Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

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

a.Centre for Policy Research

b.National Council of Applied Economic Research

c.NITI Aayog

d.Economic Advisory Council

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

a.BPCL

b.HPCL

c.ONGC

d.IOCL

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

a.Central Government Employees

b.Income Taxpayers

c.Non-Resident Indians

d.State Government Employees

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

a.Gujarat

b.Uttarakhand

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

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

a.Real Madrid

b.Milan

c.Barcelona

d.Eintracht Frankfurt

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

a.Uhuru Kenyatta

b.William Ruto

c.Kalonzo Musyoka

d.Raila Odinga

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

a.Iran

b.Afghanistan

c.Kazakhstan

d.Nepal

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

a.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

b.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

c.Foundation of Life

d.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

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

a.Ranveer Singh

b.Hrithik Roshan

c.Shaheed Kapoor

d.Ranbeer Kapoor

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

a.Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

c.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

d.Ministry of Labour and Employment

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

a.Water Polo

b.Lawn Bowl

c.Fencing

d.Rowing

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

a.Smriti Irani

b.Narendra Modi

c.Anurag Thakur

d.Amit Shah

13. 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

14. 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

15. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 25th

b.August 20th

c.August 29th

d.August 30th

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

a.Nepal

b.Japan

c.France

d.Malaysia

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

a.Indian Navy

b.Indian Army

c.Indian Air Force

d.Indian Coast Guard

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

a.10

b.13

c.12

d.11

19. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.Malaysia

b.South Korea

c.India

d.Japan

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

a.Rajesh Verma

b.Dinesh Kumar

c.Aditya Kumar

d.Naresh Chandra

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

a.Vineet Saran

b.Uday Umesh Lalit

c.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

d.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

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

a.Kerala

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Assam

d.Manipur

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

a.Ratan Tata

b.Mukesh Ambani

c.Azim Premji

d.Gautam Adani

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

a.Google Pay

b.Paytm

c.PhonePe

d.Bhim App

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Assam

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

26. 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.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

