Current Affairs August 2022 MCQ Test

1. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is associated with which Union Ministry?

a.Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

b.Union Health Ministry

c.Union Women and Child Development Ministry

d.Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

2. Who has been elected as the President of Kenya?

a.William Ruto

b.Raila Odinga

c.Uhuru Kenyatta

d.Kalonzo Musyoka

3. Which state has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology (R-CAT)?

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Punjab

c.Sikkim

d.Rajasthan

4. Which country won the gold medal in the open section of 44th Chess Olympiad?

a.Russia

b.India

c.Uzbekistan

d.Ukraine

5. Which country will host the IDF WDS 2022?

a.South Korea

b.Malaysia

c.India

d.Japan

6. What is the name of India's first saline water lantern?

a.Surya

b.Jagmag

c.Roshini

d.Prakash

7. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, which category of beneficiaries are excluded?

a.Central Government Employees

b.Non-Resident Indians

c.Income Taxpayers

d.State Government Employees

8. Durand Cup 2022, Asia's Oldest tournament is related to which sport?

a.Hockey

b.Football

c.Cricket

d.Kabaddi

9. Who has won India's first-ever medal in the high jump at Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Hima Das

b.Dutee Chand

c.M Sreeshankar

d.Tejaswin Shankar

10. Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

a.Shobhana Bhartia

b.Mallika Srinivasan

c.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

d.Meena Ganesh

11. Which Union Minister has inaugurated a conference on drug trafficking and national security?

a.Narendra Modi

b.Smriti Irani

c.Anurag Thakur

d.Amit Shah

12. Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away at 91, belonged to which country?

a.Russia

b.Ukraine

c.Poland

d.Germany

13. Who became the first Indian woman winner to win a gold medal at the Under 20 Women's Wrestling Championship 2022?

a.Last Panghal

b.Suman Kundu

c.Navjot Kaur

d.Babita Kumari

14. Who inaugurated India's Largest Private Hospital in Faridabad?

a.Narendra Modi

b.Bandaru Dattatreya

c.Droupadi Murmu

d.Manohar Lal Khattar

15. Which series bagged "Best Series" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Asur

b.Jalsa

c.Mirzapur

d.Mumbai Diaries 26/11

16. First flight of Akasa Air has been inaugurated between which of the following two cities in India?

a.Ahmedabad to Lucknow

b.Chennai to Mumbai

c.Mumbai to Ahmedabad

d.Jabalpur to Delhi

17. Which bank will manage the IVAC in Bangladesh for two more years?

a.Canara Bank

b.Bank of Baroda

c.SBI

d.HDFC

18. Which ministry has launched the SMILE-75 initiative?

a.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

19. Colin de Grandhomme, who recently announced retirement, is related to which sport?

a.Cricket

b.Badminton

c.Football

d.Tennis

20. Which Indian State has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics Games?

a.Gujarat

b.Jharkhand

c.Haryana

d.Rajasthan

21. Who has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's UP President?

a.Ajit Singh Pal

b.Ramkesh Nishad

c.Jaswant Saini

d.Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

22. The Indian badminton mixed team won which medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Silver

b.Bronze & Silver

c.Bronze

d.Gold

23. Which country has become the seventh country in the world to launch a mission to the Moon?

a.France

b.Australia

c.Germany

d.South Korea

24. Who is the author of the book titled 'Rusty Skies and Golden Winds'?

a.Nikita Singh

b.Sannidhya Sharma

c.Meghna Pant

d.Kanishk Tharoor

25. Who has won the "Best Actress award" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Vaani Kapoor

b.Kareena Kapoor

c.Sakshi Tanwar

d.Shefali Shah

26. Which country will organise Exercise Pitch Black?

a.Japan

b.Malaysia

c.Indonesia

d.Australia

27. Which country hosted the bilateral air exercise named ‘Udarashakti’?

a.Malaysia

b.Bangladesh

c.Japan

d.UAE

28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first earthquake memorial in which state?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Uttarakhand

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Gujarat

29. In the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, which team has become the first to qualify for Super Four Stage?

a.India

b.Pakistan

c.Afghanistan

d.Bangladesh

30. Which institution regulates the ‘Digital lending activities’ in India?

a.Ministry of Finance

b.Reserve Bank of India

c.National Payments Corporation of India

d.NITI Aayog

31. India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Mysuru

c.Pune

d.Hyderabad

32. Who has launched "Azadi Quest", a series of online educational games based on India's freedom struggle, developed in collaboration with Zynga India?

