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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 18th January 2022

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1) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the initiation of the Open Data Week for which purpose?

(a)To encourage adoption of open data

(b)To promote innovation across India

(c)To sell open data

(d)Both (A)& (B)

(e)To aware Amrit Mahotsav

2) Which among the following Navratna public sector enterprise has been playing a pivotal role in ensuring India’s energy security during the last six decades of performance?

(a)NLC India Ltd

(b)MNC India Ltd

(c)KLC India Ltd

(d)SLC India Ltd

(e)PLC India Ltd

3) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has virtually inaugurated MSME Pavilion in World Expo, 2020 Dubai.Who is the present Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister?

(a)Ashwini Vaishnaw

(b)Narayan Tatu Rane

(c)Piyush Goyal

(d)Smriti Irani

(e)Dharmendra Pradhan

4) The 9th women National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 has been inaugurated at which among the following state?

(a)Uttar Pradesh

(b)Himachal Pradesh

(c)Delhi

(d)Madhya Pradesh

(e)Odisha

5) The first National startup Day has been observed on which among the following date?

(a)January 15

(b)January 16

(c)January 17

(d)January 18

(e)January 19

6) Who among the following has been appointed as the Independent director of DBS Bank?

(a)Rupa Kumari Tripathy

(b)Rachana Bist

(c)Alka Kumari

(d)Arundhati Singh

(e) Rupa Devi Singh

7) Virat Kohli has stepped down from Test captaincy of the Indian team. In which among the following season he had replaced MS Dhoni as the full-time captain?

(a)2014/15

(b)2013/14

(c)2011/12

(d)2010/11

(e)2015/16

8) Kaifu Toshiki passed away at the age of 91.He is the former Prime Minister of which country?

(a) South Korea

(b) Thailand

(c)Japan

(d) China

(e) Malaysia

Answers :

1) Answer: D

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has announced the initiation of the Open Data Week to encourage adoption of open data and promote innovation across India’s urban ecosystem.  Leading up to the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – Smart Cities: Smart Urbanization’ conference scheduled to be held in Surat, during February 2022, the Open Data Week is part of a series of pre-event initiatives being undertaken by MoHUA to promote awareness and use of open data.  It will be conducted during the third week of January, i.e., from 17th January 2022 to 21st January 2022.

2) Answer: A

Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi that NLC India Ltd, a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Coal has been playing a pivotal role in ensuring India’s energy security during the last six decades of performance.

3) Answer: A

Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister, Narayan Rane has virtually inaugurated MSME Pavilion in World Expo, 2020 Dubai. The World Expo 2020, held under the Bureau International des Expositions aims at bringing together millions of people for the world’s exceptional show, celebrating human brilliance and achievement with the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating Future”.

4) Answer: B

In Himachal Pradesh, the 9th women National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 was inaugurated at Ice Skating Rink, Kaza in Lahaul Spiti district.  For the first time in the state, Ice Hockey competition and development camp is being organized at the national level. Teams from Himachal Pradesh, Telengana, Ladakh, ITBP Ladakh, Chandigarh and Delhi are participating in this mega event.

5) Answer: B

The first National Start-up Day is being observed on Jan16th. The Prime Minister had announced that 16th January will be celebrated as National Start-Up Day  “Purple Revolution” is Jammu and Kashmir’s contribution to Start-Up India. The Minister briefed about the Aroma Mission launched by the Science and Technology Ministry through the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) which has led to the “Purple Revolution” in India.

6) Answer: E

The Board of Directors of DCB Bank has approved the appointment of Rupa Devi Singh, Independent Director, as Non-Executive Chairman of the Bank.  This appointment, which was approved at the Board of Director meeting on January 14, 2022, is in view of the vacancy caused by retirement of Nasser Munjee from that position.

7) Answer: A

On Jan 15, 2022, Virat Kohli stepped down from Test captaincy of the Indian team after the recently-concluded South Africa series. He had replaced MS Dhoni as the full-time captain in the 2014/15 season.  With 40 wins in 68 matches, Kohli ends his captaincy stint as the most successful Indian Test captain.

8) Answer: C

Former Japanese Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki passed away at the age of 91.

About Toshiki Kaifu :

Toshiki Kaifu born on 2 January 1931 in Nagoya, Japan.

In 1976, Kaifu joined the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fukuda Takeo as education minister.

He served as the 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991.

In 1991 he sent the Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Persian Gulf in the wake of the Gulf War.

He began his political career as a lawmaker secretary.

He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1960 and went on to hold important government positions such as deputy chief Cabinet secretary as well as education minister until becoming Prime Minister in August 1989.