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. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Leprosy Eradication Day

b.World Day of War Orphans

c.Valentine's Day

d.World Braille Day

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

a.Bank of Maharashtra

b.Fullerton India

c.Bank of Baroda

d.Bank of India

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

a.18th January

b.25th January

c.11th January

d.22nd January

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Haryana

c.Lakshadweep

d.Karnataka

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

a.Steven Spielberg

b.Natan Sharansky

c.Albert Bourla

d.Rabbi Lord

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

a.Odisha

b.Kerala

c.Jharkhand

d.Tamil Nadu

7. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.20th January

c.24th January

d.25th January

8. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.29th January

b.26th January

c.25th January

d.28th January

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

a.18th January

b.27th January

c.28th January

d.26th January

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

a.Susan B Anthony

b.Lincoln penny

c.Poet Maya Angelou

d.None of these

11. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Valentine's Day

b. None of these

c.Darwin Day

d.Pongal

12. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.National Science Fiction Day

c.Global Word Search Day

d.National Voters Day

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

a.China

b.Algeria

c.Argentina

d.Japan

14. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

b.World Wetlands Day

c.International Safer Internet Day

d.Indian Coast Guard Day

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

a.Jammu

b.Banglore

c.None of these

d.Mysore

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Bihar

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

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

a.Dadabhai Naoroji

b.Jawaharlal Nehru

c.Netaji Subhas Chandra

d.Mahatma Gandhi

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Gujarat

19. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.15th January

b.17th January

c.19th January

d.20th January

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

a.Kerala team

b.Ladakh team

c.Tamilnadu team

d.Karnataka team

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

a.Mia Mottley

b.Bernard St. John

c.John "Tom"

d.Errol Walton Barrow

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

a.Stanford University, United States

b.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

c.None of these

d.University of Oulu, Finland

23. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.Xi Jinping

b.None of these

c.Shinzo Abe

d.Justin Trudeau

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

a.Malaysia

b.Switzer land

c.Germany

d.Singapore

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

a.West Bengal

b.Gujarat

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Bihar

26. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.15th January

c.11th January

d.10th January

27. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Chou Tien Chen

b.Kento Momota

c.Lakshya Sen

d.Anders Antonsen

28. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.World Day of War Orphans

b.None of these

c.Global Family Day

d.World Braille Day

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

a.Vinay Prakash

b.Vinod Bhandari

c.Kanak Sharma

d.Kishore Kumar Yedam

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

a.UNESCO

b.NITI Aayog

c.Ministry of Tribals

d.National Tiger Conservation Authority

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

a.15th January

b.8th January

c.9th January

d.12th January

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

a.America

b.India

c.Iran

d.China

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

a.Manoj Jain

b.Vinod anand prasad

c.Nalin Singhal

d.Vinodanand Jha

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

a.India Leg of Singapore Fintech Fest (SFF)