a.Jyotiraditya Scindia

b.Amit Shah

c.Anurag Thakur

d.Rajnath Singh

33. ‘NIPAM’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?

a.Electronics Manufacturing

b.Intellectual Property

c.Food distribution

d.Climate Change

34. Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme?

a.Indian Air Force

b.Indian Army

c.Indian Coast Guard

d.Indian Navy

35. Which city hosted the ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’?

a.Rome

b.Tokyo

c.Paris

d.New York

36. Who has become the first Indian to win Gold at World Cadet Judo Championships 2022?

a.Poonam Chopra

b.Avtar Singh

c.Linthoi Chanambam

d.Thoudam Kalpana Devi

37. Which nation has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024?

a.Canada

b.Japan

c.UK

d.Russia

38. Bajrang Punia, who won the gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022, is associated with which sports?

a.Wrestler

b.Triple Jump

c.High Jump

d.Javelin throw

39. Who has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India?

a.Biman Banerjee

b.Jagdeep Dhankhar

c.Margaret Alva

d.Venkaiah Naidu

40. Which pharma company has completed trials for its intranasal Covid vaccine candidate?

a.Dr Reddy’s

b.Biocon

c.Serum Institute

d.Bharat Biotech

41. Which state has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title with 52 gold medals on the final day?

a.Haryana

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Tamil Nadu

42. What is the name of the Centre’s passenger processing system based on facial recognition technology?

a.Pradhan Mantri Digital Yatra Abhiyan

b.Bharat Yatra

c.DigiYatra

d.Bharat Face RT

43. Which power company has been honoured with 'Asia's Best Employer Brand Award-2022'?

a.Gail India

b.Power Grid Corporation of India

c.NTPC Limited

d.NHPC Limited

44. Which bank has introduced a unique term deposit programme called "Utsav Deposit Scheme"?

a.State Bank of India

b.Punjab National Bank

c.Union Bank of India

d.Canara Bank

45. Manisha Kalyan, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?

a.Cricket

b.Football

c.Boxing

d.Weight Lifting

46. Which country is hosting the 65th CPA in August 2022?

a.France

b.Thailand

c.Canada

d.Maldives

47. Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the UK?

a.Manoj Kumar Bharti

b.Akhilesh Mishra

c.Prashant Pise

d.Vikram Doraiswami

48. India's first underwater metro will be inaugurated in which city?

a.Kolkata

b.Bangalore

c.Pune

d.Hyderabad

49. What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation recorded in July 2022?

a.6.71%

b.5.71%

c.4.71%

d.7.71%

50. What is the name of India's first IAC?

a.IAC Arihant

b.IAC Vishal

c.IAC Viraat

d.IAC Vikrant

51. Who has been honoured with the Highest Civilian Honour of Ladakh?

a.Desmond Tutu

b.Dalai Lama

c.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

d.Pope Francis

52. Akshay Urja Diwas is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 23rd

b.August 20th

c.August 22nd

d.August 21st

53. Which state women's team has won its first-ever gold in the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship?

a.Assam

b.Gujarat

c.Odisha

d.Uttar Pradesh

54. Which company developed the ‘2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant’, which was recently inaugurated?

