Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

1. The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the extended-range land-attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from which stealth destroyer?

a.INS Vikramaditya

b.INS Arihant

c.INS Shakti

d.INS Chennai

2. India's first hydrogen fuel cell car Toyota Mirai has been launched by which ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

b.Ministry of Child Development

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Education

3. Former Chief of the Indian Army, General S F Rodrigues has passed away. He had also served as the Governor of which state?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Rajasthan

c.Punjab

d.Haryana

4. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki?

a.Osamu Suzuki

b.Kenichi Ayukawa

c.Shigetoshi Torii

d.Hisashi Takeuchi

5. Exercise Vayu Shakti 2022 will be organised in which place by the IAF?

a.Agra

b.Jaisalmer

c.Nainital

d.Pithoragarh

6. World Civil Defence Day is being observed on which date?

a.01st March

b.27th February

c.28th February

d.02nd March

7. Sadia Tariq was in news for winning a gold medal for India in which event?

a.Boxing

b.Wushu

c.Weightlifting

d.Fencing

8. Which state government has announced to set up India's first medical city 'Indrayani Medicity'?

a.Maharashtra

b.Haryana

c.Uttrakhand

d.Bihar

9. The World Theater Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 22th

b.March 27th

c.March 25th

d.March 24th

10. Which female player has won the women's singles title of Swiss Open 2022?

a.Caroline Marine

b.Saina Nehwal

c.Nozomi Okura

d.PV Sindhu

11. Which country has launched a military satellite named "Noor-2"?

a.Iran

b.China

c.China

d.India

12. How many years of diplomatic relations have been completed between India and Belgium?

a.85 years

b.65 years

c.55 years

d.75 years

13. Anubhav is a mobile car showroom, launched by which auto company for its rural customers?

a.Ashok Leyland

b.Tata Motors

c.Maruti Suzuki

d.Mahindra & Mahindra

14. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Karolina Vidales

b.Karolina Bielawaska

c.Anna Leitch

d.Shree Saini

15. ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.World Water Day

b.World TB Day

c.World Meteorological Day

d.World Wildlife Day 2022

16. Which state government has announced "Camel Protection and Development Policy" in its budget 2022-23?

a.Government of Maharashtra

b.Gujarat government

c.Government of Kerala

d.Government of Rajasthan

17. When is "International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims" is being celebrated?

a.March 16th

b.March 17th

c.March 18th

d.March 24th

18. Which US courier service company has announced the appointment of Indian-origin Raj Subramaniam as its next CEO?

a.United Parcel Services

b.Agarwal Packers

c.DHL

d.FedEx

19. GOES-T is a next-generation weather satellite launched by which space agency to forecast hazardous environmental conditions?

a.NASA

b.ISRO

c.China space agency (CNSA)

d.Roscosmos

20. Which country's central bank governor has been awarded the Governor of the Year Award at the Central Banking Awards 2022?

a.Chile

b.Quba

c.Iran

d.UAE

21. When will India resume scheduled commercial International passenger flights?

a.25th March

b.26th March

c.27th March

d.28th March

22. Who has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize 2022?

a.Francis Kere

b.Morenati emilio

c.Laura Crimaldi

d.Evan allen

23. Which country has become the most sanctioned country in the world?

a.Iran

b.Iraq

c.Pakistan

d.Russia

24. To recognize the importance of recycling, ‘Global Recycling Day’ celebrated on which date in 2022?

a.March 18th

b.March 13th

c.March 17th

d.March 14th

25. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Gabrovo

b.Plovdiv

c.Ruse

d.Sofia

26. What is the theme set for the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) 2022?

a.Mathematics is Everywhere

b.Indian Mathematics

c.Mathematics for a Better World

d.Mathematics Unites!

27. The Bhasha Sangam mobile app has been released by the Ministry of Education in how many scheduled Indian languages?

a.14

b.18

c.22

d.17

28. Who is the author of the book titled - Blue Umbrella?

a.Arundhati Roy

b.R. K. Narayan

c.RK Laxman

d.Ruskin Bond

29. The International Day of Action for Rivers is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 11th

b.March 15th

c.March 14th

d.March 13th

30. The two-day Study in India meeting has been inaugurated in which country?

a.China

b.Bhutan

c.Bangladesh

d.Tunisia

31. Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the license of which of these banks?

a.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

b.Canara Bank

c.Bank of Baroda

d.Bank of Maharashtra

32. Which party has won the highest number of seats in the Goa Assembly Elections?

a.AAP

b.BSP

c.INC

d.BJP

33. Which bank has acquired a 5% stake in National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited?

a.ICICI Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.Yes Bank

d.Axis Bank

34. What does 'S' stand for in 'SWIFT' financial messaging service?

a.Society

b.Service

c.Simple

d.Secure

35. Which of the company has become the first Indian company to sponsor FIFA World Cup 2022?

a.Reliance

b.Tata

c.BYJU'S

d.Wipro

36. What is the theme for the year 2022 for Sujalam 2.0 campaign?

a.Groundwater: the indispensable part of life

b.Greywater: making the invisible visible

c.Groundwater: making the invisible visible

d.Greywater: the indispensable part of life

37. The Government of India has approved the establishment of the World Health Organization Global Center for Traditional Medicine in which state?

