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Which of the following banks has been adjudged as the ‘Best Private Bank’ in India at the ‘Global Private Banking Awards 2021’?
Yes Bank
HDFC Bank✅
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
Who is the sponsor of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022?
Tata Group✅
Reliance Group
Aaditya Birla Group
ITC
Who is the author of book titled “The Story of The First Civilizations from Mesopotamia to The Aztecs”?
Subhadra Sen Gupta✅
Simranjeet Kaur
Ankit Raina
Harpal Singh
Who has won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The Promise’ on November 3, 2021?
Vikram Seth
JM Coetzee
Damon Galgut✅
Nadine Gordimer
Who has become the first female cricketer who was awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on 13th November, 2021?
Lovlina Borgohain
Avani Lekhara
SimranjitKaur
Mithali Raj✅
Who has been named as the new captain of the Indian ODI and T20I teams?
Rohit Sharma✅
K.L. Rahul
Rishabh Pant
Jasprit Bumrah
Who has been appointed as the first woman Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
Mansi Kakkar
Sonia Sachdeva
Kriti Jha
Alka Mittal✅
Who is the author of the book on “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”?
Arundhati Roy
Chidanand Rajghatta✅
Vikram Seth
Ruskin Bond
India and which other country will jointly host 2031 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup?
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Bangladesh✅
Who has been awarded with the ‘Journalist of the Year 2021’ by the Mumbai Press Club on December 29, 2021?
Danish Siddiqui✅
Adnan Abidi
Surekha Sikri
Rana Ayyub
Who has been awarded with 12th Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award 2022?
Naisha Khanna
Harshaali Malhotra✅
Kabir Khan
Meher Vij
Who has been selected for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council?
Saina Nehwal
Prakash Padukone✅
Kidambi Srikanth
Pullela Gopichand
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economist of IMF from January 2022?
Abhijit Banerjee
Paul Krugman
Gita Gopinath✅
Pierre-Oliver Gourinchas
Whose autobiography is “Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Life, Work and Leadership”?
Roopchand Advani
Chanda Kochhar
Nita Ambani
Arundhati Bhattacharya✅
Which word was announced as the ‘Word of the Year 2021’ by Cambridge Dictionary?
Mutation
Pandemic
Perseverance✅
Vaccine
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) w.e.f. January 14, 2022?
A.Sivathanu Pillai
Sreedhara Panicker Somanath✅
Anil Bhardwaj
B.N.Suresh
Who has won the National Billiards Title 2021 held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on December 20, 2021?
Pankaj Advani✅
Babar Masih
Sourav Kothari
Aditya Mehta
Which country inaugurated the ‘Infinity Bridge’ to traffic for the first time on January 14, 2022?
France
Japan
England
Dubai✅
In which country ‘The Museum of the Future’ was opened for the public view on February 22, 2022
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Dubai✅
Who became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World Championships 2022?
Vijay Bajirao Patil
Harshada Sharad Garud✅
Deepak Punia
Akash Antil
Which Nation will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
India
England
Australia
Malaysia
Who is the author of the novel “Tomb of Sand”, originally titled Rhett’s Mausoleum, which has won the 2022 International Booker Prize?
Arundhati Roy
Gitanjali Shree✅
Shashi Deshpande
Anita Desai
Who has been elected as the 15th President of India?
Margaret Alva
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Draupadi Murmu✅
Yashwant Sinha
The World Red Cross Day is celebrated every year on May 8. What is the theme for World Red Cross Day 2022?
Together for Humanity
Unstoppable
Be Human Kind✅
Everywhere for Every People
What is the theme for the 8th Edition of International Day of Yoga 2022, which was held on June 21, 2022 in India and around the World?
Yoga for Humanity✅
Yoga for Peace
Yoga for Health
Yoga for Mind
Which of the following countries has topped the World Happiness Report 2022?
Switzerland
Sweden
Finland✅
Norway
Who won the Best Actor Award at the 68th National Film Awards?
Surya
Ajay Devgan
Biju Menon
Surya and Ajay Devgan✅
Who has won the Wimbledon Men’s Single Title 2022?
Novak Djokovic✅
Rafael Nadal
Nick Kyrgios
Lucas Alcaraz
Who has been appointed as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre?
Dr. Krishnamaacharya Naidu
Dr. T. Venkateshwaran
Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair✅
Dr. Vikas Khurana
Who has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship and became the Oldest Snooker Champion in the History?
Mark Selby
Ronnie O’Sullivan✅
John Higgins
Judd Trump
Which of the following companies has appointed Andy Jassy as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
Amazon✅
Apple
Microsoft
Filpkart
Who has been appointed as the Director of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for 5 years?
Dinesh Prasad Saklani✅
S.S.Sahoo
Ashish Chanchlani
Hrushikesh Senapaty
Which Indian sportsperson has won the women’s singles at the ‘Singapore Open 2022’ Championship title?
Ashwini Ponnappa
Saina Nehwal
P.V. Sindhu✅
Jwala Gutta
Rishi Sunak was named as the new Prime Minister of which country?
Australia
Germany
France
United Kingdom✅
Who won the 2022 Australian Open Women’s Singles Tennis Title?
