August 2022 Current Affairs

Name the indigenous Automatic Train Protection System which is developed by the
Indian Railways along with three other firms and will be progressively taken up to cover
the entire network of Indian Railways.
(a) Suraksha
(b) Safety
(c) Kavach
(d) Rakshan

Question 1
The Indian Antarctic Programme is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional programme.
Name the two Indian bases commissioned in Antarctica.
(a) Dakshin Gangotri and Uttar Yamunotri
(b) Indiana and Maitrayi
(c) Maitri and Bharati
(d) Ganga and Yamuna

Question 2
Which of the following countries will issue gold 'Mosi-oa-tunya' coins as sky-high inflation
slams local currency?
(a) Somalia
(b) Mexico
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Zimbabwe

Question 3
The fourth Edition of Joint Military Exercise AL NAJAH-IV is held between _______ at
the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan.
(a) India- Jordan
(b) India-Oman
(c) India-Indonesia
(d) Iraq-India

Question 4
The Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” is held at Chandimandir between
_______.
(a) Vietnam-India
(b) Malaysia-India
(c) Seychelles-India
(d) Sri Lanka-India

Question 5
Recently, It was announced to install a grand statue of Amar Shaheed Chandrashekhar
Azad in _______.
(a) Gwalior
(b) Guwahati
(c) Indore
(d) Bhopal

Question 6
Recently, Tech Mahindra entered into a partnership with _______ to unveil India’s first
PSU Metaverse Lounge, called ‘Uni-Verse’.
(a) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(b) State Bank of India (SBI)
(c) Union Bank of India (UBI)
(d) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)

Question 7
Who won India’s first medal at CWG 2022?
(a) Ankit Rathi
(b) Vipul Sachdeva
(c) Sanket Sargar
(d) Mithun Rawat

Question 8
Which of the following states recently passed the Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2022,
giving the anti-corruption watchdog the power to impose punishment under the
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971?
(a) Odisha
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttarakhand

Question 9
Which of the following countries plans to launch the world’s biggest drone
superhighway?
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) Germany
(d) France

Question 10
Recently, On which day the Earth broke its record for the shortest day as it completed a
full spin in 1.59 milliseconds less than its standard 24-hour rotation?
(a) July 23
(b) July 26
(c) July 29
(d) July 31

Question 11
Name the Popular metaverse platform which launched the world’s first metaverse ATM.
(a) Decentraland
(b) Polygon
(c) Bitcoin
(d) Ethereum

Question 12
Recently, how many heritage sites have been identified for the national importance tag?
(a) 10
(b) 14
(c) 18
(d) 20

Question 13
Who has been recently sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner?
(a) Amit K Jha
(b) Deep Ranjan Goyal
(c) Suresh N. Patel
(d) Jitendra K Luthra

Question 14
Recently, Researchers of __________ have created the world’s first “synthetic embryos”
in a groundbreaking feat that bypassed the need for sperm, eggs and fertilization?
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Israel

Question 15
India’s first woman envoy at the UN headquarters in New York is
(a) Ruchira Kamboj
(b) Aditi Singh Guleria
(c) Ruchi Kumar
(d) Anita Sachdev

Question 16
India at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UNFCCC held
in Glasgow, United Kingdom, expressed to intensify its climate action by presenting to
the world five nectar elements _______ of India’s climate action.
(a) Panchrakshak
(b) Panchdev
(c) Panchamrit
(d) Panchgun

Question 17
Which of the following Indian companies topped the Fortune Global 500 list for the first
time among the list from India?
(a) Reliance Industries
(b) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
(d) Life Insurance Corporation of India

Question 18
Recently, The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with _______ for the trans-continental relocation of cheetahs from
Africa to India.
(a) Reliance Industries
(b) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
(d) Indian Oil Corporation

Question 19
A floating solar power plant is being built in ____________, which is said to be the
world's largest floating solar plant and will generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Question 20
Recently, The indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM
were successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank _______ by Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO).
(a) MBT Bheem
(b) MBT Arjun
(c) MBT Karna
(d) MBT Nakul