a.Gurugram, Haryana

b.Raipur, Chhattisgarh

c.Patna, Bihar

d.Jamnagar, Gujarat

38. Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state/UT?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Kerala

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Telangana

39. National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing’ launched by which ministry in India?

a.Ministry of Defence

b.Ministry of Minority Affairs

c.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

d.Ministry of Communications

40. Which city has been the hottest place on earth with a record 53.2 degree Celsius?

a.Dubai

b.Delhi

c.Chennai

d.Kuwait

41. The 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas will be celebrated. What is the theme of 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas?

a.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Samman

b.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Kalyan

c.Jan Kalyan- Jan Samman

d.Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

42. Gabriel Boric Font has been appointed as the youngest President of which country?

a.Mexico

b.Chile

c.Peru

d.Argentina

43. What is the name of India's automatic train collision protection system?

a.Dhaal

b.Raksha

c.Suraksha

d.Kavach

44. Which of the following has announced the purchase of Evilient Technologies, a renowned FinTech business?

a.Razorpay

b.Pay you

c.HDFC Bank

d.Paytm

45. Name the cargo vessel which has become the longest vessel ever to sail on the river Brahmaputra?

a.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

b.MV Northern Jaguar

c.MV MSC Valeria

d.MV APL Raffles

46. What is the last date to register for the ISRO Young Scientist Program 2022?

a.April 1st

b.April 10th

c.April 21st

d.April 15th

47. Kalpana Chawla's birth anniversary is being observed on which date?

a.March 15th

b.March 25th

c.March 17th

d.March 19th

48. What is the theme of the 2022 International Women's Day?

a.An equal world is an enabled world

b.Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives

c.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

d.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

49. What is the rank of India in the Democracy Report 2022 released by the V-Dem Institute?

a.95th

b.85th

c.93rd

d.98th

50. World Consumer Rights Day is being celebrated globally on which day?

a.March 15th

b.March 12th

c.March 13th

d.March 14th

51. Equirus Wealth in collaboration with SCUBE Capital along with which bank to jointly launch USD Offshore Fund?

a.ICICI Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.Federal Bank

d.Canara Bank

52. Which state government has launched the 'Nan Mudhalvan' scheme for students?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Jharkhand

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

53. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the 35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in which place?

a.Sonipat

b.Jhajjar

c.Faridabad

d.Gurugram

54. The World Kidney Day 2022 is being celebrated on which date?

a.11th March

b.13th March

c.12th March

d.10th March

55. MV Ram Prasad Bismil’ is the Longest vessel to sail from __ to Brahmaputra?

a.Ganga

b.Godavari

c.Kaveri

d.Yamuna

56. The OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition was held in which city?

a.Mumbai

b.Kochi

c.Kolkata

d.Chennai

57. India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed it’s sea-level trials at where?

a.Puducherry

b.Chandigarh

c.Surat

d.Bengaluru

58. Which film has won the Best Picture award at the 94th Academy Awards?

a.CODA

b.King Richard

c.The Power of the Dog

d.Belfast

59. Where has the EX-DUSTLIK exercise between the armies of India and Uzbekistan started?

a.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

b.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

c.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

d.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

60. What is the rank of India in the sustainable Development Report 2021 list?

a.120th

b.121st

c.124th

d.122nd

61. Who is the author of the book "Unfilled Barrels: India's oil story"?

a.Shoma Chaudhury

b.Archana Mishra

c.Richa Mishra

d.Shaili Chopra

62. Which ground test of ISRO has been successfully completed?

a.SS1

b.SSLV

c.SS2

d.SS3

63. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Uttrakhand?

a.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

b.Pushkar Singh Dhami

c.Ashok Gehlot

d.Jairam Thakur

64. Which organization has launched the military drill 'Cold Response 2022'?

a.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

b.Association of South East Nations

c.United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

d.International Development Association

65. Which Indian actress has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance?

a.Shruti Haasan

b.Deepika Padukone

c.Vidya Balan

d.Kriti Sanon

66. What is the theme of World Rotaract Day?

a.Rotary in Action

b.Be the change

c.Rotary Making a Difference

d.Connecting for Good

67. Which state has topped in the released Scotch State of Governance Ranking 2021?

a.Odisha

b.Telangana

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Karnataka

68. Classical wind music instrument Narasinghapettai nagaswaram of which state has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

a.Kerala

b.Maharashtra

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Odisha

69. The sea-level trials of India's first indigenously developed Flying Trainer was successfully completed at Puducherry. What is the name of this trainer aircraft?

