Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

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

a.Bandaru Dattatreya

b.Droupadi Murmu

c.Narendra Modi

d.Manohar Lal Khattar

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

a.Assam

b.Bihar

c.Gujarat

d.Odisha

3. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Surat

b.Rajkot

c.Vadodara

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Haryana

d.Jharkhand

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

a.Dr Reddy’s

b.Biocon

c.Serum Institute

d.Bharat Biotech

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

a.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

b.Pope Francis

c.Desmond Tutu

d.Dalai Lama

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

a.Argentina

b.India

c.Australia

d.Mexico

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

a.August 15th

b.August 22nd

c.August 19th

d.August 20th

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

a.4th

b.9th

c.7th

d.5th

10. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 26th

b.August 31st

c.August 29th

d.August 25th

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

a.Germany

b.Norway

c.Finland

d.China

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

a.August 21st

b.August 23rd

c.August 20th

d.August 22nd

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

a.Rodolfo Hernandez

b.Francia Marquez

c.Jose Antonio Ocampo

d.Gustavo Petro

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

a.Manipur

b.Haryana

c.Telangana

d.Assam

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

a.Bindyarani Devi

b.Santoshi Matsa

c.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

d.Mirabai Chanu

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

a.ICICI

b.Yes Bank

c.SBI

d.HDFC

17. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Kartar Singh Sarabha

b.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

c.Sukhdev Thapar

d.Udham Singh

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

a.Canara Bank

b.SBI

c.HDFC

d.Bank of Baroda

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

a.Rohit Sharma

b.KL Rahul

c.Hardik Pandya

d.Virat Kohli

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

a.August 05th

b.July 31st

c.August 03rd

d.August 01st

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

a.Removing the taboo around organ donation

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

c.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

d.Every blood donor is a hero

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

a.August 16th

b.August 13th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

23. 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

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

a.Russia

b.Ukraine

c.India

d.Uzbekistan

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

a.Kotak Mahindra Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Karnataka Bank

