Current Affairs Quiz – 29 January 2022

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1. How much amount has been paid by India towards United Nations regular budget assessment for the year 2022?
   A) USD 31.7 million 
   B) USD 17.5 million 
   C) USD 20.3 million 
   D) USD 29.9 million
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: India has paid its United Nations regular budget assessment for the year 2022 in full with a payment of USD 29.9 million on January 21, 2022.
2. Who has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Government of India, in place of KV Subramanian?
   A) VK Ramaswamy
   B) V Anantha Nageswaran
   C) Kaushik Basu
   D) Shankar Acharya
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: V Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Government of India. This post was lying vacant since December 17, 2021, when KV Subramanian left the office.
3. India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated at which place?
   A) Gandhinagar
   B) Hyderabad
   C) Gurugram
   D) Mumbai
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated in Sector 52 of Gurugram at Delhi-Jaipur National Highway, on January 28, 2022.
4. The overall global gold demand in 2021 was recorded at what value as per the data by World Gold Council?
   A) 4,021.3 tonnes
   B) 3,658.8 tonnes
   C) 5,051.5 tonnes
   D) 3,749.2 tonnes
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The World Gold Council (WGC) in its ‘Gold Demand Trends 2021’ Report has informed that the global gold demand rose 10 percent in 2021 to 4,021.3 tonnes. The overall gold demand during 2020 stood at 3,658.8 tonnes.
5. Who is the author of the book “The $10 Trillion Dream”?
   A) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
   B) Subhash Chandra Garg
   C) Hasmukh Adhia
   D) Shaktikanta Das
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The former finance secretary of India, Subhash Chandra Garg  has announced his debut book named “The $10 Trillion Dream”.
6. India’s first innovation centre for graphene is set to be established in which city of the country?
   A) Chennai
   B) Bangaluru
   C) Thrissur
   D) Visakhapatnam
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India’s first innovation centre for graphene is set to come up in Thrissur, Kerala. This will be the first graphene Research and Development (R&D) incubation centre in India.
7. What is the name of the official mobile app of the Parliament of India, recently launched by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla?
   A) Digital Parliament App
   B) Digital House App
   C) Digital Diet App
   D) Digital Sansad App
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched the official mobile application of the Parliament named ‘Digital Sansad App’ on January 27, 2022, to allow citizens to access live proceedings of the House, including the Union Budget 2022 live.
8. The world’s largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which country?
   A) The Netherlands
   B) Switzerland
   C) Germany
   D) New Zealand
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
9. Which tech giant has partnered with Bharti Airtel to invest USD 1 billion in the telecom major to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem?
   A) Apple
   B) Google
   C) Microsoft
   D) Amazon
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a long-term partnership agreement on January 28, 2022 to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. Under the deal, Google will invest USD 1 billion in Airtel.
10. Two tiger reserves have been jointly awarded the TX2 Award for 2022. If one of them is Bardia National Park from Nepal, then name the Indian Tiger Reserve to bag the award.
    A) Similipal National Park
    B) Mudumalai National Park
    C) Orang Tiger Reserve 
    D) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: The Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district of Tamil Nadu and Bardia National Park in Nepal have jointly won the prestigious TX2 Award for 2022, for doubling their tiger populations since 2010.
11. The World Gold Council (WGC) data shows that the total gold demand in India rose to ________ tonnes in 2021
    A) 797.3 tonnes
    B) 689.2 tonnes
    C) 849.3 tonnes
    D) 446.4 tonnes
    
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    Option A
    Explanation:India’s total gold demand surged by 78.6 percent to 797.3 tonnes in 2021 from 446.4 tonnes during 2020.
12. The 13 Tiger Range Countries have set up the TX2 goal to double the population of tiger in member countries by which year?
    A) 2030
    B) 2025
    C) 2022
    D) 2028
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: The TX2 goal was set by the 13 tiger range countries during the 2010 St Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation, Nepal. The goal aims to double the tiger population of member countries to 250 or more by 2022 from its base tiger population of around 125 in 2010.

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