MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 27th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 27th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. India’s 1st Graphene Innovation Centre to be established at which state?
A. Kerala
B. Punjab
C. Odisha
D. Gujarat
2. Which bank conducts Overnight VRR auctions worth Rs. 75,000 crore?
A. SBI
B. HDFC Bank
C. YES Bank
D. RBI
3. Which country becomes the World’s Largest Exporter of ‘Cucumber’ & ‘Gherkins’?
A. France
B. Germany
C. India
D. Australia
4. World Bank has approved a loan of 1000 crore rupees for which state government?
A. Karnataka
B. West Bengal
C. Gujarat
D. Assam
5. Along with which country did India has launched Commemorative Logo marking the 30th anniversary of Diplomatic Ties?
A. China
B. Israel
C. Russia
C. Brazil
6. India Pays USD ____ Million in UN Regular Budget Assessments for 2022.
A. 27.7
B. 32.1
C. 29.9
D. 39.9
7. Which social media platform built World’s Fastest AI Supercomputer ‘RSC’?
A. Meta
B. Instagram
C. Twitter
D. Both a & b
8. Which bank Partners with Lendingkart Technologies to Offer MSME Loans?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. Bank of Karnataka
C. Bank of Maharashtra
D. None of the above
9. Who unveils the vision document for USD 300 bn Electronics Production in India?
A. Kiren Rijiju
B. Pralhad Joshi
C. Giriraj Singh
D. Ashwini Vaishnaw
10. Who has been honoured by the Assam government with the Assam Baibhav Award?
A. Azim Premji
B. Mukesh Ambani
C. Ratan Tata
D. Gautam Adani
11. Who won Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year?
A. Mithali Raj
B. Smriti Mandhana
C. Jhulan Goswami
D. Deepti Sharma
12. How many districts are newly added in Andhra Pradesh?
A. 10
B. 13
C. 20
D. 26
13. According to the 2021 edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index, India has ranked ____ in Transparency International.
A. 85th
B. 75th
C. 87th
D. 77th
14. Which of the following ministry has recently released a 5-year road map for the electronics sector?
A. Ministry of Tribals
B. Ministry of Education
C. Ministry of Railways
D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
15. How many gallantry awards and other military decorations have been approved by President Ram Nath Kovind on the 73rd Republic Day?
A. 184
B. 284
C. 384
D. 584
16. World Bank has recently approved a loan of 1000 crore rupees for which state government?
A. Government of Kerala
B. Gujarat government
C. Government of Maharashtra
D. Government of West Bengal
17. Which of the following government board has recently launched Spice Exchange Portal?
A. Indian Spices Board
B. Coffee Board of India
C. Agriculture Board of India
D. Tea Board of India
18. Which of the following telecom company has tied up with Finland’s Oulu University to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology?
A. Airtel
B. Vodafone
C. idea
D. Reliance Jio
ANSWERS
1. A
The Digital University Kerala (DUK) has announced a partnership with the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) in Thrissur, Kerala to establish India’s first Graphene Innovation Centre in Kerala. The project will also receive funding of Rs 86.41 crore from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to set up India’s first-ever Graphene Research and Development (R&D) incubator.
2. D
The Reserve Bank of India offered overnight liquidity to the banking system of India with Rs 75,000 crore against banks bid of around Rs 1.37 lakh crore through variable-rate repo (VRR) auction under liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and 25th January 2022 will be the date of reversal.
3. C
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that India has exported $114 million worth of Cucumber & Gherkins in April-October 2021 to become the World’s largest exporter of Cucumber and Gherkins. India crossed the export of worth $200 million of agricultural processed product, pickling gherkins, cucumber or cornichons. Gherkins are made of younger cucumbers which are smaller than typical cucumbers. India currently exports Gherkins to 20 countries, including the USA, France, Germany, Australia.
4. B
The Bank has approved a loan of around Rs 1,000 crore ($125 million) for the West Bengal government. The loan is being given mainly for several development projects related to social protection. These programmes focus on women, the elderly, tribals, people with disabilities, those from scheduled castes, and those who reside in disaster-prone coastal regions.
5. B
India and Israel have launched a commemorative logo to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The logo was unveiled virtually at an online event in the presence of Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon and Indian envoy to Israel, Sanjeev Singla.
6. C
India has paid USD 29,990,679 million in United Nations regular budget assessments for the year 2022. As of 21st January 2022, 24 Member States of the UN have paid their regular budget assessments in full. India has signed up to the 2022 Honour Roll of 24 Member States out of 193 Member States. India is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council whose 2-year term is set to end on 31st December 2022.
7. A
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the development of an AI (Artificial Intelligence) supercomputer i.e AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) to train machine learning systems across the company’s businesses. It will be the world’s fastest supercomputer once it is completed later in 2022.
8. C
Lendingkart Technologies Private Limited, a subsidiary of Lendingkart Finance, partnered with the Bank of Maharashtra to co-lend business loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at low rates. It aims to make economical credit available to MSME borrowers which are powered by the ‘zero touches’ technology platform Lendingkart ‘2gthr’.
9. D
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released a 5-year roadmap and Vision Document 2.0 for the electronics sector namely ‘USD 300 billion Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing & Exports by 2026’. Its first volume titled ‘Increasing India’s Electronics Exports and Share in GVCs’ was released in November 2021′.
10. C
The Assam government will confer the state’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on industrialist, philanthropist Ratan Tata. Ratan Tata will not be able to attend the event personally due to the Covid-19 situation and his representative will receive the award during a programme to be held in Guwahati.
11. B
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 2021 edition of ICC awards where India’s Smriti Mandhana (25) won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year. Pakistan’s wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan (29) was named ICC Men’s T20I (Twenty 20 International) Cricketer of the Year 2021 while England’s Tammy Beaumont (30) was named the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year.
12. B
The Andhra Pradesh government issued draft notifications for carving out 13 new districts out of the existing 13, taking the total to 26. The new districts are Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Manyam, Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Kona Seema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR district, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Prakasam, Nellore, Kurnool, Nandyal, Ananthapuram, Sri Satyasai district, Kadapa, Annamayya, Chittoor, and Sri Balaji.
13. A
According to the 2021 edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Berlin-based non-profit organisation Transparency International, India has ranked 85th on the index with a score of 40 and ranks 180 countries & territories based on their perceived levels of public sector corruption on a scale of zero to 100 (where 0 implies highly corrupt and 100 implies very clean).
14. D
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has recently released the 5 year road map for the electronics sector. According to which, by the year 2026, India will manufacture and export electronics equipment worth $ 300 billion.
15. C
On the 73rd Republic Day, President Ram Nath Kovind has recently approved 384 gallantry awards and other military decorations for the personnel of the security forces. Jammu and Kashmir Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Babu Ram has been awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously at the Republic Day parade.
16. D
The World Bank has recently approved a loan of Rs 1000 crore for the Government of West Bengal. Out of which Rs 400 crore will be used to implement the programs run by the state government. Weak and poor groups will be helped by this loan. Also the funds will be used to promote digital payments and financial inclusion.
17. A
Spices Board of India has recently launched Spice Exchange Portal. Which will act as a meeting point between Indian spice exporters and buyers across the globe. The platform has been launched by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
18. D
Reliance Jio has recently tied up with Olu University of Finland to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology. The two will collaborate on research and development of 3D-connected intelligence in space communications, holographic beamforming, cyber security, microelectronics and photonics.
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