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Current Affairs July August
Current Affairs July August
JULY 2022
NATIONAL
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] HAL
[D] BHEL
[A] Telangana
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Gujarat
3. Which Union Ministry released ‘SDG National Indicator Framework (NIF) Progress Report, 2022’?
4. India recorded its fastest growth in 11 years in services industry in which month?
5. Which Indian state has recorded skin diseases caused due to Nairobi flies?
[A] Kerala
[B] Sikkim
[C] Maharashtra
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Meta
7. Which Indian state is the first to export tobacco to the United States, as a new opportunity for farmers?
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
8. Which institution has developed an Artificial Intelligence-based tool -‘PIVOT’, that can predict cancer-
causing genes?
[A] July 6
[B] July 8
[C] July 10
[D] July 12
10. 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
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the centenary memorial pillar of which state assembly recently
(July 2022)?
[B] Bihar
[C] Gujarat
[D] Maharashtra
12. Which Indian company is set to acquire Denmark-based BASE life science?
[B] Infosys
[C] Wipro
13. What is the name of the submarine which was recently decommissioned from the Indian Navy?
14. NITI Aayog launched the ‘Mapping and Exchange of Good Practices’ initiative, along with which
institution?
[D] UNICEF
15. Which state celebrated ‘Happiness Utsav’ to mark the fourth anniversary of its Happiness Curriculum?
[C] Goa
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Goa
[D] Haryana
17. As per CBIC’s notification, what is the minimum weight of food items package above which GST will not
be applied?
[A] 5 kg
[B] 10 kg
[C] 20 kg
[D] 25 kg
18. NTPC has partnered with which company for a new a joint venture company in Renewable Energy?
[A] SAIL
[B] GAIL
[C] ONGC
[D] IOC
20. The Reserve Bank has adopted a four-tiered regulatory framework for which institutions?
[A] Telangana
[C] Bihar
[D] Kolkata
INTERNATIONAL
23. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was the leader of which party?
24. The UN Deputy Secretary-General commended India’s efforts regarding which portal?
25. Which social media company has released its first annual human rights report?
[A] Twitter
[B] Meta
[C] LinkedIn
[D] Snapchat
[A] July 18
[B] July 20
[C] July 22
[D] July 23
27. Which country has added Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei and Macau to a human trafficking blacklist?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] Russia
SPORTS
28. Which Indian wrestler won a bronze medal at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022?
29. Who is the winner of the 2022 Malaysia Open Men’s Title?
30. Which racing driver won the Austrian Grand Prix 2022 title?
31. Which animal features in the 36th National Games 2022, to be held in Gujarat?
[A] Rhino
[B] Lion
[C] Tiger
[D] Elephant
32. What are ‘the camel’, ‘the mongoose’, ‘kaboom’ and ‘aluminum’ that have been in news
recently?
[C] Squadrons
33. Which Indian player was named as the captain of ESPNCricinfo’s ODI and T20 teams of the
decade?
34. The ban on which Indian sports federation has been lifted recently by its International
Regulator, ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020?
35. Former world champion Mirabai Chanu, who recently set a new national record in the
National Weightlifting Championships, belongs to which state?
[A] Haryana
[C] Manipur
[D] Rajasthan
36. DivyaKakran, Pinki and Sarita Mor, who were seen in news recently, are associated with
which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Chess
[C] Archery
[D] Wrestling
37. Pragyan Ojha, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Cricket
[C] Badminton
[D] Boxing
38. Who is the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game?
39. Which country has handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers?
[A] China
[B] Greece
[C] Brazil
40. Mohammed Mushtaque Ahmad has resigned from his President post of which sports
association?
41. Which women sports player has entered the US Open Semi Finals 11th time in a row?
42. Which two Asian nations were awarded ICC Associate membership recently?
a)Indonesia, Taiwan
b)Uzbekistan, Cambodia
d)Bhutan, Turkmenistan
43. ACC, the Asia Cup 2022 will now be held in UAE. Earlier this event has scheduled to take
place in which country?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan
A. India
B. South Africa
C. UAE
D. Qatar
45. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?
