed as the new captain of the West Indies ODI and T20I Team?

a.Shimron Hetmyer

b.Jermaine Blackwood

c.Nicholas Pooran

d.Shai Hope

28. Which new facility has been rolled out for POSB Account holders?

a.NEFT, RTGS

b.AI Chat bot

c.Mobile Banking

d.UPI

29. Which district has become the first district in India to cover 100% households under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana?

a.Madurai

b.Samba

c.Pune

d.Gurugram

30. Real-time payments expected to boost India's GDP by $45.9 billion in which year?

a.2025

b.2026

c.2023

d.2024

31. World Hypertension Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 17th

b.May 15th

c.May 16th

d.May 14th

32. Who has been appointed as the advisor of the Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies?

a.Sanjiv Mehta

b.Sanjay Bandopadhyay

c.Rajnish Kumar

d.Sambit Patra

33. What is the theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2022?

a.Sing, Fly, Soar - Like a Bird!

b.Birds Connect Our World

c.Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation

d.Light pollution

34. Which company has dethroned Apple In(c) to become the world's most valuable company?

a.Saudi Aramco

b.Reliance Industries

c.Tata Consultancy Services

d.Alphabet In(c)

35. Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff?

a.Manoj Kumar Mago

b.Manoj Pande

c.BS Raju

d.V R Chaudhari

36. Which country is the worst-ranked country in the world according to World Press Freedom Index 2022?

a.Vietnam

b.China

c.North Korea

d.Iran

37. Name the author and journalist who has won the William E. Colby Award 2022 for his book "The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley"?

a.Anna Qabale Duba

b.Frank Wilczek

c.Campbell Wilson

d.Wesley Morgan

38. Which Life Insurance company has launched its financial literacy campaign 'InspiHE?-Enabling an empowered future'?

a.Star Health and Allied Insurance Company

b.Religare Health Insurance Company

c.Bharti AXA Life Insurance

d.Oriental Insurance Company

39. 'Utkarsh Samaroh' event has been held in which state to celebrate the achievement of four state government schemes?

a.Bihar

b.Gujarat

c.West Bengal

d.Madhya Pradesh

40. Which among has been removed from S&P 500 ESG Index, prompting Musk pushback?

a.Tesla

b.Google

c.Twitter

d.Microsoft

41. Bharti Airtel has acquired how much stake in Navi Mumbai based Cnergee Technologies, under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program?

a.7%

b.6%

c.8%

d.9%

42. John Lee Ka-Chiu elected as which country's next Chief Executive?

a.South Korea

b.Singapore

c.Mauritius

d.Hong Kong

43. Which Indian official has been appointed as the new chairman of the World Trade Organization committee?

a.Kumar Vishwas

b.Anwar Hussain Sheikh

c.Ashok Mishra

d.Dinesh Sharma

44. Which cricket stadium will host TATA IPL Final 2022?

a.Arun Jaitley Stadium

b.Wankhede

c.Eden Gardens

d.Narendra Modi

45. Which smartphone app has been launched by the National Health Authority for keeping health records?

a.Health

b.Khata

c.ABHA

d.ASHA

46. Which bank has launched an online platform, 'Trade nxt', which enables corporate, and MSMEs?

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Union Bank of India

c.Central Bank of India

d.State Bank of India

47. Who is the author of the new book titled "Leaders, Politicians, Citizens"?

a.Ramesh Thamilmani

b.Rasheed Kidwai

c.Amitava Kumar

d.Ramesh Kandula

48. Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United States of America?

