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- January 30 is observed every year as the Martyrs’ Day of Mahatma Gandhi. the year 2022 marks which death anniversary of the Father of Nation?
A) 70
B) 78
C) 71
D) 74
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Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 74th death anniversary on January 30, 2022. The day is also celebrated as Martyrs’ Day, also known as ‘Shaheed Divas’, to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Which player has won the Men’s Single title at Australian Open 2022?
A) Daniill Medvedev
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Andy Murray
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Option C
Explanation: Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Daniill Medvedev (Russia) 2-6,6-7,6-4,6-4,7-5 to win the Men’s Single title at Australian Open 2022.
- The Government of India has made it mandatory for the telecom companies to store the international calls, satellite phone calls, conference calls and messages for a minimum period of how many years?
A) 2 years
B) 1 year
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
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Option A
Explanation:The government has made it mandatory for telecom companies for storage of international calls, satellite phone calls, conference calls and messages, made over normal networks as well as on the internet for a period of at least two years.
- RBI has imposed certain restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd regarding conducting of banking business, for six months. Where is the headquarter of the bank located?
A) Kochi
B) Lucknow
C) Pune
D) Dehradun
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Option B
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed certain restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd, Lucknow.
- Who is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance’ ?
A) Subramanian Swamy
B) Raghuram Rajan
C) Dr Kiran Bedi
D) Bimal Jalan
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Option C
Explanation: The Book titled ‘Fearless Governance’ authored by Dr Kiran Bedi has been released.
- India has recently approved a Digital Work Plan 2022 with which intergovernmental organisation?
A) G20
B) SAARC
C) OPEC
D) ASEAN
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Option D
Explanation:India and ASEAN nations have approved a work plan titled India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2022, during the second ASEAN Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting held on January 28, 2022 virtually.
- India’s Unnati Hooda recently represented the country in which game to win gold?
A) Badminton
B) Tennis
C) Hockey
D) Athletics
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Option A
Explanation: Indian teenager Unnati Hooda beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal, 21-18, 21-11, to claim the women’s singles title at 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament. The 14-year old Unnati is the youngest Indian to win the US$75,000 tournament. In men’s singles, India’s 21-year-old Kiran George beat Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 to emerge as the winner.
- Name the Chairman of the LIC whose term has been extended by the government till March 2023.
A) Siddhartha Mohanty
B) M R Kumar
C) Pankaj Jain
D) Mukesh Gupta
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Option B
Explanation: The government had extended the tenure of M R Kumar, the Chairman of IPO-bound Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) by one year, till March 2023.
- Which team has won the 2022 Women’s Pan American Cup Field Hockey Tournament?
A) Chile
B) Canada
C) Argentina
D) Uruguay
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Option C
Explanation: Argentina defeated Chile, 4-2 to win its 6th women’s field hockey championship title at the 2022 Women’s Pan American Cup.
- What was the profession of Shri Iqbal Singh Kingra who has passed away recently?
A) Econometricians
B) Economist
C) Environmentalist
D) Educationalist
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Option D
Explanation: Shri Iqbal Singh Kingra who was an Indian socio-spiritual leader of the Sikh community and an educationalist passed away at the age of 95 years.
