Current Affairs May 2022 MCQs Test Question Answers

1. Nand Mulchandani has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of which agency?

a.CIA

b.NIA

c.IB

d.FBI

2. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Direct Taxes CBDT?

a.M Ajit Kumar

b.J B Mohapatra

c.Sangeeta Singh

d.T V Narendran

3. Which corporation signed an MoU with Energy Vault for gravity-based energy storage technology?

a.SJVN

b.NHPC

c.GAIL

d.NTPC

4. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?

a.Vipula Gunatilleka

b.Vikram Dev Dutt

c.Campbell Wilson

d.Ilker Ayci

5. Who is the author of the new book titled "Leaders, Politicians, Citizens"?

a.Ramesh Kandula

b.Rasheed Kidwai

c.Ramesh Thamilmani

d.Amitava Kumar

6. Who has launched the one-of-its-kind literary initiative Kalam website of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation?

a.Narendra Modi

b.Amit Shah

c.Om Birla

d.Rajnath Singh

7. Which nation will host the 2027 SEA Games?

a.Malaysia

b.Australia

c.Indonesia

d.Maldives

8. Which ministry has signed an agreement with the C-DOT?

a.Minister of Steel

b.Minister of Power

c.Minister safety

d.Minister of Railways

9. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the CBSE?

a.Manoj Ahuja

b.Nidhi Chibber

c.Indrajit Mahanty

d.V. Krishnaswamy

10. Name the life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case who was released on 18 May 2022 after 31 years of imprisonment following the Supreme Court of India order?

a.Ravichandran

b.Jayakumar

c.AG Perarivalan

d.Robert Pious

11. Where has the 'Semicon India Conference-2022' been organized?

a.Kolkata

b.Bengaluru

c.Chennai

d.Mumbai

12. Which Life Insurance company has launched its financial literacy campaign 'InspiHE?-Enabling an empowered future'?

a.Star Health and Allied Insurance Company

b.Bharti AXA Life Insurance

c.Oriental Insurance Company

d.Religare Health Insurance Company

13. What is the theme of International Day of Families 2022?

a.Families and New Technologies

b.Families and Climate Action: focus on SDG13

c.Families, education and well-being

d.Families and Urbanizatiom

14. B Govindarajan has been appointed as the CEO of which company?

a.KIA India

b.TATA Motors

c.Royal Enfield

d.Harley-Davidson India

15. India's first EV charging station powered by bio-gas has been inaugurated in which city?

a.Surat

b.Chennai

c.Mumbai

d.Delhi

16. Which university has topped the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022?

a.Harvard University

b.Stanford University

c.University of Oxford

d.Western Sydney University

17. Which institution released the 'Quarterly Employment Survey QES'?

a.Ministry of Labour & Employment

b.NITI Aayog

c.NASSCOM

d.FICCI

18. Which city to get Skill India International Centre to Prepare a Skilled Workforce for Overseas Employment?

a.Indore

b.Dispur

c.Varanasi

d.Patna

19. Which bank launched India's First 'Open-For-All' digital ecosystem for MSMEs?

a.HDFC Bank

b.YES Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.Axis Bank

20. Ardeshir B K Dubash has been conferred the highest diplomatic award by which country's government?

a.Bolivia

b.Peru

c.Venezuela

d.Chile

21. Which bank has launched "World Gold", a new feature on its mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly?

a.Bank of India

b.Bank of Baroda

c.Canara Bank

d.State Bank of India

22. Which new facility has been rolled out for POSB Account holders?

a.UPI

b.NEFT, RTGS

c.AI Chat bot

d.Mobile Banking

23. Who has received an honorary CBE by Her Majesty The Queen?

a.Hem Singhal

b.Piyush Bansal

c.Nitin Sharma

d.Ajay Piramal

24. Who has won the Presidential Election in the Philippines?

a.Ferdinand Marcos Junior

b.Benigno Aquino III

c.Fidel V. Ramos

d.Rodrigo Duterte

25. Who takes oath as Tripura's chief minister?

a.Manik Saha

b.Satyadeo Narain Arya

c.Rajesh Kumar

d.Biplab Kumar Deb

26. Which country has become the first country to introduce compulsory monkey pox quarantine?

a.Denmark

b.Belgium

c.Spain

d.Germany

27. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life's work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality?

