Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

1. Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award' is associated with which fields?

a.Acting

b.Sports

c.Music

d.Philanthropy

2. Which state hosted the FIDE Chess Olympiad for the first time in India?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Telangana

c.Odisha

d.Maharashtra

3. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 25th

b.August 31st

c.August 26th

d.August 29th

4. Which bank has introduced a unique term deposit programme called "Utsav Deposit Scheme"?

a.Punjab National Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.Union Bank of India

d.Canara Bank

5. Who is the author of the book titled 'Rusty Skies and Golden Winds'?

a.Kanishk Tharoor

b.Meghna Pant

c.Nikita Singh

d.Sannidhya Sharma

6. Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme?

a.Indian Coast Guard

b.Indian Air Force

c.Indian Navy

d.Indian Army

7. Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022?

a.Visakhapatnam

b.Gwalior

c.Hyderabad

d.Mysuru

8. Delhi-based Mangalanam Swaminathan Foundation has announced a pension scheme for the first time in the country for the victims of political violence in which state?

a.Kerala

b.Mizoram

c.Panaji

d.Gujarat

9. Which of the following bank launched a new campaign called "Vigil Aunty"?

a.RBL Bank

b.A U Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra

d.HDFC Bank

10. Who clinched India's 1st gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Santoshi Matsa

b.Mirabai Chanu

c.Bindyarani Devi

d.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

11. Who is the winner of the 2022 UEFA Super Cup?

a.Milan

b.Barcelona

c.Eintracht Frankfurt

d.Real Madrid

12. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘SMILE-75 Initiative’?

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

c.Ministry of Labour and Employment

d.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

13. Shia Leader Muqtada al-Sadr belongs to which country?

a.Iran

b.Iraq

c.Afghanistan

d.Syria

14. What is the name of India's first IAC?

a.IAC Vishal

b.IAC Viraat

c.IAC Arihant

d.IAC Vikrant

15. The first Khelo India Women's Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in which state/UT?

a.New Delhi

b.Kolkata

c.Mumbai

d.Bhubaneswar

16. Bajrang Punia, who won the gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022, is associated with which sports?

a.Wrestler

b.High Jump

c.Triple Jump

d.Javelin throw

17. What is ‘Garba’, which was nominated by India to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?

a.Art Form

b.Festival

c.Monument

d.Dance Form

18. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, which category of beneficiaries are excluded?

a.State Government Employees

b.Income Taxpayers

c.Non-Resident Indians

d.Central Government Employees

19. What is the position of India in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.4th

b.9th

c.5th

d.7th

20. Which smart city is the first smart city in India to receive data from Google's EIE?

a.Pune smart city

b.Aurangabad smart city

c.Srinagar smart city

d.Kochi smart city

21. Which has become the world’s first country to approve Omicron Vaccine?

a.United Kingdom

b.United States of America

c.Russia

d.China

22. What is the name of India's first saline water lantern?

a.Roshini

b.Prakash

c.Jagmag

d.Surya

23. Who has been appointed as an additional director on LIC HFL's Board?

a.Birendra Singh

b.S. Srinivasan

c.Ravi Kishan Takkar

d.Sunita Duggal

24. Which institute launched 'Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat' to advance Indian language technology?

a.IIT Madras

b.IIT Guwahati

c.IIT Kanpur

d.IIT Delhi

25. India won a historic gold in which sports for the first-ever time at Commonwealth Games?

a.Lawn Bowl

b.Fencing

c.Water Polo

d.Rowing

26. Who has become the first Indian to win Gold at World Cadet Judo Championships 2022?

a.Poonam Chopra

b.Avtar Singh

c.Linthoi Chanambam

d.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

27. Military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is held between India and which other country?

a.France

b.USA

c.Australia

d.Japan

28. Which bank will soon provide its customers with WhatsApp-based banking?

a.HDFC Bank

b.IndusInd Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Bank of Baroda

29. Who has been elected as the President of Kenya?

a.Uhuru Kenyatta

b.William Ruto

c.Kalonzo Musyoka

d.Raila Odinga

30. Which Indian state/UT implements the ‘Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana’?

a.Punjab

b.Rajasthan

c.Karnataka

d.Gujarat

31. Which Indian state/UT implements the 'Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana'?

a.Karnataka

b.Rajasthan

c.Punjab

d.Gujarat

32. ‘Badhe Chalo’ campaign under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav has been launched by which Central Ministry?

