15th Jan 2022 Current Affairs

With Weekly Quiz

Indian Army Day: 15 January
Que:India’s first heli-hub has recently been inaugurated in which place, having
all aviation facilities?
Que:भारत के पहले हे ली-हब का हाल ही में ककस स्थान पर उद्घाटन ककया
गया है , जिसमें सभी विमानन सवु िधाएं हैं?

• The first of its kind heli-hub will have all

facilities at one place for helicopters, such as
heliport, hangars, maintenance of air taxis
and charted helicopters.
• The main purpose of this heli-hub is to put in
place the landing and take-off points for
various helicopter services for the national
capital.
• The first governor of Haryana: Dharma Vira
• First Chief Minister of Haryana: Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1 Nov 1966 – 23
March 1967)
• Haryana’s longest-serving chief minister: Bansi Lal
• Assembly seats in Haryana:90
• Lok Sabha seats in Haryana: 10
• Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana: 5
• The State animal of Haryana: Blackbuck
• Surajkund International Fair, Faridabad
• Manushi Chhillar became Miss world in 2017. She belongs to the Bamnoli
village of Jhajjar District.
Que:Who has been appointed as the managing director & chief executive
officer of (MD & CEO) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank ?
Que:उज्िीिन स्मॉल फाइनें स बैंक के प्रबंध ननदे शक और मख् ु य काययकारी
अधधकारी (एमडी और सीईओ) के रूप में ककसे ननयक् ु त ककया गया है ?

• Davis will take charge of the extended tenure

from January 14, 2022.
• The post had been lying vacant since three-
month following the sudden exit of
incumbent Nitin Chugh.
Que:Adani Group has inked an MoU with South Korea’s POSCO to set up a
green, environment-friendly integrated steel mill in which state?
Que:अदानी समूह ने ककस राज्य में एक हरे , पयायिरण के अनक ु ू ल एकीकृत
स्टील ममल स्थावपत करने के मलए दक्षिण कोररया के पोस्को के साथ एक
समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्तािर ककए हैं?

• This includes establishment of a green,

environment-friendly integrated steel mill at
Mundra, Gujarat.
• The estimated investment of the project is
up to $5 billion (approx. Rs 37,000 crore).
• Gujarat has the longest seashore compared to any other Indian state.
• Gujarat has been one of the main centres of the Indus Valley
Civilization.
• It contains major ancient metropolitan cities from the Indus Valley
such as Lothal, Dholavira, and Gola Dhoro.
• India’s first port was established at the ancient city of Lothal.
• It is locally known as Jewel of the West.
• Surat is considered as the hub of diamond business in the world after
Antwerp, Belgium.
Que:Small business lending platform Indifi Technologies has joined hands
with which entity to provide instant loan to MSME merchants?
Que:लघु व्यिसाय ऋण दे ने िाले प्लेटफॉमय इंडडफी टे क्नोलॉिीि ने
एमएसएमई व्यापाररयों को तत्काल ऋण प्रदान करने के मलए ककस इकाई के
साथ हाथ ममलाया है ?

The range of the loans will be between Rs 2.5

to Rs 3 lakh.
Que:The 18th edition of the Kachai Lemon Festival was recently held in
which state?
Que:कचाई लेमन फेजस्टिल का 18िां संस्करण हाल ही में ककस राज्य में
आयोजित ककया गया?

• The theme of the two-day long festival was

‘Organic Kachai Lemon for Safe Environment
and Rural Transformation’.
• The Kachai Lemon Festival is an annual
festival organised in Manipur to promote its
unique lemon fruit and encourage the lemon
farmers.
• Kachai Lemon of Manipur is accorded Geographical Indication (GI)
registration tag as it is a rich source of ascorbic acid and famous for its
juice content. It is widely grown in the Kachai Village of Ukhrul
district.
• on September 21, 1949, Manipur became a part of India. Manipur is
one of the Seven Sisters of India
• Maharaja Budhachandra signed a Treaty of Accession which granted
the merger of Manipur with India
Que:Which bank has been adjudged as the ‘Best Private Bank in India’ at
the Global Private Banking Awards 2021, by Professional Wealth
Management (PWM)?
Que:प्रोफेशनल िेल्थ मैनेिमें ट (PWM) द्िारा ग्लोबल प्राइिेट बैंककंग अिार्डयस
2021 में ककस बैंक को 'भारत में सियश्रेष्ठ ननिी बैंक' के रूप में चुना गया
है ?

