Current Affairs March 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Kerala

c.Telangana

d.Andhra Pradesh

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

a.March 12th

b.March 13th

c.March 11th

d.March 14th

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

a.The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity

b.Rights of Rivers

c.Water for Our Future

d.Women, Water, and Climate Change

4. 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 October, 2026

d.31 March, 2026

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

a.16

b.11

c.12

d.14

6. 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 28m pistol team event.

b.Women’s 21m pistol team event.

c.Women’s 25m pistol team event

d.Women’s 20m pistol team event.

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

a.UP

b.Assam

c.Tripura

d.Bihar

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

a.Gandhi Nagar

b.Bengaluru

c.Varanasi

d.Chennai

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

a.Saurabh Chaudhary

b.Jitu Rai

c.Gagan Narang

d.Vijay Kumar

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

a.March 19th

b.March 18th

c.March 16th

d.March 17th

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

a.What I bring to the Workplace

b.Connect

c.Leave no one behind

d.We Decide

12. 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.Kunlavut Vitidsarn

b.Lee Zii Jia

c.Thomas Rouxel

d.Viktor Axelsen

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

a.Visakhapatanam

b.Delhi

c.Mumbai

d.Jaipur

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

a.Iran

b.India

c.China

d.China

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

a.Axis Bank

b.Yes Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.HDFC Bank

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

a.Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

b.Padmini Rout

c.Mary Ann Gomes

d.Priyanka Nutakki

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

a.Malta

b.Maldives

c.Cyprus

d.Portugal

18. 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 1 trillion

c.Rs 5 trillion

d.Rs 3 trillion

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

a.Amitav Ghosh

b.Anuja Chauhan

c.Salman Rushdie

d.Priyanka Chopra

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

a.Government of Maharashtra

b.Government of Kerala

c.Gujarat government

d.Government of Rajasthan

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

a.Ranchi

b.Gandhinagar

c.Bengaluru

d.Lucknow

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

a.DigiSaath

b.DigiRath

c.DigiRakhsak

d.DigiSaathi

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Tripura

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Uttar Pradesh

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

a.Turkey

b.Ukraine

c.Palestine

d.Israel

25. 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

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

a.March 21st

b.March 20th

c.March 18th

d.March 19th

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

a.eBay

b.Amazon

c.Flipkart

d.Mesho

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

a.Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

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

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

d.Living Well with Kidney Disease

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

a.Aarti Saha

b.Jiya Rai

c.Bhakti Sharma

d.Mana Patel

30. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021?