A) 20
(B) 22
(C) 23
(D) 26
66. Which of the following will be the last digit of the second highest number after the positions of the
digits in each number is reversed?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 7
67. Which number will replace the question mark in the following
A) 7
B) 14
C) 48
D) 49
68. In a joint family, there are father, mother, 4 married sons and three unmarried daughters. Of the sons,
two have 2 daughters each, and two have a son and a daughter each. How many female members are
there in the family?
A) 15
B) 12
C) 14
D) 11
69. In a certain code, TELEPHONE is written as ENOHPELET. How is ALI GATOR written in that
code?
A) ROTAGILA
B) ROTAGAIL
C) ROTAGILE
D) ROTEGILA
70. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and choose the correct
sequence.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
C) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
D) 3, 4, 5, 2, 1
71. If English alphabets are written in reverse order, what will be seventh letter on the right of the 12th
letter from the left end?
A) F
B) G
C) H
D) S
72. If husband is called wife, wife is called grandfather, grandfather is called grandmother, grandmother
is called maternal grandmother, maternal grandmother is called maternal grandfather, maternal
grandfather is called maternal uncle and maternal uncle is called maternal aunt, then what will the father
of the mother be called?
A) Maternal grandmother
B) Maternal uncle
C) Maternal grandfather
D) Maternal aunt
73. In a class of 35 students, Kunal is placed seventh from the bottom whereas Sonali is placed ninth
from the top. Pulkit is placed exactly in between the two. What is Kunal's position from Pulkit?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 13
74. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing North.
A) C and D
B) C and G
C) G and F
D) C and E
75. Pia walks a distance of 4 metres towards South. Then she turns to the left and walks 3 metres.
After this she turns to the right and walks 4 metres. In which direction is she facing now?
A) North-East
B) South
C) North
D) South-West
76. Find the missing term from amongst the four alternatives.
J,L,N,P,R,T,________
a. V b. X c. Y d. Z
77. . Find the missing term from amongst the four alternatives.
aBbBcDdD _________
a. ef b. gH c. fG d. Ef
EGG : OMELETTE
80. If SINGLE can be given a code number of 66, what code number can be given to WINKLE?
a) 76 b) 66 c) 78 d) 74
81. Balwant had 17 sheep. A storm in the village killed all but 7 sheep .How many was he left with?
a) 10 b) 6 c) 7 d) 9
83. Select the word out of the choices that is most appropriate the given meaning
MYTHOLOGY
84. According to Hindu mythology King Kansa was the uncle of ?
a.Duryodhana
b. Krishna
c. Rama
d. Arjuna
85. According to Hindu mythology, who among the following is considered as the Creator of
the Universe?
a. Vishnu
b. Shiva
c. Indra
d. Brahma
86. Name the vehicle of Ravana in which he could fly to any destination and which had unlimited
seating capacity
a.PushpakaVimanam
b. Flying Horse
c. AkshaRatham
d. Garuda
87. What is Ved Vyasa’s, who wrote the Mahabharata, original name?
a. Valmik
b. Enid Blyton
c. Krishna Dwaipayana
d. None of the Above
88. Who brought the River goddess Ganga to earth form heaven?
a. Krishna
b. Raja Harishchandra
c. Shree Rama
d. Bhagiratha
91.For how many days was the battle of kurukshetra was fought
1. 12
2. 18
3. 15
4. 8
95. Who gifted the Shiv Dhanush to King Janak, broken by Lord Rama at Sita swayamvar
1. Shiv
2. Vishnu
3. Parashuram
4. Nandi
-Current affairs-
-AUGUST 2022-
NATIONAL
1. Which state held the most number of sittings of the State Assembly in 2021?
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Karnataka
[A] Nepal
[B] Bhutan
[D] China
[A] 1998
[B] 2002
[C] 2017
[D] 2020
4.Which institution launched the ‘Good for You, Good for the Planet’ campaign?
[A] UNEP
[B] WWF
[C] IMF
[D] IEA
5.Which institution launched ‘Face recognition facility’ for pensioners to submit their life certificate?
[A] LIC
[B] PFRDA
[C] EPFO
[D] IRDAI
6.‘Ex VINBAX 2022’ is a bilateral army exercise conducted between India and which country?
