Weekly Current Affairs Questions 2022 January 25 to January 31
Mia Amor Motley was sworn in as the Prime Minister of which of the following country for the second consecutive term?
(A) Barbados
(B) Jamaica
(C) Panama
(D) Dominican Republic
Correct Answer : A
Which company has signed an agreement with Oulu University, Finland to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology?
(A) Vi
(B) BSNL
(C) Reliance Jio
(D) Airtel
Correct Answer : C
How many students have been awarded the Prime Minister's National Children's Award (PMRBP) 2022?
(A) 50
(B) 32
(C) 29
(D) 25
Correct Answer : C
Paytm has partnered with which company to provide lending products to merchant partners and consumers?
(A) Tata Capital
(B) Fullerton India
(C) Lendingkart Technologies
(D) Reliance Jio
Correct Answer : B
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) adjudicating authority?
(A) Preeti Singh
(B) Sunil Gaur
(C) Amit Sahni
(D) Vinodanand Jha
Correct Answer : D
Which team has won the 9th National Women's Ice Hockey Championship in 2022 held in Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(C) Delhi
(D) Ladakh
Correct Answer : C
Which small finance bank has launched 'Platina Fixed Deposit' offering an interest rate of 15 basis points (bps)?
(A) Jana Small Finance Bank
(B) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
(C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
(D) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, 'Om', to test for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus?
(A) DRDO
(B) CSIR-CDRI
(C) IIT Madras
(D) AIIMS
Correct Answer : D
Name the player who has been awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2021.
(A) Shaheen Afridi
(B) Mohammad Rizwan
(C) Joe Root
(D) Babar Azam
Correct Answer : D
AIIB has invested ________ US dollars in the development of data centers to serve emerging Asia.
(A) 150 million
(B) 140 million
(C) 130 million
(D) 120 million
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed USD150 million to invest in the development of data centers that mostly serve emerging Asia through the Keppel Data Centre Fund II (KDCF II), a closed-end private equity vehicle managed by Alpha Investment Partners Limited (Alpha).