a.HARRIS-NG

b.HANSA-NG

c.HERCULES-NG

d.HAWK-NG

70. Which Indian economist has been included in the advisory board of the United Nations?

a.Rohini Pande

b.Arvind Panagariya

c.Jayati Ghosh

d.Kaushik Basu

71. Hyperspectral Studies for Mineral Exploration in the country. For this NMDC which institute has signed MoU?

a.IIT Madras

b.IIT Kharagpur

c.IIT Bombay

d.IIT Kanpur

72. To strengthen actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, how many resolutions concluded 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5)?

a.19 resolutions

b.14 resolutions

c.12 resolutions

d.10 resolutions

73. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Russia

b.Germany

c.Canada

d.Norway

74. When is Cyclone Asani predicted to hit Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

a.March 19th

b.March 21th

c.March 25th

d.March 18th

75. Which state government has launched 'Kaushalya Matritva Yojana'?

a.Rajasthan

b.Haryana

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Uttar Pradesh

76. Which tech company has announced to set up its fourth data centre in India in Hyderabad?

a.Meta

b.Microsoft

c.IBM

d.Google

77. Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme has been launched by which state to promote women entrepreneurship in the state?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Haryana

c.Punjab

d.West Bengal

78. Who has become India's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket?

a.Mohammed Shami

b.R Ashwin

c.Jasprit Bumrah

d.Ishant Sharma

79. Which Rating Agency has projected India’s GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.9%?

a.S&P Global

b.Morgan Stanley

c.Moody’s Analytics

d.Fitch Ratings

80. Which of the following eCommerce company acquired electronics reverse commerce (or recommerce) company Yaantra?

a.eBay

b.Amazon

c.Flipkart

d.Mesho

81. On Board: My Years in BCCI is an autobiography of which person?

a.Ratnakar Shetty

b.Diana Edulji

c.Vinod Rai

d.Anjum Chopra

82. The Government of India has set a target of constructing 220 new airports in the country by which year?

a.2027

b.2025

c.2024

d.2026

83. India has signed a Host Country Agreement with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in which city of the country?

a.New Delhi

b.Chennai

c.Noida

d.Pune

84. Indian diplomat Mukul Arya passed away in an untimely manner. He was an Indian envoy to which among the following countries?

a.Palestine

b.Ukraine

c.Israel

d.Turkey

85. Which national level shooter woman has been selected to represent India for the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Campaign?

a.Aarushi Verma

b.Manu Bhaskar

c.Apurvi Chandela

d.Avni Accounts

86. Which Naval Ship has presented the prestigious President's Colour?

a.INS Gomati

b.INS Betwa

c.INS Brahmaputra

d.INS Valsura

87. Due to the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War, which organization approved $1.4 billion emergency support for the Ukraine?

a.International Labor Organization

b.International Monetary Fund

c.European Union (EU)

d.World Trade Organization

88. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 24th

b.March 16th

c.March 17th

d.March 19th

89. Which State Assembly in the country is the first to implement the NeVA programme to become completely paperless?

a.Manipur

b.Meghalaya

c.Mizoram

d.Nagaland

90. Which Mutual Fund House has launched an end-to-end women-led missed call advisory service #LaxmiForLaxmi?

a.LIC Mutual Fund

b.SBI Mutual Fund

c.ICICI Mutual Fund

d.HDFC Mutual Fund

91. Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram to roll out the 'Bank Sakhi' project in which state of India?

