Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

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

a.Axis Mutual Fund

b.invesco

c.India Infoline

d.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

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

a.Gold

b.Bronze & Silver

c.Silver

d.Bronze

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

a.Bharti Airtel

b.Adani Data Networks

c.Reliance Jio

d.Vodafone Group

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.HDFC

c.Canara Bank

d.SBI

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

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.Urjit Patel

c.K V Kamath

d.Ashish Chauhan

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

a.Bharat Biotech

b.Biocon

c.Serum Institute

d.Dr Reddy’s

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

a.India

b.Italy

c.USA

d.UK

8. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 20th

b.August 30th

c.August 29th

d.August 25th

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

a.Reserve Bank of India

b.National Payments Corporation of India

c.Ministry of Finance

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Together for a Shared Future

b.Games Wide Open

c.Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together

d.Held Your Hope High

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

a.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

b.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

c.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

d.Madras astronomical observatory

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

a.Tokyo

b.Berlin

c.Tehran

d.Paris

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

a.Rome

b.Tokyo

c.New York

d.Paris

14. 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

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

a.Gujarat

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Odisha

d.Assam

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

a.Foundation of Life

b.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

c.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

d.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

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

a.Badminton

b.Boxing

c.Judo

d.Weightlifting

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

a.Union Bank of India

b.Punjab National Bank

c.Canara Bank

d.State Bank of India

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

a.Yes Bank

b.SBI

c.HDFC

d.ICICI

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

a.Ashish Chauhan

b.Urjit Patel

c.K V Kamath

d.Arundhati Bhatacharya

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

a.Narendra Modi

b.Droupadi Murmu

c.Bandaru Dattatreya

d.Manohar Lal Khattar

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

a.Karnataka

b.Maharashtra

c.Punjab

d.Kerala

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

a.Virat Kohli

b.KL Rahul

c.Rohit Sharma

d.Hardik Pandya

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

a.Japan

b.Malaysia

c.Nepal

d.France

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

a.Germany

b.Australia

c.South Korea

d.France

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

a.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

b.Mallika Srinivasan

c.Shobhana Bhartia

d.Meena Ganesh

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

a.Music

b.Acting

c.Philanthropy

d.Sports

28. 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

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

a.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Union Ministry of Culture

c.Union Ministry of Textiles

d.Union Ministry of MSME

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

a.Vishakhapatnam

b.Gwalior

c.Hyderabad

d.Mysuru

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Ahmedabad

c.Pune

d.Mysuru

32. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Sukhdev Thapar

b.Udham Singh

c.Kartar Singh Sarabha

d.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

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

a.Kabaddi

b.Cricket

c.Football

d.Hockey

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

a.Last Panghal

b.Navjot Kaur

c.Suman Kundu

d.Babita Kumari

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

a.Gujarat

b.Haryana

c.Jharkhand

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Canada

b.Maldives

c.France

d.Thailand

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

a.Sanjukta Dash

b.Sujata Sharma

c.Diksha Rawat

d.Sonam Dixit

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

a.12

b.11

c.10

d.13

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

a.Bhubaneswar

b.New Delhi

c.Mohali

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.Argentina

b.India

c.Mexico

d.Australia

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

a.Asur

b.Mirzapur

c.Jalsa

d.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

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

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Mizoram

c.Assam

d.Nagaland

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

a.Bangalore

b.Pune

c.Kolkata

d.Mumbai

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

a.Lara Dutta

b.Dia Mirza

c.Deep Supriyam

d.Preity Zinta

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

a.August 17th

b.August 15th

c.August 16th

d.August 14th

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

a.Non-Resident Indians

b.Central Government Employees

c.Income Taxpayers

d.State Government Employees

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

a.USA

b.Spain

c.Japan

d.Mexico

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

a.Taslima Nasreen

b.Marina Tabas

c.Rukhsana Ahmed

d.Ruani Ranasinha

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

a.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

b.Ministry of External Affairs

c.Ministry of Defence

d.Ministry of Home Affairs

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

a.Chennai

b.Kochi

c.Kolkata

d.Mumbai

51. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Haryana

c.Odisha

d.Telangana

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

a.Google

b.Microsoft

c.Apple

d.Meta

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

a.Gujarat

b.Punjab

c.Karnataka

d.Rajasthan

54. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Surat

c.Rajkot

d.Vadodara

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

a.August 10th

b.August 15th

c.August 12th

d.August 9th

