MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 29th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 28th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Which ministry has released the comic book titled ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes’?
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Ministry of Culture
2. Air India has been acquired by Tata Sons for what deal price?
(a) Rs 12,000 crore
(b) Rs 14,000 crore
(c) Rs 16,000 crore
(d) Rs 18,000 crore
3. Anil Awachat was the author of which language?
(a) Marathi
(b) Gujarati
(c) Telugu
(d) Malayalam
4. Former Indian Team Captain Charanjit Singh was related to which sports?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Volleyball
5. India has paid__________ in UN regular budget assessments for the year 2022.
(a) USD 39.9 million
(b) USD 29.9 million
(c) USD 50.9 million
(d) USD 19.9 million
6. Which of the following states will establish the first graphene innovation center in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Odisha
(c) Goa
(d) Kerala
7. In which year was the National Common Mobility Card introduced in India?
(a) 2020
(b) 2021
(c) 2018
(d) 2019
8. Which of the following Indian classical dance is associated with late Milena Salvini of France?
(a) Odissi
(b) Sattriya
(c) Kathakali
(d) Bharatanatyam
9. Which of the following state/ UT Police has bagged 115 Police Medals for Gallantry, out of a total of 189 awarded this year?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Assam
(d) Uttarkhand
10. ____________ has been given the prestigious TX2 award after its tiger numbers doubled to 80 since 2010.
(a) Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
(b) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
(c) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
(d) Nameri Tiger Reserve
11. The Drug Controller General of India has recently approved the trial of which company’s nasal vaccine?
(a) Serum Institute
(b) Bharat Biotech
(c) Pfizer
(d) Johnson & Johnson
12. Who among the following has recently launched a new app named “Digital Parliament”?
(a) Education Commission
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Lok Sabha Secretariat
(d) Election Commission
13. Which United Nations agency has included Nordic “clinker boats” in its heritage list in December 2021?
(a) UNESCO
(b) United Nations Children’s Fund
(c) International Atomic Energy Agency
(d) International Economic Fund
14. Which state government has announced to bring an ordinance to weaken the powers of Lokayukta?
(a) Government of Punjab
(b) Gujarat government
(c) Government of Maharashtra
(d) Government of Kerala
15. Which of the following bank has launched fitness watch debit card in tie-up with smart-tech-enabled preventive healthcare platform GOQii?
(a) Bank of India
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) Yes Bank
(d) City Union Bank
16. The Government of India has officially handed over Air India to whom?
(a) Reliance Group
(b) Adani Group
(c) HDFC Group
(d) Tata Group
17. The famous former captain of which of the following sports Charanjit Singh has passed away recently at the age of 90?
(a) cricket
(b) hockey
(c) golf
(d) badminton
18. In which of these country-born French famous Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini has passed away recently?
(a) Iran
(b) Germany
(c) Australia
(d) Italy
ANSWERS
1. D
Union Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi has released a pictorial comic book titled ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes’, as a tribute to the forgotten women freedom fighters of the country.
2. D
The Government of India officially handed over India’s flag carrier, Air India to Talace Private Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Group, on January 27, 2022, almost 69 years after acquiring the conglomerate. The total value of the deal is Rs 18,000 crore (US$2.4 billion).
3. A
Renowned Marathi author and social activist Anil Awachat has passed away.
4. B
The former Hockey mid-fielder Charanjit Singh has passed away at his residence in Una, Himachal Pradesh, after suffering a cardiac arrest and prolonged age-related illnesses.
5. B
India has paid USD 29.9 million in UN regular budget assessments for the year 2022. As of January 21, 2022, 24 Member States have paid their regular budget assessments in full. India is currently a non-permanent member of the 15-nation Security Council and its two-year term will end on December 31, 2022.
6. D
India’s first innovation centre for graphene will be set up in Kerala by the Digital University Kerala (DUK), along with the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) in Thrissur, for Rs 86.41 crore.
7. D
The National Common Mobility Card was developed by India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in early 2019.
8. C
Noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini of France passed away. Italian-born Salvini was a regular visitor to India, especially Kerala where she learnt Kathakali, and ran ‘Centre Mandapa’, a school for Indian dance forms, in Paris.
9. B
Jammu and Kashmir Police bagged 115 Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG), out of a total of 189 awarded this year. They more than doubled their last year’s tally of 52 PMGs. J&K Police won awards for conducting several counter-insurgency operations in 2019-20. No one has been given the top category president’s police medal for gallantry (PPMG) this time.
10. C
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (Erode district, Tamil Nadu) has been given the prestigious TX2 award after its tiger numbers doubled to 80 since 2010.
11. B
The Drug Controller General of India has recently approved the trial of Bharat Biotech’s nasal vaccine. But its trial will be done on 900 people at present. This will be the trial of the third dose of this vaccine. Bharat Biotech is the second company to submit applications for the Phase III trial of the third dose.
12. C
Lok Sabha Secretariat has recently launched a new app called “Digital Parliament” for the people to know about the proceedings of Parliament and their MPs. This app is available on both Android and iOS platforms. It carries all the major content of the Interconnected Portal of the Indian Parliament.
13. A
Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway jointly demanded after the United Nations agency “UNESCO recently announced Nordic” clinker in December 2021 boats” in its heritage list. The word “clinker” refers to the way wooden boards were fastened together.
14. D
The Government of Kerala has recently announced to bring an ordinance to amend the “Kerala Lokayukta Act” to dilute the Lokayukta powers. According to this proposed amendment, the Lokayukta will only have the power to make recommendations or send reports to the government.
15. D
City Union Bank has recently launched the Fitness Watch Debit Card in association with smart-tech-enabled preventive healthcare platform GOQii and in a tie-up operated by National Payments Corporation of India. For payments above Rs 5,000 with the Fitness Watch Debit Card, customers need to tap and enter their PIN.
16. D
The Government of India has officially handed over Air India, the flag carrier of India, to the Tata Group. The total value of this deal is Rs 18,000 crore. Air India’s strategic disinvestment transaction includes transfer of 100 per cent stake in Air India to Tata Sons along with management control.
17. B
Former hockey captain Charanjit Singh has passed away recently at the age of 90. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was also a member of the Indian team that won the Silver Medal in the 1960 Games and the Asian Games in Jakarta in 1962.
18. D
Italy-born famous French Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini has passed away recently. He went to Kerala, India where he learned Kathakali and ran a school for Indian dance styles “Center Mandap” in Paris. Milena Salvini was awarded the Padma Shri award in the year 2019 for her contribution to the field of performing arts.
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