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c.Ministry of Culture

d.Ministry of External Affairs

33. Who inaugurated India's Largest Private Hospital in Faridabad?

a.Manohar Lal Khattar

b.Narendra Modi

c.Bandaru Dattatreya

d.Droupadi Murmu

34. How many cities have recently declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’ (as of August 2022)?

a.500

b.750

c.100

d.250

35. Which payment company has partnered with Samsung to deploy smart PoS (Point-of-Sale) devices?

a.Bhim App

b.Paytm

c.Google Pay

d.PhonePe

36. As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, which city has been announced as the safest city in India in 2021?

a.Mumbai

b.Pune

c.Kolkata

d.Bangalore

37. Who has launched India's first Companionship Startup for senior citizens?

a.Mukesh Ambani

b.Ratan Tata

c.Gautam Adani

d.Azim Premji

38. Who has launched "Azadi Quest", a series of online educational games based on India's freedom struggle, developed in collaboration with Zynga India?

a.Jyotiraditya Scindia

b.Amit Shah

c.Anurag Thakur

d.Rajnath Singh

39. Which astronomical observatory in India has been added to UNESCO list?

a.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

b.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

c.Madras astronomical observatory

d.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

40. Which Union Ministry recently organised the ‘DST Startup Utsav’?

a.Ministry of MSME

b.Ministry of Science and Technology

c.Ministry of Labour and Employment

d.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

41. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Rajkot

b.Surat

c.Ahmedabad

d.Vadodara

42. Which Indian state/UT launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme?

a.Bihar

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.Uttar Pradesh

43. Which state has announced to set up online monitoring system of medicines in government-run medical institutions?

a.Assam

b.Karnataka

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

44. IAF contingent left which country to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise 'Udarashakti'?

a.Malaysia

b.Japan

c.Nepal

d.France

45. Who has been appointed as secretary to the president Droupadi Murmu?

a.Naresh Chandra

b.Dinesh Kumar

c.Aditya Kumar

d.Rajesh Verma

46. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.Israel

b.US

c.Japan

d.China

47. What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2022?

a.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

b.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

c.Foundation of Life

d.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

48. Which country's president proposed the inclusion of Pope Francis,in the High Commission?

a.Mexico

b.Spain

c.USA

d.Japan

49. The Union Cabinet (in August 2022) approved to continue Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till which year?

a.2027

b.2030

c.2024

d.2023

50. Government has notified the appointments of another how many High Court Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?

a.12

b.13

c.10

d.11

51. Durand Cup 2022, Asia's Oldest tournament is related to which sport?

a.Football

b.Kabaddi

c.Cricket

d.Hockey

52. World Elephant Day is observed annually on which date?

a.August 15th

b.August 9th

c.August 12th

d.August 10th

53. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.29

b.21

c.27

d.22

54. Who has become the first Indian Cricketer to play 100 matches in all the formats?

a.Rohit Sharma

b.Hardik Pandya

c.KL Rahul

d.Virat Kohli

55. The Indian badminton mixed team won which medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Bronze & Silver

b.Gold

c.Silver

d.Bronze

56. Which country will hold the presidency of the G20 from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2023?

a.India

b.Mexico

c.Australia

d.Argentina

57. Who has been appointed as its first brand ambassador DreamSetGo?

a.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

b.Sourav Ganguly

c.Virat Kohli

d.PV Sindhu

58. In which state, world’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built?

a.Bihar

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Rajasthan

59. Manisha Kalyan, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?

a.Cricket

b.Weight Lifting

c.Boxing

d.Football

60. Which country has become the seventh country in the world to launch a mission to the Moon?

a.France

b.Australia

c.Germany

d.South Korea

61. In second T20 match of Asia Cup 2022, India won the match against Pakistan by how many wickets?

a.7

b.6

c.4

d.5

62. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 13th

b.August 11th

c.August 12th

d.August 9th

63. Which series bagged "Best Series" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Mirzapur

b.Asur

c.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

d.Jalsa

64. Which is the first country to approve a vaccine for Covid Omicron variant?

a.India

b.USA

c.Italy

d.UK

65. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as what?