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

c.Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

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

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

a.IIT Delhi

b.IIT Kanpur

c.IIT Bombay

d.IIT Roorkee

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

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Karnataka

c.TamilNadu

d.Kerala

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

a.Health

b.Transport

c.Oil

d.Textile

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

a.Tripura

b.Meghalaya

c.Sikkim

d.Assam

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Raipur

c.Lucknow

d.Nepal

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

a.State Bank of India

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Punjab National Bank

d.Canara Bank

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

a.16th January

b.11th January

c.18th January

d.19th January

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

a.Jack Welch

b.Prajakta Koli

c.None of these

d.Udit Singhal

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

a.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

b.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

c.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

d.Capital Small Finance Bank Limited

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

a.Atul Kumar Goel

b.A.S. Rajeev

c.Mallikarjuna Rao

d.Shanti Lal Jain

45. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.26th January

b.22nd January

c.21st January

d.None of these

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

a.Vikram Seth

b.Zishaan A Latif

c.Amrita Pritam

d.Sarat Chandra

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

a.Mumbai

b.Hyderabad

c.Delhi

d.Chennai

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

a.28th January

b.25th January

c.30th January

d.22nd January

49. 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

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

a.Ajinkya Rahane

b.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

c.Wriddhiman Saha

d.Shikhar Dhawan

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

a.Shaylyn Ford

b.Eva DOBREVA

c.Khalia HALL

d.Valentina CAMEJO

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

a.January 21st

b.February 1st

c.January 22 nd

d.January 31st

53. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.17th January

b.22nd January

c.20th January

d.14th January

54. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.World Wetlands Day

c.Indian Coast Guard Day

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

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

a.30th January

b.29th January

c.24th January

d.25th January

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

a.Australia

b.South Africa

c.New Zealand

d.England

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

a.Ajmer

b.Jaipur

c.Longewala

d.Jaisalmer

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

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Arun Jaitley

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Manohar Parrikar

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

a.Piyush Goyal

b.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

c.Dharmendra Pradhan

d.Narendra Tomar

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

a.Rao Inderjit Singh

b.Dr. Jitendra Singh

c.Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

d.Subhas Sarkar

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

a.Sneha Sharma

b.Srishti Bandla

c.Sunita Williams

d.Harpreet Chandi

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

a.None of these

b.Varuna Naval Exercise

c.Indra Navy

d.Neptune Strike 22

63. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.Prakash Padukone

b.Saina Nehwal

c.Srikanth Kidambi

d.PV Sindhu

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

a.Sanjay Dutt

b.Virat Kohli

c.Neeraj Chopra

d.Ravindra Jadeja

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

a.COVID-19

b.Hantavirus

c.Ebola Virus

d.Om

66. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.20th January

b.12th January

c.16th January

d.14th January

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

a.3rd January

b.5th January

c.2nd January

d.1st January

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

a. Bluechip Fund

b.Strategic Bond Fund

c.Mutual Fund

d.Regular Saver Fund

69. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

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

a.Karan Adani

b.Shersingh B Khyalia

c.None of these

d.Vneet S. Jain

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

a.Azim Premji

b.Mukesh Ambani

c.Ratan Tata

d.Gautam Adani

72. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.14th January

b.9th January

c.10th January

d.11th January

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

a.None of these

b.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

c.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

d.Tamilnadu and Kerala

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

a.None of these

b.Kajol

c.Aishwarya Rai

d.Sushmita Sen

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Assam

c.Odisa

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.Rajnath Singh

b.Ashwini Vaishnav

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Amit Shah

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

a.10

b.29

c.25

d.20

78. 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

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

a.Dukan Pichadi

b.Shri Ajay Vyas

c.Dinesh Kumar Khara

d.Atul Kumar Goel

80. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.Lohri Festival

b.World Wetlands Day

c.World Cancer Day

d.National Science Day

81. 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)

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

a.Telungana

b.Karnataka

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.IndusInd Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.Navdeep Kaur

b.Sujith Sudhakaran

c.Archana Rao

d.Gobinda Mandal

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

a.Vijay Shekhar Sharma

b.Sachin Bansal

c.Falguni Nayar

d.Sunil Mittal

86. 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 Premal Udani

d.Shri Anil Bhuchasia

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

a.Mahatma Gandhi

b.Vallabhbhai Patel

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

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

a.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

b.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

89. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

b.None of these

c.Global Family Day

d.World Hindi Day

90. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Jharkhand

c.Tripura

d.None of these

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

a.Karnataka

b.TamilNadu

c.Hyderabad

d.Kerala

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

a.Kerala- Cochin

b.Kerala - Kumbalanghi

c.Kerala- Thekkady

d.Kerala- Alappuzha

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

a.Karnataka

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.TamilNadu

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

a.Ranjith Singh

b.Dr Jitendra Singh

c.Manoj Sinha

d.Jeetendra

95. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Amazon Pay

b.Phone Pe

c.Google Pay

d.Bharat BillPay

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

a.Koozhangal

b.Jai Bhim

c.Theerpugal Virkapadum

d.Oomai Sennaai

97. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.21st January

b.23th January

c.25th January

d.27th January

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

a.31

b.10

c.21

d.26

99. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.None of these

b.International Customs Day

c.Global Word Search Day

d.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

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

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.West Bengal

c.Punjab

d.Chattisgarh

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