Current Affairs Quiz of Jan 2022 for govt jobs

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Complete Current Affairs of Jan 2022

QN1: DRDO has selected which company for handing over the technology of border surveillance systems?

• A. Astra Microwave Products
• B. Sika Interplant systems
• C. Paras Defence & Space Technologies
• D. MTAR Technologies

QN2: Which Indian Forest Service officer has been appointed as the Director-General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?

• A. Ashok Bhushan
• B. J. K. Shivan
• C. Pankaj Jain
• D. Chandra Prakash Goyal

QN3: Aarti Krishnan, editorial advisor of Business Line, has been included as a member of which committee?

• A. IRDA
• B. SEBI
• C. NITI Aayog
• D. Planning Commission

QN4: The 46th GST Council meeting was called to discuss the GST rate on which sector?

• A. Textile
• B. Oil
• C. Health
• D. Electronics

QN5: China has claimed which Indian state as South Tibet?

• A. Uttarakhand
• B. Arunachal Pradesh
• C. Mizoram
• D. Sikkim

QN6: Which of the following state’s Chief Minister has launched ‘Kaushal Rozgar Nigam’ portal?

• A. Assam
• B. Rajasthan
• C. Haryana
• D. Bihar

QN7: Karnataka government has partnered with the NPCI & which bank to enable and implement the ‘e-RUPI’?

• A. Bank of Baroda
• B. State Bank of India
• C. IndusInd Bank
• D. Bandhan Bank

QN8: PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project, in which state?

• A. Maharashtra
• B. Uttar Pradesh
• C. Gujarat
• D. Himachal Pradesh

QN9: Which bank has announced the launch of ‘Green Fixed Deposits’?

• A. Axis Bank
• B. ICICI Bank
• C. HDFC Bank
• D. IndusInd Bank

QN10: Who is the author of the book titled-‘Dr V L Dutt: Glimpses of a Pioneer’s Life Journey’?

• A. Shantanu Gupta
• B. Rahul Rawail
• C. V L Indira Dutt
• D. SS Oberoi

QN11: Who has been named ‘Journalist of the Year’ in Redink Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2021?

• A. Saurabh Shukla
• B. Faye D’ Souza
• C. Danish Siddiqui
• D. Prem Shankar Jha

QN12: The President of which country Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has suspended Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robal from office?

• A. USA
• B. Maldives
• C. New Zealand
• D. Somalia

QN13: In which state the Central Government has approved to host the Khelo India Youth Games 2022-23?

• A. Kerala
• B. Haryana
• C. Madhya Pradesh
• D. Rajasthan

QN14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched blockchain-based digital degrees at which institute?

• A. IIT Roorkee
• B. IIT Bombay
• C. IIT Delhi
• D. IIT Kanpur

QN15: Which country has introduced the world’s first dual-mode vehicle?

• A. America
• B. Japan
• C. Germany
• D. Russia

QN16: Who has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat?

• A. Vikram Misri
• B. Rakesh Asthana
• C. Vivek Choudhary
• D. Shyam Prasad

QN17: PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in which city?

• A. Meerut
• B. Kanpur
• C. Ranchi
• D. Bhopal

QN18: Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank?

• A. Arun Kumar Mishra
• B. Soma Sankara Prasad
• C. Ramalingam Sudhakar
• D. M Venugopal

QN19: Khalid Hussain has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 in which language category?

• A. Hindi
• B. Kannada
• C. Punjabi
• D. Bengali

QN20: Which state has topped the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission?

• A. Tamil Nadu
• B. Telangana
• C. Haryana
• D. Karnataka

Gujarat

QN21: Which ITBP director-general will hold the additional charge of another border guarding force SSB?

• A. Umesh Agrawal
• B. Rohit Thakur
• C. Vipin Verma
• D. Sanjay Arora

QN22: Who has been named as one of the brand ambassadors for EaseMyTrip?

• A. Smriti Madhana
• B. Vijay Raaz
• C. Varun Sharma
• D. Both B and C

QN23: Which country has started the world’s longest metro line?

• A. Australia
• B. Japan
• C. America
• D. China

QN24: Which IIT has emerged as the best institute under the “CFTIs, Central University, & Institute of National Importance” category in the ARIIA 2021?

• A. IIT Madras
• B. IIT Guwahati
• C. IIT Delhi
• D. IIT Roorkee

QN25: The central government has approved the issuance of the 19th instalment of electoral bonds before the assembly elections in how many states?

