Today Current Affairs Quiz on India – 22 April

Today Current Affairs Quiz on India 22 April 2026. These daily CA Quizzes are very helpful for SSC, UPSC, Rallway Exams.

1. Mangala oil field, which recently recorded a production increase of nearly 2,000 barrels per day, is located in which state?
मंगला तेल क्षेत्र, जिसने हाल ही में उत्पादन में प्रतिदिन लगभग 2,000 बैरल की वृद्धि दर्ज की है, किस राज्य में स्थित है?
Answer: –  Rajasthan / राजस्थान
Explanation: – Rajasthan’s Mangala oilfield has logged an increase in production by around 2,000 barrels per day, aided by the use of advanced exploration technologies.

The country’s largest onshore oilfield, discovered in 2004, started production in 2009 with its current daily output being estimated at 80,000 barrels.

2. Under which scheme of the Central Government is the mapping of  villages in Delhi being done using drones to issue property cards?
केंद्र सरकार की किस योजना के तहत दिल्ली के  गांवों का ड्रोन से मानचित्रण कर संपत्ति कार्ड जारी किए जा रहे हैं?
Answer: –   SVAMITVA Scheme / स्वामित्व योजना
Explanation: – The SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on April 24, 2020, on National Panchayati Raj Day. This year, SVAMITVA is celebrating its 5^th anniversary! The scheme helps people in villages get legal ownership papers for the houses and land they live on. It uses drones and special mapping tools to clearly mark property boundaries. With these papers, people can take bank loans, settle land disputes, and even use their property to earn more. It also helps in better village planning.

3. What is the global theme for World Earth Day 2026?
विश्व पृथ्वी दिवस 2026 की वैश्विक थीम क्या है?
Answer: –  Our Power, Our Planet / हमारी शक्ति, हमारा ग्रह
Explanation: – Earth Day 2026 carries the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” reminding us that meaningful environmental change grows through everyday action and collective care.

4. Recently, the AI-powered satellite imaging system ‘Prajna’ developed by DRDO has been handed over to which ministry to strengthen internal security?
हाल ही में, DRDO द्वारा विकसित AI-संचालित उपग्रह इमेजिंग सिस्टम ‘प्रज्ञा’ (Prajna) को आंतरिक सुरक्षा मजबूत करने के लिए  किस मंत्रालय को सौंपा गया है?
Answer: – Ministry of Home Affairs / गृह मंत्रालय
Explanation: – DRDO develops AI-powered ‘Prajna’ satellite imaging system, handed over to MHA to boost India’s internal security. It enhances real-time monitoring, surveillance, and decision-making, aiding counter-terrorism and security operations nationwide.

5. Which premier Indian educational institution recently made history by introducing OmegaBall, a three-team football format, for the first time in India?
किस प्रमुख भारतीय शैक्षणिक संस्थान ने हाल ही में भारत में पहली बार तीन-टीम फुटबॉल प्रारूप ओमेगाबॉल पेश करके इतिहास रचा है?
Answer: – IIT Madras / आईआईटी मद्रास
Explanation: – IIT Madras introduces OmegaBall, an innovative three-team football format, marking its debut in India. The institute also proposes a national OmegaBall Club to promote the sport, highlighting its commitment to innovation beyond academics.

Today Current Affairs Quiz on India – 22 April

6. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of the Assam Ranji cricket team?
असम रणजी क्रिकेट टीम का नया मुख्य कोच किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
Answer: – Kiran Powar / किरण पोवार 
Explanation: – Former Mumbai, Baroda, and Assam first-class cricketer Kiran Powar has been appointed as the new head coach of the Assam senior men’s cricket team for the 2026–27 domestic season. The 50-year-old left-hander, who has coached Mumbai’s U-23 side, takes over the reins as head coach for his first independent senior-level assignment.

7. In recent news, the traditional ‘Suwori festival’, famous for friendly elephant contests, was celebrated in which state?
हाल ही में ख़बरों में रहा पारंपरिक सुवोरी महोत्सव, जो हाथियों की मैत्रीपूर्ण प्रतियोगिता के लिए प्रसिद्ध है, किस राज्य में मनाया गया?
Answer: – Assam / असम
Explanation: – The 114th edition of the Suwari Festival was celebrated with traditional fervour and large public participation in Boko on April 20, showcasing a blend of ritual observances, cultural performances and indigenous sporting events.

