Current Affairs: 27th January 2022

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1) Which brand become 'Most Valuable Brand in
2022', as per "Brand Finance 2022 Global 500
report"?
• Apple has retained its position as the most valuable
brand in 2022 as well, according to the Brand Finance
2022 Global
A. Google • 500 report.
• The brand valuation of Apple was recorded at $355.1
B. Apple billion in 2022, which is an increase of 35% from last
year.
C. Microsoft • This is the highest brand value ever recorded in the
Brand Finance Global 500 ranking history.
D. Amazon • Other brands in top 10 are: Amazon, Google,
Microsoft, Walmart, Samsung, Facebook, Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China, Huawei and Verizon
respectively. Ans-B
2) Name of maritime exercise recently conducted
by Western Naval Command?
• Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy
conducted a joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar
(XPL-2022) off the West Coast which concluded on
A. PASCHIM LEHAR January 25, 2022.
• The exercise continued for 20 days and was
B. PRASTHAN conducted with an aim to enhance Inter-Service
synergy among the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and
C. VARUNA Coast Guard.
• The Western Naval Command (HQ- Mumbai) is one
D. VIJAY PRAHAR of the three command–level formations of the Indian
Navy. Other two are Eastern Naval Command (HQ-
Visakhapatnam) and Southern Naval Command (HQ-
Kochi) Ans-A
3) Which country recently delivered 70,000 AK-203
Kalashnikov assault rifles to India?

• Russia delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203

Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces
A. Italy on January 25, 2022.
• The Indian Armed Forces had placed an order for
B. France 670,000 rifles, for which the contract was signed on
December 06, 2021 between India and Kalashnikov
C. Germany (Russian defense manufacturing unit).
• The total cost of the contract is around ₹5,124 crore.
D. Russia • The contract included procuring 70,000 rifles off the
shelf.
Ans-D
4) Recently, Which state has got its first-ever
scientific bird atlas?

• Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind State-level

bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data
A. Andhra Pradesh about the distribution and abundance of bird species
across all major habitats, giving an impetus to
B. Telangana futuristic studies
• It is being conducted as a citizen science-driven
C. Kerala exercise with the participation of over 1,000
volunteers of the birdwatching community KBA has
D. Karnataka been prepared based on systematic surveys held
twice over 60 days a year.
Ans-C
5) PMC Bank (Transferor Bank) has been
amalagamated with which bank?

• The Government of India on January 25, 2022 has

A. Unity Small Finance sanctioned and notified the Scheme for the
amalgamation of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-
Bank operative Bank Ltd. (PMC Bank) with Unity Small
Finance Bank Ltd. (USFBL).
B. Yes Bank • This means that from January 25, 2022 all the
branches of the PMC Bank will function as branches
C. RBL Bank of Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd.
• Unity Small Finance Bank Limited is promoted by
D. Punjab Gramin Bank Centrum Financial Services Limited along with
Resilient Innovation
Ans-A
6) India’s 1st graphene innovation centre will soon
be established in -

• The India’s first graphene innovation centre will soon

A. Goa be established by the Digital University Kerala (DUK).
• The university has joined hands with the Centre for
B. Odisha Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET),
Thrissur, to set up the India Innovation Centre for
C. Tamil Nadu Graphene in the State.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT has accorded
D. Kerala sanction for a ₹86.41-crore project in this regard