a.ONGC

b.BPCL

c.IOCL

d.HPCL

55. Who will inaugurate the National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks in New Delhi?

a.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

b.Union Minister Amit Shah

c.Union Minister Rajnath Singh

d.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

56. What is the theme of the ‘World Water Week 2022’?

a.Transforming the global water challenges

b.Biodiversity and climate change

c.Global collaboration for water

d.Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

57. India won a historic gold in which sports for the first-ever time at Commonwealth Games?

a.Fencing

b.Lawn Bowl

c.Rowing

d.Water Polo

58. International Youth Day is celebrated on?

a.August 13th

b.August 12th

c.August 9th

d.August 11th

59. ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.Iran

b.Kazakhstan

c.Nepal

d.Afghanistan

60. UGC declared how many universities as fake recently?

a.22

b.29

c.21

d.27

61. Which shipyard built India's first indigenous aircraft carrier- Vikrant?

a.Cochin Shipyard

b.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

c.Hindustan Shipyard

d.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

62. The first Khelo India Women's Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in which state/UT?

a.Kolkata

b.Mumbai

c.New Delhi

d.Bhubaneswar

63. Who has been appointed as secretary to the president Droupadi Murmu?

a.Aditya Kumar

b.Naresh Chandra

c.Dinesh Kumar

d.Rajesh Verma

64. Which institution launched ‘SPARK’, virtual space tech park?

a.BEL

b.ISRO

c.DRDO

d.NITI Aayog

65. IAF contingent left which country to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise 'Udarashakti'?

a.Japan

b.France

c.Nepal

d.Malaysia

66. Which state launched the Cheerag scheme?

a.Odisha

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Telangana

d.Haryana

67. Larsen & Toubro signed a MoU with which state to set up an IT and ITeS technology park?

a.Maharashtra

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Tamil Nadu

68. What is the name of the 3.5-km-long freight train, which was recently tested?

a.Bharat Goods

b.India Freight

c.Bharat Freight

d.Super Vasuki

69. Which state government has launched the 'Vidya Rath - School on Wheels' project to provide elementary education to underprivileged children?

a.Punjab

b.Karnataka

c.Jharkhand

d.Assam

70. Which Indian state/UT implements the 'Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana'?

a.Gujarat

b.Punjab

c.Rajasthan

d.Karnataka

71. Who has been appointed as an additional director on LIC HFL's Board?

a.Birendra Singh

b.S. Srinivasan

c.Ravi Kishan Takkar

d.Sunita Duggal

72. Who is the author of the book Lockdown Lyrics' released by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik?

a.Sujata Sharma

b.Sanjukta Dash

c.Diksha Rawat

d.Sonam Dixit

73. Which Indian woman boxer has won Gold Medal in women’s 50kg Boxing at Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Mary Kom

b.Nikhat Zareen

c.Lovlina Borgohain

d.Pooja Rani

74. Which state has implemented the "One MLA, One Pension" programme?

a.Kerala

b.Maharashtra

c.Karnataka

d.Punjab

75. Vikas Thakur who won a silver medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2022 is associated with which sport?

a.Judo

b.Weightlifting

c.Boxing

d.Badminton

76. Shumang Leela is a traditional festival held in which state/UT?

a.Assam

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Manipur

d.Kerala

77. Which country president proposed that the top commission should include Pope Francis, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Indian PM Narendra Modi?

a.Spain

b.Mexico

c.USA

d.Russia

78. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

b.Union Ministry of MSME

c.Union Ministry of Culture

d.Union Ministry of Textiles

79. The Union Cabinet (in August 2022) approved to continue Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till which year?

a.2027

b.2030

c.2024

d.2023

80. The book, "Bibi: My Story" is the autobiography of whom?

a.Yair Lapid

b.Naftali Bennett

c.Benjamin Netanyahu

d.Ehud Olmert

81. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in which city?

a.New Delhi

b.Bhubaneswar

c.Mohali

d.Ahmedabad

82. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a military exercise held between India and which country?

a.USA

b.France

c.Australia

d.Japan

83. What is the position of India in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.5th

b.7th

c.4th

d.9th

84. ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.Nepal

b.Afghanistan

c.Iran

d.Kazakhstan

85. Which state has announced to set up online monitoring system of medicines in government-run medical institutions?

a.Karnataka

b.Kerala

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Assam

86. Who is the first South Asian to win the Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.Rukhsana Ahmed

b.Marina Tabas

c.Taslima Nasreen

d.Ruani Ranasinha

87. Which institute launched 'Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat' to advance Indian language technology?

a.IIT Delhi

b.IIT Kanpur

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Guwahati

88. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

a.August 29th

b.August 26th

c.August 25th

d.August 31st

89. Which of the following has been approved as booster dose in India for people above 18 years of age?

a.Sputnik V

b.Covishield

c.Covaxin

d.Corbevax

90. Who is the winner of the 2022 UEFA Super Cup?

a.Milan

b.Barcelona

c.Real Madrid

d.Eintracht Frankfurt

91. Who took charge of SBICAP Securities as the new MD and CEO?

a.Dinesh Kumar Khara

b.Deepak Kumar Lalla

c.Sandeep Bakhshi

d.Sashidhar Jagdishan

92. Which is the first bank in India to list its Payment Gateway platform on the income tax department’s TIN 2.0 platform?

