MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 8th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 8th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Name the Indian who has been given the charge as Chair of UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.
(a) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(b) Vikas Swarup
(c) T S Tirumurti
(d) Syed Akbaruddin
2. Which of these companies has recently invested USD 200 million in delivery plaform Dunzo to acquire its 25.8% stake?
(a) DMart
(b) Future Group
(c) Bigbasket
(d) Reliance Retail
3. The Ramnath Goenka Awards are presented annually in India for excellence in which field?
(a) Science & Technology
(b) Literature
(c) Sports
(d) Journalism
4. Govt re-appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as CACP Chairman. CACP is an acronym for:
(a) Council for Agricultural Costs & Prices
(b) Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices
(c) Corporation for Agricultural Costs & Prices
(d) Controller for Agricultural Costs & Prices
5. The Power Ministry successfully completed _______ years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
6. State-owned Bank of Baroda has signed cricketer_______ as its brand endorser.
(a) Shafali Verma
(b) Harmanpreet Kaur
(c) Mithali Raj
(d) Smriti Mandhana
7. Which bank has won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best Automation under ‘Crisis for Business Continuity’?
(a) Karur Vysya Bank
(b) South Indian Bank
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
8. Who among the following is the author of the new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”?
(a) Rahul Rawail
(b) SS Oberoi
(c) Shantanu Gupta
(d) Jayanta Ghosal
9. Who among the following has achieved the first-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology and the first world record of 2022?
(a) JC Chaudhry
(b) Bharat Pannu
(c) Renjith Kumar
(d) Viral Desai
10. Which country has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as the 102nd member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement?
(a) Tunisia
(b) Antigua and Barbuda
(c) Sweden
(d) United States of America
11. The Reserve Bank of India stated that the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of Payment System Operator(s) __________has been cancelled.
(a) Muthoot Vehicle and Asset Finance Limited
(b) Eko India Financial Services Ltd
(c) Acko India Financial Services Ltd
(d) Both a and b
12. United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in India, has partnered with The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) to enhance the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) scheme. Where is the headquarters of UNWFP?
(a) Amsterdam, Netherland
(b) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
(c) Glasgow, Scotland
(d) Rome, Italy
13. Which state has been launched “Student Start-ups and Innovation Policy 2.0 (SSIP-2.0)” for the next five years?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
14. Which of the following country is not the part of multinational exercise Sea Dragon 2022?
(a) United States
(b) Australia
(c) China
(d) Japan
15. Who has taken charge as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
(a) Bolat Nurgaliyev
(b) Zhang Ming
(c) Muratbek Imanaliyev
(d) Dmitry Mezentsev
16. Union Minister Jitendra Singh has recently inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in which city?
(a) Pune
(b) Chennai
(c) Patna
(d) Hyderabad
17. Which of the following state government has announced to name Mainpur Sainik School after the first Chief of Defense Staff CDS General Bipin Rawat?
(a) Government of Kerala
(b) Government of Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat government
(d) Government of Uttar Pradesh
18. In which of these states the first toy manufacturing Koppal toy cluster has been announced?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Delhi
19. In which state has it been announced to organize Khelo India Games 2023?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Punjab
(c) Delhi
(d) Madhya Pradesh
20. Which state of India has become the first LPG enabled and smoke free state in the country?
(a) Kerala
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Himachal Pradesh
ANSWERS
1. C
T S Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has been appointed as the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.
2. D
Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has acquired 25.8% stake in the online delivery platform Dunzo by investing $200 million (around Rs. 1,488 crore).
3. D
The Indian Express Group has announced the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (RNG Awards) for journalists across the country, for their work done in 2019.
4. B
The Centre has again appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as the chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) after he relinquished the post in May last year following completion of the five-year tenure.
5. D
The Power Ministry has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.
6. A
State-owned Bank of Baroda has signed cricketer Shafali Verma as its brand endorser. Shafali has created various records, one of which is when she became the youngest woman cricketer to play for India in her debut game against South Africa.
7. B
South Indian Bank (SIB) won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best Automation under ‘Crisis for Business Continuity’.
8. D
HarperCollins Publishers India is set to publish a new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”, authored by political journalist Jayanta Ghosal and translated by Arunava Sinha.
9. A
JC Chaudhry, India’s one of the top numerologists, has achieved the first-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology and the first world record of 2022 by educating about ancient science to around 6000 participants, enthusiasts of numerology joined from the United States, the United Kingdom, Middle East, and India.
10. B
The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as the 102nd member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement, the India-led global green energy initiative.
11. D
The Reserve Bank of India stated that the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of Payment System Operators (PSOs) Muthoot Vehicle and Asset Finance Limited and Eko India Financial Services Ltd has been canceled.
12. D
World Food Programme (WFP), organization established in 1961 by the United Nations (UN) to help alleviate world hunger. Its headquarters are in Rome, Italy.
13. D
Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel has been launched “Student Start-ups and Innovation Policy 2.0 (SSIP-2.0)” for the next five years.
14. C
The six nations that are participating in the exercise are the United States, Australia, Canada, India, Japan and South Korea.
15. B
China’s senior diplomat Zhang Ming has taken charge as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which India is a member.
16. D
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has recently inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad. This rock museum depicts a story of depth in the ancient history and heritage of the country. This “open rock music” has been established with the aim of educating and informing the public about many lesser known facts.
17. D
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has recently announced to name Mainpur Sainik School after the first Chief of Defense Staff CDS General Bipin Rawat. Sainik School located in Mainpuri was started on 01 April 2019. The school was established on the basis of an agreement between the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Ministry of Defense on 30 April 2015.
18. C
The first toy manufacturing in the state of Karnataka, Koppal Toy Cluster has been announced which will be started from March 2022. The Koppal toy cluster includes toy making, equipment manufacturing, packaging production, electronics development, paint manufacturing, and more.
19. D
It has been announced to organize Khelo India Games 2023 in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It was started to revive the sports culture in India. The Madhya Pradesh government allocated Rs 176.59 crore for its first phase. Rs 15.56 crore will be spent on the operation and maintenance of the International Sports Complex.
20. D
Himachal Pradesh state of India has become the first LPG enabled and smoke free state in the country. The state has achieved this achievement due to Ujjwala Yojana and Grihini Suvidha Yojana. The Ujjwala scheme was launched by the central government with the aim of freeing the women of the country from indoor pollution.
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