Easy and Important Current Affairs Questions 2022 - January 11 to January 17
Which bank has partnered with National Payments Corporation to offer real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI ID for its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners?
(A) Bank of Baroda
(B) IndusInd Bank
(C) State Bank of India
(D) RBL Bank
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The association between IndusInd Bank and NPCI will help MTO/Exchange houses to push cross-border payments to beneficiaries using UPI apps which will further enable international partners of the bank to perform real-time remittances to India.
Which bank has signed MoU with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to provide IPPB's banking services in semi-urban and rural areas?
(A) RBL Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) State Bank of India
(D) HDFC Bank
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following has signed a bancassurance agreement with South Indian Bank to enable the customers of South Indian Bank?
(A) SBI Life Insurance
(B) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(D) HDFC Life Insurance
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following country has recently launched "Zhiyuan-1 02E" or "Five Meter Optical Satellite 02"?
(A) Indonesia
(B) South Korea
(C) Mongolia
(D) China
Correct Answer : D
Who has been appointed as the Director-General and CEO of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs?
(A) Dinkar Mawari
(B) Praveen Kumar
(C) Hem Bhatt
(D) Sonia Kumari
Correct Answer : B
The Prime Minister of which of the following country, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has been suspended?
(A) Ethiopia
(B) Kenya
(C) Djibouti
(D) Somalia
Correct Answer : D
In which state has PM Modi inaugurated the Savra-Kuddu Hydroelectric Project?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
PM Modi will inaugurate the Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project. The 111 MW Project has been built at a cost of around ₹2,080 crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will be visiting Mandi, Himachal Pradesh to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over ₹11,000 crore.
The Chief Minister of which state has launched the 'Kaushal Rozgar Nigam' portal?
(A) Haryana
(B) Bihar
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Assam
Correct Answer : A
Which country has introduced the world's first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) that looks like a minibus that can run on roads and tracks?
(A) Vietnam
(B) China
(C) Malaysia
(D) Japan
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct answer is Japan. Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world's first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town of Kaiyo in December 2021. It is said that the vehicle can run on roads as well as rail tracks. The vehicle runs on normal rubber tyres on the road and on steel wheels on rail tracks.
Which state has topped in the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission?
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Jharkhand
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Jharkhand has topped the delta ranking of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission with a composite score of 76.19 in the month of June. The state has improved its position to eighth place in the overall ranking of the mission, which was launched by the Central Government in 2016. It aims to promote local economic development, enhancing basic services and creating well-planned Rurban clusters.
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