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CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY 2022 MCQs

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Question 21. Which ITBP director-general will hold the additional charge of another border guarding force SSB?
  1.    Vipin Verma
  2.    Sanjay Arora
  3.    Rohit Thakur
  4.    Umesh Agrawal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sanjay Arora

ITBP director general Sanjay Arora will hold the additional charge of another border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as the latter's chief Kumar Rajesh Chandra is set to retire.


Question 22. Who has been named as one of the brand ambassadors for EaseMyTrip?
  1.    Both B and C
  2.    Vijay Raaz
  3.    Smriti Madhana
  4.    Varun Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Both B and C

Bollywood actors Vijay Raaz & Varun Sharma have been named as brand ambassadors for EaseMyTrip.


Question 23. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of hydroelectric projects worth Rs 11000 crore in which state?
  1.    Maharashtra
  2.    Gujarat
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Himachal Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Himachal Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for hydroelectric projects worth Rs 11000 crore and the "Sawara-Kuddu Hydroelectric Project" in the state of Himachal Pradesh.


Question 24. Which IIT has emerged as the best institute under the "CFTIs, Central University, & Institute of National Importance" category in the ARIIA 2021?
  1.    IIT Roorkee
  2.    IIT Delhi
  3.    IIT Guwahati
  4.    IIT Madras
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> IIT Madras

IIT Madras has again emerged as the best institute under the "CFTIs, Central University, & Institute of National Importance" category in the ARIIA 2021 list, followed by IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi.


Question 25. Which country has started the world's longest metro line?
  1.    China
  2.    Japan
  3.    Australia
  4.    America
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> China

China has started the world's longest metro line in Shanghai province.


Question 26. Which country will be chairing the Counterterrorism Committee in January 2022?
  1.    China
  2.    Russia
  3.    USA
  4.    India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> India

India will be chairing the Counterterrorism Committee in January 2022 at United Nations Security Council.


Question 27. The central government has approved the issuance of the 19th instalment of electoral bonds before the assembly elections in how many states?
  1.    4 states
  2.    3 states
  3.    7 states
  4.    5 states
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 5 states

The central government recently released the 19th instalment of electoral bonds before the assembly elections in 5 states (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Goa).


Question 28. For which language Sahitya Akademi has selected Daya Prakash Sinha for Sahitya Akademi Award 2021?
  1.    English
  2.    Urdu
  3.    Tamil
  4.    Hindi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Hindi

Sahitya Akademi has selected Daya Prakash Sinha for Hindi for Sahitya Akademi Award 2021.


Question 29. Which state government has partnered with NPCI and SBI to implement "E-RUPI"?
  1.    Government of Punjab
  2.    Government of Kerala
  3.    Government of Karnataka
  4.    Gujarat government
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Government of Karnataka

The Government of Karnataka has launched the NPCI and Has partnered with SBI.


Question 30. According to ICRA Ltd, what is the estimated GDP growth rate of India for the financial year 2022-2023?
  1.    10%
  2.    8%
  3.    9%
  4.    7%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 9%

Ratings and research firm Icra has estimated that India's economy will grow at 9% in FY22 and FY23 amid the uncertainty triggered by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.


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