• A. 3 states
• B. 7 states
• C. 4 states
• D. 5 states

QN26: Which state government has partnered with NPCI and SBI to implement “E-RUPI”?

• A. Gujarat government
• B. Government of Punjab
• C. Government of Karnataka
• D. Government of Kerala

QN27: For which language Sahitya Akademi has selected Daya Prakash Sinha for Sahitya Akademi Award 2021?

• A. Tamil
• B. Urdu
• C. Hindi
• D. English

QN28: Which country will be chairing the Counterterrorism Committee in January 2022?

• A. China
• B. Russia
• C. India
• D. USA

QN29: According to ICRA Ltd, what is the estimated GDP growth rate of India for the financial year 2022-2023?

• A. 10%
• B. 9%
• C. 8%
• D. 7%

QN30: Which of the following have bagged the national breed conservation award for 2021?

• A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
• B. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University
• C. IVRI Bareilly – Indian Veterinary Research Institute
• D. Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science

QN31: Which bank will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in IFSC Ltd?

• A. State Bank of India
• B. Canara Bank
• C. Bank of Baroda
• D. Punjab National Bank

QN32: Who has been re-appointed as MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited?

• A. Sanju Panda
• B. Sanju Rai
• C. Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan
• D. Sanju Sharma

QN33: The Indian Army has established the Quantum Lab at the MCTE, in Mhow in which city?

• A. Lucknow
• B. Indore
• C. Ranchi
• D. Varanasi

QN34: PM Modi laid the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in which state?

• A. Uttar Pradesh
• B. Uttarakhand
• C. West Bengal
• D. Bihar

QN35: Which country launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ to boost India’s Arctic Plans via Northern Sea Route?

• A. Russia
• B. USA
• C. China
• D. UK

QN36: The Houston COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax got DCGI approval for use in India. Who is the incumbent Drugs Controller General of India?

• A. K. K. Venugopal
• B. Amit Kumar
• C. Milon K. Banerji
• D. V. G. Somani

QN37: Who has assumed as the Director-General of the ICG?

• A. Virender Singh Pathania
• B. Virender Sharma Pathania
• C. Virender Kumar Pathania
• D. Virender Rai Pathania

QN38: Which of the following informed that 126 tigers have died in India in the year 2021?

• A. Ministry of Tribals
• B. UNESCO
• C. National Tiger Conservation Authority
• D. NITI Aayog

Kerala

QN39: Which state govt set to table bill to “free Hindu temples”?

• A. Maharastra
• B. Karnataka
• C. Uttar Pradesh
• D. Kerala

QN40: What is the theme of Global Family Day?

• A. Global Peaceful Day
• B. One Day in Peace
• C. Peaceful Day
• D. One Day in Harmony

QN41: Name the Director-General of ITBP, who has been given the additional charge of Sashastra Seema Bal, another Border Security Force?

• A. Sandeep Masha
• B. Vijay Singh
• C. Sanjay Arora
• D. Sanjay Mehta

QN42: Which bank has become the second-largest merchant-acquisition bank in PoS machines with over two lakh card-swiping machines installed?

• A. Yes Bank
• B. Axis Bank
• C. Indusland Bank
• D. Bank of Baroda

QN43: Which country carries out New Space Launch Amid Nuclear Talks?

• A. Pakistan
• B. Israel
• C. Iran
• D. North Korea

QN44: India send Covid 19 vaccines to which country through Iran?

• A. Afghanistan
• B. Tajikistan
• C. Uzbekistan
• D. Pakistan

QN45: Who has inaugurated the Bina (MP)-Panki (UP) multiproduct pipeline project?

• A. Hardeep Singh Puri
• B. Yogi Adityanath
• C. Narendra Modi
• D. Rajnath Singh

QN46: Konark Sun Temple’s Jagmohan to be opened after 118 years. It is in which state?

• A. Arunachal Pradesh
• B. Uttar Pradesh
• C. Odisha
• D. Gujarat

QN47: Which country has launched its first Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker in the series?

• A. Australia
• B. America
• C. Japan
• D. Russia

QN48: A controversy over Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue is in which place?

• A. Kolkatta
• B. Mumbai
• C. Goa
• D. Pune

QN49: Vasudevan PN has been re-appointed as MD and CEO of which bank?

