Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 09.01.2022

Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh?

Which of these personalities has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva?

Jhansi railway station in Uttar Pradesh has been renamed as-

Which author has been given the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for his/her  debut novel “A Burning”?

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Padhe Bharat’ Campaign’-

i. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a 150 days Reading Campaign 'Padhe Bharat'.

ii. Padhe Bharat campaign will focus on children studying in Balvatika to Grade 8^th.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme-

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 10th instalment of financial benefit under PM-KISAN scheme.

ii. Under the PM-KISAN scheme, a financial benefit of six thousand rupees per year is provided to the eligible family of farmers.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

World Braille Day is celebrated every year on which day?

India has won the Cricket U-19 Asia Cup 2021 by defeating which team?

The new Director General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga is –

Who among the following has assumed the charge of the new Director-General of Coast Guard?

Consider the following statements regarding the National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT)-

i. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the ed-tech platform NEAT 3.0 

ii. NEAT has 100 Education Technology Companies with 100 products to help students.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the National Air Sports Policy’ 2022-

i. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has released draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP) 2022 for public feedback.

ii. The vision is to make India one of the top air sports nations by 2025

Which of the statements given above is /are incorrect?

Who has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vistara airline?

Who is the first Indian-origin employee to be hired for Tesla's Autopilot team?

Which state ranks first in the list of most Open Defecation Free (ODF+) villages as of December 31, 2021, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II program?

Consider the following statements regarding the PM’s Excellence Award-

i. The total number of Awards under the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2021 would be 20

ii. Prize money for PM’s Excellence Award doubled from Rs10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in 2021

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) –

i. Recently, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) celebrated 65^th Raising Day on January 01, 2022

ii. The DRDO Chairman is Dr G Satheesh Reddy.

Which of the statements given above is /are incorrect?

Which is the first Union Territory in the country to have Good Governance Index at the district level?

World Day for War Orphans is observed every year on which day?

Padma Shri recipient Sindhutai Sapkal who passed away recently was –

Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok who recently announced his resignation is the Prime Minister of which country?

Consider the following statements regarding the One District One Product (ODOP) Scheme-

i. One District One Product (ODOP) brands under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme.

ii. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has signed an agreement with NAFED for developing 20 brands of selected ODOPs under the branding and marketing component of the PMFME scheme.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Smart cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR) program-

i. It is a joint initiative of MoHUA, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and leading Indian academic institutions of the country.

ii. The first activity envisaged under SAAR is to prepare a compendium of 75 landmark urban projects in India under the Smart City Mission.

Which of the statements given above is /are incorrect?

Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to travel solo to the South Pole?

Who authored the book titled 'Mamata: Beyond 2021'?

Who has been appointed as the interim Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?

The 25th National Youth Festival is being organized by which state or union territory?

Consider the following statements regarding the United Nation Security Council (UNSC)-

i. United Nation Security Council (UNSC) got five new non-permanent members (Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates).

ii. Ghana is joining for the first time while Brazil is taking an 11th turn. Gabon and Albania each have been on the council three times before and the UAE once.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Green Energy Corridor Phase-II-

i. Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II Provision for Intra-State Transmission System (INSTS) has been made to connect about 10,750 circuit kilometers of transmission lines.

ii. The scheme will facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of approximately 20 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) power projects in seven States namely, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences inaugurated India's first unique Open Rock Museum in which city?