a.Frank Wilczek

b.Abdullah II

c.Marcelo Gleiser

d.Jonathan Sacks

28. Who has been appointed as the new captain of the West Indies ODI and T20I Team?

a.Shai Hope

b.Shimron Hetmyer

c.Nicholas Pooran

d.Jermaine Blackwood

29. Who has been appointed as the advisor of the Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies?

a.Sanjay Bandopadhyay

b.Sambit Patra

c.Sanjiv Mehta

d.Rajnish Kumar

30. Which nation has hosted the world's largest cyber exercise Locked Shields 2022?

a.Estonia

b.Moldovia

c.Croatia

d.Ukraine

31. What is the name of the technology in which the DNA of an organism is changed?

a.Genetic Modification

b.Genome Regulation

c.Genetic Change

d.Genome Editing

32. Who is the head of the Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir?

a.Justice Ranjan Gogoi

b.Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

c.Justice Sadasivam

d.Sushil Chandra

33. The Madras High Court has invoked the "parens patriae jurisdiction" to declare which entity is a 'living being'?

a.Food Grains

b.Tamil Language

c.Mother Nature

d.Agricultural Lands

34. The 5G testbed has been developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by eight institutes led by which Institution?

a.IIT Madras

b.IIT Kharagpur

c.IIT Delhi

d.IIT Palakkad

35. Which company has indigenously built Swathi weapon-locating radars?

a.BEL

b.DRDO

c.BDL

d.HAL

36. Which cricket stadium will host TATA IPL Final 2022?

a.Arun Jaitley Stadium

b.Wankhede

c.Narendra Modi

d.Eden Gardens

37. Who has become the first foreign climber to scale Mount Everest for the 16th time?

a.Karina Oliani

b.Kenton Cool

c.Adele Pennington

d.Carlos Hatuka

38. Which film won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2022?

a.Stars at Noon

b.Close

c.Triangle of Sadness

d.Joyland

39. Inter Milan won the 'Italian Cup' 2022 by defeating whom?

a.ACF Fiorentina

b.SS Lazio

c.Parma FC

d.Juventus

40. What is the objective of the Lok Milani program launched by the Punjab Government?

a.To provide health facilities to the people

b.To provide education related help to the people

c.To provide a single window platform

d.To provide a single window platform to the people for redressal of their grievances

41. Which company has dethroned Apple In(c) to become the world's most valuable company?

a.Alphabet In(c)

b.Reliance Industries

c.Tata Consultancy Services

d.Saudi Aramco

42. International Labor Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 01st

b.April 30th

c.April 29th

d.May 02nd

43. 'Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022' topped by which institution?

a.University of Leicester

b.Western Sydney University

c.University of Guelph

d.University of Auckland

44. 'Utkarsh Samaroh' event has been held in which state to celebrate the achievement of four state government schemes?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Gujarat

c.Bihar

d.West Bengal

45. 'Sky Bridge 721', World's Longest Suspension Bridge is in which country?

a.Slovakia

b.Austria

c.Czechia

d.Poland

46. What is the theme of the International Nurses Day 2022?

a.Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health

b.Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare

c.Health For All

d.Nursing the World to Health

47. Which senior IFS officer has assumed charge as India's new Foreign Secretary?

a.Rajiv Kumar

b.Harsh Vardhan Shringla

c.Vinay Mohan Kwatra

d.Rohandeep Singh

48. Who has been appointed as the new NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman?

a.Suman Berry

b.Nand Mulchandani

c.Jayati Ghosh

d.Amartya Sen

49. Which country hosted Deaflympics 2021?

a.Canada

b.Spain

c.Brazil

d.France

50. A prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after which personality?

a.Lata Mangeshkar

b.Siddharoodha Swamiji

c.Shivkumar Sharma

d.BS Yediyurappa

51. In which state country's first ethanol plant operated from coarse cereals has been inaugurated?

a.Bihar

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Haryana

d.Kerala

52. Which medal has PV Sindhu won in the recent Asian Badminton Championships?

a.Silver

b.Gold

c.Gold & Bronze

d.Bronze

53. Which Indian Navy Destroyer and INS Frigate Udaygiri were launched by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?

