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- The 2022 Winter Olympics is being held in Beijing. What is the official slogan of the event?
A) United by Emotion
B) Faster, Higher, Stronger
C) Together for a Shared Future
D) Passion. Connected
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Option C
Explanation: The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China and will continue till February 20, 2022. Official slogan – “Together for a Shared Future”
- Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2022?
A) M Jagadesh Kumar
B) Hridaynath Kunzru
C) Satish Chandra
D) V.S. Krishna
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Option A
Explanation: Centre has appointed JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Vice Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
- What is the projected GDP growth estimate of India in FY21 (2020-21) as per the first revised estimates released by NSO?
A) 7.3%
B) 6.6%
C) 6.1%
D) 7.6%
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Option B
Explanation: As per the first revised estimates released by NSO, the GDP contracted by 6.6% in FY21 (2020-21). In the first advance estimates, NSO had predicted this as a contraction of 7.3%.GDP growth in 2019-20 (as per NSO)= 3.7%The Real GDP of India for 2020-21 was ₹135.58 lakh crore as per the First revised estimate of NSO.
- The tableau of which state has been selected as the best among the 12 States/UTs during Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been picked as the best tableau among the 12 States/UTs which participated in the Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022. The theme of tableau of Uttar Pradesh was ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham’.
- Based on the data released by the economic think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in India in January 2022 was lowest since March 2021. What was the rate of unemployment recorded in January 2022?
A) 6.57%
B) 7.77%
C) 5.47%
D) 6.97%
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Option A
Explanation:The unemployment rate in India in January 2022 fell sharply to 6.57%, according to the data from economic think-tank, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). This is the lowest rate witnessed since March 2021.
- Rahul Bhatia has recently been appointed as the Managing Director of which airline carrier?
A) GoAir
B) Vistara
C) IndiGo
D) AirIndia
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Option C
Explanation: The low-cost Indian airline, IndiGo has appointed its co-founder and promoter Rahul Bhatia as the Managing Director (MD) of the company with immediate effect on February 04, 2022.
- Who is the author of the biography on Neeraj Chopra titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’?
A) Manorama Jafa
B) Navdeep Singh Gill
C) B. N. Goswamy
D) Jagreet Kaur
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Option B
Explanation:A short biography of Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’ authored by Navdeep Singh Gill has been released.
- In popular choice category award, which state has won first position for Best Tableau among 12 states/UTs category for 2022?
A) Punjab
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
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Option D
Explanation: The popular choice category award was introduced for the first time in 2022, wherein the general public was invited to vote for the best marching contingents and best tableaux through the MyGov platform. The online poll was conducted between January 25-31, 2022.
- Best state/UTs Tableau – Maharashtra (Theme ‘Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of Maharashtra’.)
- Which cricket player has been selected for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021?
A) Daryl Mitchell
B) Martin Guptill
C) James Neesham
D) Henry Nicholls
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Option A
Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell as the winner of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
- Who is the author of the graphic novel Atharva – The Origin, in which Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed as the superhero Atharva?
A) Sarnath Banerjee
B) Ramesh Thamilmani
C) Shamik Dasgupta
D) Ashok Banker
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Option B
Explanation: Virzu Studios in association with MIDAS Deals Pvt Ltd has released the motion poster of its upcoming graphic novel, Atharva – The Origin. Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed as the superhero Atharva in this graphic novel.The graphic novel is authored by Ramesh Thamilmani.
- Centre as sworn in whom as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) recently in place of Dipak Dash?
A) Anil Yadav
B) Dinesh Kumar Gupta
C) Sonali Singh
D) Ashok Kumar Pal
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Option C
Explanation:The Government of India has appointed Sonali Singh to hold the additional charge of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with effect from February 01, 2022.
- The Indian state _________ recorded the lowest unemployment rate in January 2022 while _____ recorded the highest unemployment rate during the same month
A) Odisha; Delhi
B) Gujarat; Meghalaya
C) Kerala; Chhattisgarh
D) Telangana; Haryana
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Option D
Explanation: Telangana recorded lowest unemployment rate in January at 0.7%.Haryana witnessed highest unemployment rate of 23.4% in January 2022.
- Arif Khan, who is the lone Indian athlete to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics is qualified for which Olympic sports?
A) Fencing
B) Skiing
C) Hockey
D) Skating
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Option B
Explanation: He is an Indian alpine skier
- Which base year is used to calculate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on constant prices?
A) 2011-12
B) 2010-11
C) 2014-15
D) 2008-09
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Option A
Explanation: Base year for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculations on constant prices is 2011-12.