Question 21
Which of the following has now become the first participant country in the Uttar Pradesh
Global Investor Summit-2023 (GIS-23)?
(a) Singapore
(b) Malaysia
(c) Indonesia
(d) Seychelles

Question 22
Name the recently held five-day-long satellite communication exercise by the Indian
Army that has tested all of its space-based assets to ensure their operational readiness.
(a) "Skylight"
(b) "Sunlight"
(c) "Moonlight"
(d) "Starlight"

Question 23
Who among the following recently created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to
win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championship as she followed up her
4x400m relay silver with a bronze medal in the women’s 400m?
(a) Vidhi Nair
(b) Nidhi Singh
(c) Alka Yadav
(d) Rupal Chaudhary

Question 24
In 2015, the Union government had declared _______ as National Handloom Day to
commemorate the Swadeshi Andolan that began in 1905 on the same day.
(a) August 3
(b) August 5
(c) August 7
(d) August 9

Question 25
Recently, Jagdeep Dhankhar became the _______ Vice-President of India.
(a) 12th
(b) 14th
(c) 15th
(d) 17th

Question 26
The first Indian woman to win Gold at both the Commonwealth as well as Asian Games
is__________.
(a) Saina Nehwal
(b) P. V. Sindhu
(c) Vinesh Phogat
(d) Geeta Phogat

Question 27
India’s first-ever end-to-end Digital Lok Adalat was held in _______.
(a) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
(b) Punjab and Bihar
(c) Rajasthan and Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

Question 28
The world’s highest railway bridge is located in _______.
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) Nepal
(d) China

Question 29
Recently, Gustavo Petro was sworn as the first-ever leftist President of _______.
(a) Colombia
(b) Chile
(c) Peru
(d) Bolivia

Question 30
According to RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, India’s forex reserves are the _______
largest globally.
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth

Question 31
'Samudrayaan' aims to develop "a self-propelled manned submersible to carry three
human beings to a water depth of _______ in the ocean.
(a) 4,000 meters
(b) 5,000 meters
(c) 6,000 meters
(d) 8,000 meters

Question 32
Who among the following became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk
with silver in 10,000m event at the Commonwealth Games?
(a) Priyanka Goswami
(b) Aditi Narwalekar
(c) Sunita Raghavan
(d) Alankrita Bhattacharya

Question 33
Who among the following was recently honoured with the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award
the highest civilian honour of Ladakh for his immense contribution to humanity,
especially towards the union territory?
(a) Dalai Lama
(b) Tsering Landol
(c) Sonam Wangchuk
(d) Nilza Wangmo

Question 34
Who among the following recently became the first Indian psychologist on US Heritage
Wall of Fame?
(a) Prof Gagandeep Singla
(b) Prof Anant Gulati
(c) Prof Ramadhar Singh
(d) Prof Mayank Jha

Question 35
Recently, The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with _______, appointing it as a consultant for achieving the target of lifting the State’s
economy to USD 1 trillion.
(a) TCS India
(b) Deloitte India
(c) Wipro India
(d) HP India

Question 36
Name India's star paddler who won an incredible fourth medal at the 2022
Commonwealth Games, ending his run in the edition with an elusive gold medal in men's
singles event.
(a) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
(b) Soumyajit Ghosh
(c) Sharath Kamal
(d) Harmeet Desai

Question 37
Recently, with an objective to instill a deeper sense of patriotism among the youth, the
Ministry of Culture, has decided to create a youth centric activation for greater outreach
of Amrit Mahotsav named _______.
(a) ‘Aagey Chale’
(b) ‘Ek Saath Badhe’
(c) ‘Badhe Chalo’
(d) ‘Bharat Ek Desh’

Question 38
Which of the following has become the first multinational technology firm to join ONDC, a
Government of India backed initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind open network for
digital commerce?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Oracle
(c) Exxon Mobil
(d) Apple

