Current Affairs 21th January 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian has been roped in as the Ambassador for ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group?
A. Vijay Shekhar Sharma                       
B. Sachin Bansal
C. Bhavish Aggarwal                                
D. Deepinder Goyal
Answer [A] Vijay Shekhar Sharma     
2. Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of which country?
A. Greece                    
B. North Macedonia
C. Egypt                        
D. Argentina
Answer [B] North Macedonia
3. Which Indian state has joined hands with the world Food Programme (WFP)  to improve food security of farmers?
A. Tamil Nadu                
B. Odisha
C. Telangana                   
D. Assam
Answer [B] Odisha
4. Roberta Metsola is the youngest President of which multilateral institution?
A. European Parliament                    
B. UNESCO
C. UNICEF                                            
D. World Bank
Answer [A] European Parliament         
5. Which country initiated the ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient infrastructure?
A. USA                   
B. UK
C. India                  
D. China
Answer [C] India  
6. Which of the following countries have agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green hydrogen with India in January 2022?
A. Denmark                     
B. France
C. Switzerland               
D. Norway
Answer [A] Denmark   
7. Which of the following state government has signed an agreement Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), For the installation of Electric Vehicle Charging stations in January 2022?
A. Delhi                       
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana                
D. Karnataka
Answer [A] Delhi
8. As per the digital payment index released by The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in January 2022, How many percent increase has been reported in digital payments in September 2021?
A. 100 Percent               
B. 400 Percent 
C. 40 Percent                 
D. 10 Percent 
Answer [C] 40 Percent 
9. Which among the following state government has decided to increase the upper age limit for government job aspirants by five years in January 2022?
A. Meghalaya                 
B. Tripura
C. Assam                           
D. West Bengal
Answer [A] Meghalaya   
10. In January 2022, which of the following institutions has received the ‘Best Accelerator of the Country’ award at The National Startup Awards (NSA) 2021 hosted by Startup India?
A. Google Launchpad                   
B. Microsoft Accelerator
C. Indian Angel Network            
D. India Accelerator
Answer [D] India Accelerator