BPSC-68 (Prelims) Current Affairs
■ Current Affairs Questions & Answers
Q1. Which of the following Union Ministries recently launched the YUVA 2.0 Scheme in 2022?
(A) Health and Family Welfare Ministry
(B) Education Ministry
(C) AYUSH Mantralay
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q2. The Ministry of Home Affairs has completed the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) in November 2022 with field videography of the country's how many languages?
(A) 40
(B) 233
(C) 576
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q3. Which of the following committees submitted a report on gas pricing, recommending complete pricing freedom from January 1,2026?
(A) Arun Goel Committee
(B) Krit Parikh Committee
(C) P. K. Mohanty Committee
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q4. Which of the following cities was not conferred with five-star garbage-free city rank according to Swachh Survekshan,2022?
(A) Surat
(B) Bhopal
(C) Navi Mumbai
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
All the three cities were conferred with the title of 5 star garbage free city. So no option is correct.
Q5. The Prime Minister inaugurated the first greenfield airport 'Donyi Polo Airport' in which of the following locations?
(A) Dholka
(B) Itanagar
(C) Dibrugarh
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q6. Which animal has been approved as a food animal by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in November 2022?
(A) Himalayan Yak
(B) Mountain Goat
(C) Himalayan Tahr
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q7. India's first floating financial literacy camp was organized recently by India Post Payments Bank in which of the following locations?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Andaman Islands
(C) Kerala
(D) More than one of above
(E) None of the above
Q8. The President of India inaugurated 'PARAM KAMRUPA' Supercomputer facility at which of the following IITs?
(A) Kharagpur
(B) Bombay
(C) Guwahati
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q9. In the 90th Indian Air Force Day, celebrated on 8th October 2022, an hour-long air display of eighty aircrafts was carried out over which of the following locations?
(A) Gateway of India, Mumbai
(B) Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q10. Which month of the year is celebrated as Rashtriya Poshan Maah or National Nutrition Month under the Poshan Abhiyaan of the Government of India?
(A) May
(B) September
(C) July
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q11. What is the name of recently launched final module of China's Tiangong Space Station?
(A) Tianhe
(B) Wentian
(C) Mengtian
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q12. Which of the following is the world's largest volcano erupted for the first time in 38 years?
(A) Mount St. Helens
(B) Mauna Loa
(C) Haleakala
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q13. Which among the following recently received the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida?
(A) Michael Ondaatje
(B) Pradeep Mathew
(C) Shehan Karunatilaka
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q14. What was the theme of the World Space Week, 2022?
(A) Women in Space
(B) Satellites Improve Life
(C) Space and Sustainability
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q15.Which of the following laboratories claimed a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough in December 2022?
(A) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(B) Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(C) Los Alamos National Laboratory
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the abvoe
Q16. Which of the following is Collins Dictionary's word of the year 2022?
(A) Permacrisis
(B) Carolean
(C) Lawfare
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q17. Which of the following countries, along with Senegal, launched the International Drought Resilience Alliance during COP27?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q18. The Embassy of which country applied for a GI Tag for 'Nihonshu' for the first time in India?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) South Korea
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q19. Which of the following space agencies announced that it had successfully used steam to propel its EQUULEUS spacecraft?
(A) NASA
(B) SUPARCO
(C) JAXA
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q20. What is the name of Tesla humanoid robot launched in October 2022?
(A) Optimus
(B) Atlas
(C) Pepper
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q21. The first 'floating solar power plant' has been built at which place in Bihar?
(A) Dilbarpur, Darbhanga
(B) Jamalpur, Darbhanga
(C) Kadirabad, Darbhanga
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q22. According to the NITI Aayog SDG Report for the year 2020-2021, how much did the State of Bihar score?
(A) 22 out of 100
(B) 35 out of 100
(C) 52 out of 100
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q23. Which sport has been included in the Khelo India Women's Tournament for the first time?
(A) Cricket
(B) Track Cycling
(C) Archery
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q24. Which of the following has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag in August 2022?
(A) Applique (Khatwa) Work of Bihar
(B) Sikki Grass Products of Bihar
(C) Mithila Makhana
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q25. Which of the following has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2022?
(A) Astronomical Observatory at the Langat Singh College
(B) Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
(C) Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Observatory Langat Singh College was not included in UNESCO list. It was a fake news duly clarified later.
Source: HindustantimesQ26. In the year 2020, Bihar gained the ___ rank out of 36 States in the Ease of Doing Business, awarded by Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP).
(A) 23rd
(B) 24th
(C) 25th
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q27. Ganga Jal Aapurti Yojana was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on November 28, 2022 at which place?
(A) Lakhisarai
(B) Rajgir
(C) Bodh Gaya
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Sri Nitish Kumar inaugurated Ganga Jal Apurti Yojana at Rajgir on 27-11-2022 and at Bodh Gaya on 28-11-2022. The question refers to 28-11-2022 only.
Q 28. Which of the following associations/boards declared equal pay for men and women players in October 2022?
(A) Bihar Cricket Association
(B) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(C) Gujarat Cricket Association
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 29. The urbanization of the State has increased very rapidly in the last ten years. According to the 2011 Census, the level of urbanization in Bihar was just ____ percent, which has increased to ____ percent at present.
(A) 11.3, 15.3
(B) 12.2, 13.1
(C) 14.4, 15.5
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Q 30. According to the Economic Survey for the year 2019-2020, which district has lowest per capita income?
(A) Sheohar
(B) Araria
(C) Sitamarhi
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
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