• The PWM is a magazine published by the

Financial Times, the world’s leading global
business publication.
• PWM is specialises in analysing the growth
strategies of private banks and the regional
financial centres in which they operate.
Que:Which country has inked deal with India to purchase BrahMos Shore-
Based cruise Missile System for its navy?
Que:ककस दे श ने अपनी नौसेना के मलए ब्रह्मोस शोर-आधाररत क्रूि
ममसाइल मसस्टम खरीदने के मलए भारत के साथ समझौता ककया है ?

• This agreement will give a big boost to India’s

defence manufacturing system.
• The estimated deal cost is worth $374,9
million.
• The BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd will supply
the missile, under the Shore-Based Anti-Ship
Missile System Acquisition Project, for
Philippine Navy.
Que:India will be its first ever World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in 2023
in which state?
Que:भारत ककस राज्य में 2023 में अपनी पहली विश्ि बधधर टी20 कक्रकेट
चैंवपयनमशप होगी?
• The International Committee of Sports for
the Deaf (ICSD) has given its approval to the
All India Sports Council of the Deaf (AISCD) to
organise the World Deaf T20 Cricket
Championship in 2023.
• A minimum eight countries are expected to
take part in the championship.
Que:Olympic bronze medallist Deon Lendore, who has passed away was
known for which sports event?
Que:ओलंवपक कांस्य पदक वििेता डीओन लें डोर, जिनका ननधन हो गया है,
ककस खेल आयोिन के मलए िाने िाते थे?

• The Trinidad and Tobago sprinter won a

bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay
event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in
London.
• He claimed silver medal in the 4 × 400
metres relay event at the 2015 World
Championships in Athletics in Beijing
UN projects India GDP at 6.5% in FY22 and
5.9% in FY23

