Current Affairs of JULY 2022
Current Affairs of JULY 2022
1 - The Indian Navy recently received two MH-60 R multirole helicopters from which country?(A) Russia
(B) United States
(C) Israel
(D) France
2 - Which state hosted the FIDE Chess Olympiad for the first time in India?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Telangana
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Odisha
3 - Tadoba Tiger Reserve, which hosted the Global Tiger Day Celebrations, is located in which Indian state?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Andhra Pradesh
4 - Which shipyard built India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier— Vikrant?
(A) Cochin Shipyard
(B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
(C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
(D) Hindustan Shipyard
5 - The Agricultural Census is conducted in the interval of how many years in India?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 10
6 - Which institution introduced a new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance cover to support small exporters?
(A) LIC
(B) ECGC
(C) PFRDA
(D) IRDAI
7 - Which telecom provider executes the recent project which aims to provide 4G mobile services in all uncovered villages?
(A) Bharti Airtel
(B) BSNL
(C) Jio
(D) Vi
8 - Who has been selected as the Team India Flagbearer at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
(A) Mary Kom
(B) P V Sindhu
(C) Neeraj Chopra
(D) Mirabhai Chanu
9 - When is the ‘International Tiger Day’ observed every year?
(A) July 27
(B) July 29
(C) July 31
(D) August 1
10 - UN-backed agencies issued first-ever global policy framework to protect which category of people displaced due to climate change?
(A) Elderly people
(B) Children
(C) Physically and mentally challenged
(D) LGBTQ people
11 - As per recent government data, how many tigers died in the last three years in India?
(A) 29
(B) 129
(C) 329
(D) 529
12 - India has been elected as the host of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in which year?
(A) 2023
(B) 2025
(C) 2027
(D) 2030
13 - Which country has announced to quit the International Space Station after 2024?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Israel
14 - Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award was recently presented to which leader?
(A) Joe Biden
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(D) Jacinda Ardern
15 - As per the recent update from the IMF (July 2022), what is India’s growth forecast for 2022-23?
(A) 6.8 %
(B) 7.0 %
(C) 7.4 %
(D) 8.0 %
16 - Before the latest discovery (2022), the earliest evidence of iron use for Tamil Nadu was from which of the following archaeological sites?
(A) Mayiladumparai
(B) Ahar
(C) Bukkasagara
(D) Thelunganur
17 - Terms ‘Luna’, ‘Solana’, ‘Cardano’ which were in news recently, pertain to which of the following?
(A) Supercomputer
(B) Cryptocurrency
(C) Artificial Lakes
(D) Vaccines
18 - Which Indian state has instituted district climate change missions (DCCM)?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Gujarat
19 - Which country successfully launched its space station module called ‘Wentian’?
(A) Russia
(B) Israel
(C) China
(D) UAE
20 - Which state is associated with the ‘Family Doctor’ pilot project?
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
21 - What is the name of the new application launched by UIDAI to authenticate Aadhar number with face?
(A) Aadhaar Face RD
(B) UIDAI Facetime
(C) Aadhar Authenticate
(D) Digi-Aadhar
22 - Which Union Ministry released the ‘India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022’?
(A) Ministry of Science & Technology
(B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change
(C) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare
(D) Ministry of Power
23 - Burhanpur, which was declared the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified district in the country, is in which state?
(A) Telangana
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Kolkata
24 - Which Indian state police recently launched e-FIR system?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Odisha
25 - Soorarai Pottru, which was declared the ‘Best Feature Film’ in the 68th National Film Awards, is from which language?
(A) Malayalam
(B) Tamil
(C) Telugu
(D) Kannada
26 - Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won which medal in the 2022 World Athletics Championships?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) None of the above
27 - WHO has recently declared which outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC)?
(A) Tomato Flu
(B) Monkeypox
(C) Bird-Flu
(D) African swine fever
28 - Which tech company funds the ‘DigiVaani Call Center’ set up recently by NASSCOM?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Google
(C) Twitter
(D) Meta
29 - What is the growth forecast for India for 2022-23, as per Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s recent estimate?
(A) 7.2 %
(B) 7.8 %
(C) 8.0 %
(D) 8.2 %
30 - Who are the beneficiaries of ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana’?
(A) School Students
(B) Senior Citizens
(C) Below-Poverty-Line Women
(D) MSMEs
31 - Which is the venue of the ISRO’s ‘Human Space Flight Expo’?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Ernakulam
(D) Vishakhapatnam
32 - The ‘National Flag Day’ is celebrated in which day in India?
