Jan 2022, One Liner Current Affairs
JANUARY 2022 : ONE LINER CURRENT AFFAIRS
4Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the youngest ever World Rapid Chess champion, is from which country?Uzbekistan
| 1 | What is the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) of India in the year 2020-21? | 937 |
| 2 | Which country is the new member of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB)? | Egypt |
| 3 | What is the existing annual income limit for identification of economically weaker section (EWS)? | Rs 8 lakh |
| 5 | Who is the head of the ‘Energy Transition Advisory Committee’, which was recently set up? | Tarun Kapoor |
| 6 | Where is the ‘Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTOAB)’ based at? | Geneva |
| 7. | INSACOG is the forum set up by which country to monitor genome sequencing and variation of Covid strains? | India |
| 8 | What is the limit of offline digital payment per transaction, as per RBI’s recent notification? | Rs 200 |
| 9. | Which Ministry is organising ‘Climate Change Awareness Campaign and National Photography Competition’? | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 10. | ‘Seema Bhawani’ is the name of which team of the Border Security Force (BSF)? | All-women Biker Team |
| 11 | Atal Tunnel, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state/UT? | Himachal Pradesh |
| 12 | As of 2022, how many banks are classified as Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) in India? | 3 |
| 13 | ‘Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future’ has been declared as the theme of which special day? | National Science Day |
| 14 | What is the aim of the ‘SAAR; program recently launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs? | Documentation of Projects |
| 15 | Which organisation has partnered with Akshaya Patra Foundation for effective implementation of PM-POSHAN scheme? | United Nations – WFP |
| 16 | India’s first Open Rock Museum is located in which city? | Hyderabad |
| 17 | In which year, the first Start-up India ‘Innovation Week’ was launched? | 2021 |
| 18 | Which is the headquarters of ‘Collective Security Treaty Organization’? | Moscow |
| 19 | Which country has officially banned ‘Conversion therapy’ which claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity? | Canada |
| 20. | Which state has extended the upper age limit for entry to state government service to 38, up to 2023? | Odisha |
| 21 | ‘Gangasagar Mela’ is a popular religious event held in which state? | West Bengal |
| 22 | As per recent study, 2021 was the Earth’s ………….. hottest on record. | Fifth |
| 23 | Darvaza gas crater, also known as the ‘Gateway to Hell’, is located in which country? | Turkmenistan |
| 24. | Western disturbance, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with? | Meteorology |
| 25. | ‘Daniel Ortega’ sworn in as which country’s President, for his fourth consecutive term? | Nicaragua |
| 26. | The United Nations launched its largest ever country-specific appeal for which country? | Afghanistan |
| 27. | The ‘Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), which was recently flighttested, was developed in which country? | India |
| 28. | Which state recently notified Mahila Police (Subordinate Service) Rules? | Andhra Pradesh |
| 29 | Which zone received maximum share of complaints under Ombudsman schemes, as per recent RBI Report? | North Zone |
| 30. | Which global institution laid out priorities for 2022 as ‘Five-alarm global fire’? | United Nations |
| 31. | When was the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ established in India? | 1972 |
| 32. | Which global institution implemented the ‘3-D Virtual Diplomacy’? | UNSC |
| 33 | Which technology company has launched the Non-fungible token (NFTs) profile picture feature? | |
| 34. | Which institution released the ‘Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary emergency’ report? | Environmental Investigation Agency |
| 35. | The World Bank has approved a loan of around Rs 1,000 crore for which Indian state Government? | West Bengal |
| 36. | ‘ICE360 Survey 2021’ was conducted recently by which institution? | ‘PRICE’ Think Tank |
| 37. | When is the “National Girl Child Day” celebrated in India? | January 24 |
| 38. | Which country has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants? | China |
| 39. | Which is the northern most state of India, as of 2022? | Himachal Pradesh |
| 40. | As per IMF World Economic Outlook January assessment, what is the estimated growth of India in 2021-22? | 9 % |