Karolina Pliskova
Ashleigh Barty✅
Danielle Collins
Naomi Osaka
Who has won the French Open Men’s Single Title 2022 and claim his 14th French Open Men’s single title?
Lucas Alcaraz
Casper Ruud
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal✅
Which movie has won the Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 2022 Oscars?
King Richard
West Side Story
Dune✅
Encanto
Who is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance”?
Arvind Kejriwal
Najma Heptulla
A.K.Singh
Kiran Bedi✅
Who has won the Women’s Singles Title at the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 held in Manila, Philippines?
An Se-young
Akane Yamaguchi
Wang Zhiyi✅
P.V.Sindhu
Falguni Nayar has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the year 2021. Which of the following organisations was founded by Falguni Nayar?
Myntra
Nykaa✅
Biba
Nike
Max Verstappen was declared the 2022 Formula One World Champion after winning the Japanese Grand Prix in September 2022. He represents which of the following F1 racing teams?
Red Bull Racing✅
McLaren
Mercedes
Ferrari
Who among the following has been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2020?
Hema Malini
Asha Parekh
Poonam Dhillon
Asha Bhosle
Who has become the India’s Latest Woman Grand Master (WGM) at the MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship 2022 held in Bhubaneswar?
Samay Raina
Divya Deshmukh
Priyanka Nutakki✅
Vaishali
Who among the following is the richest woman in India according to the ‘Leading Wealthy Women 2021’ report published by Hurun India and Kotak Bank?
Falguni Nayar
Roshini Nadar Malhotra✅
Renu Munjal
Kiran Mazumdar
Sri Lankan Cricket Team won the Asia Cup 2022 after defeating which of the following teams in the final in Dubai?
Afghanistan
India
Pakistan✅
Bangladesh
Which Indian politician was conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
Shashi Tharoor✅
Narendra Modi
Rahul Gandhi
Ramnath Govind
Who has received the ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards?
P.V.Sindhu
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu✅
Anshu Malik
Dipika Pallikal
Who is the author of the book “A Little Book of India; Celebrating 75 years of Independence”?
Arundhati Roy
Ruskin Bond✅
Kiran Desai
Vikram Seth
Which country has won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022?
India✅
Pakistan
England
Sri Lanka
Who is the author of the book titled “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic”?
Mukesh Ambani
Rata Tata
Azim Premji
Bill Gates✅
Which movie won the Oscar Award 2022 for Best Picture?
West Side Story
CODA✅
The Power of Dog
King Richard
Who has won the Silver Medal in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 with a throw of 88.13m?
Jakub Vadlejch
Neeraj Chopra✅
Rohit Yadav
Anderson Peters
Who is the author of the New York Time bestseller book ‘Hear Yourself’?
Prem Rawat✅
Ruskin Bond
Vikram Seth
Arundhati Roy
Who has won the International Cricket Council (ICC) ‘Spirit of Cricket’ Award 2021?
Daryl Mitchell✅
Jason Roy
Chris Gayle
Steve Smith
Who has won the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022?
England
New Zealand
India
Australia✅
Who among the following has composed the ‘Vanakkam Chennai’ (Welcome Anthem) for the 44th International Chess Olympiad, 2022, held in Chennai?
A.R. Rahman✅
Anu Malik
Ilayaraja
Keeravani
Who is the author of ‘The Boy who wrote a Constitution’?
Indira Jaising
Rajesh Talwar✅
Meenakshi Lekhi
Kapil Sibal
What is the name of official match ball for upcoming FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022?
Al Razeen
Al Rihla✅
Beau Jeu
Aabid
Which of the following Indian cities hosted the first ever highest level of World Cup Cycling event in India in September 2022?
Srinagar
Leh
Ladakh✅
Dehradun
Australian Cricket Player Shane Warne, who passed away recently was the captain of the which of the following IPL Teams winning the Title in 2008?
Mumbai Indians
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals
Chennai Super Kings
Who became the first Indian Man to win the World Games Athlete of the year 2021 Award for his performance in 2021?
Manpreet Singh
Amit Rohidas
Krishnan Pathak
P.R.Sreejesh✅
Who is the author of the book titled “Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us”?
Stephen King
Ro Khanna✅
Dan Brown
James Patteson
Who has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) Title 2022 held in Ahmedabad in their maiden season?
Rajasthan Royals
Gujarat Titans✅
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Who is the author of book “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism”, who has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021?
Dhruv Banerjee
Mamta Singh
Rahul Sethi
Dinyar Patel✅
Which of the following companies has collaborated with ‘Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation’ (IRCTC) to launch rail ticketing service ‘redRail’?
Paytm
RedU
Goibibo
RedBus✅
Who has become the youngest bowler to take 400 T20 wickets?
Rashid Khan✅
Alex Riley
Tim Southee
Mohammed Nabi
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)?
Raghuvendra Tanwar✅
Venkata Krishnan
Tanmayi Reddy
Viswajith Ray
Which Mobile App was launched by National Testing Agency (NTA) for aspirants to access to high-quality mock tests online free of cost?