a.INS Surat

b.INS Kochi

c.INS Vishakhapatnam

d.INS Tuticorin

54. Which state's e-offer system has won the prestigious United Nations award?

a.Assam

b.Manipur

c.Goa

d.Meghalaya

55. Which smartphone app has been launched by the National Health Authority for keeping health records?

a.Health

b.ASHA

c.Khata

d.ABHA

56. Which bank has become the first public sector bank to go live on the account aggregator framework?

a.Union Bank

b.IDFC Bank

c.HDFC bank

d.Kotak Mahindra Bank

57. May 12 is being celebrated as International Nurses' Day across the world to honour the services of nurses. It is the birth anniversary of whom?

a.Margaret Sanger

b.Clara Barton

c.Florence Nightingale

d.Mary Eliza Mahoney

58. Which airline has become the first to use the indigenous navigation system GAGAN?

a.Vistara

b.Air India

c.Spice Jet

d.IndiGo

59. National Dengue Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 14th

b.May 15th

c.May 16th

d.May 17th

60. Which among has been removed from S&P 500 ESG Index, prompting Musk pushback?

a.Tesla

b.Google

c.Microsoft

d.Twitter

61. Which country became the first Asian country to join in NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence?

a.China

b.India

c.Bangladesh

d.South Korea

62. What is the theme of the 'International Museum Day 2022'?

a.Cultural Exchange

b.Bio-restoration in Museums

c.The Power of Museums

d.Global Co-operation

63. Which Indian has been appointed as the President of the Athletes Committee of the International Boxing Association?

a.Nikhat Zareen

b.Laishram Sarita Devi

c.Pooja Rani

d.Lovlina Borgohain

64. International Nurses Day is celebrated on which date?

a.May 11th

b.May 15th

c.May 12th

d.May 13th

65. Press Freedom Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 03rd

b.May 02nd

c.May 01st

d.May 04th

66. Which foundation day has been celebrated by the Border Roads Organization?

a.60th

b.62nd

c.68th

d.65th

67. What is the surplus transfer by the RBI to the Government for 2021-22?

a.Rs 78784 crores

b.Rs 30307 crores

c.Rs 20201 crores

d.Rs 99500 crores

68. Which band has won the most Billboard Music Awards in history?

a.Destiny's Child

b.BTS

c.Jonas Brothers

d.Bruno Mars

69. India has won 33 medals in total in ISSF Junior World Cup 2022, held at which state?

a.Montreal, Canada

b.Lausanne, Switzerland

c.Bonn, Germany

d.Suhl, Germany

70. Who has won the UK's Commonwealth Points of Light Award?

a.Kishore Kumar Das

b.Deepak Sharma

c.Pramod Kumar

d.Mohammad Asif

71. Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima is being celebrated on which day in 2022?

a.May 16th

b.May 15th

c.May 17th

d.May 14th

72. International Day of Living Together in Peace is celebrated on which date?

a.May 15th

b.May 16th

c.May 12th

d.May 13th

73. Which institution released a report titled 'Child Alert' Report?

a.Oxfam International

b.World Bank

c.UNICEF

d.NITI Aayog

74. Who has won the purple cap in IPL 2022?

a.Kagiso Rabada

b.R Ashwin

c.Kuldeep Yadav

d.Yuzvendra Chahal

75. World Tuna Day is being celebrated globally on which date?

a.May 01st

b.May 02nd

c.April 29th

d.April 30th

76. Who has launched the Project 'NIGAH' at ICD Garhi Harsaru, Gurugram?

a.Surjit Bhujabal

b.Lalita Paswan

c.Ravi Desai

d.Mehak Patil

77. India BCCI has banned which journalist for 2 years in the Wriddhiman Saha case?

a.Kadambari Murali

b.Boria Majumdar

c.Jatin Sapru

d.Sanjeeb Mukherjee

78. Who launched the 90-day campaign 'Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak'?

a.Giriraj Singh

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Amit Shah

d.Kiren Rijiju

79. RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 59 lakh on KEB Hana Bank for non-compliance with the certain norms related to what?

