MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 9th January 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 9th January 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Which General Insurance Company has launched a campaign titled ‘#BahaneChhodoTaxBachao’?
(a) Oriental Insurance Company
(b) SBI General Insurance Company
(c) Religare Insurance Company
(d) Bharti AXA General Insurance
2. Who has authored the new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India”?
(a) Rahul Rawail
(b) V L Indira Dutt
(c) Harish Meenakshi
(d) Dhirendra Jha
3. Name the founder of Shillong Chamber Choir (SCC) and renowned Indian concert pianist who passed away recently.
(a) R L Jalappa
(b) KS Sethumadhavan
(c) Neil Nongkynrih
(d) Nanda Kishore Prusty
4. Recently, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a kit for detecting Omicron variant of Covid-19. What is the name of the Kit?
(a) OmiSure
(b) OmiFast
(c) OmiJeet
(d) OmiCure
5. Who has inaugurated the first open rock museum on the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute campus (NGRI) in Hyderabad?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Dr. Jitender Singh
6. Who has inaugurated the first open rock museum on the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute campus (NGRI) in Hyderabad?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) Dr. Jitender Singh
7. The 24th National Conference on e-Government (NCeG) has been organized in which city?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bangalore
8. Ind-Ra lowers India’s GDP growth forecast by 10 basis points to ______ in FY22.
(a) 9.3%
(b) 9.4%
(c) 9.5%
(d) 9.6%
9. Who has been appointed as new secretary-general of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
(a) Ashraf T. Lutfi
(b) Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz
(c) Fuad Rouhani
(d) Haitham Al Ghais
10. The ceiling on parliamentary poll expenditure has been raised from 70 lakh to _________ in bigger states?
(a) 1 Crore rupees
(b) 90 lakh rupees
(c) 95 lakh rupees
(d) 85 lakh rupees
11. India’s top numerologist JC Chaudhary has recently created a Guinness World Record by educating about how many Participants about ancient science?
(a) 3000 Participants
(b) 6000 Participants
(c) 8000 Participants
(d) 10000 Participants
12. Which of the following bank has recently won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best Automation under “Crisis for Business Continuity”?
(a) Dena Bank
(b) South Indian Bank
(c) Bank of India
(d) Indian Bank
13. The central government has re-appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as the chairman of which commission recently?
(a) Planning Commission
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Agriculture Cost and Price Commission
(d) Education Commission
14. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has recently announced which National Water Award for the year 2020?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
15. Caribbean nation Antigua and Barbuda has recently joined as which member of International Solar Alliance?
(a) 68th member
(b) 85th member
(c) 102nd member
(d) 125th member
16. Name the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy, who has recently launched “Automatic Generation Control”?
(a) Sanjay Kumar Singh
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Hardeep Singh Puri
(d) Raj Kumar Singh
ANSWERS
1. B
State Bank of India General Insurance Company Ltd launched a campaign titled ‘#BahaneChhodoTaxBachao’ to increase awareness around the need to buy health insurance to save tax.
2. D
Dhirendra K. Jha, a Delhi based journalist, has authored a new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India”.
3. C
Founder of Shillong Chamber Choir (SCC) and renowned Indian concert pianist Neil Nongkynrih passed away.
4. A
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a testing kit for detecting the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The covid kit developed by Tata is called ‘OmiSure’ and will be an enhancement for the detection of the Omicron variant.
5. D
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana.
6. C
Uttar Pradesh has been adjudged as the Best State in water conservation efforts in the National Water Awards 2020. It is followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu respectively.
7. B
Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the 24th National Conference on e-Governance in Hyderabad, Telangana.
8. A
The rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has downgraded the GDP of India for the current fiscal FY 2021-2022. Ind-Ra expects the GDP to clock a growth rate of 9.3% y-o-y in FY22. Earlier this estimate was 9.4%.
9. D
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Kuwaiti oil executive Haitham Al Ghais as its new secretary-general, as demand for oil continues to improve amid a mild recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
10. C
The ceiling on parliamentary poll expenditure has been raised from 70 lakh to 95 lakh rupees in bigger states.
11. B
India’s top numerologist JC Chowdhary has recently created a Guinness World Record and the first world record of 2022 by educating 6000 Participants about the ancient science . The Guinness World Records London office has opened a new category “Numerology” for this achievement.
12. B
South Indian Bank recently won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best Automation under “Crisis for Business Continuity”. The 2021 edition of the awards recognizes the contribution of individuals and organizations to drive change through transformational automation projects.
13. C
Central Government has recently re-appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as the Chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Vijay Paul Sharma is a professor at the Center for Agricultural Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
14. C
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has recently announced the third National Water Award for the year 2020, in this third National Water Award Uttar Pradesh has been adjudged as the best state in water conservation efforts.
15. C
The Caribbean nation Antigua and Barbuda has recently joined the International Solar Alliance as the 102nd member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement. The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has signed the agreement in the presence of Indian High Commissioner Dr. KJ Srinivas.
16. D
Power and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh has recently launched “Automatic Generation Control”, AGC every four seconds to maintain the frequency sends signals to power plants.
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