MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 20th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 20th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Which player has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the year 2021?
(a) Robert Lewandowski
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Karim Benzema
2. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is celebrating which edition of its Raising Day on January 19, 2022?
(a) 21st
(b) 17th
(c) 14th
(d) 19th
3. Which telecom enterprise in India has become the first in the industry to go live with UPI AUTOPAY?
(a) PhonePe
(b) Paytm
(c) Jio
(d) Freecharge
4. What was the profession of Narayan Debnath who has passed away recently?
(a) Comic artist
(b) Singer
(c) Politician
(d) Filmmaker
5. The famous Indian tigress popularly known as ‘Collarwali’ recently passed away at which Tiger Reserve?
(a) Rajaji Tiger Reserve
(b) Kanha Tiger Reserve
(c) Corbett Tiger Reserve
(d) Pench Tiger Reserve
6. ‘ClickPay’ is a facility launched by which company for its customers to pay recurring online bills easily and conveniently?
(a) Freecharge
(b) PhonePe
(c) MobiKwik
(d) Paytm
7. Toshiki Kaifu who has passed away recently was a _________.
(a) Entrepreneur
(b) Political leader
(c) Sportsperson
(d) Economist
8. Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ has been formally opened to traffic for the first time on 16th January, 2022. Infinity Bridge is located in _________.
(a) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(b) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(c) Dubai, UAE
(d) Riffa, Bahrain
9. Which bank along with CRMNEXT Solution has won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(c) Yes Bank
(d) Axis Bank
10. Which Indian Naval Ship has participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise held between Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) INS Kadmatt
(b) INS Virat
(c) INS Airavat
(d) INS Kamorta
11. Which country will host the 2022 AFC Women’s football Asian Cup?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
12. Who is the author of the new biography titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist”?
(a) Rahul Rawail
(b) Chandrachur Ghose
(c) Dinyar Patel
(d) Gautam Chintamani
13. The Best FIFA Women’s Player of the year 2021 has been won by_________.
(a) Jennifer Hermoso
(b) Sandra Panos
(c) Alexia Putellas
(d) Irene Paredes
14. Savoli Mitra, a theatre personality who passed away recently, hails from which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal
15. Who was elected president of the European Union’s parliament?
(a) David Sassoli
(b) Roberta Metsola
(c) Biljana Borzan
(d) Ivana Maletic
16. Which of these organizations has recently released “World Employment and Social Outlook Report”?
(a) International Trade Organization
(b) International Labor Organization
(c) International Organization of Education
(d) International Science Organization
17. Which of the following government has recently started an awareness campaign on the cultivation of aromatic plants?
(a) Government of Maharashtra
(b) Government of Kerala
(c) Gujarat government
(d) Government of Jammu and Kashmir
18. Which of the following telecom company has become the first telecom company to launch UPI autopay?
(a) Airtel
(b) Vodafone
(c) idea
(d) Reliance Jio
19. Which player has been honored with the Best FIFA Men’s Player award at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2021?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Robert Lewandowski
(c) Eduard Mendy
(d) Thomas Tuchel
20. Which state’s Lavani artist Sumit Bhale has won the Gold Medal at the International Folk Art Festival in Dubai?
(a) Kerala
(b) Gujarat
(c) Bihar
(d) Maharashtra
ANSWERS
1. A
Robert Lewandowski has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award for the second year running.
2. B
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrates its Raising Day every year on January 19, since it came into existence on January 19, 2006. In 2022, the NDRF is observing its 17th Raising Day.
3. C
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Jio have announced that UPI AUTOPAY has now been introduced for the telecom industry with Jio. Jio’s integration with UPI AUTOPAY has made it the first player in the telecom industry to go live with the unique e-mandate feature that was launched by NPCI.
4. A
Legendary Bengali comics artist, writer and illustrator, Narayan Debnath, has passed away after prolonged illness.
5. D
India’s “Supermom” tigress, popularly known as ‘Collarwali’, has passed away at Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh, due to old-age.
6. C
MobiKwik has launched a new facility ‘ClickPay’ to enable its customers pay recurring online bills, such as mobile, gas, water, electricity, DTH, insurance, and loan EMIs, with ease by eliminating the need to remember individual bill details and due dates.
7. B
The former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu has passed away. He was 91.
8. C
Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been formally opened to traffic for the first time.
9. D
Axis Bank & CRMNEXT Solution won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021 for the “Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System Implementation”.
10. A
The Indian side was represented by Indian Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik and INS Kadmatt while JMSDF Ships Uraga and Hirado the participated from Japanese side.
11. D
India is all set to host AFC Women’s football Asian Cup India 2022 from 20th January 2022 in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Pune.
12. B
A new biography titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist” authored by Chandrachur Ghose will be released in February 2022.
13. C
The Best FIFA Women’s Player of the year 2021 has been won by Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain).
14. D
Renowned Bengali theatre personality Saoli Mitra has passed away. She had acted in Ritwik Ghatak’s avant garde film Jukti Takko aar Gappo in 1974.
15. B
Roberta Metsola, a Christian Democrat from Malta, was elected president of the European Union’s parliament. Her election comes a week after the shock death of outgoing parliament president David Sassoli, who was due to step down as part of a power-sharing pact.
16. B
International Labor Organization has recently released “World Employment and Social Outlook Report”. According to which, global unemployment is estimated to be 207 million in 2022. Which is about 21 million more than the year 2019.
17. D
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has recently started an awareness campaign for the growers regarding the cultivation, processing of aromatic plants in Jammu and Kashmir. The objective of this campaign is to create awareness to involve the youth in the cultivation of aromatic plants. With the help of these plants, growers and young entrepreneurs can set up their units.
18. D
National Payments Corporation of India and Reliance Jio Company have announced. With this, Reliance Jio has become the first telecom company to start UPI Autopay. Jio’s integration with UPI Autopay has made it the first player in the telecom industry to go live with the unique e-mandate feature launched by NPCI.
19. B
Robert Lewandowski has been honored with the Best FIFA Men’s Player award at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 at the recent ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland while Alexia Putelas has been honored with the Best FIFA Female Player Award.
20. D
Lavani artist Sumit Bhale from Maharashtra has won the Gold Medal at the International Folk Art Festival in Dubai. This Lavani is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra and is a combination of traditional song and dance.
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