Ans-D
7) CDRI has developed 'Omicron' testing kit named

• CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has

developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, ‘Om’,
for the testing of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
A. Omon • It is the first kit made by any government institution,
and the third to be made indigenously, for specific
B. CoviOmi testing of Omicron.
• Currently, two more such kits developed by private
C. Mylab OMI players are available in the market. The kit will give
test results in around two hours.
D. OM • Om enables quick and cost-effective detection of
omicron variants over genome sequencing for a large
population. It was made within two months and will
cost around ₹150 Ans-D
8) Which Union Minister has launched a mobile app
called "MyCGHS"?
• The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
launched the revamped website and mobile app of
the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) on
A. Mansukh Mandaviya January 24, 2022.
• The website is www.cghs.gov.in and the mobile app is
B. Rajnath Singh called “MyCGHS”.
• The new features will benefit more than 40 lakh
C. G. Kishan Reddy beneficiaries with real-time information from the
convenience of their homes.
D. Bhupendra Yadav • The website has been made 3U compliant, where u
stands for Usable, User-Centric and Universally
Accessible.
Ans-A
9) Which organization has won the "Global Healthy
Workplace Award"?
• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) has
A. Bharat Heavy Electricals emerged as the first Indian PSU to win the Global
Limited (BHEL) Healthy Workplace Award 2021 in the 'Large Scale
B. Indian Oil Corporation Industry’ category
• The award acknowledges IndianOil's unwavering
(IOCL) focus on upholding best healthy practices at the
C. Coal India Limited (CIL) workplace.
• The award also honours the company's extensive
D. Bharat Petroleum
endeavours to support its employees' mental and
Corporation Limited physical wellbeing to nurture a happy, positive and
(BPCL) productive workplace.
Ans-B
10) Which award was recently rejected by the
former CM of West Bengal Buddhadeb
Bhattacharya?
• Veteran CPI(M) leader and former West Bengal chief
minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on 25th January
A. Padma Shree 2021, rejected the Padma Bhushan award.
• "I know nothing about this award. No one has told
B. Padma Vibhushan me anything about it. If they have decided to offer
Padma Bhushan to me, I refuse to accept it,"
C. Padma Bhushan Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said in a statement.
• Buddhadeb Vattacharjee is an Indian politician and a
D. Bharat Ratna former member of the Politburo of the Communist
Party of India (Marxist). He was the Chief Minister of
West Bengal from 2000 to 2011
Ans-C
11) Recently which Govt. approves 15% reservation
for women in non-gazetted police posts?

• Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj

Sinha announced 15 percent reservation for Women
A. West Bengal in nongazetted posts of J&K Police on the occasion of
National Girl Child Day on January 24,2022.
B. Delhi • This landmark decision will further strengthen
women empowerment in the Union Territory.
C. Chattisgarh • He said, the Jammu and Kashmir government is
committed to ensure social and economic
D. J&K empowerment of women while addressing long-
standing inequalities to build a more just and
resilient society
Ans-D
12) Spices Board of India has launched India’s first
portal for spice exports. What is the name of the
portal?
• The Union Minister of State for Commerce and
Industry Som Parkash inaugurated India’s first portal
A. Spice Xchange India for spice exports named ‘Spice Xchange India’ at a
hybrid event held in Kochi.
B. Spice Trade India • The spicexchangeindia.com portal has been launched
by the Spices Board of India.
C. Spice Export India • The portal is a 3D virtual platform, that makes use of
artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology to
D. Spice Chat India connect India’s spice exporters with buyers from
around the world
Ans-A
13) How many Padma Awards are given in 2022?

• The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian

Awards in India. They are conferred in three
categories namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma
A. 115 Bhushan and Padma Shri.
• The awards are announced every year on the
B. 131 occasion of Republic Day on January 26, in various
disciplines/ fields of activities, such as art, social
C. 128 work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade
and industry, medicine, literature and education,
D. 119 sports, civil service, etc.
• The 2022 Padma Award has been conferred upon
128 winners.
Ans-C
14) Which bank has launched EASY PAY integrated
Debit Card facility in a Fitness Watch?
• City Union Bank, in partnership with GOQii
(smarttechenabled preventive healthcare platform)
and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
A. Bank of Baroda has announced the launch of RuPay On –The-Go
Payment solution through their Debit Card in a
B. Karur Vysya Bank Fitness Watch.
• CUB EASY PAY is a payment method by City Union
C. City Union Bank Bank. Now the bank has integrated this feature of
Debit Card in a Fitness Watch. For this Customers
D. Indian Overseas Bank need to hold this wristwatch in front of the PoS
device during payment like tapping the card on PoS.
For payments above ₹5,000, customers need to tap
and enter their PIN. Ans-C
15) What is India's rank in the Corruption
Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021?

• Transparency International has released the

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021 in which
A. 79th India has been ranked at 85th spot (Score of 40).
• The ranking has been topped jointly by three
B. 85th countries- Denmark, Finland and New Zealand.
(Score of 88) ➢ Last year (for 2020) India was ranked
C. 86th 86th with a score of 40.
• This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals
D. 97th that corruption levels are at a worldwide standstill.
The global average remains unchanged for the tenth
year in a row, at just 43 out of 100 points
Ans-B
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