Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

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

a.Quba

b.Iran

c.Chile

d.UAE

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

a.MV Northern Jaguar

b.MV MSC Valeria

c.MV APL Raffles

d.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

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

a.Gurugram

b.Chennai

c.New Delhi

d.Pune

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

a.Kerala

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Jharkhand

d.Karnataka

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

a.King Richard

b.The Power of the Dog

c.Belfast

d.CODA

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

a.05th March

b.09th March

c.04h March

d.07th March

7. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.08th March

b.11th March

c.09th March

d.10th March

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

a.Jaisalmer

b.Agra

c.Pithoragarh

d.Nainital

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

a.Rajeev Suri

b.Ashok Vemuri

c.T S Ramakrishnan

d.Jayshree Ullal

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Uttrakhand

c.Bihar

d.Haryana

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

a.Jayati Ghosh

b.Kaushik Basu

c.Rohini Pande

d.Arvind Panagariya

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

a.Vinay Kumar Verma

b.Supriya Bakhshi

c.Pankaj Jain

d.Sunil Agrawal

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

a.Manipur

b.Sikkim

c.Nagaland

d.Uttarkhand

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

a.Fourth

b.Third

c.Second

d.First

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

a.ICICI

b.RBI

c.SBI

d.HDFC

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

a.March 15th

b.March 13th

c.March 12th

d.March 14th

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

a.March 11th

b.March 14th

c.March 15th

d.March 13th

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

a.GAIL

b.NTPC

c.HAL

d.BEL

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

a.Meta

b.IBM

c.Microsoft

d.Google

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

a.14 resolutions

b.12 resolutions

c.10 resolutions

d.19 resolutions

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

a.Zaporizhzhia

b.Cernavoda

c.Cernavoda

d.Bohunice

22. 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 USA

c.India and Nepal

d.India and Pakistan

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

a.First

b.Third

c.Second

d.Fourth

24. 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.Jamnagar, Gujarat

d.Patna, Bihar

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

a.PS Ramakrishnan

b.MS Ramakrishnan

c.RS Ramakrishnan

d.TS Ramakrishnan

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

a.Bikaner

b.Agra

c.Noida

d.Pune

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

a.Bihar

b.UP

c.Assam

d.Tripura

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

a.Serbia

b.Austria

c.Czech Republic

d.Latvia

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

a.March 17th

b.March 24th

c.March 16th

d.March 19th

30. 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

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

a.Karnataka

b.Telangana

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Odisha

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

a.Sunita Narain

b.Maneka Gandhi

c.Rizwana Hasan

d.Sumaira Abdulali

33. 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.2024-25

b.2023-24

c.2022-23

d.2025-26

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

a.Bill Gates

b.Elon Musk

c.Jeff Bezos

d.Bernard Arnault

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

a.22 satellites

b.28 satellites

c.20 satellites

d.25 satellites

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

a.Nozomi Okura

b.Caroline Marine

c.PV Sindhu

d.Saina Nehwal

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

a.12th Edition

b.9th Edition

c.7th Edition

d.5th edition

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

a.01st March

b.02nd March

c.27th February

d.28th February

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

a.April 1st

b.April 15th

c.April 10th

d.April 21st

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Odisha

d.Maharashtra

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

a.25th

b.50th

c.51st

d.26th

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

a.INS Gomati

b.INS Brahmaputra

c.INS Valsura

d.INS Betwa

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

a.New York

b.Vienna

c.Geneva

d.Moscow

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

a.South Africa

b.New Zealand

c.England

d.Australia

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

a.NASA

b.Roscosmos

c.ISRO

d.China space agency (CNSA)