Question 39
Recently, US Navy Ship has docked in India for the first time for repairs and
maintenance. US naval ship Charles Drew arrived at L&T’s Katupalli Shipyard at
_______ for undertaking repairs and maintenance.
(a) Ennore, Chennai
(b) Haldia, West Bengal
(c) Kandla, Gujarat
(d) Paradip, Odisha

Question 40
Recently, The Commonwealth Games 2022 concluded with India ending their medal tally
at _______.
(a) 43
(b) 55
(c) 61
(d) 72

Question 41
Recently, American tennis legend _______, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, has
announced that she will retire from professional tennis.
(a) John Isner
(b) Taylor Fritz
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Venus Williams

Question 42
Recently, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed a 3-men
commission comprising _______, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Pope
Francis for global peace.
(a) President Joe Biden
(b) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
(c) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(d) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Question 43
Name the politician who is set to be conferred with France's highest civilian award
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur?
(a) Shashi Tharoor
(b) P Chidambaram
(c) S Jaishankar
(d) Anurag Thakur

Question 44
Recently, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed as the _______ Chief Justice of
India.
(a) 45th
(b) 47th
(c) 49th
(d) 51st

Question 45
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 2nd Generation (2G)
Ethanol Plant at _______.
(a) Panipat in Haryana
(b) Kapurthala in Punjab
(c) Meerut in Uttar Pradesh
(d) Indore in Madhya Pradesh

Question 46
The counter-terrorism exercises are scheduled to be held in October in _______ under
the banner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
(a) Barmer, Rajasthan
(b) Manesar, Haryana
(c) Surat, Gujarat
(d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Question 47
Which of the following will become the first country in the world to protect the right to
access free period products with a new law which is set to go into effect?
(a) Scotland
(b) Ireland
(c) Iceland
(d) Hungary

Question 48
Which of the following South Asian countries is building Floating City?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Maldives
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India

Question 49
Recently, which of the following countries is alleged to have used the controversial
‘Butterfly Mine’ which is an anti-personnel mine?
(a) Ukraine
(b) Russia
(c) Somalia
(d) Eritrea

Question 50
Recently, India has added _______ more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make
total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectare in the
country.
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 11
(d) 14

Question 51
Recently, The golden joint of the world's highest _______ railway bridge was
inaugurated.
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Chenab
(c) Ganga
(d) Beas

Question 52
Recently, Bromley home of UK’s first Indian MP fitted with blue plaque is associated with
which of the following Indians?
(a) Dr B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Surendranath Bonnerjee

Question 53
Which of the following has recently become the first Indian company to be named in the
2022 Forbes Cloud 100 List, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud
companies in the world?
(a) Razorpay
(b) Onepay
(c) Paytm
(d) Flipkart

Question 54
Recently, In a ground-breaking research, for the first time in India, researchers from
_______ have successfully 3D-printed an artificial cornea and transplanted it into a
rabbit eye.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mumbai

Question 55
Name the first bilateral exercise being conducted between Indian Air Force and Royal
Malaysian Air Force (RMAF)?
(a) Mahashakti
(b) Udarashakti
(c) Abhuday
(d) Soorveer

Question 56
Name the first person from the global south and first south Asian to win the prestigious
Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Lifetime Achievement Award.
(a) Marina Tabassum
(b) Sania Khanum
(c) Sonia Khan
(d) Gauhar Saba

Question 57
Which of the following two countries recently withdraw from cooperation group between
China and Central and Eastern European countries?
(a) Latvia and Estonia
(b) Portugal and Iceland
(c) Latvia and Italy
(d) Estonia and Hungary

Question 58
Recently, India’s largest lender SBI opened its first-ever startup branch in _______,
which will be dedicated to fund and support early-stage entrepreneurs in setting up new
companies till their listing on stock exchanges.
(a) Patna
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Guwahati
(d) Udaipur

Question 59
Which of the following has recently become the first fully "functionally literate" district in
the country?
(a) Mahoba
(b) Jabalpur
(c) Shivmoga
(d) Mandla