a.Axis Bank

b.State Bank of India

c.Punjab National Bank

d.Federal Bank

93. Which university is the first Indian University in the 2022 Nature Index ranking?

a.Anna University

b.Osmania University

c.Pondicherry University

d.University of Hyderabad

94. Which company is India's highest-ranked company in the Fortune 500 Global List 2022?

a.IOCL

b.ONGC

c.RIL

d.LIC

95. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?

a.Udham Singh

b.Sukhdev Thapar

c.Kartar Singh Sarabha

d.Shaheed Bhagat Singh

96. Which is the venue of the ‘India International Seafood Show (IISS)’?

a.Chennai

b.Mumbai

c.Kochi

d.Kolkata

97. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

a.K V Kamath

b.Ashish Chauhan

c.Arundhati Bhatacharya

d.Urjit Patel

98. What is the name of the satellite developed by 750 girls across 75 rural schools to be launched by ISRO?

a.AzaadiSAT

b.GramSAT

c.BharatSat

d.CommuniSAT

99. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as what?

a.International Arbitration Centre

b.Bharat Arbitration Centre

c.India International Arbitration Centre

d.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

100. When is National Handloom Day observed in India?

a.August 5th

b.August 6th

c.August 7th

d.August 8th

101. IAF contingent left which country to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise 'Udarashakti'?

a.France

b.Japan

c.Nepal

d.Malaysia

102. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record at the Paavo Nurmi Games in which country?

a.Norway

b.Germany

c.China

d.Finland

103. Which astronomical observatory in India has been added to the UNESCO list?

a.Madras astronomical observatory

b.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

c.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

d.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

104. Fahmida Azim, who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize, is from which country?

a.Oman

b.Bangladesh

c.India

d.Iran

105. Who clinched India's 1st gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a.Mirabai Chanu

b.Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

c.Bindyarani Devi

d.Santoshi Matsa

106. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?

a.Gustavo Petro

b.Francia Marquez

c.Jose Antonio Ocampo

d.Rodolfo Hernandez

107. Which countries are associated with ‘Trans-Himalayan multi-dimensional connectivity network’?

a.China-Nepal

b.China-Bangladesh

c.India-Nepal

d.India-Bangladesh

108. Dr N. Kalaiselvi has become the first Woman Director General of which Indian Research Organisation?

a.BARC

b.ICAR

c.ICMR

d.CSIR

109. Which bank has opened its first all-women branch in Kozhikode in the North Kerala region?

a.SBI

b.ICICI

c.Yes Bank

d.HDFC

110. The Indian Navy received two MH-60 R multirole helicopters from which country?

a.Russia

b.United States

c.Israel

d.France

111. What is the new slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 that has revealed in July 2022?

a.Games Wide Open

b.Together for a Shared Future

c.Held Your Hope High

d.Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together

112. Which Indian woman has won the Miss Elite World title?

a.Preity Zinta

b.Lara Dutta

c.Deep Supriyam

d.Dia Mirza

113. Which Indian state/UT implements the ‘Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana’?

a.Rajasthan

b.Punjab

c.Karnataka

d.Gujarat

114. Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person in the world, as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?

a.Radhakishan Damani

b.Mukesh Ambani

c.Gautam Adani

d.Cyrus Poonawala

115. Which country is conducting its largest-ever military drills around Taiwan?

a.Russia

b.China

c.US

d.India

116. Bennington Battle Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 16th

b.August 13th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

117. Which Indian City will host India International Seafood Show 2023?

a.Kolkata

b.Chennai

c.Mumbai

d.Kochi

118. Which is the first ‘Har Ghar Jal certified’ state in India?

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Goa

d.Odisha

119. Which country is the host of the 'Pitch Black' air combat exercise?

a.France

b.Australia

c.Japan

d.USA

120. RBI imposed some limitations on Raigad Sahakari Bank of which state?

a.West Bengal

b.Bihar

c.Karnataka

d.Maharashtra

121. India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in which state/UT?

a.Gujarat

b.Sikkim

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Uttarakhand

122. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?

