1. Name the Indian who has been given the charge as Chair of UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.
Answers With Explanation : (C) T S Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has been appointed as the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.
2. Which of these companies has recently invested USD 200 million in delivery plaform Dunzo to acquire its 25.8% stake?
Answers With Explanation : (D) Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has acquired 25.8% stake in the online delivery platform Dunzo by investing $200 million (around Rs. 1,488 crore).
3. The Ramnath Goenka Awards are presented annually in India for excellence in which field?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The Indian Express Group has announced the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (RNG Awards) for journalists across the country, for their work done in 2019.
4. Govt re-appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as CACP Chairman. CACP is an acronym for:
Answers With Explanation : (B) The Centre has again appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as the chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) after he relinquished the post in May last year following completion of the five-year tenure.
5. The Power Ministry successfully completed _______ years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.
Answers With Explanation : (D) The Power Ministry has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.
6. State-owned Bank of Baroda has signed cricketer_______ as its brand endorser.
Answers With Explanation : (A) State-owned Bank of Baroda has signed cricketer Shafali Verma as its brand endorser. Shafali has created various records, one of which is when she became the youngest woman cricketer to play for India in her debut game against South Africa.
7. Which bank has won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best Automation under ‘Crisis for Business Continuity’?
Answers With Explanation : (B) South Indian Bank (SI(B) won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best Automation under ‘Crisis for Business Continuity’.
8. Who among the following is the author of the new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”?
Answers With Explanation : (D) HarperCollins Publishers India is set to publish a new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”, authored by political journalist Jayanta Ghosal and translated by Arunava Sinha.
9. Who among the following has achieved the first-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology and the first world record of 2022?
Answers With Explanation : (A) JC Chaudhry, India’s one of the top numerologists, has achieved the first-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology and the first world record of 2022 by educating about ancient science to around 6000 participants, enthusiasts of numerology joined from the United States, the United Kingdom, Middle East, and India.
10. Which country has joined the International Solar Alliance (IS(A) as the 102nd member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement?
Answers With Explanation : (B) The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda joined the International Solar Alliance (IS(A) as the 102nd member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement, the India-led global green energy initiative.