c.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

d.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

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

a.Deepak Kumar Lalla

b.Dinesh Kumar Khara

c.Sashidhar Jagdishan

d.Sandeep Bakhshi

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

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Kerala

c.Jharkhand

d.Telangana

29. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Haryana

b.Odisha

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Telangana

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

a.100

b.250

c.750

d.500

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

a.Tokyo

b.Berlin

c.Paris

d.Tehran

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

a.BharatSat

b.AzaadiSAT

c.GramSAT

d.CommuniSAT

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Uttarakhand

c.Gujarat

d.Himachal Pradesh

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

a.August 20th

b.August 19th

c.August 15th

d.August 22nd

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

a.BARC

b.ICMR

c.CSIR

d.ICAR

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

a.Badminton

b.Weight lifting

c.Wrestling

d.Hockey

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

a.Squash

b.Track and Field

c.Weightlifting

d.Judo

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

a.Mary Kom

b.Pooja Rani

c.Lovlina Borgohain

d.Nikhat Zareen

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

a.Odisha

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Maharashtra

d.Telangana

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

a.Indore

b.New Delhi

c.Patna

d.Kolkata

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

a.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

b.Ministry of Labour and Employment

c.Ministry of MSME

d.Ministry of Science and Technology

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

a.Mirzapur

b.Jalsa

c.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

d.Asur

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

a.Roshini

b.Prakash

c.Jagmag

d.Surya

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

a.International Arbitration Centre

b.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

c.Bharat Arbitration Centre

d.India International Arbitration Centre

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

a.Karnataka

b.Maharashtra

c.West Bengal

d.Bihar

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

a.Iran

b.Afghanistan

c.Iraq

d.Syria

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

a.Anurag Thakur

b.Jyotiraditya Scindia

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Amit Shah

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

a.Pakistan

b.India

c.Bangladesh

d.Afghanistan

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

a.Kolkata

b.Hyderabad

c.Pune

d.Bangalore

50. 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

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

a.6.71%

b.5.71%

c.4.71%

d.7.71%

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

a.Union Ministry of Culture

b.Union Ministry of MSME

c.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of Textiles

53. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.Japan

b.China

c.Israel

d.US

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

a.Hindustan Shipyard

b.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

c.Cochin Shipyard

d.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

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

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Bihar

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

a.Iran

b.Nepal

c.Afghanistan

d.Kazakhstan

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

a.S. Srinivasan

b.Birendra Singh

c.Ravi Kishan Takkar

d.Sunita Duggal

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

a.Bandaru Dattatreya

b.Manohar Lal Khattar

c.Droupadi Murmu

d.Narendra Modi

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

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.Urjit Patel

c.Ashish Chauhan

d.K V Kamath

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

a.USA

b.Mexico

c.Japan

d.Spain

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

a.Kalonzo Musyoka

b.Raila Odinga

c.William Ruto

d.Uhuru Kenyatta

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

a.Germany

b.France

c.South Korea

d.Australia

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

a.Sujata Sharma

b.Sanjukta Dash

c.Sonam Dixit

d.Diksha Rawat

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

a.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

b.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

c.Union Health Ministry

d.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

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

a.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

b.Ministry of Women and Child Development

c.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

d.Ministry of Health

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

a.August 15th

b.August 14th

c.August 17th

d.August 16th

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

a.Bathinda

b.Panipat

c.Hyderabad

d.Ghaziabad

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

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Telangana

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.Gold

b.Bronze

c.Gold & Silver

d.Silver

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

a.Bhubaneswar

b.Ahmedabad

c.Mohali

d.New Delhi

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

a.Jaswant Saini

b.Ajit Singh Pal

c.Ramkesh Nishad

d.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

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

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

b.Removing the taboo around organ donation

c.Every blood donor is a hero

d.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

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

a.Ministry of Finance

b.Reserve Bank of India

c.National Payments Corporation of India

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Bangladesh

b.Oman

c.Iran

d.India

75. ‘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

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

a.Telangana

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Assam

d.Rajasthan

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

a.West Bengal

b.Odisha

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Karnataka

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

a.IIT Guwahati

b.IIT Kanpur

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Delhi

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

a.Economics

b.Geography

c.Psychology

d.Biology

80. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 5th

b.August 6th

c.August 8th

d.August 7th

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

a.BEL

b.DRDO

c.ISRO

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

b.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

c.Chennai to Mumbai

d.Jabalpur to Delhi

83. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Japan

b.Australia

c.Indonesia

d.Malaysia

84. 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.Kolkata

b.New Delhi

c.Mumbai

d.Bhubaneswar

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

a.Assam

b.Telangana

c.Manipur

d.Haryana

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

a.Covid-19

b.Chickenpox

c.Polio

d.Monkeypox

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