a.Rodolfo Hernandez

b.Jose Antonio Ocampo

c.Gustavo Petro

d.Francia Marquez

123. World Wide Web Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.July 31st

b.July 30th

c.August 02nd

d.August 01st

124. Which Investor launched India's first Gold and Silver Fund?

a.Axis Mutual Fund

b.invesco

c.Edelweiss Mutual Fund

d.India Infoline

125. Who has won the "Best Actor award" at the IFFM 2022?

a.Ranveer Singh

b.Ranbeer Kapoor

c.Hrithik Roshan

d.Shaheed Kapoor

126. Which smart city is the first smart city in India to receive data from Google's EIE?

a.Kochi smart city

b.Srinagar smart city

c.Pune smart city

d.Aurangabad smart city

127. On which date Aap-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) is being celebrated in August?

a.August 16th

b.August 13th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

128. The world’s highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?

a.Jammu and Kashmir

b.Sikkim

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Assam

129. Tulika Mann has won a silver medal in which sport at Commonwealth Games?

a.Track and Field

b.Weightlifting

c.Judo

d.Squash

130. Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022?

a.Visakhapatnam

b.Mysuru

c.Gwalior

d.Hyderabad

131. PM Modi inaugurated a 2G Ethanol Plant in which city/state?

a.Ghaziabad

b.Panipat

c.Bathinda

d.Hyderabad

132. Which of the following two countries have withdrawn from the Cooperation Group between China and Central and Eastern European Countries?

a.Greece and Hungary

b.Latvia and Estonia

c.Slovakia and Slovenia

d.Croatia and Bulgaria

133. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as what?

a.India International Arbitration Centre

b.International Arbitration Centre

c.Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre

d.Bharat Arbitration Centre

134. International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on?

a.August 29th

b.August 20th

c.August 30th

d.August 25th

135. Which ministry is associated with the Weapon of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems Amendment Bill 2022?

a.Ministry of External Affairs

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Defence

d.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

136. Which country passed the CHIPS Bill?

a.US

b.China

c.Japan

d.Israel

137. Which company has partnered with the MSDC and CBC for capacity building of civil servants of India?

a.Microsoft

b.HCL technology

c.Wipro

d.Google

138. Which has become the world’s first country to approve Omicron Vaccine?

a.United Kingdom

b.China

c.Russia

d.United States of America

139. The 1st Edition of Women Indian Premier League will be starting by which year?

a.2025

b.2023

c.2022

d.2024

140. Which Union Ministry implemented the 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0' scheme?

a.Ministry of Women and Child Development

b.Ministry of Health

c.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

d.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

141. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Culture

b.Union Ministry of MSME

c.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Union Ministry of Textiles

142. Who has become the first Indian Cricketer to play 100 matches in all the formats?

a.Hardik Pandya

b.Virat Kohli

c.KL Rahul

d.Rohit Sharma

143. In second T20 match of Asia Cup 2022, India won the match against Pakistan by how many wickets?

a.4

b.6

c.5

d.7

144. What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2022?

a.Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

b.Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support

c.Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet

d.Foundation of Life

145. Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022?

a.Mysuru

b.Vishakhapatnam

c.Hyderabad

d.Gwalior

146. Which state govt decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.Gujarat

147. World Elephant Day is observed annually on which date?

a.August 10th

b.August 12th

c.August 15th

d.August 9th

148. When is the ‘World Photography Day’ celebrated?

a.August 15th

b.August 19th

c.August 22nd

d.August 20th

149. The 14th Asian U-18 Championship is held in which city?

a.Berlin

b.Tokyo

c.Paris

d.Tehran

150. Which senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, is all set to become the next CJI?

a.Sanjay Kishan Kaul

b.S. Abdul Nazir

c.U. U. Lalit

d.Dhananjaya Y. Moonlight

151. Indian men's volleyball team won which medal in the 14th Asian U18 Championship?

a.Silver

b.Gold

c.Gold & Silver

d.Bronze

152. Which country chairs the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022?

a.China

b.India

c.Russia

d.Kazakhstan

153. Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award' is associated with which fields?

a.Philanthropy

b.Acting

c.Music

d.Sports

154. The Ministry of Culture has organised the Tiranga Utsav to celebrate which birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India's national flag?

a.147th

b.146th

c.149th

d.142nd

155. Which state has announced that 'Dahi-Handi' will now be recognized as an official sport in the state?

a.Gujarat

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Haryana

d.Maharashtra

156. Which state launched ‘Vidya Rath-School on Wheels’ project?

a.Assam

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Bihar

157. 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat?