a.India International Arbitration Centre

b.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

c.Bharat Arbitration Centre

d.International Arbitration Centre

66. Which country is the host of the 'Pitch Black' air combat exercise?

a.USA

b.Australia

c.Japan

d.France

67. Which country hosted the bilateral air exercise named ‘Udarashakti’?

a.UAE

b.Japan

c.Malaysia

d.Bangladesh

68. The book, "Bibi: My Story" is the autobiography of whom?

a.Benjamin Netanyahu

b.Ehud Olmert

c.Naftali Bennett

d.Yair Lapid

69. Which institution launched ‘SPARK’, virtual space tech park?

a.ISRO

b.DRDO

c.BEL

d.NITI Aayog

70. Which ministry is associated with the Weapon of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems Amendment Bill 2022?

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of External Affairs

c.Ministry of Defence

d.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

71. Which telecom company has announced the rollout of 5G Services by Diwali in October 2022?

a.Bharti Airtel

b.Adani Data Networks

c.Vodafone Group

d.Reliance Jio

72. Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?

a.Shatrughan Sinha

b.Shyam Benegal

c.Subhash Ghai

d.Shekhar Kapur

73. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the IIBX in which state?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Rajasthan

c.Gujarat

d.Uttar Pradesh

74. Which company has partnered with the MSDC and CBC for capacity building of civil servants of India?

a.HCL technology

b.Wipro

c.Microsoft

d.Google

75. Which country president proposed that the top commission should include Pope Francis, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Indian PM Narendra Modi?

a.Russia

b.Mexico

c.USA

d.Spain

76. Which is the venue of the ‘India International Seafood Show (IISS)’?

a.Chennai

b.Kochi

c.Kolkata

d.Mumbai

77. Who took charge of SBICAP Securities as the new MD and CEO?

a.Dinesh Kumar Khara

b.Deepak Kumar Lalla

c.Sandeep Bakhshi

d.Sashidhar Jagdishan

78. India has launched the first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing which disease in August 2022?

a.Polio

b.Chickenpox

c.Covid-19

d.Monkeypox

79. India's first underwater metro will be inaugurated in which city?

a.Pune

b.Bangalore

c.Hyderabad

d.Kolkata

80. Which city hosted the ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’?

a.Tokyo

b.New York

c.Rome

d.Paris

81. Roller Coaster Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 16th

b.August 15th

c.August 17th

d.August 14th

82. Which state has implemented the "One MLA, One Pension" programme?

a.Punjab

b.Karnataka

c.Maharashtra

d.Kerala

83. Which state women's team has won its first-ever gold in the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship?

a.Gujarat

b.Assam

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Odisha

84. What is the theme of the ‘World Water Week 2022’?

a.Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

b.Transforming the global water challenges

c.Global collaboration for water

d.Biodiversity and climate change

85. In the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, which team has become the first to qualify for Super Four Stage?

a.Pakistan

b.Bangladesh

c.Afghanistan

d.India

86. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in which city?

a.Mohali

b.New Delhi

c.Bhubaneswar

d.Ahmedabad

87. 'The Crafts Village scheme' is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Culture

b.Union Ministry of Textiles

c.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of MSME

88. Which state has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title with 52 gold medals on the final day?

a.Karnataka

b.Gujarat

c.Haryana

d.Tamil Nadu

89. Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022?

a.Mysuru

b.Vishakhapatnam

c.Hyderabad

d.Gwalior

90. The Ministry of Culture has organised the Tiranga Utsav to celebrate which birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India's national flag?

