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CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY 2022 MCQs

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Question 31. Which bank will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in IFSC Ltd?
  1.    Canara Bank
  2.    Punjab National Bank
  3.    Bank of Baroda
  4.    State Bank of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> State Bank of India

State Bank of India will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd subject to a maximum investment of Rs 34.03 crore.


Question 32. Who has been re-appointed as MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited?
  1.    Sanju Sharma
  2.    Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan
  3.    Sanju Panda
  4.    Sanju Rai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan

Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited board of directors has re-appointed Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan (PN) as the MD & CEO for three years.


Question 33. The Indian Army has established the Quantum Lab at the MCTE, in Mhow in which city?
  1.    Ranchi
  2.    Varanasi
  3.    Indore
  4.    Lucknow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indore

The Indian Army has established the Quantum Lab at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), in Military Headquarters Of War (Mhow), Indore, Madhya Pradesh.


Question 34. Which of the following have bagged the national breed conservation award for 2021?
  1.    Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science
  2.    Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University
  3.    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
  4.    IVRI Bareilly - Indian Veterinary Research Institute
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University

The All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on poultry breeding, Mannuthy, under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University (KVASU), bagged the national breed conservation award for 2021.


Question 35. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in which state?
  1.    Uttarakhand
  2.    West Bengal
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Bihar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Uttarakhand

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in Haldwani city of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand.


Question 36. Which country launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker 'Sibir' to boost India's Arctic Plans via Northern Sea Route?
  1.    China
  2.    Russia
  3.    UK
  4.    USA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Russia

Russia has launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker known as 'Sibir', which will support the growing fleet of icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shipping through the Arctic and enable a wider presence of India in the arctic region.


Question 37. The Houston COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax got DCGI approval for use in India. Who is the incumbent Drugs Controller General of India?
  1.    V. G. Somani
  2.    Milon K. Banerji
  3.    K. K. Venugopal
  4.    Amit Kumar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> V. G. Somani

The initial construct and production process of the vaccine antigen was developed at TCH's Centre for Vaccine Development. V. G. Somani :- Drugs Controller General of India.


Question 38. Who has assumed as the Director-General of the ICG?
  1.    Virender Kumar Pathania
  2.    Virender Sharma Pathania
  3.    Virender Singh Pathania
  4.    Virender Rai Pathania
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Virender Singh Pathania

VS Pathania has assumed the charge as the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on December 2021.


Question 39. Vaishno Devi Stampede 12 people were killed. It is in which state/UT?
  1.    Uttar Pradesh
  2.    Delhi
  3.    J&K
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> J&K

In a tragic incident on New Year occasion, 12 people were killed and 15 injured in a stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine in the Katra area of Jammu and Kashmir.


Question 40. Which of the following informed that 126 tigers have died in India in the year 2021?
  1.    NITI Aayog
  2.    UNESCO
  3.    National Tiger Conservation Authority
  4.    Ministry of Tribals
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> National Tiger Conservation Authority

The National Tiger Conservation Authority informed that about 126 tigers have died in India in the year 2021.


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