Current Affairs Quiz 24 January 2022 - Current Affairs Daily MCQ

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India observed Parakram Diwas on January 23 to mark the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In 2022, which anniversary is being celebrated of the great freedom fighter?
A) 127
B) 121
C) 125
D) 120

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Option C
Explanation: January 23 is being observed as Parakram Diwas in India, to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. (28 feet in height and 6 feet in width.)
India’s First “District Good Governance Index” has been unveiled recently for districts of which states/UTs?
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Ladakh

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Option A
Explanation: The Union Minister of Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has virtually released India’s First “District Good Governance Index” for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu district has topped the Index.
Name the winner of women’s single title at the Syed Modi International badminton Tournament 2022?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) PV Sindhu
C) Anupama Upadhyaya
D) Malvika Bansod

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Option B
Explanation: In badminton, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu bagged the women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International Tournament on January 23, 2022, in Lucknow.
What amount of maximum subsidy on purchasing drones for farm mechanization has been approved under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)?
A) Rs 5 lakh
B) Rs 7 lakh
C) Rs 10 lakh
D) Rs 12 lakh

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Option C
Explanation: Union Agriculture Ministry has amended the guidelines of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) to provide 40-100 percent subsidy until March 2023 in purchasing drones for farm mechanization. After the amendment, a grant for the purchase of drones up to 100 percent of the cost of agriculture drones or ₹10 lakhs, whichever is less, can be given.
Professor Vinod Sharma has been honoured with Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for the year 2022 in the Individual category. Name the winner of the award in the Institutional category for 2022?
A) Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre, Uttarakhand
B) 8th Battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
C) Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)
D) Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management

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Option D
Explanation: Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (in the Institutional category) and Professor Vinod Sharma (in the Individual category) have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their excellent work in Disaster Management for the year 2022.
The hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been unveiled at which place by PM Modi on his birth anniversary on January 23?
A) India Gate
B) Red Fort
C) Rashtrapati Bhavan
D) Indian Museum

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Option A
Explanation: As a part of this year-long celebration, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate in New Delhi.
What amount of capital infusion has been announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)?
A) Rs 700 crores
B) Rs 1000 crores
C) Rs 1200 crores
D) Rs 900 crores

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Option B
Explanation: The Ministry of New and Renewable Ministry (MNRE) has announced that it will infuse ₹1,000 crores in the state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). This has been done to enhance the capital asset base of SECI.
What amount of loan has been approved by World Bank for ‘West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection’ operation?
A) USD 125 million
B) USD 150 million
C) USD 100 million
D) USD 200 million

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Option A
Explanation: The World Bank has sanctioned a loan worth $125 million (about Rs. 1,000 crore) to the government of West Bengal to support its effort to help the poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services. The loan has been provided under the ‘West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection’ operation, on January 19, 2022.
US scientists have recently discovered an underground ocean buried beneath the surface of a moon named Mimas. This moon Mimas belong to which planet?
A) Mars
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn

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Option D
Explanation: A team of Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in the US have discovered an underground ocean buried beneath the surface of the ‘Death Star’-like moon of Saturn, named Mimas.
Which inter-governmental alliance is holding a maritime exercise named “Neptune Strike ’22” in the Mediterranean Sea?
A) SAARC
B) G20
C) NATO
D) BRICS

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Option C
Explanation: The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries will be conducting a 12-day maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24, 2022. The name of the maritime exercise is “Neptune Strike ’22”.
Which of these leaders has been conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau?
A) Xi Jinping
B) Shinzo Abe
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Joe Biden

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Option B
Explanation:The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau, based in Kolkata.
Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Education globally?
A) 24 January
B) 22 January
C) 21 January
D) 20 January

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Option A
Explanation: The International Day of Education is marked every year on 24 January globally to celebrate the role of education in bringing global peace and sustainable development..
In India January 24 is marked as which of these days?
A) National Education Day
B) National Women’s Day
C) National Peace Day
D) National Girl Child Day

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Option D
Explanation: In India the National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is observed annually on January 24 since 2008.
What is the theme of the International Day of Education in 2022?
A) Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation
B) Changing Course, Transforming Education
C) Education: A Key Driver for Inclusion and Empowerment
D) Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers

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Option B
Explanation: The theme of 4th International Day of Education in 2022 is Changing Course, Transforming Education.
The 2022 Syed Modi International badminton tournament was held at which of these venues?
A) Netaji Indoor Stadium Kolkata
B) Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Thiruvananthapuram
C) Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium Lucknow
D) Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata

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Option C
Explanation: The 2022 Syed Modi International badminton tournament was held at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 18 to 23 January 2022.

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