a.KYC norms

b.Priority sector lending

c.Interest rate on deposits

d.Capital Adequacy Ratio

80. Real-time payments expected to boost India's GDP by $45.9 billion in which year?

a.2026

b.2024

c.2023

d.2025

81. What is the theme of World Bee Day 2022?

a.Protecting Bees

b.Bee Engaged - Build Back Better for Bees

c.Save the Bees

d.Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems

82. Which state has won the Santosh Trophy 2022 by defeating Bengal?

a.Telangana

b.Kerala

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Odisha

83. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been appointed President of which country?

a.Saudi Arabia

b.UAE

c.Iran

d.Turkey

84. Who is the chairman of the formation of the Cotton Council of India?

a.Suresh Bhai Kotak

b.Jitendra Bisht

c.Deepak Verma

d.Ravi Dikshit

85. In the World Air Power Index 2022, which country has topped?

a.United States Air Force (USAF)

b.Japan Air Self-Preservation Power (JASDF)

c.Chinese Aviation based armed forces (PLAAF)

d.Israeli Aviation based armed forces

86. Which Union Ministry has launched the 'BHARAT TAP' initiative?

a.Ministry of MSME

b.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Jal Shakti

87. Which bank has launched an online platform, 'Trade nxt', which enables corporate, and MSMEs?

a.Bank of Baroda

b.Union Bank of India

c.State Bank of India

d.Central Bank of India

88. NASA and which company has launched Starliner Spacecraft to carry astronauts to ISS?

a.SpaceX

b.Embraer

c.Boeing

d.Airbus

89. What does 'PM-WANI scheme' stand for?

a.Prime Movable Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

b.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

c.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Intermission scheme

d.Prime Minister Wireless Access Network Interface scheme

90. Which Union Ministry has launched the 'BHARAT TAP' initiative?

a.Ministry of Jal Shakti

b.Ministry of MSME

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

91. When is Satyajit Ray's birth anniversary is being celebrated?

a.May 01st

b.April 28th

c.April 29th

d.May 02nd

92. Which company has launched a robo-advisory platform for all mutual fund investments?

a.Paytm Money

b.HDFC securities

c.Groww

d.Zerodha

93. Which Indian conglomerate has acquired a franchise in the upcoming UAE's T20 League?

a.Tata Group

b.Aditya Birla Group

c.Reliance Industries

d.Adani Group

94. Marcos Jr has become the President of which country?

a.Nepal

b.Philippines

c.Singapore

d.Malaysia

95. Who has been given the prestigious 'Whitley Gold Award' for snow leopard conservation?

a.Parvesh Verma

b.Roshan Lal

c.Krishna Kumar

d.Charudutt Mishra

96. The Government of India made registration mandatory for the import of paper from which date?

a.01 December, 2022

b.01 October, 2022

c.01 November, 2022

d.01 September, 2022

97. Which district has become the first district in India to cover 100% households under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana?

a.Madurai

b.Gurugram

c.Samba

d.Pune

98. Which cricketer-turned-politician has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to one-year imprisonment?

a.Gautam Gambhir

b.Vinod Kambli

c.Chetan Chauhan

d.Navjot Singh Sidhu

99. India is considering signing a PTA with which nation?

a.Israel

b.Oman

c.Uzbekistan

d.Hungary

100. A prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after which personality?

a.Shivkumar Sharma

b.Siddharoodha Swamiji

c.BS Yediyurappa

d.Lata Mangeshkar

101. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of which country?

a.Malaysia

b.Brunei

c.East Timor

d.Indonesia

102. The launch of the UN-Energy Action Plan took place to reach the targets by which year?

a.2025

b.2023

c.2026

d.2024

103. Which country reported its first-ever case of COVID-19?

a.New Zealand

b.North Korea

c.Taiwan

d.South Korea

104. Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU on cooperation and collaboration in Broadcasting with ORTM in which country?

