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Question Bank Current Affairs January - 2022
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
Chocolate bordered Filter, which was seen in the news, is a recently discovered ______ species.
  1. A
    Snake
  2. B
    Butterfly
  3. C
    Tortoise
  4. D
    Spider
Question 2Single Answer
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), is an enforcement agency under which organization ?
  1. A
    Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
  2. B
    Securities Exchange Board of India
  3. C
    Enforcement Directorate
  4. D
    Central Board of Direct Taxes
Question 3Single Answer
Which country won the Davis Cup Title in 2021?
  1. A
    Spain
  2. B
    Russia
  3. C
    Croatia
  4. D
    Serbia
Question 4Single Answer
The tribal outfits in which state are demanding the creation of separate state for indigenous communities named ‘Greater Tipraland’ ?
  1. A
    Tripura
  2. B
    Sikkim
  3. C
    Nagaland
  4. D
    Arunachal Pradesh
Question 5Single Answer
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament completed how many years of inception recently ?
  1. A
    50  
  2. B
    60
  3. C
    75
  4. D
    100
Question 6Single Answer
‘Ekuverin’ is a Joint Military Exercise between Indian army and military forces of which country ?
  1. A
    Sri Lanka
  2. B
    Mauritius
  3. C
    Maldives
  4. D
    Thailand
Question 7Single Answer
Who has authored the book titled ‘Public Service Ethics – A Quest for Naitik Bharat’ ?
  1. A
    Prabhat Kumar
  2. B
    M. Venkaiah Naidu
  3. C
    Om Birla
  4. D
    S Jaishankar
Question 8Single Answer
Which country has won the men’s Junior hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha ?
  1. A
    Germany
  2. B
    Belgium
  3. C
    Argentina
  4. D
    Australia
Question 9Single Answer
Which country has won the Asian team squash championship 2021 held in Kuala Lumpur ?
  1. A
    Indonesia  
  2. B
    Thailand
  3. C
    India
  4. D
    Malaysia
Question 10Single Answer
Which IIT will launch a Global Energy Consortium to boost the transformation towards a low carbon future ?
  1. A
    IIT Delhi
  2. B
    IIT Madras
  3. C
    IIT Kanpur
  4. D
    IIT Bombay
Question 11Single Answer
The Anang Tal Lake, which was declared a monument of national importance, is located in which state/UT ?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    New Delhi
  3. C
    Kerala
  4. D
    Telangana
Question 12Single Answer
When is the ‘World Soil Day’ observed every year ?
  1. A
    December 3
  2. B
    December 5
  3. C
    December 7
  4. D
    December 9
Question 13Single Answer
What is ‘Garba’, which was nominated by India to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list ?
  1. A
    Festival
  2. B
    Dance Form
  3. C
    Art Form
  4. D
    Monument
Question 14Single Answer
Which city played host to the first-ever ‘India-Russia ‘2+2’ dialogue’?
  1. A
    Moscow
  2. B
    Ahmadabad
  3. C
    New Delhi
  4. D
    St Petersburg
Question 15Single Answer
Ajaz Patel, who recently clinched 10 wickets in an innings, is a cricketer from which country ?
  1. A
    England
  2. B
    Bangladesh
  3. C
    South Africa
  4. D
    New Zealand
Question 16Single Answer
Which Ministry launched the Swachhata Start-Up & Swachh Technology Challenge for Entrepreneurial Skills in the Waste Management Sector ?
  1. A
    Ministry of Labour and Employment
  2. B
    Ministry of Home Affairs
  3. C
    Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  4. D
    Ministry of Rural Development
Question 17Single Answer
In December 2021, the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the Kazzzhuveli wetland as the 16th Bird Sanctuary of Which State ?
  1. A
    Tamil Nadu
  2. B
    Andhra Pradesh
  3. C
    Karnataka
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 18Single Answer
. Armed Forces Flag Day is annually observed across India on ?
  1. A
    4th December
  2. B
    8th December
  3. C
    6th December
  4. D
    7th December
Question 19Single Answer
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs signed an MoU with _____India (in Dec’21) to strengthen the waste management sector in India for 5 years under the Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban 2.0.
  1. A
    World Bank
  2. B
    AIIB
  3. C
    UNDP
  4. D
    ADB
Question 20Single Answer
. In December 2021, RBI Imposed restriction on which bank to limit the withdrawals to upto Rs. 10,000 for customers?
  1. A
    Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank
  2. B
    Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd
  3. C
    Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd
  4. D
    Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd
Question 21Single Answer
Where was the 22nd missile vessel Squadron (Killer Squadron) formally established ?
  1. A
    Mumbai
  2. B
    Visakhapatnam
  3. C
    Goa
  4. D
    Cochin
Question 22Single Answer
Which state has approved to implement Atma Nirbhar Krishak Integrated Development Scheme?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh
  4. D
    Maharashtra
Question 23Single Answer
Konyaks, who were in the news recently, are the largest tribes of which Indian state?
  1. A
    Assam
  2. B
    Himachal Pradesh
  3. C
    Nagaland
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
Question 24Single Answer
. What is ‘Sandhayak’, which was recently launched by the Indian Navy ?
  1. A
    Survey vessel
  2. B
    Missile Launch Vehicle
  3. C
    Amphibious warfare ship
  4. D
    Aircraft Carrier
Question 25Single Answer
Minsk agreements, seen sometimes in the news, are associated with which country ?
  1. A
    Israel
  2. B
    Iran
  3. C
    Ukraine
  4. D
    Afghanistan
Question 26Single Answer
Central Electronics Ltd (CEL), which is set to be divested, is a CPSE under which Union Ministry ?