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

a.Norway

b.Germany

c.China

d.Finland

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

a.William Ruto

b.Uhuru Kenyatta

c.Kalonzo Musyoka

d.Raila Odinga

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

a.NTPC Limited

b.Power Grid Corporation of India

c.Gail India

d.NHPC Limited

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Sikkim

c.Punjab

d.Rajasthan

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

a.AzaadiSAT

b.BharatSat

c.CommuniSAT

d.GramSAT

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

a.Weight Lifting

b.Boxing

c.Football

d.Cricket

62. 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.146th

b.147th

c.142nd

d.149th

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

a.India

b.China

c.Kazakhstan

d.Russia

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

a.Kota Bank

b.Karnataka Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.M Sreeshankar

b.Dutee Chand

c.Tejaswin Shankar

d.Hima Das

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

a.UK

b.Russia

c.Japan

d.Canada

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

a.Slovakia and Slovenia

b.Latvia and Estonia

c.Croatia and Bulgaria

d.Greece and Hungary

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Anurag Thakur

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Jyotiraditya Scindia

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Rajasthan

c.Telangana

d.Assam

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

a.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

b.Ministry of Health

c.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

d.Ministry of Women and Child Development

71. 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.Mumbai

d.New Delhi

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

a.CSIR

b.ICAR

c.BARC

d.ICMR

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

a.Australia

b.Japan

c.France

d.USA

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

a.Assam

b.Manipur

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Kerala

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

a.August 13th

b.August 14th

c.August 16th

d.August 15th

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

a.Sakshi Tanwar

b.Shefali Shah

c.Kareena Kapoor

d.Vaani Kapoor

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

a.Football

b.Cricket

c.Tennis

d.Badminton

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

a.India

b.Russia

c.Ukraine

d.Uzbekistan

79. 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

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

a.Iran

b.Nepal

c.Afghanistan

d.Kazakhstan

81. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 8th

b.August 6th

c.August 7th

d.August 5th

82. 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

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

a.7.71%

b.6.71%

c.5.71%

d.4.71%

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

a.Economics

b.Psychology

c.Geography

d.Biology

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

a.Badminton

b.Wrestling

c.Hockey

d.Weight lifting

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

a.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

b.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

c.Union Health Ministry

d.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

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

a.Russia

b.United States

c.Israel

d.France

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

a.Azim Premji

b.Gautam Adani

c.Shiv Nadar

d.Mukesh Ambani

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

a.Bihar

b.Gujarat

c.Assam

d.Odisha

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

a.August 03rd

b.August 05th

c.August 01st

d.July 31st

91. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.China

b.US

c.Israel

d.Japan

92. 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.Radhakishan Damani

d.Mukesh Ambani

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

a.August 22nd

b.August 30th

c.August 28th

d.August 26th

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

a.Ministry of External Affairs

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Culture

d.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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

a.Judo

b.Track and Field

c.Squash

d.Weightlifting

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

a.Bihar

b.Rajasthan

c.Haryana

d.Punjab

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

a.Assam

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Bihar

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

a.IIT Delhi

b.IIT Guwahati

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Kanpur

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

a.Food distribution

b.Climate Change

c.Electronics Manufacturing

d.Intellectual Property

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

a.August 22nd

b.August 20th

c.August 21st

d.August 23rd

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

a.Japan

b.Australia

c.USA

d.France

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

a.Sudan

b.Zimbabwe

c.Ghana

d.Oman

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

a.Marina Tabassum

b.RuvaniRanasinha

c.VivekShraya

d.TaslimaNasrin

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

a.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

b.DigiYatra

c.Bharat Yatra

d.Bharat Face RT

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

a.Karnataka

b.Bihar

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.Jharkhand

b.Assam

c.Karnataka

d.Punjab

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

a.August 15th

b.August 13th

c.August 12th

d.August 14th

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

a.S. Srinivasan

b.Birendra Singh

c.Sunita Duggal

d.Ravi Kishan Takkar

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

a.Kazakhstan

b.Afghanistan

c.Iran

d.Nepal

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

a.100

b.250

c.750

d.500

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

a.IAC Vishal

b.IAC Vikrant

c.IAC Arihant

d.IAC Viraat

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

a.Kerala

b.Telangana

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Jharkhand

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

a.National Council of Applied Economic Research

b.Economic Advisory Council

c.Centre for Policy Research

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.National Payments Corporation of India