a.Dileep Sanghani

b.Arvind Krishna

c.Shersingh B Khyalia

d.KS Mani

49. Which Union Ministry has launched the 'BHARAT TAP' initiative?

a.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

b.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c.Ministry of MSME

d.Ministry of Jal Shakti

50. Who is the author of "A Place Called Home" novel?

a.Harpreet Singh

b.Chetan Bhagat

c.Preeti Shenoy

d.Rajshree

51. The World AIDS Vaccine Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 16th

b.May 18th

c.May 15th

d.May 17th

52. The Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program has been launched by whom?

a.Rajeev Chandrasekhar

b.Darshana Vikram Jardosh

c.V. Muraleedharan

d.Sushri Shobha Karandlaje

53. The Union Cabinet approved additional funding of Rs 820 crore for which bank, to expand its services?

a.Unity Small Finance Bank

b.AU Small Finance Bank

c.India Post Payments Bank

d.NSDL Payment Bank

54. International Nurses Day is celebrated on which date?

a.May 13th

b.May 15th

c.May 11th

d.May 12th

55. Which company has become the largest FMCG in India beating HUL?

a.Tata Power

b.Ruchi Soya

c.Adani Wilmar Limited

d.ITC Limited

56. What is the theme for World Veterinary Day 2022?

a.Value of Vaccination

b.Environment Protection for Improving Animal and Human Health

c.Strengthening Veterinary Resilience

d.The Veterinarian Response to the Covid-19 Crisis

57. What is the theme of the 'International Museum Day 2022'?

a.Bio-restoration in Museums

b.Global Co-operation

c.The Power of Museums

d.Cultural Exchange

58. Which bank has launched "World Gold", a new feature on its mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly?

a.Bank of India

b.Canara Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Bank of Baroda

59. Who has launched the one-of-its-kind literary initiative Kalam website of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation?

a.Amit Shah

b.Rajnath Singh

c.Om Birla

d.Narendra Modi

60. The Government of India made registration mandatory for the import of paper from which date?

a.01 October, 2022

b.01 November, 2022

c.01 September, 2022

d.01 December, 2022

61. Who has been given the prestigious 'Whitley Gold Award' for snow leopard conservation?

a.Charudutt Mishra

b.Krishna Kumar

c.Roshan Lal

d.Parvesh Verma

62. Which IIT has collaborated with Indian Railways to develop India's first indigenous hyperloop?

a.IIT Kharagpur

b.IIT Delhi

c.IIT Palakkad

d.IIT Madras

63. Marcos Jr has become the President of which country?

a.Singapore

b.Nepal

c.Malaysia

d.Philippines

64. Which country's Anna Qabale Duba has won the $250,000 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award for fighting female genital mutilation?

a.Tanzania

b.Kenya

c.Uganda

d.Rwanda

65. Which bank launched India's First 'Open-For-All' digital ecosystem for MSMEs?

a.ICICI Bank

b.YES Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.HDFC Bank

66. Which country became the first Asian country to join in NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence?

a.China

b.Bangladesh

c.South Korea

d.India

67. May 2022 Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, what is the revised Repo Rate?

a.5.20%

b.5.60%

c.4.40%

d.6.00%

68. The launch of the UN-Energy Action Plan took place to reach the targets by which year?

a.2023

b.2025

c.2024

d.2026

69. Who has been sworn in as Australia's 31st Prime Minister?

a.Anthony Albert

b.Alex Hawke

c.Anthony Albanese

d.Jon Albert

70. India has signed a joint declaration with which country on agroecology and sustainable management of natural resources?

a.Denmark

b.Finland

c.Australia

d.Germany

71. Which IIT has signed an agreement with the Indian Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India, to develop a user-friendly weather forecasting app?

a.IIT Dharwad

b.IIT Guwahati

c.IIT Kharagpur

d.IIT Bombay

72. Elisabeth Borne has (May 2022) appointed as the new prime minister of which country?

a.Switzerland

b.Netherlands

c.Canada

d.France

73. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life's work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality?

