Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Kerala

c.Jharkhand

d.Karnataka

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

a.Arvind Panagariya

b.Rohini Pande

c.Kaushik Basu

d.Jayati Ghosh

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

a.Kerala

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Andhra Pradesh

4. 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

5. 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.Go Digital, Go Secure

d.Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments

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

a.Ministry of Education

b.Ministry of Child Development

c.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Oman

b.Sri Lanka

c.Japan

d.Singapore

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

a.Surat

b.Bengaluru

c.Puducherry

d.Chandigarh

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

a.Chennai

b.Gandhi Nagar

c.Varanasi

d.Bengaluru

10. 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.Kotak Mahindra Bank

d.Axis Bank

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

a.China

b.Tunisia

c.Bhutan

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Secure

b.Service

c.Simple

d.Society

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

a.Rizwana Hasan

b.Sumaira Abdulali

c.Sunita Narain

d.Maneka Gandhi

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

a.Odisha

b.Maharashtra

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.IBM

b.Google

c.Microsoft

d.Meta

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

a.Pune

b.Kolkata

c.Guwahati

d.New Delhi

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

a.Yamaha MotoCorp

b.Hyundai Motocorp

c.Honda MotoCorp

d.Hero Motocorp

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

a.Joy Shah

b.Mario Marcel

c.Jef Marcel

d.Sushant Khatri

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

a.Bharat Coking Coal

b.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

c.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

d.Central Coalfields Limited

20. 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 20m pistol team event.

b.Women’s 28m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 25m pistol team event

d.Women’s 21m pistol team event.