• A. Yes Bank
• B. Punjab and Sind Bank
• C. Canara Bank
• D. Equitas Small Finance Bank

QN50: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of 23 projects worth 17,500 crore rupees in which city?

• A. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
• B. Jaipur, Rajasthan
• C. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• D. Haldwani, Uttarakhand

QN51: Which state has cut petrol price by 25 Rs for 2-wheelers?

• A. West Bengal
• B. Jharkhand
• C. Odisha
• D. Chhattisgarh

Aanchal Thakur

QN52: Which one institution was ranked 1st in the ARIIA 2021?

• A. IIT Delhi
• B. IIT Bombay
• C. IIT Kanpur
• D. IIT Madras

QN53: When will Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Manipur and Tripura?

• A. January 07
• B. January 06
• C. January 04
• D. January 05

QN54: Which organization celebrated its 64th foundation day on 1st January 2022?

• A. HAL
• B. NHPC
• C. ISRO
• D. DRDO

QN55: Where is Major Dhyan Chand Sports University situated in Uttar Pradesh?

• A. Greater Noida
• B. Meerut
• C. Lucknow
• D. Kanpur

QN56: Which nation won the U-19 Asia Cup 2021?

• A. India
• B. Sri Lanka
• C. South Africa
• D. Australia

QN57: Kalpana Chawla centre for research in space science & technology has been inaugurated in which university?

• A. Allahabad university
• B. Delhi university
• C. Chandigarh university
• D. Madras university

QN58: Who has been given the National Breed Conservation Award for 2021 by the All India Coordinated Research Project?

• A. Kerala University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
• B. Punjab Veterinary and Animal Science University
• C. Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
• D. Haryana Veterinary and Animal Science University

QN59: Who received the Sahitya Academy Awards 2021 in the English language?

• A. Namita Gokhale
• B. Anuradha Sarma
• C. Niranjan Hansda
• D. Sanjiv Verenkar

QN60: Which country has launched a 5-year plan to become the centre of world robotics innovation?

• A. South Africa
• B. China
• C. Russia
• D. America

QN61: Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament?

• A. Vikas Rawat
• B. Dinesh Sawant
• C. Anupam Ray
• D. Dinesh Sawant

QN62: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a nationwide 100-day reading campaign. What is the name of the campaign?

• A. Indian Paathshaala
• B. Bharat Paathshaala
• C. Padhe Bharat
• D. Padhe India

QN63: Which country assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee in 2022?

• A. Vietnam
• B. France
• C. Australia
• D. India

QN64: Abdalla Hamdok resigned as prime minister of which nation?

• A. Egypt
• B. Tanzania
• C. Sudan
• D. Yemen

QN65: Which state government has renamed Jawaharlal Nehru Road as ‘Narendra Modi Marg’?

• A. Arunachal Pradesh
• B. Sikkim
• C. Tripura
• D. Assam

QN66: Who has been honoured with “Bihar Vibhuti Samman”?

• A. Rohit Kumar
• B. Phagu Chauhan
• C. Nitish Kumar
• D. Arjun Swami

QN67: Which country has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months beginning January 2022?

• A. THE UK
• B. India
• C. France
• D. China

QN68: Which bank is being authorized by the Government of India to issue and encash Electoral Bonds?

• A. BOI
• B. SBI
• C. PNB
• D. BOB

QN69: Which railway station has been renamed as ‘Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station’ by the Uttar Pradesh government?

• A. Varanasi
• B. Agra
• C. Jhansi
• D. Aligarh

QN70: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 26th annual DITF on which day?

• A. January 01, 2022
• B. December 30, 2021
• C. December 31, 2021
• D. January 02, 2022

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QN71: SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd has partnered with which of the following company for card tokenisation?

• A. HDFC Bank
• B. Paytm
• C. Google Pay
• D. Mastercard

QN72: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of PGI Satellite Centre in which city?

• A. Meerut
• B. Ferozepur
• C. Bhopal
• D. Imphal

QN73: There was a massive fire at which nation’s Parliament?

• A. Israel
• B. Japan
• C. South Africa
• D. Russia

QN74: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit which state on January 5th?

• A. Punjab
• B. Uttar Pradesh
• C. Goa
• D. Gujarat

QN75: Cricket all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket for which of the following countries?

