20 Sep
The Staff Selection Commission recently published the Combined Graduate Level 2022 exam notification. Around 20,000 vacancies have been notified this time. In fact, major changes have also been introduced in the selection process. Now, the Mains (Tier-II) exam will also have a section on General Awareness. Thus, the significance of Current Affairs (CA) has gone up tremendously.
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August 2022 CA Quiz
Question 1) Which among the following teams has won the 2022 SAFF U20 Championship title?
A) Germany
B) India
C) England
D) Finland
E) None of these
Answer – B) India
Explanation:
The 2022 SAFF U20 Championship – India
Question 2) The country’s first Himalayan Spice Garden has been inaugurated in _____
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Meghalaya
E) Mizoram
Answer – B) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
The country’s first Himalayan Spice Garden has been inaugurated at Sauni, Uttarakhand.
Question 3) The Govt. has set the target of eliminating Kala-azar from the country by _____.
A) 2024
B) 2025
C) 2023
D) 2030
E) None of these
Answer – C) 2023
Explanation:
The Govt. has set the target of eradicating Kala-azar from the country by next year.
Question 4) Which among the following states will implement 100% of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy?
A) Goa
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Meghalaya
E) Mizoram
Answer – A) Goa
Explanation:
The state government of Goa will implement 100% of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy.
Question 5) Which among the following companies has launched ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of the country’s independence?
A) Microsoft
B) Google
C) Facebook
D) Twitter
E) None of these
Answer – B) Google
Explanation:
Google has launched ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of the country’s independence.
Question 6) Which among the following companies has become the first big tech company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
A) Microsoft
B) Google
C) Facebook
D) Twitter
E) None of these
Answer – A) Microsoft
Explanation:
Microsoft recently became the 1st tech giant to join the Govt. backed E-commerce network: ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce).
Question 7) Who among the following persons has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Powergrid Corporation of India Limited?
A) Rajarshi Gupta
B) Suresh N. Patel
C) Pramod Kumar
D) Satyendra Prakash
E) None of these
Answer – C) Pramod Kumar
Explanation:
Powergrid Corporation of India Limited – Pramod Kumar
Question 8) ITU’s Regional Standardisation Forum for Asia and Oceania has begun in _____
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Goa
E) None of these
Answer – B) New Delhi
Explanation:
ITU’s Regional Standardisation Forum for Asia and Oceania has begun in New Delhi
Question 9) Who among the following persons has been appointed as the Asst. Director General of International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)?
A) Sanjay Agarwal
B) Suresh N. Patel
C) Pramod Kumar
D) Satyendra Prakash
E) None of these
Answer – A) Sanjay Agarwal
Explanation:
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal was recently appointed as the Asst. Director General of International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Question 10) Who among the following persons has been chosen as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2022?
A) Keegan Petersen
B) Uday Umesh Lalit
C) Prabath Jayasuriya
D) Babar Azam
E) None of these
Answer – C) Prabath Jayasuriya
Explanation:
Prabath Jayasuriya was adjudged as the July 2022 ICC Men’s Player of the Month.
Question 11) Who among the following persons has been chosen as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July 2022?
A) Rachael Haynes
B) Heather Knight
C) Marizanne Kapp
D) Amelia Kerr
E) Emma Lamb
Answer – E) Emma Lamb
Explanation:
Emma Lamb was adjudged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July 2022.
Question 12) The 12th edition of DefExpo, India’s flagship exhibition on Naval, Land and Homeland Security systems, is going to be held in ______
A) Gujarat
B) Uttarakhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Meghalaya
E) Mizoram
Answer – A) Gujarat
Explanation:
The 12th edition of DefExpo, India’s flagship exhibition on Naval, Land and Homeland Security systems, is going to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Question 13) Exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ 2022, 13th edition of the India and US Joint Special Forces exercise, was held recently in ____
A) Goa
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Meghalaya
E) Mizoram
Answer – C) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
Exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ 2022, 13th edition of the India and US Joint Special Forces exercise, was held recently at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.
Question 14) India’s first underwater train in Kolkata will be fully completed by _____
A) 2024
B) 2025
C) 2023
D) 2030
E) None of these
Answer – C) 2023
Explanation:
India’s first underwater train in Kolkata will be fully completed by 2023.
Question 15) Who among the following persons has been named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the year 2021-22.
A) Bhaichung Bhutia
B) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
C) Sandesh Jhingan
D) Udanta Singh Kumam
E) Sunil Chhetri
Answer – E) Sunil Chhetri
Explanation:
Sunil Chhetri has been named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the year 2021-22.
Question 16) Who among the following persons has been named as the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the year 2021-22?
A) Sanju Yadav
B) Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
C) Manisha Kalyan
D) Ngangom Bala Devi
E) None of these
Answer – C) Manisha Kalyan
Explanation:
Manisha Kalyan has been named as the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the year 2021-22.
Question 17) Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for the ____ time in a ceremony at Raj Bhawan.
A) Fifth
B) Fourth
C) Sixth
D) Eighth
E) None of these
Answer – D) Eighth
Explanation:
Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for the eighth time in a ceremony at Raj Bhawan.
Question 18) Who among the following persons has become the first Indian social psychologist on Psychology Society’s Heritage Wall of Fame in the United States?
A) Romila Thapar
B) Ramadhar Singh
C) Sugata Bose
D) Avinash Dixit
E) None of these
Answer – B) Ramadhar Singh
Explanation:
Ramadhar Singh has become the first Indian social psychologist on Psychology Society’s Heritage Wall of Fame in the United States.
Question 19) Who among the following persons has become the 1st Indian athlete to win 2 medals at the World U20 Athletics Championship?
A) Dutee Chand
B) Rupal Chaudhary
C) Hima Das
D) J. J. Shobha
E) None of these
Answer – B) Rupal Chaudhary
Explanation:
Rupal Chaudhary scripted history by becoming the 1st athlete from India to win 2 medals at the 2022 World U20 Athletics Championship.
4x400m relay – Silver
Women’s 400m – Bronze
Question 20) James Marape has become the Prime Minister of ______
A) Fiji
B) Samoa
C) Tonga
D) Papua New Guinea
E) None of these
Answer – D) Papua New Guinea
Explanation:
James Marape has become the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea for the second term.
Papua New Guinea:
Capital: Port Moresby
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
Question 21) Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi has dedicated the 2nd generation (2G), Ethanol Plant, in _______
A) Haryana
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Meghalaya
E) Mizoram
Answer – A) Haryana
Explanation:
Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi has dedicated the 2nd generation (2G), Ethanol Plant at Panipat, Haryana.
Haryana:
Capital: Chandigarh
Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
Question 22) Which among the following teams has won the Gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad?
A) Germany
B) India
C) Uzbekistan
D) Finland
E) None of these
Answer – C) Uzbekistan
Explanation:
The Uzbekistan team has won the Gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Question 23) As per the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill 2022, the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as _____________
A) International Arbitration Centre
B) Global Arbitration Centre
C) International India Arbitration Centre
D) India International Arbitration Centre
E) None of these
Answer – D) India International Arbitration Centre
Explanation:
As per the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill 2022, the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as India International Arbitration Centre.
Question 24) Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in _______
A) Goa
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Mizoram
Answer – D) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing.
Question 25) Which among the following countries has declared the iconic green site Padang, as its 75th National monument?
A) Germany
B) India
C) Uzbekistan
D) Singapore
E) None of these
Answer – D) Singapore
Explanation:
The government of Singapore has declared the iconic green site Padang, as its 75th national monument.
Question 26) Which among the following states has inaugurated the 22nd ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Mizoram
Answer – A) Maharashtra
Explanation:
The Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari has inaugurated the 22nd ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’ at Rabindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai.
Question 27) Which among the following states has launched the community radio channel “Radio Jaighosh” to promote folk art?
A) Goa
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Mizoram
Answer – D) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
The state government of Uttar Pradesh has launched the community radio channel “Radio Jaighosh” to promote folk art.
Question 28) Who among the following persons has inaugurated the two-day Jharkhand Janjatiya Mahotsav 2022?