a.Odisha

b.Maharashtra

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

92. What is the theme of the 2022 World Down Syndrome Day?

a.We Decide

b.Connect

c.What I bring to the Workplace

d.Leave no one behind

93. Deloitte's report titled "Global Powers of Retailing 2022, which company topped the list?

a.Walmart Inc

b.Schwarz Group

c.Costco Wholesale Corporation

d.The Home Depot, Inc

94. Who has approved the establishment of the National Land Monetization Corporation?

a.Planning Commission

b.Union Cabinet

c.Supreme Court

d.Ministry of Education

95. Which among the following is Europe's largest nuclear power plant?

a.Cernavoda

b.Zaporizhzhia

c.Bohunice

d.Cernavoda

96. Whose translation 'Tomb of Sand' has been nominated for the International Booker Prize?

a.Geetanjali Shree

b.Arundhati Roy

c.Aravind Adiga

d.Kiran Desai

97. Indian Army's "Agnibaaz Division" has organised a joint exercise "Suraksha Kavach 2" with which state/UT's Police?

a.Uttar Pradesh Police

b.Delhi Police

c.Maharashtra Police

d.Punjab Police

98. Which edition of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup has started in New Zealand?

a.7th Edition

b.9th Edition

c.5th edition

d.12th Edition

99. Which bank launched a booklet named ‘BE(A)WARE’ in India for public awareness on financial frauds?

a.RBI

b.ICICI

c.SBI

d.HDFC

100. Pooja Jatyan, Shyam Sundar and Jyoti Balyan are related to which sports?

a.Archery

b.Badminton

c.Javelin Throw

d.Discuss Throw

101. Which world number 1 female tennis player has announced her retirement?

a.Serena Williams

b.Ashleigh Barty

c.Steffi Graf

d.Maria Sharapova

102. N Biren Singh has taken oath as the Chief Minister of which state for the second term?

a.Uttarkhand

b.Nagaland

c.Manipur

d.Sikkim

103. RBI has launched which UPI facility for feature phones?

a.UPI123paisa

b.UPI123paid

c.UPI123payment

d.UPI123pay

104. The International Day of Forests is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 18th

b.March 21st

c.March 20th

d.March 19th

105. Balikatan 2022 is a military drill of the US army with which country?

a.Philippines

b.France

c.Japan

d.South Korea

106. The first-ever Drone school has been inaugurated in which of these cities by the Minister of Civil Aviation?

a.Dehradun

b.Gwalior

c.Gurugram

d.Chandigarh

107. Which is first country in the world to authorize the emergency use of a plant-based ‘Covifenz’ COVID-19 Vaccine?

a.United Kingdom

b.Russia

c.France

d.Canada

108. Modi@20 is a compilation of the political life of PM Modi's past 20 years. The book has been edited and compiled by which organisation?

a.Penguin Random House India

b.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

c.Rupa Publications

d.Pan Macmillan India

109. In which city did Reliance Industries Ltd open Indias first global destination named Jio World Center?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Mumbai

c.Noida

d.Nagpur

110. Which edition of Civil Accounts Day has been celebrated in India?

a.47th

b.46th

c.44th

d.45th

111. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) observed it's which Foundation Day in 2022?

a.39th

b.37th

c.35th

d.31st

112. Who has been appointed as the CFO of the LIC?

a.Vinay Kumar Verma

b.Supriya Bakhshi

c.Sunil Agrawal

d.Pankaj Jain

113. Which company introduces a 19-seater civil aircraft to be deployed under UDAN Scheme?

a.GAIL

b.BEL

c.HAL

d.NTPC

114. India's largest EV charging station for 4 wheelers, with 121 charging points, has been launched in which city?

a.Gurugram

b.Chennai

c.Pune

d.New Delhi

115. Name the Environmentalist as been selected for the IWOC Award for 2022?

a.Sumaira Abdulali

b.Sunita Narain

c.Rizwana Hasan

d.Maneka Gandhi

116. Which ministry has launched the Donation-e-Pension campaign under the PM-SYM scheme?

a.Ministry of Tribals

b.Ministry of Labor

c.Ministry of Science

d.Ministry of Education

117. Ashneer Grover has resigned as MD and Director of which Indian fintech company?

a.BharatPe

b.PhonePe

c.Google Pay

d.Paytm

118. How many Prime Ministers have been there in India to date?

a.14

b.11

c.16

d.12

119. For How many days Yoga Mahotsav 2022 campaign has been started?

a.100 days

b.200 days

c.50 days

d.150 days

120. The Indian Army version of MRSAM has been developed by DRDO in partnership with which country?

a.France

b.United States

c.Russia

d.Israel

121. National Safety Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.07th March

b.09th March

c.05th March

d.04h March

122. Nepal’s House of Representatives has ratified __ US Dollar grant assistance-Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact along with ‘interpretative declaration’?

a.100 Million

b.200 Million

c.500 Million

d.300 Million

123. Which company successfully commissioned a 1.7-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant at Bina in Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways?

a.Cummins India Ltd

b.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

c.HEG Ltd

d.Elgi Equipments Ltd

124. Which Indian Institute of Management has the Retail Tech Consortium been established?

a.IIM Amritsar

b.IIM Bodh Gaya

c.IIM Kolkata

d.IIM Ahmedabad

125. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and who has signed an MoU towards green energy goals?

a.Coal India

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

d.SEBI

126. PetrFiala has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?

a.Austria

b.Czech Republic

c.Serbia

d.Latvia

127. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Visakhapatnam

b.Bengaluru

c.Chennai

d.Kanpur

128. Which edition of the BAFTA award has been announced?

a.52nd Edition

b.72nd Edition

c.65th edition

d.75th Edition

129. Who initiated 'Digital Government Mission' to speed up Citizen Services Delivery?

a.Kiren Rijiju

b.Ashwini Vaishnaw

c.Giriraj Singh

d.Pralhad Joshi

130. Biplobi Bharat Gallery has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Pune

b.Kolkata

c.Guwahati

d.New Delhi

131. On which day the International Day of the Unborn Child is being celebrated?

a.March 28th

b.March 25th

c.March 26th

d.March 27th

132. What is the theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2022?

a.It's Time

b.The Clock is Ticking

c.Invest to End TB. Save Lives

d.It's time to end TB

133. The National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society has started in which city?

a.Mumbai

b.Jaipur

c.Delhi

d.Visakhapatanam

134. In which state 'Dol Utsav' has been celebrated?

a.West Bengal

b.Karnataka

c.Telangana

d.Tamil Nadu

135. Which female sportsperson has been appointed by Global Pharma Lupine Limited as the brand ambassador for its Shakti campaign?