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

a.March 13th

b.March 12th

c.March 14th

d.March 11th

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

a.1981

b.1983

c.1999

d.1991

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

a.Ministry of Finance

b.NITI Aayog

c.Planning Commission

d.Reserve Bank of India

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

a.Malaysia

b.Singapore

c.Japan

d.Australia

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

a.Mana Patel

b.Aarti Saha

c.Bhakti Sharma

d.Jiya Rai

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

a.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

b.Elgi Equipments Ltd

c.HEG Ltd

d.Cummins India Ltd

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

a.12 resolutions

b.19 resolutions

c.14 resolutions

d.10 resolutions

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

a.Raja Rai

b.T. Raja Kumar

c.Marcus Watson

d.Marcus Pleyer

29. 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

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

a.CSB Bank

b.Federal Bank

c.Indian Bank

d.DCB Bank

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

a.BYJU'S

b.Wipro

c.Tata

d.Reliance

32. 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.Lee Zii Jia

b.Viktor Axelsen

c.Thomas Rouxel

d.Kunlavut Vitidsarn

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

a.IIM Ahmedabad

b.IIM Amritsar

c.IIM Kolkata

d.IIM Bodh Gaya

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

a.China

b.China

c.India

d.Iran

35. 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.Noida

b.Chennai

c.New Delhi

d.Pune

36. 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

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

a.Delhi

b.Mumbai

c.Visakhapatanam

d.Jaipur

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

a.Rs 100

b.Rs 200

c.Rs 300

d.Rs 500

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

a.SS2

b.SS3

c.SS1

d.SSLV

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

a.Uganda

b.Norway

c.Hungary

d.Sweden

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

a.Rare is Many. Rare is Strong

b.Share Your Colors

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

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

42. 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.Maharashtra

d.Tripura

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

a.Turkey

b.Israel

c.Palestine

d.Ukraine

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

a.05th March

b.04h March

c.09th March

d.07th March

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

a.5th edition

b.12th Edition

c.7th Edition

d.9th Edition

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

a.March 25th

b.March 24th

c.March 22th

d.March 27th

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

a.Flipkart

b.Amazon

c.Mesho

d.eBay

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

a.Maharashtra Police

b.Delhi Police

c.Uttar Pradesh Police

d.Punjab Police

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

a.Russia

b.United States

c.France

d.Israel

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

a.Siliguri

b.Hyderabad

c.Mysuru

d.Pune

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

a.8th

b.1st

c.4th

d.5th

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

a.Moody's

b.UNESCO

c.World Bank

d.IFA

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

a.8.9%

b.8.5%

c.8.7%

d.8.3%

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

a.Iraq

b.Iran

c.Pakistan

d.Russia

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

a.DigiRakhsak

b.DigiSaathi

c.DigiSaath

d.DigiRath

56. 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 24th

b.March 17th

c.March 18th

d.March 16th

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

a.Srinagar

b.Ladakh

c.Chennai

d.Delhi

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

a.March 18th

b.March 17th

c.March 13th

d.March 14th

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

a.March 18th

b.March 20th

c.March 21st

d.March 19th

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

a.New Zealand

b.Australia

c.China

d.Japan

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

a.HDFC Group

b.Coal India

c.Google

d.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

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

a.Bank of Maharashtra

b.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

c.Canara Bank

d.Bank of Baroda

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

a.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

b.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

c.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

d.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

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

a.Surat

b.Jamshedpur

c.Gurugram

d.Hyderabad

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

a.31 October, 2026

b.31 March, 2026

c.31 May, 2026

d.31 April, 2026

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

a.April 10th

b.April 21st

c.April 15th

d.April 1st

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

a.March 22nd

b.March 25th

c.March 24th

d.March 27th

68. 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.3 cm

c.5cm

d.2cm

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

a.45

b.57

c.62

d.48

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

a.Iran

b.UAE

c.Quba

d.Chile

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

a.Vienna

b.Moscow

c.Geneva

d.New York

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

a.Arundhati Roy

b.Aravind Adiga

c.Kiran Desai

d.Geetanjali Shree

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

a.122nd

b.120th

c.121st

d.124th

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

a.Gandhinagar

b.Ranchi

c.Bengaluru

d.Lucknow

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

a.Mohammed Shami

b.R Ashwin

c.Jasprit Bumrah

d.Ishant Sharma

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

a.200 days

b.100 days

c.50 days

d.150 days

77. 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.HANSA-NG

b.HARRIS-NG

c.HERCULES-NG

d.HAWK-NG

78. 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

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

a.IIT Kanpur

b.IIT Madras

c.IIT Kharagpur

d.IIT Bombay

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

a.PNB

b.Airtel Payments Bank

c.SBI

d.NSDL Payments Bank

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

a.22

b.14

c.18

d.17

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

a.March 15th

b.March 12th

c.March 13th

d.March 14th

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

a.Bhagwant Mann

b.Arvind Kejriwal

c.Navjot Singh Sidhu

d.Jaswinder Kaur

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

a.China

b.India

c.USA

d.Israel

85. 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.Mumbai

b.Pune

c.Chennai

d.Ahmedabad

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

a.Federal Bank

b.Canara Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.Axis Bank

87. 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.9.5%

d.9.1%

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

a.INS Betwa

b.INS Valsura

c.INS Brahmaputra

d.INS Gomati

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

a.Thailand

b.Japan

c.China

d.South Korea

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

a.National Safety Day

b.National Youth Day

c.No Smoking Day 2022

d.World Health Day

91. 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

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

a.China space agency (CNSA)

b.NASA

c.ISRO

d.Roscosmos

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

a.Carlos Sainz Jr.

b.Lewis Hamilton

c.Charles Leclerc

d.Max Verstappen

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

a.200 Million

b.100 Million

c.300 Million

d.500 Million

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

a.Maldives

b.Portugal

c.Cyprus

d.Malta

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

a.MV MSC Valeria

b.MV Northern Jaguar

c.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

d.MV APL Raffles

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

a.Supreme Court

b.Union Cabinet

c.Planning Commission

d.Ministry of Education

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

a.Ashok Leyland

b.Maruti Suzuki

c.Mahindra & Mahindra

d.Tata Motors

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

a.France

b.UAE

c.India

d.Australia

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

a.IBM

b.Google

c.Microsoft

d.Apple

101. 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

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

a.75

b.12

c.52

d.32

103. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Sofia

b.Ruse

c.Plovdiv

d.Gabrovo

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

a.What I bring to the Workplace

b.Leave no one behind

c.Connect

d.We Decide

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

a.Kaveri

b.Yamuna

c.Godavari

d.Ganga

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

a.27th February

b.02nd March

c.28th February

d.01st March

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

a.Bangladesh

b.India

c.Malaysia

d.South Korea

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

a.Karnataka

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Jharkhand

d.Kerala

109. 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

110. 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.Robert George

d.Jimmy George

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

a.Pralhad Joshi

b.Giriraj Singh

c.Ashwini Vaishnaw

d.Kiren Rijiju

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

a.Agarwal Packers

b.DHL

c.FedEx

d.United Parcel Services

113. 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.Rupa Publications

c.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

d.Pan Macmillan India

114. ‘2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup’ is the twelfth edition schedule between which dates?

