MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 30th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 30th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Who has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Government of India?
(a) VK Ramaswamy
(b) V Anantha Nageswaran
(c) Kaushik Basu
(d) Shankar Acharya
2. India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated at which place?
(a) Gandhinagar
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Gurugram
(d) Mumbai
3. The overall global gold demand in 2021 was recorded at what value as per the data by World Gold Council?
(a) 4,021.3 tonnes
(b) 3,658.8 tonnes
(c) 5,051.5 tonnes
(d) 3,749.2 tonnes
4. What is the name of the official mobile app of the Parliament of India, recently launched by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla?
(a) Digital Parliament App
(b) Digital House App
(c) Digital Diet App
(d) Digital Sansad App
5. The world’s largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which country?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Germany
(c) New Zealand
(d) The Netherlands
6. Which tech giant has partnered with Bharti Airtel to invest USD 1 billion to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem?
(a) Apple
(b) Google
(c) Microsoft
(d) Amazon
7. Which entity has partnered with NPCI to enable Indian customers with an active UPI ID to receive real-time, international payments?
(a) Western Union
(b) Small World
(c) Transfast
(d) TerraPay
8. The India-Central Asia Summit 2022 coincided with which anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries?
(a) 30th
(b) 25th
(c) 50th
(d) 45th
9. Who is the author of the new book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence”?
(a) Roald Dahl
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) JK Rowling
10. Data Privacy Day is celebrated on ________________ every year, with the objective of spreading awareness on Privacy.
(a) 27 January
(b) 28 January
(c) 29 January
(d) 30 January
11. Who has recently been appointed by the Central Government as the country’s new Chief Economic Adviser?
(a) Ranjana Gogoi
(b) Dr. V Ananth Nageswaran
(c) Harsha Vardhana
(d) none of these
12. Researchers from which of the following institutes have discovered a new technique for the detection of oral cancer?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences
(c) IIT Mumbai
(d) IIT Chennai
13. Social activist and famous writer of which language “Anil Avchat” has passed away recently?
(a) Urdu
(b) Tamil
(c) Telugu
(d) Marathi
14. Which former Finance Secretary of India, Subhash Chandra Garg has recently announced his first book titled “The $10 Trillion Dream”?
(a) Bimal Jalan
(b) Arvind Mayaram
(c) Subhash Chandra Garg
(d) RP Wattle
15. Bharti Airtel and which company have announced a partnership agreement to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem?
(a) Facebook
(b) Google
(c) Microsoft
(d) Twitter
16. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently hosted which India-Central Asia summit through the virtual platform?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
17. Which of the following oil refining and fuel marketing companies has named Pushp Kumar Joshi as the new Chairman and Managing Director?
(a) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
(b) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
(c) Indian Oil Petroleum Corporation Limited
(d) ONGC
ANSWERS
1. B
V Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Government of India. This post was lying vacant since December 17, 2021, when KV Subramanian left the office.
2. C
India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated in Sector 52 of Gurugram at Delhi-Jaipur National Highway.
3. A
The World Gold Council (WGC) in its ‘Gold Demand Trends 2021’ Report has informed that the global gold demand rose 10 percent in 2021 to 4,021.3 tonnes.
4. D
The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched the official mobile application of the Parliament named ‘Digital Sansad App’, to allow citizens to access live proceedings of the House, including the Union Budget 2022 live.
5. D
The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
6. B
Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a long-term partnership agreement on January 28, 2022 to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. Under the deal, Google will invest USD 1 billion in Airtel.
7. D
TerraPay (a leading global payments infrastructure company) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) that will allow Indian customers with an active UPI ID to receive real-time, international payments into their bank accounts via TerraPay’s secure payments technology.
8. A
The first India-Central Asia Summit coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.
9. B
A new book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence” authored by Ruskin Bond was released on 26th January 2022, marking 75 years of India’s Independence.
10. B
Data Privacy Day is celebrated on January 28, every year, with the objective of spreading awareness on Privacy.
11. B
The Central Government has recently appointed Dr. V Ananth Nageswaran as the new Chief Economic Adviser. He has replaced KV Subramaniam. He left the post of Chief Economic Adviser in December 2021 after completing his 3-year term.
12. B
Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences located in West Bengal have recently developed a new technique for the detection of oral cancer. is searched. It is able to differentiate between cancer stages and pre-cancerous stages.
13. D
Eminent Marathi writer and social activist “Anil Avchat” has passed away recently. He was the founder of a de-addiction center called Muktangan Rehabilitation Center in Pune in the year 1986. He has written many famous Marathi book “Manasam”, Swat Vishi, “Gard”, “Karyat”, “Karmagna” and “Kutuhalapoti”.
14. C
Former Finance Secretary of India Subhash Chandra Garg has recently announced his first book titled “The $10 Trillion Dream”. Which will be published by the end of February 2022. The new book explores the critical policy issues India is facing today.
15. B
Bharti Airtel and Google have recently announced a partnership agreement to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. Under which Google will invest USD 1 billion in Airtel. The present CEO of Bharti Airtel is Gopal Vittal. Also the founder of Bharti Airtel is Sunil Bharti Mittal.
16. A
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has recently hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit through a virtual platform. Presidents of five Central Asian countries have participated in this India-Central Asia Summit. There are 5 recognized countries in the Central Asian region.
17. A
India’s third largest oil refining and fuel marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited recently named Pushp Kumar Joshi as the new Chairman and Managing Director Is. He will succeed Mukesh Kumar Surana, who is retiring on April 30 this year.
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