a.Anna Leitch

b.Shree Saini

c.Karolina Bielawaska

d.Karolina Vidales

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

a.Karnataka

b.Odisha

c.Maharashtra

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.500 Million

b.200 Million

c.100 Million

d.300 Million

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

a.MV APL Raffles

b.MV MSC Valeria

c.MV Northern Jaguar

d.MV Ram Prasad Bismil

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

a.5th edition

b.7th Edition

c.9th Edition

d.12th Edition

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

a.Kriti Sanon

b.Shruti Haasan

c.Deepika Padukone

d.Vidya Balan

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

a.March 14th

b.March 13th

c.March 12th

d.March 15th

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

a.Fourth

b.First

c.Third

d.Second

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

a.March 17th

b.March 18th

c.March 16th

d.March 19th

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

a.Microsoft

b.IBM

c.Google

d.Apple

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

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

b.Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

c.Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

d.An equal world is an enabled world

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

a.Bernard Arnault

b.Bill Gates

c.Elon Musk

d.Jeff Bezos

42. 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.Patna, Bihar

c.Raipur, Chhattisgarh

d.Gurugram, Haryana

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

a.Sumaira Abdulali

b.Maneka Gandhi

c.Rizwana Hasan

d.Sunita Narain

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

a.March 13th

b.March 17th

c.March 18th

d.March 14th

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

a.Minister of Education

b.Minister of Tourism

c.Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

d.Minister of Jal Shakti

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

a.Maharashtra

b.Kerala

c.Odisha

d.Tamil Nadu

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

a.Coal India

b.HDFC Group

c.Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

d.Google

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

a.Uttarkhand

b.Sikkim

c.Nagaland

d.Manipur

49. 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.2022-23

b.2023-24

c.2024-25

d.2025-26

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

a.Evan allen

b.Laura Crimaldi

c.Francis Kere

d.Morenati emilio

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

a.Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

b.Tashkent, Uzbekistan

c.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

d.Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

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

a.Wagon R

b.Tata

c.Toyota

d.Hyundai

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

a.R. K. Narayan

b.RK Laxman

c.Ruskin Bond

d.Arundhati Roy

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

a.17

b.18

c.22

d.14

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

a.PNB

b.Airtel Payments Bank

c.NSDL Payments Bank

d.SBI

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

a.SoFi Technologies Inc

b.Microsoft

c.Adobe

d.Amazon

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

a.Raju Mistri

b.Ravi Chopra

c.AK Sikri

d.Ajay Kushwaha

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

a.UPI123payment

b.UPI123pay

c.UPI123paid

d.UPI123paisa

59. 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 Murthi

b.Narayan Pradhan

c.Jayendra Saraswat

d.Vijay Anand

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

a.Jayati Ghosh

b.Rohini Pande

c.Arvind Panagariya

d.Kaushik Basu

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

a.INS Chennai

b.INS Arihant

c.INS Vikramaditya

d.INS Shakti

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

a.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

b.Gandhinagar, Gujarat

c.Manesar, Haryana

d.Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

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

a.March 24th

b.March 17th

c.March 16th

d.March 19th

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.Paytm

c.Razorpay

d.Pay you

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

a.RS Ramakrishnan

b.PS Ramakrishnan

c.MS Ramakrishnan

d.TS Ramakrishnan

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

a.R Ashwin

b.Virat Kohli

c.David Warner

d.Ravindra Jadeja

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

a.Nozomi Okura

b.PV Sindhu

c.Caroline Marine

d.Saina Nehwal

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

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Telangana

c.Odisha

d.Karnataka

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

a.World TB Day

b.World Water Day

c.World Wildlife Day 2022

d.World Meteorological Day

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

a.Ministry of Minority Affairs

b.Ministry of Communications

c.Ministry of Defence

d.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

71. 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 16th

d.March 18th

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

a.2027

b.2026

c.2024

d.2025

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

a.Bharatmala Project

b.Smart Cities Mission

c.Chardham Project

d.Setu Bharatam

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

a.Roscosmos

b.NASA

c.China space agency (CNSA)

d.ISRO

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

a.Punjab

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Rajasthan

d.Haryana

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

a.Kanchi Kaul

b.Srishti Jha

c.Arjit Taneja

d.Manit Joura

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

a.HDFC ERGO General Insurance

b.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

c.ICICI Lombard General Insurance

d.Reliance General Insurance

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

a.Kaveri

b.Ganga

c.Yamuna

d.Godavari

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

a.Delhi

b.Jamnagar

c.Gurugram

d.Mumbai

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

a.93rd

b.95th

c.98th

d.85th

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

a.Serbia

b.Czech Republic

c.Austria

d.Latvia

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

a.Abhinav Chandrachud

b.P. N. Bhagwati

c.Karuna Nundy

d.Gautam Bhatia

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

a.Power Finance Corporation

b.Indian Oil Corporation

c.POWERGRID

d.NTPC Limited

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

a.Ministry of Education

b.Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Child Development

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

a.Chennai

b.Mumbai

c.Kochi

d.Kolkata

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

a.Dhaka

b.Cairo

c.Jakarta

d.Beijing

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

a.52

b.75

c.12

d.32

88. 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

89. 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

90. 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

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

a.09th March

b.05th March

c.07th March

d.04h March

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

a.Maruti Suzuki

b.Ashok Leyland

c.Tata Motors

d.Mahindra & Mahindra

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

a.Ashok Gehlot

b.Jairam Thakur

c.Pushkar Singh Dhami

d.Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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

a.Canara Bank

b.Axis Bank

c.Federal Bank

d.ICICI Bank

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

a.10 resolutions

b.19 resolutions

c.14 resolutions

d.12 resolutions

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

a.Punjab

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Andhra Pradesh

97. 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.5

c.4

d.3

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

a.Jimmy George

b.George Gervin

c.Kiran George

d.Robert George

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

a.Pune

b.Kolhapur

c.Mumbai

d.Kanpur

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

a.PM-SYM

b.PMFBY

c.PMJJBY

d.PMSBY

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

a.USA

b.Israel

c.India

d.China

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

a.HDFC Bank

b.Kotak Mahindra Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.State Bank of India