a.Rajkot

b.Ahmedabad

c.Surat

d.Vadodara

158. Which is the first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?

a.Microsoft

b.Google

c.Apple

d.Meta

159. Who has been elected as the President of Kenya?

a.Kalonzo Musyoka

b.Uhuru Kenyatta

c.William Ruto

d.Raila Odinga

160. Which country's president proposed the inclusion of Pope Francis,in the High Commission?

a.Mexico

b.Japan

c.Spain

d.USA

161. Who has been honoured with the 'Liberty Medal 2022'?

a.Emmanuel Macron

b.Narendra Modi

c.Joe Biden

d.Volodymyr Zelensky

162. Which institution regulates the 'Digital lending activities' in India?

a.Ministry of Finance

b.NITI Aayog

c.National Payments Corporation of India

d.Reserve Bank of India

163. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘SMILE-75 Initiative’?

a.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

b.Ministry of Labour and Employment

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

164. The International Lefthanders Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 13th

b.August 12th

c.August 15th

d.August 14th

165. Which astronomical observatory in India has been added to UNESCO list?

a.Madras astronomical observatory

b.IUCAA Girawali Observatory

c.Bihar Astronomical Observatory

d.Vainu Bappu Astronomical Observatory

166. Which of the following bank launched a new campaign called "Vigil Aunty"?

a.Kotak Mahindra

b.HDFC Bank

c.A U Bank

d.RBL Bank

167. Who becomes the first South Asian to win the Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.TaslimaNasrin

b.Marina Tabassum

c.VivekShraya

d.RuvaniRanasinha

168. Which bank will soon provide its customers with WhatsApp-based banking?

a.IndusInd Bank

b.Bank of Baroda

c.HDFC Bank

d.State Bank of India

169. Who has become the 49th Chief Justice of India?

a.Uday Umesh Lalit

b.Shripathi Ravindra Bhat

c.Vineet Saran

d.Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

170. Antim Panghal, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?

a.Wrestling

b.Badminton

c.Hockey

d.Weight lifting

171. The famous footballer Luis Suarez, announced that he will sign with which club with whom he started his senior career?

a.Nacional

b.Amigos

c.Thunder

d.Terminators

172. How many cities have recently declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’ (as of August 2022)?

a.750

b.250

c.500

d.100

173. As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, which city has been announced as the safest city in India in 2021?

a.Mumbai

b.Bangalore

c.Pune

d.Kolkata

174. ‘Badhe Chalo’ campaign under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav has been launched by which Central Ministry?

a.Ministry of External Affairs

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Culture

d.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

175. Who has been appointed as its first brand ambassador DreamSetGo?

a.Sourav Ganguly

b.PV Sindhu

c.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

d.Virat Kohli

176. Shia Leader Muqtada al-Sadr belongs to which country?

a.Syria

b.Iraq

c.Iran

d.Afghanistan

177. Delhi-based Mangalanam Swaminathan Foundation has announced a pension scheme for the first time in the country for the victims of political violence in which state?

a.Gujarat

b.Kerala

c.Mizoram

d.Panaji

178. Which Indian state/UT launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme?

a.Karnataka

b.Bihar

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Madhya Pradesh

179. Which telecom company has announced the rollout of 5G Services by Diwali in October 2022?

a.Bharti Airtel

b.Vodafone Group

c.Reliance Jio

d.Adani Data Networks

180. Military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is held between India and which other country?

a.Japan

b.France

c.Australia

d.USA

181. What is the full form of BBPS?

a.Bharat Bill Payment System

b.Bill Bharat Payment System

c.Bill Bharat Pay System

d.Bharat Bill Pay System

182. Where did Bandhan Bank open its first currency chest?

a.Indore

b.New Delhi

c.Kolkata

d.Patna

183. Abhijit Sen, who passed away on 29 August 2022, was a renowned name in which field?

a.Psychology

b.Economics

c.Biology

d.Geography

184. Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in which state?

a.Telangana

b.Haryana

c.Assam

d.Manipur

185. What is the theme of World Organ Donation Day 2022?

a.Every blood donor is a hero

b.let's pledge to donate organs and save lives

c.Removing the taboo around organ donation

d.Donating an Organ Is Like Gifting A Life

186. Government has notified the appointments of another how many High Court Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?