[A] France
[B] Japan
[C] Vietnam
[D] Oman
7.Scientists from which country have developed the world’s most durable hydrogen fuel cell?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[D] Israel
8.As per NHA’s recent announcement, CoWIN app is repurposed for which program?
9.Which state Police was recently honoured with the ‘President’s colour’?
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Karnataka
10.Which is the parent company of DeepMind Technologies, that has developed ‘AlphaFold’ AI tool?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Alphabet
[C] Meta
[D] Apple
11.The Government of India and the state government of Assam recently signed a tripartite agreement with
which tribal group?
[A] Bodo
[B] Kuki
[C] Adi
[D] Nishi
12.Who was recently named as the nominee for the proposed Delimitation Commission for Jammu and
Kashmir?
[D] A K Jyoti
[B] Karnataka
[C] Telangana
[D] Kerala
14.Which Indian state/UT is set to conduct serological survey jointly with National Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC)?
[B] Delhi
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
15.Which organisation signed an MoU with IIT Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for using Artificial
Intelligence in Decision making?
16.India is set to begin operations of inland water trade route with which country?
[A] Myanmar
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Nepal
17.The Supreme Court has allowed how many years for payment of pending AGR dues to the Government by
Telecom operators?
[A] 5
[B] 10
[C] 15
[D] 20
18.Which organisation is to provide USD 500 million for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor?
19.Keltron, which is set to manufacture ventilators, is the Electronic Development Corporation owned by which
state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Odisha
20.Who is the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, that has
started working on Aarogya Setu app?
21.What is the name of the mobile App developed by the Indian Red Cross Society, to provide easy access to
blood?
[A] eBloodServices
22.India’s first public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging plaza has been set up in which state/UT?
[A] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
INTERNATIONAL
33. Who was the first country to approve Omicron Vaccine?
a) America
b) USA
c) UK
d)India
34. The Indian meteorological Department has partnered with which country government?
a) China
b) UK
c) Japan
d) America
a) August 12
b) August 13
c) August 10
d) August 6
36. Ayman al-Zawahiri , the Al-Qaeda leader , was killed by which country's air strike?
a) China
b) Russia
c) USA
d) Afghanistan
37. Mount Fagradalsfjal, which recently had volcanic eruption, is located in which country?
a) Italy
b) Philippines
c) Indonesia
d) Iceland
SPORTS
A) Virat Kolhi
B)Serena Williams
C)Rafael Nadal
D)Olile Pope
49. Which Indian Cricketer recently came at the 2nd position in the ICC Men’s T20 Rankings?
A) Suryakumar Yadav
B)Babar Azam
C)Jos Buttler
D)Rohit Sharma
50. Which player got the Player of the month award for July 2022?
A)Ben Stokes
B)Mark Champman
C)Kuldeep Yadav
D)Prabath Jayasuriya
A)Elon Musk
B)Mukesh Ambani
C) Jeff Bezoz
52. Which country has scheduled the 3 match series with New Zealand (Woman)
A) China
B)South America
C) West Indies
D)South Korea
53. Which player withdraws from Cincinnati Masters with leg injury?
A) Jeff Bezoz
B)Simona Halep
C)Kl Rahul
D)Kedhar Jadhav
54. Zafar Iqbal Olympics gold medalist declares Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-16) open
was of which year?
A)1999
B)2000
C)1985
D)1980
55. Which Young hockey star reflects on maiden Commonwealth Games appearance?
A)Simona Halep
B)Sangiita Kumari
C)Ravindra Jadeja
56. Andy Murray edges past Stan Wawrinka to enter R2 of Cincinnati Masters?
A)Andy Murry
B)Mural Vijay
C)James Anderson
D) Alex Lees
58. Which Indian woman Badminton Player misses World Championship due to ankle injury?
A)Caroliina Marin
B)Ashwini Ponnapa
C)Saina Nehwal
D)PV Sindhu
59. India has its 3 Match ODI series with which team?
A)Sri Lanka
B)Zimbabwe
C)Australia
D)Nepal
60. Who is the vice captain of the Indian Mens Hockey Team?
A)Harmanpreet Singh
B)Bhuvneshwar Kumar
C)Rahul Tripathi
D)Ricky Ponting
61. Who was the winner of the Grand Slam Australia Open 2022?
A)Steven Smith
B)David Warner
C)Rafael Nadal
D)Neeraj Chopra
62. Who won the commonwealth game 2022 in the category of weightlifting (women).
A] Karnam Malleswari
B] Lovlina Borgohain
D] Mary Kom
63. How many medals did India won in Common wealth games 2022?
A] 61
B] 83
C] 58
D] 72
64. The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a
member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number
of matches that must be played to determine the winner?