a.4 March 2022 to 3 April, 2022

b.4 March 2022 to 5 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

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

a.March 11th

b.March 13th

c.March 15th

d.March 14th

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

a.Munger

b.Bodh Gaya

c.Anwari

d.Araria

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

a.86

b.87

c.76

d.83

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

a.March 16th

b.March 19th

c.March 17th

d.March 24th

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

a.Rafael Nadal

b.Stefanos Tsitsipas

c.Daniil Medvedev

d.Novak Djokovic

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

a.France

b.South Korea

c.Philippines

d.Japan

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

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Haryana

c.Rajasthan

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.51st

b.50th

c.26th

d.25th

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

a.Belfast

b.CODA

c.The Power of the Dog

d.King Richard

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

a.Ruskin Bond

b.Arundhati Roy

c.R. K. Narayan

d.RK Laxman

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

a.Shigetoshi Torii

b.Hisashi Takeuchi

c.Osamu Suzuki

d.Kenichi Ayukawa

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

a.65 years

b.85 years

c.55 years

d.75 years

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

a.45th

b.47th

c.46th

d.44th

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

a.27th March

b.28th March

c.25th March

d.26th March

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

a.Morenati emilio

b.Laura Crimaldi

c.Evan allen

d.Francis Kere

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

a.Pankaj Jain

b.Vinay Kumar Verma

c.Supriya Bakhshi

d.Sunil Agrawal

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

a.Uttarakhand

b.West Bengal

c.Haryana

d.Punjab

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

a.Power Finance Corporation

b.Indian Oil Corporation

c.POWERGRID

d.NTPC Limited

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

a.Airbus

b.Blue Origin

c.Lockheed Martin

d.Boeing

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

a.2025

b.2026

c.2024

d.2027

135. What is the theme of World Rotaract Day?

a.Rotary Making a Difference

b.Connecting for Good

c.Rotary in Action

d.Be the change

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

a.Mexico

b.Argentina

c.Chile

d.Peru

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

a.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Kalyan

b.Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

c.Jan Aushadhi- Jan Samman

d.Jan Kalyan- Jan Samman

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

a.Ministry of Defence

b.Ministry of Communications

c.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

d.Ministry of Minority Affairs

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

a.South Korea

b.North Korea

c.China

d.Japan

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

a.Sri Lanka

b.Singapore

c.Madagascar

d.Nepa

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

a.BSP

b.BJP

c.AAP

d.INC

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

a.March 17th

b.March 21st

c.March 18th

d.March 22nd

143. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Thailand

b.India

c.Bangladesh

d.Sri Lanka

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

a.Bernard Arnault

b.Bill Gates

c.Jeff Bezos

d.Elon Musk

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

a.World Service Day

b.World Obesity Day

c.World Post Day

d.World Diet Food Day

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

a.Nagpur

b.Ahmedabad

c.Noida

d.Mumbai

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

a.Chennai

b.Kuwait

c.Delhi

d.Dubai

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

a.HAL

b.GAIL

c.BEL

d.NTPC

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Telangana

c.West Bengal

d.Karnataka

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

a.Ajay Kushwaha

b.Raju Mistri

c.Ravi Chopra

d.AK Sikri

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

a.March 12th

b.March 14th

c.March 15th

d.March 13th

152. 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.Haryana

c.Rajasthan

d.Punjab

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

a.David Warner

b.Ravindra Jadeja

c.Virat Kohli

d.R Ashwin

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

a.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

b.World Day of Social Justice.

c.World War Orphans Day.

d.National Safety Day.

