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Q :  

"Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work and Leadership" is the autobiography of _____________.

(A) Arundhati Bhattacharya

(B) Anita Desai

(C) Naureen Hassan

(D) Goslya Shankar

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Arundhati Bhattacharya also authored her autobiography named – 'Indomitable – A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work and Leadership'.


Q :  

The Navy of India and which country has recently conducted a 'passing exercise' in the Arabian Sea?

(A) Russia

(B) China

(C) Nepal

(D) Pakistan

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The correct answer is Russia. The Navies of India and Russia conducted a passing exercise in the Arabian Sea on 14 Jan'22. Indian Navy's indigenously designed and built guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi exercised with Russian Federation Navy's destroyer Admiral Tributs.


Q :  

Who among the following has become the first Indian wicket-keeper batsman to score a century in Test cricket in South Africa?

(A) Dinesh Karthik

(B) KL Rahul

(C) Rishabh Pant

(D) Ishaan Kishan

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Pant reached the milestone with the dismissal of Temba Bavuma in his 26th match (50th innings), eclipsing Dhoni who achieved the same in 36 Tests. Rishabh Pant, on Tuesday, surpassed MS Dhoni to become the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to record 100 Test dismissals during the first Test against South Africa at Centurion.


Q :  

DRDO conducted the final test firing of the Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). Which agency has been designated for the manufacture of this missile?

(A) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

(B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

(C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(D) Bharat Dynamics Limited

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), in its final “deliverable configuration”. MPATGM will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited at its facility in Bhanoor, Telangana.


Q :  

Chandrashekhar Patil, popularly known as "Champa", was a prominent writer of which Indian language?

(A) Konkani

(B) Gujarati

(C) Marathi

(D) Kannada

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Chandrashekar Patil (18 June 1939 – 10 January 2022), popularly known as Champa, was an Indian poet, playwright and public intellectual writing in Kannada.


Q :  

Who has been appointed as the head of the department of RBI for "Fintech"?

(A) Ajay Kumar Choudhary

(B) Deepak Kumar

(C) Ajay Kumar

(D) T Rabi Shankar

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The central bank has appointed Ajay Kumar Choudhary, executive director, to head the department.


Q :  

Name the mission launched by Western Zone of Indian Railways to track the lost luggage of passengers.

(A) Mission Amanat

(B) Mission Dharohar

(C) Mission Nidhi

(D) Mission Hifazat

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Under the Operation Amanat initiative, the Railway Protection Force has taken a novel initiative to make it easier for the passengers to get back their lost luggage.


Q :  

On which date the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri is celebrated every year?

(A) March 10

(B) 12 July

(C) January 11

(D) 25 August

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri is commemorated each year on January 11, and he is remembered as a national hero in India. He died on 11 January 1966 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, just a few days after leading India to victory in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965.


Q :  

Every year 'World Braille Day is celebrated on which date of the month of January?

(A) 02nd

(B) 03rd

(C) 04th

(D) 05th

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

We celebrate World Braille Day every year on January 4th because it's Louis Braille's birthday. He's the inventor of braille! Louis was born in 1809 in France and became blind after a childhood accident.


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