National Test Vijay
National Test Ajaya
National Test Abhay
National Test Abhyas✅
2025 Asian Youth Para Games will be hosted by which nation?
Kazhakstan
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan✅
Iraq
Who has won the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2021?
Adam Peaty
Emma Raducanu✅
Virat Kohli
Tom Daley
What is the ‘Word of the year 2021’ as per Collins Dictionary?
NFT✅
Bitcoin
De-Fi
Ethereum
Answer All the Questions
Who is the author of the book titled “The Great Tech Game: Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations”?
Shiv Khera
Anirudh Suri✅
Chetan Bhagat
Shashi Tharoor
Who is the winner of the US Open Men’s Singles Tennis Title 2022?
Carlos Alcaraz✅
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Casper Ruud
Which of the following was declared as the “Children’s Word of the year 2021” by Oxford University Press
Anxiety✅
Vaccine
Isolate
Pandemic
Who among the following won the US Open Women’s Singles Tennis Title 2022 and French Open Women’s Singles Title 2022?
Iga Swiatek✅
Kirsten Flipkens
Ons Jabeu
Helen Jacobs
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the University Grants Commission (UGC)?
Debashis Ghoshal
M.Jagadesh Kumar✅
Rahul Bhatia
Naman Ahuja
Who has won the 79th Golden Globe Award 2021 for best actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) which was announced on January 9, 2022?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Andrew Garfield✅
Will Smith
Peter Dinklage
Which nation has become the World’s Richest Country 2021, as its Global wealth grew by three times in the last 20 years, according to the latest report by McKinsey & Co.?
China✅
USA
Japan
Russia
Who won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the Best Book of Fiction for her novel, Kintsugi’ which was published by the Fourth Estate imprint?
Rajiv Singh
Kamal Gupta
Krishna Upadhyay
Anukrti Upadhyay✅
Who is the recipient of 2022 Royal Gold Medal given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)?
Balkrishna Doshi✅
V.Narayan
Swami Agnihotri
Mayank Agarwal
Which country has won the 2021 Under 19 Asia Cup Cricket Title (9th Edition) held in United Arab Emirates from 23 December 2021 to 31 December 2021?
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Afghanistan
India✅
Who has won the T20 World Cup 2021 for the first time in the final held at Dubai International Stadium on November 14, 2021?
Pakistan
New Zealand
England
Australia✅
Who is the author of book “Cooking to Save your Life”?
Arundhati Roy
Tanmay Bhatt
Abhijit Banerjee✅
Priyank Tiwari
Who has become the Third bowler in Test Cricket to claim all the 10 wickets in an innings after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble to achieve the feat?
Mohd Shami
Mohd Shiraj
Rashid Khan
Ajaz Patel✅
Which of the following countries lifted the coveted trophy of the Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar on December 5, 2021?
Brazil
Argentina
India✅
Germany
Who is the author of the book titled ‘Pride, Prejudice and Punditry’?
Arundhati Roy
Roman Saini
Shashi Tharoor✅
Akshata Rao
Who has won the “Best Female Debut” honour at the 2021 Paralympic Awards for her record-breaking gold medal at the Tokyo Games?
Shivani Singh
Avani Lekhara✅
Bobby George
Shivangi Srivastava
Who has been announced as brand ambassador for Disney Byju’s Early Learn App?
Sania Mirza
Rohit Sharma
MS Dhoni
Neeraj Chopra✅
Who has won the India’s 2021 Person of the Year given by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)?
Shah Rukh Khan
Katrina Kaif
Alia Bhatt✅
Deepika Padukone
Who is the author of the book “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist” which will be published in February 2022?
Chandrachur Ghose✅
Ekram Ali
Manonranjan Byapari
Jaruri Kichu Lekha
Which actor has become the first Indian celebrity to have his own digital avatar in a game-based metaverse?
Kamal Hassan✅
Chiranjeevi
Shah Rukh Khan
Amir Khan
Which word was chosen as the ‘Word of the year 2021’ by Merriam Webster?
Dose
Vaccine✅
Corona
Atmanirbhar
Who was crowned with Miss Universe 2021 title at the 70th edition of the pageant in Eilat, Israel?
Shivani Srivastava
Harnaaz Sandhu✅
Andrea Meza
Manushi Chillar
Who is the author of book titled “Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It”?
Saumya Rawat
Mridula Ramesh✅
Amit Banerjee
Gurucharan Shaw
Who is the author of book ‘Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947’?
Ayaz Memon✅
Sunita Banerjee
Kaeis Sayeed
Altaf Rajan
Who is the author of book ‘Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns’ – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape’?
Subhash Khare
Aseem Chawla✅
Anil Ranjan
Varun Singh
In which country the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held from July 28 to August 8, 2022?
Italy
England✅
Australia
Germany
Which word was announced as ‘Word of the Year 2021’ by Oxford English Dictionary?
Atmnirbhar
Vax✅
Vaccine
Pandemic
Who has been named the Time’s 2021 Athlete of the Year?
Lewis Hamilton
Simone Biles✅
Sebastian Vettel
Roger Federer
Who has authored the book titled “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology”?
Sudha Murty✅
Vikram Seth
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay