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1 .

The Government of India officially handed over the flag carrier Air India to which company on January 27, 2022?

A)

Adani Group

B)

Mahindra Group

C)

Larsen & Toubro

D)

Tata Group

Correct Answer : Tata Group

The Union government officially handed over "Air India" to the Tata Group on Thursday(27th January 2022), nearly 69 years after it was taken from the Mumbai-based conglomerate. The handover took place at the airline's headquarters. Tata Sons chairman "N Chandrasekharan" said the group is very happy to have Air India back in its fold, after beating a consortium led by rival SpiceJet promoter to win the bid for the national carrier in October last year.

N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, first called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi before heading to the Air India office where the takeover formalities were completed. A new board of directors met shortly thereafter, formalising the management takeover.

Speaking to reporters, Chandrasekharan said, "We are totally delighted that the takeover process of Air India is complete." "We are very happy to have Air India back in the Tata Group. We look forward to working with everyone to create a world-class airline," he added.

Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey told reporters that Air India has been handed over to Talace Private Limited — a subsidiary of the Tata Group's holding company — which is the successful bidder. The complete payment of Rs 2,700 crore has been received by the government and it has transferred the shares, according to Tuhin Kanta Pandey. The entire debt of Rs 15,300 crore has also been accepted by the Tatas. All the processes are complete, he added.

The entire nation's eyes are on the Tata Group and Air India waiting to see what they will achieve together, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran told the carrier's employees in his first communique after taking over the airline.

With the new owner shelling out Rs 18,000 crore for the buyout of the 'Maharaja', this would be the highest-ever amount garnered through privatisation, and is even more than the cumulative sum mopped up through strategic sales from 1999-00 to 2003-04. The government had in October last year inked the share purchase agreement with the Tata Group for sale of national carrier Air India for Rs 18,000 crore. Tatas would pay Rs 2,700 crore cash and take over Rs 15,300 crore of the airline's debt. The deal also includes sale of Air India Express and ground handling arm AISATS.

Source : The News Minute

Published On : January 28, 2022

2 .

Which IIT scientists have developed a portable, user-friendly and non-invasive device to detect oral cancer in resource-controlled clinical settings?

A)

IIT Delhi

B)

IIT Kharagpur

C)

IIT Bombay

D)

IIT Hyderabad

Correct Answer : IIT Kharagpur

Scientists from IIT Kharagpur have developed a portable, user-friendly, and non-invasive device for detecting "oral cancer" in resource-constrained clinical settings.

Experts from the Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research in West Bengal supervised the clinical trials, and have established the efficacy of the new method in differentiating cancerous and precancerous stages of suspected oral abnormalities, as verified by high-standard biopsy reports.

The research has been published recently in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), USA. (‘Portable, handheld, and affordable blood perfusion imager for screening of subsurface cancer in resource-limited settings’: Arka Bhowmik, Suman Chakraborty, and others)

“This is a low-cost, handheld imaging device to screen oral cancer and precancer based on measured change in blood flow rate of the tissue from thermal imaging and analytics. The blood perfusion imager, which combines a miniature far-infrared camera and a humidity sensor, are electronically controlled and interfaced with a combined physics-based and data-driven software engine,” Prof Suman Chakraborty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT-Kharagpur told..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 27, 2022

3 .

Which state has announced the formation of 13 new districts in India?

A)

Rajasthan

B)

Andhra Pradesh

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Andhra Pradesh

"Andhra Pradesh" government has announced the formation of 13 new districts under the AP Districts Formation Act, Section 3(5). The new districts in Andhra Pradesh have been formed based on the Parliamentary constituencies. They are carved out from the 13 existing districts, bringing the total number of districts in the state to 26.

Published On : January 27, 2022

4 .

Which Ministry presented its tableau at the Republic Day Parade 2022?

A)

Health

B)

Jal Shakti

C)

Civil Aviation

D)

Women and Child

Correct Answer : Civil Aviation

This year, the "Civil Aviation" Ministry presented its tableau at the Republic Day Parade 2022 for the first time. The tableau showcased the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN. Under UDAN scheme, 403 routes connect about 65 underserved/unserved airports across the country including helicopters and water aerodromes.

Published On : January 27, 2022

5 .

How many aircraft took part in the Republic Day Flypast 2022?

A)

75

B)

83

C)

91

D)

104

Correct Answer : 75

The Republic Day Flypast comprised 75 aircraft and helicopters making different formations as they fly past Rajpath. The flypast included the current modern aircraft/helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mi-17, Sarang, Apache and Dakota displaying various formations including Amrit, Eklavya, Rahat, Meghna, Trishul, Tiranga and Vijay.

Published On : January 27, 2022

6 .

When the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Observed?

A)

24th January

B)

25th January

C)

26th January

D)

27th January

Correct Answer : 27th January

* International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust (International Holocaust Remembrance Day) is observed on 27 January.

* January 27 is International Holocaust Remebrance Day, marking the anniversary of the Allied liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, 77 years ago.

* The day of remembrance is held each year to honor the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazis, as well as remembering those who died in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.

* Each year, the United Nations urges member states honor the lives lost and implement educational programs to help prevent future genocides.

The 2022 Theme : In 2022, the theme guiding the United Nations Holocaust remembrance and education is “Memory, Dignity and Justice”.

The objective of the day is to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War.

History of the day : A genocide occurred during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews, around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe, between 1941 and 1945. United Nations designated the day in 2005 to serve as a date for official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education throughout the world.

Published On : January 27, 2022

7 .

Which state got the first scientific bird "Atlas" in India?

A)

Assam

B)

Gujarat

C)

Karnataka

D)

Kerala

Correct Answer : Kerala

The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind state-level bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of various bird species across all major habitats giving an impetus for futuristic studies.

Conducted as a citizen science-driven exercise with the participation of over 1000 volunteers of the bird watching community, KBA was prepared based on systematic surveys held twice over 60 days a year during the wet (July to September) and dry (January to March) seasons between 2015 and 2020.

KBA accounted for nearly three lakh records of 361 species, including 94 very rare species, 103 rare species, 110 common species, 44 very common species, and 10 most abundant species. “KBA offers authentic, consistent and comparable data through random sampling from the geographical terrain split into nearly 4000 grids. We are in the process of bringing out papers on interesting trends based on a deep scientific analysis of solid data besides making futuristic predictions. It would be exciting to undertake a similar exercise between 2025 and 2030 giving an insight into the changes in the decade since the first KBA,” said P.O. Nameer, one of the State level coordinators of KBA..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : January 27, 2022

8 .

Who has released a 5-year roadmap and Vision Document 2.0 for the electronics sector in Jan 2022?

A)

NIELIT

B)

MEITY

C)

MNRE

D)

NITI Aayog

Correct Answer : MEITY

India's electronics goods exports surged by 49% year-on-year to $11 billion in April-December 2021 period as against $7.4 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year, the government data showed on Thursday.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on January 24, 2022, released the second volume of a 5-year roadmap and Vision Document for the Electronics Sector. The first volume was released in November 2021.

Source : ANI News

Published On : January 27, 2022

9 .

Which group topped the list of most valuable brands from India in the Global Finance 2022 report of Brand Finance?

A)

Adani Group

B)

Reliance Group

C)

Tata Group

D)

Aditya Birla Group

Correct Answer : Tata Group

Though the Tata Group continues to be the only Indian representative among the top 100 most valued brands globally, its ranking has slipped by one position to 78 this year, from 77 last year. The brand value of Tata Group is US$23.9 billion.

Meanwhile, Reliance Industries (RIL) slipped to the 236th spot, down from 229 last year. It’s subsidiary, Jio, too, slid in the ranking, falling from 409 in 2021 to 451 this year, the lowest ranked Indian firm in the top 500, according to the report. It’s competitor Airtel saw a rise in ranking from 323 last year to 269 this year.

Mahindra group’s ranking slipped 22 positions to 364 in 2022, from 342 in 2021. While L&T was stable at the 417th position, HDFC Bank saw its ranking slide from 295 last year to 319 in 2022.

Published On : January 26, 2022

10 .

Which country topped the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021 released by Transparency International?

A)

Denmark

B)

Cyprus

C)

Germany

D)

Seychelles

Correct Answer : Denmark

The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption on a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

* The CPI global average remains unchanged at 43 for the tenth year in a row, and two-thirds of countries score below 50.

* The top countries on the Index are Denmark (88), Finland (88) and New Zealand (88), all of which also rank in the top 10 per cent in the world on the Democracy Index civil liberties score.

* Somaliaâ€¯(13), Syria (13) and South Sudan (11) remain at the bottom of the CPI. Syria is also ranked last in civil liberties (Somalia and South Sudan are unrated).

27 countries – among them Cyprus (53), Lebanon (24) and Honduras (23) – are all at historic lows this year.

In the last decade, 154 countries have either declined or made no significant progress.

* Since 2012, 23 countries have significantly declined on the CPI – including advanced economies such as Australia (73), Canada (74) and the United States (67), the latter dropping out of the top 25 countries on the Index for the first time.

* 25 countries have significantly improved their scores, including Estonia (74), Seychelles (70) and Armenia (49).

Source : Transparency

Published On : January 26, 2022