Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test

Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test for events in January 2022. Check out Latest Questions from Current Events held in January 2022 – Take this test to check your General Knowledge on current affairs topics from this year. These MCQ Question Answers are helpful for various entrance exams in India

1. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.Global Word Search Day

c.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

d.International Customs Day

2. Which team won the 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022?

a.Karnataka team

b.Tamilnadu team

c.Ladakh team

d.Kerala team

3. Which state chief minister has launched Kaushal Rozgar Nigam?

a.Lakshadweep

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Karnataka

d.Haryana

4. Which state has reached first place to the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission?

a.Telungana

b.Kerala

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

5. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.25th January

b.21st January

c.23th January

d.27th January

6. Which Mutual Fund is renamed as White Oak Capital Mutual Fund?

a. Bluechip Fund

b.Mutual Fund

c.Regular Saver Fund

d.Strategic Bond Fund

7. Name of the bank will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in IFSC Ltd?

a.Punjab National Bank

b.Bank of Baroda

c.State Bank of India

d.Canara Bank

8. In which state PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project?

a.Gujarat

b.Maharashtra

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Madhya Pradesh

9. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

10. Who launched the AI-driven Start-Up for Water Purification by IIT alumni?

a.Jeetendra

b.Dr Jitendra Singh

c.Manoj Sinha

d.Ranjith Singh

11. Name of the Cricketer who received the Knighthood from Prince William?

a.Wriddhiman Saha

b.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

c.Ajinkya Rahane

d.Shikhar Dhawan

12. Who has won the Ramnath Goenka Award in Photo Journalism?

a.Sarat Chandra

b.Vikram Seth

c.Zishaan A Latif

d.Amrita Pritam

13. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.World Wetlands Day

c.Indian Coast Guard Day

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

14. Who was crowned as the winner of Mrs World 2022 ?

a.Shaylyn Ford

b.Khalia HALL

c.Valentina CAMEJO

d.Eva DOBREVA

15. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC ?

a.Shri Vijay Agarwal

b.Narendra Kumar Goenka

c.Shri Anil Bhuchasia

d.Shri Premal Udani

16. Which date has declared as ‘National Start-up Day’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a.18th January

b.16th January

c.11th January

d.19th January

17. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.Lohri Festival

b.National Science Day

c.World Cancer Day

d.World Wetlands Day

18. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Day of War Orphans

b.World Leprosy Eradication Day

c.Valentine's Day

d.World Braille Day

19. Which organization conducted the 16th India Digital Summit 2022?

a.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

b.Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

c.India Leg of Singapore Fintech Fest (SFF)

d.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Market(DPIM)

20. Which Indian has been roped in as the Ambassador of ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)?

a.Sunil Mittal

b.Sachin Bansal

c.Vijay Shekhar Sharma

d.Falguni Nayar

21. Which state government slashed Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor?

a.Jharkhand

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Kerala

d.Odisha

22. Name of the state govt set to table bill to "free Hindu temples"?

a.Karnataka

b.Bihar

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Kerala

23. Which two states have signed an MoU at Panchkula, for the construction of Adi Badri Dam ?

a.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

b.Tamilnadu and Kerala

c.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

d.None of these

24. Who has become India’s first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Climate Champion ?

a.Jack Welch

b.Prajakta Koli

c.Udit Singhal

d.None of these

25. The world’s largest national flag, made of Khadi fabric was put to display at

a.Ajmer

b.Longewala

c.Jaisalmer

d.Jaipur

26. On which date the African National Congress Foundation Day observed ?

a.8th January

b.12th January

c.9th January

d.15th January

27. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.9th January

b.14th January

c.11th January

d.10th January

28. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.28th January

b.29th January

c.26th January

d.25th January

29. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.14th January

c.16th January

d.12th January

30. Which state has launched the ‘Apna Kangra’ app ?

a.Karnataka

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.TamilNadu

31. Which movie from India won the best film award in the Asian Film Competition section at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival?