a.August 22nd

b.August 21st

c.August 23rd

d.August 20th

88. 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

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

a.Russia

b.United Kingdom

c.China

d.United States of America

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

a.Haryana

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.Gujarat

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

a.Boxing

b.Badminton

c.Weightlifting

d.Judo

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

a.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

b.Madras astronomical observatory

c.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

d.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

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

a.Nepal

b.Malaysia

c.Japan

d.France

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

a.Pune

b.Bangalore

c.Mumbai

d.Kolkata

95. 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

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

a.Adani Data Networks

b.Reliance Jio

c.Bharti Airtel

d.Vodafone Group

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

a.Chennai

b.Mumbai

c.Kochi

d.Kolkata

98. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Kartar Singh Sarabha

b.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

c.Udham Singh

d.Sukhdev Thapar

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

a.Sputnik V

b.Corbevax

c.Covishield

d.Covaxin

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

a.Bronze & Silver

b.Bronze

c.Silver

d.Gold

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

a.Pondicherry University

b.Anna University

c.Osmania University

d.University of Hyderabad

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

a.Dr Reddy’s

b.Biocon

c.Bharat Biotech

d.Serum Institute

103. '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

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

a.VivekShraya

b.RuvaniRanasinha

c.TaslimaNasrin

d.Marina Tabassum

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

a.Australia

b.USA

c.Japan

d.France

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

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.Urjit Patel

c.Ashish Chauhan

d.K V Kamath

107. 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

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

a.Kochi

b.Chennai

c.Mumbai

d.Kolkata

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

a.State Bank of India

b.IndusInd Bank

c.Bank of Baroda

d.HDFC Bank

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

a.Badminton

b.Cricket

c.Football

d.Tennis

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

a.Nikita Singh

b.Meghna Pant

c.Sannidhya Sharma

d.Kanishk Tharoor

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

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Goa

d.Odisha

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

a.Gwalior

b.Mysuru

c.Vishakhapatnam

d.Hyderabad

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

a.Radhakishan Damani

b.Mukesh Ambani

c.Gautam Adani

d.Cyrus Poonawala

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

a.Football

b.Hockey

c.Kabaddi

d.Cricket

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

a.Odisha

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Assam

d.Gujarat

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

a.France

b.Canada

c.Maldives

d.Thailand

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Bihar

d.Madhya Pradesh

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Maharashtra

d.Gujarat

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

a.IOCL

b.ONGC

c.LIC

d.RIL

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

a.Mirabai Chanu

b.Bindyarani Devi

c.Santoshi Matsa

d.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

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

a.August 9th

b.August 12th

c.August 10th

d.August 14th

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

a.Assam

b.Mizoram

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Nagaland

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

a.Nacional

b.Terminators

c.Thunder

d.Amigos

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

a.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

b.Sourav Ganguly

c.PV Sindhu

d.Virat Kohli

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

a.Games Wide Open

b.Together for a Shared Future

c.Held Your Hope High

d.Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together

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

a.Aurangabad smart city

b.Srinagar smart city

c.Pune smart city

d.Kochi smart city

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

a.IAC Vikrant

b.IAC Viraat

c.IAC Vishal

d.IAC Arihant

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

a.August 12th

b.August 13th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

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

a.High Jump

b.Wrestler

c.Javelin throw

d.Triple Jump

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

a.4th

b.7th

c.9th

d.5th

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

a.Gustavo Petro

b.Rodolfo Hernandez

c.Jose Antonio Ocampo

d.Francia Marquez

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

a.Tata Group

b.Mahindra Group

c.Bajaj Group

d.JSW Group

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

a.Argentina

b.Mexico

c.Australia

d.India

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

a.Haryana

b.Rajasthan

c.Bihar

d.Punjab

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

a.July 30th

b.July 31st

c.August 01st

d.August 02nd

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

a.Acting

b.Philanthropy

c.Music

d.Sports

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Punjab

c.Sikkim

d.Rajasthan

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

a.China-Bangladesh

b.India-Nepal

c.India-Bangladesh

d.China-Nepal

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

a.Shobhana Bhartia

b.Mallika Srinivasan

c.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

d.Meena Ganesh

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

a.Prashant Pise

b.Vikram Doraiswami

c.Manoj Kumar Bharti

d.Akhilesh Mishra

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

a.Emmanuel Macron

b.Volodymyr Zelensky

c.Joe Biden

d.Narendra Modi

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

a.August 05th

b.August 03rd

c.July 31st

d.August 01st

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

a.Axis Mutual Fund

b.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

c.invesco

d.India Infoline

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

a.Vaani Kapoor

b.Shefali Shah

c.Kareena Kapoor

d.Sakshi Tanwar

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

a.Finland

b.Germany

c.Norway

d.China

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

a.Francia Marquez

b.Rodolfo Hernandez

c.Gustavo Petro

d.Jose Antonio Ocampo

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

a.Malaysia

b.Bangladesh

c.UAE

d.Japan

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

a.August 12th

b.August 10th

c.August 15th

d.August 9th

150. 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

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Karnataka

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Bihar

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

a.Weight Lifting

b.Cricket

c.Football

d.Boxing

153. 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

