22January MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 22January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 22 January with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 22 January MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 22 January MCQ Current Affairs
22 January Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Which of the following airport won the prestigious “Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport” award?
(a) Cochin International Airport
(b) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
(d) Goa Manohar International Airport
2. Who has overtaken the likes of Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Google’s Sundar Pichai to be ranked No.1 among Indians and second globally on the Brand Guardianship Index 2023?
(a) Shantanu Narayen
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
(d) Piyush Gupta
3. _________ made history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be elected as the lieutenant governor of the US state of Maryland.
(a) Pratibha Singh
(b) Roshni Sharma
(c) Ravena Prasad
(d) Aruna Miller
4. India has extended a concessional USD ________ million Line of Credit for developing sporting infrastructure in the Maldives.
(a) 40 million
(b) 50 million
(c) 60 million
(d) 70 million
5. Which of the following bank has become India’s first public sector bank to launch credit cards for its fixed deposit customers?
(a) SBI
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
6. Indian captain _______ has shattered a long-standing record held by MS Dhoni to become India’s most prolific six-hitter in the history of ODI cricket.
(a) Rishab Pant
(b) Hardik Pandya
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Rohit Sharma
7. The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has notified India’s first National Assessment Regulator ‘PARAKH’ recently. What is the meaning of the second ‘A’ in ‘PARAKH’?
(a) Appraisal
(b) Analysis
(c) Achievement
(d) Assessment
8. Who has won the ISA Award for Service to Humanity, a top civilian award in Bahrain?
(a) Tara Devi Tuladhar
(b) Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
(c) Pushpa Basnet
(d) Dr. Sanduk Ruit
9. Who has recently broken MS Dhoni’s record of hitting the most sixes in ODIs in India?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) KL Rahul
(d) Dinesh Karthik
10. NASA-JAXA Geotail Studied Earth’s Protective bubble in:
(a) Exosphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Magnetosphere
11. An EY report said, the Indian Economy is very likely to hit the $26 trillion mark by year ______.
(a) 2043
(b) 2044
(c) 2045
(d) 2047
12. Who has become the youngest and the first LGBTQ woman of color to take the oath of Oakland City Council in the US state of California?
(a) Janani Ramachandran
(b) Santhi Kumari
(c) Manpreet Monica Singh
(d) Surbhi Jakhmola
13. Renowned Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan passes away. In which year has he honored with the 56th Jnanpith award?
(a) 2017
(b) 2018
(c) 2019
(d) 2021
14. Which of the following recently announced plans to expand its Girls4Tech STEM education program in India, to reach 100,000 additional female students by 2024?
(a) American Express
(b) Rupay
(c) Maestro
(d) Master card
15. India is currently participating in an international tourism trade fair. International Tourism Fair FITUR 2023 held in?
(a) Madrid
(b) Barcelona
(c) Seville
(d) Bilbao
22 January MCQs – Answers
1. (d)
The New Goa Manohar International Airport (MIA), built by the GMR Goa International Airport Ltd (GGIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Infrastructure Limited, won the prestigious “Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport” award under Aviation Sustainability and Environment at ASSOCHAM 14th International Conference-cum-Awards for Civil Aviation 2023.
2. (b)
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has overtaken the likes of Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Google’s Sundar Pichai to be ranked No.1 among Indians and second globally on the Brand Guardianship Index 2023.
3. (d)
Hyderabad-born Aruna Miller made history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be elected as the lieutenant governor of the US state of Maryland.
4. (a)
India has extended a concessional USD 40 million Line of Credit for developing sporting infrastructure in the Maldives.
5. (c)
The Punjab National Bank has become India’s first public sector bank to launch credit cards for its fixed deposit customers.
6. (d)
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has shattered a long-standing record held by MS Dhoni to become India’s most prolific six-hitter in the history of ODI cricket.
7. (b)
The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has notified India’s first national assessment regulator, PARAKH. PARAKH stands for Performance Appraisal, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development.
8. (d)
Himalayan Cataract Project Co-Founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit has won the ISA Award for Service to Humanity, a top civilian award in Bahrain. The award carries a cash prize of USD 1 million, a certificate of merit, and a gold medal.
9. (b)
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has shattered a long-standing record held by MS Dhoni to become India’s most prolific six-hitter in the history of ODI cricket at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad.
10. (d)
The NASA-JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Geotail spacecraft, which studied Earth’s magnetosphere, the protective magnetic bubble of the planet, has retired after 30 years in orbit.
11. (d)
An EY report has said that the Indian Economy is very likely to hit the $26 trillion mark by the year 2047, which will also be the 100th year of India’s independence.
12. (a)
A 30-year-old Indian American social justice lawyer, activist, and artist, Janani Ramachandran has become the youngest and the first LGBTQ woman of color to serve on Oakland City Council in the US state of California.
13. (d)
Phookan was one of the most celebrated poets of Assam and has been awarded the country’s highest literary award, the 56th Jnanpith for the year 2021.
14. (d)
Mastercard has announced plans to expand its Girls4Tech STEM education program in India, to reach 100,000 additional female students by 2024.
15. (a)
India is currently participating in an international tourism trade fair in Madrid to help expedite the recovery of the country’s inbound tourism to the pre-pandemic levels.
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