a.10

b.11

c.13

d.12

187. Which is the first country to approve a vaccine for Covid Omicron variant?

a.UK

b.India

c.Italy

d.USA

188. Which country will hold the presidency of the G20 from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2023?

a.Australia

b.Argentina

c.India

d.Mexico

189. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which Indian has become the world’s third-richest person in the world?

a.Azim Premji

b.Shiv Nadar

c.Gautam Adani

d.Mukesh Ambani

190. Which state government has announced to set up gramin aajeevika parks (rural industrial parks)?

a.West Bengal

b.Karnataka

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Odisha

191. Which state's Sports Department is to hold 'Khed Mela' from Aug 29?

a.Punjab

b.Haryana

c.Bihar

d.Rajasthan

192. What is ‘Garba’, which was nominated by India to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?

a.Art Form

b.Festival

c.Dance Form

d.Monument

193. Which state hosted the FIDE Chess Olympiad for the first time in India?

a.Odisha

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Maharashtra

194. In which state, world’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.Rajasthan

d.Bihar

195. What is the name of the website launched to boost the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign?

a.Swachhnadi.org

b.Swachhjal.org

c.Swachhsagar.org

d.Swachbharat.org

196. Which payment company has partnered with Samsung to deploy smart PoS (Point-of-Sale) devices?

a.PhonePe

b.Bhim App

c.Paytm

d.Google Pay

197. Which country has launched gold coins to tackle the soaring inflation?

a.Zimbabwe

b.Sudan

c.Oman

d.Ghana

198. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the IIBX in which state?

a.Rajasthan

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Uttarakhand

d.Gujarat

199. Which state’s astronomical observatory has been included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories?

a.West Bengal

b.Bihar

c.Kerala

d.Maharashtra

200. Which bank introduced a new Term Deposit Scheme, "KBL Amrit Samriddhi"?

a.Kota Bank

b.Kotak Mahindra Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.Karnataka Bank

201. Roller Coaster Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.August 17th

b.August 16th

c.August 14th

d.August 15th

202. Which state signed an MoU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for protecting Coastline?

a.Bihar

b.Odisha

c.Assam

d.Gujarat

203. Which Union Ministry recently organised the ‘DST Startup Utsav’?

a.Ministry of Labour and Employment

b.Ministry of MSME

c.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d.Ministry of Science and Technology

204. Agasthyamalai elephant reserve, which was notified recently, is located in which state?

a.Telangana

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.Kerala

205. Which institution/ council released the ‘Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100’ Report?

a.NITI Aayog

b.National Council of Applied Economic Research

c.Centre for Policy Research

d.Economic Advisory Council

206. When is the ‘World Bio-fuel Day’ celebrated?

a.August 9th

b.August 10th

c.August 14th

d.August 12th

207. Who has won the BWF World Championships 2022 title in Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles categories?

a.Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei

b.Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

c.Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara

d.Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying

208. 'The Crafts Village scheme' is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Ministry of Textiles

b.Union Ministry of Culture

c.Union Ministry of MSME

d.Union Ministry of Home Affairs

209. Who has launched India's first Companionship Startup for senior citizens?

a.Mukesh Ambani

b.Gautam Adani

c.Azim Premji

d.Ratan Tata

210. When is the National Small Industry Day observed in India?

a.August 26th

b.August 28th

c.August 30th

d.August 22nd

211. Which state/UT got its second railway station after a gap of 100 years?

a.Nagaland

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Mizoram

d.Assam

212. Which company is to roll out the 'First in India' seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains?

a.Mahindra Group

b.JSW Group

c.Bajaj Group

d.Tata Group

213. 'Muslim Women's Rights Day' is celebrated on which date?

a.July 31st

b.August 05th

c.August 01st

d.August 03rd

214. Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?

a.Shatrughan Sinha

b.Shyam Benegal

c.Subhash Ghai

d.Shekhar Kapur

215. India has launched the first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing which disease in August 2022?

a.Polio

b.Chickenpox

c.Monkeypox

d.Covid-19

216. Which Indian state/UT has inaugurated the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games’?

a.Rajasthan

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Assam

d.Telangana

217. Which state introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of a new article 3A?

a.Jharkhand

b.Telangana

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Kerala

218. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

a.Arundhati Bhatacharya

b.K V Kamath

c.Ashish Chauhan

d.Urjit Patel

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