• The GDP growth forecast of India in fiscal FY2022 is

estimated to grow at 6.5 percent as per the United Nations
World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022
report. Earlier this was estimated at 8.4%.
• The WESP is a flagship report produced by the UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA).
• UN has projected the growth rate for the fiscal 2023 (FY
2022-2023) at 5.9 percent.
Quiz
Ans:A
Who is the author of the book “Indomitable: A Working Woman’s
Notes on Work, Life and Leadership”?
A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
B) Anshula Kant
C) Naina Lal Kidwai
D) Shikha Sharma
Ans:A
As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, released by the
Forest Survey of India (FSI), the total forest and tree cover in India
increased by what area in 2021, as compared to 2019?
A) 2,261 sq kms
B) 5,511 sq kms
C) 3,646 sq kms
D) 1,538 sq kms
Ans:A
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), to replace K. Sivan?
A) S. Somanath
B) G. Madhavan Nair
C) Udupi Ramachandra Rao
D) Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Ans:D
Name the first city of India to have a water metro project
A) Mumbai
B) Ahmedabad
C) Amritsar
D) Kochi
Ans:C
Which state has topped in terms of increase in forest cover as per
‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Haryana
Ans:C
PM Modi has inaugurated how many new government medical
colleges in Tamil Nadu in January 2022?
A) 8
B) 5
C) 11
D) 16
Ans:C
Who has been elected as the new Secretary General of OPEC, to
replace incumbent head Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo in August
2022?
A) Timipre Sylva
B) Achraf Benhassine
C) Haitham Al-Ghais
D) Mele Kyari
Ans:B
Name the incumbent MD & CEO of CSB Bank who has announced to
take early retirement on health grounds
A) Madhavan Aravamuthan
B) C V R Rajendran
C) Sumit Maheshwari
D) Bhama Krishnamurthy
Ans:C
The multinational exercise Sea Dragon 22, comprising six Indo-Pacific
nations including India, has being held at which place?
A) Northern Mariana Islands
B) Puerto Rico
C) Guam
D) U.S. Virgin Islands
Ans:D
Which insurance company has launched the awareness campaign
#BahaneChhodoTaxBachao?
A) HDFC ERGO General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
C) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
D) SBI General Insurance
Ans:A
Who is the author of the book ‘Mamata Beyond 2021’?
A) Jayanta Ghosal
B) Abhijit Banerjee
C) Rajni Bakshi
D) Jagdish Bhagwati
Ans:D
Name the first Black actor to win the best actor Oscars award, who
has passed away recently?
A) Bill Cosby
B) Juanita Hardy
C) Brock Peters
D) Sidney Poitier
Ans:A
Which day is marked as World Hindi Day globally every year?
A) January 10
B) January 04
C) January 06
D) January 09
Ans:B
Centre has recently extended the tenure of whom as the interim
Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) till
March 05, 2022?
A) Sudhaker Shukla
B) Navrang Saini
C) Mukulita Vijayawargiya
D) M. S. Sahoo
Ans:A
Name the Indian company which has recently acquired controlling
stake in Mandarin Oriental New York five star hotel?
A) Reliance Industries
B) Tata Group
C) Larsen and Toubro
D) ITC Limited
Ans:B
PM Modi has declared which of these days to be observed as Veer
Baal Diwas annually from 2022?
A) 21 January
B) 26 December
C) 20 November
D) 10 February
Ans:C
The first-ever Startup India Innovation Week is planned to be held
from January 10 to 16, 2022. The week-long innovation celebration is
being organized by __________
A) DRDO
B) Niti Aayog
C) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
D) Department of Science and Technology
Ans:B
Who among these has been appointed as the Vice President of Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A) Raghuram Rajan
B) Urjit Patel
C) Viral Acharya
D) Bimal Jalan
Ans:B
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the Kalpana
Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at which
place?
A) Gandhinagar
B) Chandigarh
C) Hyderabad
D) Guwahati
Ans:B
Who is the author of Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan
N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’?
A) Ashwini Vaishnaw
B) Thomas Matthew
C) Yogendra Narain
D) Pramod Wilson
Ans:C
The Indian Railways has renamed Kevadiya railway station
as____________
A) Biswas Nagar railway station
B) Patel Nagar railway station
C) Ekta Nagar railway station
D) Gandhi Nagar railway station
Ans:B
Who has been named as the new chief economist of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace Gita Gopinath?
A) Pablo Moreno Garcia
B) Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
C) Paul Hilbers
D) Piotr Trabinski
Ans:D
Chris Morris who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket,
represented which country?
A) England
B) Australia
C) New Zealand
D) South Africa
Ans:B
Who among these has been awarded with the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr
Ambedkar Award 2022?
A) Sara Ali Khan
B) Harshaali Malhotra
C) Janhvi Kapoor
D) Nora Fatehi
Ans:A
Name the mission launched by the Western zone of the Indian
Railways to track lost belongings of passengers
A) Mission Amanat
B) Mission Dharohar
C) Mission Nidhi
D) Mission Hifazat
Ans:A
In Chess, who has achieved the feat of becoming the 73rd
Grandmaster of India recently?
A) Bharath Subramaniyam
B) Pravin Thipsay
C) Parimarjan Negi
D) Vaishali Rameshbabu
Ans:B
David Sassoli who has passed away recently was the President of
which of these organizations?
A) European Commission
B) European Parliament
C) European Council
D) European Central Bank
Ans:B
Recently, the oldest sloth bear of India passed away aged 40 at Van
Vihar National Park and Zoo of Bhopal. What was the name of the
bear?
A) Babli
B) Gulabo
C) Pinki
D) Sheebo
Ans:B
What is the rank of India in Henley Passport Index, released for Q1 of
2022?
A) 90
B) 83
C) 72
D) 89
Ans:D
Which of these has been chosen as the title sponsor for Indian
Premier League (IPL) 2022 and 2023 seasons by BCCI?
A) Amazon
B) Paytm
C) Vivo
D) Tata Group
Question of the day
In 2022, PM Modi inaugurated which edition of the National Youth
Festival in Puducherry?
A) 25th
B) 10th
C) 20th
D) 15th
Thank You
YT Question
• Alikhan Smailov has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of
which country?
• A) Georgia
• B) Kazakhstan
• C) Tajikistan
• D) Armenia
• Who is named as the head of the five-member committee formed by
Supreme Court to probe the security breach during the recent visit of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab?
• A) Ranjan Gogoi
• B) Uday Lalit
• C) Indu Malhotra
• D) N. V. Ramana