Easy and Important Current Affairs Questions 2022 - January 11 to January 17
Which IIT has emerged as the best institute under the category “CFTIs, Central Universities, and Institutions of National Importance” in ARIIA 2021?
(A) IIT Delhi
(B) IIT Madras
(C) IIT Bombay
(D) IIT Roorkee
Correct Answer : B
Who among the following has been appointed as MD & CEO of UCO Bank in 2022?
(A) M Venugopal
(B) Ramalingam Sudhakar
(C) Ashwani Kumar
(D) Arun Kumar Mishra
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of the city-based public sector UCO Bank with effect from June 1. Prior to this, he was the executive director of the state-owned Indian Bank.
Who has been appointed as the Director-General of Forests and Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?
(A) Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad
(B) Ravi Jha
(C) CR Chaudhary
(D) Chandra Prakash Goyal
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following terms is related to Vikram Misri?
(A) Attorney General
(B) Solicitor General
(C) Head of the Staff Committee
(D) Deputy National Security Advisor
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Diplomat Vikram Misri has been appointed as deputy national security adviser in the National Security Council secretariat. The appointment of Misri, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, came after he served as the Indian ambassador to China for nearly three years. He served in various capacities at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as well as in the Prime Minister’s Office. Misri will report to national security adviser Ajit Doval. At present, Rajinder Khanna, Pankaj Saran and Dattatray Padsalgikar are serving as deputy NSAs.
Name the Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist who passed away recently.
(A) RL Jalappa
(B) Suresh Jadhav
(C) GT Nanavati
(D) Mahendra Prasad
Correct Answer : D
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reinstated the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL). Where is the headquarters of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?
(A) Montreal, Canada
(B) Lausanne, Switzerland
(C) Washington, D.C., United States
(D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Correct Answer : A
The Government of Karnataka has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and which bank to enable and implement 'e-RUPI'?
(A) Bank of Baroda
(B) IndusInd Bank
(C) State Bank of India
(D) Bandhan Bank
Correct Answer : C
Who will replace Mallikarjuna Rao, the current MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank?
(A) Aishwarya Sharma
(B) Atul Kumar Goyal
(C) Ankit Agarwal
(D) Anil Kumar
Correct Answer : B
Recently, which edition of Hockey India Junior Men National Championship was crowned by ________.
(A) Haryana
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Odisha
Correct Answer : C
Who has been chosen as PETA India's 2021 Person of the Year?
(A) Alia Bhatt
(B) Anushka Sharma
(C) Jacqueline Fernandez
(D) R Madhavan
Correct Answer : A
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