a.Mithali Raj

b.Sania Mirza

c.Mary Kom

d.Jhulan Goshwami

136. RBI is observing the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2022. What is the theme of the celebrations?

a.Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments

b.Smarter Digital Payments

c.Unified Payments Interface

d.Go Digital, Go Secure

137. The new edition of Knight Frank's The Wealth Report 2022, what is the rank of India in the billionaire population globally?

a.Third

b.Second

c.First

d.Fourth

138. Armond Gustave "Mondo" Duplantis has covered 6.19 meters to break his own world record by how many centimetres at the World Indoor Tour Silver Meeting?

a.1 cm

b.5cm

c.2cm

d.3 cm

139. Which country test-fired the ICBM named Hwasong-17?

a.South Korea

b.China

c.Japan

d.North Korea

140. The CRPF Raising day is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 18th

b.March 17th

c.March 19th

d.March 16th

141. Which two country started their annual Dharma Guardian exercise in Karnataka begin on February 27 to March 10, 2022?

a.India and Japan

b.India and Pakistan

c.India and Nepal

d.India and USA

142. What is the upper limit of a UPI Lite payment transaction?

a.Rs 200

b.Rs 500

c.Rs 100

d.Rs 300

143. MeitY has tied with which company to train Indian startups in making apps and games for the global market?

a.Google

b.IBM

c.Microsoft

d.Apple

144. Tapan Singhel has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of which company?

a.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

b.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

c.Reliance General Insurance

d.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

145. On which day the Pie Day is being celebrated around the world?

a.March 13th

b.March 11th

c.March 12th

d.March 14th

146. Which team has won the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-18 Women's Football Championship?

a.South Korea

b.India

c.Bangladesh

d.Malaysia

147. 'Donate-a-Pension' campaign has been launched under the central sector scheme by the government?

a.PM-SYM

b.PMFBY

c.PMJJBY

d.PMSBY

148. CICI bank to acquire up to 5 per cent equity holding in NARCL with total cash consideration of up to __ in tranches?

a.Rs 135.5 crore

b.Rs 137.5 crore

c.Rs 131.5 crore

d.Rs 134.5 crore

149. Caitlin Novak has become the first female President of which country?

a.Sweden

b.Norway

c.Uganda

d.Hungary

150. The 19th edition of the India-US MCG meeting has been held at which place?

a.Pune

b.Agra

c.Bikaner

d.Noida

151. Who is the winner of the 2022 Mexican Open tennis tournament?

a.Novak Djokovic

b.Daniil Medvedev

c.Rafael Nadal

d.Stefanos Tsitsipas

152. Who has been named as new MD and CEO of LIC Mutual Fund?

a.Rajeev Suri

b.Jayshree Ullal

c.Ashok Vemuri

d.T S Ramakrishnan

153. Ministry of Women and Child Development will launch the 'Back to School' Campaign in partnership with which organization?

a.NITI Aayog

b.UNICEF

c.WHO

d.World Bank

154. Lakshya Sen lost to which of the following player to settle for silver at the men's singles badminton final of German Open 2022?

a.Viktor Axelsen

b.Kunlavut Vitidsarn

c.Lee Zii Jia

d.Thomas Rouxel

155. Dr Jitendra Singh launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). Where is this IMPO/IITM located?

a.Chennai

b.Mumbai

c.Pune

d.Ahmedabad

156. ‘Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.World War Orphans Day.

b.National Safety Day.

c.World Day of Social Justice.

d.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

157. Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa scheme was started by which state?

a.Assam

b.UP

c.Tripura

d.Bihar

158. Which company announced to buying banking-software maker ‘Technisys SA’ for about $1.1 Billion?

a.Amazon

b.Adobe

c.SoFi Technologies Inc

d.Microsoft

159. Green Triangle named after Mahatma Gandhi, has been inaugurated in which country?

a.Singapore

b.Madagascar

c.Sri Lanka

d.Nepa

160. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in fiscal 2022-23 as per Fitch Ratings?

a.8.7%

b.8.9%

c.8.5%

d.8.3%

161. SLINEX' is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?

a.Japan

b.Singapore

c.Sri Lanka

d.Oman

162. Which coalfield in India is currently the largest coal-producing company of India after its production crossed 157 million tonnes in 2021-22?

