Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 15th February

Q1. What is the rank of India among 111 countries in the latest Henley Passport Index, released for Q1 of 2022?
(a) 79th
(b) 83rd
(c) 56th
(d) 98th
(e) None of the above

Q2. Transparency International has released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021. What is the rank of India in the index?
(a) 45
(b) 23
(c) 63
(d) 85
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which company has retained its position as the most valuable brand in 2022 according to the Brand Finance 2022 Global 500 report?
(a) Meta
(b) Microsoft
(c) Apple
(d) Amazon
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following has released a report titled ‘Banking on Electric Vehicles in India’ on January 22, 2022?
(a) MSME Ministry
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Finance Ministry
(d) RBI
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which country has been topped in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021?
(a) Denmark
(b) Finland
(c) Finland
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which state has topped India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) None of the above

Q7. World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2022 (WESO Trends) report has been released by which of the following?
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) International Labour Organisation
(c) UN conference on Trade and Development
(d) World Economic Forum
(e) None of the above

Q8. According to Oxfam India, “Inequality Kills” report, the wealth of India’s richest families reached to a record high in 2021. India was described as a ‘_________,’ country in the report.
(a) Equal
(b) Unequal
(c) Very unequal
(d) Dangerously Unequal
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who has launched the 17th edition of the biennial ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021 which is released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI)?
(a) Bhupender Yadav
(b) Ashwini Kumar Choubey
(c) Rameshwar Teli
(d) Nitin Gadkari
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the Indian airport has been ranked 8th for ‘on-time performance’ for the year 2021?
(a) Ahmedabad International Airport
(b) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
(d) Chennai International Airport
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. India has improved its position by seven places to rank at 83rd place among 111 countries in the latest Henley Passport Index, released for Q1 of 2022.

S2.Ans (d)
Sol. Transparency International has released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021 in which India has been ranked at 85th spot (Score of 40).

S3.Ans(c)
Sol. Apple has retained its position as the most valuable brand in 2022 as well, according to the Brand
Finance 2022 Global 500 report.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. NITI Aayog has released a report titled ‘Banking on Electric Vehicles in India’ on January 22, 2022.

S5.Ans(d)
Sol. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021 has been topped jointly by three countries- Denmark, Finland and New Zealand (Score of 88).

S6.Ans(a)
Sol. Maharashtra has topped India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released its World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2022 (WESO Trends) report.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. According to Oxfam India, “Inequality Kills” report, the wealth of India’s richest families reached to a record high in 2021. In the report, India was described as a ‘very unequal,’ country, as the top 10 people in India holds 57 per cent of the wealth.

S9.Ans(a)
Sol. Union Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav has launched the 17th edition of the biennial ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021. ISFR is released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), every two years since 1987 to assess the country’s forest resources.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. The Chennai International Airport has been ranked 8th for ‘on-time performance’ for the year 2021.