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(Q1) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

In November 2022, retired Army officer Raj Shukla has been appointed as a member of the _______.

A

Bureau of Indian Standards

B

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

C

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation

D

Union Public Service Commission

(Q2) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Thousands of people from all walks of life took part in the ______ organised at Hyderabad in May 2022 to mark the 25-day countdown to International Day of Yoga.

A

Yoga Umang 

B

Yoga Sutra

C

Yoga Mahotsav

D

Yoga Utsav

(Q3) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Which singer was given the Padma Shri in 2022 under the Arts category?

A

Kumar Sanu

B

Sonu Nigam

C

Udit Narayan

D

Abhijeet Bhattacharya 

(Q4) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

In March 2022, Tripura government announced _______ reservation for women in government jobs.

A

33 percent

B

20 percent

C

27 percent

D

10 percent

(Q5) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

The appointments committee of cabinet (ACC) extended the tenure of current Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief for another year, till June 30, 2023. Who is the current chief?

A

Anil Chauhan

B

Sunil Barthwal

C

Samant Kumar Goel

D

Mukul Rohatgi

(Q6) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Who was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) by President Droupadi Murmu in August 2022?

A

Ranjit Rath

B

Rajiv Gauba

C

Pramod Kumar

D

Suresh N. Patel

(Q7) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

As of 10 April 2022, who among the following is the Chief Minister of Puducherry?

A

P Shanmugam

B

V Vaithilingam 

C

RV Janakiraman

D

N Rangasamy

(Q8) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

How many times did India organise the Commonwealth Games? [Dec 2022]

A

Thrice

B

Twice

C

Once

D

Never

(Q9) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Which of the following objectives of NAMASTE scheme launched by the centre in August 2022 is correct?
I. Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India
II. Sanitation workers are collectivized into SHGs and are empowered to run sanitation enterprises

A

Only I

B

Only II

C

Neither I nor II

D

Both I and II

(Q10) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Which of the following countries hosted the 2022 Asian Wresting Championships where Ravi Dahiya became the first Indian freestyle wrestler to win a hat-trick of gold medals?

A

Almaty, Kazakhstan

B

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

C

New Delhi, India

D

 Xi'an, China

(Q11) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

In April 2022, ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program was launched in additional 126 cities. This program provides ________.

A

scholarships to students

B

insurance cover

C

social security benefits

D

hospital facilities

(Q12) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Who among the following has launched the US Startup SETU programme? [Dec 2022]

A

Yogi Adityanath

B

Amit Shah

C

Nitin Gadkari

D

Piyush Goyal

(Q13) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Droupadi Murmu was elected the _______ President of India. [Dec 2022]

A

18th

B

15th

C

16th

D

17th

(Q14) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

In June 2022, NIPUN scheme was launched for skill training of _________.

A

farmers

B

government teachers

C

construction workers

D

medical practitioners

(Q15) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

A

Sanjay Verma

B

Vinod Aggarwal

C

Prakash Chand

D

Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

(Q16) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Who was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in May 2022?

A

Vinai Kumar Saxena

B

Vijay Shekar Sharma

C

Vivek Kumar

D

Arvind Krishna

(Q17) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Medisep is a unique and comprehensive social insurance scheme. This scheme was implemented by which state government? [Dec 2022]

A

Kerala

B

Karnataka

C

Chhattisgarh

D

Rajasthan

(Q18) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Which of the following countries will be hosting the first edition of ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2023?

A

 England

B

 India

C

 South Africa

D

 Bangladesh

(Q19) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India by President Droupadi Murmu for a period of three years? [Dec 2022]

A

Shehan Karunatilaka

B

Rishi Sunak

C

R. Venkataramani

D

Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud

(Q20) General Knowledge » Current Affairs

The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Lok Sabha on ________.

A

April 30, 2022

B

March 25, 2022

C

May 15, 2022

D

April 20, 2022