a.Tanzania

b.Mozambique

c.Madagascar

d.Ethiopia

105. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life's work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality?

a.Jonathan Sacks

b.Marcelo Gleiser

c.Abdullah II

d.Frank Wilczek

106. CCEA has approved the highest bid of Star9 Mobility Private Limited, how many crores?

a.200.11 Cr

b.156.30 Cr

c.211.14 Cr

d.223.34 Cr

107. John Lee Ka-Chiu elected as which country's next Chief Executive?

a.Hong Kong

b.South Korea

c.Singapore

d.Mauritius

108. Which edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships has kick-started in Istanbul, Turkey?

a.12th

b.14th

c.11th

d.13th

109. World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 14th

b.May 13th

c.May 12th

d.May 15th

110. What is the theme of the 'Swachh Survekshan - SS-2023'?

a.Jan Andolan

b.Jan Bhagidhari

c.Waste to Wealth

d.Grey Water Management

111. The WTISD is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 15th

b.May 17th

c.May 14th

d.May 18th

112. Which is the first Indian sports documentary to feature among FIFA+ Originals?

a.Maitanam

b.Beyond All Boundaries

c.Sachin: A Billion Dreams

d.Born to Run

113. Which is the top-ranked Indian firm on Forbes Global 2000 List 2022?

a.State Bank of India

b.Reliance Industries

c.HDFC Bank Limited

d.ONGC

114. Which Life Insurance company has launched its financial literacy campaign 'InspiHE?-Enabling an empowered future'?

a.Oriental Insurance Company

b.Star Health and Allied Insurance Company

c.Bharti AXA Life Insurance

d.Religare Health Insurance Company

115. Who is the Union Minister for Education and Skill Development who has launched the NERC 2022 at IIT Guwahati?

a.Narayan Tatu Rane

b.Jyotiraditya M Scindia

c.Dharmendra Pradhan

d.Sarbananda Sonowal

116. Which country is the worst-ranked country in the world according to World Press Freedom Index 2022?

a.Iran

b.China

c.North Korea

d.Vietnam

117. The Union Cabinet approved additional funding of Rs 820 crore for which bank, to expand its services?

a.Unity Small Finance Bank

b.AU Small Finance Bank

c.India Post Payments Bank

d.NSDL Payment Bank

118. IBM Chairman Arvind Krishna has been elected to which Board of Federal Reserve Bank?

a.Chicago

b.San Francisco

c.New York

d.Dallas

119. Special 301 Report, which has been seen in the news is released by which country?

a.Russia

b.China

c.USA

d.Germany

120. Elisabeth Borne has (May 2022) appointed as the new prime minister of which country?

a.Canada

b.France

c.Netherlands

d.Switzerland

121. International Dance Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.April 30th

b.April 29th

c.April 28th

d.April 27th

122. Which company has become the largest FMCG in India beating HUL?

a.Ruchi Soya

b.Tata Power

c.Adani Wilmar Limited

d.ITC Limited

123. World Portuguese language Day is being celebrated every year on which date?

a.May 02nd

b.May 04th

c.May 03rd

d.May 05th

124. Which international institute has announced the opening of a regional office in GIFT City?

a.World Health Organization

b.World bank

c.New Development Bank

d.World Economic Forum

125. May 2022 Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, what is the revised Repo Rate?

a.6.00%

b.5.20%

c.5.60%

d.4.40%

126. India contributes how much amount to Promote the Hindi Language At the UN?

a.USD 600,000

b.USD 500,000

c.USD 800,000

d.USD 700,000

127. The Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland seen in the news, is located in which country?

a.India

b.Sri Lanka

c.Afghanistan

d.Iraq

128. May 12 is being celebrated as International Nurses' Day across the world to honour the services of nurses. It is the birth anniversary of whom?

