Where was India’s first Double Decker AC electric bus unveiled ?
A
New Delhi
B
Mumbai
C
Hyderabad
D
Bengaluru
Question 2Single Answer
What is the name of the Online Market Place feature of the ‘Matsya Setu’ mobile app, which was recently launched ?
A
Aqua Bazaar
B
Matsya Bazaar
C
Fisheries India
D
Matsya Bharat
Question 3Single Answer
Which state government has announced to set up graminaajeevika parks (rural industrial parks) ?
A
Odisha
B
Chhattisgarh
C
West Bengal
D
Karnataka
Question 4Single Answer
Which Indian Security force has signed an MOU with the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to ensure safety and security of booking data in August 2022 ?
A
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
B
Assam Rifles (AR)
C
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
D
Border Security Force (BSF)
Question 5Single Answer
Kerala’s first tribal novelist and short story writer ……….. passed away on 16 August 2022 ?
A
Alice Ekka
B
M T Vasudevan Nair
C
Narayan
D
Sundhareshan
Question 6Single Answer
In which city, the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in January 2023 ?
A
Bhopal
B
Lucknow
C
Nagpur
D
Indore
Question 7Single Answer
Union government has extended term of Union home secretary ………. By one year to August 22, 2023 .
A
Rajiv Gauba
B
Samant Goel
C
Sudhir Kumar Saxena
D
Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Question 8Single Answer
Which state government has announced that ‘Dahi Handi’ will now be recognised as an official sport in the state in August 2022 ?
A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Gujarat
D
Maharashtra
Question 9Single Answer
In which country, Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022’ ?
A
Jordan
B
Saudi Arabia
C
Australia
D
Canada
Question 10Single Answer
Which day is celebrated as the World Mosquito Day ?
A
11 August
B
13 August
C
19 August
D
20 August
Question 11Single Answer
What is the name of India’s First Portal of arrested narcotics offenders, made operational in August 2022 ?
A
NIDAAN
B
SWAYAM
C
NARCOS
D
NCBPRO
Question 12Single Answer
Which day is celebrated as the Akshay Urja Diwas ?
A
11 March
B
5 June
C
20 August
D
18 July
Question 13Single Answer
Which day in August 2022, Marked the 78th birth anniversary of former PM Rajiv Gandhi ?
A
30 August
B
21 August
C
12 August
D
20 August
Question 14Single Answer
Which country is NOT in the list of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s visit to the South American Region in August 2022 ?
A
Argentina
B
Brazil
C
Peru
D
Paraguay
Question 15Single Answer
Which country is hosting the 65th Common wealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) in August 2022 ?
A
Thailand
B
Maldives
C
Canada
D
France
Question 16Single Answer
Which day in August 2022 marked the 104th birth anniversary of former President Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma ?
A
11 August
B
09 August
C
15 August
D
19 August
Question 17Single Answer
Former India Football team captain, ………..passed away in August 2022 .
A
Bharat Chettri
B
Ramandeep Singh Grewal
C
DilipTirkey
D
Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee
Question 18Single Answer
What is the name of the former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu’s autobiography ?
A
The Great Jews
B
Falcon Days
C
Netanyahu : Soldier to Saviour
D
Bibi : My Story
Question 19Single Answer
Name the Mutual Fund company that was recently India’s first Gold and Silver Fund Scheme .
A
HDFC Mutual Funds
B
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
C
Axis Mutual Fund
D
SBI Mutual Funds
Question 20Single Answer
In August 2022, Re New Power raised a ………. Project Loan through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for Battery-Enabled Project .
A
USD 3 billion
B
USD 1 billion
C
USD 4 billion
D
USD 2 billion
Question 21Single Answer
Under which act, the minutes of the Monetary Police Committee meeting are released ?
A
Banking Regulation Act
B
Reserve Bank of India Act
C
Monetary Police Act
D
Payment and settlement Act
Question 22Single Answer
Which company has developed India’s first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing Monkeypox disease ?
A
Biocon
B
Bharat Biotech
C
Transasia Bio-Medicals
D
Serum Institute of India
Question 23Single Answer
Which Institution released an article titled ‘Privatisation of Public Sector Banks: An Alternate Perspective’ ?
A
NITI Aayog
B
Reserve Bank of India
C
State Bank of India
D
National Council of Applied Economic Research
Question 24Single Answer
Which country is the host of the ‘Pitch Black’ air combat exercise ?
A
USA
B
Australia
C
France
D
Japan
Question 25Single Answer
Artemis III is the crewed Moon Landing mission of which country ?
