Current Affairs 24th January 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The 17th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day was observed across India on ………..
A. 15th January 2022                           
B. 16th January 2022         
C. 18th January 2022                            
D. 19th January 2022   
Answer [D] 19th January 2022    
2. In January 2022, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) acquired a …………. Stake in Addverb Technologies for USD 132 million.
A. 56%                
B. 54%
C. 62%                
D. 67%
Answer [B] 54%
3. In January 2022, ……………. Became the youngest ever President of the European Union (EU) Parliament by succeeding David Sassoli.
A. Josep Borrell                        
B. Roberta Metsola
C. Antonio Tajani                      
D. Jerzy Buzek
Answer [B] Roberta Metsola
4. Who was recently (in Jan 22) appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Air India by succeeding Rajiv Bansal?
A. Shivshankar Menon                
B. Kirti Chakra
C. Vikram Dev Dutt                       
D. Pramod Kumar Misra
Answer [C] Vikram Dev Dutt        
5. Who recently (in Jan’22) won the Mrs World 2022 held in Las Vegas, Nevada, US?
A. Navdeep Kaur                 
B. Shaylyn Ford
C. Kate Schneider                 
D. Jaclyn Stapp
Answer [B] Shaylyn Ford
6. Identify the organization that recently (in Jan’22) launched a mobile app called “Saaa:thi” to provide education in investors.
A. NABARD                  
B. SEBI
C. IDBI Bank                  
D. SIDBI
Answer [B] SEBI
7. In January 2022, which country received a USD 500 million Line of Credit (LOC) from the Indian Government to purchase petroleum products?
A. Mauritius                
B. Maldives
C. Indonesia                
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [D] Sri Lanka
8. Who recently (in Jan’22) became the Prime Minister of North Macedonia?
A. Hristijian Mickoski                           
B. Petre Shilegov
C. Dimitar Kovacevski                         
D. Zoran Zaev
Answer [C] Dimitar Kovacevski        
9. Which company recently (in Jan’22) became the new title sponsor & official technology consulting partner of ‘Toronto Waterfront Marathon?
A. Accenture              
B. Infosys
C. TCS                          
D. Wipro
Answer [C] TCS   
10. Which State recently (in Jan’22) partnered with the World Food Programme to improve the food security of farmers by strengthening their resilience to climate change?
A. Uttarakhand            
B. Odisha
C. Karnataka                  
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Odisha   
11. ‘I4F Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund’ is a collaboration between India and which country?
A. Indonesia                       
B. Israel
C. Germany                        
D. France
Answer [B] Indonesia  
12. Which country has inaugurated the India-assisted social housing units project’?
A. Madagascar                
B. Mauritius
C. Maldives                       
D. Myanmar
Answer [B] Mauritius
13. Which Indian state has launched the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the state and decided to set up ‘Infrastructure Financing Authority’?
A. Goa                                     
B. Assam
C. Arunachal Pradesh           
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer [C] Arunachal Pradesh        
14. Which Union Ministry released revised ‘Rural Area Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (RADPFI) Guidelines’?
A. Ministry of Rural Development
B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
C. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Answer [B] Ministry of Panchayati Raj
15. Which Institution released the ‘Climate of India during 2021’ Report?
A. NABARD                        
B. India Meteorological Department
C. NITI Aayog                  
D. Environment Ministry
Answer [B] India Meteorological Department
16. Which of the following country has decided to change its capital to Nusantara in January 2022?
A. Indonesia              
B. Kazakhstan
C. Laos                         
D. Cambodia
Answer [A] Indonesia   
17. In January 2022, India and ……. Have extended the existing Science and Technology cooperation for three more years.
A. Sri Lanka                       
B. Thailand
C. Vietnam                         
D. Maldives
Answer [A] Sri Lanka   
18. With which of the following countries India held a meeting to create a broader collaborative ecosystem on 18 January 2022?
A. Jordan                               
B. Russia
C. Brazil                                 
D. Israel
Answer [D] Israel
19. Who among the following ministers has inaugurated an interactive Virtual Museum hosted by the Gallantry Awards portal, on 20 January 2022?
A. Piyush Goyal               
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Amit Shah                    
D. Ajay Bhatt
Answer [D] Ajay Bhatt
20. Who among the following persons has been appointed as the independent chairman of theUnity Small Finance Bank (USFB)?
A. Vikram Dev Dutt              
B. Narendra Kumar
C. Ittira Davis                        
D. Vinod Rai
Answer [D] Vinod Rai                                                                                                                                                                                              
21. Which country has organized the ‘Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation?
A. India                 
B. Malaysia
C. UK                     
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] Malaysia
22. Which Union Ministry launched the “Koyla Darpan” Portal?
A. Ministry of Steel                    
B. Ministry of Coal
C. Ministry of Power                
D. Ministry of Rural Development
Answer [B] Ministry of Coal
23. The UN General Assembly approves the resolution sponsored by which country, condemning Holocaust denial?
A. USA                
B. Russia
C. Israel             
D. India
Answer [C] Israel
24. Ayesha Malik became the first-ever woman judge of the Supreme Court of which country?
A. Israel                         
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan            
D. Bangladesh
Answer [B] Pakistan
25. Which state government launched the ‘Streetscaping and Beautification of Roads’ project on the lines of European Cities?
A. Odisha                     
B. Telangana
C. Delhi                         
D. Goa
Answer [C] Pakistan
26. Which of the following Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has partnered with India Accelerator to provide an exclusive platform for students, young innovators, and entrepreneurs in January?
A. IIT Bombay          
B. IIT Guwahati
C. IIT Kanpur            
D. IIT Delhi
Answer [B] IIT Guwahati
27. Which of the following institutes with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has released a report, titled ‘Banking on Electric Vehicles in India’ on 21 January 2022?
A. Indian Institute of Public Administration           
B. Tata Institutes of Social Sciences
C. Indian School of Public Policy                                
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [D] NITI Aayog
28. Spaniard Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, the world’s oldest man, has passed away in January 2022.He was …………. Years old.
A. 102 Years                      
B. 122 Years 
C. 112 Years                       
D. 132 Years 
Answer [C] 112 Years 
29. Who among the following has been appointed as the ambassador of Universal Acceptance Streering Group in January 2022?
A. Sajive Jain                                       
B. Piyush Pranjal
C. Vijay Shekhar Sharma                   
D. Harpreet Singh
Answer [C] Vijay Shekhar Sharma   
30. Who among the following has become the first woman to fly solo around the world in a micro light plane?
A. Zara Samuels                           
B. Harpreet Chandi
C. Valentine Eloy                          
D. Zara Rutherford
Answer [D] Zara Rutherford