a.Mary Eliza Mahoney

b.Florence Nightingale

c.Clara Barton

d.Margaret Sanger

129. John Lee Ka-Chiu elected as which country's next Chief Executive?

a.Hong Kong

b.Mauritius

c.Singapore

d.South Korea

130. Who has defeated Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup final?

a.Inter Milan

b.Fiorentina

c.Roma

d.Cagliari Calcio

131. International Jazz Day is being celebrated every year around the world on which date?

a.May 01st

b.April 30th

c.April 28th

d.April 29th

132. MSDE signed MoU with which organization to begin its Training Program?

a.ISRO

b.ONGC

c.BHEL

d.DRDO

133. Which IIT has signed an agreement with the Indian Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India, to develop a user-friendly weather forecasting app?

a.IIT Dharwad

b.IIT Bombay

c.IIT Kharagpur

d.IIT Guwahati

134. Who has won the winner of the Indian Medical Device Innovation of the Year?

a.Meril Life sciences Pvt Ltd

b.Poly Medicure Ltd

c.Zydus Life sciences Ltd

d.Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

135. Who is the first Indian layman to be declared Saint by The Vatican?

a.Filip Anthony

b.Monte Paullu

c.Jakob Lorso

d.Devasahayam Pillai

136. Which country's Anna Qabale Duba has won the $250,000 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award for fighting female genital mutilation?

a.Kenya

b.Uganda

c.Tanzania

d.Rwanda

137. Who has been named under the Leaders category in the world's 100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME magazine?

a.Neeta Ambani

b.Khurram Parvez

c.Narendra Modi

d.Ratan Tata

138. International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 17th

b.May 18th

c.May 16th

d.May 15th

139. Which company has launched M15 petrol with a 15% blend of methanol with petrol?

a.Indian Oil Corporation

b.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

c.Bharat Petroleum

d.Reliance Petroleum Limited

140. India's first Amrit Sarovar has been inaugurated in which state?

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Uttar Pradesh

141. What is the theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2022?

a.Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation

b.Birds Connect Our World

c.Light pollution

d.Sing, Fly, Soar - Like a Bird!

142. The Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program has been launched by whom?

a.Rajeev Chandrasekhar

b.V. Muraleedharan

c.Darshana Vikram Jardosh

d.Sushri Shobha Karandlaje

143. RBI has hiked the policy repo rate by how many basis points?

a.40 basis points

b.30 basis points

c.35 basis points

d.45 basis points

144. The central government announced that India has recorded which highest ever annual FDI inflow during FY22?

a.83.57 bn

b.62.47 bn

c.77.14 bn

d.80.12 bn

145. Name the author and journalist who has won the William E. Colby Award 2022 for his book "The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley"?

a.Campbell Wilson

b.Frank Wilczek

c.Anna Qabale Duba

d.Wesley Morgan

146. Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United States of America?

a.Dileep Sanghani

b.Shersingh B Khyalia

c.KS Mani

d.Arvind Krishna

147. Ranil Wickremesinghe has become the new Prime Minister of which country?

a.Myanmar

b.Sri Lanka

c.Bangladesh

d.Nepal

148. The International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) is being celebrated every year on which date?

a.May 10th

b.May 14th

c.May 12th

d.May 15th

149. What is the theme of World Thalassemia Day 2022?

a.The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia

b.Thalassaemia past, present and future: Documenting country progress and patients' needs globally

c.Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare services: Building bridges with and for a patient

d.Be Aware.Share.Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassemia knowledge

150. Who has been sworn in as Australia's 31st Prime Minister?

a.Anthony Albanese

b.Anthony Albert

c.Jon Albert

d.Alex Hawke

151. Which city is the first metro city in the country to prepare a detailed register of biodiversity?

a.Kolkata

b.Lucknow

c.Delhi

d.Kanpur

152. Who has become the first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8000 metres?

a.Malavath Poorna

b.Priyanka Mohite

c.Arunima Sinha

d.Premlata Aggarwal

153. Which company has dethroned Apple In(c) to become the world's most valuable company?

a.Tata Consultancy Services

b.Alphabet In(c)

c.Reliance Industries

d.Saudi Aramco

154. Who has been appointed as the new advisor to Prime Minister Modi?

a.Rajiv Kumar

b.Tarun Kapoor

c.Dinesh Pant

d.Brijesh Sharma

155. Name the operation under which focused effort has been launched by RPF?

a.Operation Sard Hawa

b.Operation Sankal

c.Operation Meghdoot

d.Operation Satark

156. Activist Cecile Ndjebet, who has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award, belongs to which country?