155. 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.World Trade Organization

d.European Union (EU)

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

a.World Bank

b.UNICEF

c.NITI Aayog

d.WHO

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

a.PS Ramakrishnan

b.RS Ramakrishnan

c.MS Ramakrishnan

d.TS Ramakrishnan

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

a.Tata

b.Hyundai

c.Toyota

d.Wagon R

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

a.Chennai

b.Kolkata

c.Kochi

d.Mumbai

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

a.Living Well with Kidney Disease

b.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

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

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

161. 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 2 trillion

d.Rs 3 trillion

162. 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 Pakistan

d.India and Nepal

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

a.31st

b.37th

c.35th

d.39th

164. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Kanpur

b.Chennai

c.Visakhapatnam

d.Bengaluru

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

a.March 19th

b.March 17th

c.March 18th

d.March 16th

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

a.Ministry of Labor

b.Ministry of Education

c.Ministry of Tribals

d.Ministry of Science

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

a.Aviva

b.FinMapp

c.Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

d.Edelweiss Tokio

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.Pay you

c.Paytm

d.Razorpay

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

a.12

b.16

c.14

d.11

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

a.Setu Bharatam

b.Smart Cities Mission

c.Bharatmala Project

d.Chardham Project

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

a.Jayendra Saraswat

b.Vijay Anand

c.Narayan Pradhan

d.Narayan Murthi

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

a.Groundwater: making the invisible visible

b.Greywater: the indispensable part of life

c.Groundwater: the indispensable part of life

d.Greywater: making the invisible visible

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

a.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

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

c.An equal world is an enabled world

d.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

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

a.Aarushi Verma

b.Apurvi Chandela

c.Avni Accounts

d.Manu Bhaskar

175. 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 Biology Day

d.National Science Day

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

a.Ratnakar Shetty

b.Diana Edulji

c.Vinod Rai

d.Anjum Chopra

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

a.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

b.Manesar, Haryana

c.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

d.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

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

a.Delhi

b.Karnataka

c.Punjab

d.Bihar

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

a.Caroline Marine

b.PV Sindhu

c.Saina Nehwal

d.Nozomi Okura

180. 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 134.5 crore

c.Rs 137.5 crore

d.Rs 131.5 crore

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

a.30

b.29

c.32

d.31

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

a.Mary Ann Gomes

b.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

c.Priyanka Nutakki

d.Padmini Rout

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

a.ICICI Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.Yes Bank

d.HDFC Bank

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

a.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

b.Minister of Education

c.Minister of Jal Shakti

d.Minister of Tourism

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

a.Reliance General Insurance

b.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

c.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

d.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

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

a.50,000

b.1 Lakhs

c.2 Lakhs

d.75000

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

a.March 17th

b.March 18th

c.March 16th

d.March 19th

188. 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.Varanasi

b.Haridwar

c.Delhi

d.Ujjain

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

a.Jairam Thakur

b.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

c.Ashok Gehlot

d.Pushkar Singh Dhami

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Punjab

d.Telangana

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

a.March 27th

b.March 25th

c.March 26th

d.March 28th

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

a.Adani

b.Reliance

c.Tata

d.Tamil Nadu Petroproducts

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

a.Agra

b.Jaisalmer

c.Pithoragarh

d.Nainital

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

a.World Wildlife Day 2022

b.World Meteorological Day

c.World TB Day

d.World Water Day

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

a.Discuss Throw

b.Archery

c.Badminton

d.Javelin Throw

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

a.Dhaka

b.Cairo

c.Beijing

d.Jakarta

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

a.Boxing

b.Wushu

c.Weightlifting

d.Fencing

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

a.Dhaal

b.Suraksha

c.Raksha

d.Kavach

199. 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

200. 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.2025-26

c.2022-23

d.2023-24

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

a.Kanpur

b.Kolhapur

c.Pune

d.Mumbai

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

a.The Clock is Ticking

b.It's time to end TB

c.It's Time

d.Invest to End TB. Save Lives

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

a.Shaili Chopra

b.Shoma Chaudhury

c.Archana Mishra

d.Richa Mishra

204. 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

