Easy and Important Current Affairs Questions 2022 - January 11 to January 17
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.
Recently, who has become the first woman head of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
(A) Manisha Lamba
(B) Deepika Thakur
(C) Vaishnavi Das
(D) Alka Mittal
Correct Answer : D
Who has recently become the new MD & CEO of UCO Bank?
(A) Ajit Singh Panwar
(B) Soma Shankar Prasad
(C) Sumit Kumar Magu
(D) Varun Das Sharma
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following bank will acquire up to 9.95 percent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Limited?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Bank of Baroda
(D) Canara Bank
Correct Answer : A
_______ became the 11th Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket in just 55 Test matches.
(A) Ishant Sharma
(B) Ravindra Jadeja
(C) Mohammed Shami
(D) Jasprit Bumrah
Correct Answer : C
The Director-General of ITBP ______ will hold the additional charge of another Border Security Force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
(A) Umesh Agarwal
(B) Vipin Verma
(C) Rohit Thakur
(D) Sanjay Arora
Correct Answer : D
Recently, the Houston COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax has received DCGI approval for use in India. Who is the incumbent Drug Controller General of India?
(A) Amit Kumar
(B) V G Somani
(C) KK Venugopal
(D) Mukul Rohatgi
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) announced that Corbevax, a protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine, has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to launch it in India. The initial construct and production process of the vaccine antigen was developed at TCH’s Centre for Vaccine Development.
Which country launched its first Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker 'Sibir' in the series to boost India's the Arctic plans through the Northern Sea Route?
(A) China
(B) UK
(C) USA
(D) Russia
Correct Answer : D
Indian Army has set up Quantum Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE) at Military Headquarters Yudh (Mhow) in which city?
(A) Indore
(B) Varanasi
(C) Ranchi
(D) Lucknow
Correct Answer : A
Who among the following has been named as the brand ambassador for EaseMyTrip?
(A) Vijay Raju
(B) Varun Sharma
(C) Smriti Mandhana
(D) both a and b
Correct Answer : D
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