Question 60
Name the shoebox-sized CubeSat, which will carry microorganisms—in the form of
yeast—into deep space so that scientists can fill critical gaps in the knowledge about the
health risks of radiation in deep space.
(a) BioUnique
(b) BioSat
(c) BioOne
(d) BioSentinel

Question 61
According to government how many cities across India have declared themselves as
‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’ recently?
(a) Three Hundred
(b) Four Hundred
(c) Five Hundred
(d) Five Hundred Fifty

Question 62
Which of the following states recently successfully launched the first flight of drone
service - 'medicine from the sky'?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur
(d) Mizoram

Question 63
Recently, Government of India has undertaken the ambitious Project Cheetah which
aims to re-establish the species in its historical range in India. The agreement has been
signed with _______.
(a) Namibia
(b) Zambia
(c) Mexico
(d) Morocco

Question 64
Recently, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled India’s
first electric double-decker air-conditioned bus in _______.
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Nagpur

Question 65
Which of the following has recently become the first state to get certified under ‘Har Ghar
Jal’ with 100% coverage?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Goa
(d) Tripura

Question 66
Nusantara is set to become the new political centre of _______.
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malaysia
(c) Vietnam
(d) Cambodia

Question 67
Which of the following IITs and JSW Group have entered into an exclusive agreement to
establish a first-of-its-kind JSW Technology Hub in India for steel manufacturing?
(a) IIT Madras
(b) IIT Kanpur
(c) IIT Bombay
(d) IIT Kharagpur

Question 68
According to the report of Air Quality and Health in Cities, released by US-based Health
Effects Institute, which is the most polluted city in the world?
(a) Kampala
(b) New Delhi
(c) Lisbon
(d) Dhaka

Question 69
Recently, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 'Kerala Savaari', the
country's first government-owned online auto-taxi service in _______.
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Kochi
(c) Wayanad
(d) Kozhikode

Question 70
Which of the following countries recently announced plans to hold "Vostok" (East)
exercises?
(a) Japan
(b) Russia
(c) South Korea
(d) Malaysia

Question 71
Who among the following has become the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA
Women's Champions League?
(a) Bala Devi
(b) Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
(c) Manisha Kalyan
(d) Aditi Chauhan

Question 72
Recently, which of the following countries has announced that it has exited the European
Union's enhanced surveillance framework?
(a) Greece
(b) Finland
(c) Portugal
(d) Ireland

Question 73
Name the Haryana wrestler who made history by becoming the first Indian woman
wrestler to win the Under-20 world champion feat.
(a) Unnatti Sharma
(b) Reetu Phogat
(c) Antim Panghal
(d) Meenakshi Tanwar

Question 74
Name the Indian women pilot who recently took her place in the San Francisco-based
aviation museum as the first Indian woman pilot to fly an aeroplane above the North
Pole.
(a) Captain Zoya Agarwal
(b) Captain Anita Sihag
(c) Captain Alankrita Sharma
(d) Captain Akshita Kapoor

Question 75
This year 5th BIMSTEC Summit was held in _______ in March.
(a) Kathmandu
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Thimphu
(d) Dhaka

Question 76
Recently, the government of India has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag to
_______, a move which is expected to help growers get the maximum price for their
premium produce.
(a) Mithila Makhana
(b) Gorakhpur Terracota
(c) Kushinagar Wooden Toys
(d) Shamli Goden Saree Works

Question 77
In an unique move _______ Post released a commemorative postage stamp to
celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between _______ and India.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Singapore
(c) Egypt
(d) Saudi Arabia

Question 78
An Indian Air Force contingent is participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2022 in _______
being held from August 19 to 8th September.
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) USA
(d) France

Question 79
Recently, Annual summertime exercises, renamed 'Ulchi Freedom Shield' this year is
scheduled to be held between _______.
(a) Thailand and Singapore
(b) South Korea and United States of America
(c) Australia and New Zealand
(d) United Kingdom and France