c.Ministry of Finance

d.Reserve Bank of India

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

a.DRDO

b.BEL

c.ISRO

d.NITI Aayog

116. 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

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

a.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

b.Vineet Saran

c.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

d.Uday Umesh Lalit

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

a.Srinagar smart city

b.Kochi smart city

c.Pune smart city

d.Aurangabad smart city

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

a.Bihar

b.Gujarat

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

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

a.Union Ministry of MSME

b.Union Ministry of Culture

c.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of Textiles

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

a.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

b.International Arbitration Centre

c.Bharat Arbitration Centre

d.India International Arbitration Centre

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

a.August 20th

b.August 15th

c.August 22nd

d.August 19th

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

a.Mary Kom

b.Nikhat Zareen

c.Pooja Rani

d.Lovlina Borgohain

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

a.Covid-19

b.Monkeypox

c.Chickenpox

d.Polio

125. '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 MSME

d.Union Ministry of Culture

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

a.Dhananjaya Y. Moonlight

b.S. Abdul Nazir

c.Sanjay Kishan Kaul

d.U. U. Lalit

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

a.Yair Lapid

b.Benjamin Netanyahu

c.Naftali Bennett

d.Ehud Olmert

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

a.A U Bank

b.Kotak Mahindra

c.RBL Bank

d.HDFC Bank

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

a.Ministry of Labour and Employment

b.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

c.Ministry of MSME

d.Ministry of Science and Technology

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

a.Covishield

b.Corbevax

c.Sputnik V

d.Covaxin

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

a.Real Madrid

b.Milan

c.Barcelona

d.Eintracht Frankfurt

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

a.August 12th

b.August 9th

c.August 10th

d.August 14th

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

a.Gwalior

b.Hyderabad

c.Visakhapatnam

d.Mysuru

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Gujarat

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.Venkaiah Naidu

b.Biman Banerjee

c.Jagdeep Dhankhar

d.Margaret Alva

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

a.August 13th

b.August 16th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

137. 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

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Telangana

c.Odisha

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Chennai to Mumbai

b.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

c.Jabalpur to Delhi

d.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

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

a.China

b.Russia

c.US

d.India

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

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

b.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

c.Every blood donor is a hero

d.Removing the taboo around organ donation

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

a.Odisha

b.Karnataka

c.Goa

d.Kerala

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

a.Tata Group

b.Bajaj Group

c.JSW Group

d.Mahindra Group

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

a.New Delhi

b.Indore

c.Kolkata

d.Patna

145. 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

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

a.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

b.Union Minister Rajnath Singh

c.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

d.Union Minister Amit Shah

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

a.Swachbharat.org

b.Swachhjal.org

c.Swachhnadi.org

d.Swachhsagar.org

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

a.Madras astronomical observatory

b.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

c.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

d.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

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

a.Japan

b.Malaysia

c.UAE

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Ajit Singh Pal

b.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

c.Ramkesh Nishad

d.Jaswant Saini

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

a.Iran

b.Bangladesh

c.Oman

d.India

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Karnataka

c.Odisha

d.West Bengal

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

a.Uttarakhand

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Gujarat

d.Karnataka

154. 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

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

a.Uhuru Kenyatta

b.Kalonzo Musyoka

c.Raila Odinga

d.William Ruto

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Ghaziabad

c.Panipat

d.Bathinda

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

a.Amigos

b.Thunder

c.Nacional

d.Terminators

158. 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.Biodiversity and climate change

