1. What is the interest rate applicable on the Public Provident Fund Account (PPF)?
Answers With Explanation : (C) 7.1%. is the interest rate applicable on the Public Provident Fund Account (PPF) for 15-Year.
2. What was the profession of Vijay Galani who has passed away recently?
Answers With Explanation : (A) Bollywood film producer Vijay Galani has passed away due to organ failure. He was in his late 50s. Vijay Galani was suffering from blood cancer and was in London for seeking treatment.
3. Which country has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months beginning January 2022?
Answers With Explanation : (D) France has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union with effect from January 01, 2022.The country will continue to hold the EU presidency for the next six months till June 30, 2022.
4. Which day is commemorated as the World Braille Day annually around the world?
Answers With Explanation : (B) The is observed every year on January 04 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille.
5. What percent stake will be acquired by NTPC in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL)?
Answers With Explanation : (D) State-owned power generation company NTPC Ltd. is set to acquire 5 percent equity stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL).
6. Cricket all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket for which country?
Answers With Explanation : (C) Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket on January 03, 2022, to end his career spanning more than 18 years.
7. Who among the following is the only female representative in the parliamentary standing committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Sushmita Dev was in news recently for being the only female representative in the parliamentary standing committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021”.
8. Which state having the highest number of villages as ODF plus under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) phase II programme?
Answers With Explanation : (D) Telangana tops other states in the country in having the highest number of villages as ODF plus under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) phase II programme.
9. Which electric vehicle company’s autopilot team was hired Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy as it’s first employee?
Answers With Explanation : (D) Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, disclosed that Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy was the first employee to be hired for his electric vehicle company’s Autopilot team.
10. SEBI’s market data advisory committee will now be chaired by ______.
Answers With Explanation : (B) SEBI has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy. Rejigging its market data advisory committee, Sebi has said the panel will now be chaired by S Sahoo