A
Japan
B
USA
C
UK
D
Australia
Question 26Single Answer
Who has been reappointed as the Managing Director and chief Executive Officer of financial services platform Paytm in August 2022 ?
A
Shery Saifi
B
Syed Arslan Ali
C
Kritika Tyagi
D
Vijay Shekar Sharma
Question 27Single Answer
The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) between the navies of India and ……. Concluded on 20 August 2022 .
A
Maldives
B
Thailand
C
Malaysia
D
Australia
Question 28Single Answer
In which city, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has launched “India’s first indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell bus” on 21 August 2022 ?
A
Pune
B
Mumbai
C
Ahmedabad
D
Kolkata
Question 29Single Answer
Which company has launched a Blockchain Centre of Excellence (COE) for airports in August 2022 ?
A
Apeejay Surrendra Group
B
Binani Industries
C
Bannari Amman Group
D
GMR Group
Question 30Single Answer
Which European country has announced that it has exited the European Union’s enhanced surveillance’ framework in August 2022 ?
A
Belgium
B
Italy
C
Spain
D
Greece
Question 31Single Answer
India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been inaugurated in which city ?
A
Mysuru
B
Hyderabad
C
Pune
D
Ahmedabad
Question 32Single Answer
Which is the location of the National Seed Congress in 2022 ?
A
Hyderabad
B
Mysuru
C
Gwalior
D
Vishakhapatnam
Question 33Single Answer
What is the name of the 3.5 km-long freight train, which was recently tested ?
A
Bharat Freight
B
Super Vasuki
C
India Freight
D
Bharat Goods
Question 34Single Answer
The Central government has planned to collaborate with which state to develop a ‘district good governance portal’ ?
A
Arunachal Pradesh
B
Assam
C
Sikkim
D
Karnataka
Question 35Single Answer
Which state has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology (R-CAT) ?
A
Chhattisgarh
B
Rajasthan
C
Sikkim
D
Punjab
Question 36Single Answer
Which portal has been launched by Central government to bring together all the awards of the various Ministers of the government under one platform ?
A
Gallantry Awards Portal
B
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal
C
Digital India Awards Portal
D
INSPIRE Portal
Question 37Single Answer
What is the rank of India at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2022 ?
A
Sixth Rank
B
Fourth Rank
C
Second Rank
D
Third Rank
Question 38Single Answer
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an MOU with PayXpert to internationalise the acceptance of its payment solutions in ………..
A
Germany
B
Russia
C
France
D
The United Kingdom
Question 39Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu in August 2022 ?
A
Avanish Mishra
B
Jairam Pai
C
Soumyapada Mohanty
D
Rajesh Verma
Question 40Single Answer
Which company has partnered with SIDBI to launch 1,000 green energy enterprises across the country in August 2022 ?
A
Greenko Group
B
Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd.
C
Re New Power Ventures
D
TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG)
Question 41Single Answer
What is ‘Garba’, which was nominated by Indio to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list ?
A
Festival
B
Dance Form
C
Art Form
D
Monument
Question 42Single Answer
India announced the establishment of a working group on transnational education with which country ?
A
USA
B
Australia
C
UK
D
Germany
Question 43Single Answer
India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in which state/UT ?
A
Gujarat
B
Uttarakhand
C
Sikkim
D
Arunachal Pradesh
Question 44Single Answer
India recently inaugurated the new Indian Embassy in which country (in August 2022) ?
A
Malta
B
Paraguay
C
Iran
D
Venezuela
Question 45Single Answer
Which state has announced to set up online monitoring system of medicines in government – run medical institutions ?
A
Tamil Nadu
B
Kerala
C
Karnataka
D
Assam
Question 46Single Answer
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and ………… successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on 23 August 2022 .
A
Indian Navy
B
Indian Army
C
Indian Air Force
D
Indian Coast Guard
Question 47Single Answer
Which day is celebrated as ‘Internaut Day’ ?
A
20 August
B
25 August
C
9 August
D
23 August
Question 48Single Answer
Which day is celebrated Women’s Equality Day ?
A
20 August
B
25 August
C
26 August
D
23 August
Question 49Single Answer
Which insurance Company has launched ‘All Things EV’, a one-stop-solution portal for electric vehicles (EV) in August 2022 ?
A
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
B
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
C
SBI General Insurance
D
HDFC ERGO
Question 50Single Answer
A team of researchers has found a new species of long-fingered bats in India and ……….
A
Myanmar
B
Bhutan
C
Nepal
D
Sri Lanka
Current Affairs
Question 51Single Answer
Which is the venue of the ‘SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held in 2022 ?
