Exercise :: January 19, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- January 19, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Name of the participant who received the Best National Costume award at the Mrs World 2022 pageant? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Indian Representative Navdeep Kaur has claimed the Costume Round as she represented the country for her Kundalini Chakra dress at Mrs World 2022.
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| 2. | Data day will be observed across all 100 smart cities of India on which date? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Data day will be celebrated across all smart cities in the country on January 21st.
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| 3. | Name the player who beat Andy Murray to lift men's singles title at Sydney Tennis Classic 2022 final? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: In tennis, the World number 20, Aslan Karatsev defeated former world number 1, Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-3, to win men's singles title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title.
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| 4. | Who is the Pro Kabaddi 2022 Top Raider so far? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Bengaluru Bulls Pawan Sehrawat is PKL 2022 Top Raider with 122 successful raids, followed by Naveen Kumar from Dabang Delhi with 118 successful raids.
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| 5. | Which of the following states has won the maximum number of awards at the national startup awards 2021? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: State-wise, Karnataka bagged the highest number of awards, which included 14 out of 46 national startup awards.
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| 6. | How many startups have been declared the winners of the National Startup Awards 2021? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: A total of 46 Startups have been recognized as winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator, by the Government of India.
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| 7. | Which Indian state constituted the Justice Hema Commission? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Kerala Government formed a three-member commission headed by Justice K Hema (retired), former bureaucrat KB Valsalakumari and veteran actress Sharada as members. The commission was formed to scrutinise problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry.
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| 8. | The annual Beating the Retreat ceremony will take place on which date? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The annual Beating the Retreat ceremony will take place in the national capital on January 29, 2022.
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| 9. | The Indian navy has participated in the PASSEX exercise with which country? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Indian Navy has joined the PASSEX Exercise with Russia on 14 January 2022 at the port of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea.
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| 10. | Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who died was the former President of which of the following countries? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The former President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was ousted in a military coup, has passed away.
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| 11. | The 'Infinity Bridge', which was recently opened for public traffic, is built in which city? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The iconic 'Infinity Bridge' in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was formally opened to traffic for the first time.
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| 12. | International Labour Organisation has projected how much global unemployment in 2022? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The International Labour Organisation, in its report titled "World Employment and Social Outlook", has projected global unemployment to reach 207 million in 2022, almost 21 million more than 2019.
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| 13. | Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi died at 88, was a social activist from which of the following states? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Odisha-based social worker Shanti Devi has passed away at the age of 88. she was remembered as the voice of the poor.
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| 14. | Who has won the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper Award 2021? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Senegal's Edouard Mendy won the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award at the FIFA awards 2021, while Chile's Christiane Endler was named Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper.
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| 15. | Who has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Adani Power Limited (APL)? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Board of Directors of Adani Power Limited (APL) has approved the appointment of Shersingh B Khyalia as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.
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| 16. | Who has taken over as the new AEPC Chairman? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Narendra Kumar Goenka took charge as the new Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) during its executive committee meeting.
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| 17. | What is the theme of the digital WEF's Davos Agenda 2022 Summit? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The theme of the digital WEF's "Davos Agenda 2022" summit is "The State of the World."
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| 18. | On the occasion of Army Day, the Indian Army put on display the Monumental National Flag, the world's largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, at Longewala. In which of these places is Longewala located? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Monumental National Flag, which is the world's largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, was put to a grand public display at Longewala, along the India - Pakistan Border in Jaisalmer on the occasion of "Army Day".
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| 19. | Who is the winner of the Mrs World 2022 beauty pageant? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Mrs America, Shaylyn Ford, was crowned as 'Mrs World 2022'.
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| 20. | Who has been awarded the Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2021? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Poland's Robert Lewandowski won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award.
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