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

a.Gujarat

b.Rajasthan

c.Karnataka

d.Punjab

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

a.Gwalior

b.Visakhapatnam

c.Mysuru

d.Hyderabad

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

a.India

b.China

c.Russia

d.US

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

a.India

b.Russia

c.China

d.Kazakhstan

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

a.Ukraine

b.India

c.Uzbekistan

d.Russia

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

a.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

b.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

c.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

d.Madras astronomical observatory

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Bihar

c.Kerala

d.West Bengal

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

a.Gujarat

b.Assam

c.Odisha

d.Bihar

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

a.Japan

b.UK

c.Canada

d.Russia

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Haryana

d.Jharkhand

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

a.Gujarat

b.Maharashtra

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Haryana

165. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 13th

b.August 11th

c.August 9th

d.August 12th

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Ahmedabad

c.Mysuru

d.Pune

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Uttarakhand

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.Bharat Face RT

b.Bharat Yatra

c.DigiYatra

d.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

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

a.USA

b.Spain

c.Mexico

d.Russia

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

a.New York

b.Tokyo

c.Rome

d.Paris

171. 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.Navjot Kaur

c.Suman Kundu

d.Last Panghal

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

a.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

b.Ministry of Education

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

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

a.Microsoft

b.Google

c.Wipro

d.HCL technology

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

a.Shyam Benegal

b.Subhash Ghai

c.Shatrughan Sinha

d.Shekhar Kapur

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

a.August 13th

b.August 16th

c.August 14th

d.August 15th

176. 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

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

a.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

b.Linthoi Chanambam

c.Poonam Chopra

d.Avtar Singh

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

a.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

b.Ministry of Culture

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of External Affairs

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

a.Global collaboration for water

b.Biodiversity and climate change

c.Transforming the global water challenges

d.Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

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

a.Sikkim

b.Gujarat

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Uttarakhand

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

a.Intellectual Property

b.Electronics Manufacturing

c.Climate Change

d.Food distribution

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

a.India International Arbitration Centre

b.International Arbitration Centre

c.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

d.Bharat Arbitration Centre

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

a.Jagdeep Dhankhar

b.Venkaiah Naidu

c.Margaret Alva

d.Biman Banerjee

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

a.Deep Supriyam

b.Dia Mirza

c.Lara Dutta

d.Preity Zinta

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Canara Bank

c.HDFC

d.SBI

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

a.France

b.United States

c.Russia

d.Israel

187. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 29th

b.August 26th

c.August 25th

d.August 31st

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

a.Germany

b.Russia

c.Poland

d.Ukraine

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

a.Gujarat

b.Rajasthan

c.Karnataka

d.Punjab

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

a.Assam

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Sikkim

d.Jammu and Kashmir

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

a.4

b.7

c.6

d.5

192. 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

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

a.Kota Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.Karnataka Bank

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

a.RBL Bank

b.Kotak Mahindra

c.HDFC Bank

d.A U Bank

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

a.M Sreeshankar

b.Dutee Chand

c.Hima Das

d.Tejaswin Shankar

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

a.Latvia and Estonia

b.Greece and Hungary

c.Croatia and Bulgaria

d.Slovakia and Slovenia

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

a.Dance Form

b.Festival

c.Art Form

d.Monument

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

a.August 30th

b.August 26th

c.August 22nd

d.August 28th

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

a.Gautam Adani

b.Mukesh Ambani

c.Azim Premji

d.Shiv Nadar

200. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.27

b.21

c.29

d.22

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

a.Super Vasuki

b.Bharat Freight

c.Bharat Goods

d.India Freight

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

a.Sanjay Kishan Kaul

b.S. Abdul Nazir

c.Dhananjaya Y. Moonlight

d.U. U. Lalit

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

a.Ghana

b.Oman

c.Zimbabwe

d.Sudan

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

a.Punjab National Bank

b.Canara Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Union Bank of India

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

a.Rukhsana Ahmed

b.Taslima Nasreen

c.Ruani Ranasinha

d.Marina Tabas

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

a.August 14th

b.August 13th

c.August 16th

d.August 15th

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Kerala

c.Punjab

d.Karnataka

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

a.Japan

b.France

c.USA

d.Australia

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

a.Reserve Bank of India

b.Ministry of Finance

c.National Payments Corporation of India

d.NITI Aayog

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

a.Swachbharat.org

b.Swachhsagar.org

c.Swachhnadi.org

d.Swachhjal.org

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

a.Power Grid Corporation of India

b.NTPC Limited

c.Gail India

d.NHPC Limited

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

a.USA

b.UK

c.India

d.Italy

213. What is the full form of BBPS?

a.Bharat Bill Pay System

b.Bill Bharat Pay System

c.Bill Bharat Payment System

d.Bharat Bill Payment System

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

a.2024

b.2025

c.2023

d.2022

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

a.Naftali Bennett

b.Ehud Olmert

c.Benjamin Netanyahu

d.Yair Lapid

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

a.Japan

b.France

c.Australia

d.USA

217. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Surat

b.Vadodara

c.Rajkot

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.Apple

b.Meta

c.Microsoft

d.Google

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