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CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY 2022 MCQs

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Question 81. IRDAI has selected 3 of its insurers as D-SIIs for 2022-22. Identify which of the given insurer is not among them?
  1.    United India Insurance
  2.    The New India Assurance Co. Ltd
  3.    Life Insurance Corporation of India
  4.    General Insurance Corporation of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> United India Insurance

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has chosen the following insurers as Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2021-22:


Question 82. The GST Council has decided to defer the increase in GST Rate on which product?
  1.    Mobile Phones
  2.    Textile
  3.    Cotton
  4.    Automobile
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Textile

The GST Council decided to defer the increase in the rate for textiles to 12% from 5%. It has referred the matter to a panel of Ministers, to review Rate Rationalisation.


Question 83. Which is India's first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein sub-unit vaccine for COVID-19?
  1.    CORBEVAXTM
  2.    NOVAVAX
  3.    SEROVAXTM
  4.    DIVIVAX
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> CORBEVAXTM

India's first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein sub-unit vaccine for COVID-19 is CORBEVAXTM.


Question 84. What is the upper limit per transaction fixed by RBI for small value digital transactions in offline mode?
  1.    Rs 200
  2.    Rs 100
  3.    Rs 400
  4.    Rs 300
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rs 200

The upper limit of an offline payment transaction is fixed at Rs. 200.


Question 85. Who has been appointed as the 'officer on special duty' in Punjab National Bank?
  1.    A.S. Rajeev
  2.    Mallikarjuna Rao
  3.    Atul Kumar Goel
  4.    Shanti Lal Jain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Atul Kumar Goel

Atul Kumar Goel has taken charge as an 'officer on special duty' in Punjab National Bank before taking over as its new MD and CEO of the bank in February 2022.


Question 86. Name the winner of the RedInk Award for 'Journalist of the Year' 2020?
  1.    Arfa Khanum Sherwani
  2.    Rana Ayyub
  3.    Rohit Sardana
  4.    Danish Siddiqui
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Danish Siddiqui

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been honoured with the prestigious RedInk Award for 'Journalist of the Year' 2020 posthumously.


Question 87. New Covid-19 variant IHU has been detected in which country?
  1.    Denmark
  2.    Germany
  3.    Spain
  4.    France
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> France

A new COVID-19 variant, IHU has been identified in France, which is reported to be more infectious than the Omicron variant.


Question 88. Which state government slashed Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor?
  1.    Tamil Nadu
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Odisha
  4.    Jharkhand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Jharkhand

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced a concession of Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor.


Question 89. What per cent stake will be acquired by NTPC in Power Exchange of India Ltd?
  1.    4%
  2.    3%
  3.    6%
  4.    5%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 5%

State-owned power generation company NTPC Ltd. is set to acquire a 5 per cent equity stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL).


Question 90. Which day is commemorated as World Braille Day annually around the world?
  1.    January 04
  2.    January 03
  3.    January 01
  4.    January 02
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> January 04

The is observed every year on January 04 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille.


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