Current Affairs: & 30 th 31 st January

2022

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1) Which country's team has won the 2022
Women’s Hockey Asia Cup?
• India defeated China, 2-0 to win bronze medal at the
2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament on
January 28, 2022.
A. South Korea • Japan defeated South Korea 4-2 in the final to win
their third title at Women’s Hockey Asia Cup
B. Oman tournament.
• The 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup was the 10th
C. China edition of the quadrennial Women’s Hockey Asia
Cup.
D. Japan • The tournament was held from January 21 to 28,
2022 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in
Muscat, Oman.
Ans-D
2) Who is the author of a new book titled “Fearless
Governance”?

• The Book titled ‘Fearless Governance’ authored by Dr

A. Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi has been released.
• Dr. Kiran Bedi is the former Lt Governor of
B. Jagdish Mukhi Puducherry and IPS (retd).
• This book is based on the ground realities of nearly
C. Phagu Chauhan five years of service of Dr. Bedi as Lt. Governor of
Puducherry and her vast experience of 40 years in
D. Ganga Prasad the Indian Police Service.

Ans-A
3) Who has been appointed as the new Chief
Economic Advisor of India?

• This post was lying vacant since December 17, 2021,

A. Anantha when KV Subramanian left the office.
• V Anantha Nageswaran is a former member of the
Nageshwaran Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
(PMEAC).
B. Govinda Rao • The search panel for the selection of CEA is headed
by 15th Finance Commission chief NK Singh.
C. Dilip M. Nachane • The CEA is the ex-officio cadre controlling authority
of the Indian Economic Service. Also, the economic
D. Vijay Shankar Vyas survey is prepared under the guidance of the Chief
Economic Adviser.
Ans-A
4) “India’s first” intelligent messenger called ‘Pops'
has been introduced by -

• Paytm Money has introduced “India’s first” intelligent

A. 5paisa messenger called ‘Pops’.
• Messenger ‘Pops’ will allow its user to receive
B. PhonePe specific information related to their stocks, analysis
about their portfolio, market news, and important
C. MobiKwik market movements, all in one place.
• One97 Communications Limited owns the Paytm
D. Paytm Money Money platform.

Ans-D
5) As per recent report, What percentage of Indian
girls are suffering from Anemia?
• Data Analytics Report based on results conducted on
haemoglobin samples received from January 2015 till
November 2021 showed that 46% of girl children
A. 39% below 15 years were anaemic.
• Over 13% of the samples tested were found severely
B. 46% anaemic.
• A total of 8,57,003 samples of girls were tested by
C. 42% SRL Diagnostics in a span of seven years.
• According to the National Family Health Survey
D. 55% (NFHS)-(III), more than half of women in India (55%)
have anaemia. In India, Fifty five per cent of
adolescent girls are anaemic.
Ans-B
6) Which country has emerged as a top export
destination for Indian pomegranates?
• Bangladesh has emerged as the most popular
destination for Indian pomegranates over the last
few years.
A. Nepal • Last fiscal, India had exported 68,502.9 tonnes of
pomegranates out of which 36,906.77 tonnes had
B. Bangladesh gone to Bangladesh.
• In the current fiscal, India has exported 53,524.31
C. Myanmar tonnes of pomegranates out of which 31,185.84
tonnes have been exported to Bangladesh.
D. Bhutan • The ease of transport and the relatively relaxed
quality norms are the main contributors in making
Bangladesh a major export destination.
Ans-B
7) Who has been chosen as the guest nation in the
12th Hyderabad Literature Festival?
• The 2nd virtual outing of the Hyderabad Literary
Festival (HLF) has been live from 28 January 2022.
• The 12th edition of the literary evert, which goes on
A. Norway till the 30th of January, consists of book discussions,
panel sessions and other literary events streamsed
B. France live through its YouTube channel.
• The United Kingdom is the guest nation for this year's
C. UK Hyderabad Literature Festival.
• Hyderabad Literature Festival 2022 is dedicated to
D. USA the late Ajay Gandhi, founder of Manthan, a thought-
provoking discussion platform and a close supporter
of the festival since 2013.
Ans-C
8) Which state has launched 1st of its kind ‘Brain
Health Initiative’ to train doctors?

• K Sudhakar, Minister of Medical Education and

Health of Karnataka, virtually launched Brain Health
A. Maharashtra Initiative a firstof-its-kind initiative in India,
undertaken by the National Institute of Mental
B. Tamil Nadu Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in association
with the National Institution for Transforming India
C. Kerala (NITI Aayog).
• The initiative aims to help people to cope with
D. Karnataka mental health issues. Under this initiative, doctors
will be trained in screening and treating mental
health patients.
Ans-D
9) Which player has won the Australian Open 2022
women’s singles title?
• In tennis, World Number 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia
defeated Danielle Collins of the US, 6-3 7-6, to win
women’s singles final title at the Australian Open
A. Danielle Collins 2022 on January 29, 2022.
• With this win the 25-year-old Barty has become the
B. Naomi Osaka first Australian woman in 44 years to win a Grand
Slam title at home.
C. Karolína Pliskova • Before this, Chris O’Neil was the last Australian
woman to lift Australian Open in 1978.
D. Ashleigh Barty • This is the 15th career title and third Grand Slam title
won by Barty after French Open in 2019 and
Wimbledon in 2021.
Ans-D
10) SPMCIL has set up two new bank note printing
lines. Where are these two located?

• Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India

A. Nashik and Dewas Limited (SPMCIL) has set up ‘new bank note printing
lines’ at its Currency Note Press, Nashik and Bank
B. Salboni and Nashik Note Press, Dewas.
• SPMCIL is a Government of India-owned Miniratna
C. Dwas and Mysore company and is engaged in the
manufacture/production of Currency and Bank
D. Mysore and Salboni Notes, Security Paper.