46. 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.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

d.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

47. 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.5

b.4

c.6

d.3

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

a.Shaili Chopra

b.Archana Mishra

c.Richa Mishra

d.Shoma Chaudhury

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

a.USA

b.China

c.India

d.Israel

50. 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.Robert George

c.Jimmy George

d.Kiran George

51. 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.Kotak Mahindra Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.HDFC Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.Wagon R

b.Hyundai

c.Toyota

d.Tata

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

a.March 15th

b.March 17th

c.March 25th

d.March 19th

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

a.Nepa

b.Sri Lanka

c.Singapore

d.Madagascar

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

a.14

b.17

c.22

d.18

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

a.March 13th

b.March 18th

c.March 14th

d.March 17th

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

a.March 18th

b.March 16th

c.March 19th

d.March 17th

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

a.50 days

b.200 days

c.150 days

d.100 days

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

a.INS Arihant

b.INS Vikramaditya

c.INS Chennai

d.INS Shakti

60. 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.Jayendra Saraswat

c.Vijay Anand

d.Narayan Murthi

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

a.Jasprit Bumrah

b.Mohammed Shami

c.R Ashwin

d.Ishant Sharma

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

a.BSP

b.INC

c.BJP

d.AAP

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Punjab

d.Telangana

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

a.Fitch Ratings

b.Morgan Stanley

c.Moody’s Analytics

d.S&P Global

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

a.300 Million

b.100 Million

c.200 Million

d.500 Million

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

a.NSDL Payments Bank

b.PNB

c.Airtel Payments Bank

d.SBI

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

a.Ministry of Child Development

b.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Mexico

b.Argentina

c.Peru

d.Chile

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

a.United States

b.Israel

c.France

d.Russia

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

a.Rafael Nadal

b.Stefanos Tsitsipas

c.Novak Djokovic

d.Daniil Medvedev

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

a.Noida

b.Mumbai

c.Nagpur

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.Lockheed Martin

b.Blue Origin

c.Boeing

d.Airbus

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

a.March 22nd

b.March 24th

c.March 27th

d.March 25th

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

a.National Safety Day.

b.World Day of Social Justice.

c.World War Orphans Day.

d.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

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

a.30

b.31

c.32

d.29

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

a.Chennai

b.Delhi

c.Ladakh

d.Srinagar

77. 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.Delhi

b.Ujjain

c.Haridwar

d.Varanasi

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

a.37th

b.35th

c.39th

d.31st

79. 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.Britannia Industries Ltd

c.ITC Ltd

d.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

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

a.Puducherry

b.Surat

c.Bengaluru

d.Chandigarh

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

a.7.1%

b.8.8%

c.9.1%

d.9.5%

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

a.IIM Amritsar

b.IIM Bodh Gaya

c.IIM Ahmedabad

d.IIM Kolkata

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

a.Paytm

b.HDFC Bank

c.Pay you

d.Razorpay

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

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Tripura

d.Maharashtra

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

a.Sonipat

b.Jhajjar

c.Gurugram

d.Faridabad

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

a.HEG Ltd

b.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

c.Elgi Equipments Ltd

d.Cummins India Ltd

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

a.31 May, 2026

b.31 April, 2026

c.31 March, 2026

d.31 October, 2026

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

a.P. N. Bhagwati

b.Gautam Bhatia

c.Abhinav Chandrachud

d.Karuna Nundy

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

a.Vladimir Putin

b.Boris Johnson

c.Elizabeth II

d.Shinzo Abe

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

a.Gujarat government

b.Government of Maharashtra

c.Government of Rajasthan

d.Government of Kerala

91. 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

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

a.Japan

b.North Korea

c.South Korea

d.China

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

a.75 years

b.85 years

c.55 years

d.65 years

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.SEBI

c.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

d.Coal India

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

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.Kochi

d.Kolkata

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

a.Rs 131.5 crore

b.Rs 137.5 crore

c.Rs 135.5 crore

d.Rs 134.5 crore

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

a.SS3

b.SS1

c.SS2

d.SSLV

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

a.March 21th

b.March 19th

c.March 25th

d.March 18th

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

a.46th

b.44th

c.45th

d.47th

100. 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

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

a.Rs 200

b.Rs 300

c.Rs 500

d.Rs 100

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

a.Gagan Narang

b.Vijay Kumar

c.Jitu Rai

d.Saurabh Chaudhary

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

a.Hungary

b.Uganda

c.Sweden

d.Norway

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

a.West Bengal

b.Punjab

c.Uttarakhand

d.Haryana

105. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Shree Saini

b.Anna Leitch

c.Karolina Bielawaska

d.Karolina Vidales

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

a.European Union (EU)

b.World Trade Organization

c.International Monetary Fund

d.International Labor Organization

107. 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 20m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 25m pistol team event

d.Women’s 28m pistol team event.

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

a.It's Time

b.The Clock is Ticking

c.It's time to end TB

d.Invest to End TB. Save Lives

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

a.Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

b.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Kalyan

c.Jan Kalyan- Jan Samman

d.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Samman

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

a.PM-SYM

b.PMFBY

c.PMSBY

d.PMJJBY

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

a.Ranchi

b.Gandhinagar

c.Lucknow

d.Bengaluru

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

a.Rare is Many. Rare is Strong

b.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

c.Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud

d.Share Your Colors

113. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Germany

b.Russia

c.Canada

d.Norway

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Haryana

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

a.Mesho

b.Amazon

c.eBay

d.Flipkart

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

a.Supreme Court

b.Planning Commission

c.Ministry of Education

d.Union Cabinet

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

a.Anwari

b.Araria

c.Bodh Gaya

d.Munger

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

a.Gurugram

b.Delhi

c.Mumbai

d.Jamnagar

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

a.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

b.International Development Association

c.United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

d.Association of South East Nations

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

a.13th March

b.11th March

c.12th March

d.10th March

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

a.IIT Chennai

b.IIT Roorkee

c.IIT Pune

d.IIT Hyderabad

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

a.March 27th

b.March 24th

c.March 25th

d.March 22th

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

a.Ratnakar Shetty

b.Anjum Chopra

c.Vinod Rai

d.Diana Edulji

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

a.Mathematics is Everywhere

b.Indian Mathematics

c.Mathematics Unites!

d.Mathematics for a Better World

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

a.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

b.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

c.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

d.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

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

a.Malaysia

b.Singapore

c.Australia

d.Japan

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

a.Oman

b.Sri Lanka

c.Singapore

d.Japan

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

a.Chennai

b.Varanasi

c.Bengaluru

d.Gandhi Nagar

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

a.Ministry of Labor

b.Ministry of Science

c.Ministry of Tribals

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

b.Living Well with Kidney Disease

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

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

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

a.Wipro

b.Tata

c.Reliance

d.BYJU'S

132. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.America

b.China

c.Japan

d.India

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

a.85th

b.93rd

c.98th

d.95th

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

a.Adobe

b.Microsoft

c.Amazon

d.SoFi Technologies Inc

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

a.Maria Sharapova

b.Serena Williams

c.Ashleigh Barty

d.Steffi Graf

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.Telangana

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

a.Godavari

b.Yamuna

c.Ganga

d.Kaveri

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

a.Ashok Gehlot

b.Pushkar Singh Dhami

c.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

d.Jairam Thakur

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

a.Sania Mirza

b.Mithali Raj

c.Mary Kom

d.Jhulan Goshwami

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

a.26th March

b.28th March

c.25th March

d.27th March

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

a.Canada

b.United Kingdom

c.Russia

d.France

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

a.South Korea

b.USA

c.Russia

d.China

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

a.12

b.16

c.11

d.14

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

a.Discuss Throw

b.Badminton

c.Archery

d.Javelin Throw

145. 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.Central Coalfields Limited

c.Bharat Coking Coal

d.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

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

a.Second

b.Fourth

c.Third

d.First

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Mysuru

c.Pune

d.Siliguri

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

a.Kotak Mahindra Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.State Bank of India

d.Axis Bank

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Punjab

d.Haryana

150. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Gabrovo

b.Sofia

c.Plovdiv

d.Ruse

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

a.ICICI Mutual Fund

b.LIC Mutual Fund

c.HDFC Mutual Fund

d.SBI Mutual Fund

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

a.Meghalaya

b.Mizoram

c.Manipur

d.Nagaland

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

a.Pralhad Joshi

b.Ashwini Vaishnaw

c.Giriraj Singh

d.Kiren Rijiju

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

a.Adani

b.Tata

c.Reliance

d.Tamil Nadu Petroproducts

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

a.DCB Bank

b.CSB Bank

c.Indian Bank

d.Federal Bank

156. 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

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

a.Aravind Adiga

b.Kiran Desai

c.Arundhati Roy

d.Geetanjali Shree

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

a.Karnataka

b.Delhi

c.Punjab

d.Bihar

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

a.75th Edition

b.52nd Edition

c.72nd Edition

d.65th edition

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

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Jharkhand

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

a.Connect

b.We Decide

c.Leave no one behind

d.What I bring to the Workplace

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

a.DigiRakhsak

b.DigiSaathi

c.DigiRath

d.DigiSaath

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

a.Palestine

b.Turkey

c.Israel

d.Ukraine

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

a.Simple

b.Society

c.Secure

d.Service

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

a.Gurugram

b.Chandigarh

c.Dehradun

d.Gwalior

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

a.India

b.Bangladesh

c.South Korea

d.Malaysia

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

a.National Science Day

b.National Biology Day

c.National Internet Day

d.National Physics Day

168. 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.Rupa Publications

b.Pan Macmillan India

c.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

d.Penguin Random House India

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

a.Laura Crimaldi

b.Francis Kere

c.Evan allen

d.Morenati emilio

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

a.Mumbai

b.Kolhapur

c.Pune

d.Kanpur

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.WHO

c.UNICEF

d.World Bank

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Bank of Maharashtra

c.Canara Bank

d.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

173. 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

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

a.Dhaal

b.Raksha

c.Kavach

d.Suraksha

175. 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

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

a.121st

b.122nd

c.120th

d.124th

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

a.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

b.Reliance General Insurance

c.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

d.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

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

a.Power Finance Corporation

b.POWERGRID

c.Indian Oil Corporation

d.NTPC Limited

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

a.75

b.12

c.32

d.52

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

a.Hisashi Takeuchi

b.Osamu Suzuki

c.Kenichi Ayukawa

d.Shigetoshi Torii

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

a.World Water Day

b.World Wildlife Day 2022

c.World Meteorological Day

d.World TB Day

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

a.Agarwal Packers

b.United Parcel Services

c.FedEx

d.DHL

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

a.FinMapp

b.Aviva

c.Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

d.Edelweiss Tokio

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

a.Thailand

b.South Korea

c.Japan

d.China

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

a.Fencing

b.Wushu

c.Boxing

d.Weightlifting

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

a.Minister of Education

b.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

c.Minister of Jal Shakti

d.Minister of Tourism

187. 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.5cm

b.2cm

c.1 cm

d.3 cm

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

a.Federal Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.Canara Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

b.Ministry of Minority Affairs

c.Ministry of Defence

d.Ministry of Communications

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

a.Pakistan

b.Bangladesh

c.Sri Lanka

d.West Indies

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

a.RK Laxman

b.Ruskin Bond

c.R. K. Narayan

d.Arundhati Roy

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

a.Apurvi Chandela

b.Manu Bhaskar

c.Aarushi Verma

d.Avni Accounts

193. What is the theme of World Rotaract Day?

a.Connecting for Good

b.Rotary Making a Difference

c.Rotary in Action

d.Be the change

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

a.69 Apps

b.99 Apps

c.89 Apps

d.79 Apps

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

a.March 14th

b.March 11th

c.March 13th

d.March 12th

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

a.Maldives

b.Malta

c.Cyprus

d.Portugal

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

a.Mahindra & Mahindra

b.Tata Motors

c.Ashok Leyland

d.Maruti Suzuki

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

a.March 15th

b.March 13th

c.March 14th

d.March 12th

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

a.HDFC Group

b.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

c.Google

d.Coal India

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

a.Smarter Digital Payments

b.Unified Payments Interface

c.Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments

d.Go Digital, Go Secure

201. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Visakhapatnam

b.Kanpur

c.Chennai

d.Bengaluru

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

a.Finland

b.Sweden

c.Belgium

d.Denmark

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

a.Carlos Sainz Jr.

b.Lewis Hamilton

c.Max Verstappen

d.Charles Leclerc

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

a.March 18th

b.March 21st

c.March 19th

d.March 20th

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

a.Marcus Pleyer

b.Raja Rai

c.Marcus Watson

d.T. Raja Kumar

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

a.Padmini Rout

b.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

c.Mary Ann Gomes

d.Priyanka Nutakki

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

a.Yamaha MotoCorp

b.Hero Motocorp

c.Honda MotoCorp

d.Hyundai Motocorp

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

a.1st

b.8th

c.5th

d.4th

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

a.March 22nd

b.March 17th

c.March 21st

d.March 18th

210. 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.Thomas Rouxel

b.Kunlavut Vitidsarn

c.Viktor Axelsen

d.Lee Zii Jia

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

a.Gurugram

b.Hyderabad

c.Surat

d.Jamshedpur

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

a.1999

b.1983

c.1991

d.1981

213. 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.Pornpawee Chochuwong

c.Yeo Jia Min

d.Busanan Ongbamrungphan

214. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Sri Lanka

b.India

c.Bangladesh

d.Thailand

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

a.Chardham Project

b.Smart Cities Mission

c.Setu Bharatam

d.Bharatmala Project

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

a.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

b.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

c.Manesar, Haryana

d.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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

a.West Bengal

b.Telangana

c.Karnataka

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.87

b.83

c.86

d.76

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

a.UAE

b.France

c.India

d.Australia

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

a.Philippines

b.France

c.Japan

d.South Korea

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

a.China

b.Iran

c.India

d.China

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

a.National Youth Day

b.No Smoking Day 2022

c.World Health Day

d.National Safety Day

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

a.Bhakti Sharma

b.Aarti Saha

c.Jiya Rai

d.Mana Patel

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

a.BharatPe

b.PhonePe

c.Google Pay

d.Paytm

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

a.Chennai

b.Kuwait

c.Dubai

d.Delhi

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

a.Navjot Singh Sidhu

b.Arvind Kejriwal

c.Bhagwant Mann

d.Jaswinder Kaur

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

a.Moody's

b.World Bank

c.IFA

d.UNESCO

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

a.Narendra Modi

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Amit Shah

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

a.Australia

b.Japan

c.New Zealand

d.China

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

a.Tunisia

b.Bhutan

c.Bangladesh

d.China

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

a.8.5%

b.8.3%

c.8.7%

d.8.9%

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

a.Russia

b.Pakistan

c.Iraq

d.Iran

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

a.UPI123paid

b.UPI123paisa

c.UPI123payment

d.UPI123pay

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

a.Jaipur

b.Mumbai

c.Delhi

d.Visakhapatanam

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

a.Punjab Police

b.Maharashtra Police

c.Uttar Pradesh Police

d.Delhi Police

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

a.Deepika Padukone

b.Vidya Balan

c.Kriti Sanon

d.Shruti Haasan

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

a.West Bengal

b.Andra Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Odisha

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

a.March 18th

b.March 19th

c.March 17th

d.March 16th

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

a.March 25th

b.March 26th

c.March 28th

d.March 27th

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

a.Jef Marcel

b.Mario Marcel

c.Sushant Khatri

d.Joy Shah

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.Ministry of Finance

c.Planning Commission

d.Reserve Bank of India

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

a.Schwarz Group

b.The Home Depot, Inc

c.Walmart Inc

d.Costco Wholesale Corporation

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

a.Google

b.Apple

c.Microsoft

d.IBM

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.Yes Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.Axis Bank

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

a.2027

b.2024

c.2026

d.2025

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

a.Guwahati

b.Kolkata

c.Pune

d.New Delhi

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

a.48

b.57

c.45

d.62

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

a.Beijing

b.Cairo

c.Dhaka

d.Jakarta

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

a.AK Sikri

b.Ajay Kushwaha

c.Raju Mistri

d.Ravi Chopra

250. ‘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 10 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 3 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

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

a.World Service Day

b.World Diet Food Day

c.World Obesity Day

d.World Post Day

252. 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

253. 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 1 trillion

b.Rs 5 trillion

c.Rs 3 trillion

d.Rs 2 trillion

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

a.1 Lakhs

b.50,000

c.2 Lakhs

d.75000

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

a.Debasish Panda

b.Sanjay Kumar Verma

c.Mamta Suri

d.A. Ramana Rao

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

a.Ravindra Jadeja

b.Virat Kohli

c.R Ashwin

d.David Warner

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

a.IIT Bombay

b.IIT Kharagpur

c.IIT Kanpur

d.IIT Madras

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

a.33

b.36

c.35

d.32

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

a.Amitav Ghosh

b.Priyanka Chopra

c.Salman Rushdie

d.Anuja Chauhan

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

a.Manit Joura

b.Arjit Taneja

c.Srishti Jha

d.Kanchi Kaul

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