Q.1 Name the Indian company which has recently acquired a controlling stake in Mandarin Oriental New York five star hotel?
a. Larsen and Toubro
b. ITC Limited
c. Tata Group
d. Reliance Industries
Q.2 Justice Ayesha Malik has become the first woman Supreme Court judge of which country?
a. Afghanistan
b. Pakistan
c. Bangladesh
d. Sri Lanka
Q.3 Which film won the Golden Globe Award 2022 in Best Motion Picture- Drama category?
a. Belfast
b. The Power of the Dog
c. King Richard
d. Dune
Q.4 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary-General by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries?
a. Haitham Al Ghis
b. Noel Quinn
c. Muhammad Yunus
d. Abdul Razzaq
Q.5 Which television series won Best TV Series – Drama at the Golden Globe Awards 2022?
a. The Morning Show
b. Succession
c. Lupin
d. Squid Game
Q.6 Which state government has launched “Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) 2.0”?
a. Punjab
b. Bihar
c. Odisha
d. Gujarat
Q.7 The Indian Railways has renamed Kevadiya railway station by which name?
a. Biswas Nagar railway station
b. Ekta Nagar railway station
c. Patel Nagar railway station
d. Gandhi Nagar railway station
Q.8 Which country has implemented new laws banning child marriage?
a. Malaysia
b. Philippines
c. Indonesia
d. Sri Lanka
Q.9 Which state government has announced to name of Mainpuri Sainik School after CDS General Bipin Rawat?
a. Rajasthan
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand
d. Haryana
Q.10 National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is celebrated on which day?
a. January 10
b. January 11
c. January 08
d. January 07
Q.11 Who is the author of Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’?
a. Thomas Matthew
b. Pramod Wilson
c. Yogendra Narain
d. Ashwini Vaishnaw
Q.12 Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at which place?
a. Kolkata
b. Chandigarh
c. Mumbai
d. Delhi
Q.13 In which state Losoong(Namsung) Festival has been celebrated?
a. Manipur
b. Assam
c. Sikkim
d. Meghalaya
Q.14 Who has been named as the new chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace Gita Gopinath?
a. Pablo Moreno Garcia
b. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
c. Paul Hilbers
d. Piotr Trabinski
Q.15 Who among these has been awarded with the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022?
a. Sara Ali Khan
b. Harshaali Malhotra
c. Janhvi Kapoor
d. Nora Fatehi
Q.16 Name the mission launched by the Western zone of the Indian Railways to track lost belongings of passengers?
a. Mission Amanat
b. Mission Dharohar
c. Mission Nidhi
d. Mission Hifazat
Q.17 When is the National Youth Day observed in India?
a. Second Monday of January
b. 11 January
c. 12 January
d. Second Wednesday of January
Q.18 DRDO recently test fired naval variant of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Which destroyer ship was used for testing the missile?
a. INS Rajput
b. INS Chennai
c. INS Kolkata
d. INS Visakhapatnam
Q.19 David Sassoli who has passed away recently was the President of which of these organizations?
a. European Commission
b. European Parliament
c. European Council
d. European Central Bank
Q.20 Adani Group has inked an MoU with South Korea’s POSCO to set up a green, environment-friendly integrated steel mill in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Gujarat
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
Answers –
Q.1 d) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Mandarin Oriental New York, a premium luxury hotel in midtown Manhattan.
Q.2 b) Pakistan is inching closer to the appointment of the first woman Supreme Court judge after the High Power Panel’s nod to elevate Lahore High Court judge Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court.
Q.3 b) Netflix’s ‘The Power of the Dog’ won Best Film-Drama at the Golden Globe Awards 2022, while 20th Century Studios’ West Side Story won Best Film- Musical or Comedy.
Q.4 a)
Q.5 b)
Q.6 d) Gujarat state government has launched “Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) 2.0”.
Q.7 b) The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station in the Narmada district of Gujarat, as Ekta Nagar railway station.
Q.8 b)
Q.9 b) Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Sainik School in Mainpuri after the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash recently.
Q.10 b)
Q.11 a) Tata Sons emeritus Chairman, veteran industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’ is set to hit the stands in November 2022.
Q.12 b) Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Ji has inaugurated the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University.
Q.13 c) Losoong/Namsung: This festival is normally observed in the first week of the 11th month of the Lunar Year. The Bhutias call it ‘Losoong’ and the Lepchas call it ‘Namsung’ which means a new year celebration. The festival marks the end of the harvest season and also marks the end of the farmers year.
Q.14 b)
Q.15 b) The 2015 film Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame actress Harshaali Malhotra has been awarded the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022.
Q.16 a) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Western Railways zone of Indian Railways has launched a new initiative called “Mission Amanat” to make it easier for the railway passengers to get back their lost luggage.
Q.17 c) In India, the National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January annually. The theme for National Youth Day 2022 is ‘YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’ (Youth- Excitement of New India)’.
Q.18 d) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired an extended range sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on January 11, 2022 for the Indian Navy.This advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was launched from INS Visakhapatnam, a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
Q.19 b)
Q.20 b) Industrialist Gautam Adani-led Adani Group and South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore business opportunities in India. This includes establishment of a green, environment-friendly integrated steel mill at Mundra, Gujarat.