Ans-A
11) Argentina won the 2022 Women’s Pan Am Cup
by defeated which team?
• Argentina defeated Chile, 4-2 to win its 6th women’s
field hockey championship title at the 2022 Women’s
Pan American Cup.
A. Chile • The Women’s Pan American Cup is the quadrennial
international championship of the Americas
B. Peru organized by Pan American Hockey Federation.
• The 2022 Women’s Pan Am Cup was the sixth edition
C. Argentina of the championship. It was held from January 19 to
29, 2022 in Santiago, Chile.
D. Spain • With this win both Argentina and Chile has sealed
automatic qualification spots at the FIH Hockey
Women’s World Cup, Spain and Netherlands 2022.
Ans-A
12) What is the theme for World Leprosy Day
2022?

• The World Leprosy Day is observed globally on the

last Sunday of January every year.
A. Ending the stigma • In 2022, the World Leprosy Day falls on January 30,
2022.
B. Beat Leprosy, Stigma • Theme 2022: “United for Dignity”
• In India, the World Leprosy Day is celebrated every
C. United for Dignity year on 30 January, the anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi’s death.
D. Ending prejudice • The day aims to raise global awareness of this deadly
ancient disease and call attention to the fact that it
can be prevented, treated and cured
Ans-C
13) South Maubuang has become which state's
first ODF plus village?

• South Maubuang in the Aibawk block of Aizawl

district in Mizoram has been declared as the model
A. Assam ODF Plus village.
• The village has fulfilled all the criteria as per SBMG
B. Tripura Phase II guidelines and all households and
institutions have functional toilets and measures in
C. Mizoram place for effective management of solid and liquid
waste.
D. Manipur • It has a population of 649 individuals from 116
households has emerged as the first ODF Plus village
in the State of Mizoram.
Ans-C
14) How much amount has been paid by India
towards United Nations regular budget assessment
for the year 2022?

• India has paid its United Nations regular budget

A. $31.7 million assessment for the year 2022 in full with a payment
of $29.9 million on January 21, 2022.
B. $17.5 million • With this India joins ‘2022 Honour Roll’ list of
Member States that have paid their @UN Regular
C. $20.3 million Budget Assessments in full.
• So far 31 Member States out of 193 have paid their
D. $29.9 million regular budget assessments in full as of 26 January
2022.

Ans-D
15) Tata Sky has announced to change its name to
what?

• Tata Sky has announced that it is changing its name

A. Tata Go to Tata Play after over 15 years of its existence.
• The new name signifies the expanded range of
B. Tata Play products and services offered by the company.
• Currently, Tata Sky has a total of 23 million
C. Tata Plus connections and 19 million active subscribers.
• Tata Sky, the company that started operating in 2004
D. Tata Start was launched as an 80:20 joint venture between Tata
Sons and 21st Century Fox

Ans-B
16) Which country's AirAsia has changed its name
to Capital A?

A. Indonesia • Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd said on 28th January

2022, it had changed its name to Capital A Bhd to
B. Singapore reflect its growing portfolio of businesses beyond the
core budget airline.
C. Malaysia • The airline business has been hard-hit during the
pandemic due to strict travel rules in Asia.
D. Thailand

Ans-C
17) Who has launched the 'NIPER Research Portal'?

• India is the third-largest pharmaceutical

manufacturing country and to make the research
more purposeful and meaningful in the sector, Union
A. Narendra Modi Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the
Research Portal of the National Institute of
B. Mansukh Mandaviya Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER).
• The Research Portal has been developed with an aim
C. Piysuh Goyal to disseminate the information about all the NIPERs
and their research activities, patents filed and
D. Amit Shah Publication information in one place so that industry
and other stakeholders know about them. The
platform will track the research and tasks of all
NIPERS. Ans-B
18) India has joined hands with Israel to create
how many ‘Villages of Excellence'?

• The Government of India has joined hands with the

Government of Israel to create 150 ‘Villages of
A. 125 villages Excellence’ in 12 States of the country, to help
farmers to adopt latest technology in the farm sector.
B. 180 villages • Israel would provide Technical assistance and other
expertise to make agriculture a more profitable
C. 150 villages business.
• The initiative will be under taken in phased manner.
D. 210 villages • 75 villages out of 150 would be taken up in 2022. The
remaining villages would be taken up subsequently.
Ans-C
19) Which country has declared an environmental
emergency due to the oil spill?

• The Peruvian government has declared a 90-day

“environmental emergency” in damaged coastal
A. Iraq territories, after an oil spill that saw 6,000 barrels of
crude oil pour into the sea.
B. Saudi Arabia • The oil spill came out of a tanker belonging to the
Spanish energy firm Repsol.
C. Peru • The incident occurred at the La Pampilla refinery,
some 30 kilometers (around 19 miles) north of the
D. Indonesia Peruvian capital of Lima in the Ventanilla district of
the port city of Callao.
Ans-C
20) Who has inaugurated the 'Pandit Jasraj Cultural
Foundation'?
• On January 28, 2022, Pandit Jasraj Cultural
Foundation was launched marking the occasion of
92nd birth anniversary of late Indian classical
A. Ram Nath Kovind vocalist, Pandit Jasraj.
• During the launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B. Narendra Modi spoke at the online event and remembered him.
• Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation has been founded
C. Piyush Goyal by Pandit Jasraj’s son, Shaarang Dev Pandit and his
daughter, Durga Jasraj. Foundation was launched
D. Amit Shah with the objective of protecting, preserving,
developing and promoting the National Heritage, Art
& Culture of India.
Ans-B
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