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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 7, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
Ministry of Education has recently announced a new initiative to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students on a single platform. What is the name of the ed-tech platform?
NIPUN 3.0
PRAGATI 3.0
NEAT 3.0
SARTHAQ 3.0
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT 3.0), and regional language textbooks prescribed by AICTE.

2.
World Day of War Orphans is being observed on which date?
January 06
January 05
January 04
January 07
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Day of War Orphans is observed annually on January 6 to highlight the problems of children who lost their parents during a conflict making them the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group of society.

3.
How many classifications are used by RBI to classify banks as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)?
1
2
3
5
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The D-SIBs banks are classified into 5 buckets. Bucket 1, Bucket 2, Bucket 3, Bucket 4 and Bucket 5. With Bucket 5 being the most important followed by rest in decreasing order.

4.
Which Indian bowler has jumped three spots to break into the top ten of ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings?
Ishant Sharma
Mohammed Shami
Yuzvendra Chahal
Jasprit Bumrah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Bumrah moved up three spots to break into the top ten in ICC Men's Test Bowling rankings after taking five wickets in India's first test win against South Africa.

5.
Reserve Bank of India has approved which Payments Bank for commencing international (Cross Border) remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS)?
Paytm Payments Bank
Fino Payments Bank
Airtel Payments Bank
Jio Payments Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India has approved Fino Payments Bank for commencing international (Cross Border) remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS).

6.
Violent clashes broke out in which nation over a sharp rise in fuel prices?
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A Russian-led alliance has sent peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan to manage the ongoing unrest and restore order in the country after a request from Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

7.
In which city the Union Ayush Minister has laid the foundation stone of Heartfulness International Yoga Academy?
Mumbai
Delhi
Hyderabad
Chennai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for the Heartfulness International Yoga academy today at Hyderabad.

8.
What is Virat Kohli's rank in the latest ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings 2022?
7
9
12
10
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli has slipped to the 9th spot in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings, while Rohit Sharma remains static at the 5th rank.

9.
India's first match will be against which nation in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022?
Pakistan
New Zealand
Bangladesh
West Indies
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th at the Bay Oval Tauranga.

10.
Who has won the Ramnath Goenka Award in Photo Journalism?
Zishaan A Latif
Vikram Seth
Amrita Pritam
Sarat Chandra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Zishan e Latif won the Ramnath Goenka Award in the Photo Journalism category. He won the award for his photo essay, struggling hard to be included in the NRC.

11.
Abdalla Hamdok has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
Rwanda
Turkey
Somalia
Sudan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation.

12.
China has found traces of coronavirus in which fruit?
Passion fruit
Kiwi fruit
Dragon fruit
Apricot
Answer: Option
Explanation:
China has shut down several supermarkets after coronavirus traces were found in the dragon fruit imported from Vietnam, as per reports.

13.
Which is the first company in the world to achieve a three trillion dollar market cap?
Apple
Amazon
Microsoft
Tesla
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Apple Inc. Its stock market value reached $3 trillion and became the first company in the world to do so. Apple's market cap reached $182.86 per share, making it the first company in the world to touch the $3 trillion mark.

14.
Which of the following is India's first crypto index launched by CryptoWire?
C-15
ICY14
IC15
CRIND-15
Answer: Option
Explanation:
CryptoWire, a global crypto super app that is a special business unit of TickerPlant, has announced the launch of India's first index of Cryptocurrencies - IC15, which is a rule-based broad market index by market capitalisation.

15.
When will ICC Women's World Cup begin?
February 15
March 04
March 01
April 03
Answer: Option
Explanation:
ICC Women's World Cup 2022 will begin on March 4, 2022, with the clash of New Zealand vs West Indies at Bay Oval Tauranga.

16.
S. H. Sarma, who passed away recently, was associated with which designation?
Air chief marshal
Field Marshal
Vice Admiral
Lieutenant Colonel
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Indian Navy's 1971 Indo-Pak war veteran Vice Admiral S H Sarma passed away in Bhubaneswar.

17.
Which of the following state has declared itself a child marriage free district, the first in the State?
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Odisha
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Odisha's Ganjam has declared itself a child marriage free district, the first in the State.

18.
In which state/union territory, the traditional New Year 'Losar Mahotsav' has been celebrated?
Ladakh
Tamil Nadu
Delhi
Telangana
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Losar Festival in Ladakh marks the beginning of the new year in the traditional program of Tibetan Buddhism. It is celebrated by the Buddhist community in the Ladakh region.

19.
Richard Leakey, who has passed away recently, was a world-renowned conservationist and fossil hunter from which country?
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Sweden
Kenya
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World-renowned Kenyan politician, conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey has passed away.