a.Abdullah II

b.Frank Wilczek

c.Jonathan Sacks

d.Marcelo Gleiser

74. World Tuna Day is being celebrated globally on which date?

a.April 29th

b.May 01st

c.May 02nd

d.April 30th

75. Who is the first Indian layman to be declared Saint by The Vatican?

a.Monte Paullu

b.Filip Anthony

c.Devasahayam Pillai

d.Jakob Lorso

76. ITEC is associated with which ministry?

a.Ministry of Science and Technology

b.Ministry of Finance

c.Ministry of External Affairs

d.Ministry of Electronics and IT

77. What is the theme of National Technology Day 2022?

a.Science for Nation Building

b.Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for Sustainable Future

c.Science for People and People for Science

d.Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future

78. International Labor Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 02nd

b.April 30th

c.May 01st

d.April 29th

79. Which city to get Skill India International Centre to Prepare a Skilled Workforce for Overseas Employment?

a.Varanasi

b.Indore

c.Patna

d.Dispur

80. Who has won the purple cap in IPL 2022?

a.Kuldeep Yadav

b.R Ashwin

c.Kagiso Rabada

d.Yuzvendra Chahal

81. May 12 is being celebrated as International Nurses' Day across the world to honour the services of nurses. It is the birth anniversary of whom?

a.Mary Eliza Mahoney

b.Clara Barton

c.Margaret Sanger

d.Florence Nightingale

82. Which tennis player has won the Italian Open 2022 women's single title?

a.Naomi Osaka

b.Iga Swiatek

c.Ashleigh Barty

d.Simona Halep

83. Who has been appointed as the new advisor to Prime Minister Modi?

a.Brijesh Sharma

b.Tarun Kapoor

c.Rajiv Kumar

d.Dinesh Pant

84. The 5G testbed has been developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by eight institutes led by which Institution?

a.IIT Palakkad

b.IIT Delhi

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Kharagpur

85. What is the theme of World Bee Day 2022?

a.Protecting Bees

b.Bee Engaged - Build Back Better for Bees

c.Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems

d.Save the Bees

86. Ranil Wickremesinghe has become the new Prime Minister of which country?

a.Myanmar

b.Nepal

c.Sri Lanka

d.Bangladesh

87. Who has topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported income of $130 million?

a.LeBron James

b.Lionel Messi

c.Neymar

d.Cristiano Ronaldo

88. Which Indian Navy Destroyer and INS Frigate Udaygiri were launched by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?

a.INS Tuticorin

b.INS Kochi

c.INS Surat

d.INS Vishakhapatnam

89. In which state country's first ethanol plant operated from coarse cereals has been inaugurated?

a.Bihar

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Haryana

d.Kerala

90. Who has become the first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8000 metres?

a.Malavath Poorna

b.Arunima Sinha

c.Premlata Aggarwal

d.Priyanka Mohite

91. A prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after which personality?

a.Siddharoodha Swamiji

b.Lata Mangeshkar

c.Shivkumar Sharma

d.BS Yediyurappa

92. Which Indian has been appointed as the President of the Athletes Committee of the International Boxing Association?

a.Laishram Sarita Devi

b.Lovlina Borgohain

c.Pooja Rani

d.Nikhat Zareen

93. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been appointed President of which country?

a.Saudi Arabia

b.UAE

c.Iran

d.Turkey

94. The public sector banks have reported over a 51% dip in the amount involved in frauds to how many during the financial year ended March 2022?

a.Rs 70,213 crores

b.Rs 50,580 crores

c.Rs 30,200 crores

d.Rs 40,295 crores

95. IBM Chairman Arvind Krishna has been elected to which Board of Federal Reserve Bank?

a.New York

b.San Francisco

c.Dallas

d.Chicago

96. Which band has won the most Billboard Music Awards in history?

a.Destiny's Child

b.Bruno Mars

c.BTS

d.Jonas Brothers

97. The International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) is being celebrated every year on which date?

a.May 14th

b.May 15th

c.May 10th

d.May 12th

98. Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU on cooperation and collaboration in Broadcasting with ORTM in which country?

a.Madagascar

b.Ethiopia

c.Tanzania

d.Mozambique

99. Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima is being celebrated on which day in 2022?

a.May 17th

b.May 15th

c.May 14th

d.May 16th

100. Inter Milan won the 'Italian Cup' 2022 by defeating whom?

a.SS Lazio

b.Parma FC

c.Juventus

d.ACF Fiorentina

101. Which city is the first metro city in the country to prepare a detailed register of biodiversity?

a.Lucknow

b.Kanpur

c.Delhi

d.Kolkata

102. Name the life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case who was released on 18 May 2022 after 31 years of imprisonment following the Supreme Court of India order?

a.Robert Pious

b.AG Perarivalan

c.Ravichandran

d.Jayakumar

103. Who has won the UK's Commonwealth Points of Light Award?

a.Pramod Kumar

b.Mohammad Asif

c.Deepak Sharma

d.Kishore Kumar Das

104. Who is the head of the Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir?

a.Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

b.Justice Sadasivam

c.Sushil Chandra

d.Justice Ranjan Gogoi

105. John Lee Ka-Chiu elected as which country's next Chief Executive?

a.South Korea

b.Hong Kong

c.Mauritius

d.Singapore

106. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?

a.Vipula Gunatilleka

b.Ilker Ayci

c.Vikram Dev Dutt

d.Campbell Wilson

107. Who has become the first foreign climber to scale Mount Everest for the 16th time?

a.Karina Oliani

b.Adele Pennington

c.Kenton Cool

d.Carlos Hatuka

108. Which country reported its first-ever case of COVID-19?

a.South Korea

b.Taiwan

c.New Zealand

d.North Korea

109. Who launched the 90-day campaign 'Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak'?

a.Amit Shah

b.Giriraj Singh

c.Piyush Goyal

d.Kiren Rijiju

110. The Madras High Court has invoked the "parens patriae jurisdiction" to declare which entity is a 'living being'?

a.Food Grains

b.Mother Nature

c.Tamil Language

d.Agricultural Lands

111. Which nation will host the 2027 SEA Games?

a.Indonesia

b.Australia

c.Maldives

d.Malaysia

112. The central government announced that India has recorded which highest ever annual FDI inflow during FY22?

a.62.47 bn

b.83.57 bn

c.77.14 bn

d.80.12 bn

113. Which city hosted the India National Coir Conclave 2022?

a.Bengaluru

b.Lucknow

c.Coimbatore

d.Agartala

114. Which senior IFS officer has assumed charge as India's new Foreign Secretary?

a.Rohandeep Singh

b.Rajiv Kumar

c.Vinay Mohan Kwatra

d.Harsh Vardhan Shringla

115. Which state is the champion of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022?

a.Jharkhand

b.Karnataka

c.Odisha

d.West Bengal

116. Who has been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions?

a.Barcelona

b.Manchester City

c.Real Madrid

d.Cheslea

117. 'Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022' topped by which institution?

a.Western Sydney University

b.University of Auckland

c.University of Leicester

d.University of Guelph

118. International Jazz Day is being celebrated every year around the world on which date?

a.May 01st

b.April 30th

c.April 28th

d.April 29th

119. Who has been appointed as the next Deputy Chief of Army Staff?

a.Lieutenant General Yogendra Dimri

b.Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri

c.Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita

d.Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju

120. World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 14th

b.May 12th

c.May 15th

d.May 13th

121. The WTISD is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 17th

b.May 15th

c.May 14th

d.May 18th

122. Which cricketer-turned-politician has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to one-year imprisonment?

a.Vinod Kambli

b.Gautam Gambhir

c.Chetan Chauhan

d.Navjot Singh Sidhu

123. What does 'PM-WANI scheme' stand for?

a.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Intermission scheme

b.Prime Minister Wireless Access Network Interface scheme

c.Prime Movable Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

d.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

124. B Govindarajan has been appointed as the CEO of which company?

a.TATA Motors

b.Royal Enfield

c.KIA India

d.Harley-Davidson India

125. When is Satyajit Ray's birth anniversary is being celebrated?

a.April 28th

b.May 02nd

c.April 29th

d.May 01st

126. Who has been appointed as President of the CII for the year 2022-23?

a.Sanjiv Bajaj

b.T V Narendran

c.Pawan Munjal

d.R Dinesh

127. Biplab Kumar Deb resigns as Chief Minister, He was Chief Minister of which state?

a.Tripura

b.Assam

c.Bihar

d.Odisha

128. Which ministry has signed an agreement with the C-DOT?

a.Minister of Power

b.Minister of Steel

c.Minister safety

d.Minister of Railways

129. Who has been named under the Leaders category in the world's 100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME magazine?

a.Neeta Ambani

b.Narendra Modi

c.Khurram Parvez

d.Ratan Tata

130. Who has become the first Indian to become the brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton?

a.Deepika Padukone

b.Raveena Tandon

c.Priyanka Chopra

d.Madhuri Dixit

131. South Korea has won the Uber Cup 2022 defeating which country?

a.Indonesia

b.Singapore

c.China

d.Japan

132. International Dance Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.April 30th

b.April 29th

c.April 27th

d.April 28th

133. A prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after which personality?

a.Shivkumar Sharma

b.Lata Mangeshkar

c.BS Yediyurappa

d.Siddharoodha Swamiji

134. Name the operation under which focused effort has been launched by RPF?

a.Operation Sankal

b.Operation Sard Hawa

c.Operation Satark

d.Operation Meghdoot

135. Which payment bank has introduced issuer charges for the AePS?

a.NSDL Payments Bank

b.India Post Payments Bank

c.Paytm Payments Bank

d.Airtel Payments Bank

136. Press Freedom Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 02nd

b.May 03rd

c.May 04th

d.May 01st

137. Which institution released a report titled 'Child Alert' Report?

a.NITI Aayog

b.UNICEF

c.World Bank

d.Oxfam International

138. Who has been appointed as the new NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman?

a.Suman Berry

b.Nand Mulchandani

c.Amartya Sen

d.Jayati Ghosh

139. National Dengue Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 17th

b.May 16th

c.May 14th

d.May 15th

140. The Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.India

b.Sri Lanka

c.Afghanistan

d.Iraq

141. Which nation has hosted the world's largest cyber exercise Locked Shields 2022?

a.Estonia

b.Ukraine

c.Moldovia

d.Croatia

142. Which company has launched M15 petrol with a 15% blend of methanol with petrol?

a.Indian Oil Corporation

b.Reliance Petroleum Limited

c.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

d.Bharat Petroleum

143. NMCG approved how much amount for Water Infrastructure Projects?

a.546

b.576

c.660

d.626

144. Hasan Sheikh Mahmood has become the new President of which country?

a.Somalia

b.Romania

c.Denmark

d.Netherlands

145. Which company has indigenously built Swathi weapon-locating radars?

a.HAL

b.BEL

c.BDL

d.DRDO

146. Which is the top-ranked Indian firm on Forbes Global 2000 List 2022?

a.HDFC Bank Limited

b.State Bank of India

c.Reliance Industries

d.ONGC

147. Who has been appointed as the new Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a.Vivek Kumar

b.Kiran Deshmukh

c.Jagdish Mukhi

d.Ashok Bhandari

148. Which foundation day has been celebrated by the Border Roads Organization?

a.68th

b.65th

c.60th

d.62nd

149. International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 16th

b.May 18th

c.May 17th

d.May 15th

150. Bathinda girl Shreya Singla won which medal in badminton at 24th Deaflympics in Brazil?

a.Bronze

b.Silver

c.None of these

d.Gold

151. Coal Miners Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 04th

b.May 02nd

c.May 03rd

d.May 01st

152. Which Life Insurance company has launched its financial literacy campaign 'InspiHE?-Enabling an empowered future'?

a.Religare Health Insurance Company

b.Oriental Insurance Company

c.Star Health and Allied Insurance Company

d.Bharti AXA Life Insurance

153. Nand Mulchandani has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of which agency?

a.FBI

b.CIA

c.NIA

d.IB

154. Who is the chairman of the formation of the Cotton Council of India?

a.Suresh Bhai Kotak

b.Jitendra Bisht

c.Ravi Dikshit

d.Deepak Verma

155. Which institution released the 'Quarterly Employment Survey QES'?

a.NITI Aayog

b.Ministry of Labour & Employment

c.NASSCOM

d.FICCI

156. Which one has become India's 100th unicorn?

a.Open

b.Bigbasket

c.Paytm Mall

d.Zomato

157. Who has won the Presidential Election in the Philippines?

a.Ferdinand Marcos Junior

b.Benigno Aquino III

c.Rodrigo Duterte

d.Fidel V. Ramos

158. Charudutt Mishra has won the Whitley Gold Award for work on the conservation of which species?

a.Olive Ridley Turtles

b.Black Buck

c.Red Panda

d.Snow Leopard

