Current Affairs Quiz 2022 – Part 8

1. Who is appointed as the new Foreign Secretary of India from May 2022?

A.

Vinay Mohan Kwatra


B.

Harsh Vardhan Shringla


C.

Vijay Keshav Gokhale


D.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar


Answer:

Option A: Vinay Mohan Kwatra



2. Vinay Mohan Kwatra served as the ambassador of India to which countries?

A.

France and Kenya


B.

South Africa and Kenya


C.

France and Nepal


D.

Brazil and Nepal


Answer:

Option C: France and Nepal



3. The world’s longest suspension bridge Sky Bridge 721, was opened to the public in May 2022 is located in which country?

A.

Czech Republic


B.

Slovakia


C.

Poland


D.

Austria


Answer:

Option A: Czech Republic



4. Which is the 100th unicorn in India?

A.

Mamaearth


B.

Livspace


C.

CredAvenue


D.

Open


Answer:

Option D: Open



5. Which actress was awarded the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award 2022?

A.

Jannat Zubair Rahmani


B.

Harshaali Malhotra


C.

Sparsh Khanchandani


D.

Ruhanika Dhawan


Answer:

Option B: Harshaali Malhotra



6. Which country will introduce a federal corporate tax on business profits for the first time starting from June 1, 2023?

A.

Saudi Arabia


B.

Bahrain


C.

Kuwait


D.

United Arab Emirates


Answer:

Option D: United Arab Emirates



7. Which city will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

A.

Melbourne


B.

Glasgow


C.

Birmingham


D.

Manchester


Answer:

Option C: Birmingham



8. Who won the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title?

A.

D. Gukesh


B.

Raunak Sadhwani


C.

Arjun Erigaisi


D.

Nihal Sarin


Answer:

Option A: D. Gukesh



9. Which was the world’s largest aircraft that was destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine?

A.

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy


B.

Antonov An-124 Ruslan


C.

Antonov An-225 Mriya


D.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III


Answer:

Option C: Antonov An-225 Mriya



10. Who won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for 2021?

A.

Shaheen Afridi


B.

Joe Root


C.

Marais Erasmus


D.

Daryl Mitchell


Answer:

Option D: Daryl Mitchell



11. Which country qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years?

A.

Netherlands


B.

Canada


C.

Ecuador


D.

United States


Answer:

Option B: Canada



12. In 2022, India is the ________ largest automobile market in the world.

A.

First


B.

Second


C.

Third


D.

Fourth


Answer:

Option D: Fourth



13. Who is the author of the book “A Place Called Home” published in 2022?

A.

Durjoy Datta


B.

Nikita Singh


C.

Preeti Shenoy


D.

Sudeep Nagarkar


Answer:

Option C: Preeti Shenoy



14. Bujar Nishani who passed away in May 2022 was the former president of which country?

A.

North Macedonia


B.

Albania


C.

Serbia


D.

Greece


Answer:

Option B: Albania



15. Which country’s government approved the use of Covifenz, the world’s first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine?

A.

United States


B.

Australia


C.

Russia


D.

Canada


Answer:

Option D: Canada



16. Who is the second richest person in 2022 according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index?

A.

Bill Gates


B.

Gautam Adani


C.

Jeff Bezos


D.

Bernard Arnault


Answer:

Option C: Jeff Bezos



17. Which country hosted the 31st Southeast Asian Games in May 2022?

A.

Vietnam


B.

Thailand


C.

Philippines


D.

Singapore


Answer:

Option A: Vietnam



18. Ricky Kej and Falguni Shah are the recent winners of which award?

A.

Academy Award


B.

Emmy Award


C.

Tony Award


D.

Grammy Award


Answer:

Option D: Grammy Award



19. Who agreed to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion in April 2022?

A.

Jeff Bezos


B.

Elon Musk


C.

Bernard Arnault


D.

Bill Gates


Answer:

Option B: Elon Musk



20. Which is the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value?

A.

Tesla


B.

Google


C.

Apple


D.

Meta


Answer:

Option C: Apple



21. Who is the author of the book “Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography”?

A.

Preeti Shenoy


B.

Durjoy Datta


C.

Arjun Singh Kadian


D.

Thomas Mathew


Answer:

Option D: Thomas Mathew



22. Alikhan Smailov is serving as the Prime Minister of which country since January 2022?

A.

Kyrgyzstan


B.

Uzbekistan


C.

Kazakhstan


D.

Turkmenistan


Answer:

Option C: Kazakhstan



23. Which is the first depository to open 6 crore active Demat accounts?

A.

Indonesian Central Securities Depository


B.

Central Depository Services (India) Limited


C.

New Zealand Central Securities Depository


D.

Central Depository of Bangladesh Limited


Answer:

Option B: Central Depository Services (India) Limited



24. India’s First Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) was launched in which city?

A.

Bengaluru


B.

Hyderabad


C.

Mumbai


D.

Coimbatore


Answer:

Option A: Bengaluru



25. Which country re-initiated the Cancer Moonshot programme that was launched first in 2016?

A.

China


B.

Canada


C.

France


D.

United States


Answer:

Option D: United States



26. Who won the 2022 Billboard Music Award for Top Artist?

A.

Olivia Rodrigo


B.

Taylor Swift


C.

Drake


D.

Justin Bieber


Answer:

Option C: Drake



27. Which state government has launched India’s first night navigation mobile application for ferry services?

A.

Meghalaya


B.

Assam


C.

Tripura


D.

West Bengal


Answer:

Option B: Assam



28. Which company acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup “Siemplify”?

A.

Google


B.

Apple


C.

eBay


D.

Microsoft


Answer:

Option A: Google



29. In which country the Invictus Games took place in April 2022?

A.

Germany


B.

Australia


C.

Canada


D.

Netherlands


Answer:

Option D: Netherlands



30. What is the name of the Tata Group’s super app launched in 2022?

A.

Tata New


B.

Tata Nex


C.

Tata Neu


D.

Tata Next


Answer:

Option C: Tata Neu



31. Which state police was honoured with the President’s Colours award in May 2022?

A.

Haryana Police


B.

Assam Police


C.

Himachal Pradesh Police


D.

Gujarat Police


Answer:

Option B: Assam Police



32. The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya which was inaugurated in 2022 is located in which Indian city?

A.

New Delhi


B.

Mumbai


C.

Allahabad


D.

Ahmedabad


Answer:

Option A: New Delhi



33. Who was named as the winner of the Stockholm Water Prize 2022?

A.

Sandra Postel


B.

John Cherry


C.

Jackie King


D.

Wilfried Brutsaert


Answer:

Option D: Wilfried Brutsaert



34. Who was awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Media person in 2022?

A.

Neetu Singh


B.

Aarefa Johari


C.

Arfa Khanum Sherwani


D.

Rohini Mohan


Answer:

Option B: Aarefa Johari



35. What is the rank of India in the 2022 International Intellectual property (IP) Index?

A.

23


B.

33


C.

43


D.

53


Answer:

Option C: 43



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