d.Global collaboration for water

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

a.2024

b.2027

c.2023

d.2030

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

a.Jose Antonio Ocampo

b.Gustavo Petro

c.Rodolfo Hernandez

d.Francia Marquez

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

a.Spain

b.Russia

c.Mexico

d.USA

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Uttarakhand

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

b.Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying

c.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

d.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

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

a.4th

b.7th

c.5th

d.9th

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

a.Kolkata

b.Kochi

c.Mumbai

d.Chennai

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

a.Russia

b.Germany

c.Ukraine

d.Poland

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

a.HCL technology

b.Google

c.Wipro

d.Microsoft

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

a.State Bank of India

b.Federal Bank

c.Punjab National Bank

d.Axis Bank

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

a.Rowing

b.Fencing

c.Water Polo

d.Lawn Bowl

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

a.ONGC

b.HPCL

c.BPCL

d.IOCL

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

a.Aditya Kumar

b.Rajesh Verma

c.Dinesh Kumar

d.Naresh Chandra

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

a.Telangana

b.Manipur

c.Assam

d.Haryana

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

a.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

b.Desmond Tutu

c.Dalai Lama

d.Pope Francis

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

a.Iran

b.Afghanistan

c.Syria

d.Iraq

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Smriti Irani

c.Anurag Thakur

d.Narendra Modi

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

a.Virat Kohli

b.Sourav Ganguly

c.PV Sindhu

d.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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

a.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

b.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

c.Hindustan Shipyard

d.Cochin Shipyard

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

a.China-Bangladesh

b.India-Bangladesh

c.India-Nepal

d.China-Nepal

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Pune

c.Kolkata

d.Bangalore

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

a.Kerala

b.Assam

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.IndusInd Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.Bank of Baroda

d.State Bank of India

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

a.Paytm

b.Google Pay

c.PhonePe

d.Bhim App

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

a.Assam

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Sikkim

d.Jammu and Kashmir

184. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 25th

b.August 26th

c.August 31st

d.August 29th

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

a.Volodymyr Zelensky

b.Joe Biden

c.Emmanuel Macron

d.Narendra Modi

186. 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

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

a.Shaheed Kapoor

b.Ranbeer Kapoor

c.Ranveer Singh

d.Hrithik Roshan

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

a.West Bengal

b.Kerala

c.Bihar

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Bihar

c.West Bengal

d.Karnataka

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

a.Gujarat

b.Rajasthan

c.Punjab

d.Karnataka

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

a.Shatrughan Sinha

b.Subhash Ghai

c.Shyam Benegal

d.Shekhar Kapur

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

a.United States of America

b.United Kingdom

c.China

d.Russia

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

a.Haryana

b.Gujarat

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.France

b.Malaysia

c.Japan

d.Nepal

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

a.Azim Premji

b.Ratan Tata

c.Gautam Adani

d.Mukesh Ambani

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

a.Manoj Kumar Bharti

b.Akhilesh Mishra

c.Vikram Doraiswami

d.Prashant Pise

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

a.Poonam Chopra

b.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

c.Linthoi Chanambam

d.Avtar Singh

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

a.RIL

b.ONGC

c.LIC

d.IOCL

199. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.India

b.South Korea

c.Japan

d.Malaysia

200. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Indonesia

b.Japan

c.Australia

d.Malaysia

201. 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

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

a.Gujarat

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Sikkim

d.Uttarakhand

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

a.Jose Antonio Ocampo

b.Francia Marquez

c.Gustavo Petro

d.Rodolfo Hernandez

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Uttarakhand

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

a.Bindyarani Devi

b.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

c.Mirabai Chanu

d.Santoshi Matsa

206. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.27

b.21

c.29

d.22

207. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 12th

b.August 11th

c.August 9th

d.August 13th

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

a.August 01st

b.August 02nd

c.July 31st

d.July 30th

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

a.Bronze

b.Silver

c.Gold

d.Gold & Silver

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

a.Indian Air Force

b.Indian Navy

c.Indian Army

d.Indian Coast Guard

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

a.Afghanistan

b.Pakistan

c.Bangladesh

d.India

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

a.Surya

b.Jagmag

c.Roshini

d.Prakash

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

a.Anna University

b.University of Hyderabad

c.Osmania University

d.Pondicherry University

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

a.2022

b.2025

c.2024

d.2023

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

a.Karnataka

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Telangana

d.Kerala

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

a.Australia

b.Japan

c.France

d.USA

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

a.Bharat Arbitration Centre

b.India International Arbitration Centre

c.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

d.International Arbitration Centre

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

a.Nikita Singh

b.Meghna Pant

c.Kanishk Tharoor

d.Sannidhya Sharma

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