8.The Bombay High Court has directed the Central Government to take a decision by May 4 on conferring the Padma Vibhushan posthumously to which Indian athlete?
बंबई हाई कोर्ट ने केंद्र सरकार को 4 मई तक किस भारतीय एथलीट को मरणोपरांत पद्म विभूषण से सम्मानित करने के संबंध में फैसला लेने का निर्देश दिया है?
Answer: – Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (India’s first individual Olympic medalist) / खाशाबा दादासाहेब जाधव (भारत के पहले व्यक्तिगत ओलंपिक पदक विजेता)
Explanation: – Wrestler Khashaba Jadhav, who passed away in 1984, had won the bronze medal in the Helsinki Olympic Games held in 1952. He was awarded the Arjuna Award posthumously in 2001.

9. Who won the men’s title at the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour held in Chennai?
चेन्नई में आयोजित एचसीएल स्क्वैश पीएसए चैलेंजर टूर में पुरुष वर्ग का खिताब किसने जीता?
Answer: – Suraj Kumar Chand (India) / सूरज कुमार चंद (भारत)
Explanation: – Suraj Kumar Chand clinches PSA Challenger Tour title in Chennai. The rising squash player Suraj Kumar Chand clinches the Men’s Squash PSA Challenger Tour title, outclassing South Korea’s Jeongmin Ryu 3-0 in the summit clash.

10. Who won the women’s title at the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour held in Chennai?
चेन्नई में आयोजित एचसीएल स्क्वैश पीएसए चैलेंजर टूर में महिला वर्ग का खिताब किसने जीता?
Answer: –  Rouqaia Othman (Egypt) / रुकाया ओथमान (मिस्र)
Explanation: – India’s Suraj Kumar Chand and Egypt’s Rouqaia Othman won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, at the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour 2026 in Chennai.

11. By which year has India and South Korea set a target to increase their bilateral trade to $54 billion?
भारत और दक्षिण कोरिया ने किस वर्ष तक अपने द्विपक्षीय व्यापार को 54 अरब डॉलर तक बढ़ाने का लक्ष्य रखा है?
Answer: – 2030
Explanation: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced in New Delhi that the two countries would deepen ties across key sectors, including shipbuilding, defence, semiconductors, civil nuclear energy, AI, and critical minerals.

12. India and South Korea will organise the India-Korea Friendship Festival in which year?
भारत और दक्षिण कोरिया किस वर्ष भारत-कोरिया मैत्री महोत्सव का आयोजन करेंगे?
Answer: – 2028
Explanation: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in New Delhi, announced the India–South Korea Friendship Festival scheduled for 2028

13 . India’s ‘Prosperous Village Initiative’, recently nominated for the WSIS Awards 2026, is an initiative run by?हाल ही में WSIS पुरस्कार 2026 के लिए नामांकित भारत की समृद्ध ग्राम पहल किसके द्वारा संचालित एक पहल है?
Answer:-  Department of Telecommunications / दूरसंचार विभाग
Explanation: – Samriddh Gram: Integrated Phygital Service Delivery Model Enabled by BharatNet, an initiative of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, has been selected as a nominee for the prestigious WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Prizes 2026 under the Action Line AL C6: Enabling Environment category.

14 Who was awarded the ‘World Sportsman of the Year’ at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards 2026 held in Madrid?
मैड्रिड में आयोजित प्रतिष्ठित लॉरियस वर्ल्ड स्पोर्ट्स अवार्ड्स 2026 में किसे ‘वर्ल्ड स्पोर्ट्समैन ऑफ द ईयर’  का अवार्ड दिया गया?
Answer: – Carlos Alcaraz / कार्लोस अल्कराज
Explanation: – Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz was named the ‘World Sportsman of the Year’ at the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, held on April 20, 2026, at the Cibeles Palace in Madrid. The 22-year-old won the prestigious award for the first time after a dominant 2025 season where he won the French and U.S. Opens and finished as the year-end ATP world No. 1.

15. Who is going to replace Tim Cook as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. from September 1, 2026?
1 सितंबर, 2026 से Apple Inc. के अगले मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी (CEO) के रूप में टिम कुक की जगह कौन लेने वाला है?
Answer: –  John Ternus / जॉन टर्नस
Explanation: – Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple’s next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026.