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CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY 2022 MCQs

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Question 631. Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet Channaveera Kanavi has passed away. He was a prominent writer and poet in which language?
  1.    Marathi
  2.    Bengali
  3.    Malayalam
  4.    Kannada
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Kannada

Channaveera Kanavi, an iconic poet and writer in the Kannada language, has passed away. He was 93. He was often referred to as 'Samanvaya Kavi' (Poet of Reconciliation).


Question 632. Which is the venue of the 'DefExpo 2022' Defence Exhibition?
  1.    Varanasi
  2.    Goa
  3.    Gandhinagar
  4.    Chennai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gandhinagar

DefExpo 2022, India's biennial flagship defence exhibition is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat in March.


Question 633. Kerala defeated the Indian Railway to lift the women's title at 70th Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22. Where was the final event held?
  1.    Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium
  2.    Talkatora Stadium
  3.    Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium
  4.    Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium

In the women's category, Kerala defeated the Indian Railway 3-1, to lift the 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22, held at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar.


Question 634. Which Union Ministry/Institution organized Global Summit on 'Reimagining Museums in India'?
  1.    UNESCO
  2.    Ministry of Culture
  3.    Ministry of Tourism
  4.    NITI Aayog
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Ministry of Culture

Ministry of Culture organised a two-day Global Summit on 'Reimagining Museums in India' in February 2022.


Question 635. The world's first woman was cured of HIV through which process?
  1.    Antiretroviral therapy
  2.    Blood Transfusion
  3.    Stem cell transplant
  4.    Tuberculosis Treatment
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Stem cell transplant

The woman is a leukaemia patient and received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus. An umbilical cord blood transplant was done, as a part of her cancer treatment.


Question 636. Twitter Inc has partnered with which company to improve the support for its 'Tips' feature in India?
  1.    PayU
  2.    Infibeam Avenues
  3.    Instamojo
  4.    Paytm
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Paytm

Twitter Inc has partnered with Paytm's payment gateway to improve the support for its 'Tips' feature in India.


Question 637. How many teams will compete in the league stage of Ranji Trophy 2022?
  1.    38
  2.    36
  3.    25
  4.    40
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 38

The Ranji Trophy 2022 league phase will comprise 38 teams from different states and union territories.


Question 638. India's GDP is likely to grow by how much percent in the third quarter of FY 2022, as per SBI?
  1.    9.2
  2.    7.5
  3.    6.8
  4.    5.8
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 5.8

India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow at 5.8 percent in the third quarter of the financial year 2022, as per the latest SBI research report.


Question 639. How many people have been given death sentences in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case verdict?
  1.    54
  2.    58
  3.    66
  4.    38
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 38

A special court sentenced 38 out of the total 49 convicts to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad Bomb Blast case.


Question 640. The World Sustainable Development Summit is an annual flagship event of which organisation?
  1.    World Wide Fund for Nature-India
  2.    Quality Council of India
  3.    The Energy and Resources Institute
  4.    Confederation of Indian Industry
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The Energy and Resources Institute

The World Sustainable Development Summit is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute.


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