Exercise :: January 7, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- January 7, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily 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? |
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Answer: Option C 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.
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2. | World Day of War Orphans is being observed on which date? |
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Answer: Option A 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.
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3. | How many classifications are used by RBI to classify banks as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)? |
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Answer: Option D 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.
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4. | Which Indian bowler has jumped three spots to break into the top ten of ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings? |
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Answer: Option D 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.
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5. | Reserve Bank of India has approved which Payments Bank for commencing international (Cross Border) remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS)? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Reserve Bank of India has approved Fino Payments Bank for commencing international (Cross Border) remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS).
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6. | Violent clashes broke out in which nation over a sharp rise in fuel prices? |
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Answer: Option D 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.
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7. | In which city the Union Ayush Minister has laid the foundation stone of Heartfulness International Yoga Academy? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for the Heartfulness International Yoga academy today at Hyderabad.
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8. | What is Virat Kohli's rank in the latest ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings 2022? |
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Answer: Option B 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.
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9. | India's first match will be against which nation in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022? |
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Answer: Option A 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.
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10. | Who has won the Ramnath Goenka Award in Photo Journalism? |
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Answer: Option A 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.
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11. | Abdalla Hamdok has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation.
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12. | China has found traces of coronavirus in which fruit? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: China has shut down several supermarkets after coronavirus traces were found in the dragon fruit imported from Vietnam, as per reports.
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13. | Which is the first company in the world to achieve a three trillion dollar market cap? |
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Answer: Option A 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.
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14. | Which of the following is India's first crypto index launched by CryptoWire? |
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Answer: Option C 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.
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15. | When will ICC Women's World Cup begin? |
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Answer: Option B 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.
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16. | S. H. Sarma, who passed away recently, was associated with which designation? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Indian Navy's 1971 Indo-Pak war veteran Vice Admiral S H Sarma passed away in Bhubaneswar.
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17. | Which of the following state has declared itself a child marriage free district, the first in the State? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Odisha's Ganjam has declared itself a child marriage free district, the first in the State.
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18. | In which state/union territory, the traditional New Year 'Losar Mahotsav' has been celebrated? |
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Answer: Option A 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.
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19. | Richard Leakey, who has passed away recently, was a world-renowned conservationist and fossil hunter from which country? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: World-renowned Kenyan politician, conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey has passed away.
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