Current Affairs, April 2022
Current Affairs : 75 Questions
Test Your Knowledge
Set 1: Weekly Current Affairs : 15 Questions
Here are 15 Questions. Think of the answers , check them and then tell your score.
Each question carries one mark.
1. Who has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa?
2. Who launched an Anti- Human Trafficking Cell?
3. In which state of India was the first steel road displayed?
4. On which day the Earth Hour- 2022 was observed?
5. Which country is facing an economic crisis?
6. Which country's scientists have detected microplastic pollution in human blood?
7. Which Indian state has had a wildfire break out recently where Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar is located ?
8. On which day is World Autism Awareness Day observed?
11. How many India's heritage sites got recognised by UNESCO in 2022?
12. Which countries signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)?
13. Which states signed an agreement to resolve the border issue in the dispute areas?
14. Which state railways has accomplished 'Mission 100% Electrification'?
15. In which city India's First Digital Water Bank 'Aqverium' has been launched recently?
1. When did all the 13 new districts in Andhra Pradesh come into existence ?
a) From April 2
b) From April 3
c) From April 4
d) From April 5
2. Who took over as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff?
a) Sanjay Mahindru
b) R. Hari Kumar
c) Ravneet Singh
d) None of the above
3. When was International Children's Book Day celebrated?
a) on April 2
b) on April 3
c) on April 4
d) on April 5
4. Who wins the silver medal in Men's singles of Orleans Masters 2022 Badminton tournament in France?
a) Toma Junior Popov
b) Shuttler Mithun Manjunath
c) both Toma Junior Popov and
Shuttler Mithun Manjunath
d) None of the above
5. How many digital banking units will be set up across 75 districts?
a) 20
b) 40
c) 50
d) 75
6. Which scheme will allow transfer of funds between postal and bank accounts?
a) Anytime-Anywhere Post Office Savings scheme
b) Anytime Post Office Savings scheme
c) Anytime-Anywhere Savings scheme
d) Anywhere Post Office Savings scheme
7. Who has passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in India?
a) The Lok Sabha
b) The Rajya Sabha
c) The Vidhan Sabha
d) None of the above
8. Who has been appointed Foreign Secretary of India?
a) Chokila Iyer
b) Dr S. Jaishankar
c) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
d) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
9. Who introduced The Indian Antarctic Bill 2022' in the Lok Sabha?
a) Amit Shah
b) Ram Nath Kovind
c) Jitendra Singh
d) Narendra Modi
10. On which day is World Health Day observed?
a) on April 3
b) on April 5
c) on April 7
d) on April 9
11. Who bags a Grammy Award for the Best Children's Music Album, A Colourful World?
a) Falguni Shah
b) Lata Mangeshkar
c) Sonu Nigam
d) Udit Narayanan
12. Which of the following countries was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council on April 7,2022?
a) Afghanistan
b) India
c) Russia
d) South Asia
13. Where was Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet ( SFDR) , a missile system , successfully tested by DRDO?
a) at Mumbai coast
b) at Odisha coast
c) at Pokhran
d) nowhere
14. According to Forbes , who is the richest person in the world ?
a) Bill Gates, Microsoft, USA
b) Elon Musk, Tesla, USA
c) Jeff Bezos, Amazon, USA
d) Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited, India
15. Which state has announced to introduce Bhagavad Gita saar in the curriculum of class 9 to class 12?
a) Haryana
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
16. Which country has been removed from the UN Human Rights Council?
a) Pakistan
b) Russia
c) Ukraine
d) USA
17. Who among the following launched Temple 360 portal for the devotees to do live darshan ( virtual platform) of famous sacred sites in India?
a) Giriraj Singh
b) Meenakshi Lekhi
c) Piyush Goyal
d) Ramchandra Prasad Singh
18. Which of the following books has recently been launched by Harish Mehta ?
a) The Candy House
b) The Maverick Effect
c) Time is a Mother
b) Sea of Tranquillity
19. Who won Silver medal at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament?
a) Ashish Kumar
b) Manisha
c) Monika
d) Renu
20. Who won the gold medals at the Thailand Open in Phuket?
a) Anantha Pralhad Chopade, Govind Sahani and Sumit Kundu
b) Amit Panghal, Sumit Kundu and Varinder Singh
c) Amit Panghal, Ashish Kumat and Varinder Singh
d) Anantha Pralhad Chopade, Ashish Kumar and Govind Sahani
✍ Set 3: Current Affairs : Test Your Knowledge
Each question carries one mark.
