Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

21. The United Nations launched its largest ever country-specific appeal for which country?
[A] Syria
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Sudan
[D] Venezuela

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22. PARAKH, which was seen in the news recently, is a portal associated with which field?
[A] Student Learning Assessment
[B] Defence Acquisition
[C] Investment Advice
[D] Customs Clearance

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23. S Somanath is appointed as the Chairman of which organization?
[A] ONGC
[B] IOCL
[C] ISRO
[D] DRDO

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24. Which country has built an ‘Artificial Moon’ project?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Israel

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25. Who is the author of the classic text ‘Tirukkural’, which has 1,330 short couplets, or kurals?
[A] Subramania Bharathi
[B] Thiruvalluvar
[C] Chaitanya
[D] Confucius

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26. ‘Khoisan’ is an indigenous community inhabiting which country?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] South Africa
[D] Peru

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27. Which institution released the report titled ‘Inequality Kills’?
[A] Pratham Foundation
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] Oxfam
[D] Amnesty International

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28. ‘BiodiverCities by 2030 Initiative’ is associated with which organisation?
[A] World Bank
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] NITI Aayog

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29. Repos, one of the winners of the National Startup Award 2021, is associated with which field?
[A] Energy Distribution
[B] Health Innovation
[C] Fin-Tech
[D] Skill Development

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30. Where is India’s first BHEL-built ‘coal to methanol’ (CTM) pilot plant located?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Chennai
[D] Noida

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