• A. West Indies
• B. Afghanistan
• C. South Africa
• D. Pakistan

QN76: What is the deadline for KYC updation for bank accounts, as per the recent notification of RBI?

• A. January 31, 2022
• B. June 30, 2022
• C. March 31, 2022
• D. September 30, 2022

QN77: IRDAI has selected 3 of its insurers as D-SIIs for 2022-22. Identify which of the given insurer is not among them?

• A. United India Insurance
• B. Life Insurance Corporation of India
• C. General Insurance Corporation of India
• D. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd

QN78: Which is India’s first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein sub-unit vaccine for COVID-19?

• A. NOVAVAX
• B. CORBEVAXTM
• C. SEROVAXTM
• D. DIVIVAX

QN79: What is the upper limit per transaction fixed by RBI for small value digital transactions in offline mode?

• A. Rs 100
• B. Rs 300
• C. Rs 200
• D. Rs 400

QN80: The GST Council has decided to defer the increase in GST Rate on which product?

• A. Automobile
• B. Textile
• C. Mobile Phones
• D. Cotton

QN81: Who has been appointed as the ‘officer on special duty’ in Punjab National Bank?

• A. Atul Kumar Goel
• B. A.S. Rajeev
• C. Shanti Lal Jain
• D. Mallikarjuna Rao

QN82: Name the winner of the RedInk Award for ‘Journalist of the Year’ 2020?

• A. Rana Ayyub
• B. Rohit Sardana
• C. Danish Siddiqui
• D. Arfa Khanum Sherwani

QN83: Which state government slashed Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor?

• A. Odisha
• B. Jharkhand
• C. Tamil Nadu
• D. Kerala

QN84: What per cent stake will be acquired by NTPC in Power Exchange of India Ltd?

• A. 5%
• B. 3%
• C. 4%
• D. 6%

QN85: New Covid-19 variant IHU has been detected in which country?

• A. France
• B. Spain
• C. Germany
• D. Denmark

QN86: Which day is commemorated as World Braille Day annually around the world?

• A. January 02
• B. January 01
• C. January 04
• D. January 03

QN87: Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to the South Pole?

• A. Srishti Bandla
• B. Sneha Sharma
• C. Sunita Williams
• D. Harpreet Chandi

QN88: Which state is the worst hit in terms of the number of Omicron cases?

• A. Kerala
• B. Delhi
• C. Karnataka
• D. Maharashtra

QN89: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board?

• A. Vinay Kumar Tripathi
• B. Naresh Salecha
• C. Sanjeev Mittal
• D. Ravinder Gupta

Nirmala Sitharaman

QN90: Which platform launched the Unified Presentment Management System?

• A. Bharat BillPay
• B. Google Pay
• C. Phone Pe
• D. Amazon Pay

QN91: Fimbristylis sunilii, seen in the news, is a new plant species discovered from which place?

• A. Eastern Ghats regions in Odisha
• B. North Eastern Himalayan regions in Sikkim
• C. Western Ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram
• D. None of the above

QN92: Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal lays the foundation stone for Heartfulness International Yoga academy at which place?

• A. Hyderabad
• B. Mumbai
• C. Jaipur
• D. Nasik

QN93: Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Web Portal for PM’s Excellence Award, says prize money doubled. What is the new Prize money for PM’s Excellence Award?

• A. 10 Lakh
• B. 5 Lakh
• C. 50 Lakh
• D. 20 Lakh

QN94: What is the Current Account Balance of India, in the second quarter ended September 2021?

• A. $ 0.6 billion surplus
• B. $ 9.6 billion surplus
• C. $ 9.6 billion deficit
• D. $ 0.6 billion deficit

QN95: Which state has got the first place in the list of open defecation free villages?

• A. Telangana
• B. Tamil Nadu
• C. Kerala
• D. Assam

QN96: ‘SMILE’ scheme is to be implemented by which Union Ministry?

• A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
• B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
• C. Ministry of Education
• D. Ministry of Rural Development

QN97: Who has been appointed as the head of ONGC, making her the first woman to head ONGC?

• A. Ankita Ahuja
• B. Ritu Kumar
• C. Alka Mittal
• D. Anamika Malhotra

QN98: Which state’s High Court has become the country’s first paperless court?

• A. Karnataka
• B. Kerala
• C. Tamil Nadu
• D. Telangana

QN99: Which Union Ministry has set up six Task Forces on 6 G technology?

• A. Ministry of Communication
• B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry