Current Affairs January 2022 (Part 3)

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Current GK January 2022 Quiz
Question 1) Union Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh has inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in ______
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer – B) Telangana
Explanation:
Union Minister Shri Jitendra Singh has inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Telangana:
Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
Capital: Hyderabad
Chief minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao

Question 2) Losoong or Namsoong (Farmers’ Harvest) is annually celebrated across the Indian State of _______
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Gujarat
E) Assam
Answer – C) Sikkim
Explanation:
Losoong or Namsoong (Farmers’ Harvest) is annually celebrated across the Indian State of Sikkim.
Sikkim:
Capital: Gangtok
Governor: Ganga Prasad
Chief Minister: Prem Singh Tamang

Question 3) Which of the following won the SKOCH Award in silver category for its work towards combating Crime and Violence against Children?
A) Production Laboratories
B) Incubator Laboratories
C) Forensic Science Laboratory
D) Research & Development (R&D) Laboratories
E) Environmental laboratories
Answer – C) Forensic Science Laboratory
Explanation:
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) won the SKOCH Award in Silver category for its work towards combating Crime and Violence against Children.

Question 4) The government has signed a MoU with Singapore-based LNG Alliance Company for setting up the State’s first LNG Terminal in _____
A) Hyderabad
B) Mangaluru
C) Bengaluru
D) Mumbai
E) None of these
Answer – B) Mangaluru
Explanation:
The government has signed a MoU with Singapore-based LNG Alliance Company for setting up the State’s first LNG Terminal in Mangaluru. It will be set up in association with New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) with an investment of ₹2,250 crore.

Question 5) Which of the following celebrated its 75th Foundation Day?
A) International Organization for Standardization
B) Bureau of Indian Standards
C) American National Standards Institute
D) National Institute of Standards and Technology
E) None of these
Answer – B) Bureau of Indian Standards
Explanation:
The Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS), the National Standards Body of India under Department of Consumer affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution celebrated its 75^th Foundation Day.
Bureau of Indian Standards:
Director General : Pramod Kumar Tiwari
Founder: Parliament of India
Founded: 23 December 1986
Headquarters: Manak Bhawan, Old Delhi

Question 6) Who among the following was named the new Chairperson of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)?
A) Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai
B) TS Tirumurti
C) Elisenda Vives Balmaña
D) Ferit Hoxha
E) Sofiane Mimouni
Answer – B) TS Tirumurti
Explanation:
India’s permanent representative to the UN, TS Tirumurti was named as the new Chairperson of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee.

Question 7) Who among the following has been honored with the 1st-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology?
A) Vedant Sharmaa
B) JC Chaudhry
C) Rajat Nayar
D) Anupam V. Kapil
E) Pooja Bhatia
Answer – B) JC Chaudhry
Explanation:
JC Chaudhry, one of the top numerologists of India is honored with the first-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology by educating ancient science to around 6000 participants.

Question 8) Which of the following countries has become the 102nd country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A) New Zealand
B) Saint Kitts and Nevis
C) Antigua and Barbuda
D) France
E) Germany
Answer – C) Antigua and Barbuda
Explanation:
Antigua & Barbuda has become the 102nd country to join the International Solar Alliance(ISA).
Antigua and Barbuda:
Capital: Saint John’s
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar
Continent: North America
Prime minister: Gaston Browne

Question 9) The ______ and Akshaya Patra Foundation have partnered to enhance the PM POSHAN(Mid-Day Meal scheme) in the country.
A) Food and Agriculture Organization
B) UNICEF
C) World Food Programme
D) Save The Children
E) UNESCO
Answer – C) World Food Programme
Explanation:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Akshaya Patra Foundation have partnered to boost the PM POSHAN(Mid-Day Meal scheme) in the country.

Question 10) Who among the following has written a new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India”?
A) Aravind Adiga
B) Jayanta Ghosal
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Anukrti Upadhyay
E) Dhirendra K. Jha
Answer – E) Dhirendra K. Jha
Explanation:
Dhirendra K. Jha has written a new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India”

Question 11) Who among the following has written a new book titled “Mamata Beyond 2021”?
A) Aravind Adiga
B) Jayanta Ghosal
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Anukrti Upadhyay
E) Dhirendra K. Jha
Answer – B) Jayanta Ghosal
Explanation:
Jayanta Ghosal has written a new book titled “Mamata Beyond 2021”

Question 12) Who among the following has been re-appointed as the chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)?
A) Vedant Sharmaa
B) JC Chaudhry
C) Vijay Paul Sharma
D) Anupam V. Kapil
E) Pooja Bhatia
Answer – C) Vijay Paul Sharma
Explanation:
Vijay Paul Sharma has been re-appointed as the chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) by the centre.

Question 13) Who among the following is named as ambassador of the Internet panel on languages UASG?
A) Vedant Sharmaa
B) JC Chaudhry
C) Vijay Paul Sharma
D) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
E) Pooja Bhatia
Answer – D) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Explanation:
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder of Paytm is named as ambassador of the Internet panel on languages UASG (Universal Acceptance Steering Group)

Question 14) Which of the following words is the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2021 after surveying over 8000 children from across 85 schools in the UK?
A) Fear
B) Anxiety
C) Distress
D) Tension
E) Worry
Answer – B) Anxiety
Explanation:
“Anxiety” has been declared as the 2021 Oxford Children’s Word of the Year.

Question 15) Who among the following has been named as the new Chairman of IFFCO?
A) Dileep Sanghani
B) JC Chaudhry
C) Vijay Paul Sharma
D) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
E) Pooja Bhatia
Answer – A) Dileep Sanghani
Explanation:
Dileep Sanghani has been named as 17th Chairman of IFFCO(Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative).

Question 16) Who among the following has won the $1 million Genesis Prize for development of COVID-19 vaccine?
A) Albert Bourla
B) JC Chaudhry
C) Vijay Paul Sharma
D) Loretta V. Cangialosi
E) Pooja Bhatia
Answer – A) Albert Bourla
Explanation:
Albert Bourla, the chief of Pfizer has won the $1 million Genesis Prize for the development of COVID-19 vaccine.

Question 17) Who among the following has been named captain of the ICC’s men’s T20I team of the year for 2021?
A) Jos Butler
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Babar Azam
D) Vanindu Hasaranga
E) Mustafizur Rahman
Answer – C) Babar Azam
Explanation:
ICC Men’s T20I squad for 2021:
Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Babar Azam(C), Shaheen Shah Afridi – Pakistan
Jos Butler – England; David Miller, Tabrez Shamsi, Aiden Markram – South Africa
Vanindu Hasaranga – Sri Lanka; Mustafizur Rahman – Bangladesh; Michelle Marsh, Josh Hazlewood – Australia.

Question 18) The world’s largest national flag which is made from Khadi fabric was displayed at _______
A) Yousmarg
B) Sonamarg
C) Pahalgam
D) Gulmarg
E) Longewala
Answer – E) Longewala
Explanation:
The world’s largest national flag which is made from Khadi was displayed at the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Longewala to celebrate the 74^th “Army Day” on January 15, 2022.

Question 19) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has declared _____ as ‘National Startup Day’.
A) 22^nd January
B) 16^th January
C) 13^th January
D) 14^th January
E) 15^th January
Answer – B) 16^th January
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has declared 16th January as ‘National Start-up Day’.

Question 20) Our Indian “Army Day” is celebrated every year on _______
A) January 22
B) January 11
C) January 13
D) January 14
E) January 15
Answer – E) January 15
Explanation:
Our Indian “Army Day” is celebrated every year on 15^th January. 74^th Army Day was celebrated in 2022.

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