(A) July 18
(B) July 22
(C) July 24
(D) July 25
33 - In reference to Sangam Period Revenue Administration System, Variyar refers …
(A) Tax collector
(B) Tribute paid by feudatories and also the booty collected in wars
(C) Territory yielding tax
(D) Forced gift (additional demand)
34 - India signed a MoU with which country for reintroduction of cheetah and wildlife conservation?
(A) Australia
(B) Namibia
(C) Kenya
(D) Ghana
35 - Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(D) Ministry of External Affairs
36 - Who has been selected as the 15th President of India?
(A) Yashwant Sinha
(B) Draupadi Murmu
(C) Margaret Alva
(D) Jagdeep Dhankhar
37 - ‘Banthia Commission’ report, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
(A) Reservation in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(B) Reservation in Local bodies
(C) Reservation in Promotion
(D) Minimum Support Price
38 - Which state is ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021)?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Telangana
39 - Which Indian state/UT has launched first AI-powered digital Lok Adalat?
(A) Kerala
(B) Telangana
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Odisha
40 - Mairaj Ahmad Khan, who was seen in the news recently, is associated with which sports?
(A) Weight lifting
(B) Shooting
(C) Wrestling
(D) Tennis
41 - Who has been recommended as the MD of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)?
(A) G Rajkiran Rai
(B) K V Kamath
(C) Urjit Patel
(D) V K Singh
42 - The 2022 Presidential Election is conducted to choose the ……….. President of India
(A) 12th
(B) 14th
(C) 15th
(D) 17th
43 - Some public sector banks have recently connected to the AA ecosystem. What is the expansion of AA?
(A) Amount Aggregator
(B) Account Aggregator
(C) Affiliate Aggregator
(D) Account Administrator
44 - Who has been recently appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?
(A) Urjit Patel
(B) Ashishkumar Chauhan
(C) K V Kamath
(D) Arundhati Bhattacharya
45 - What is the name of the submarine which was recently decommissioned from the Indian Navy?
(A) INS Sindhudhvaj
(B) INS Rajput
(C) INS Ranjit
(D) INS Nishank
46 - Which institution organises the ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022’?
(A) National School of Drama
(B) Lalit Kala Akademi
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) Sahitya Akademi
47 - Which Indian sportsperson won the ‘Singapore Open 2022’ championship title?
(A) Srikanth Kidambi
(B) P V Sindhu
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) Lakshya Sen
48 - When is the ‘World Day for International Justice’ observed?
(A) July 15
(B) July 17
(C) July 19
(D) July 21
49 - Which Indian state launched the ‘e-FIR service and a Police app’?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Sikkim
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Odisha
50 - Which institution was ranked first in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022?
(A) IIT Delhi
(B) IIT Kanpur
(C) IIT Madras
(D) IIT Bombay
51 - ‘Jagriti’, which was seen in the news recently, is a mascot related to which field?
(A) Income Tax
(B) Climate Change
(C) Consumer Awareness
(D) Crypto currency
52 - Which Indian city has been selected as the first Cultural and Tourism Capital of SCO for 2022-23?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Kochi
(C) Varanasi
(D) Kolkata
53 - ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ which was seen in the news, is a strategic agreement between Israel and which country?
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) Australia
(D) UAE
54 - Which Indian state is included in the ‘World’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022’ by Time Magazine?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Rajasthan
55 - Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) Scheme is associated with which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of External Affairs
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(D) Ministry of Finance
56 - What is the rate of inflation based on All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in June 2022?
(A) 11.18 %
(B) 13.18 %
(C) 15.18 %
(D) 17.18 %
57 - India reported its first monkey-pox case in which state/UT?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Sikkim
(D) Punjab
58 - Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme’?
(A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(B) Ministry of Defence
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of MSME
59 - ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’ report was released by which organisation? [A] United Nations
(A) United Nations
(B) World Bank
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) NITI Aayog
60 - ‘Denial of Safe Haven initiative’ and ‘Workshop on Anti-Corruption and Economic Development’ are associated with which bloc?
(A) G-20
(B) European Union
(C) BRICS
(D) ASEAN
61 - Ajitnath Jain Temple, one of the holy Jain Tirthankaras, at Taranga Hill, is located in which state/UT?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
62 - In which city, Ministry of Culture hosted the ‘Dhammacakka Day 2022 celebration’?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Sarnath
(C) Patna
(D) Bengaluru
63 - Which countries are associated with the ‘I2U2 Grouping’?
(A) India-Israel-UAE-USA
(B) India-Israel-UK-USA
(C) India-Iran-UAE-USA
(D) India-Iran-UK-USA
64 - Which institution releases the ‘Global Gender Gap Report’?
(A) UN Women
(B) World Economic Forum
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) World Bank
65 - Which company is set to produce India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer?
(A) BioCon
(B) Serum Institute of India
(C) Bharat Biotech
(D) Biological E Limited
66 - Which institution releases the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) output data?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) National Statistical Office
(C) Department of Financial Services
(D) Department of Economic Affairs
67 - Which is the venue of the ‘National Conference of State Agriculture & Horticulture Ministers’?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Amritsar
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Varanasi
68 - What is the rate of retail inflation recorded in India in June 2022?
(A) 5.01 per cent
(B) 6.01 per cent
(C) 7.01 per cent
(D) 8.01 per cent
69 - Which institution released the ‘Cost-of-Living Crisis in Developing Countries’ report?
(A) UNDP
(B) World Bank
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) International Monetary Fund
70 - Which is the venue of ‘National Conclave on Mines and Minerals’?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Ranchi
(D) Raipur
71 - Which is India’s third and most recent power exchange that was launched recently?
(A) Bharat Power Exchange
(B) Hindustan Power Exchange
(C) Amrit Power Exchange
(D) PTC Power Exchange
72 - POP-FAME, a new fuel which was found in the news, was developed from which source?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Bacterium
(C) Biomass
(D) Plastic
73 - The oldest documented light in the history of the universe, which was recently released, was captured by which telescope?
(A) Hubble Space Telescope
(B) James Webb Space Telescope
(C) Voyager Space Telescope
(D) Akash Space Telescope
74 - ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’ report was released by which organisation?
(A) United Nations
(B) World Bank
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) NITI Aayog
75 - Singalila National Park, which was seen in the news recently, is situated in which state?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Sikkim
76 - Kanaganahalli, which was seen in the news, is an ancient Buddhist site located in which state/UT?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Punjab
(D) Bihar
77 - ‘OALP’ and ‘HELP’ which are sometimes found in the news, are associated with which field?
(A) Coal
(B) Oil
(C) Automobile
(D) Electronics
78 - Who are the winners of Wimbledon women’s and men’s title in 2022?
(A) Elena Rybakina, Novak Djokovic
(B) Ons Jabeur, Novak Djokovic
(C) Elena Rybakina, Nick Kyrgios
(D) Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal
79 - As per the ‘World Population Prospects 2022’report, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in which year?
(A) 2023
(B) 2024
(C) 2026
(D) 2030
80 - As per the recent notification by the Finance Ministry, what is the GST applied for sale of the Indian national flag?
(A) 18 per cent
(B) 12 per cent
(C) 5 per cent
(D) 0 per cent
81 - Shinzo Abe, who was recently assassinated, is the former Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Indonesia
(D) South Korea
82 - Which Union Ministry identified and published poems, writings and publications that were banned by the British Government?
(A) Ministry of Culture
(B) Ministry of External Affairs
(C) Ministry of Defence
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs
83 - Where is the ‘Artificial Intelligence in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition organised?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Pune
(C) Dehradun
(D) Hyderabad
84 - Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Tarkash conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise with which country’s navy?
(A) France
(B) Oman
(C) Sudan
(D) Japan
85 - What is the name of the single repository of all Indian government’s digital projects, to be shared with the world?
(A) Vishwa. Bharat Stack
(B) Indiastack. global
(C) Global Desi Stack
(D) Local to Global Stack
86 - Who has been named as India’s new Sherpa for the G-20, after Piyush Goyal?
(A) Nirmala Sitharaman
(B) Rakesh Sharma
(C) Amitabh Kant
(D) Parameswaran Iyer
87 - ‘Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)’ is associated with which institution?
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNESCO
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
88 - ‘Mission Vatsalya’, which was seen in the news, is a scheme implemented by which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) Ministry of MSME
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
89 - Which state received approval for a USD 300 million World bank-funded school education project?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Odisha
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
90 - ‘Mission Vatsalya’, which was seen in the news, is a scheme implemented by which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) Ministry of MSME
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
91 - Ilaiyaraaja, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha, is an eminent personality in which field?
(A) Music
(B) Sports
(C) Business
(D) Literature
92 - Which company launched ‘Startup School India (SSI)’ initiative?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Google
(C) Amazon
(D) Meta
93 - As per the RBIs liberalised norms, what is the new limit of External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) under automatic route?
