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Padma Shri awardee and founder of Shillong Chamber Choir has passed away in January 2022. he was a famous ___________.
Dancer
Actor
Music Composer
Singer
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Noted music composer Neil Nongkynrih, founder-mentor of the Shillong Chamber Choir, has died in Mumbai after a brief illness. He was 52. The Padma Shri winner, fondly called Uncle Neil, led the SCC to national fame after a reality TV show about a decade ago.
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Which of the following states in January 2022 has partnered for cooperation in the production of eco-friendly fuels with GAIL Ltd?
Odisha
Mizoram
Telangana
Karnataka
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
The correct answer is Odisha. The Odisha government and natural gas firm GAIL signed an MoU on 5 January 2022 for cooperation in the production of eco-friendly fuels in the state.
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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi(IGRUA), which was making news recently, is located at which state?
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Uttarakhand
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi(IGRUA) was established by the Government of India in the year 1986 at Fursatganj Airfield. It is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
IGRUA is an Autonomous Body and it is administered by a Governing Council under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. In 2021, IGRUA recorded 19000 hours of flying as against an average yearly flying output of 15000 per year during the previous five years. It also targets 25000 flying hours in 2022.
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport on 04 Jan 2022. Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport is located in which state?
Agartala
Assam
Manipur
Sikkim
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
NEW DELHI: PM inaugurates the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala
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Who has partnered with CSC to undertake India’s 1st-ever Cultural Survey of Villages?
Minister of Culture
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Minister of Railways
Minister of Steel
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Ministry of Culture has partnered with the Common Services Centres (CSC), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) to undertake India’s first-ever cultural survey of its villages titled ‘Mera Gaon, Meri Dharohar’ through a mobile application. It will document the cultural identity at the village level. Over 4 lakh VLEs will conduct the survey in 6.38 lakh villages and upload the details on the application.
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Azure Power Commissions 600 MW SECI Project in Which State?
Meghalaya
Karnataka
Jharkhand
Rajasthan
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
Independent power producer Azure Power has commissioned the 600 MW Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar project allocated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The project is located in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This is the largest solar power project in India, owned and operated at a single location by any developer. Currently, the company has 2,510 MW of high-performing operational solar assets across India.
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ONGC has roped in the first-ever female as the CMD of the company on an interim basis. Name the new interim CMD?
Manisha Pathak
Alka Mittal
Reena Jaitly
Deepa Chadha
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Alka Mittal, Director (HR), ONGC, has been given the additional charge as the new interim chairman and managing director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the largest oil and gas producer in India.
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Richard Leakey, who has passed away recently was a world-renowned conservationist and fossil hunter from which country?
Kenya
United Kingdom
Sweden
Nigeria
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
World-renowned Kenyan politician, conservationist, and fossil hunter Richard Leakey has passed away. He was 77. The legendary paleoanthropologist is credited for the discovery of ‘Turkana Boy’ in 1984 which led to groundbreaking discoveries proving that humankind evolved in Africa.
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Who launched a 100-day Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’?
Nitin Gadkari
Virendra Kumar
Bhupender Yadav
Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the ‘Padhe Bharat’, a 100-day reading campaign that will focus on promoting a joyful reading experience amongst students. To encourage the reading habit among students and to improve the learning levels of the students with a focus on children studying in Balvatika to Grade 8. The 100 days (14 weeks) reading campaign will be organized from January 2022 to April 2022.
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Which city has become the city with the largest Metro network in the world?
London, United Kingdom
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Jakarta, Indonesia
Shanghai, China
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
Shanghai has opened two new metro lines, upholding its rank as the city with the largest Metro network in the world.
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Which state has become the first state in the country to launch a Digital Life Certificate system for pensioners?
Kerala
Odisha
Gujarat
Karnataka
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
The chief minister virtually launched the new initiative while attending the orientation program for newly recruited 153 officers of Odisha Civil Services. Claiming that Odisha is the first state in the country to implement such a digital service for pensioners, Patnaik expressed happiness over the initiative.
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Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to the South Pole?
Harpreet Chandi
Srishti Bandla
Sunita Williams
Sneha Sharma
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Answer: Option AExplanation
A 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer, Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of PGI Satellite Centre in which city?
Meerut
Imphal
Ferozepur
Bhopal
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of PGI Satellite Centre at Ferozepur, Punjab. The PGI Satellite Centre will be built at a cost of over Rs 490 crore. The 100-bed facility will provide services in 10 specialties- General Surgery, Orthopedics, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology, and Psychiatry-Drug De-addiction.
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Which state government slashed Rs 25 per liter on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor?
Kerala
Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced concession of Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices for two-wheelers owned by the poor.
The concession will be given for 10 litres of petrol for every month. An amount of Rs 25 per litre would be transferred to the bank account of poor ration card holders.
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The GST Council has decided to defer the increase in GST Rate on which product?
Cotton
Textile
Automobile
Mobile Phones
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
The GST Council decided to defer the increase in the rate for textiles to 12% from 5%. It has referred the matter to a panel of Ministers, to review Rate Rationalisation.