159. Which film won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2022?

a.Close

b.Joyland

c.Stars at Noon

d.Triangle of Sadness

160. MSDE signed MoU with which organization to begin its Training Program?

a.ISRO

b.BHEL

c.DRDO

d.ONGC

161. Which company has launched a robo-advisory platform for all mutual fund investments?

a.HDFC securities

b.Groww

c.Paytm Money

d.Zerodha

162. Which bank has become the first public sector bank to go live on the account aggregator framework?

a.IDFC Bank

b.Union Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.HDFC bank

163. What is the theme of International Day of Families 2022?

a.Families and New Technologies

b.Families and Urbanizatiom

c.Families, education and well-being

d.Families and Climate Action: focus on SDG13

164. Where has the 'Semicon India Conference-2022' been organized?

a.Kolkata

b.Mumbai

c.Chennai

d.Bengaluru

165. India is considering signing a PTA with which nation?

a.Hungary

b.Oman

c.Israel

d.Uzbekistan

166. Which university has topped the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022?

a.Stanford University

b.University of Oxford

c.Harvard University

d.Western Sydney University

167. Which company has dethroned Apple In(c) to become the world's most valuable company?

a.Reliance Industries

b.Alphabet In(c)

c.Tata Consultancy Services

d.Saudi Aramco

168. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life's work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality?

a.Abdullah II

b.Jonathan Sacks

c.Frank Wilczek

d.Marcelo Gleiser

169. What is the name of the technology in which the DNA of an organism is changed?

a.Genetic Modification

b.Genetic Change

c.Genome Editing

d.Genome Regulation

170. India BCCI has banned which journalist for 2 years in the Wriddhiman Saha case?

a.Boria Majumdar

b.Jatin Sapru

c.Sanjeeb Mukherjee

d.Kadambari Murali

171. Which edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships has kick-started in Istanbul, Turkey?

a.12th

b.13th

c.14th

d.11th

172. World Portuguese language Day is being celebrated every year on which date?

a.May 03rd

b.May 02nd

c.May 04th

d.May 05th

173. Which state's e-offer system has won the prestigious United Nations award?

a.Meghalaya

b.Manipur

c.Goa

d.Assam

174. India contributes how much amount to Promote the Hindi Language At the UN?

a.USD 800,000

b.USD 500,000

c.USD 600,000

d.USD 700,000

175. In the World Air Power Index 2022, which country has topped?

a.Japan Air Self-Preservation Power (JASDF)

b.Israeli Aviation based armed forces

c.Chinese Aviation based armed forces (PLAAF)

d.United States Air Force (USAF)

176. Special 301 Report, which has been seen in the news is released by which country?

a.Germany

b.USA

c.China

d.Russia

177. Which country has become the first country to introduce compulsory monkey pox quarantine?

a.Spain

b.Germany

c.Denmark

d.Belgium

178. How many gold medals have been won by Indian archers at Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq?

a.2

b.8

c.11

d.4

179. Which corporation signed an MoU with Energy Vault for gravity-based energy storage technology?

a.NHPC

b.GAIL

c.SJVN

d.NTPC

180. Ardeshir B K Dubash has been conferred the highest diplomatic award by which country's government?

a.Chile

b.Venezuela

c.Bolivia

d.Peru

181. Which one has teamed up with MeiTY's C-DAC to assist Indian chipset startups?

a.TSMC

b.MediaTek

c.Nvidia

d.Qualcomm

182. Which railway zone has developed the battery-operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot'?

a.Southern Railway

b.Northern Railway

c.West Central Railway

d.East Central Railway

183. Atal Tunnel has received the 'Best Infrastructure Project' awar(d) Atal Tunnel is located in which state/UT?

a.Jammu and Kashmir

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Ladakh

d.Uttrakhand

184. Who has launched the Project 'NIGAH' at ICD Garhi Harsaru, Gurugram?

a.Mehak Patil

b.Ravi Desai

c.Surjit Bhujabal

d.Lalita Paswan

185. What is the theme of World Thalassemia Day 2022?

a.Be Aware.Share.Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassemia knowledge

