Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test

Current Affairs January 2022 MCQs Test for events in January 2022. Check out Latest Questions from Current Events held in January 2022 – Take this test to check your General Knowledge on current affairs topics from this year. These MCQ Question Answers are helpful for various entrance exams in India

1. In which city India’s first para-badminton academy has been set up?

a.Nepal

b.Raipur

c.Lucknow

d.Hyderabad

2. Which Mutual Fund is renamed as White Oak Capital Mutual Fund?

a.Regular Saver Fund

b.Strategic Bond Fund

c. Bluechip Fund

d.Mutual Fund

3. Which state government slashed Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor?

a.Odisha

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Jharkhand

d.Kerala

4. 6 January is celebrated as ________

a.World Day of War Orphans

b.None of these

c.Global Family Day

d.World Braille Day

5. In which country World’s longest Metro line has opened in January 2022?

a.Algeria

b.Argentina

c.China

d.Japan

6. Magh Mela-2022’ is an annual religious fair held in which state?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.West Bengal

d.Bihar

7. Which of the following state celebrates Losoong Namsoong Festival?

a.Sikkim

b.Assam

c.Tripura

d.Meghalaya

8. What is the full form of OSNBFC?

a.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Board for Financial Supervision

b.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Backup Flight Controller

c.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Broadcast File System

d.Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies

9. What is the name of the rocket first domestically produced space launch vehicle of South Korea’s country?

a.Shuttle–Mir (with Russia)

b.RISAT-2(B)R1

c.KSLV-II Nuri rocket

d.Chandrayaan2

10. How many childrens are Awarded by Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022?

a.20

b.29

c.25

d.10

11. On which date the Global Family Day observed every year?

a.3rd January

b.5th January

c.1st January

d.2nd January

12. In which state PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University?

a.Rajasthan

b.Odisa

c.Assam

d.Uttar Pradesh

13. Which bank has declared the launch of 'Green Fixed Deposits'?

a.IndusInd Bank

b.ICICI Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.HDFC Bank

14. Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

a.Phone Pe

b.Amazon Pay

c.Bharat BillPay

d.Google Pay

15. Who was awarded the Netaji Award 2022 ?

a.Shinzo Abe

b.None of these

c.Xi Jinping

d.Justin Trudeau

16. Who has won the Ramnath Goenka Award in Photo Journalism?

a.Vikram Seth

b.Zishaan A Latif

c.Sarat Chandra

d.Amrita Pritam

17. On which date the International Day of Education observed ?

a.30th January

b.24th January

c.25th January

d.29th January

18. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC ?

a.Narendra Kumar Goenka

b.Shri Premal Udani

c.Shri Vijay Agarwal

d.Shri Anil Bhuchasia

19. Which date has declared as ‘National Start-up Day’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a.11th January

b.16th January

c.19th January

d.18th January

20. Which organization conducted the 16th India Digital Summit 2022?

a.Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

b.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

c.India Leg of Singapore Fintech Fest (SFF)

d.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Market(DPIM)

21. Whose statue has unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Gate on Parakram Divas?

a.Netaji Subhas Chandra

b.Mahatma Gandhi

c.Dadabhai Naoroji

d.Jawaharlal Nehru

22. On which date the National Youth Day observed ?

a.12th January

b.16th January

c.20th January

d.14th January

23. 9th January is celebrated as ________

a.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

b.World Hindi Day

c.Global Family Day

d.None of these

24. Who won the Syed Modi badminton 2022?

a.PV Sindhu

b.Srikanth Kidambi

c.Prakash Padukone

d.Saina Nehwal

25. 11 th January is celebrated as ________

a.Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

b.World Wetlands Day

c.International Safer Internet Day

d.Indian Coast Guard Day

26. Which company has a partnership with Paytm to expand digital lending to MSMEs?

a.Bank of Maharashtra

b.Bank of India

c.Bank of Baroda

d.Fullerton India

27. Who is appointed as the CEO of Adani Power?

a.Karan Adani

b.None of these

c.Vneet S. Jain

d.Shersingh B Khyalia

28. When is the Meghalaya Foundation Day observed ?

a.21st January

b.23th January

c.27th January

d.25th January

29. 14 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a. None of these

b.Valentine's Day

c.Pongal

d.Darwin Day

30. When is the Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti observed ?

a.11th January

b.14th January

c.10th January

d.9th January

31. Which bank has launched ‘Platina Fixed Deposit’, offering interest of 15 basis points higher than the regular term deposit rates?

a.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB)

b.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

c.Capital Small Finance Bank Limited

d.Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

32. Which movie from India won the best film award in the Asian Film Competition section at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival?