a.Theerpugal Virkapadum

b.Jai Bhim

c.Oomai Sennaai

d.Koozhangal

32. How many childrens are Awarded by Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022?

a.25

b.10

c.29

d.20

33. Name of the maritime exercise conducted by NATO in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24, 2022?

a.Indra Navy

b.None of these

c.Varuna Naval Exercise

d.Neptune Strike 22

34. The two new IPL 2022 teams have been given time till when to complete the retention process?

a.January 22 nd

b.January 21st

c.February 1st

d.January 31st

35. Which country will host the 46-nation mega naval battle 'Exercise Milan 2022'?

a.America

b.India

c.China

d.Iran

36. When is the Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai observed ?

a.18th January

b.26th January

c.27th January

d.28th January

37. In which country World’s longest Metro line has opened in January 2022?

a.Japan

b.Algeria

c.Argentina

d.China

38. Who has set up an online Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM)?

a.Arun Jaitley

b.Nirmala Sitharaman

c.Manohar Parrikar

d.Rajnath Singh

39. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.Indian Coast Guard Day

b.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

c.World Wetlands Day

d.International Safer Internet Day

40. Who has recently been given the World CEO Winner of the Year 2021 Award?

a.Kanak Sharma

b.Kishore Kumar Yedam

c.Vinay Prakash

d.Vinod Bhandari

41. Which of the following ministry has announced the initiation of the Open Data Week from 17 January to 21 January?

a.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

42. In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya on February 5, 2022, ?

a.TamilNadu

b.Kerala

c.Karnataka

d.Hyderabad

43. On which date the Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas observed ?

a.25th January

b.28th January

c.30th January

d.22nd January

44. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.None of these

b.Xi Jinping

c.Shinzo Abe

d.Justin Trudeau

45. Which two countries navy has conducted the PASSEX Exercise in Arabian Sea?

a.Indian Navy and Australia Navy

b.Indian Navy and China Navy

c.Indian Navy and Russian Navy

d.Indian Navy and Japan Navy

46. Which nation’s all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

a.Australia

b.New Zealand

c.England

d.South Africa

47. Which state became India’s first state to launch AVGC Center of Excellence?

a.TamilNadu

b.Karnataka

c.Kerala

d.Andhra Pradesh

48. The Central Government has approved to host the Khelo India Youth Games 2022-23 in which state ?

a.Punjab

b.Chattisgarh

c.West Bengal

d.Madhya Pradesh

49. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.PV Sindhu

b.Saina Nehwal

c.Prakash Padukone

d.Srikanth Kidambi

50. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Good Dot company?

a.Ravindra Jadeja

b.Sanjay Dutt

c.Virat Kohli

d.Neeraj Chopra

51. Where was the World Champion Loh Kean Yew 2022 held?

a.Singapore

b.Switzer land

c.Malaysia

d.Germany

52. Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to the South Pole?

a.Srishti Bandla

b.Sunita Williams

c.Harpreet Chandi

d.Sneha Sharma

53. Who is appointed as new chairperson to PMLA Adjudicating Authority ?

a.Vinodanand Jha

b.Manoj Jain

c.Nalin Singhal

d.Vinod anand prasad

54. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.20th January

c.24th January

d.25th January

55. Who among the following is the winner of Genesis Prize 2022?

a.Albert Bourla

b.Rabbi Lord

c.Steven Spielberg

d.Natan Sharansky

56. Which bank has declared the launch of 'Green Fixed Deposits'?

a.HDFC Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.IndusInd Bank

57. In which institute Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched blockchain-based digital degrees?

a.IIT Roorkee

b.IIT Bombay

c.IIT Kanpur

d.IIT Delhi

58. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Lakshya Sen

b.Chou Tien Chen

c.Kento Momota

d.Anders Antonsen

59. Which bank has committed USD 150 million to invest in the development of data centres that mostly serve emerging Asia ?

a.Federal Bank

b.None of these

c.Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

d.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

60. Which company has a partnership with Paytm to expand digital lending to MSMEs?

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Fullerton India

c.Bank of Maharashtra

d.Bank of India

61. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.26th January

b.None of these

c.21st January

d.22nd January

62. Who has been selected for Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’?

a.Ratan Tata

b.Gautam Adani

c.Mukesh Ambani

d.Azim Premji

63. Who is appointed as the CEO of Adani Power?

a.Vneet S. Jain

b.Shersingh B Khyalia

c.None of these

d.Karan Adani

64. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

b.None of these

c.World Hindi Day

d.Global Family Day

65. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.11th January

b.15th January

c.10th January

d.20th January

66. Which of the following state celebrates Losoong Namsoong Festival?

a.Assam

b.Tripura

c.Sikkim

d.Meghalaya

67. In which sector 46th GST Council meeting called to discuss about GST rate?

a.Oil

b.Textile

c.Transport

d.Health

68. When is the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day observed ?

a.11th January

b.22nd January

c.18th January

d.25th January

69. What is the name of the rocket first domestically produced space launch vehicle of South Korea’s country?

a.Shuttle–Mir (with Russia)

