Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

1. Which state’s legislative council has passed a bill to give more powers to Higher Education Minister in the state-run varsities?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Telangana
[D] Tamil Nadu

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2. KSLV-II Nuri rocket, is the first domestically produced space launch vehicle of which country?
[A] South Korea
[B] Israel
[C] UAE
[D] Bangladesh

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3. ‘Begonia gigantica’, the world’s largest specimen of a Begonia species, is found in which country/region?
[A] Tibet         
[B] Siberia
[C] Australia
[D] UK

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4. Which country launched the ‘Simorgh’ satellite carrier rocket with research devices?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] Iran
[C] Israel
[D] UAE

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5. Which country has recently signed agreement with Tajikistan for import of electricity for the next year?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Kazakhstan

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6. Which is the only authorised institution to sell Electoral bonds in India?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] State Bank of India
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] Supreme Court

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7. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board?
[A] Shobith Thripathi
[B] Vinay Kumar Tripathi
[C] Rajesh Arora
[D] Kumar Verma

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8. When is the ‘World Braille Day’ observed every year?
[A] January 1
[B] January 2
[C] January 4
[D] January 6

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9. Which is the parent company of GitHub, an open-source software developer, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Google
[B] Twitter
[C] Microsoft
[D] Meta

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10. Which country recently fired a “hypersonic missile”, after its first test in September?
[A] Israel
[B] North Korea
[C] Iran
[D] UAE

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