MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 19th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 19th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. How many startups have been declared the winners of National Startup Awards 2021?
(a) 46
(b) 52
(c) 75
(d) 61
2. What is the theme of the digital WEF’s Davos Agenda 2022 Summit?
(a) Redefining capitalism
(b) The Great Reset
(c) The State of the World
(d) Working Together, Restoring Trust
3. Name the Indian participant who has been felicitated with Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022 pageant.
(a) Shipra Sharma
(b) Navdeep Kaur
(c) Aditi Vatsyayana
(d) Jaspreet Kaur
4. Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi who has passed away at the age of 88 was a social activist from which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
5. Name the player who beat Andy Murray to lift men’s single title at Sydney Tennis Classic 2022 final.
(a) Aslan Karatsev
(b) Andrey Rublev
(c) Denis Shapovalov
(d) Sebastian Korda
6. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who died recently, was the former President of which country?
(a) Senegal
(b) Zambia
(c) Mali
(d) Nigeria
7. Who is the winner of the Mrs World 2022 beauty pageant?
(a) Debanjali Kamstra
(b) Jaclyn Stapp
(c) Kate Schneider
(d) Shaylyn Ford
8. Which of the following organization has recently released “Inequality Kills” report?
(a) Oxfam India
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) Amnesty International
(d) UNICEF
9. Name the Lavni artist who has won gold medal at the International Folk Art Festival in Dubai.
(a) Ridhima Pandey
(b) Divya Hegde
(c) Anukrti Upadhyay
(d) Sumit Bhale
10. Toshiki Kaifu passed away recently. He was the former Prime Minister of which country?
(a) South Korea
(b) Japan
(c) Vietnam
(d) Malaysia
11. Under SpaceX’s Transporter-3 Mission, which of the following African nation has launched its first ‘made In Africa’ Satellites?
(a) Ghana
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Morocco
(d) South Africa
12. Recently, which edition of women National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 has inaugurated at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh?
(a) 10th
(b) 11th
(c) 4th
(d) 9th
13. Who is the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter?
(a) Maya Angelou
(b) Madam C.J. Walke
(c) Margaret S. Collins
(d) Patricia S. Cowings
14. Who has launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 virtually?
(a) Jitendra Singh
(b) Subhas Sarkar
(c) Rao Inderjit Singh
(d) Shripad Yesso Naik
15. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council?
(a) Saurabh Singh
(b) Roshan Sharma
(c) Vimal Saxsena
(d) Narendra Kumar Goenka
16. The bilateral trade between India and China in 2021 ……………. from that of last year (2020).
(a) Increased
(b) Decreased
(c) Remained Same
(d) None of the above
17. ‘Rojgar Mission’ is the recent initiative of which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Punjab
(d) Assam
18. Pandit Birju Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with which dance?
(a) Kathak
(b) Bharatanatyam
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Mohini Aattam
19. As per Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV), who can set up a Public Charging Station (PCS)?
(a) DISCOMs
(b) Individuals
(c) Ministry of Power
(d) State Governments
20. India’s Commemorative postal stamp on Covid-19 vaccination features which vaccine?
(a) Covishield
(b) Covaxin
(b) COVOVAX
(d) ZyCoV-D
ANSWERS
1. A
A total of 46 Startups have been recognized as winners of National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator, by the Government of India on January 16, 2022.
2. C
India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Davos Agenda Summit 2022, through video-conferencing on January 17, 2022.The “Davos Agenda 2022” summit is being held digitally from January 17 to January 21, 2022, due to the Covid-19 pandemic..The theme of the event is “The State of the World.”
3. B
India’s Navdeep Kaur has won the award for the Best National Costume at the prestigious Mrs World 2022 pageant in Nevada, Las Vegas.
4. D
Odisha-based social worker and Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi, who was remembered as the voice of the poor, has passed away. She was 88.
5. A
In tennis, Aslan Karatsev defeated Andy Murray by 6-3, 6-3, to win men’s single title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title.
6. C
The former President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was ousted in a military coup, has passed away. He was 76.
7. D
Meanwhile, Mrs America, Shaylyn Ford, was crowned as ‘Mrs World 2022’. Mrs Jordan, Jaclyn Stapp and Mrs UAE, Debanjali Kamstra, were declared as the runner ups, respectively.
8. A
According to Oxfam India “Inequality Kills” report, wealth of India’s richest families reached to a record high in 2021.
9. D
A young Lavni artist from Maharashtra, Sumit Bhale of Fulbari taluka has won a gold medal at the International Folk Art Festival in Dubai.
10. B
The former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu passed away at the age of 91 years in Japan. He served as the PM from 1989 to 1991.
11. D
South Africa has launched its first satellite constellation developed entirely in the continent of Africa. Three locally produced nanosatellites, which made up the country’s first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation, were launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States, as part of American aerospace company SpaceX’s Transporter-3 mission.
12. D
In Himachal Pradesh, the 9th women National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 was inaugurated at Ice Skating Rink, Kaza in Lahaul Spiti district.
13. A
The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou – the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter.
14. B
Minister of State for Education, Subhas Sarkar has launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 virtually.
15. D
Narendra Kumar Goenka has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC.
16. A
Two way trade between India and China in 2021 stood at USD 125.66 billion, at an increase of 43.3% from 2020 when bilateral trade was worth USD 87.6 billion.
In 2021, China’s exports to India were $97.52 billion, up 46.2%, while China imported USD 28.14 billion worth of goods from India, up 34.2%. Trade deficit between the two countries was in the favour of China at USD 69 billion.
17. B
The Chhattisgarh government has decided to set up an employment mission headed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
The Chhattisgarh Rojgar Mission will have chief secretary and principal secretary as the Vice Chairman and CEO respectively. It aims to create around 15 lakh job opportunities in the state in the next five years, by leveraging expertise of premiere institutions such as IITs and IIMs.
18. A
Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away recently at the age of 83. He is also known as Panditji and Maharaj-ji by his disciples.
He is regarded as one of India’s best known artistes. He was awarded the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in 1964 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1986. He was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Choreography.
19. B
The Union Ministry of Power promulgated the revised Guidelines & Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV).
As per the guidelines, any individual/entity is free to set up Public charging stations without the requirement of a licence provided that, such stations meet the technical, safety standards and protocols.
20. B
India released a commemorative postal stamp on Covid-19 vaccination to mark the first anniversary of the country’s national immunization programme.
The stamp shows a health worker inoculating a senior citizen with Covaxin. Within a span of one year, India has administered more than 156 crore doses. Covaxin was developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Connect with us on Social Media | |
 | Facebook Page |
 | Facebook Group |
 | |
 | Youtube Channel |
 | Telegram Channel |
Bidyasagar Classes Address
Plot No-N-6-325, Biju Patnaik College Road, Infront of SBI, Jayadev Vihar, Bhubaneswar
Website: www.bidyasagar.com
Opening and closing hours: Monday to Sunday :7AM-9PM
e-Mail : bidyasagar.classes@gmail.com
Contact No. : 8917265768; 9337421183, 8093021183
