Current Affairs Quiz 2022 – Part 1

1. What is the name of the indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) in India?

A.

Suraksha


B.

Kavach


C.

Pratiraksha


D.

Karmayogi


Answer:

Option B: Kavach



2. Which team won ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup held in 2022?

A.

West Indies


B.

England


C.

India


D.

Bangladesh


Answer:

Option C: India



3. Which statue was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022?

A.

Statue of Justice


B.

Statue of Unity


C.

Statue of Liberty


D.

Statue of Equality


Answer:

Option D: Statue of Equality



4. Where is the Statue of Equality located?

A.

Hyderabad


B.

Chennai


C.

Pune


D.

Mangaluru


Answer:

Option A: Hyderabad



5. Which state hosted the 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022?

A.

Mizoram


B.

Meghalaya


C.

Manipur


D.

Odisha


Answer:

Option B: Meghalaya



6. Who was selected for the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2022?

A.

Raghuram Rajan


B.

Amartya Sen


C.

Prabhat Patnaik


D.

Manmohan Singh


Answer:

Option C: Prabhat Patnaik



7. What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2022?

A.

1st


B.

5th


C.

10th


D.

15th


Answer:

Option C: 10th



8. Which company ranked first in the 2022 list of top companies in India by LinkedIn?

A.

Tata Consultancy Services


B.

Cognizant


C.

Accenture


D.

Infosys


Answer:

Option A: Tata Consultancy Services



9. Which company ranked first in the 2022 list of top companies in the U.S. by LinkedIn?

A.

Apple


B.

Amazon


C.

Alphabet


D.

Walmart


Answer:

Option B: Amazon



10. Which ministry of the Union Government has received the highest allocation in Budget 2022-23?

A.

Ministry of Home Affairs


B.

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports


C.

Ministry of Defence


D.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare


Answer:

Option C: Ministry of Defence



11. What is the theme for World Autism Awareness Day 2022?

A.

Inclusion in the Workplace


B.

Inclusive Quality Education for All


C.

Assistive Technologies, Active Participation


D.

The Transition to Adulthood


Answer:

Option D: Inclusive Quality Education for All



12. Which actor slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony?

A.

Will Smith


B.

Benedict Cumberbatch


C.

Johnny Depp


D.

Kevin Hart


Answer:

Option A: Will Smith



13. Which state in India has become the first state to install L-Route server for uninterrupted internet services?

A.

Uttar Pradesh


B.

Haryana


C.

Madhya Pradesh


D.

Rajasthan


Answer:

Option D: Rajasthan



14. Who is the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2019?

A.

Kiran Kumar Reddy


B.

N. Chandrababu Naidu


C.

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy


D.

K. Chandrashekar Rao


Answer:

Option C: Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy



15. What is the full form of AVGC?

A.

Animation, Visual Effects, Graphics and Comics


B.

Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Cinema


C.

Animation, Virtual, Gaming and Comics


D.

Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics


Answer:

Option D: Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics



16. India’s first greenfield grain-based ethanol plant was inaugurated in which state?

A.

Punjab


B.

Gujarat


C.

Bihar


D.

Chhattisgarh


Answer:

Option C: Bihar



17. What is India’s rank in Henley Passport Index 2022?

A.

83


B.

88


C.

92


D.

100


Answer:

Option A: 83



18. Which IPL cricket team has become India’s first unicorn sports enterprise?

A.

Royal Challengers Bangalore


B.

Chennai Super Kings


C.

Mumbai Indians


D.

Kolkata Knight Riders


Answer:

Option B: Chennai Super Kings



19. Who is serving as the current Defence Minister of India?

A.

Rajnath Singh


B.

Nirmala Sitharaman


C.

Arun Jaitley


D.

Manohar Parrikar


Answer:

Option A: Rajnath Singh



20. Which payments bank has tied up with ICICI Lombard to offer Smartphone Insurance in India?

A.

Paytm


B.

Jio


C.

Fino


D.

Airtel


Answer:

Option D: Airtel



21. Who is the current president and CEO of Amazon since 2021?

A.

Jeff Bezos


B.

Tim Cook


C.

Andy Jassy


D.

Elon Musk


Answer:

Option C: Andy Jassy



22. Who is the second Indian after Virat Kohli to cross the 10000-run mark in T20 cricket for men?

A.

Rohit Sharma


B.

MS Dhoni


C.

KL Rahul


D.

Ravindra Jadeja


Answer:

Option A: Rohit Sharma



23. Who presented the Union Budget 2022-2023?

A.

Narendra Modi


B.

Nirmala Sitharaman


C.

Amit Shah


D.

Ram Nath Kovind


Answer:

Option B: Nirmala Sitharaman



24. According to the “Currency and Finance Report” of the RBI, India is expected to overcome COVID-19 losses in which year?

A.

2024-2025


B.

2028-2029


C.

2030-2031


D.

2034-2035


Answer:

Option D: 2034-2035



25. What is the name of the former Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation who has been appointed as Principal Advisor to IndiGo’s Managing Director?

A.

Usha Padhee


B.

U. Murugan


C.

R K Singh


D.

Satyendra Kumar Mishra


Answer:

Option C: R K Singh



26. Who is the Managing Director of IndiGo?

A.

Rahul Bhatia


B.

Rakesh Gangwal


C.

M. Damodaran


D.

Rono Dutta


Answer:

Option A: Rahul Bhatia



27. Who is currently serving as the President of Sri Lanka since 2019?

A.

Chamal Rajapaksa


B.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa


C.

Mahinda Rajapaksa


D.

Maithripala Sirisena


Answer:

Option B: Gotabaya Rajapaksa



28. Which state government launched Aama Yojana and Bahini Scheme?

A.

Assam


B.

Nagaland


C.

Meghalaya


D.

Sikkim


Answer:

Option D: Sikkim



29. Who won the ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ award at Sportstar Aces Awards 2022?

A.

Neeraj Chopra


B.

Ravichandran Ashwin


C.

Ravi Kumar Dahiya


D.

Bajrang Punia


Answer:

Option A: Neeraj Chopra



30. Who won the ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female)’ award at Sportstar Aces Awards 2022?

A.

Esha Singh


B.

Avani Lekhara


C.

Mirabai Chanu


D.

Mithali Raj


Answer:

Option C: Mirabai Chanu



31. Which country will be the host nation for the Asian Cadet and Junior Fencing Championship 2023?

A.

Uzbekistan


B.

Jordan


C.

UAE


D.

India


Answer:

Option D: India



32. Tamil Nadu will host the 3rd edition of the Global Investors Meet in which year?

A.

2022


B.

2023


C.

2024


D.

2025


Answer:

Option B: 2023



33. Who is the current President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

A.

Danny Alexander


B.

Urjit Patel


C.

Erik Berglof


D.

Jin Liqun


Answer:

Option D: Jin Liqun



34. Who was awarded the 57th Jnanpith award in 2022?

A.

Nilmani Phookan


B.

Amitav Ghosh


C.

Damodar Mauzo


D.

Krishna Sobti


Answer:

Option C: Damodar Mauzo



35. Which country ranked first in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2022 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace?

A.

Somalia


B.

Iraq


C.

Syria


D.

Afghanistan


Answer:

Option D: Afghanistan



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