MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 21st January 2022

In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 21st January 2022 and their answers with explanations.

QUESTIONS

1. As per the latest GDP prediction by Ind-Ra, what is the estimated GDP growth rate for Indian economy in FY 2022-23?
A) 6.5%
B) 7.6%
C) 8.1%
D) 9.0%
2. Saturnino de la Fuente García, the world’s oldest person has died recently at the age of 112 years and 341 days. He was from which country?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Switzerland
D) Finland
3. Who is the author of the biography ‘Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist’?
A) Punya Prasun Bajpai
B) Prem Parkash
C) Chandrachur Ghose
D) Ramachandra Guha
4. Name the winner of Genesis Prize 2022?
A) Albert Bourla
B) Rabbi Lord
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Natan Sharansky
5. What amount of line of credit has been extended to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project recently?
A) $180-million
B) $190-million
C) $170-million
D) $200-million
6. From India, who has been roped in as the Ambassador of ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)?
A) Sachin Bansal
B) Falguni Nayar
C) Sunil Mittal
D) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
7. Which player has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I team of the year for 2021?
A) Mohammad Rizwan
B) Aiden Markram
C) Babar Azam
D) Jos Buttler
8. Which word has been chosen as the Oxford University Press Children’s Word of the Year 2021?
A) Anxiety
B) Coronavirus
C) Sanitizer
D) Isolation
9.Who has been roped in as the new Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) recently?
A) Prem Chandra Munshi
B) Mangi Lal Danga
C) Simachal Padhya
D) Dileep Sanghani
10. Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia, who has passed away was a professional ___________
A) Historian
B) Economist
C) Cricketer
D) Mountaineer
11. The government of which state has decided to establish India’s biggest multi-model logistics park?
a. Maharashtra
b. Tamil Nadu
c. West Bengal
d. Gujarat
12. Which Indian city recently unveiled a first-of-its kind Young Readers’ Boat Library?
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. Ahmedabad
d. Cochin
13. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd located?
a. Hyderabad
b. Jaipur
c. Gurgaon
d. Bengaluru
14. Which state has recently come out with a ‘Caravan tourism’ policy?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
15. Which country has posted a liaison officer at Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC)?
a.USA
b. Japan
c. Australia
d. Sri Lanka
16. Who is the author of the biography ‘Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist’?
A) Punya Prasun Bajpai
B) Prem Parkash
C) Chandrachur Ghose
D) Ramachandra Guha
17. Name the winner of Genesis Prize 2022?
a. Albert Bourla
b. Rabbi Lord
c. Steven Spielberg
d. Natan Sharansky
18. From India, who has been roped in as the Ambassador of ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)?
a. Sachin Bansal
b. Falguni Nayar
c. Sunil Mittal
d. Vijay Shekhar Sharma
19. Which word has been chosen as the Oxford University Press Children’s Word of the Year 2021?
a. Anxiety
b. Coronavirus
c. Sanitizer
d. Isolation
20. Saturnino de la Fuente García, the world’s oldest person has died recently at the age of 112 years and 341 days. He was from which country?
a. Italy
b. Spain
c. Switzerland
d. Finland

ANSWERS

1.B
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has projected the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of the Indian economy to grow at 7.6 percent year-on-year in 2022-23 (FY23).
2.B
Explanation: Guinness World Records holder for oldest person living (male), Saturnino de la Fuente García (Spain) has passed away at the age of 112 years and 341 days.
3. C
A new biography based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose titled ‘Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist’ is scheduled to release in February 2022. The biography has been written by researcher and founder of ‘Mission Netaji’ Chandrachur Ghose.
4. A
The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded with the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 on January 19, 2022.
5. B
An agreement was exchanged in which India is extending a $190-million line of credit to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project and other infrastructure projects.
6. D
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been roped in as the Ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), a community-based team of industry leaders supported by global internet body ICANN.
7. C
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I team of the year for 2021.
8. A
The Oxford University Press (OUP) has picked up ‘Anxiety’ as the Children’s Word of the Year 2021, based on their recent research.
9. D
The board of directors of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) has unanimously elected Dileep Sanghani as the 17th Chairman of the Cooperative on January 19, 2022.
10. D
Professional mountaineer and a retired army officer Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia has passed away. He was 85.
11. d
The state Government of Gujarat has entered into an MoU with Adani Ports and SEZ Limited. The MoU aims to establish India’s biggest multi-model logistics park at Virochan Nagar, near Sanand in Ahmedabad.The park would be constructed at 1,450 acres and would have an investment of Rs.50,000 crore. It is expected to provide direct and indirect employment to 25,000.
12. b
The West Bengal Transport Corporation in association with a heritage book store has launched a Young Readers’ Boat Library.Under the initiative, children can choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on cruising on the waters of Hooghly river on a three-hour-long trip.
13. c
14. d
The state Government of Maharashtra has recently approved a ‘caravan tourism’ policy. This aims to promote tourism in the state and incentivise travel operators.
The Policy promotes travel enthusiasts to visit the state’s remote areas using caravans thereby providing a different touring experience and at the same time creating more job opportunities in the state.
15. c
The Government of Australia has posted a liaison officer at Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) which is located at Gurugram.The Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IOR) was established in the year 2018 in order to keep watch on shipping traffic and other critical developments in the IOR
16. c
17. a
The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded with the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 on January 19, 2022.
18. d
19. a
20. b
Guinness World Records holder for oldest person living (male), Saturnino de la Fuente García (Spain) has passed away at the age of 112 years and 341 days.

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