Current Affairs 28th January 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which is the northern most state of India, as of 2022?
A. Jammu & Kashmir                  
B. Punjab
C. Himachal Pradesh                   
D. Haryana
Answer [C] Himachal Pradesh        
2. ‘INS Khukri Memorial’ is located in which state/UT?
A. Punjab                            
B. Diu
C. Puducherry                   
D. Goa
Answer [B] Diu
3. Nagaland was carved out from which state, with which it shares a 512km long border?
A. Assam                                     
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh               
D. West Bengal
Answer [A] Assam          
4. India has paid USD 29.9 million in budget assessments of which institution?
A. World Bank              
B. United Nations
C. ADB                           
D. BRICS Bank
Answer [B] United Nations
5. As per IMF World Economic Outlook January assessment, what is the estimated growth of India in 2021-22?
A. 8.5%                   
B. 9%
C. 9.5%                   
D. 10%
Answer [B] 9%
6. Prabha Atre, who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan is associated with which field?
A. Literature                        
B. Music 
C. Sports                              
D. Civil Service
Answer [B] Music 
7. Saudi Arabia has restored ties with which country after 30 years of dispute over stolen Gems?
A. China                            
B. Thailand
C. North Korea               
D. Israel
Answer [B] Thailand
8. What is the area of space, around which the James Webb Space Telescope orbits?
A. Lagrange point L2                   
B. Curie Point
C. Newton Point                          
D. CV Raman Point
Answer [A] Lagrange point L2       
9. Which country launched the ‘COMPETES Act of 2022’?
A. Russia            
B. USA
C. UK                  
D. Australia
Answer [B] USA
10. Scientists from IIT Kharagpur have developed a portable device for detecting which disease?
A. Oral Cancer                       
B. Breast Cancer
C. Prostate Cancer                 
D. Lung Cancer
Answer [A] Oral Cancer