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1 .

Who is the new President of US-India Business Council in 2022?

A)

Elisa Khetty

B)

Takahiro Ebisu

C)

Atul Keshap

D)

Lord Mervyn Davies

Correct Answer : Atul Keshap

Indian-origin American diplomat Atul Keshap has been appointed as the President of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) by the US Chambers of Commerce. His term is effective from January 05, 2022. The US Chambers of Commerce is the parent body of USIBC. Atul Keshap replaces Nisha Desai Biswal.

Published On : January 6, 2022

2 .

Who introduced India's first global index of cryptocurrencies IC15?

A)

CryptoJoin

B)

CryptoWire

C)

CryptoCoin

D)

CryptoMoney

Correct Answer : CryptoWire

With a view to empowering knowledge on crypto and blockchain ecosystem, CryptoWire, a global crypto super app which is a special business unit of TickerPlant, Monday(03 Jan 2022) announced the launch of India's first index of Cryptocurrencies - IC15, which is a rule-based broad market index by market capitalisation.

The IC15 tracks and measures the performance of the top 15 widely traded liquid cryptocurrencies listed on leading crypto exchanges of the world, the company stated.

Launching IC15, CryptoWire Managing Director and CEO "Jigish Sonagara" said, "With the launch of India's first index of crypto IC15, we intend to complete the knowledge circle for the entire crypto and blockchain eco-system.

Published On : January 5, 2022

3 .

Three-time Olympic triple jump champion Viktor Saneyev passed away on January 3, 2022. He had presented which country at the Olympics?

A)

France

B)

UK

C)

USA

D)

USSR

Correct Answer : USSR

Three-time Olympic triple jump champion and former world record-holder Viktor Saneyev passed away at the age of 76. The World Athletics shared the sad news on January 2, 2022. Born in Georgia, Viktor had won Olympic gold in three consecutive games representing the Soviet Union, in 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, 1972 Munich Olympics and 1976 Montreal Olympics. He won a silver in the Olympics four years later in Moscow.

Published On : January 5, 2022

4 .

Who celebrated the traditional New Year (2022) 'Loser Festival'?

A)

Ladakh

B)

Khardung La

C)

Spiti Valley

D)

Nubra Valley

Correct Answer : Ladakh

Ladakh is celebrating, Losar Festival, the traditional new year today(3rd Jan 2022). Losar is being celebrated by Buddhist Community in the region with elaborated symbolic festivities in the name of God and Goddess.

AIR Correspondent reports, that Festival is comprised of lighting, offering rituals to God and Goddess, and culinary delights. However, due to Covid pandemic, Losar is being celebrated with symbolic performances in a low-key affair. People have called off the festivities of uniting, visiting for Greeting and gathering to celebrate and performances of rituals in view of Covid Pandemic. The festivities began with the celebration of Birth and Nirvana Anniversary Je Tsongkhapa with illuminations of religious places like Monasteries, Stupas, residential and other places. The eve of Losar festival is also celebrated with memorial food offerings for the departed loved ones.

Source : News On Air

Published On : January 5, 2022

5 .

Which district of Odisha has been declared a child marriage free district by 2022?

A)

Ganjam district

B)

Koraput district

C)

Kalahandi district

D)

Kandhamal district

Correct Answer : Ganjam district

Odisha’s "Ganjam district" was declared child marriage-free January 3, 2022, district collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said.

“We decided to declare the district free of child marriage after collecting detailed information about all weddings that took place in 2020 and 2021,” Kulange said at an event organised at the district headquarters.

The district administration has increased the reward for people informing about the occurrence of child marriage to Rs 50,000 from Rs 5,000.

Ganjam is the first district in the state that has been declared child marriage-free.

The district has been known to be severely affected by child marriages. In the last few years, however, required measures taken by the administration seem to have produced desired results, said Kulange..

Published On : January 5, 2022

6 .

Which company has launched India's first auto ETF 2022?

