Current Affairs 3th January 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. SEBI has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures in December 2021. Who has been appointed as the head of the advisory panel?
A. Nitin Bajaj
B. Rashmi Singh
C. Satish Gupta
D. M.S. Sahoo
Answer [D] M.S. Sahoo
2. Which Indian Institution has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access & privacy in December 2021?
A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. IRDAI
D. PFRDA
Answer [B] SEBI
3. Who has taken over as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast Guard on 31 December 2021?
A. Rajendra Rathore
B. Krishnawamy Natarajan
C. Tanmay Tripathi
D. VS Pathania
Answer [D] VS Pathania
4. Which of following country has won U-19 Asia Cricket Cup 2021 held at Dubai, UAE in December 2021?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan
Answer [A] India
5. Who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to Barbados in December 2021?
A. Pankaj Sharma
B. S. Balachandran
C. Anupam Ray
D. Harjinder Singh
Answer [B] S. Balachandran
6. As per the Reserve Bank directive, for transactions beyond the free permissible limit for transactions through ATMs, the banking customers would be required to pay ………….. per transaction with effect from January 1, 2022.
A. :35
B. :21
C. :11
D. :20
Answer [B] :21
7. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the validity of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of NGOs till ……….
A. March 1, 2022
B. February 31, 2022
C. April 31, 2022
D. March 31, 2022
Answer [D] March 31, 2022
8. Which of the following award-winning actress famed for her roles in “The Golden Girls’ & “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, has passed away in December 2021?
A. E.O. Wilson
B. Karolos Papoulias
C. Jamie Taylor
D. Betty White
Answer [D] Betty White
9. Who has become the first Indian athlete to qualify for two different events of the Winter Olympics 2022?
A. Manpreet Singh
B. Arif Mohammed Khan
C. Vishnu Saravanan
D. Mairaj Ahmad Khan
Answer [B] Arif Mohammed Khan
10. UNESCO has partnered with which of the following to establish the Palestinian Virtual Museum of Archaeological Objects?
A. Poland
B. Finland
C. Norway
D. Sweden
Answer [D] Sweden
11. KSLV-II, Nuri rocket, is the first domestically produced space launch vehicle of which country?
A. South Korea
B. Israel
C. UAE
D. Bangladesh
Answer [A] South Korea
12. Which country launched the ‘Better Health Smoke-Free’ Campaign?
A. Australia
B. UK
C. India
D. France
Answer [B]UK
13. ‘Financial Stability Report (FSR)’ is the flagship report released by which institution?
A. NITI Aayog
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. World Bank
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [B] Reserve Bank of India
14. Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is the Prime Minister of which country?
A. Bahrain
B. Kuwait
C. Oman
D. Saudi Arabia
Answer [B] Kuwait
15. Which country is the new member of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB)?
A. Italy
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Bangladesh
Answer [B] Egypt
16. Who has been given the additional charge of Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)?
A. Prakash Mishra
B. R.K. Bhatia
C. Sanjay Arora
D. Vijay Shankar
Answer [C] Sanjay Arora
17. Rajeev Ahuja has been appointed as the interim MD & CEO of which bank?
A. RBL Bank
B. Bandhan Bank
C. Kotak Mahindra Bank
D. Axis Bank
Answer [A] RBL Bank
18. Which of these countries has been added as a new member of the BRICS New Development Bank in December 2021?
A. Nepal
B. Italy
C. Iran
D. Egypt
Answer [D] Egypt
19. How many countries have been inducted as the new member of New Development Bank (NDB) apart from the five BRICS Countries?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2
Answer [B] 4
20. The inauguration and foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore was laid in Haldwani by PM Modi recently. In which state is Haldwani located?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. West Bengal
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [D] Uttarakhand