CURRENT AFFAIRS 2022

1) Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme’ which was recently launched, is implemented by which Union Ministry?

[A] Union Ministry of Power

[B] Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food Distribution

[C] Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

[D] Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

2) Achinta Sheuli, who clinched the gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022, is associated with which sport?

[A] Weight lifting

[B] Boxing

[C] Table Tennis

[D] Lawn Bowls

3) Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

[A] Ashish Chauhan

[B] K V Kamath

[C] Urjit Patel

[D] Arundhati Bhatacharya

4) Which state signed an MoU with NITI Aayog for enhancement of the learning outcome of students?

[A] Uttarakhand

[B] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Assam

[D] West Bengal

5) Which state is the venue of the India-Oman joint military drill ‘AL NAJAH’?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Rajasthan

[C] Sikkim

[D] Andhra Pradesh

6) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, which were declared Ramsar sites, are located in which state?

[A] Odisha

[B] Karnataka

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Uttarakhand

7) The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which the Union Ministry?

[A] Union Ministry of Culture

[B] Union Ministry of Textiles

[C] Union Ministry of Home Affairs

[D] Union Ministry of MSME

8) When is ‘Muslim Women’s Rights Day’ observed?

[A] July 31

[B] August 1

[C] August 3

[D] August 5

9) Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

[A] Afghanistan

[B] Nepal

[C] Iran

[D] Kazakhstan

10) Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’ which is seen in the news, is a term related to which field?

[A] Economy

[B] Climate Change

[C] Defence

[D] Industry

11) Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in which state?

[A] Assam

[B] Manipur

[C] Haryana

[D] Telangana

12) As of August 2022, how many start-ups are registered in India?

[A] 25000

[B] 50000

[C] 75000

[D] 1,00,000

13) Who is the head of the task force recently set up by the Centre to monitor the monkey-pox situation in India?

[A] Amitabh Kant

[B] V K Paul

[C] Mansukh Mandaviya

[D] Bharati Pawar

14) Which state launched the ‘Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance, and Grant (Cheerag)’ scheme?

[A] Telangana

[B] Andhra Pradesh

[C] Haryana

[D] Odisha

15) Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary, where a new damselfly species (Protosticta anamalaica) was spotted, is in which state?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Kerala

[C] Maharashtra

[D] Karnataka

16) Which Ministry is associated with the Weapon of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems Amendment Bill 2022?

[A] Ministry of Home Affairs

[B] Ministry of Defence

[C] Ministry of External Affairs

[D] Ministry of Shipping, Ports, and Waterways

17) Which state held the most number of sittings of the State Assembly in 2021?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Kerala

[C] Odisha

[D] Karnataka

18) Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0′ scheme?

[A] Ministry of Health

[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development

[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

[D] Ministry of Tribal Affairs

19) Logistics Data Bank (LDB) Project, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

[C] Ministry of MSME

[D] Ministry of Heavy Industries

20) Rakhigarhi, which was seen in the news recently, is an ancient site located in which state?

[A] Haryana

[B] Gujarat

[C] Odisha

[D] Punjab

Answers:

1. [A] Union Ministry of Power
2. [A] Weight lifting
3. [A] Ashish Chauhan
4. [B] Arunachal Pradesh
5. [B] Rajasthan
6. [C] Tamil Nadu
7. [B] Union Ministry of Textiles
8. [B] August 1
9. [C] Iran
10. [B] Climate Change
11. [B] Manipur
12. [C] 75000
13. [B] V K Paul
14. [C] Haryana
15. [B] Kerala
16. [C] Ministry of External Affairs
17. [B] Kerala
18. [B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
19. [B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
20. [A] Haryana