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CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY 2022 MCQs

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Question 101. 'SMILE' scheme is to be implemented by which Union Ministry?
  1.    Ministry of Rural Development
  2.    Ministry of Women and Child Development
  3.    Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  4.    Ministry of Education
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) is an umbrella scheme being formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.


Question 102. Who has been appointed as new Director-General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga?
  1.    G Sateesh Reddy
  2.    Vinay Tripathi
  3.    G Ashok Kumar
  4.    Vini Mahajan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> G Ashok Kumar

Additional Secretary under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, G Asok Kumar was appointed as the new Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.


Question 103. Who has been appointed as the head of ONGC, making her the first woman to head ONGC?
  1.    Ankita Ahuja
  2.    Ritu Kumar
  3.    Anamika Malhotra
  4.    Alka Mittal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Alka Mittal

"ONGC Director (HR) Alka Mittal has been entrusted with the additional charge of ONGC CMD, making her the first woman to head the Energy major,".


Question 104. Which state's High Court has become the country's first paperless court?
  1.    Tamil Nadu
  2.    Telangana
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kerala

Kerala High Court is going to become the first paperless court in the country. Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud inaugurated the Smart Court Room in the High Court Auditorium.


Question 105. Which Union Ministry has set up six Task Forces on 6 G technology?
  1.    Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  2.    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  3.    Ministry of Communication
  4.    Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ministry of Communication

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), under the Ministry of Communication, has constituted six Task Forces on 6 G technology.


Question 106. Which of the following real estate firm will develop a 500000 sq ft shopping Mall in Jammu & Kashmir?
  1.    Omaxe Group
  2.    DLF Group
  3.    China Evergrande Group
  4.    Emaar Group
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Emaar Group

EMAAR Properties, a Dubai-based real estate group, will be developing a shopping mall in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.


Question 107. Union Education Minister launched NEAT 3.0 and AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages. Who is the Union Education Minister?
  1.    Narendra Tomar
  2.    Dharmendra Pradhan
  3.    Piyush Goyal
  4.    Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched NEAT 3.0 to provide the best-developed Ed-tech solutions and courses on a single platform.


Question 108. What is the existing annual income limit for the identification of the economically weaker section (EWS)?
  1.    Rs 10 lakh
  2.    Rs 8 lakh
  3.    Rs 6 lakh
  4.    Rs 9 lakh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs 8 lakh

After the recommendation by the three-member committee, the Centre has decided to continue with the existing annual income limit of Rs 8 lakh for the identification of the economically weaker sections (EWS).


Question 109. Which country will host the 46-nation mega naval battle 'Exercise Milan 2022'?
  1.    India
  2.    Iran
  3.    America
  4.    China
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> India

India has invited a total of 46 friendly countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise MILAN in Visakhapatnam.


Question 110. Who is the only woman in the 31-member panel recently formed to examine the bill to increase the legal age of marriage?
  1.    Rajni Ashokrao
  2.    Sushmita Dev
  3.    Chhaya Verma
  4.    Meenakshi Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sushmita Dev

The parliamentary standing committee constituted to examine "The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021" comprise of a total of 31 members, including only one women representative. Out of the total 31 members, TMC MP Sushmita Dev is the sole woman representative in the committee. The Bill seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women in India from 18 to 21 to bring it at par with men.


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