Question 80
Recently, The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured glittering image of the
globular cluster NGC 6540 in the _______ constellation.
(a) Taurus
(b) Aquarius
(c) Sagittarius
(d) Capricorn

Question 81
Recently, A commemorative postal stamp on freedom fighter Ondiveeran, the
commander-in-chief of Poolithevan’s army, the first to rebel against the British rule, was
released in _______.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala

Question 82
Which of the following states recently declared the popular entertainment event of “Dahi
Handi” as officially recognised under the state’s sports category?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan

Question 83
Who has been recently selected for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize under the category of
Illustrated Reporting and Commentary?
(a) Nahida Khan
(b) Fahmida Azim
(c) Nikhat Fatima
(d) Alisha Mirza

Question 84
Who has been recently nominated to UN Internet Governance Leadership Panel?
(a) Alkesh Kumar Sharma
(b) Ankur Rajawat
(c) Dhruv Kumar Dhaliwal
(d) Aniruddh Luthra

Question 85
Recently, The Supreme Court has struck down one of the provisions of the _______
which provides for the punishment of a maximum jail term of three years or a fine or both
for those indulging in benami’ transactions.
(a) Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1984
(b) Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988
(c) Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1994
(d) Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1998

Question 86
Which of the following IITs recently developed new method to produce a sugar substitute
‘Xylitol’ from sugarcane waste?
(a) IIT Guwahati
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Madras

Question 87
Which of the following countries recently inaugurated world’s first hydrogen-powered
train fleet?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Japan

Question 88
India and Japan will hold their second 2+2 dialogue of the defence and foreign ministers
in _______.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kyoto
(c) Tokyo
(d) Osaka

Question 89
Who has been recently awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for "her efforts to
welcome refugees"?
(a) Aung San Suu Kyi
(b) Sheikh Hasina
(c) Angela Merkel
(d) Hilary Clinton

Question 90
India will assume for the first time the Group of 20 (G20) year-long presidency from
_______ culminating with the G20 Summit in India in 2023.
(a) October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
(b) November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023
(c) December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023
(d) January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Question 91
The 2022 Liberty Medal will be awarded to _______.
(a) Mexican Prime MinisterAndrés Manuel López Obrador
(b) Former Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
(c) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(d) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Question 92
Recently, India's first neutral shared Radio Access Network (RAN) solution, for
congested locations with the objective of enhancing telecom users’ experience was
launched at _______.
(a) Mumbai Central railway station
(b) Lucknow railway station
(c) New Delhi railway station
(d) Darjeeling railway station

Question 93
Who among the following is set to become the next Executive Director (India) at the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) with effect from November 1, 2022?
(a) V Anand Shetty
(b) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
(c) Harun Yousuf Khan
(d) Usha Thorat Gandhi

Question 94
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the pedestrian-only Atal Bridge,
named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on _______ Riverfront.
(a) Narmada
(b) Sabarmati
(c) Tapi
(d) Krishna

Question 95
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in the
_______ which celebrates the resilience shown by people during the devastating 2001
earthquake in the Kutch region.
(a) Amritsar district of Punjab
(b) Bhuj district of Gujarat
(c) Darbhanga district of Bihar
(d) Udaipur district of Rajasthan

Question 96
India celebrates National Sports Day on 29th August to commemorate the birth
anniversary of _______.
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Vijay Merchant
(c) Major Dhyan Chand
(d) Prakash Padukone

Question 97
Recently, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to win
a medal in the men’s doubles _______ competition at the World Championships.
(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Billiards

Question 98
India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory, to track objects as
small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth, will be set up in the _______ by Digantara, a
space sector start-up.
(a) Kumaon region of Uttarakhand
(b) Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh
(c) Garhwal region of Uttarakhand
(d) Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh

Question 99
Recently, India has nominated the dance form _______ to be inscribed on UNESCO's
intangible cultural heritage list.
(a) Bharatanatyam
(b) Odissi
(c) Garba
(d) Sattriya

Question 100
Thanks!