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1 .

When did South Africa launch the 1st 'Made in Africa' satellites under the SpaceX transporter-3 mission?

15th Jan 2022

14th Jan 2022

13th Jan 2022

12th Jan 2022

Correct Answer : 13th Jan 2022

South Africa has launched its first satellite constellation developed entirely in the continent of Africa, a move hailed by the country's Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande as a milestone. Three locally produced nanosatellites, which made up the country's first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation, were launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States on Thursday(13th Jan 2022) as part of American aerospace company SpaceX's Transporter-3 mission.

Transporter-3, SpaceX's third dedicated rideshare mission, carried a total of 105 spacecraft for various organisations and governments, including CubeSats, microsats, PocketQubes and orbital transfer vehicles.

Minister Nzimande said funding and support of South Africa's satellite construction industry by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) was reaping rewards...

Source : Republic World

Published On : January 18, 2022

2 .

The 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022 has been organised at which place?

Leh

Lahaul And Spiti

Gulmarg

Solang Valley

Correct Answer : Lahaul And Spiti

The 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022 was inaugurated at an altitude of 12,000 feet, at the Ice Skating Rink, Kaza, in Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh on January 16, 2022.

Published On : January 18, 2022

3 .

Who won the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper Award 2021?

Kai Havertz

Christian Pulisic

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Edouard Mendy

Correct Answer : Edouard Mendy

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been crowned The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper for 2021.

Senegal international Mendy was signed by former manager Frank Lampard at the start of last season and his impact was immediate helping the Blues to Champions League victory under Thomas Tuchel.

Mendy held off competition from Gianluigi Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer in the final to win the prestigious award.

As per FIFA.com, the award is given to the most outstanding goalkeeper in men's football.

Source : SI

Published On : January 18, 2022

4 .

Who won the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year 2021 award?

Lionel Messi

Karim Benzema

Robert Lewandowski

Christiano Ronaldo

Correct Answer : Robert Lewandowski

Poland's Robert Lewandowski won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award on January 17, 2022. This is the second consecutive time that Lewandowski has won the award. Spain's Alexia Putellas won the Best FIFA Women's Player award. The BEST FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony was held virtually from Zurich.

Published On : January 18, 2022

5 .

Who is the Pro Kabaddi 2022 Top Raider so far?

Pawan Sehrawat

Naveen Kumar

Arjun Deshwal

Maninder Singh

Correct Answer : Pawan Sehrawat

Bengaluru Bulls Pawan Sehrawat is PKL 2022 Top Raider with 122 successful raids, followed by Naveen Kumar from Dabang Delhi with 118 successful raids and Bengal Warriors skipper Maninder Singh with 106 successful raids.

Published On : January 18, 2022

6 .

According to Forbes, who are the highest paid female athletes in 2021?

Naomi Osaka

Venus Williams

Serena Williams

Garbine Mugurua

Correct Answer : Naomi Osaka

Forbes has released its latest highest-paid athletes list that is centered on female athletes.

According to Forbes, the top 10 women on the list combined to earn $167 million in 2021, which is up 23 percent from 2020.

Five of the top 10 are tennis players, and Naomi Osaka leads the way with $57.3 million in 2020 earnings, up from the $37.4 million she made in 2020.

The Forbes list :

* Naomi Osaka, $57.3 million

* Serena Williams, $45.9 million

* Venus Williams, $11.3 million

* Simone Biles, $10.1 million

* Garbine Mugurua, $8.8 million

* Jin Young Ko, $7.5 million

* P.V. Shindu, $7.2 million

* Ashleigh Barty, $6.9 million

* Nelly Korda, $5.9 million

* Candace Parker $5.7 million

Source : USA Today

Published On : January 18, 2022

7 .

Which state has won the maximum number of awards at the national startup awards 2021?

Karnataka

Telangana

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Karnataka

Karnataka has bagged 14 of 46 national startup awards, the largest by any state that were announced and given away by the Centre on Saturday.

The centre received 459 nominations from the state’s startups, again an impressive number. There were 2177 applications from all over the country across the 49 sub-sectors that vied for the recognition.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been supporting the sector in a big way, and his government’s aim is to replicate Bengaluru’s success in the startup ecosystem in other districts.

Source : Economic Times

Published On : January 18, 2022

8 .

How many startups have been declared the winners of National Startup Awards 2021?

Correct Answer : 46

46 Indian Startups were announced as the winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator. PM Modi declared January 16th, 2022 as National Startup Day of India.

Since the last decade, India’s startup economy has been flourishing remarkably. With innovation in veins and entrepreneurial fervour, the youth of India is more inclined towards unique business. According to the Randstad Workmonitor survey, 83 % of the Indian workers would like to be an entrepreneur, much higher than the global average of 53%. The amendment on the public procurement policy just smoothed the path of these new youngsters. PM Modi asserted, ”for the Indian startup ecosystem, the year 2022 has brought new horizons. Startups will play a huge role when India will mark 100 years of independence.”

Published On : January 18, 2022

9 .

Who defeated Andy Murray to win the men's singles title in the Sydney Tennis Classic 2022 Final?

Andy Murray

Aslan Karatsev

Sebastian Korda

Diego Schwartzman

Correct Answer : Aslan Karatsev

In tennis, Aslan Karatsev defeated Andy Murray by 6-3, 6-3, to win men's single title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title. The women’s single title was claimed by Spanish world number nine Paula Badosa, who defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 4-6 7-6(4), to capture her third career title.

Published On : January 18, 2022

10 .

By what name did the Indian Railways rename the 'Train Guard' post?

Train Master

Train Director

Train Inspector

Train Manager

Correct Answer : Train Manager

The Indian Railways on Friday(14th Jan 2022) announced its decision to redesignate the post of 'Train Guard' as 'Train Manager'. The issue of change of designation of Trains Guard to ‘Train Manage’" had been demanded for quite some time, reads the statement from Indian Railways.

The demand was raised as the designation 'Train guard' had become outdated and in society people commonly draw reference that he/she may be a guard in some private from etc, it said. In the GSR, Trains Guard is virtually a Train In-charge of the respective train.

"It would, therefore, be quite appropriate that the existing designation of Trains Guard be changed to "Train Manager", which would be a dignified designation for them without any financial implication, so that, they can also lead a respectful life in the society," added the statement..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 17, 2022