Easy and Important Current Affairs Questions 2022 - January 11 to January 17
Recently Indian Railways has launched which mission to track the lost luggage of passengers?
(A) mission stuff
(B) Mission Amanat
(C) Mission Awareness
(D) mission journey
Correct Answer : B
Which famous NDTV journalist has passed away on 14 January 2022 due to a heart attack?
(A) Brajesh Mishra
(B) Prannoy Roy
(C) Srinivasan Jain
(D) Kamal khan
Correct Answer : D
The United Nations (UN) has estimated India's economic growth rate to be which of the following percentage in the current financial year?
(A) 7.3 percent
(B) 6.5 percent
(C) 4.2 percent
(D) 8.6 percent
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following has been ranked by India in the Henley Passport Index 2022?
(A) 83rd place
(B) 87th place
(C) 89th place
(D) 93rd place
Correct Answer : A
The United Nations has recently launched the largest country-specific appeal for which country?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Afghanistan
(D) America
Correct Answer : C
Maya Angelou became the first black woman to appear on the coin of which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) America
(C) China
(D) Russia
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Poet and activist Maya Angelou, who died in 2014, has become the first Black woman to be featured on a United States quarter coin. The 25-cent coin, which shows Angelou with outstretched arms, went into circulation on Monday.
The Assam government has recently decided to increase the size of which National Park?
(A) Kaziranga National Park
(B) Manas National Park
(C) Dibru Saikhowa National Park
(D) Orang National Park
Correct Answer : D
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.
Which country has recently approved the purchase of the world's fastest supersonic anti-ship cruise missile BrahMos missile with India?
(A) Philippines
(B) Japan
(C) Germany
(D) China
Correct Answer : A
Andhra Pradesh government has now increased the retirement age of employees from 60 years to how many years?
(A) 64 years
(B) 65 years
(C) 67 years
(D) 62 years
Correct Answer : D