a.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

b.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

c.Bharat Coking Coal

d.Central Coalfields Limited

163. A massive earthquake of 7.4 magnitudes hit which nation?

a.China

b.Australia

c.New Zealand

d.Japan

164. When is National Vaccination Day 2022 is being celebrated in India?

a.March 17th

b.March 16th

c.March 18th

d.March 19th

165. Supreme Court of India has appointed Justice (retd) AK Sikri as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee of which project?

a.Bharatmala Project

b.Setu Bharatam

c.Smart Cities Mission

d.Chardham Project

166. Indian Navy received the 12th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from which Aerospace company?

a.Boeing

b.Lockheed Martin

c.Blue Origin

d.Airbus

167. How much amount has been set as the target by the government for the NaBFID to sanction loans for the infrastructure sector in 2022-23?

a.Rs 2 trillion

b.Rs 5 trillion

c.Rs 1 trillion

d.Rs 3 trillion

168. India have how many of ‘Rafale fighter aircraft’ in the fleet till the end of February, 2022?

a.36

b.35

c.33

d.32

169. The WHO GCTM will be established at which place?

a.Gurugram

b.Mumbai

c.Jamnagar

d.Delhi

170. Which country organized the Polio National Immunization Day (NID) 2022 on February 27th?

a.France

b.UAE

c.Australia

d.India

171. Which company has become the first LAB manufacturing company in the world to get BIS certification?

a.Tamil Nadu Petroproducts

b.Reliance

c.Adani

d.Tata

172. ‘2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup’ is the twelfth edition schedule between which dates?

a.4 March 2022 to 5 April, 2022

b.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 3 April, 2022

173. Indian Army has banned how many Apps to prevent leaking of information to its personnel?

a.89 Apps

b.99 Apps

c.69 Apps

d.79 Apps

174. How many women received the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' for the years 2020 and 2021?

a.31

b.30

c.32

d.29

175. Nitin Paranjpe has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of which FMCG company with effect from March 31, 2022?

a.Hindustan Unilever Ltd

b.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

c.ITC Ltd

d.Britannia Industries Ltd

176. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund?

a.MS Ramakrishnan

b.PS Ramakrishnan

c.RS Ramakrishnan

d.TS Ramakrishnan

177. Prabha Narasimhan has been appointed as the CEO and MD of which company in place of Ram Raghavan?

a.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

b.Google

c.Coal India

d.HDFC Group

178. Which country will host the Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise?

a.Japan

b.Australia

c.Singapore

d.Malaysia

179. Which one of the following has been released as the framework for geo-tagging of payment system touchpoints?

a.Reserve Bank of India

b.NITI Aayog

c.Ministry of Finance

d.Planning Commission

180. Which is the first state in the country to use the 'Crop Diversification Index'?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Punjab

181. Robert Abela has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

a.Malta

b.Portugal

c.Maldives

d.Cyprus

182. Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme continuation approved by Indian government till which date?

a.31 May, 2026

b.31 March, 2026

c.31 October, 2026

d.31 April, 2026

183. Which state government has launched 'Women@Work' program?

a.Karnataka

b.Kerala

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Jharkhand

184. Which organization has issued the first wildlife bond to save African black rhinoceros?

a.IFA

b.Moody's

c.World Bank

d.UNESCO

185. Which nation has threatened to detach itself from the International Space Station?

a.Russia

b.USA

c.South Korea

d.China

186. China’s second Long March 8 rocket launched carrying a domestic record of how many satellites into space?

a.28 satellites

b.25 satellites

c.22 satellites

d.20 satellites

187. Who is the author of the book titled- Unfinished?

a.Amitav Ghosh

b.Anuja Chauhan

c.Priyanka Chopra

d.Salman Rushdie

188. RBI Governor has dedicated an Ink Manufacturing Unit "Varnika" at which place?

a.Pune

b.Siliguri

c.Hyderabad

d.Mysuru

189. Where 1.66 petaflops supercomputer named PARAM Ganga has been installed?

a.IIT Roorkee

b.IIT Pune

c.IIT Hyderabad

d.IIT Chennai

190. Pralay Mondal has been appointed as the interim MD & CEO of which of the bank?

a.Indian Bank

b.DCB Bank

c.CSB Bank

d.Federal Bank

191. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.08th March

b.11th March

c.09th March

d.10th March

192. To handle the increasing e-waste, India’s first electronic-waste eco-friendly 20 acres park to be setup at where?

a.Karnataka

b.Bihar

c.Delhi

d.Punjab

193. The Virtual SGKC has been developed by which company?

a.Power Finance Corporation

b.POWERGRID

c.NTPC Limited

d.Indian Oil Corporation

194. March 4th is being celebrated as which date?

a.World Obesity Day

b.World Post Day

c.World Service Day

d.World Diet Food Day

195. The DefExpo 2022 has been postponed till further orders. The event was scheduled to take place in which city?

a.Gandhinagar

b.Lucknow

c.Ranchi

d.Bengaluru

196. International Judo Federation’ has suspended whom as Honorary President and Ambassador of the federation?

a.Shinzo Abe

b.Boris Johnson

c.Elizabeth II

d.Vladimir Putin

197. Who is the author of the biography 'The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup'?

a.Kanchi Kaul

b.Manit Joura

c.Arjit Taneja

d.Srishti Jha

198. ‘Quitting Smoking Doesn’t Have To Be Stressful’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.National Youth Day