A)

Axis Mutual Fund

B)

Baroda Mutual Fund

C)

Nippon India Mutual Fund

D)

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

Correct Answer : Nippon India Mutual Fund

Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited (NAM India) asset manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund (NIMF) announce a new fund offer (NFO) for Nippon India Nifty Auto ETF, India’s First Auto sector ETF. The NFO opens on January 5, 2022, and closes on January 14, 2022. The minimum investment amount required is Rs 1,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.

The Nippon India Nifty Auto ETF is an open-ended scheme that tracks the Nifty Auto Index. The ETF will predominantly invest in stocks comprising of the Nifty Auto Index in the same proportion as the index. It will provide exposure to top 15 (as per Nifty Auto Index methodology) companies representing auto-related sectors like Automobiles 4 wheelers, Automobiles 2 & 3 wheelers, auto ancillaries, and tyres.

Published On : January 5, 2022

7 .

When did Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdock announce his resignation?

A)

1st Jan 2022

B)

2nd Jan 2022

C)

3rd Jan 2022

D)

4th Jan 2022

Correct Answer : 2nd Jan 2022

Sudan’s Prime Minister "Abdalla Hamdok" has resigned amid political deadlock and widespread protests following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy.

Hamdok’s decision, announced in a televised address late on Sunday(2nd Jan 2022), came six weeks after he returned to his post in a deal with the coup leaders he argued could save Sudan’s political transition. But the pro-democracy movement rejected that agreement, and Hamdok failed to name a new government as thousands of people continued to protest against the military’s power grab.

In his resignation speech, Hamdok said a roundtable discussion is needed to agree on a new “national charter” and to “draw a road map” to complete Sudan’s transition to democracy.

Source : Aljazeera

Published On : January 5, 2022

8 .

When did the Legendary Kenyan Conservationist and Fossil hunter "Richard Leaky" passes away?

A)

5th Jan 2022

B)

4th Jan 2022

C)

3rd Jan 2022

D)

2nd Jan 2022

Correct Answer : 2nd Jan 2022

World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday(2nd Jan 2022) at the age of 77, the country's president said.

The legendary paleoanthropologist remained energetic into his 70s despite bouts of skin cancer, kidney and liver disease.

Born on 19 December, 1944, Leakey was destined for palaeoanthropology -- the study of the human fossil record -- as the middle son of Louis and Mary Leakey, perhaps the world's most famous discoverers of ancestral hominids.

Initially, Leakey tried his hand at safari guiding, but things changed when at 23 he won a research grant from the National Geographic Society to dig on the shores of northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, despite having no formal archaeological training.

Source : NDTV

Published On : January 5, 2022

9 .

Who was the first woman to be appointed interim chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?

A)

Akshara Mittal

B)

Pragathi Mittal

C)

Vasudha Mittal

D)

Alka Mittal

Correct Answer : Alka Mittal

Alka Mittal has been appointed an interim Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the first woman to head the country's largest oil and gas producer.

Mittal replaces Subhash Kumar, another interim head who retired after reaching superannuation age on December 31.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for entrustment of the additional charge of the post of chairman and managing director (CMD), ONGC to Alka Mittal, director (HR), ONGC for a period of six months with effect from January 1, 2022, or till the appointment of a regular incumbent to the post, or until further order, whichever is the earliest," the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in an order dated January 3, 2022.

Mittal, 59, is the first woman to head an oil and gas exploration and production company. Nishi Vasudeva was the first woman to head an oil company, when in 2014 she took over the reins of oil refiner and fuel marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).

Source : The Economic Times

Published On : January 5, 2022

10 .

Who launches NEAT 3.0 to provide best-developed ed-tech solutions?

A)

Dharmendra Pradhan

B)

Ashwini Vaishnaw

C)

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

D)

Hardeep Singh Puri

Correct Answer : Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister and Skill Development Minister "Dharmendra Pradhan" on Monday(03 Jan 2022) launched NEAT 3.0, a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students of the country.

The minister also launched AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages.

Pradhan said NEAT will be a game-changer in bridging the digital divide, especially among the economically disadvantaged students and also in fulfilling the knowledge-based requirement of India and the world.

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) is an initiative to provide the use of best-developed technological solutions in the education sector to enhance the employability of the youth on a single platform for learners' convenience..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : January 5, 2022