A) Shibu Soren
B) Hemant Soren
C) Raghubar Das
D) Ramesh Bais
E) None of these
Answer – A) Shibu Soren
Explanation:
Shibu Soren has inaugurated the two-day Jharkhand Janjatiya Mahotsav 2022
Question 29) Which among the following states/UTs has launched the “One Road -One Week” initiative?
A) Delhi
B) Uttarakhand
C) Jammu and Kashmir
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Mizoram
Answer – A) Delhi
Explanation:
The Delhi Govt. has recently launched the “One Road -One Week” initiative.
Question 30) The fourth edition of Tata Steel Chess India tournament is going to be held in _____
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Kolkata
E) None of these
Answer – D) Kolkata
Explanation:
The fourth edition of Tata Steel Chess India tournament is going to be held in Kolkata.
Question 31) Who among the following persons has launched a poetry book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma?
A) Jitendra Singh
B) Manoj Sinha
C) Satya Pal Malik
D) Rajnath Singh
E) None of these
Answer – A) Jitendra Singh
Explanation:
Shri. Jitendra Singh has launched a poetry book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma.
Question 32) Who among the following persons has launched a unique coffee table book titled ‘Fish & Seafood -a collection of 75 gourmet recipes’?
A) Mansukh Mandaviya
B) Parshottam Rupala
C) Narendra Singh Tomar
D) Rajnath Singh
E) None of these
Answer – B) Parshottam Rupala
Explanation:
Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry has launched a unique coffee table book titled ‘Fish & Seafood -a collection of 75 gourmet recipes’.
Question 33) Rishabh Pant was recently appointed as brand ambassador of which state?
A) Goa
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Meghalaya
E) Mizoram
Answer – B) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
Rishabh Pant was recently appointed as Uttarakhand’s brand ambassador.
Question 34) Who among the following persons has been honoured with the highest French civilian honour, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur?
A) Jitendra Singh
B) Manoj Sinha
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Rajnath Singh
E) None of these
Answer – C) Shashi Tharoor
Explanation:
Senior Congress leader and Author, Shri. Shashi Tharoor has been honoured with the highest French civilian honour, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.
Question 35) The venue of the first “Khelo India Women’s Hockey League U-16” is ____
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Goa
E) None of these
Answer – B) New Delhi
Explanation:
“Khelo India Women’s Hockey League U-16” – New Delhi
Question 36) The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) – Housing for All Mission up to ______
A) 31st March 2024
B) 30th November 2024
C) 31st December 2024
D) 31st August 2024
E) None of these
Answer – C) 31st December 2024
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) – Housing for All Mission up to 31st December 2024.
Question 37) Which among the following space organisations has unveiled ‘SPARK’, the first virtual space museum?
A) ESA
B) ISRO
C) JAXA
D) NASA
E) None of these
Answer – B) ISRO
Explanation:
The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has unveiled ‘SPARK’, the first virtual space museum.
Question 38) A new book titled “Bravo Yadav”, the biography of Kargil Hero, Yogendra Singh Yadav is authored by _______
A) Sanjukta Dash
B) Stephen Barker
C) Deepak Singh
D) Sanjaya Baru
E) None of these
Answer – C) Deepak Singh
Explanation:
The Book ‘Bravo Yadav’ is the biography of Kargil War Hero, Mr. Yogendra Singh Yadav
Mr. Deepak Singh has authored this book.
Question 39) Who among the following persons has won the World Women Entrepreneurs’ Award instituted by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (JCIHK)?
A) Hemalatha Annamalai
B) Radhika Agarwal
C) Falguni Nayar
D) Sangeetha Abhayan
E) None of these
Answer – D) Sangeetha Abhayan
Explanation:
Sangeetha Abhayan, the CEO of eweworld.com from Kasaragod, Kerala has won the World Women Entrepreneurs’ Award instituted by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (JCIHK) for her handloom & handicrafts start-up’s performance in line with the UN SDGs (United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals).
Question 40) Which among the following countries has created the world’s 1st synthetic embryo, without sperm?
A) Russia
B) Israel
C) Iran
D) China
E) USA
Answer – B) Israel
Explanation:
Scientists from Israel have created the world’s 1st synthetic embryo, without sperm.
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