a.Kenya

b.Cameroon

c.Eritrea

d.Congo

157. Who has been appointed as President of the CII for the year 2022-23?

a.Pawan Munjal

b.Sanjiv Bajaj

c.T V Narendran

d.R Dinesh

158. What is the theme for World Veterinary Day 2022?

a.Environment Protection for Improving Animal and Human Health

b.The Veterinarian Response to the Covid-19 Crisis

c.Strengthening Veterinary Resilience

d.Value of Vaccination

159. Who has won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships in Manila?

a.Saina Nehwal

b.Sania Mirza

c.PV Sindhu

d.N. Sikki Reddy

160. Which company has become the first to be traded on the Indian Gas Exchange?

a.Bharat Oman Refineries Limited

b.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

c.Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Limited

d.Indian Oil Corporation Limited

161. Which state is the champion of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022?

a.Odisha

b.Jharkhand

c.West Bengal

d.Karnataka

162. South Korea has won the Uber Cup 2022 defeating which country?

a.Indonesia

b.Singapore

c.China

d.Japan

163. Bathinda girl Shreya Singla won which medal in badminton at 24th Deaflympics in Brazil?

a.None of these

b.Gold

c.Silver

d.Bronze

164. Rajiv Ranjan and Sitikantha Pattanaik have been named executive directors by which bank?

a.ICICI Bank

b.Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

c.Federal Bank

d.Axis Bank

165. Atal Tunnel has received the 'Best Infrastructure Project' awar(d) Atal Tunnel is located in which state/UT?

a.Uttrakhand

b.Jammu and Kashmir

c.Ladakh

d.Himachal Pradesh

166. Which one has teamed up with MeiTY's C-DAC to assist Indian chipset startups?

a.Qualcomm

b.MediaTek

c.Nvidia

d.TSMC

167. When will the first total Lunar Eclipse of 2022 be visible?

a.May 13-14

b.May 15-16

c.May 10-11

d.May 25-26

168. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Amazon?

a.Andy Jesse

b.Julie Sweet

c.C Vijayakumar

d.Felipe Gozon

169. Which Indian official has been appointed as the new chairman of the World Trade Organization committee?

a.Ashok Mishra

b.Anwar Hussain Sheikh

c.Kumar Vishwas

d.Dinesh Sharma

170. In which city, the three-day 'Health Summit' will be organized?

a.Gurugram, Delhi

b.Kevadia, Gujarat

c.Mumbai, Maharashtra

d.Udaipur, Rajasthan

171. Who has topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported income of $130 million?

a.Neymar

b.Lionel Messi

c.Cristiano Ronaldo

d.LeBron James

172. Which country has established a DMU to curb the authority of big tech companies over news publishers?

a.Australia

b.France

c.UK

d.USA

173. What is the rank of India in the largest vehicle market in the world?

a.3rd

b.2nd

c.4th

d.1st

174. Who has been appointed as the new Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a.Kiran Deshmukh

b.Vivek Kumar

c.Ashok Bhandari

d.Jagdish Mukhi

175. World Hypertension Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 14th

b.May 17th

c.May 15th

d.May 16th

176. What does 'PM-WANI scheme' stand for?

a.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Intermission scheme

b.Prime Movable Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

c.Prime Minister Wireless Access Network Interface scheme

d.Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface scheme

177. Hasan Sheikh Mahmood has become the new President of which country?

a.Somalia

b.Romania

c.Denmark

d.Netherlands

178. Which edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships has kick-started in Istanbul, Turkey?

a.11th

b.12th

c.14th

d.13th

179. Who has been appointed as the next Deputy Chief of Army Staff?

a.Lieutenant General Yogendra Dimri

b.Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri

c.Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita

d.Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju

180. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?