a.142nd

b.146th

c.147th

d.149th

91. Who has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India?

a.Biman Banerjee

b.Jagdeep Dhankhar

c.Venkaiah Naidu

d.Margaret Alva

92. Who has won India's first-ever medal in the high jump at Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Tejaswin Shankar

b.Dutee Chand

c.Hima Das

d.M Sreeshankar

93. Which Union Minister has inaugurated a conference on drug trafficking and national security?

a.Smriti Irani

b.Anurag Thakur

c.Amit Shah

d.Narendra Modi

94. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 6th

b.August 5th

c.August 8th

d.August 7th

95. What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation recorded in July 2022?

a.7.71%

b.6.71%

c.4.71%

d.5.71%

96. Where did Bandhan Bank open its first currency chest?

a.Kolkata

b.Patna

c.Indore

d.New Delhi

97. Which institution/ council released the ‘Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100’ Report?

a.NITI Aayog

b.National Council of Applied Economic Research

c.Centre for Policy Research

d.Economic Advisory Council

98. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?

a.Gustavo Petro

b.Rodolfo Hernandez

c.Jose Antonio Ocampo

d.Francia Marquez

99. Who is the first South Asian to win the Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.Rukhsana Ahmed

b.Marina Tabas

c.Ruani Ranasinha

d.Taslima Nasreen

100. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as what?

a.International Arbitration Centre

b.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

c.India International Arbitration Centre

d.Bharat Arbitration Centre

101. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 29th

b.August 25th

c.August 30th

d.August 20th

102. Which state has announced that 'Dahi-Handi' will now be recognized as an official sport in the state?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Maharashtra

c.Haryana

d.Gujarat

103. What is the full form of BBPS?

a.Bill Bharat Pay System

b.Bharat Bill Payment System

c.Bharat Bill Pay System

d.Bill Bharat Payment System

104. Tulika Mann has won a silver medal in which sport at Commonwealth Games?

a.Weightlifting

b.Squash

c.Track and Field

d.Judo

105. RBI imposed some limitations on Raigad Sahakari Bank of which state?

a.Karnataka

b.West Bengal

c.Bihar

d.Maharashtra

106. Which state has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology (R-CAT)?

a.Punjab

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Sikkim

d.Rajasthan

107. Which power company has been honoured with 'Asia's Best Employer Brand Award-2022'?

a.Power Grid Corporation of India

b.Gail India

c.NTPC Limited

d.NHPC Limited

108. Which Indian City will host India International Seafood Show 2023?

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.Kolkata

d.Kochi

109. Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away at 91, belonged to which country?

a.Russia

b.Ukraine

c.Poland

d.Germany

110. Which of the following two countries have withdrawn from the Cooperation Group between China and Central and Eastern European Countries?

a.Greece and Hungary

b.Latvia and Estonia

c.Croatia and Bulgaria

d.Slovakia and Slovenia

111. India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Mysuru

c.Pune

d.Hyderabad

112. Who has been honoured with the Highest Civilian Honour of Ladakh?

a.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

b.Dalai Lama

c.Pope Francis

d.Desmond Tutu

113. ‘NIPAM’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?

a.Climate Change

b.Intellectual Property

c.Electronics Manufacturing

d.Food distribution

114. Which company is India's highest-ranked company in the Fortune 500 Global List 2022?

a.IOCL

b.ONGC

c.RIL

d.LIC

115. Which nation has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024?

a.Canada

b.Japan

c.UK

d.Russia

116. Which state launched ‘Vidya Rath-School on Wheels’ project?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Bihar

117. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Udham Singh

b.Sukhdev Thapar

c.Kartar Singh Sarabha

d.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

118. Who has been honoured with the 'Liberty Medal 2022'?

a.Volodymyr Zelensky

b.Joe Biden

c.Emmanuel Macron

d.Narendra Modi

119. Which country is conducting its largest-ever military drills around Taiwan?

a.US

b.Russia

c.China

d.India

120. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a military exercise held between India and which country?

a.France

b.Australia

c.USA

d.Japan

121. Akshay Urja Diwas is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 21st

b.August 20th

c.August 22nd

d.August 23rd

122. When is the ‘World Photography Day’ celebrated?

a.August 22nd

b.August 19th

c.August 15th

d.August 20th

123. Who has become the 49th Chief Justice of India?

a.Uday Umesh Lalit

b.Vineet Saran

c.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

d.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

124. Who has won the BWF World Championships 2022 title in Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles categories?