a.Jai Bhim

b.Oomai Sennaai

c.Theerpugal Virkapadum

d.Koozhangal

33. Which of the following ministry has announced the initiation of the Open Data Week from 17 January to 21 January?

a.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

b.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

34. Name of the Cricketer who received the Knighthood from Prince William?

a.Shikhar Dhawan

b.West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd

c.Wriddhiman Saha

d.Ajinkya Rahane

35. Which state has launched the ‘Apna Kangra’ app ?

a.Kerala

b.TamilNadu

c.Karnataka

d.Himachal Pradesh

36. Which state celebrated the 44th Kokborok Day ?

a.Jharkhand

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.None of these

d.Tripura

37. Who won the World Champion Loh Kean Yew ?

a.Anders Antonsen

b.Lakshya Sen

c.Kento Momota

d.Chou Tien Chen

38. Who has become India’s first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Climate Champion ?

a.Jack Welch

b.Prajakta Koli

c.Udit Singhal

d.None of these

39. When is the National Tourism Day observed ?

a.26th January

b.29th January

c.28th January

d.25th January

40. 26 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

b.Global Word Search Day

c.None of these

d.International Customs Day

41. Who has been appointed as the ‘officer on special duty’ in Punjab National Bank?

a.Shanti Lal Jain

b.Mallikarjuna Rao

c.A.S. Rajeev

d.Atul Kumar Goel

42. Which Authority informed 126 tigers have died in India in the year 2021?

a.National Tiger Conservation Authority

b.UNESCO

c.NITI Aayog

d.Ministry of Tribals

43. On which date the African National Congress Foundation Day observed ?

a.8th January

b.12th January

c.9th January

d.15th January

44. On which date the Indian Army Day observed ?

a.17th January

b.15th January

c.19th January

d.20th January

45. 23 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Wetlands Day

b.Indian Coast Guard Day

c.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

d.None of these

46. When is the Makar Sankranti observed ?

a.14th January

b.17th January

c.22nd January

d.20th January

47. 25 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.National Science Fiction Day

b.None of these

c.National Voters Day

d.Global Word Search Day

48. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank?

a.Shri Ajay Vyas

b.Dukan Pichadi

c.Dinesh Kumar Khara

d.Atul Kumar Goel

49. Which country will host the 46-nation mega naval battle 'Exercise Milan 2022'?

a.India

b.America

c.Iran

d.China

50. The world’s largest national flag, made of Khadi fabric was put to display at

a.Longewala

b.Jaisalmer

c.Jaipur

d.Ajmer

51. Who is appointed as new chairperson to PMLA Adjudicating Authority ?

a.Manoj Jain

b.Vinod anand prasad

c.Vinodanand Jha

d.Nalin Singhal

52. Who was crowned as the winner of Mrs World 2022 ?

a.Khalia HALL

b.Shaylyn Ford

c.Eva DOBREVA

d.Valentina CAMEJO

53. Who has recently been given the World CEO Winner of the Year 2021 Award?

a.Vinay Prakash

b.Kishore Kumar Yedam

c.Vinod Bhandari

d.Kanak Sharma

54. When is the National Girl Child Day observed ?

a.25th January

b.22nd January

c.24th January

d.20th January

55. Name of the state govt set to table bill to "free Hindu temples"?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Karnataka

c.Bihar

d.Kerala

56. On which date the Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas observed ?

a.30th January

b.28th January

c.22nd January

d.25th January

57. Which nation’s all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

a.England

b.South Africa

c.Australia

d.New Zealand

58. In which institute Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched blockchain-based digital degrees?

a.IIT Roorkee

b.IIT Bombay

c.IIT Delhi

d.IIT Kanpur

59. In which sector 46th GST Council meeting called to discuss about GST rate?

a.Oil

b.Transport

c.Textile

d.Health

60. Who has been selected for Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’?

a.Mukesh Ambani

b.Gautam Adani

c.Azim Premji

d.Ratan Tata

61. To which university Jio Platforms (JPL) has signed an agreement to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology ?

a.Stanford University, United States

b.None of these

c.University of Oxford, United Kingdom

d.University of Oulu, Finland

62. 13th January is celebrated as ________

a.Lohri Festival

b.World Wetlands Day

c.National Science Day

d.World Cancer Day

63. Which state chief minister has launched Kaushal Rozgar Nigam?

a.Karnataka

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Lakshadweep

d.Haryana

64. Who won the International Association of Working Women Award ?

a.None of these

b.Sushmita Sen

c.Aishwarya Rai

d.Kajol

65. Who among the following is the winner of Genesis Prize 2022?

a.Natan Sharansky

b.Steven Spielberg

c.Rabbi Lord

d.Albert Bourla

66. Name of the maritime exercise conducted by NATO in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24, 2022?

a.Indra Navy

b.None of these

c.Neptune Strike 22

d.Varuna Naval Exercise

67. On which date the World Hindi Day observed ?

a.15th January

b.20th January

c.10th January

d.11th January

68. Which state has reached first place to the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission?

a.Kerala

b.Karnataka

c.Telungana

d.Tamil Nadu

69. Which Indian has been roped in as the Ambassador of ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)?

a.Falguni Nayar

b.Vijay Shekhar Sharma

c.Sunil Mittal

d.Sachin Bansal

70. The Central Government has approved to host the Khelo India Youth Games 2022-23 in which state ?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.West Bengal

c.Punjab

d.Chattisgarh

71. In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya on February 5, 2022, ?

a.Kerala

b.Hyderabad

c.TamilNadu

d.Karnataka

72. Which bank has committed USD 150 million to invest in the development of data centres that mostly serve emerging Asia ?