a.Ilker Ayci

b.Campbell Wilson

c.Vikram Dev Dutt

d.Vipula Gunatilleka

181. How many gold medals have been won by Indian archers at Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq?

a.11

b.8

c.2

d.4

182. Which tennis player has won the Italian Open 2022 women's single title?

a.Ashleigh Barty

b.Iga Swiatek

c.Naomi Osaka

d.Simona Halep

183. ITEC is associated with which ministry?

a.Ministry of Finance

b.Ministry of External Affairs

c.Ministry of Electronics and IT

d.Ministry of Science and Technology

184. The World AIDS Vaccine Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 18th

b.May 16th

c.May 17th

d.May 15th

185. What are 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' launched by the Defence Minister?

a.Missiles

b.Fighter Jets

c.Warships

d.Space Launch Vehicles

186. The public sector banks have reported over a 51% dip in the amount involved in frauds to how many during the financial year ended March 2022?

a.Rs 70,213 crores

b.Rs 30,200 crores

c.Rs 40,295 crores

d.Rs 50,580 crores

187. Coal Miners Day is being celebrated on which date?

a.May 02nd

b.May 03rd

c.May 04th

d.May 01st

188. Bharti Airtel has acquired how much stake in Navi Mumbai based Cnergee Technologies, under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program?

a.9%

b.8%

c.7%

d.6%

189. Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff?

a.BS Raju

b.Manoj Kumar Mago

c.V R Chaudhari

d.Manoj Pande

190. Which one has become India's 100th unicorn?

a.Paytm Mall

b.Bigbasket

c.Open

d.Zomato

191. Which payment bank has introduced issuer charges for the AePS?

a.Paytm Payments Bank

b.India Post Payments Bank

c.NSDL Payments Bank

d.Airtel Payments Bank

192. Biplab Kumar Deb resigns as Chief Minister, He was Chief Minister of which state?

a.Bihar

b.Tripura

c.Odisha

d.Assam

193. What is the theme of National Technology Day 2022?

a.Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for Sustainable Future

b.Science for Nation Building

c.Science for People and People for Science

d.Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future

194. Charudutt Mishra has won the Whitley Gold Award for work on the conservation of which species?

a.Black Buck

b.Snow Leopard

c.Red Panda

d.Olive Ridley Turtles

195. India has signed a joint declaration with which country on agroecology and sustainable management of natural resources?

a.Australia

b.Finland

c.Germany

d.Denmark

196. NMCG approved how much amount for Water Infrastructure Projects?

a.546

b.660

c.626

d.576

197. Who is the author of "A Place Called Home" novel?

a.Rajshree

b.Harpreet Singh

c.Chetan Bhagat

d.Preeti Shenoy

198. Who has become the first Indian to become the brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton?

a.Priyanka Chopra

b.Deepika Padukone

c.Raveena Tandon

d.Madhuri Dixit

199. Which IIT has collaborated with Indian Railways to develop India's first indigenous hyperloop?

a.IIT Palakkad

b.IIT Delhi

c.IIT Madras

d.IIT Kharagpur

200. Which city hosted the India National Coir Conclave 2022?

a.Agartala

b.Bengaluru

c.Lucknow

d.Coimbatore

201. Who has been conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service of exceptional order at a defence investiture ceremony?

a.Joginder Jaswant Singh

b.Dalbir Singh Suhag

c.Manoj Pande

d.Bipin Rawat

202. Which railway zone has developed the battery-operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot'?

a.West Central Railway

b.Northern Railway

c.Southern Railway

d.East Central Railway

203. What is the theme of the Global Organic Expo 2022?

a.Profitability for Humanity

b.Ecosystem Restoration

c.Time for Organic Nature

d.Only Organic Earth

204. Who has led the Indian delegation at WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland?

a.Piyush Goyal

b.K Rajaraman

c.V M Kwatra

d.Harsh Vardhan Shringla

205. Who has been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions?

a.Barcelona

b.Real Madrid

c.Cheslea

d.Manchester City

206. Which Indian company is set to acquire swiss multinational company Holcim's stake in Indian companies Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn including the open offers?

a.Reliance Industries

b.HDFC

c.Adani Group

d.TATA

207. Inter solar Europe conference will take place in which country?

a.India

b.Brazil

c.Germany

d.Russia

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