Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The ASO examinations comprise a section of “General Awareness” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of the current affairs of the last week.
Q1. What is India’s rank in the “2022 International Intellectual property (IP) Index“?
(A) 43rd
(B) 38th
(C) 58th
(D) 49th
S1. Ans. (A) 43rd
Q2. Which state Cabinet has approved India’s 1st e-waste eco-park?
(A) Delhi
(B) UP
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
S2. Ans. (A) Delhi
Q3. Which female cricketer has become the first female player to score 50 runs in 26 balls?
(A) Smriti Mandhana
(B) Shafali Verma
(C) Richa Ghosh
(D) Yastika Bhatia
S3. Ans. (C) Richa Ghosh
Q4. Third India-Japan joint exercise ‘EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022’ to be held in –
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Karnataka
(C) Telangana
(D) Kerala
S4. Ans. (B) Karnataka
Q5. “PM-KISAN scheme” celebrated which anniversary in 2022?
(A) 3rd
(B) 4th
(C) 5th
(D) 6th
S5. Ans. (A) 3rd
Q6. When was National War Memorial’s third anniversary observed?
(A) February 23rd
(B) February 24th
(C) February 25th
(D) February 26th
S6. Ans. (C) February 25th
Q7. Which state’s high court has banned animal slaughtering in public places?
(A) Tripura
(B) Assam
(C) Meghalaya
(D) West Bengal
S7. Ans. (A) Tripura
Q8. When is IPL 2022 tournament scheduled to start?
(A) March 26
(B) March 27
(C) April 1st
(D) April 5th
S8. Ans. (A) March 26
Q9. Recently, Who has won Gold at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022?
(A) Swati Singh
(B) Mirabai Chanu
(C) Renu Bala
(D) Simple Kaur
S9. Ans. (B) Mirabai Chanu
Q10. Which of the following city hosts ‘Rose Festival’ annually ?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Gwalior
(C) Kanpur
(D) Chandigarh
S10. Ans. (D) Chandigarh
Q11. GDP growth rate of India in FY22 by Brickworks Ratings?
(A) 9%
(B) 9.2%
(C) 8.3%
(D) 7.3%
S11. Ans. (C) 8.3%
Q12. Jaimini Bhagwati appointed as additional director on the board of –
(A) Dhanlaxmi Bank
(B) RBL Bank
(C) IndusInd Bank
(D) IDFC FIRST bank
S12. Ans. (D) IDFC FIRST bank
Q13. Which of the following recently opened a new cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru?
(A) IBM
(B) TCS
(C) Infosys
(D) HCL tech
S13. Ans. (A) IBM
Q14. Recently, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has laid foundation stones for 11 National Highways projects in –
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
S14. Ans. (A) Madhya Pradesh
Q15. Who has been approved as India’s badminton doubles coach?
(A) Tan Kim Her
(B) Lin Dan
(C) Lee Chong Wei
(D) Kento Momota
S15. Ans. (A) Tan Kim Her
Q16. Where was the 42nd Senior National Cycle Polo Championship held from February 17-20, 2022?
(A) Mysore
(B) Chennai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Panji
S16. Ans. (A) Mysore
Q17. Carlos Alcaraz, youngest ATP 500 winner belongs to which country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) Italy
S17. Ans. (C) Spain
Q18. Where has the Government of India launched the ‘Jan Bhagidari Empowerment Portal’?
(A) Telangana
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Ladakh
S18. Ans. (B) Jammu and Kashmir
Q19. Who has been appointed as the first woman CEO by IKEA India?
(A) V R Vanitha
(B) Rima Goswami
(C) Susanne Pulverer
(D) Vinita Gupta
S19. Ans. (C) Susanne Pulverer
Q20. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved ₹1,000 crores river clean-up project in –
(A) Mumbai
(B) Nagpur
(C) Nashik
(D) Pune
S20. Ans. (D) Pune
Q21. How many MPs was shortlisted for the “Sansad Ratna Award 2022“?
(A) Eleven
(B) Twelve
(C) Thirteen
(D) Fourteen
S21. Ans. (A) Eleven
Q22. As per Nasscom, What is India’s rank in terms of ecosystem for start-ups?
(A) Third
(B) Second
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
S22. Ans. (A) Third
Q23. Who has been appointed as the CEO & MD of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)?
(A) Rishi Gupta
(B) Sanjiv Mehta
(C) Pawan Munjal
(D) Chandra Ghosh
S23. Ans. (B) Sanjiv Mehta
Q24. Rakesh Sharma has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of which bank?
(A) Yes Bank
(B) HDFC Bank
(C) IDBI Bank
(D) Axis Bank
S24. Ans. (C) IDBI Bank
Q25. Total, How many Rafale aircrafts has been received by India from France?
(A) 15 Rafales
(B) 27 Rafales
(C) 32 Rafales
(D) 35 Rafales
S25. Ans. (D) 35 Rafales