d.Kota Bank

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

a.Google

b.Microsoft

c.HCL technology

d.Wipro

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

a.Naftali Bennett

b.Yair Lapid

c.Ehud Olmert

d.Benjamin Netanyahu

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

a.Assam

b.Mizoram

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Nagaland

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

a.New Delhi

b.Patna

c.Kolkata

d.Indore

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

a.Sikkim

b.Punjab

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Bangladesh

b.Iran

c.Oman

d.India

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

a.Central Government Employees

b.Non-Resident Indians

c.State Government Employees

d.Income Taxpayers

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

a.Bronze

b.Gold

c.Silver

d.Gold & Silver

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

a.August 14th

b.August 13th

c.August 15th

d.August 12th

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

a.Francia Marquez

b.Rodolfo Hernandez

c.Jose Antonio Ocampo

d.Gustavo Petro

36. ‘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 External Affairs

d.Ministry of Culture

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

a.Vineet Saran

b.Uday Umesh Lalit

c.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

d.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

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

a.Cricket

b.Weight Lifting

c.Football

d.Boxing

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

a.Fencing

b.Water Polo

c.Lawn Bowl

d.Rowing

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

a.National Payments Corporation of India

b.Ministry of Finance

c.NITI Aayog

d.Reserve Bank of India

41. 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.Slovakia and Slovenia

c.Latvia and Estonia

d.Croatia and Bulgaria

42. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Haryana

c.Odisha

d.Telangana

43. 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

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

a.Apple

b.Meta

c.Google

d.Microsoft

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

a.Australia

b.Japan

c.USA

d.France

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

a.USA

b.Australia

c.France

d.Japan

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

a.National Payments Corporation of India

b.Ministry of Finance

c.Reserve Bank of India

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Dinesh Kumar Khara

b.Sandeep Bakhshi

c.Sashidhar Jagdishan

d.Deepak Kumar Lalla

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Assam

c.Telangana

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Bihar

b.West Bengal

c.Maharashtra

d.Kerala

51. 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

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

a.Hrithik Roshan

b.Ranveer Singh

c.Shaheed Kapoor

d.Ranbeer Kapoor

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

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

c.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Uttarakhand

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

a.August 28th

b.August 22nd

c.August 30th

d.August 26th

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

a.invesco

b.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

c.Axis Mutual Fund

d.India Infoline

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

a.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

b.India International Arbitration Centre

c.Bharat Arbitration Centre

d.International Arbitration Centre

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

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Jyotiraditya Scindia

c.Amit Shah

d.Anurag Thakur

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

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Jammu and Kashmir

c.Assam

d.Sikkim

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

a.Tokyo

b.Berlin

c.Paris

d.Tehran

61. What is the full form of BBPS?

a.Bill Bharat Payment System

b.Bharat Bill Pay System

c.Bill Bharat Pay System

d.Bharat Bill Payment System

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

a.New York

b.Paris

c.Rome

d.Tokyo

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Bihar

d.Arunachal Pradesh

64. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.South Korea

b.India

c.Malaysia

d.Japan

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

a.Acting

b.Music

c.Philanthropy

d.Sports

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

a.Indian Army

b.Indian Coast Guard

c.Indian Air Force

d.Indian Navy

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

a.Gautam Adani

b.Ratan Tata

c.Azim Premji

d.Mukesh Ambani

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Bihar

c.Karnataka

d.Madhya Pradesh

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.IndusInd Bank

c.HDFC Bank

d.State Bank of India

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

a.Gujarat

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Haryana

d.Karnataka

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

a.IIT Kanpur

b.IIT Madras

c.IIT Guwahati

d.IIT Delhi

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

a.NTPC Limited

b.Gail India

c.NHPC Limited

d.Power Grid Corporation of India

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

a.August 13th

b.August 14th

c.August 15th

d.August 16th

74. 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.Together for a Shared Future

c.Held Your Hope High

d.Games Wide Open

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

a.IAC Viraat

b.IAC Arihant

c.IAC Vishal

d.IAC Vikrant

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

a.August 10th

b.August 14th

c.August 12th

d.August 9th

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

a.Electronics Manufacturing

b.Intellectual Property

c.Food distribution

d.Climate Change

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

a.Diksha Rawat

b.Sonam Dixit

c.Sujata Sharma

d.Sanjukta Dash

79. 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

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

a.July 31st

b.July 30th

c.August 01st

d.August 02nd

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

a.Pune

b.Hyderabad

c.Ahmedabad

d.Mysuru

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

a.Bhubaneswar

b.Mohali

c.Ahmedabad

d.New Delhi

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

a.GramSAT

b.BharatSat

c.AzaadiSAT

d.CommuniSAT

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

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Kerala

d.Manipur

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

a.Vikram Doraiswami

b.Prashant Pise

c.Manoj Kumar Bharti

d.Akhilesh Mishra

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

a.CSIR

b.BARC

c.ICAR

d.ICMR

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

a.6.71%

b.7.71%

c.5.71%

d.4.71%

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

a.Punjab National Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Federal Bank