a.Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying

b.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

c.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

d.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

125. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Malaysia

b.Japan

c.Indonesia

d.Australia

126. Which Indian woman boxer has won Gold Medal in women’s 50kg Boxing at Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Pooja Rani

b.Lovlina Borgohain

c.Nikhat Zareen

d.Mary Kom

127. When is the National Small Industry Day observed in India?

a.August 22nd

b.August 28th

c.August 30th

d.August 26th

128. Which state government has announced to set up gramin aajeevika parks (rural industrial parks)?

a.Odisha

b.West Bengal

c.Karnataka

d.Chhattisgarh

129. Which institution regulates the ‘Digital lending activities’ in India?

a.Reserve Bank of India

b.NITI Aayog

c.Ministry of Finance

d.National Payments Corporation of India

130. World Wide Web Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.July 30th

b.July 31st

c.August 02nd

d.August 01st

131. Which company developed the ‘2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant’, which was recently inaugurated?

a.ONGC

b.BPCL

c.IOCL

d.HPCL

132. The 14th Asian U-18 Championship is held in which city?

a.Tehran

b.Paris

c.Tokyo

d.Berlin

133. What is the name of the satellite developed by 750 girls across 75 rural schools to be launched by ISRO?

a.CommuniSAT

b.BharatSat

c.GramSAT

d.AzaadiSAT

134. Dr N. Kalaiselvi has become the first Woman Director General of which Indian Research Organisation?

a.ICAR

b.BARC

c.CSIR

d.ICMR

135. Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

a.Meena Ganesh

b.Shobhana Bhartia

c.Mallika Srinivasan

d.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

136. Which Indian woman has won the Miss Elite World title?

a.Lara Dutta

b.Preity Zinta

c.Dia Mirza

d.Deep Supriyam

137. Who will inaugurate the National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks in New Delhi?

a.Union Minister Rajnath Singh

b.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

c.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

d.Union Minister Amit Shah

138. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which Indian has become the world’s third-richest person in the world?

a.Mukesh Ambani

b.Gautam Adani

c.Azim Premji

d.Shiv Nadar

139. Which country has launched gold coins to tackle the soaring inflation?

a.Oman

b.Zimbabwe

c.Ghana

d.Sudan

140. Which astronomical observatory in India has been added to the UNESCO list?

a.Madras astronomical observatory

b.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

c.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

d.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

141. What is the new slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 that has revealed in July 2022?

a.Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together

b.Held Your Hope High

c.Together for a Shared Future

d.Games Wide Open

142. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Culture

b.Union Ministry of Textiles

c.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of MSME

143. The Indian Navy received two MH-60 R multirole helicopters from which country?

a.United States

b.Russia

c.France

d.Israel

144. On which date Aap-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) is being celebrated in August?

a.August 15th

b.August 13th

c.August 16th

d.August 14th

145. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.K V Kamath

c.Urjit Patel

d.Ashish Chauhan

146. Who becomes the first South Asian to win the Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.TaslimaNasrin

b.Marina Tabassum

c.RuvaniRanasinha

d.VivekShraya

147. Which university is the first Indian University in the 2022 Nature Index ranking?

a.University of Hyderabad

b.Osmania University

c.Pondicherry University

d.Anna University

148. Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in which state?

a.Manipur

b.Telangana

c.Assam

d.Haryana

149. Vikas Thakur who won a silver medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2022 is associated with which sport?

a.Weightlifting

b.Boxing

c.Badminton

d.Judo

150. Which institution regulates the 'Digital lending activities' in India?

a.NITI Aayog

b.Ministry of Finance

c.Reserve Bank of India

d.National Payments Corporation of India

151. Colin de Grandhomme, who recently announced retirement, is related to which sport?

a.Cricket

b.Football

c.Tennis

d.Badminton

152. Which Investor launched India's first Gold and Silver Fund?

a.invesco

b.Axis Mutual Fund

c.India Infoline

d.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

153. Which Indian state/UT has inaugurated the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games’?

a.Assam

b.Rajasthan

c.Telangana

d.Chhattisgarh

154. Which country is hosting the 65th CPA in August 2022?

a.Maldives

b.Thailand

c.France

d.Canada

155. Abhijit Sen, who passed away on 29 August 2022, was a renowned name in which field?

a.Economics

b.Psychology

c.Biology

d.Geography

156. Which senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, is all set to become the next CJI?

a.U. U. Lalit

b.Dhananjaya Y. Moonlight

c.S. Abdul Nazir

d.Sanjay Kishan Kaul

157. The 1st Edition of Women Indian Premier League will be starting by which year?

a.2022

b.2023

c.2024

d.2025

158. Indian men's volleyball team won which medal in the 14th Asian U18 Championship?

a.Gold

b.Silver

c.Bronze

d.Gold & Silver

159. Which state government has launched the 'Vidya Rath - School on Wheels' project to provide elementary education to underprivileged children?

