Current Affairs For (20 January, 2022)

1. Which player has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the year 2021?

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Answers With Explanation : (A) Robert Lewandowski has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award for the second year running.

2. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is celebrating which edition of its Raising Day on January 19, 2022?

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Answers With Explanation : (B) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrates its Raising Day every year on January 19, since it came into existence on January 19, 2006. In 2022, the NDRF is observing its 17th Raising Day.

3. Which telecom enterprise in India has become the first in the industry to go live with UPI AUTOPAY?

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Answers With Explanation : (C) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Jio have announced that UPI AUTOPAY has now been introduced for the telecom industry with Jio. Jio’s integration with UPI AUTOPAY has made it the first player in the telecom industry to go live with the unique e-mandate feature that was launched by NPCI.

4. What was the profession of Narayan Debnath who has passed away recently?

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Answers With Explanation : (A) Legendary Bengali comics artist, writer and illustrator, Narayan Debnath, has passed away after prolonged illness.

5. The famous Indian tigress popularly known as ‘Collarwali’ recently passed away at which Tiger Reserve?

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Answers With Explanation : (D) India’s “Supermom” tigress, popularly known as ‘Collarwali’, has passed away at Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh, due to old-age.

6. ‘ClickPay’ is a facility launched by which company for its customers to pay recurring online bills easily and conveniently?

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Answers With Explanation : (C) MobiKwik has launched a new facility ‘ClickPay’ to enable its customers pay recurring online bills, such as mobile, gas, water, electricity, DTH, insurance, and loan EMIs, with ease by eliminating the need to remember individual bill details and due dates.

7. Toshiki Kaifu who has passed away recently was a _________.

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Answers With Explanation : (B) The former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu has passed away. He was 91.

8. Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ has been formally opened to traffic for the first time on 16th January, 2022. Infinity Bridge is located in _________.

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Answers With Explanation : (C) Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been formally opened to traffic for the first time.

9. Which bank along with CRMNEXT Solution has won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021?

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Answers With Explanation : (D) Axis Bank & CRMNEXT Solution won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021 for the “Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System Implementation”.

10. Which Indian Naval Ship has participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise held between Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in the Bay of Bengal?

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Answers With Explanation : (A) The Indian side was represented by Indian Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik and INS Kadmatt while JMSDF Ships Uraga and Hirado the participated from Japanese side.

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