WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (17 January 2022 to 22 January 2022)

    WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (17 January 2022 to 22 January 2022) Q 1. Recently "Shanti Devi" has been passed away, she was asso...

 

 

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (17 January 2022 to 22 January 2022)

Q1. Recently "Shanti Devi" has been passed away, she was associated to which profession?

Ans. Social worker

Q2. Which among the following Lavni artist from Maharashtra has wins gold medal at

"International Folk Art Festival" in Dubai?

Ans. Sumit Bhale

Q3. In whiich of the following state the 9th "women National Ice Hockey Championship" -2022

has inaugrated?

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Q4. According to United Nations' WESP 2022 Report, what is the estimated growth rate of the

Indian economy in FY 2022?

Ans. 6.50%

Q5. Which of the following state government has decided to bring a law to regulate online

gaming?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q6. According to the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’, how much the total forest and tree

cover in India increased as compared to 2019?

Ans. 2,261 sq kms

Q7. Which of the following state has topped in terms of increase in forest cover as per 'India

State of Forest Report' 2021?

Ans.

Andhra Pradesh

Q8. Who is the author of the book "Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Work, Life and

Leadership"?

Ans. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Q9. Alikhan Smailov has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?

Ans. Kazakhstan

Q10. Which of the following bank has set up a separate internal department for fintech?

Ans. State Bank Of India

Q11. Recently "World Economic Forum" 2022 held in which of the following city?

Ans. Davos

Q12. Recently Dr Virendra Kumar has launched first bi-monthly E-Newsletter of for which

Community?

Ans. Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Q13. Which ministry has cleared 20 strategic research projects worth 30 crore rupees in the areas

of specialty fibers and geotextiles?

Ans. Ministry of Textiles

Q14. Which of the following India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier has returns to Kochi after its

third sea trial?

Ans. INS Vikrant

Q15. Which of the following ministry organised 26th "CISO Deep Dive Training program" under

Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative?

Ans. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q16. Volcano eruption happened in Tonga Island, it Island is located in which Ocean?

Ans. Pacific Ocean

Q17. Recently in J&K the Army rescues 30 civilians stuck in avalanches near which Pass?

Ans. Tangdhar pass

Q18. Recently how many crore customers India Post Payments Bank has been crossed in 3 years?

Ans. 5-crore

Q19. Recently Union Minister Narayan Rane virtually inaugurated MSME Pavilion in "World

Expo", 2020 in which city?

Ans. Dubai

Q20. "National Winnie the Pooh Day" is celebrated which date?

Ans. 18-Jan

Q21. Recently who among the following appointed as Additional Secretary in Labor and

Employment Ministry?

Ans. Shashank Goel

Q22. Recently who among the following appointed as new chairman of "Apparel Export

Promotion Council"?

Ans. Narendra Kumar Goenka

Q23. Recently in which of the following city India-UK meet held on “Sustaining Food Production

under Environmental Stress”?

Ans. New Delhi

Q24. Recently who among the following become EU Parliament’s new president?

Ans. Roberta Metsola

Q25. "Davos Agenda" is associated to which of the following organisation?

Ans. World Economic Forum

Q26. According to ministry of Commerce and Industry, how much percentage of India's apple

exports have risen exponentially since 2014?

Ans. 82 percent

Q27. Who among the following has releasesd book titled “Prakrtik, Vaidik avem Jaivik Kheti”?

Ans. Manoj Sinha

Q28.

"Australian Open Tennis tournament" 2022 held in which of the following city?

Ans. Melbourne

Q29. As per the data by NPCI, which bank was the largest recipient of the UPI transaction amount

in the October-December quarter in 2021?

Ans. Paytm Payments Bank

Q30. Which player has been named as the captain of the Indian women's team participating in

the 2022 Women's Hockey Asia Cup?

Ans. Savita Punia

Q31. Which of the following organisation has launched Saa₹thi mobile app on investor education,

will be helpful in accessing recent market developments?

Ans. Securities and Exchange Board of India

Q32. National Innovation Foundation Incubation Council ties up with which company to boost

Grassroot Innovation?

Ans. Amazon India

Q33. Under the chairpersonship which country the First "BRICS Sherpas meeting" 2022 held on

18-19 January 2022?

Ans. Chinese

Q34. Which bank has won the right to sell Vijay Mallya's London home?

Ans. Union Bank of Switzerland

Q35. Recently in which country Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart to jointly

inaugurated "India-assisted Social Housing Units project"?

Ans. Mauritius

Q36. Which of the following edition of "the India Digital Summit" 2022 was held by the Internet

And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) virtually?

Ans. 16

Q37. Who is the head of the Working group set up to strengthen television rating point (TRP)

services?

Ans. Shashi Shekhar Vempati

Q38. Tasnim Mir becomes the Indian world number one player, she is associated with which

sports?

Ans. Badminton

Q39. Birju Maharaj has been passed away on 17th January 2022, he was associated to which

profession?

Ans. Kathak Dancer

Q40 What is the crew capacity of the Gaganyaan programme?

Ans. 3

Q41. According to a US-based global leader approval tracker, Morning Consult Political

Intelligence, who among the following leader has emerged as "Most Popular Leader"

worldwide?

Ans. Narendra Modi

Q42. Which of the following country has been make "Unique Business ID" mandatory for ecommerce entities?

Ans. Bangladesh

Q43. Which of the following country has been demanded USD 38 million from Pakistan for "Dasu

Dam Project victims" before resuming the project?

Ans. Pakistan

Q44. India and which country have extended the existing Science and Technology cooperation for

three more years, with focus on new areas like waste-water technologies, sustainable

agriculture, aerospace engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence?

Ans. Sri Lanka

Q45. Which of the following state has stated "Door-to-Door fever survey" across the state?

Ans. Telangana

Q46. Recently Union Minister Amit Shah to released First "District Good Governance Index" 2022

for 20 Districts of which state?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

Q47. Recently which ministry has released provisional payroll data of EPFO?

Ans. Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q48. On 21 January which of the following state has celebrated as foundation day?

Ans. Tripura, Manipur, and Meghalaya

Q49. Who of the following won the 2022 India Open Women's Singles Title?

Ans. Busanan Ongbamrungphan

Q50. Which country has launched its 1st Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite constellation from

cape Canaveral, United States?

Ans. South Africa