b.Chandrayaan2

c.KSLV-II Nuri rocket

d.RISAT-2(B)R1

70. Who has won the Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022 pageant ?

a.Gobinda Mandal

b.Archana Rao

c.Sujith Sudhakaran

d.Navdeep Kaur

71. On which date the International Day of Education observed ?

a.30th January

b.24th January

c.25th January

d.29th January

72. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a. None of these

b.Pongal

c.Valentine's Day

d.Darwin Day

73. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.National Voters Day

c.Global Word Search Day

d.National Science Fiction Day

74. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Google Pay

b.Bharat BillPay

c.Amazon Pay

d.Phone Pe

75. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.22nd January

b.17th January

c.14th January

d.20th January

76. Who was sworn as the Prime Minister of Barbados?

a.Errol Walton Barrow

b.Mia Mottley

c.Bernard St. John

d.John "Tom"

77. Who has launched a 100 day reading Campaign “Padhe Bharat”?

a.Piyush Goyal

b.Narendra Tomar

c.Dharmendra Pradhan

d.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

78. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.19th January

b.17th January

c.20th January

d.15th January

79. Which Authority informed 126 tigers have died in India in the year 2021?

a.Ministry of Tribals

b.UNESCO

c.National Tiger Conservation Authority

d.NITI Aayog

80. Name of the Omicron Testing Kit developed by CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) ?

a.Om

b.COVID-19

c.Ebola Virus

d.Hantavirus

81. Whose statue has unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Gate on Parakram Divas?

a.Dadabhai Naoroji

b.Jawaharlal Nehru

c.Mahatma Gandhi

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra

82. Which bank has launched ‘Platina Fixed Deposit’, offering interest of 15 basis points higher than the regular term deposit rates?

a.Capital Small Finance Bank Limited

b.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

c.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

d.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

83. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.None of these

b.Tripura

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Jharkhand

84. Which district got the first rank in the “ District Good Governance Index”?

a.Mysore

b.None of these

c.Banglore

d.Jammu

85. Magh Mela-2022’ is an annual religious fair held in which state?

a.Gujarat

b.Bihar

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.West Bengal

86. What is the total number of members in the committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021?

a.26

b.21

c.10

d.31

87. On which date the Global Family Day observed every year?

a.1st January

b.5th January

c.2nd January

d.3rd January

88. In which city India’s first para-badminton academy has been set up?

a.Raipur

b.Hyderabad

c.Nepal

d.Lucknow

89. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank?

a.Dukan Pichadi

b.Dinesh Kumar Khara

c.Shri Ajay Vyas

d.Atul Kumar Goel

90. Which Union Minister has recently launched the India Semiconductor Mission?

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Ashwini Vaishnav

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Amit Shah

91. Who won the International Association of Working Women Award ?

a.Aishwarya Rai

b.Kajol

c.None of these

d.Sushmita Sen

92. In which state PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University?

a.Odisa

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Assam

d.Rajasthan

93. Whose birthday is celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas in india?

a.Vallabhbhai Patel

b.Mahatma Gandhi

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

94. Who has been appointed as the ‘officer on special duty’ in Punjab National Bank?

a.Mallikarjuna Rao

b.A.S. Rajeev

c.Atul Kumar Goel

d.Shanti Lal Jain

95. Who has launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 ?

a.Rao Inderjit Singh

b.Subhas Sarkar

c.Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

d.Dr. Jitendra Singh

96. In which city the Union Ayush Minister has laid the foundation stone of Heartfulness International Yoga Academy?

a.Chennai

b.Delhi

c.Mumbai

d.Hyderabad

97. To which university Jio Platforms (JPL) has signed an agreement to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology ?

a.None of these

b.University of Oulu, Finland

c.Stanford University, United States

d.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

98. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.None of these

b.World Braille Day

c.Global Family Day

d.World Day of War Orphans

99. Who becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin ?

a.Susan B Anthony

b.Poet Maya Angelou

c.None of these

d.Lincoln penny

100. Which state is set to be India’s first sanitary-napkin free village?

a.Kerala- Alappuzha

b.Kerala - Kumbalanghi

c.Kerala- Cochin

d.Kerala- Thekkady

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