A
Beijing
B
Tashkent
C
Shanghai
D
Nursultan
Question 52Single Answer
Which leader has been honoured with the 2022 Liberty Medal ?
A
Imran Khan
B
Narendra Modi
C
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
D
Fumio Kishida
Question 53Single Answer
What is the theme of the ‘World Water Week 2022’ ?
A
Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water
B
Transforming the global water challenges
C
Global collaboration for water
D
Biodiversity and climate change
Question 54Single Answer
Fahmida Azim, who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize, is from which country ?
A
India
B
Bangladesh
C
Iran
D
Oman
Question 55Single Answer
Antim Panghal, who was seen in the news, plays which sports ?
A
Wrestling
B
Weight Lifting
C
Hockey
D
Badminton
Question 56Single Answer
Which state government is set to build India’s First Education Township with an idea of ‘Single Entry, Multiple Exit ?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Karnataka
D
Maharashtra
Question 57Single Answer
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) that recently signed a ……… loan agreement with the Government of India to Improve Water Supply & Sanitation in Himachal Pradesh .
A
USD 85.1 million
B
USD 96.3 million
C
USD 76.8 million
D
USD 53.0 million
Question 58Single Answer
Which bank recently opened its first all-women branch in Kozhikode, Kerala to enhance gender diversity in the banking sector ?
A
South Indian Bank
B
Induslnd Bank
C
HDFC Bank
D
ICICI Bank
Question 59Single Answer
Which company recently signed an MOU with the NHPC Limited to set up a solar Equipment Manufacturing Facility ?
A
Bharat Dynamics Limited
B
Hindustan Aeronautiucs Limited
C
Bharat Electronics Limited
D
Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Question 60Single Answer
When was International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition 2022 observed across the globe by the United Nations (UN) ?
A
21 August 2022
B
23 August 2022
C
25 August 2022
D
26 August 2022
Question 61Single Answer
The Anang Tal Lake, which was declared a monument of national importance, is located in which state/UT ?
A
Karnataka
B
New Delhi
C
Kerala
D
Telangana
Question 62Single Answer
Where is the ‘International Conference on Indian Minerals and Metals Industry’ held ?
A
New Delhi
B
Mumbai
C
Mysuru
D
Varanasi
Question 63Single Answer
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew the restrictions on which credit card service after compliance with data storage norms ?
A
American Express
B
Discover
C
Mastercard
D
Visa
Question 64Single Answer
Which country marked the Ukraine’s independence Day with USD 3 billion in security assistance ?
A
UK
B
USA
C
Australia
D
Germany
Question 65Single Answer
NHAI, IWAI and RVNL signed a tripartite MOU for development of modern Multi modal logistics Parks under which scheme ?
A
Bharatmala Pariyojana
B
PM Gram Sadak Yojana
C
Smart City Scheme
D
AMRUT Scheme
Question 66Single Answer
Which Indian state/UT launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme ?
A
Bihar
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Karnataka
D
Madhya Pradesh
Question 67Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 2022 ?
A
Samir V Kamat
B
K Sivan
C
Mayilsamy Annadurai
D
Tessy Thomas
Question 68Single Answer
Which country has been hit by the Tropical cyclone Ma-On ?
A
China
B
Japan
C
Philippines
D
Indonesia
Question 69Single Answer
Which Indian economist has been appointed as the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ?
A
Urjit Patel
B
K Subramanian
C
Viral Acharya
D
Anantha Nageswaran
Question 70Single Answer
Which Union Ministry has published ‘Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022’ ?
A
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C
Ministry of External Affairs
D
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Question 71Single Answer
In which country, the Asia Cup 2022 Cricket tournament is being held in August 2022 ?
A
The United Arab Emirates
B
Pakistan
C
Bangladesh
D
India
Question 72Single Answer
India's first air taxi service was launched in which state ?
A
Bengal
B
Haryana
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Andhra Pradesh
Question 73Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of IDFC Limited in August 2022 ?
A
Satish Singh
B
Ravi Semwal
C
Ram Kumar Ojha
D
Mahendra N Shah
Question 74Single Answer
World Water Week is observed in the last week of …… every year .
A
September
B
July
C
June
D
August
Question 75Single Answer
Which Navy ship is going to be commissioned into the Indian Navy on 2 September 2022 ?
A
INS Udaygiri
B
INS Karanj
C
INS Surat
D
INS Vikrant
Question 76Single Answer
Who has won the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess tournament on 25 August 2022 ?
