Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022
21. Which institution recently released report on ‘Pandemic Billionaires’?
[A] Pratham Foundation
[B] Oxfam
[C] Amnesty International
[D] UNICEF
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Correct Answer: B [Oxfam]
Notes:
As per a recent Oxfam report, 20 people in Asia (from India, China, Hong Kong, and Japan) mostly associated with the field of pharmaceuticals, saw their wealth zoom during the pandemic period.
As per the report, the richest 1 per cent owned more wealth than the poorest 90 per cent in the region. The total number of billionaires grew by almost a third from 803 in March 2020 to 1,087 by November last year, whom the report calls ‘pandemic billionaires’.
22. ‘Khoisan’ is an indigenous community inhabiting which country?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] South Africa
[D] Peru
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Correct Answer: C [South Africa]
Notes:
‘Khoisans’ are the first people to inhabit South Africa. King Khoisan, the leader of the Khoisans, was arrested for growing cannabis near South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s office in Pretoria.
The Khoisans have been protesting near the president’s office for the past three years for recognition of the community and their language ‘Khoekhoe’ among other things. The community has been demanding land rights.
23. ‘(ALH) 84001’ meteorite which was making news, landed on the Earth from which planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Mars
[C] Venus
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: B [Mars]
Notes:
A meteorite called (ALH) 84001 landed on the Earth from Mars in 1984. For more than four decades scientists have debated if the organic compounds found on the surface of the meteorite were proof of ancient life on Mars.
A new study published offers an explanation for the existence of these organic compounds. It also established that the compounds were left by some form of life that existed on the Mars, billions of years ago.
24. ‘WASP-103b’ Exo-planet, which was recently discovered is also known as ……
[A] Hot Mars
[B] Hot Jupiter
[C] Hot Saturn
[D] Hot Venus
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Correct Answer: B [Hot Jupiter]
Notes:
Astronomers have detected the warped shape of one of the exoplanets also called as hot Jupiters. This is not like the usual spherical planets, as they are similar to a rugby ball.
The exoplanet is called WASP-103b, orbiting a star called WASP-103 over 1,800 light-years away. It was observed using a CHEOPS space telescope. They orbit very closely to their host stars, with orbital periods of less than 10 days, and this is the reason of the hot structure.
25. As of January 2022, what is the minimum number of airbags compulsory for vehicles carrying up to eight passengers?
[A] One
[B] Two
[C] Four
[D] Six
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Correct Answer: B [Two]
Notes:
A driver airbag was made compulsory for all passenger vehicles since July 1, 2019. Dual airbags (driver and passenger in front row) became mandatory on all vehicles from January 2022.
Road Transport ministry recently approved a draft notification to make a minimum of six airbags compulsory for vehicles carrying up to eight passengers. The aim is to minimise the impact of ‘frontal and lateral collisions’.
26. Which is the nodal agency for the Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme?
[A] DRDO
[B] C-DAC
[C] BEL
[D] C-MET
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Correct Answer: B [C-DAC]
Notes:
The Indian Government has invited applications from 100 academia, R&D organisations, start-ups and MSMEs under its Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme.
It aims to train 85,000 engineers in the area of very-large-scale integration (VLSI) and embedded system design. C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), a scientific society operating under MeitY, will serve as the nodal agency for the programme.
27. ‘Guru Ravidas Jayanti’, is an annual event celebrated in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Odisha
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
‘Guru Ravidas Jayanti’, is an annual event celebrated in Varanasi, during which Ravidassias travel to Varanasi in large numbers.
Guru Ravidas was an Indian poet-saint of the Bhakti movement and founder of Ravidassia religion during the 15th to 16th century CE. Ravidassias believe that Ravidas is their Guru whereas the Sikhs traditionally considered him one of many Bhagats (Holy Person).
28. Which country proposed ‘P3 (Pro-Planet People) movement’ during the WEF Davos Agenda 2022?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] UK
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the “P3 (Pro-Planet People) movement” to underline India’s climate change commitments at World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Agenda 2022.
The World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda Virtual Summit hosted world leaders and heads of important institutions around the world to discuss climate action, pandemic recovery, and socio-economic resilience.
29. ‘7482 (1994 PC1)’, which was seen in the news, is a/an …………….
[A] Exoplanet
[B] Asteroid
[C] Satellite
[D] Telescope
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Correct Answer: B [Asteroid]
Notes:
NASA’s Asteroid Watch informed that a near-Earth asteroid named 7482 (1994 PC1) will safely pass our planet on January 18, 2022.
It flew past the earth at a distance of 1.2 million miles or 1.9 million kilometres, which is about five times the distance between the Earth and Moon. The Near-Earth asteroid is around twice the size of world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa.
30. Roberta Metsola is the youngest President of which multilateral institution?
[A] European Parliament
[B] UNESCO
[C] UNICEF
[D] World Bank
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Correct Answer: A [European Parliament]
Notes:
Centre-right lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been selected as the third woman to head the European Parliament.
The 43-year-old from the European Union’s smallest nation Malta is also the youngest President of the European Parliament. She is viewed as a political moderate in spite of the controversy over her anti-abortion stance.
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