Q.1 Which state will establish a separate directorate to raise farmers’ income?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
Q.2 Chillai Kalan is the name given to 40-day period of harsh winter in
a. Uttarakhand
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Kashmir Valley
d. Sikkim
Q.3 Parvovirus, recently seen in news is a contagious virus mainly affecting
a. Dogs
b. Bats
c. Pigs
d. Chickens and ducks
Q.4 The four-day agriculture exhibition ‘Agrovision’ was held in which city?
a. NewDelhi
b. Mumbai
c. Pune
d. Nagpur
Q.5 Centre extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till which year?
a. April 2022
b. March 2022
c. May 2022
d. December 2022
Q.6 Who was appointed as the Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?
a. Harjinder Singh
b. Rakesh Singh
c. Ashish Soni
d. Priyank Tiwari
Q.7 Recently Indian Army launched a contemporary messaging application named as which of the following?
a. INDBHARAT
b. BharatPe
c. ASIGMA
d. AASTA
Q.8 Recently KS Sethumadhavan passed away.He was related to which field?
a. Filmmaker
b. Actor
c. Politics
d. Author
Q.9 Which person to Get Mumbai Press Club’s ‘Journalist of the Year’ Award Posthumously?
a. Rakesh Ranjan
b. Mohan Singh
c. Ali Faizal
d. Danish Siddiqui
Q.10 Recently PT Thomas passed away,He was related to which field?
a. Politics
b. Actor
c. Author
d. Sports
Q.11 Who has been named PETA India Person of the Year 2021?
a. Deepika Padukone
b. Priyanka Chopra
c. Alia Bhatt
d. Twinkle Khanna
Q.12 Which state has approved a policy to export rejected iron ore?
a. Goa
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Rajasthan
Q.13 What is India’s current rank in ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021-2023?
a. 5th
b. 4th
c. 3rd
d. 2nd
Q.14 Which state has topped the NITI Aayog Health Index 2021 among the larger states?
a. Kerala
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Tamil Nadu
Q.15 Which is the first antiviral pill that has so far shown success in treating COVID-19?
a. Remdesivir
b. COVOVAX
c. Molnupiravir
d. CORBEVAX
Q.16 Which country will chair UNSC Counterterrorism Committee in January 2022?
a. Turkey
b. India
c. China
d. Russia
Q.17 Who has been appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser of India?
a. General M M Naravane
b. Admiral R Hari Kumar
c. Pradeep Kumar Rawat
d. Vikram Misri
Q.18 Which state has been ranked at the top of the NITI Aayog Health Index 2021 among the smaller states?
a. Manipur
b. Tripura
c. Mizoram
d. Nagaland
Q.19 Which Company launched co-branded credit cards for navy personnel along with the Indian Navy?
a. HDFC Financial Services
b. Geojit Financial Services
c. BOB Financial Solutions
d. Fedbank Financial Services
Q.20 Which of the following assembly has passed the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021?
a. Jharkhand Assembly
b. Karnataka Assembly
c. Kerala Assembly
d. Gujarat Assembly
Answers –
Q.1 d) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai informed on December 26, 2021 that the state will establish a separate directorate to raise farmers’ income. He stated that agriculture will grow automatically if the economic condition of farmers improves.
Q.2 c) Kashmir is in a deep freeze as the 40-day harshest spell of winter, locally called ‘chillai kalan’.
Q.3 a) It is a highly contagious viral disease that can also be life-threatening in puppies and dogs. Parvovirus affects the intestinal tract of canines with puppies being more susceptible. Bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, drastic weight loss, dehydration and lethargy are some of the symptoms. The virus has reported a 90 per cent mortality rate.
Q.4 d) Minister of Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar has said that, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, agriculture is being given priority and 1 lakh 62 thousand crore rupees have been provided to 11.5 crore farmers in the country under PM Kisan Yojana. He was speaking after inaugurating the four-day agriculture exhibition ‘Agrovision’, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Q.5 b)
Q.6 a) The Indian Olympic Association of India (IOA) appointed Ice Hockey Association of India’s general secretary, Harjinder Singh, as the Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Q.7 c) Indian Army launched a contemporary messaging application named ASIGMA. ASIGMA stands for Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application.
Q.8 a) Award-winning legendary filmmaker KS Sethumadhavan, who helmed a handful of iconic and path-breaking movies in Malayalam, died at his residence in Chennai, film industry sources said. He was 90.
Q.9 d) Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while being on an assignment in Afghanistan, will be posthumously awarded as the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club, the journalists’ body announced.
Q.10 a) Kerala legislator and Senior Congress leader P .T .Thomas passed away, in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Q.11 c) PETA India has named Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt as its 2021 Person of the Year to celebrate her work to support an animal-friendly fashion industry and for her advocacy for dogs and cats in need.
Q.12 a) Goa cabinet approved a policy to permit the export of iron ore dumps on December 22, 2021. The policy will allow the resumption of mining activity in the coastal state for the next four to five years.
Q.13 b) India is ranked 4th on the ICC World Test Championship Points Table with 42 points after winning 3 tests, losing 1 and drawing 2 others. Team India is ranked below Pakistan, which has 36 points but its percentage of points is better than India.
Q.14 a) Niti Aayog released the fourth edition of its state health index for 2019-20 on December 27, 2021. Kerala retained its top rank in the report, titled “Healthy States, Progressive India”, which ranks states and Union Territories based on their year-on-year incremental performance in health as well as their overall status.
Q.15 c) The molnupiravir antiviral Covid-19 drug has been developed by MSD and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. The drug works by introducing errors into the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ genetic code, which will prevent the virus from replicating further. Ridgeback has developed the Covid pill in collaboration with Merck, a US pharma company.
Q.16 b) India will chair the Counter terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in January 2022. India had last chaired this committee in 2011-12.
Q.17 d)
Q.18 c)
Q.19 c) BOB Financial Solutions Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda, and the Indian Navy have launched a co-branded credit card for navy personnel.
Q.20 b)