A
David Anton Guijarro
B
Magnus Carlsen
C
Paul Morphy
D
Arjun Erigaisi
Question 77Single Answer
Which lake has been declared a monument of national importance in August 2022 ?
A
Bhimtal Lake
B
Chilika Lake
C
Pulicat Lake
D
Anang Tal Lake
Question 78Single Answer
In which city, India’s first 3D-Printed post office is going to be opened ?
A
Chennai
B
Mumbai
C
Bengaluru
D
Ahmedabad
Question 79Single Answer
Who has become the youngest person to fly solo around the World in August 2022 ?
A
Amelia Earhart
B
Charles Lindbergh
C
Paul Tibbets
D
Mac Rutherford
Question 80Single Answer
Who won a historic medal at the World Badminton Championships in Tokyo in August 2022 ?
A
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
B
N. Sikki Reddy and Prannoy HS
C
Prannoy HS and Chirag Shetty
D
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Sikki Reddy
Question 81Single Answer
Indian oil corporation (IOC) will invest Rs 2 lakh crore to achieve net-zero operational carbon emissions by which year ?
A
2030
B
2038
C
2042
D
2046
Question 82Single Answer
In a major boost for achieving indigenisation in the armed forces, the Indian Navy will use 100% indigenous ……. Mm high explosive AK-630 guns .
A
10
B
20
C
30
D
40
Question 83Single Answer
Who will become the only Indian player in history to play 100 matches for his country in all forms ?
A
Rohit Sharma
B
Virat Kohli
C
KL Rahul
D
Hardik Pandya
Question 84Single Answer
Which of the following carried out trials of the Pinaka extended range rocket at the Pokharan firing ranges in Rajasthan ?
A
ISRO
B
HAL
C
BEML
D
DRDO
Question 85Single Answer
The Artemis 1 mission of which of the following will be launched on 29 August 2022 ?
A
Roscosmos
B
NASA
C
JAXA
D
ESA
Question 86Single Answer
PM Narendra Modi addressed Khadi Utsav in which city in August 2022 ?
A
Ahmedabad
B
Surat
C
Agra
D
Mathura
Question 87Single Answer
Country’s export of pharmaceutical products has increased by ……. % in April-July 2022 over the same period in 2013-14 .
A
134
B
140
C
146
D
150
Question 88Single Answer
Who was sworn-in as Chief Justice of India on 27 August 2022 ?
A
Uday Umesh Lalit
B
Dixit Joshi
C
Anuj Poddar
D
Alkesh Kumar Sharma
Question 89Single Answer
Which district has been declared as the best spirational district in India in August 2022 ?
A
Agra
B
Varanasi
C
Aligarh
D
Haridwar
Question 90Single Answer
Which day is observed as the National Sports Day ?
A
28 August
B
29 August
C
30 August
D
27 August
Question 91Single Answer
What is the name of the new model of sustainable development of rivers proposed by Indian Government ?
A
Namami Bharat
B
Arth Ganga
C
River SDG
D
Namami Nadhi
Question 92Single Answer
Which major technology company has released the ‘Child safety toolkit’ and Cyber-security up-skilling program’?
A
Microsoft
B
Google
C
Apple
D
Amazon
Question 93Single Answer
The ‘National Sports Day’ or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of which sportsperson ?
A
Major Dhyan Chand
B
Milkha Singh
C
PT Usha
D
Balbir Singh
Question 94Single Answer
The 300-metre long ‘Atal Bridge’ for pedestrians and cyclists has been inaugurated in which city ?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Bihar
C
Gujarat
D
Karnataka
Question 95Single Answer
Linthoi Chanambam, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports ?
A
Tennis
B
Badminton
C
Judo
D
Fencing
Question 96Single Answer
Which Formula One racing driver won the Belgian F1 Grand Prix on 28 August 2022 ?
A
Max Verstappen
B
Charles Leclerc
C
Lewis Hamilton
D
Carlos Sainz
Question 97Single Answer
Which international cricketer has become the first-ever fast bowler to complete 950 Wickets in international cricket on 27 August 2022 ?
A
Jofra Archer
B
Jasprit Bumrah
C
James Anderson
D
Lasith Malinga
Question 98Single Answer
Which country has become the first country in the world to launch hydrogen trains in August 2022 ?
A
France
B
Germany
C
Belgium
D
China
Question 99Single Answer
Which day is celebrated as the Small Industry Day ?
A
19 August
B
20 August
C
22 August
D
30 August
Question 100Single Answer
The 13th edition of India and …… Joint Exercise Vajra Prahar culminated at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh on 28 August 2022 .