b.Thalassaemia past, present and future: Documenting country progress and patients' needs globally

c.The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia

d.Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare services: Building bridges with and for a patient

186. Which edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships has kick-started in Istanbul, Turkey?

a.14th

b.12th

c.11th

d.13th

187. What are 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' launched by the Defence Minister?

a.Space Launch Vehicles

b.Missiles

c.Warships

d.Fighter Jets

188. RBI has hiked the policy repo rate by how many basis points?

a.40 basis points

b.45 basis points

c.30 basis points

d.35 basis points

189. Which is the first Indian sports documentary to feature among FIFA+ Originals?

a.Beyond All Boundaries

b.Maitanam

c.Sachin: A Billion Dreams

d.Born to Run

190. Which company has become the first to be traded on the Indian Gas Exchange?

a.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

b.Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Limited

c.Indian Oil Corporation Limited

d.Bharat Oman Refineries Limited

191. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the CBSE?

a.V. Krishnaswamy

b.Nidhi Chibber

c.Manoj Ahuja

d.Indrajit Mahanty

192. Which airline has become the first to use the indigenous navigation system GAGAN?

a.IndiGo

b.Air India

c.Vistara

d.Spice Jet

193. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Amazon?

a.Felipe Gozon

b.C Vijayakumar

c.Julie Sweet

d.Andy Jesse

194. Who has led the Indian delegation at WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland?

a.K Rajaraman

b.Piyush Goyal

c.V M Kwatra

d.Harsh Vardhan Shringla

195. CCEA has approved the highest bid of Star9 Mobility Private Limited, how many crores?

a.200.11 Cr

b.211.14 Cr

c.223.34 Cr

d.156.30 Cr

196. What is the rank of India in the largest vehicle market in the world?

a.2nd

b.4th

c.3rd

d.1st

197. Who takes oath as Tripura's chief minister?

a.Satyadeo Narain Arya

b.Biplab Kumar Deb

c.Rajesh Kumar

d.Manik Saha

198. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of which country?

a.Brunei

b.East Timor

c.Indonesia

d.Malaysia

199. Who is the Union Minister for Education and Skill Development who has launched the NERC 2022 at IIT Guwahati?

a.Sarbananda Sonowal

b.Narayan Tatu Rane

c.Jyotiraditya M Scindia

d.Dharmendra Pradhan

200. Which country has established a DMU to curb the authority of big tech companies over news publishers?

a.USA

b.Australia

c.UK

d.France

201. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?

a.Ilker Ayci

b.Vikram Dev Dutt

c.Campbell Wilson

d.Vipula Gunatilleka

202. RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 59 lakh on KEB Hana Bank for non-compliance with the certain norms related to what?

a.Priority sector lending

b.Capital Adequacy Ratio

c.Interest rate on deposits

d.KYC norms

203. Which medal has PV Sindhu won in the recent Asian Badminton Championships?

a.Silver

b.Gold & Bronze

c.Bronze

d.Gold

204. India's first EV charging station powered by bio-gas has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Mumbai

b.Delhi

c.Surat

d.Chennai

205. What is the theme of the International Nurses Day 2022?

a.Nursing the World to Health

b.Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health

c.Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare

d.Health For All

206. India has won 33 medals in total in ISSF Junior World Cup 2022, held at which state?

a.Bonn, Germany

b.Lausanne, Switzerland

c.Montreal, Canada

d.Suhl, Germany

207. Activist Cecile Ndjebet, who has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award, belongs to which country?

a.Cameroon

b.Eritrea

c.Congo

d.Kenya

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