| 41. | Prabha Atre, who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan is associated with which field? | Music |
| 42. | Which country played host to the first India-Central Asia Summit? | India |
| 43. | A new research has successfully carried out ‘Limb Regeneration’ in which species? | African clawed frog |
| 44 | Which institution is related with ‘Integrity Pact’? | Central Vigilance Commission |
| 45. | India has initiated an anti-dumping probe against imports of which product from China, Taiwan, Vietnam? | Vinyl Tiles |
| 46. | Who is the author of the book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence”? | Ruskin Bond |
| 47. | ‘Great Barrier Reef’, the world’s largest coral reef system, is located in which country? | Australia |
| 48. | Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology has been inaugurated in which university? | Chandigarh University |
| 49 | Who was Savitribai Phule? | social reformers |
| 50 | New Covid-19 variant IHU has been detected in which country? | France |
| 51 | Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to South Pole? | Harpreet Chandi |
| 52 | Which country is facing unrest due to a sudden spike in fuel prices? | Kazakhstan |
| 53 | China has found traces of coronavirus in which fruit? | dragon fruit |
| 54 | Abdalla Hamdok resigned as Prime Minister of which nation on January 2, 2022? | Sudan |
| 55 | Who has become the 34th Indian to lead India in Test matches? | KL Rahul |
| 56 | Which nation won the U-19 Asia Cup on December 31, 2021? | India |
| 57 | Which film won the Golden Globe Award 2022 in Best Motion Picture- Drama category? | The Power of the Dog’ |
| 58 | Who has been appointed as the new Chief of ISRO? | S Somanath |
| 59 | When will Veer Baal Diwas be observed? | 26th December |
| 60 | The UP Assembly Elections 2022 will take place in how many phases? | 7 |
| 61 | The government is set to become the single largest shareholder of which telecom company? | Vodafone Idea |
| 62 | Andhra Pradesh government has increased the retirement age of government staff to how many years? | 62 years |
| 63. | David Sassoli, who passed away on January 11th, was the President of which prominent international body? | European Parliament |
| 64 | Which British Royal Family member has been stripped of all his Royal patronages and military titles? | Prince Andrew |
| 65 | Who has become the first Black woman to feature on a US quarter? | Maya Angelou |
| 66 | Which country has the world’s most powerful passport? | Japan |
| 67 | Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has been named as the new Chief Economist of which international body? | IMF |
| 68 | Which company will replace Vivo as the title sponsor of IPL 2022? | Tata group |
| 69 | When was National Disaster Response Force formed? | 2006 |
| 70 | Who has topped the list of most popular world leaders with a rating of 71 percent? | Narendra Mod |
| 71 | When was the last time India did not have any foreign head of state as Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations before 2021? | 1966 |
| 72 | Which is the world’s fastest sinking cities? | Jakarta |
| 73 | Who has been chosen as the new head of the European Parliament? | Roberta Metsola |
| 74 | Russia has amassed thousands of troops along its border with which country? | Ukraine |
| 75 | Which nation is relocating its capital to Nusantara? | Indonesia |
| 76 | Rare instance of snowfall was witnessed in which desert recently? | Sahara |
| 77 | Who won the men’s singles final at India Open 2022? | Lakshya Sen |
| 78 | Who is the sole Indian cricketer in the ICC Women’s T20 Team of the Year 2021? | Smriti Mandhana |
| 79 | Who has announced her retirement after the 2022 season? | Sania Mirza |
| 80. | How many children were honoured with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022? | 29 |
| 81 | India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat will be posthumously honoured with which award? | Padma Vibhushan |
| 82 | India signed a USD 375 million deal with which nation for the supply of BrahMos missiles? | Philippines |
| 83 | When did Election Commission of India founded? | January 25, 1950 |
| 84 | Which company has announced USD 1 billion investment in Bharti Airtel? | |
| 85 | Which state has announced the formation of 13 new districts? | Andhra Pradesh |
| 86 | Scientists in China’s Wuhan laboratory have warned of which new strain of COVID19? | NeoCoV |
| 87. | Who has been named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2021? | Smriti Mandhana |
| 88 | What is the new name of the Lucknow IPL team? | Lucknow Super Giants |