b.National Safety Day

c.No Smoking Day 2022

d.World Health Day

199. What is the theme of 2022 World Kidney Day?

a.Kidney Health for All: Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care

b.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

c.Kidney health for everyone everywhere from prevention to detection and equitable access to care

d.Living Well with Kidney Disease

200. Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future’ is the theme of which day in 2022?

a.National Physics Day

b.National Internet Day

c.National Science Day

d.National Biology Day

201. What is the theme of the Rare Disease Day (RDD) 2022?

a.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

b.Rare is Many. Rare is Strong

c.Share Your Colors

d.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

202. Who has been appointed as the new President of the FATF?

a.T. Raja Kumar

b.Marcus Watson

c.Raja Rai

d.Marcus Pleyer

203. Who among these is an Arjuna award winner in this sport, who has part of an Asian Games bronze medal-winning side?

a.George Gervin

b.Kiran George

c.Jimmy George

d.Robert George

204. Which is the venue of the India Global Forum (IGF) event in 2022?

a.Chennai

b.Varanasi

c.Bengaluru

d.Gandhi Nagar

205. Who is the author of the biography "Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times"?

a.Abhinav Chandrachud

b.Gautam Bhatia

c.P. N. Bhagwati

d.Karuna Nundy

206. The first-ever road project, made out of waste steel has come up in which city of India?

a.Jamshedpur

b.Hyderabad

c.Surat

d.Gurugram

207. PV Sindhu beat which of the player to lift the women's singles title at the 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Tournament?

a.Ratchanok Intanon

b.Busanan Ongbamrungphan

c.Pornpawee Chochuwong

d.Yeo Jia Min

208. The FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) was established in which year?

a.1983

b.1981

c.1991

d.1999

209. Who has been appointed as the captain of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2022?

a.R Ashwin

b.David Warner

c.Virat Kohli

d.Ravindra Jadeja

210. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of IRDAI in 2022?

a.A. Ramana Rao

b.Sanjay Kumar Verma

c.Debasish Panda

d.Mamta Suri

211. The 12th edition of the RSM 2022 has been organised in which state?

a.West Bengal

b.Odisha

c.Andra Pradesh

d.Gujarat

212. Who has become the 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India?

a.Mary Ann Gomes

b.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

c.Priyanka Nutakki

d.Padmini Rout

213. The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is being celebrated on which date?

a.March 13th

b.March 12th

c.March 14th

d.March 15th

214. ToneTag partnered with which bank for "VoiceSe UPI payments service"?

a.PNB

b.NSDL Payments Bank

c.Airtel Payments Bank

d.SBI

215. What is the latest rank of Indian Passport on the Henley Passport Index?

a.76

b.86

c.83

d.87

216. The Rs 11,420 Crore Pune Metro Rail Project was inaugurated by which minister?

a.Narendra Modi

b.Rajnath Singh

c.Piyush Goyal

d.Amit Shah

217. World’s most advanced technology – developed Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) ‘Mirai’ launched by which company?

a.Tata

b.Wagon R

c.Toyota

d.Hyundai

218. Professor Deepak Dhar has become which Indian to be awarded the Boltzmann Medal?

a.Third

b.First

c.Second

d.Fourth

219. Bharti Airtel has joined hands with which bank to launch a co-branded credit card to strengthen the growth of India's digital ecosystem?

a.HDFC Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.Kotak Mahindra Bank

220. Belgium have been ranked __ in the Sustainable Development Index 2021 List?

a.8th

b.4th

c.5th

d.1st

221. At the 2022 ISSF World Cup, who won gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event?

a.Gagan Narang

b.Vijay Kumar

c.Saurabh Chaudhary

d.Jitu Rai

222. Which ministry released the detailed project reports (DPRs) to rejuvenate 13 major rivers in India?

a.Minister of Tourism

b.Minister of Jal Shakti

c.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

d.Minister of Education

223. Which country decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services from March 27, 2022?

a.March 24th

b.March 22nd

c.March 27th

d.March 25th

224. Which Country Astronomers discovered 1st Known Quadruple Asteroid System?

a.Japan

b.South Korea

c.Thailand

d.China

225. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.India

b.China

c.Japan

d.America

226. Who has become the youngest and fastest female swimmer to swim across the Palk Strait?

a.Mana Patel

b.Jiya Rai

c.Bhakti Sharma

d.Aarti Saha

227. What is the position of India in the global investment in digital shopping 2021?

a.Third

b.Second

c.First

d.Fourth

228. Which country is the largest importer of arms globally, as per SIPRI's Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2021 Report?