A] 15
B] 29
C] 61
D] None of these
65. Suresh walks 20 meters North. Then he turns right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and
walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. In which directions and how many meters away is he
from his original position?
A] 15m; West
B] 30m; East
C] 30m; West
D] 45m; East
U, B, I, P, W, ?
A) D
B) F
C) Q
D) Z
67. D E ST R O Y : D E M O L I S H : : ? : R E P A I R
A )B R E A K
B )S P O I L
C) M A K E
D) S E T R I G H T
68.Two positions of a dice are shown. Which number will be on the face opposite to the face having the
number 6?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 6
D) 5
69. Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, … What number should come next?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 50
A. Lamb
B. Horse
C. Elephant
D. Tiger
71. 10 coaches of a passenger train have got derailed and have blocked the railway track from both
ends. Courses of action:
I. The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment and clear the spot
II. All the trains running in both directions should be diverted immediately via other routes.
A. If only I follows
B. If only II follows
C. If either I or II follows
72. Posthumous Award occurs when an award is given to someone, after their death. Choose one
situation below as the best example of Posthumous Award.
B. Chitra never thought she’d live to receive a third booker prize for her novel.
C. Emanuel has been honored with a prestigious literary award for his writing career and his daughter
accepted the award on behalf of her deceased father.
D. Meenal’s publisher canceled her book contract after she failed to deliver the manuscript on time.
73. Reentry occurs when a person leaves his or her social system for a period of time and then returns.
Which situation below best describes Reentry?
A. When he is offered a better paying position, Javed leaves the hotel he manages to manage another one in a
neighboring city.
C. Manav is readjusting to civilian life after 2 years of overseas merchant navy service.
D. After 5 miserable months, Sneha decides that she can no longer share her room with roommate Hital.
74. A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. Then, how is A related to D?
A. Grandfather
B. Grandmother
C. Daughter
D. Granddaughter
75. A girl introduced a boy as the son of' the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's.
A. Brother
B. Son
C. Uncle
D. Son-in-law
76.A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man, related to the
woman ?
A. Nephew
B. Son
C. Cousin
D. Uncle to grandson
77. Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife." How is the
lady related to the man ?
A. Mother’s sister
B. Grandmother
C. Mother-in-law
78. There are six persons A. B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is
the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Who is
the mother ?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. E
79. Look at this series: 12, 11, 13, 12, 14, 13, … What number should come next?
A. 10
B. 16
C. 13
D. 15
A. index
B. glossary
C. chapter
D. book
A. Ice
B. Solid
C. Condense
D. Push
MYTHOLOGY
A] Kurma
B] Kalki
C] Parashurama
D] Krishna
85. Who among the following is said to have originated from the hair of Lord Shiva?
Durga
Kali
Ganga
Saraswati
86. According to Hindu mythology, who among the following is considered the Creator of the
Universe?
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
Indra
87. The king of Lanka ‘Ravan’ is also known
Mayasura
Dashanan
Meghanath
Vasuki
88. Who was responsible for setting up the death of Abhimanyu in the 'Chakravyuha' incident in
the Mahabharata?
Karna
Duryodhana
Ashwathama
Jayadrata
89. For how many days was the battle of Kurukshetra was fought
12
18
15
8
90. Who is Tridevi's [ Maa Saraswati, Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali ] avatar?
Bhudevi
Maa Durga
Mata Sita
10
Ganga
Saryu
the Yamuna
Gomti
Bhagavat Geeta
Rig Veda
Mahabharat
Ramayan
94. Which is the goddess of education, arts, speech, learning, and music?
Meenakshi
Lakshmi
Saraswati
Parvati
Parishat
Vasudeva Kudumbam
Sanātana Dharma
Dharma Shala