Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

31. ‘National Commission for Safai Karamcharis’ is a body under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Law and Justice
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

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32. How many states were formed in 1972 by the enactment of North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971?
[A] One
[B] Three
[C] Five
[D] Six

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33. As per a recent NASSCOM study on Start-ups, what is the number of start-ups that were added in 2021 in India?
[A] 600
[B] 1200
[C] 2250
[D] 3500

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34. When was the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ established in India?
[A] 1947
[B] 1950
[C] 1972
[D] 1982

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35. Which institution released the ‘Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary emergency’ report?
[A] World Economic Forum
[B] UN Environment Program
[C] Environmental Investigation Agency
[D] Amnesty International

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36. What is the theme of the “The International Day of Education” 2021?
[A] Changing Course, Transforming Education
[B] Education amidst the Pandemic
[C] Education in ensuring peace
[D] Equitable and Quality education for all

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37. Which Ministry is associated with the “Online Storage Management (OSM)”?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
[B] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
[C] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[D] Ministry of Textiles

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38. India’s first ‘Para-Badminton’ academy has been set up in which city?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Delhi
[C] Lucknow
[D] Hyderabad

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39. Who has been selected for Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’?
[A] Ratan Tata
[B] Gautam Adani
[C] Mukesh Ambani
[D] Azim Premji

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40. Which country is associated with the “Aboriginal flag”, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Australia
[D] China

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