Q1. Which airport has become India’s 1st airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine & Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill)?

Ans:- Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

Q2. What was the rank of India in the annual World Competitiveness Index 2022, released by the Institute for Management Development (IMD)?

Ans:- 37th

Q3. Which company has invested USD 5,00,000 (₹3.88 crores) in association with UN Women for the LINK Women project to create employment opportunities for women?

Ans:- LinkedIn

Q4. Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil has taken oath as the Lokayukta of which state?

Ans:- Karnataka

Q5. India has successfully test-launched Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an integrated test range in Chandipur, Odisha. What is the range of Prithvi-II?

Ans:- 350 Km

Q6. The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on _______ each year.

Ans:- 17 June

Q7. What is the name of the robot developed by IIT Madras to clean septic tanks without human intervention?

Ans:- HomoSEP

Q8. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the ‘Ennum Ezhuthum scheme’ to bridge the learning gap that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic among students?

Ans:- Tamil Nadu

Q9. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has recently launched an eight-day-long Mango Festival in which countries boost the export of mangoes?

Ans:- Bahrain

Q10. In which country, the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians has been held to address climate change?

Ans:- Egypt

Q11. Which bank has announced USD 250 million in lending support for high-growth, technology-led start-ups in India?

Ans:- HSBC Bank

Q12. Who has been named as the new Chairperson of the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) for 2022-23?

Ans:- Pramod K Mittal

Q13. Name the renowned Urdu scholar, linguist, theorist, literary critic, and former Chairperson of Sahitya Akademi, who has passed away recently.

Ans:- Gopi Chand Narang

Q14. India’s ______ has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel.

Ans:- Nitin Menon

Q15. What is the theme of 2022 Desertification and Drought Day?

Ans:- Rising up from drought together

Q16. Which is the venue of the Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022?

Ans:- New Delhi

Q17. Which institution released the ‘2022 Global Trends Report’?

Ans:- UNHCR

Q18. Which country has been recognized India as the country of the year” in Europe’s biggest start-up conference – Vivatech?

Ans:- India

Q19. Which country is the host of SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS) Meeting in 2022?

Ans:- India

Q20. Which institution/ department notifies the cost inflation index (CII) every year?

Ans:- Central Board of Direct Taxes.