Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

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Mohammed Shami recently achieved the milestone of 200 Test wickets, during the first Test against South Africa.
The 31-year-old bowler is third-fastest among Indian pacers to reach the landmark, as he achieved this feat in his 55th Test match. He is only behind Kapil Dev (434), Ishant Sharma (311), Zaheer Khan (311), and Javagal Srinath (236), at present.

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Tamil Nadu Government recently unveiled “New Policy for Women 2021”, which includes features such as compulsory martial arts training for school and college females.
It also proposes 50 additional person-days under MGNREGS for all single and women-headed households, and 33.3 percent representation in registered parties. The policy also seeks to make all modes of transportation women-friendly.

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Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
ISM is an independent business division within the Digital India Corporation. It aims to build a robust semiconductor and display ecosystem in India. A financial support of up to 50 per cent of the project cost is approved for setting up variants of semiconductor fab in India. A financial support for six years is given from the date of approval.

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The Appointments Committee of Union Cabinet has approved the appointment of  Vinay Kumar Tripathi as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Railway Board.
Presently, he is serving as the General Manager, North Eastern Railway. He is an 1983 batch Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE).

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The girl child savings scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana will earn 7.6% as interest as of January 2022.
The Government of India has recently announced that the interest rates on small savings schemes will remain unchanged for Q4 2020-21, including NSC and PPF which would earn 7.1 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The institution would come up with modern and state-of-the-art sports infrastructure like synthetic hockey ground, football ground, basketball, volleyball, handball, kabaddi ground, lawn tennis court etc.
This university is being established with a vision to have a strong sporting culture and establish world-class sporting infrastructure in the country.

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The Union Ministry of Education has launched a reading campaign named Padhe Bharat campaign for 100 days starting from January 1, 2022.
This campaign is aimed to improve the reading capabilities, vocabulary and thinking abilities of students studying between Balvatika and Class 8. The Government has released a comprehensive guideline on Reading Campaign for the states / UTs to follow.

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Mumbai is set to host the first Water-Taxi Service in the country. The service is expected to be formally launched in January by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The project is a joint initiative of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB).

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Every year January 4 is observed as World Braille Day to raise the importance of Braille, which serves as a communication medium for blind and partially sighted people. The day was first initiated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 and January is observed as Braille Literacy month. French Educator, who innovated the Braille system Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809.

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The YSR Rythu Bharosa – PM Kisan Samman scheme provides eligible farmers with financial assistance of Rs.13500 per acre in three annual instalments.
For the third consecutive year, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy released the third tranche of the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme. Rs.7500 is deposited in May for  Kharif crops, Rs.4000 is deposited in October for Rabi crops, and Rs.2000 is deposited for Sankranti.