15 MCQs
1. Who has announced the concept/ initiative of One Station , One Product which has been launched by the Central Railway in order to promote Vocal for Local ?
a) Chief Minister
b) Ministry of Railways
c) Finance Minister
d) Prime Minister
2. Who has been recently appointed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
a) Joe Biden
b) Ketanji Brown Jackson
c) Stephen Breyer
d) None of the above
3. Who is the author of the first Hindi novel 'Ret Ka Maqbara' that has been shortlisted for the international Booker prize?
a) Anamika
b) Geetanjali Shree
c) Mohan Aggarwal
d) Vishnu Chakradhar
4. Who has published the Global Wind Report 2022?
a) Global Wind Energy Council
b) Global Wind Energy Summit
c) UN Wind Energy Department
d) Indian Wind Energy Ministry
5. Where was the Anti-tank Guided Missile 'Helina' successfully tested?
a) at Mumbai coast
b) at Odisha coast
c) in Pokhran
d) nowhere
6. Who of the following will be conferred the highest literary award in Guwahati?
a) Nilamani Pookan
b) Nissim Ezekiel
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) None of the above
7. Where is the first case of the XE variant found?
🎯 Answer Key:
1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced it in the recent Union Budget.
2. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has also become the first black woman to serve as Associate Justice.
3. Geetanjali Shree from Uttar Pradesh.
4. The Global Wind Energy Council has increased the wind capacity to 837 GW.
5. In Pokhran by DRDO
6. Nilamani Pookan, an Assamese poet
7. Mumbai records the first case of XE variant of coronavirus.
8. Due to NEP 2020, UGC has announced that a student can pursue two full -time degree programmes with a combination of online and offline mode at the same time.
9. Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been removed after facing no- confidence motion. Now the incumbent Prime Minister is Shehbaz Sharif.
10. On 11 April , PM Modi inaugurated a museum, Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya which is located at the iconic Teen Murti Complex in New Delhi. He is the one to buy its first ticket.
11. China has launched Gaofen- 3 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
12. PM Modi inaugurated the 108 ft. statue of Hanuman ji located at Morbi in Gujarat.
13. In 2026, Australia will organise the Commonwealth Games which is also referred to as Friendly Games.
14. Himachal Day is observed on April 15.
15. Virat Kohli is the first batsman and Rohit Sharma is the second one to achieve this target.
✍ How many marks do you score?
Your score: ___________
✍ Set 4 : Weekly Current Affairs : 15 MCQs
1. When was World Parkinson's Day observed?
a) 10 April
b) 11 April
c) 12 April
d) 13 April
2. Where has the Army Commanders' Conference started?
a) Punjab
b) Jharkhand
c) New Delhi
d) Rajasthan
3. Where is the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine laid by PM Modi?
a) Jamnagar, Gujarat
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
d) Ludhiana, Punjab
4 When is World Book Day observed?
a) 10 April
b) 23 April
c) 24 April
d) 30 April
5. How many MoUs were signed during bilateral talks between Indian PM Modi and his counterpart Boris Johnson?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