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

a.Union Ministry of Textiles

b.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Union Ministry of Culture

d.Union Ministry of MSME

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

a.August 17th

b.August 14th

c.August 16th

d.August 15th

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

a.Gujarat

b.Uttarakhand

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Barcelona

b.Real Madrid

c.Milan

d.Eintracht Frankfurt

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

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Telangana

c.Jharkhand

d.Kerala

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

a.Sunita Duggal

b.Ravi Kishan Takkar

c.S. Srinivasan

d.Birendra Singh

95. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 25th

b.August 20th

c.August 29th

d.August 30th

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

a.13

b.10

c.11

d.12

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

a.Ramkesh Nishad

b.Ajit Singh Pal

c.Jaswant Saini

d.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

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

a.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

b.Mallika Srinivasan

c.Meena Ganesh

d.Shobhana Bhartia

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

a.Transforming the global water challenges

b.Global collaboration for water

c.Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

d.Biodiversity and climate change

100. 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 Tribal Affairs

d.Ministry of Defence

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

a.China-Nepal

b.India-Nepal

c.China-Bangladesh

d.India-Bangladesh

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

a.Terminators

b.Amigos

c.Thunder

d.Nacional

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

a.India Freight

b.Super Vasuki

c.Bharat Goods

d.Bharat Freight

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

a.Assam

b.Punjab

c.Jharkhand

d.Karnataka

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

a.Bihar

b.Gujarat

c.Rajasthan

d.Madhya Pradesh

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

a.Roshini

b.Surya

c.Prakash

d.Jagmag

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

a.Jalsa

b.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

c.Mirzapur

d.Asur

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

a.Israel

b.Russia

c.United States

d.France

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

a.Shekhar Kapur

b.Shyam Benegal

c.Shatrughan Sinha

d.Subhash Ghai

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

a.Shiv Nadar

b.Azim Premji

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Gautam Adani

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

a.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

b.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

c.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

d.Madras astronomical observatory

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.ISRO

c.DRDO

d.BEL

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.Kotak Mahindra

c.RBL Bank

d.A U Bank

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

a.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

b.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

c.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

d.Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying

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

a.Marina Tabassum

b.TaslimaNasrin

c.RuvaniRanasinha

d.VivekShraya

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

a.Kolkata

b.Mumbai

c.Chennai

d.Kochi

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

a.Union Minister Amit Shah

b.Union Minister Rajnath Singh

c.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

d.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

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

a.Kolkata

b.Pune

c.Bangalore

d.Hyderabad

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

a.China

b.US

c.India

d.Russia

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

a.Hockey

b.Weight lifting

c.Badminton

d.Wrestling

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

a.Javelin throw

b.High Jump

c.Triple Jump

d.Wrestler

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

a.Mahindra Group

b.Tata Group

c.JSW Group

d.Bajaj Group

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

a.Cricket

b.Football

c.Kabaddi

d.Hockey

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

a.Gwalior

b.Vishakhapatnam

c.Mysuru

d.Hyderabad

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

a.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

b.Union Health Ministry

c.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

d.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

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

a.Sanjay Kishan Kaul

b.Dhananjaya Y. Moonlight

c.U. U. Lalit

d.S. Abdul Nazir

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

a.USA

b.India

c.Italy

d.UK

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

a.India International Arbitration Centre

b.Bharat Arbitration Centre

c.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

d.International Arbitration Centre

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

a.Karnataka

b.Assam

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

130. 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.Gujarat

b.Kerala

c.Mizoram

d.Panaji

131. 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

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

a.2024

b.2027

c.2030

d.2023

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

a.Kazakhstan

b.India

c.China

d.Russia

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

a.Urjit Patel

b.Arundhati Bhatacharya

c.K V Kamath

d.Ashish Chauhan

135. ‘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

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

a.Sudan

b.Ghana

c.Oman

d.Zimbabwe

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

a.Iran

b.Iraq

c.Syria

d.Afghanistan

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Bathinda

c.Panipat

d.Ghaziabad

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

a.National Council of Applied Economic Research

b.Economic Advisory Council

c.NITI Aayog

d.Centre for Policy Research

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

a.Gautam Adani

b.Cyrus Poonawala

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Radhakishan Damani

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.Haryana

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Shefali Shah

b.Kareena Kapoor

c.Vaani Kapoor

d.Sakshi Tanwar

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

a.UK

b.Japan

c.Russia

d.Canada

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Gujarat

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.Weightlifting

b.Badminton

c.Judo

d.Boxing

146. 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.Bhubaneswar

b.Kolkata

c.New Delhi

d.Mumbai

147. 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

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

a.500

b.750

c.250

d.100

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

a.Malaysia

b.Japan

c.Nepal

d.France

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

a.HPCL

b.IOCL

c.ONGC

d.BPCL

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

a.Bangladesh

b.UAE

c.Malaysia

d.Japan

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

a.Afghanistan

b.Kazakhstan

c.Nepal

d.Iran

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

a.Margaret Alva

b.Venkaiah Naidu

c.Biman Banerjee

d.Jagdeep Dhankhar

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

a.Punjab

b.Haryana

c.Bihar

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Mumbai

b.Kolkata

c.Bangalore

d.Pune

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

a.Hima Das

b.Dutee Chand

c.M Sreeshankar

d.Tejaswin Shankar

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

a.Karnataka

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Kerala

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

a.Poonam Chopra

b.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

c.Avtar Singh

d.Linthoi Chanambam

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Uttarakhand

d.Gujarat

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

a.PV Sindhu

b.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

c.Sourav Ganguly

d.Virat Kohli

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

a.China

b.Russia

c.United States of America

d.United Kingdom

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

a.Gwalior

b.Visakhapatnam

c.Hyderabad

d.Mysuru

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Karnataka

d.Punjab

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

a.Germany

b.Australia

c.France

d.South Korea

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

a.August 15th

b.August 10th

c.August 9th

d.August 12th

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

a.Babita Kumari

b.Last Panghal

c.Suman Kundu

d.Navjot Kaur

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

a.PhonePe

b.Google Pay

c.Bhim App

d.Paytm

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

a.Meghna Pant

b.Nikita Singh

c.Kanishk Tharoor

d.Sannidhya Sharma

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

a.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

b.Ministry of Women and Child Development

c.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

d.Ministry of Health

170. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.Japan

b.US

c.Israel

d.China

171. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 7th

b.August 8th

c.August 5th

d.August 6th

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

a.Swachhjal.org

b.Swachhnadi.org

c.Swachhsagar.org

d.Swachbharat.org

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

a.Karnataka

b.Rajasthan

c.Punjab

d.Gujarat

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

a.Silver

b.Gold

c.Bronze & Silver

d.Bronze

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

a.Lovlina Borgohain

b.Nikhat Zareen

c.Pooja Rani

d.Mary Kom

176. 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.149th

c.146th

d.147th

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

a.Geography

b.Biology

c.Economics

d.Psychology

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

a.5

b.4

c.7

d.6

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Anurag Thakur

c.Narendra Modi

d.Smriti Irani

180. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Japan

b.Indonesia

c.Malaysia

d.Australia

181. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 12th

b.August 11th

c.August 13th

d.August 9th

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

a.Mumbai

b.Kolkata

c.Kochi

d.Chennai

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

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.Ashish Chauhan

c.Urjit Patel

d.K V Kamath

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

a.Malaysia

b.Japan

c.Nepal

d.France

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

a.Rajesh Verma

b.Dinesh Kumar

c.Naresh Chandra

d.Aditya Kumar

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

a.USA

b.Japan

c.France

d.Australia

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

a.Kalonzo Musyoka

b.Raila Odinga

c.Uhuru Kenyatta

d.William Ruto

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

a.Poland

b.Russia

c.Germany

d.Ukraine

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

a.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

b.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

c.Foundation of Life

d.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

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

a.Telangana

b.Maharashtra

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Odisha

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

a.Srinagar smart city

b.Pune smart city

c.Aurangabad smart city

d.Kochi smart city

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

a.Karnataka

b.Goa

c.Odisha

d.Kerala

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

a.Assam

b.Gujarat

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Odisha

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

a.Deep Supriyam

b.Preity Zinta

c.Lara Dutta

d.Dia Mirza

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

a.Judo

b.Track and Field

c.Weightlifting

d.Squash

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

a.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

b.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

c.Jabalpur to Delhi

d.Chennai to Mumbai

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

a.Joe Biden

b.Narendra Modi

c.Volodymyr Zelensky

d.Emmanuel Macron

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

a.IOCL

b.LIC

c.ONGC

d.RIL

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

a.Uttarakhand

b.Gujarat

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Sikkim

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

a.Nepal

b.Kazakhstan

c.Iran

d.Afghanistan

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

a.State Bank of India

b.Union Bank of India

c.Canara Bank

d.Punjab National Bank

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

a.Sputnik V

b.Covaxin

c.Covishield

d.Corbevax

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

a.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Union Ministry of MSME

c.Union Ministry of Textiles

d.Union Ministry of Culture

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

a.Uhuru Kenyatta

b.Raila Odinga

c.William Ruto

d.Kalonzo Musyoka

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

a.Odisha

b.Karnataka

c.West Bengal

d.Chhattisgarh

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

a.Ministry of Labour and Employment

b.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

c.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

d.Ministry of Home Affairs

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

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Maharashtra

d.Punjab

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

a.Canada

b.France

c.Maldives

d.Thailand

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

a.Bharti Airtel

b.Vodafone Group

c.Reliance Jio

d.Adani Data Networks

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

a.Ministry of MSME

b.Ministry of Labour and Employment

c.Ministry of Science and Technology

d.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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

a.Bihar

b.Karnataka

c.West Bengal

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Monument

b.Festival

c.Dance Form

d.Art Form

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

a.2022

b.2023

c.2024

d.2025

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

a.USA

b.Mexico

c.Japan

d.Spain

215. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.22

b.29

c.21

d.27

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

a.Tennis

b.Cricket

c.Badminton

d.Football

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

a.DigiYatra

b.Bharat Yatra

c.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

d.Bharat Face RT

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

a.Polio

b.Covid-19

c.Monkeypox

d.Chickenpox

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