Q.1 The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2022 has been conferred upon how many students?
a. 50
b. 32
c. 29
d. 48
Q.2 The Government of India has declared which day to be observed as the National Tourism Day in the country?
a. 21 January
b. 24 January
c. 23 January
d. 25 January
Q.3 The Indian military has inked contract deal with which country to purchase AT4 anti-armour weapon?
a. Sweden
b. Israel
c. France
d. Russia
Q.4 Which team has won the 9th National Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in 2022 held in Himachal Pradesh?
a. Chandigarh
b. Ladakh
c. Delhi
d. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Q.5 Which state in India has set up country’s first AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) Center of Excellence (CoE)?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Telangana
d. Kerala
Q.6 What is the theme for the National Voters’ Day in 2022?
a. No Voter to be Left Behind
b. Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed.
c. Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy.
d. Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative
Q.7 What is the new name of the Lucknow IPL team?
a. Lucknow Super Giants
b. Lucknow Tuskers
c. Lucknow Nawab
d. Lucknow Chargers
Q.8 Which company is expected to unveil the world’s fastest supercomputer by mid-2022?
a. Meta
b. Google
c. Amazon
d. Microsoft
Q.9 The Spices Board of India has launched India’s first portal for spice exports. What is the name of the portal?
a. Spice Xchange India
b. Spice Trade India
c. Spice Export India
d. Spice Chat India
Q.10 Which bank has launched EASY PAY integrated Debit Card facility in a Fitness Watch?
a. Bank of Baroda
b. Karur Vysya Bank
c. City Union Bank
d. Indian Overseas Bank
Answers –
Q.1 c)
Q.2 d) In India, the National Tourism Day is celebrated every year on 25th January to promote tourism and raise awareness about the importance of tourism for the country’s economy.
Q.3 a) The Indian armed forces have signed a contract with the Swedish defence company ‘Saab’ for the supply of single-shot anti-armour weapon AT4. Saab was selected through a competitive program for the supply of the AT4CS AST weapon, which will be used by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
Q.4 b) The women’s team from Ladakh has lifted the 9th National Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Himachal Pradesh on January 21, 2022.
Q.5 a) The state government of Karnataka has set up India’s first AVGC Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru recently. AVCG stands for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics.
Q.6 d)
Q.7 a)
Q.8 a) Meta, Facebook’s parent company, said recently that its new artificial intelligence supercomputer is expected to be the world’s fastest by the middle of this year. The company also stated that developing the next generation AI will require supercomputers capable of performing quintillions of operations per second.
Q.9 a) The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash inaugurated India’s first portal for spice exports named ‘Spice Xchange India’ at a hybrid event held in Kochi. The spicexchangeindia.com portal has been launched by the Spices Board of India.
Q.10 c) City Union Bank, in partnership with GOQii (smarttech-enabled preventive healthcare platform) and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the launch of RuPay On –The-Go Payment solution through their Debit Card in a Fitness Watch named CUB EASY PAY.