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- Who among these has been appointed as the Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A) Raghuram Rajan
B) Urjit Patel
C) Viral Acharya
D) Bimal Jalan
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Option B
Explanation: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as Vice President of the multilateral funding institution Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a period of three years.
- Name the winner of women’s single tennis title at 2022 Adelaide International 1 tournament?
A) Simona Halep
B) Karolina Pliskova
C) Ashleigh Barty
D) Naomi Osaka
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Option C
Explanation: In Tennis, French tennis player Gael Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in men’s single event of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim 11th ATP title of his career.In women’s category, World number one Australian star Ashleigh Barty beat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan to win her second Adelaide International title.
- Which film has won the Golden Globe 2022 Best film in the Motion pictures (drama) category?
A) The Power of the Dog
B) King Richard
C) West Side Story
D) Being the Ricardos
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Option A
Explanation: Best Film (Drama) – The Power of the Dog
- As per the latest data by Finance Ministry, what is the approx amount deposited in bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme as on December-end 2021?
A) Rs 2.0 lakh crore
B) Rs 1.0 lakh crore
C) Rs 2.5 lakh crore
D) Rs 1.5 lakh crore
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Option D
Explanation: As per the latest data of finance ministry, the deposits in bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme have crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore mark. The total balance in accounts under the Jan Dhan scheme was recorded at Rs 1,50,939.36 crore as on December-end 2021.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at which place?
A) Gandhinagar
B) Chandigarh
C) Hyderabad
D) Guwahati
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Option B
Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University on January 10, 2022.
- Which player has won the 2021 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship?
A) Ian Nepomniachtchi
B) Magnus Carlsen
C) Nodirbek Abdusattorov
D) Garry Kasparov
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Option C
Explanation: The young Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2021 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship.
- What was the profession of Marilyn Bergman who has passed away recently?
A) Lyricist
B) Banker
C) Jounalist
D) Politician
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Option A
Explanation: Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning American lyricists and songwriter has passed away. She was 93.
- Who is the author of Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’?
A) Ashwini Vaishnaw
B) Thomas Matthew
C) Yogendra Narain
D) Pramod Wilson
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Option B
Explanation: Tata Sons emeritus Chairman, veteran industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’ is set to hit the stands in November 2022.The biography is penned by former senior bureaucrat and retired IAS officer Dr. Thomas Matthew.
- The Indian Railways has renamed Kevadiya railway station as____________
A) Biswas Nagar railway station
B) Patel Nagar railway station
C) Ekta Nagar railway station
D) Gandhi Nagar railway station
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Option C
Explanation: The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station in Narmada district of Gujarat, as Ekta Nagar railway station.
- Which tennis player has won the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 men’s single title?
A) Maxime Cressy
B) Andy Murray
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Rafael Nadal
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Option D
Explanation: World number six Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis title at 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 on January 09, 2022. In the women’s singles, Simona Halep beat Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–3 to win her 23rd career WTA title.