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

a.Mario Marcel

b.Jef Marcel

c.Sushant Khatri

d.Joy Shah

104. 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.Morgan Stanley

d.Moody’s Analytics

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

a.7.1%

b.9.5%

c.9.1%

d.8.8%

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

a.March 22th

b.March 25th

c.March 24th

d.March 27th

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

a.45

b.57

c.62

d.48

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

a.Fourth

b.Second

c.Third

d.First

109. 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

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

a.T S Ramakrishnan

b.Rajeev Suri

c.Ashok Vemuri

d.Jayshree Ullal

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

a.25 satellites

b.20 satellites

c.28 satellites

d.22 satellites

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

a.IFA

b.UNESCO

c.Moody's

d.World Bank

113. Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022?

a.Sri Lanka

b.Thailand

c.India

d.Bangladesh

114. 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.Avni Accounts

d.Apurvi Chandela

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

a.Iran

b.Russia

c.Pakistan

d.Iraq

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

a.Sri Lanka

b.Singapore

c.Nepa

d.Madagascar

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

a.45th

b.47th

c.44th

d.46th

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Jamshedpur

c.Surat

d.Gurugram

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

a.65 years

b.75 years

c.55 years

d.85 years

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

a.99 Apps

b.69 Apps

c.79 Apps

d.89 Apps

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

a.Peru

b.Chile

c.Mexico

d.Argentina

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

a.83

b.86

c.76

d.87

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

a.Tunisia

b.Bhutan

c.China

d.Bangladesh

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

a.Bangladesh

b.South Korea

c.Malaysia

d.India

125. When is CISF raising day is being celebrated?

a.08th March

b.11th March

c.10th March

d.09th March

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

a.Chandigarh

b.Gwalior

c.Dehradun

d.Gurugram

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

a.Mathematics Unites!

b.Mathematics for a Better World

c.Indian Mathematics

d.Mathematics is Everywhere

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

a.West Bengal

b.Punjab

c.Haryana

d.Uttarakhand

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

a.30

b.32

c.31

d.29

130. ’73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament’ 2022 held in which city of Bulgaria?

a.Sofia

b.Plovdiv

c.Gabrovo

d.Ruse

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

a.Uttrakhand

b.Bihar

c.Maharashtra

d.Haryana

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

a.Nainital

b.Pithoragarh

c.Jaisalmer

d.Agra

133. 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

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

a.Weightlifting

b.Boxing

c.Wushu

d.Fencing

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

a.1 Lakhs

b.75000

c.2 Lakhs

d.50,000

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

a.Punjab Police

b.Delhi Police

c.Uttar Pradesh Police

d.Maharashtra Police

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

a.March 17th

b.March 18th

c.March 22nd

d.March 21st

138. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament has held in which country?

a.India

b.America

c.Japan

d.China

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

a.100 days

b.150 days

c.50 days

d.200 days

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

a.Delhi

b.Chennai

c.Srinagar

d.Ladakh

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

a.Amit Shah

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Rajnath Singh

d.Narendra Modi

142. 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.ITC Ltd

c.Britannia Industries Ltd

d.Patanjali Ayurved Limited

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

a.Schwarz Group

b.Walmart Inc

c.Costco Wholesale Corporation

d.The Home Depot, Inc

144. 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.Elgi Equipments Ltd

d.HEG Ltd

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

a.South Korea

b.North Korea

c.China

d.Japan

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

a.AAP

b.BJP

c.INC

d.BSP

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

a.Pralhad Joshi

b.Giriraj Singh

c.Kiren Rijiju

d.Ashwini Vaishnaw

148. 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.Ahmedabad

c.Mumbai

d.Pune

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

a.36

b.32

c.35

d.33

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

a.NTPC

b.GAIL

c.HAL

d.BEL

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

a.Gujarat

b.West Bengal

c.Andra Pradesh

d.Odisha

152. 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

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

a.Jhulan Goshwami

b.Mithali Raj

c.Mary Kom

d.Sania Mirza

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

a.Nagpur

b.Noida

c.Ahmedabad

d.Mumbai

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

a.Busanan Ongbamrungphan

b.Yeo Jia Min

c.Ratchanok Intanon

d.Pornpawee Chochuwong

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

a.Chile

b.Iran

c.UAE

d.Quba

157. 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.Chennai

b.Noida

c.Pune

d.New Delhi

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

a.1999

b.1983

c.1981

d.1991

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

a.Aravind Adiga

b.Geetanjali Shree

c.Kiran Desai

d.Arundhati Roy

160. 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

161. 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.HERCULES-NG

c.HANSA-NG

d.HAWK-NG

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

a.Discuss Throw

b.Javelin Throw

c.Badminton

d.Archery

163. 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

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

a.IIT Roorkee

b.IIT Chennai

c.IIT Pune

d.IIT Hyderabad

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

a.13th March

b.11th March

c.12th March

d.10th March

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.Reserve Bank of India

c.Ministry of Finance

d.Planning Commission

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

a.March 25th

b.March 21th

c.March 19th

d.March 18th

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

a.SBI Mutual Fund

b.HDFC Mutual Fund

c.ICICI Mutual Fund

d.LIC Mutual Fund

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

a.World War Orphans Day.

b.World Day of Social Justice.

c.National Safety Day.

d.Janaushadhi Diwas 2022.

170. Instagram is No Longer Accessible in which country?

a.Norway

b.Russia

c.Germany

d.Canada

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

a.Rajasthan

b.Haryana

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Chhattisgarh

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

a.Society

b.Service

c.Simple

d.Secure

173. ‘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

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

a.BYJU'S

b.Reliance

c.Wipro

d.Tata

175. 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 134.5 crore

d.Rs 131.5 crore

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

a.Sunil Agrawal

b.Supriya Bakhshi

c.Vinay Kumar Verma

d.Pankaj Jain

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

a.Jaswinder Kaur

b.Arvind Kejriwal

c.Bhagwant Mann

d.Navjot Singh Sidhu

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

a.Maria Sharapova

b.Serena Williams

c.Steffi Graf

d.Ashleigh Barty

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

a.Raja Rai

b.Marcus Pleyer

c.Marcus Watson

d.T. Raja Kumar

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

a.Elizabeth II

b.Boris Johnson

c.Shinzo Abe

d.Vladimir Putin

181. 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

182. ‘58th Senior National Chess Championship 2022’ organized by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh in which city?

a.Kanpur

b.Bengaluru

c.Visakhapatnam

d.Chennai

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

a.Indian Bank

b.Federal Bank

c.CSB Bank

d.DCB Bank

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

a.Hisashi Takeuchi

b.Kenichi Ayukawa

c.Shigetoshi Torii

d.Osamu Suzuki

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

a.Cernavoda

b.Bohunice

c.Zaporizhzhia

d.Cernavoda

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

a.8th

b.5th

c.4th

d.1st

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

a.Japan

b.Philippines

c.France

d.South Korea

188. 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

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

a.IIT Bombay

b.IIT Kanpur

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Kharagpur

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

a.China

b.Russia

c.South Korea

d.USA

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

a.World Trade Organization

b.International Monetary Fund

c.International Labor Organization

d.European Union (EU)

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

a.Norway

b.Hungary

c.Sweden

d.Uganda

193. 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.Gurugram

d.Chennai

194. 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

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

a.Japan

b.South Korea

c.China

d.Thailand

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

a.New Delhi

b.Kolkata

c.Pune

d.Guwahati

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

a.Archana Mishra

b.Shaili Chopra

c.Shoma Chaudhury

d.Richa Mishra

198. 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

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

a.Delhi

b.Chennai

c.Dubai

d.Kuwait

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

a.China

b.Japan

c.New Zealand

d.Australia

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

a.Mizoram

b.Manipur

c.Nagaland

d.Meghalaya

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

a.Rs 300

b.Rs 200

c.Rs 500

d.Rs 100

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

a.Canara Bank

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Bank of Maharashtra

d.People's Co-Operative Bank Ltd

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

a.26th March

b.27th March

c.25th March

d.28th March

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

a.April 15th

b.April 10th

c.April 21st

d.April 1st

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

a.March 12th

b.March 13th

c.March 15th

d.March 14th

207. 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

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.West Bengal

d.Telangana

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

a.United Kingdom

b.France

c.Canada

d.Russia

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

a.Coal India

b.Bank of Baroda

c.SEBI

d.Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

211. 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

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

a.Australia

b.New Zealand

c.England

d.South Africa

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

a.March 26th

b.March 25th

c.March 27th

d.March 28th

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

a.Singapore

b.Oman

c.Japan

d.Sri Lanka

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

a.Supreme Court

b.Planning Commission

c.Ministry of Education

d.Union Cabinet

216. ‘2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup’ is the twelfth edition schedule between which dates?

a.4 March 2022 to 10 April, 2022

b.4 March 2022 to 12 April, 2022

c.4 March 2022 to 5 April, 2022

d.4 March 2022 to 3 April, 2022

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

a.Dhaal

b.Suraksha

c.Kavach

d.Raksha

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

a.International Development Association

b.Association of South East Nations

c.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

d.United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

219. 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

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

a.Jhajjar

b.Sonipat

c.Faridabad

d.Gurugram

221. 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.Delhi

d.Varanasi

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

a.SS1

b.SSLV

c.SS3

d.SS2

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

a.CODA

b.Belfast

c.King Richard

d.The Power of the Dog

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

a.25th

b.50th

c.51st

d.26th

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

a.Lewis Hamilton

b.Max Verstappen

c.Charles Leclerc

d.Carlos Sainz Jr.

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

a.South Eastern Coalfields Limited

b.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

c.Bharat Coking Coal

d.Central Coalfields Limited

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

a.Bangladesh

b.Sri Lanka

c.Pakistan

d.West Indies

228. 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

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

a.Novak Djokovic

b.Stefanos Tsitsipas

c.Daniil Medvedev

d.Rafael Nadal

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

a.March 13th

b.March 15th

c.March 14th

d.March 11th

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

a.Aviva

b.Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

c.Edelweiss Tokio

d.FinMapp

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

a.75th Edition

b.52nd Edition

c.72nd Edition

d.65th edition

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

a.Greywater: the indispensable part of life

b.Groundwater: the indispensable part of life

c.Groundwater: making the invisible visible

d.Greywater: making the invisible visible

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

a.01st March

b.28th February

c.27th February

d.02nd March

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

a.120th

b.122nd

c.124th

d.121st

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

a.Mysuru

b.Siliguri

c.Hyderabad

d.Pune

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

a.Bikaner

b.Pune

c.Noida

d.Agra

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

a.IBM

b.Meta

c.Microsoft

d.Google

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

a.Ishant Sharma

b.Jasprit Bumrah

c.Mohammed Shami

d.R Ashwin

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

a.8.7%

b.8.5%

c.8.9%

d.8.3%

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

a.Yamaha MotoCorp

b.Hyundai Motocorp

c.Hero Motocorp

d.Honda MotoCorp

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

a.Vinod Rai

b.Ratnakar Shetty

c.Anjum Chopra

d.Diana Edulji

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

a.Denmark

b.Sweden

c.Belgium

d.Finland

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

a.Surat

b.Chandigarh

c.Bengaluru

d.Puducherry

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

a.France

b.Australia

c.UAE

d.India

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Jharkhand

c.Karnataka

d.Kerala

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

a.New York

b.Vienna

c.Moscow

d.Geneva

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

a.Second

b.Third

c.Fourth

d.First

249. 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.Penguin Random House India

c.BlueKraft Digital Foundation

d.Pan Macmillan India

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

a.Share Your Colors

b.Rare is Many. Rare is Strong

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

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

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

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Jharkhand

c.Kerala

d.Karnataka

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

a.PhonePe

b.BharatPe

c.Google Pay

d.Paytm

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

a.37th

b.35th

c.39th

d.31st

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

a.Ministry of Education

b.Ministry of Science

c.Ministry of Tribals

d.Ministry of Labor

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

a.Bihar

b.Karnataka

c.Punjab

d.Delhi

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

a.INS Betwa

b.INS Brahmaputra

c.INS Gomati

d.INS Valsura

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

a.NITI Aayog

b.World Bank

c.WHO

d.UNICEF

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

a.Japan

b.Malaysia

c.Singapore

d.Australia

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

a.March 25th

b.March 15th

c.March 17th

d.March 19th

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

a.Anwari

b.Bodh Gaya

c.Munger

d.Araria

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