a.Jharkhand

b.Punjab

c.Assam

d.Karnataka

160. PM Modi inaugurated a 2G Ethanol Plant in which city/state?

a.Hyderabad

b.Bathinda

c.Ghaziabad

d.Panipat

161. When is the ‘World Bio-fuel Day’ celebrated?

a.August 10th

b.August 12th

c.August 9th

d.August 14th

162. Who became the first Indian woman winner to win a gold medal at the Under 20 Women's Wrestling Championship 2022?

a.Suman Kundu

b.Babita Kumari

c.Navjot Kaur

d.Last Panghal

163. Which state introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of a new article 3A?

a.Telangana

b.Kerala

c.Jharkhand

d.Andhra Pradesh

164. Which bank introduced a new Term Deposit Scheme, "KBL Amrit Samriddhi"?

a.ICICI Bank

b.Kotak Mahindra Bank

c.Kota Bank

d.Karnataka Bank

165. What is the name of the Centre’s passenger processing system based on facial recognition technology?

a.Bharat Face RT

b.DigiYatra

c.Bharat Yatra

d.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

166. 'Muslim Women's Rights Day' is celebrated on which date?

a.July 31st

b.August 05th

c.August 03rd

d.August 01st

167. Agasthyamalai elephant reserve, which was notified recently, is located in which state?

a.Telangana

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.Kerala

168. Which Union Ministry implemented the 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0' scheme?

a.Ministry of Health

b.Ministry of Women and Child Development

c.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

d.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

169. Who has been elected as the President of Kenya?

a.William Ruto

b.Uhuru Kenyatta

c.Raila Odinga

d.Kalonzo Musyoka

170. Who has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's UP President?

a.Ramkesh Nishad

b.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

c.Jaswant Saini

d.Ajit Singh Pal

171. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Union Ministry of Textiles

c.Union Ministry of Culture

d.Union Ministry of MSME

172. Which country chairs the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022?

a.China

b.India

c.Russia

d.Kazakhstan

173. Which bank has opened its first all-women branch in Kozhikode in the North Kerala region?

a.Yes Bank

b.HDFC

c.SBI

d.ICICI

174. Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the UK?

a.Vikram Doraiswami

b.Akhilesh Mishra

c.Prashant Pise

d.Manoj Kumar Bharti

175. Larsen & Toubro signed a MoU with which state to set up an IT and ITeS technology park?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Maharashtra

176. Fahmida Azim, who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize, is from which country?

a.Oman

b.India

c.Iran

d.Bangladesh

177. Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person in the world, as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?

a.Cyrus Poonawala

b.Radhakishan Damani

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Gautam Adani

178. Who has won the "Best Actor award" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Ranbeer Kapoor

b.Hrithik Roshan

c.Ranveer Singh

d.Shaheed Kapoor

179. Which state signed an MoU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for protecting Coastline?

a.Gujarat

b.Bihar

c.Assam

d.Odisha

180. Which pharma company has completed trials for its intranasal Covid vaccine candidate?

a.Bharat Biotech

b.Serum Institute

c.Dr Reddy’s

d.Biocon

181. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

a.Urjit Patel

b.Arundhati Bhatacharya

c.Ashish Chauhan

d.K V Kamath

182. ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.Afghanistan

b.Nepal

c.Iran

d.Kazakhstan

183. Which countries are associated with ‘Trans-Himalayan multi-dimensional connectivity network’?

a.India-Nepal

b.China-Bangladesh

c.China-Nepal

d.India-Bangladesh

184. IAF contingent left which country to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise 'Udarashakti'?

a.France

b.Nepal

c.Japan

d.Malaysia

185. Which is the first ‘Har Ghar Jal certified’ state in India?

a.Goa

b.Odisha

c.Karnataka

d.Kerala

186. Who has won the "Best Actress award" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Kareena Kapoor

b.Vaani Kapoor

c.Sakshi Tanwar

d.Shefali Shah

187. India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in which state/UT?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Sikkim