a.India

b.China

c.USA

d.Israel

229. Which initiative has been launched by RBI for a 24x7 Helpline for Digital Payments?

a.DigiRakhsak

b.DigiRath

c.DigiSaath

d.DigiSaathi

230. What is the theme of the International Day of Action for Rivers in 2022?

a.Women, Water, and Climate Change

b.Water for Our Future

c.The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity

d.Rights of Rivers

231. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Thailand

b.Sri Lanka

c.India

d.Bangladesh

232. Name of the city of India that has created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps (diyas) in 10 minutes, on the occasion of Mahashivratri 2022?

a.Haridwar

b.Ujjain

c.Varanasi

d.Delhi

233. ‘Nitin Chugh’ has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of which bank in India to drive digital banking operations?

a.Axis Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.HDFC Bank

234. Which player has won the Formula One 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

a.Carlos Sainz Jr.

b.Max Verstappen

c.Charles Leclerc

d.Lewis Hamilton

235. Who has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences?

a.Narayan Pradhan

b.Narayan Murthi

c.Jayendra Saraswat

d.Vijay Anand

236. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab?

a.Jaswinder Kaur

b.Bhagwant Mann

c.Navjot Singh Sidhu

d.Arvind Kejriwal

237. Microsoft has opened its largest data centre in India in Hyderabad. Apart from this, the company already has how many data centres in the country?

a.6

b.3

c.4

d.5

238. Which country has topped in the Sustainable Development Index 2021 List?

a.Denmark

b.Finland

c.Belgium

d.Sweden

239. Which city has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally, topped this list?

a.Jakarta

b.Cairo

c.Dhaka

d.Beijing

240. Who has been ranked as the world's top billionaire in 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List?

a.Bill Gates

b.Bernard Arnault

c.Jeff Bezos

d.Elon Musk

241. What is the revised compensation to the kind of hit-and-run victims in case of death?

a.2 Lakhs

b.75000

c.50,000

d.1 Lakhs

242. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee?

a.Raju Mistri

b.Ravi Chopra

c.AK Sikri

d.Ajay Kushwaha

243. Who has been awarded the 2022 Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards?

a.Mario Marcel

b.Sushant Khatri

c.Joy Shah

d.Jef Marcel

244. Indian Railways has planned to deploy its indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system called as ‘Kavach’ across 2,000 km of network in which fiscal year?

a.2025-26

b.2023-24

c.2024-25

d.2022-23

245. India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha (100 feet long and 30 feet high) is being built at where?

a.Araria

b.Bodh Gaya

c.Anwari

d.Munger

246. Asia's largest Tulip Garden is at which place?

a.Chennai

b.Srinagar

c.Ladakh

d.Delhi

247. Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank’ license has been cancelled by Reserve Bank of India. Where is the main office of this bank?

a.Tripura

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Maharashtra

248. Cricket Sonny Ramadhin who passed away represented which cricket playing nation?

a.West Indies

b.Sri Lanka

c.Bangladesh

d.Pakistan

249. Which is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

a.Moscow

b.New York

c.Vienna

d.Geneva

250. How many women have been awarded the WTI in 2022?

a.52

b.75

c.12

d.32

251. In which state India's first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center has been inaugurated?

a.Manesar, Haryana

b.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

c.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

d.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

252. Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in which event of ‘International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World cup’?

a.Women’s 21m pistol team event.

b.Women’s 28m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 25m pistol team event

d.Women’s 20m pistol team event.

253. What is the edition of the IFFK 2022, which is held at Thiruvananthapuram?

a.26th

b.50th

c.25th

d.51st

254. Which of the following automobile company has unveiled a new brand "Vida" for electric vehicles?

a.Yamaha MotoCorp

b.Hero Motocorp

c.Hyundai Motocorp

d.Honda MotoCorp

255. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in the calendar year 2022 as per Moody's?

a.8.8%

b.7.1%

c.9.1%

d.9.5%

256. The World Poetry Day is being celebrated every year on which date?

a.March 18th

b.March 21st

c.March 22nd

d.March 17th

257. Rod Marsh who died at the age of 74 was the former cricket player of which country?

a.England

b.South Africa

c.Australia

d.New Zealand

258. RBI has cancelled the license of People's Co-operative Bank Ltd. located at which place?

a.Pune

b.Mumbai

c.Kanpur

d.Kolhapur

259. How many seats went to the polls in the sixth phase of UP Elections 2022?

a.62

b.57

c.48

d.45

260. Which firm got the license from PFRDA and IRDAI to sell NPS, Insurance?

a.Edelweiss Tokio

b.Aviva

c.Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

d.FinMapp

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