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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 30, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
What is the name of the official mobile app of the Parliament of India, launched by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla?
Digital Diet App
Digital Parliament App
Digital House App
Digital Sansad App
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched the official mobile application of the Parliament named 'Digital Sansad App', to allow citizens to access live proceedings of the House, including the Union Budget 2022 live.

2.
The world's largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which country?
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
New Zealand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The world's largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

3.
The 13 Tiger Range Countries have set up the TX2 goal to double the population of tigers in member countries by which year?
2025
2030
2022
2028
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The goal aims to double the tiger population of member countries to 250 or more by 2022 from its base tiger population of around 125 in 2010.

4.
What is the type of authorisation granted to Covishield and Covaxin vaccines, as of January 2022?
Conditional Market Authorisation
Emergency Use Authorisation
Essential Market Authorisation
Full Market Authorisation
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The drug regulator has granted Serum Institute of India's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines "conditional market authorisation".

5.
Which of the following Indian classical dance is associated with the late Milena Salvini of France?
Kathakali
Sattriya
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini of France passed away. Italian-born Salvini was a regular visitor to India, especially Kerala where she learnt Kathakali and ran 'Centre Mandapa', a school for Indian dance forms, in Paris.

6.
The World Gold Council (WGC) data shows that the total gold demand in India rose to how much in 2021?
689.2 tonnes
797.3 tonnes
446.4 tonnes
849.3 tonnes
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's total gold demand surged by 78.6 percent to 797.3 tonnes in 2021 from 446.4 tonnes during 2020.

7.
Who has been appointed as the new CEA to the Government of India, in place of KV Subramanian?
Shankar Acharya
VK Ramaswamy
Kaushik Basu
V Anantha Nageswaran
Answer: Option
Explanation:
V Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Government of India.

8.
How much amount has been paid by India towards the United Nations regular budget assessment for the year 2022?
USD 20.3 million
USD 17.5 million
USD 31.7 million
USD 29.9 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India has paid its United Nations regular budget assessment for the year 2022 in full with a payment of USD 29.9 million.

9.
India's first innovation centre for graphene is set to be established in which city of the country?
Bangaluru
Chennai
Visakhapatnam
Thrissur
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first innovation centre for graphene is set to come up in Thrissur, Kerala. This will be the first graphene Research and Development (R&D) incubation centre in India.

10.
Which country is the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics?
China
Russia
Japan
USA
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially the XXIV Olympic Winter Games is scheduled to take place from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing and its neighbouring town in China.

11.
Which tech giant has partnered with Bharti Airtel to invest USD 1 billion in the telecom major to accelerate the growth of India's digital ecosystem?
Apple
Microsoft
Google
Amazon
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a long-term partnership agreement to accelerate the growth of India's digital ecosystem.

12.
Which of the following nations won the bronze medal in the Women's Asia Cup Hockey at Muscat in Oman?
India
China
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India beat China 2-0 for a bronze medal in the Women's Asia Cup Hockey at Muscat in Oman.

13.
Who is the author of the book "The $10 Trillion Dream"?
Shaktikanta Das
Hasmukh Adhia
Subhash Chandra Garg
Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The former finance secretary of India, Subhash Chandra Garg has announced his debut book named "The $10 Trillion Dream".

14.
Which Union Ministry launched the 'Swachhata Start-Up Challenge'?
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Agriculture
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Swachhata Start-Up Challenge to encourage innovative start-ups to transform the sanitation and waste management sector.

15.
India's largest EV charging station has been inaugurated at which place?
Mumbai
Gandhinagar
Hyderabad
Gurugram
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated in Sector 52 of Gurugram at Delhi-Jaipur National Highway.

16.
The overall global gold demand in 2021 was recorded at what value as per the data by World Gold Council?
4,021.3 tonnes
3,658.8 tonnes
5,051.5 tonnes
3,749.2 tonnes
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The World Gold Council (WGC) in its 'Gold Demand Trends 2021' Report has informed that the global gold demand rose 10 percent in 2021 to 4,021.3 tonnes.

17.
Which ministry has released the comic book titled 'India's Women Unsung Heroes'?
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi has released a pictorial comic book titled 'India's Women Unsung Heroes', as a tribute to the forgotten women freedom fighters of the country.

18.
Which Indian Tiger Reserve have been bag the TX2 Award for 2022?
Similipal National Park
Orang Tiger Reserve
Mudumalai National Park
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district of Tamil Nadu has won the prestigious TX2 Award for 2022, for doubling their tiger populations since 2010.

19.
What is the other name of 'National Conference on Agriculture for Summer Campaign'?
Kharif Conference
Rabi Conference
Zaid Conference
Cash Crop Conference
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Conference on Agriculture for Summer Campaign 2021-22 was held through video conference. It is also called as Zaid Conference. Zaid crops are grown between Kharif and Rabi Seasons.

20.
Which of the following states will establish the first graphene innovation centre in India?
Kerala
Karnataka
Goa
Odisha
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first innovation centre for graphene will be set up in Kerala by the Digital University Kerala (DUK), along with the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) in Thrissur, for Rs 86.41 crore.