DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – JANUARY 24, 2022

Q.) Which bank has been ranked as the Best Private Bank in India at the Global Private
Banking Awards 2021?

[a] HDFC Bank

[b] ICICI Bank

[c] Axis Bank

[d] CSB Bank

[e] IndusInd Bank

 Global Private Banking Awards
2021
HDFC Bank has been ranked as the Best Private Bank ANS - A

in India at the Global Private Banking Awards 2021.

• The awards are given by Professional Wealth
Management (PWM).
• Professional Wealth Management (PWM) is
published by the Financial Times. It specialises in
analysing the growth strategies of private banks and
the regional financial centres in which they operate.
Q.) Which company has received the contract for supplying single-shot anti-armour weapon
AT4 to Indian Army and Indian Air Force?

[a] Saab

[b] IAI

[c] Northrop Grumman

[d] Raytheon

[e] Lockheed Martin

 AT4 Weapon for Indian Armed
Forces
Indian Armed Forces has selected Swedish defence company ‘Saab’ for
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supplying single-shot anti-armour weapon AT4 to Indian Army and
Indian Air Force.
• AT4 is carried by a single soldier to destroy structures, landing craft,
helicopters, armoured vehicles and personnel.
• Its 84 mm calibre warhead offers enhanced power and performance.
Q.) How many companies’ stocks will be assessed in the Nifty MidCap Select Index?

[a] 25

[b] 50

[c] 30

[d] 15

[e] 20
 Nifty MidCap Select Index

National Stock Exchange has received approval from ANS - A

SEBI to launch derivatives on Nifty MidCap Select Index

and will start from January 24.
• Nifty Midcap Select index aims to track the
performance of a focused portfolio of 25 stocks within
the Nifty Midcap 150 index.
• This index will focus on companies having mid-
capitalisation.
Q.) Who is the present Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India?

[a] M S Sahoo

[b] Navrang Saini

[c] Pranav Mahajan

[d] D. Sampath Kumar

[e] Laxman Singh

 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board
of India
Navrang Saini has been given the additional charge as the ANS - B
Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(IBBI).
Q.) Which Indian airport has been ranked among the top 10 large international airports in
the world that has been recognised as the ‘on-time performing airport’?

[a] Chennai International Airport

[b] Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

[c] Indira Gandhi International Airport

[d] Kempegowda International Airport

[e] Cochin International Airport

 Top 10 Large International Airports
The Chennai International Airport is one of the top 10 large
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international airports in the world that has been recognised as
the ‘on-time performing airports’.
• The airport has been ranked at the 8th position with 89.32 %
on-time performance in the 'Large Airports' category,
representing customer service quality and operational
excellence.
• The ranking has been given for the year 2021.
• The ranking has been prepared by the Cirium, an
organisation that specialises in offering aviation data to
travel, finance, aerospace, and aviation industries.
Q.) Who is the author of 'Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography'?

[a] Moutoshi Naskar

[b] Ajit Pal Singh

[c] Ujjaval Srivastava

[d] Thomas Mathew

[e] Monisha Satoeya

 'Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized
Biography
'Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography' has been authored by Thomas ANS - D
Mathew.
WELCOME TO GK FACTORY!!!
 Father of
Father of IDRO Missile Man of Missile Woman
Atomic Energy
– Vikram India – Abdul of India – Tessy
of India – Homi
Sarabhai Kalam Thomas
J. Bhabha
 Models of Classification of Missiles -

Range Launch Mode Speed Warhead Navigation Propulsion

(Fuel)

Short Range 1. Surface to Sub-sonic – Tactical / Guided 1. Solid

(>1000 km) Surface Speed: less Conventional– 2. Liquid
2. Surface to than Mach 1 explosive 3. Hybrid
Air material 4. Ramjet
Medium 3. Air to Air Supersonic – Strategic – Unguided 5. Scramjet
Range (1000- 4. Air to More than radioactive 6. Cryogenic
3000 km) Surface Mach 1 material
5. Anti-Tank
Intermediate missile Hypersonic –
(3000-5500 6. Surface to More than
km) sea Mach 5
Intercontinent 7. Sea to Sea
al (over 5500 8. Sea to
km) Surface
9. Submarine
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