(A) USD 500 million
(B) USD 1 billion
(C) USD 1.5 billion
(D) USD 2 billion
94 - Which city is the host of ‘2022 Global biodiversity conclave’?
(A) Paris
(B) Bonn
(C) Geneva
(D) Davos
95 - Which institution released the ‘Global Findex database 2021’?
(A) RBI
(B) World Bank
(C) IMF
(D) World Economic Forum
96 - India recorded its fastest growth in 11 years in services industry in which month?
(A) January 2022
(B) April 2022
(C) May 2022
(D) June 2022
97 - Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Award, which was recently announced, is associated with which filed?
(A) Teaching
(B) Public Administration
(C) Social Service
(D) Entrepreneurship
98 - Fields Medal, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which field?
(A) Architecture
(B) Photography
(C) Mathematics
(D) Sports
99 - Which state topped the Ranking Index for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA)?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Odisha
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
100 - Which city was ranked first in India in the EIU ‘Global Liveability Index 2022’?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) New Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chennai
101 - Which institution has launched a portal named ‘Pariksha Sangam’?
(A) UGC
(B) CBSE
(C) NTA
(D) IGNOU
102 - Which institution recently released compendium of Ayush practices to manage COVID-19?
(A) AIIMS
(B) Ministry of AYUSH
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) WHO
103 - ‘Kai Chutney’ made of Weaver ants is a popular food made in which state?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Odisha
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) West Bengal
104 - ‘Lisbon Declaration’ which was seen in the news, is associated with the conservation of which entity?
(A) Air
(B) Mountains
(C) Oceans
(D) Freshwater Glaciers
105 - Which Union Ministry released the ‘States’ Start-ups Ranking 2021’?
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
106 - What is the theme of ‘Digital India Week 2022’?
(A) Catalyzing New India’s Techade
(B) India’s Digital Start Ups
(C) Local to Global
(D) Atmanirbhar Start up Ecosystem
107 - ‘Alluri Sitarama Raju’ was a freedom fighter from which present day state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
108 - Which Union Ministry released ‘SDG National Indicator Framework (NIF) Progress Report, 2022’?
(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
109 - What is the total GST revenue collected in June 2022?
(A) Rs 1.45 Lakh Crore
(B) Rs 1.30 Lakh Crore
(C) Rs. 1.20 Lakh Crore
(D) Rs 1.15 Lakh Crore
110 - Who is the new President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
(A) T Raja Kumar
(B) Urjit Patel
(C) Viral Acharya
(D) Subash Chandra Garg
111 - Which Indian state has launched a new scheme named ‘Naari Ko Naman’?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Odisha
112 - Which new body has been approved to replace the Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?
(A) Financial Services Institution Bureau (FSIB)
(B) Financial Institutions Bureau (FIB)
(C) Banks Appointment Bureau (BAB)
(D) Banks and Insurance Companies Bureau
113 - Which Indian organisation carried out the maiden flight test of ‘Autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’?
(A) DRDO
(B) NSIL
(C) Dhruva Airspace
(D) Pixxel Space
114 - The Union Cabinet approved the categorization of which institution as an ‘International Organization’, in July 2022?
(A) International Solar Alliance
(B) BIMSTEC
(C) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(D) One Sun One World One Grid
115 - Which is the only institution in India to issue ‘Electoral bonds’?
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) CBDT
116 - ‘PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM)’ is associated with which organisation?
(A) DRDO
(B) ISRO
(C) HAL
(D) BHEL
117 - Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, after the resignation of Uddhav Thakarey?
(A) Devendra Fadnavis
(B) Eknath Shinde
(C) Sunil Prabhu
(D) Sharad Pawar
118 - ‘2022 Resilient Democracies Statement’ is associated with which global association?
(A) G-20
(B) BRICS
(C) G-7
(D) ASEAN
119 - Which is the venue of the 11th World Urban Forum held in 2022?
(A) Spain
(B) Poland
(C) Australia
(D) France
120 - What is the budgetary outlay of ‘Computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)?
(A) Rs 216 Crore
(B) Rs 2516 Crore
(C) Rs 750 Crore
(D) Rs 7216 Crore
121 - In the PSLV-C53 mission, ISRO launched three satellites of which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Singapore
(D) New Zealand
122 - ‘CAPSTONE’, which was seen in the news recently, is a satellite launched by which space agency?
(A) NASA
(B) ESA
(C) SpaceX
(D) Rocosmos