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 Which country lost its rank as the world's third-largest economy?  -- Japan
 What was the rank of India out of 55 countries on the latest International Intellectual Property Index, compiled by the US Chambers of Commerce? -- 43
 Which city will host the 9th World Ocean Summit from 1 - 4 March 2022? -- Lisbon (Portugal)
 Hemananda Biswal was former chief minister of which state, who passed away on 25 February 2022? -- Odisha
 To mark the 100th birth anniversary of which Indian painter - who lived and worked in France from 1950 until his death - the India Post has recently released a Special Cover? -- Sayed Haider Raza
 Under which Act the Union Home Ministry has declared Delhi headquarters of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) as a ‘prohibited place’ recently? -- Official Secrets Act, 1923
 In which state of India you will primarily find the people from Nocte tribe - an ethnic Naga tribe? -- Arunachal Pradesh
 Which is 100th district of the country to be covered under ‘Har Ghar Jal’ initiative? -- Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)
 What is the name of naval air defense system of Israel that was recently tested successfully? -- C-Dome
 Which two regions of Ukraine have been recognised by Russia as new independent countries? -- Donetsk and Luhansk
 Bhulah Valley is located in which state, where its first biodiversity park has been set up? -- Himachal Pradesh
 Anji is a tributary of which river, over that the Indian Railways is constructing country’s first cable-stayed bridge in Jammu and Kashmir? -- Chenab River
 Which Corona vaccine, manufactured by Biologicals E Ltd. has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for children in the age group of 12 to 18 years? -- Corbevax
 Which Indian chess player is the youngest in the world and third Indian to beat world no.1, Magnus Carlsen? -- R Praggnanandhaa
 Which country won highest medals in the recently concluded 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games? -- Norway
 Who is the author of the book “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction”? -- Uma Das Gupta
 Who has been appointed as first National Maritime Security Coordinator? -- G Ashok Kumar (Former Navy Vice chief)
 With the theme ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future', which organization is organizing the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in Delhi from 16 -18 February 2022? -- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
 Who have been declared ‘ICC Players of the Month’ for January 2022 in Men’s and Women’s category respectively? -- Keegan Petersen (South Africa), Heather Knight (England)
 Which state has the maximum number of households electrified through the solar-based standalone system under the Saubhagya scheme? -- Rajasthan
 By which year India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace fossil fuel with renewable energy - according to Union Power Minister RK Singh? -- 2024
 Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)? -- Vineet Joshi
 Who has been re-elected as President of Germany for a second term? -- Frank-Walter Steinmeier
 What is the name of the radio channel launched in the Central Jail of Indore? --  ‘Jail Vaani-FM 18.77’
 From 12th February 2022, the Government of India has reduced the agri-cess for Crude Palm Oil (CPO) from 7.5% to  -- 5%
 Who has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC)? --  S. Kishore
 Name the documentary that chronicles the rise of ‘Khabar Lahariya’, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women - has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 94th edition of the Academy Awards? -- “Writing With Fire”
 Which country organised ‘One Ocean Summit’ from 9-11 February, 2022 in Brest, in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank? -- France
 Who has recently been declared President of Burkina Faso? -- Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
 Which French scientist - credited with discovering HIV in 1983 – passed away recently? -- Luc Montagnier
 Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court? -- Munishwar Nath Bhandari
 Which communication satellite was decommissioned by India on January 24, 2022? -- INSAT-4B
 Which Bollywood actor has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand? -- Akshay Kumar
 Who is the first woman functional director on the board of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil refining and fuel marketing company? -- Sukla Mistry
 Who is the first woman to be appointed as Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University? -- Santishree Pandit
 Under which initiative a partnership of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) aim to improve healthcare for vulnerable populations in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, and rural and tribal regions? -- Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH)
 Who has been appointed as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)? -- Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair
 Which operation has been launched by the Indian Railway Protection Force to curb human trafficking? -- “Operation AAHT”
 Name the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2022 thus far to strike Madagascar, and the second of tropical cyclones to impact Madagascar in the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season after Tropical Storm Ana? -- Batsirai
 It’s the spot in the Pacific Ocean farthest away from land in any direction where NASA has planned to dump International Space Station in 2031 -- Point Nemo
 Name the poet who had penned - Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon – that gave popularity to Lata Mangeshkar and on his birthday Lata Mangeshkar passed away on 6th February? -- Kavi Pradeep
 Who is the author of the book 'Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra'? -- Navdeep Gill
 Who was the captain of the Indian men’s U-19 cricket team that won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022? -- Yash Dhull
 In which city foundation stone was laid for the world’s third largest cricket stadium? -- Jaipur
 In which state 'Statue of Equality' was recently inaugurated to commemorate 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya? -- Telangana
 Who has been appointed as the director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)?  -- Dinesh Prasad Saklani
 Name the supercomputer installed at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, largest in an Indian academic institution, under National Supercomputing Mission? -- Param Pravega
 In which state/UT Torgya Festival of the Monpa tribal community is celebrated at Tawang Monastery? -- Arunachal Pradesh
 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)? -- Ravi Mittal
 Which sector contributed over 50% to GDP according to the Economic Survey 2021-22? -- Services
 According to the Economic Survey 2021-22, in real terms, growth of Indian economy in 2021-2022 is expected at - -- 9.2 percent
 The Economic Survey 2022 projected the GDP growth at around what percent for the next fiscal year (FY23)? -- 8-8.5%
 Which Indian player won Tata Steel Chess 2022 Challengers and will be playing in the Masters section in the next Tata Steel Chess tournament? -- Arjun Erigaisi
 Who won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 in Masters’ section which was held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands? -- Magnus Carlsen
 What is the central theme of Economic Survey 2021-22? --  “Agile Approach”
 Which IPL franchise has become the country's first sports unicorn, with its market cap touching a high of Rs. 7,600 crore (more than $1 billion)? -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)