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

a.HDFC Mutual Fund

b.LIC Mutual Fund

c.ICICI Mutual Fund

d.SBI Mutual Fund

206. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.Japan

b.China

c.India

d.America

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

a.20 satellites

b.25 satellites

c.28 satellites

d.22 satellites

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

a.Russia

b.South Korea

c.USA

d.China

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

a.Government of Kerala

b.Government of Maharashtra

c.Gujarat government

d.Government of Rajasthan

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

a.West Bengal

b.Gujarat

c.Odisha

d.Andra Pradesh

211. 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

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

a.IIT Pune

b.IIT Hyderabad

c.IIT Roorkee

d.IIT Chennai

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

a.UPI123paid

b.UPI123paisa

c.UPI123pay

d.UPI123payment

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

a.New Delhi

b.Pune

c.Chennai

d.Gurugram

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

a.Google Pay

b.PhonePe

c.BharatPe

d.Paytm

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

a.PMFBY

b.PM-SYM

c.PMJJBY

d.PMSBY

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

a.March 25th

b.March 18th

c.March 19th

d.March 21th

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

a.Salman Rushdie

b.Anuja Chauhan

c.Amitav Ghosh

d.Priyanka Chopra

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

a.Odisha

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Telangana

d.Karnataka

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

a.35

b.33

c.36

d.32

221. ‘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.State Bank of India

c.Axis Bank

d.HDFC Bank

222. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.09th March

b.10th March

c.08th March

d.11th March

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

a.INS Arihant

b.INS Shakti

c.INS Vikramaditya

d.INS Chennai

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

a.Mathematics for a Better World

b.Indian Mathematics

c.Mathematics Unites!

d.Mathematics is Everywhere

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

a.Water for Our Future

b.The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity

c.Women, Water, and Climate Change

d.Rights of Rivers

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

a.Mumbai

b.Gurugram

c.Jamnagar

d.Delhi

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

a.72nd Edition

b.75th Edition

c.52nd Edition

d.65th edition

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

a.85th

b.98th

c.93rd

d.95th

229. 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

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

a.Cernavoda

b.Bohunice

c.Zaporizhzhia

d.Cernavoda

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

a.Jitu Rai

b.Gagan Narang

c.Vijay Kumar

d.Saurabh Chaudhary

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

a.Assam

b.Bihar

c.Tripura

d.UP

233. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Karolina Vidales

b.Anna Leitch

c.Shree Saini

d.Karolina Bielawaska

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

a.South Africa

b.England

c.Australia

d.New Zealand

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

a.11th March

b.12th March

c.10th March

d.13th March

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

a.Jamnagar, Gujarat

b.Raipur, Chhattisgarh

c.Gurugram, Haryana

d.Patna, Bihar

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

a.Maria Sharapova

b.Serena Williams

c.Steffi Graf

d.Ashleigh Barty

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

a.Kriti Sanon

b.Deepika Padukone

c.Vidya Balan

d.Shruti Haasan

239. 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.4

b.5

c.3

d.6

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

a.March 25th

b.March 15th

c.March 19th

d.March 17th

241. 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.Maharashtra

d.Odisha

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

a.United Kingdom

b.Canada

c.Russia

d.France

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

a.Serbia

b.Austria

c.Latvia

d.Czech Republic

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

a.Britannia Industries Ltd

b.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

c.ITC Ltd

d.Hindustan Unilever Ltd

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

a.Fourth

b.Third

c.Second

d.First

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

a.Fitch Ratings

b.S&P Global

c.Moody’s Analytics

d.Morgan Stanley

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

a.Sanjay Kumar Verma

b.Debasish Panda

c.Mamta Suri

d.A. Ramana Rao

248. 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

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

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Coal India

c.SEBI

d.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

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

a.RBI

b.HDFC

c.ICICI

d.SBI

251. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Norway

b.Canada

c.Germany

d.Russia

252. 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

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

a.Agra

b.Pune

c.Bikaner

d.Noida

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

a.Gautam Bhatia

b.Karuna Nundy

c.P. N. Bhagwati

d.Abhinav Chandrachud

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

a.Second

b.First

c.Third

d.Fourth

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

a.Sweden

b.Finland

c.Denmark

d.Belgium

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Haryana

c.Bihar

d.Uttrakhand

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

a.West Indies

b.Pakistan

c.Bangladesh

d.Sri Lanka

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

a.89 Apps

b.69 Apps

c.79 Apps

d.99 Apps

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

a.Gwalior

b.Dehradun

c.Gurugram

d.Chandigarh

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