c.Gujarat

d.Arunachal Pradesh

188. Which is the first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?

a.Microsoft

b.Meta

c.Apple

d.Google

189. Which state govt decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.Gujarat

190. Which Indian State has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics Games?

a.Gujarat

b.Haryana

c.Jharkhand

d.Rajasthan

191. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?

a.Francia Marquez

b.Jose Antonio Ocampo

c.Gustavo Petro

d.Rodolfo Hernandez

192. First flight of Akasa Air has been inaugurated between which of the following two cities in India?

a.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

b.Jabalpur to Delhi

c.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

d.Chennai to Mumbai

193. Which state/UT got its second railway station after a gap of 100 years?

a.Mizoram

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Nagaland

d.Assam

194. What is the name of the 3.5-km-long freight train, which was recently tested?

a.Bharat Freight

b.Super Vasuki

c.India Freight

d.Bharat Goods

195. Which of the following has been approved as booster dose in India for people above 18 years of age?

a.Covishield

b.Covaxin

c.Sputnik V

d.Corbevax

196. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Odisha

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Telangana

d.Haryana

197. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first earthquake memorial in which state?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Uttarakhand

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Gujarat

198. Which company is to roll out the 'First in India' seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains?

a.Mahindra Group

b.JSW Group

c.Bajaj Group

d.Tata Group

199. Which is the first bank in India to list its Payment Gateway platform on the income tax department’s TIN 2.0 platform?

a.Axis Bank

b.Punjab National Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Federal Bank

200. Which ministry has launched the SMILE-75 initiative?

a.Ministry of Education

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

d.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

201. Which bank will manage the IVAC in Bangladesh for two more years?

a.HDFC

b.Canara Bank

c.SBI

d.Bank of Baroda

202. Which state’s astronomical observatory has been included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories?

a.Maharashtra

b.Kerala

c.West Bengal

d.Bihar

203. Bennington Battle Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 13th

b.August 15th

c.August 16th

d.August 14th

204. Which shipyard built India's first indigenous aircraft carrier- Vikrant?

a.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

b.Hindustan Shipyard

c.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

d.Cochin Shipyard

205. The world’s highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Jammu and Kashmir

c.Assam

d.Sikkim

206. Who is the author of the book Lockdown Lyrics' released by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik?

a.Sonam Dixit

b.Sanjukta Dash

c.Diksha Rawat

d.Sujata Sharma

207. The famous footballer Luis Suarez, announced that he will sign with which club with whom he started his senior career?

a.Terminators

b.Thunder

c.Amigos

d.Nacional

208. Shumang Leela is a traditional festival held in which state/UT?

a.Assam

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.Manipur

209. Antim Panghal, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?

a.Hockey

b.Weight lifting

c.Badminton

d.Wrestling

210. ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.Iran

b.Nepal

c.Afghanistan

d.Kazakhstan

211. What is the theme of World Organ Donation Day 2022?

a.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

b.let's pledge to donate organs and save lives

c.Every blood donor is a hero

d.Removing the taboo around organ donation

212. The International Lefthanders Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 15th

b.August 14th

c.August 13th

d.August 12th

213. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.India

b.Malaysia

c.Japan

d.South Korea

214. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is associated with which Union Ministry?

a.Union Health Ministry

b.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

c.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

d.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

215. Which state's Sports Department is to hold 'Khed Mela' from Aug 29?

a.Punjab

b.Bihar

c.Rajasthan

d.Haryana

216. Which country won the gold medal in the open section of 44th Chess Olympiad?

a.Russia

b.India

c.Ukraine

d.Uzbekistan

217. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record at the Paavo Nurmi Games in which country?

a.Norway

b.Finland

c.Germany

d.China

218. What is the name of the website launched to boost the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign?

a.Swachhnadi.org

b.Swachhsagar.org

c.Swachhjal.org

d.Swachbharat.org

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