  1. A
    Ministry of Science and Technology
  2. B
    Ministry of Electronics and IT
  3. C
    Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  4. D
    Ministry of Power
Question 27Single Answer
When is the ‘Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare’ observed every year ?
  1. A
    November 28
  2. B
    November 30
  3. C
    December 2
  4. D
    December 4
Question 28Single Answer
Who is the first President of Barbados, which became the world’s newest republic ?
  1. A
    Dame Sandra Mason
  2. B
    Magdalena Andersson
  3. C
    Katrn Jakobsdttir
  4. D
    Sanna Marin
Question 29Single Answer
As per a recent data from Fisheries Ministry, 41 per cent of the coastline of which state is subject to erosion from 1990 to 2018 ?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Maharashtra
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 30Single Answer
What is the GDP at Constant Prices in the second quarter-Q2 of 2021-22, as per the NSO’s estimates of GDP ?
  1. A
    5.6
  2. B
    6.4
  3. C
    8.4
  4. D
    9.8
Question 31Single Answer
The 11th Edition of Joint Military Exercise “EKUVERIN” was conducted (in Dec’21) between India & which country ?
  1. A
    Indonesia
  2. B
    Russia
  3. C
    Australia
  4. D
    Maldives
Question 32Single Answer
Which of the following policy rates is wrongly matched with respect to the 5th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy of FY 21-22 released by RBI ?
  1. A
    Policy Repo Rate – 4.00%
  2. B
    Reverse Repo Rate – 3.35%
  3. C
    Bank Rate – 3.25%
  4. D
    Statutory Liquidity Ratio – 18%
Question 33Single Answer
Who topped Fortune India’s most powerful women List 2021?
  1. A
    Smriti Zubin Irani
  2. B
    Nita Ambani
  3. C
    Suchitra Ella
  4. D
    Nirmala Sitharaman
Question 34Single Answer
In December 2021, Disney BYJU’s Early Learn App Signed ______& PV Sindhu as Brand Ambassadors for 2 Years.
  1. A
    Neeraj Chopra
  2. B
    Lovlina Borgohain
  3. C
    Ravi Kumar Dahiya
  4. D
    Bajrang Punia
Question 35Single Answer
India won ____ medals in the 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) that was held in Riffa, Bahrain.
  1. A
    50
  2. B
    41
  3. C
    26
  4. D
    29
Question 36Single Answer
General Bipin Rawat passed away in December 2021. In which year did he take office as India’s 1st Chief Defence Staff ?
  1. A
    2020
  2. B
    2015
  3. C
    2018
  4. D
    2019
Question 37Single Answer
Which State launched the ‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme’ (in Dec’21) to provide incentives to benefits over 53,000 people ?
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Uttarakhand
  4. D
    Karnataka
Question 38Single Answer
Who has been adjudged as the winner of the 56th Jnanpith Award for the year 2021?
  1. A
    Damodar Mauzo
  2. B
    Sankha Ghosh
  3. C
    Nilmani Phookan Jr
  4. D
    Bhalchandra Nemade
Question 39Single Answer
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked at what position in the Forbes’ rankings of 100 most powerful women of the world ?
  1. A
    37th
  2. B
    27th
  3. C
    17th
  4. D
    47th
Question 40Single Answer
What is India’s rank in the Asia Power Index 2021?
  1. A
    2nd
  2. B
    4th
  3. C
    5th
  4. D
    6th
Question 41Single Answer
Which is the first airline in India to have launched an ESG report ?
  1. A
    Air India
  2. B
    Spice Jet
  3. C
    IndiGo
  4. D
    Vistara
Question 42Single Answer
Which is the world’s most valuable edtech company as of 2021?
  1. A
    Duolingo
  2. B
    Byju’s
  3. C
    Tribal-learning
  4. D
    Coursera
Question 43Single Answer
Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, the first self-paying space tourists since 2009, are from which country ?
  1. A
    Japan
  2. B
    China
  3. C
    UAE
  4. D
    Thailand
Question 44Single Answer
The SAARC Charter was adopted in which city on December 8, 1985 ?
  1. A
    New Delhi
  2. B
    Dhaka
  3. C
    Kathmandu
  4. D
    Colombo
Question 45Single Answer
The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Rural) till which year, from 2021?
  1. A
    2023
  2. B
    2022
  3. C
    2024
  4. D
    2030
Question 46Single Answer
What does ‘U’ stand for in NUUP payment services the Feature phones currently have ?
  1. A
    Unified
  2. B
    Unique
  3. C
    Universal
  4. D
    Unequal
Question 47Single Answer
Which small finance bank has signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm, Indiagold to launch India’s first Loan against Digital Gold ?
  1. A
    Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited
  2. B
    Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited
  3. C
    Au Small Finance Bank Limited
  4. D
    Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited
Question 48Single Answer
The Kazhuveli wetland has been declared 16th Bird Sanctuary of which state?
  1. A
    Kerala
  2. B
    Tamil Nadu
  3. C
    Andhra Pradesh
  4. D
    Karnataka
Question 49Single Answer
Which bank has signed an agreement with Usha International Limited (UIL) for empowering women entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance ?
  1. A
    Bank of Baroda
  2. B
    Bank of India
  3. C
    State Bank of India
  4. D
    Canara Bank
Question 50Single Answer
Agriwise Finserv Limited has entered into a co-lending agreement with which bank for agri-loan disbursal ?
  1. A
    UCO Bank
  2. B
    Canara Bank
  3. C
    Union Bank of India
  4. D
    Central Bank of India
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