The GST on all readymade textile items, except those made with cotton, was earlier hiked to 12 percent. The GST on footwear, except those below Rs 1,000, was also hiked to 12 percent from 5 percent. State representatives from Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu opposed the hike.
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What was the profession of Vijay Galani who has passed away recently?
scriptwriter
musician
lyricist
film producer
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Bollywood film producer Vijay Galani has passed away due to organ failure. He was in his late 50s. Vijay Galani was suffering from blood cancer and was in London for seeking treatment.
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Which country has opened the world’s longest metro line of a total of 831 kilometers in length in January 2022?
Russia
Japan
India
China
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The correct answer is China
Shanghai has opened two new metro lines, upholding its rank as the city with the largest Metro network in the world. With the new lines, the total length of Shanghai’s metro network has extended to 831 km, continuing to be the longest in the world.
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Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology has been inaugurated in which university?
Allahabad University
Chandigarh University
Delhi University
Madras University
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University on January 3, 2021. The research centre has been established with the objective of training students in space science, satellite development and meeting future challenges in space research. The state-of-the-art centre will be the Ground Control Station for Chandigarh University’s Student Satellite (CUSat).
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Abdalla Hamdok resigned as Prime Minister of which nation on January 2, 2022?
Tanzania
Yemen
Egypt
Sudan
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok resigned on January 2, 2022, more than two months after a coup as well as another deadly crackdown on the protestors, with the military now firmly in control. He has resigned six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with the military which stated that this could save a transition of Sudan towards democracy.
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Who has become the 34th Indian to lead India in Test matches?
Rishabh Pant
K L Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Hanuma Vihari
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Answer: Option BExplanation
KL Rahul has become the 34th Indian to lead India in Test matches after he took on the skipper’s role during India’s second test against South Africa at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on January 3, 2022. Indian test captain Virat Kohli is not a part of the playing XI due to an upper back spasm.
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When will Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Manipur and Tripura?
January 7th
January 4th
January 6th
January 5th
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Prime Minister Modi will visit the poll-bound Manipur and Tripura on January 4, 2022, to inaugurate mega development projects in the Northeast Region. The Prime Minister will dedicate the projects worth Rs. 4,800 crores to Manipur while Tripura will receive the new integrated terminal building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport along with two key development initiatives.
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Which organization told entities that Insurance Intermediaries can maintain current accounts in an appropriate number of banks?
RRB
SIDBI
IRDAI
RBI
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Irdai said that insurance intermediaries, including entities sponsored by them, can maintain current accounts in an appropriate number of banks so as to meet regulatory requirements and reinsurance business.
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Which country, India is set to conclude the Brahmos missile deal?
Mexico
Canada
Philippines
SriLanka
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Answer: Option CExplanation
India and the Philippines are set to formally seal a government-to-government BrahMos deal soon, capping years of negotiations for the supply of a batch of the supersonic cruise missiles for the Philippine navy, people familiar with the development said
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Recently Centre approved how much amount of Additional Central Assistance to six states for measures relating to national calamities?
₹3063 cr
₹3078 cr
₹4578 cr
₹6786 cr
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Answer: Option AExplanation
A High-Level Committee under the chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah has approved over 3,063 crore rupees of Additional Central Assistance to six states.
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Who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Steel in January 2022?
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Raveesh Singh
Anup Pathak
Avanish Shukla
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Sanjay Kumar Singh was appointed as Steel Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Monday.
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Which country launched the ‘Better Health Smoke-Free’ campaign?
UK
France
India
Australia
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The UK government has launched a new initiative named the ‘Better Health Smoke-Free’ campaign, which highlights the impact of adult smokers on younger people.
The campaign has urged smokers to quit smoking. As per the data released by the campaign, 4.9 percent of teenagers whose parents smoke have also adopted the habit. New Zealand has also set goals to go smoke-free by 2030.
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KSLV-II Nuri rocket, is the first domestically produced space launch vehicle of which country?
UAE
South Korea
Bangladesh
Israel
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Answer: Option BExplanation
South Korea’s first domestically produced space launch vehicle KSLV-II Nuri rocket failed due to a loose helium tank.
All three stages of the rocket worked, taking it to a height of 700 kilometers, and the 1.5-tonne payload separated successfully. The mission failed as the third-stage engine stopped burning 46 seconds earlier than scheduled.
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Which of these countries has been added as a new member of the BRICS New Development Bank in December 2021?
Egypt
Iran
Nepal
Italy
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Egypt has been inducted as the fourth new member of the BRICS New Development Bank(NDB) on December 29, 2021.
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ITBP director general ______ will hold the additional charge of another border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Sanjay Arora
Umesh Agrawal
Rohit Thakur
Vipin Verma
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Answer: Option AExplanation
ITBP director general Sanjay Arora will hold the additional charge of another border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as the latter’s chief Kumar Rajesh Chandra is set to retire on December 31.
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Which of the following bank will acquire up to 9.95 percent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd?
ICICI Bank
Bank of Baroda
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India
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Answer: Option DExplanation
State Bank of India will acquire up to 9.95 percent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd subject to a maximum investment of Rs 34.03 crore.
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