6. In which state India's first bus service with fully digital ticketing facility has been inaugurated?
a) Manipur
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Assam
7. Where has India's first portable solar rooftop system been inaugurated?
a) Red Fort, Delhi
b) Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, Gandhinagar
c) Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
d) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
8. At which pass in India will the world's tallest and longest Highway tunnel be built?
a) Shinku La Pass
b) Zojila Pass
c) Nathu La
d) All of the above
9. India and which country have agreed to set up a virtual network centre on Quantum computing?
a)America
b) Britain
c) China
d) Finland
10. PM Modi inaugurated the Biogas Plant at Banas Dairy Complex. In which state it is located?
a) Manipur
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Assam
11. Who won the 48 La Roda International open Chess Tournament title?
a) Ramesh Babu
b)Vishwanath Anand
c) Pragyanand
d) D Gukesh
12. What is the name of the 6th submarine built on project 75 which was recently launched in water?
a) INS Vagasheer
b) INS Vageer
c) INS Kalvari
d) INS Khanderi
13. Which Sikh Guru's 400th birth anniversary has been celebrated the Prakash Purav at Red Fort in New Delhi?
a) Guru Nanak Dev
b) Guru Arjun Dev
c) Guru Gobind Singh
d) Guru Teg Bahadur
14. Who has become the 29th Army Chief of India?
a) Hardik Pandey
b) Manoj Pandey
c) Manoj Kumar
d) None of the above
15. Who has become the richest healthcare billionaire in the world?
a) Cyrus Poonawalla
b) Adani
c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Bill Gates
✍ Set 5: Weekly Current,Week 5 : 10 MCQs
1. Who was conferred with first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award?
i) Amit Shah
ii) Narendra Modi
iii) Amitabh Bachchan
iv) None of the above
Ans. ii) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award for his exemplary contribution towards nation building. This award will be given to one such person every year in the remembrance of Lata Mangeshkar.
2. When is World Malaria Day observed?
i) 5 April
ii) 11 April
iii) 25 April
iv) 30 April
Ans. World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April to raise awareness about the disease. . This year the theme is "Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives".
3. In which state Khelo India University Games 2021 has started?
a) Karnataka
b) Tamilnadu
c) Punjab
d) Maharashtra
Ans. Khelo India University Games 2021 has started in Bengaluru, Karnataka from 24 April to 3 May.
4. Who sets a new national record in the 87 kg women's weightlifting competition of khelo India University Games?
a) Ann Mariya
b) Karman Malleshwari
c) Santoshi Matsa
d) Mirabai Chanu
Ans. The 24-year-old Ann Mariya lifted 87+ kg at the Khelo India University Games.
5. Which district has become the only district with a library in every village?
a) Jaipur, Rajasthan
b) Sirsa, Haryana
c) Jamtara, Jharkhand
d) Bathinda, Punjab
Ans. Jamtara in Jharkhand is the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
6. Which country has recently banned the export of palm oil ?
a) Philippines
b) Switzerland
c) Indonesia
d) Russia
Ans. Indonesia has recently banned the export of palm oil to combat rising food prices.
7. Who has released the books 'The Magic of Mangalajodi' and 'The Sikh History of East India'?
a) Naveen Patnaik
b) Kiren Rijiju
c) James Patterson
d) Arundhati Roy
Ans. Naveen Patnaik, C.M. of Odisha, released these two books. 'The Magic of Mangalajodi' is written by Avinash Khemka and 'The Sikh History of East India' , by Abinash Mohapatra.
8. When was World Immunization Week observed?
a) 22 to 30 April
b) 23 to 30 April
c) 24 to 30 April
d) 25 to 30 April
Ans. The World Immunisation Week was observed by WHO between 24 to 30 April (the last week of April) . This year's theme is Long Life for All.
9. Where is India's first grain based Ethanol Plant inaugurated?
a) in Gujarat
b) in Bihar
c) in Punjab
d) in Assam
Ans. India's first grain based Ethanol Plant is inaugurated in Bihar.
10. In which countries will PM Modi visit from May 2 to May 4?
a) in Germany, England and France
b) in Switzerland, Denmark and China
c) in China, Denmark and England
d) in Germany, Denmark and France
Ans. PM Modi will visit Germany, Denmark and France from May 2 to May 4.
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