a.Federal Bank

b.Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

c.None of these

d.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

73. When is the Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai observed ?

a.28th January

b.27th January

c.26th January

d.18th January

74. Which team won the 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022?

a.Kerala team

b.Ladakh team

c.Tamilnadu team

d.Karnataka team

75. Which state is set to be India’s first sanitary-napkin free village?

a.Kerala- Cochin

b.Kerala - Kumbalanghi

c.Kerala- Alappuzha

d.Kerala- Thekkady

76. Who has set up an online Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM)?

a.Arun Jaitley

b.Rajnath Singh

c.Manohar Parrikar

d.Nirmala Sitharaman

77. Name of the Omicron Testing Kit developed by CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) ?

a.Ebola Virus

b.Hantavirus

c.Om

d.COVID-19

78. On which date the Republic Day observed ?

a.21st January

b.26th January

c.22nd January

d.None of these

79. Which state became India’s first state to launch AVGC Center of Excellence?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Kerala

c.Karnataka

d.TamilNadu

80. Where was the World Champion Loh Kean Yew 2022 held?

a.Singapore

b.Malaysia

c.Switzer land

d.Germany

81. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of Good Dot company?

a.Sanjay Dutt

b.Ravindra Jadeja

c.Virat Kohli

d.Neeraj Chopra

82. The two new IPL 2022 teams have been given time till when to complete the retention process?

a.January 21st

b.January 22 nd

c.January 31st

d.February 1st

83. Who launched the AI-driven Start-Up for Water Purification by IIT alumni?

a.Ranjith Singh

b.Jeetendra

c.Dr Jitendra Singh

d.Manoj Sinha

84. 30 January is celebrated as ________ ?

a.World Leprosy Eradication Day

b.World Day of War Orphans

c.Valentine's Day

d.World Braille Day

85. Who has won the Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022 pageant ?

a.Archana Rao

b.Gobinda Mandal

c.Sujith Sudhakaran

d.Navdeep Kaur

86. Who has launched a 100 day reading Campaign “Padhe Bharat”?

a.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

b.Narendra Tomar

c.Dharmendra Pradhan

d.Piyush Goyal

87. In which city the Union Ayush Minister has laid the foundation stone of Heartfulness International Yoga Academy?

a.Hyderabad

b.Chennai

c.Delhi

d.Mumbai

88. What is the total number of members in the committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021?

a.26

b.31

c.10

d.21

89. Name of the bank will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in IFSC Ltd?

a.State Bank of India

b.Canara Bank

c.Bank of Baroda

d.Punjab National Bank

90. Which Union Minister has recently launched the India Semiconductor Mission?

a.Nirmala Sitharaman

b.Amit Shah

c.Ashwini Vaishnav

d.Rajnath Singh

91. Who was sworn as the Prime Minister of Barbados?

a.Bernard St. John

b.John "Tom"

c.Errol Walton Barrow

d.Mia Mottley

92. Which two states have signed an MoU at Panchkula, for the construction of Adi Badri Dam ?

a.None of these

b.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

c.Karnataka and Andra pradesh

d.Tamilnadu and Kerala

93. Which two countries navy has conducted the PASSEX Exercise in Arabian Sea?

a.Indian Navy and Australia Navy

b.Indian Navy and Japan Navy

c.Indian Navy and China Navy

d.Indian Navy and Russian Navy

94. Which district got the first rank in the “ District Good Governance Index”?

a.Banglore

b.Jammu

c.None of these

d.Mysore

95. Whose birthday is celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas in india?

a.Vallabhbhai Patel

b.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

c.Jawaharlal Nehru

d.Mahatma Gandhi

96. In which state PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.Maharashtra

d.Madhya Pradesh

97. Who has launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 ?

a.Dr. Jitendra Singh

b.Rao Inderjit Singh

c.Subhas Sarkar

d.Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

98. When is the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day observed ?

a.22nd January

b.11th January

c.18th January

d.25th January

99. Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to the South Pole?

a.Srishti Bandla

b.Sneha Sharma

c.Sunita Williams

d.Harpreet Chandi

100. Who becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin ?

a.None of these

b.Lincoln penny

c.Poet Maya Angelou

d.Susan B Anthony

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