JAN-13th

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     📚 Daily Current Affairs | 13-01-2022 📚

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Q.1. Who has recently been appointed by the International Monetary Fund as its new Chief Economist?

Ans. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

Q.2. Which country's passport has topped the list of powerful passports for the first quarter of 2022 released by the Henley Passport Index, along with Japan?

Ans. Singapore

Q.3. Google and which bank have recently tied up to boost the bank's customer experience strategy?

Ans. RBL Bank

Q.4. What is the rank of Chennai International Airport in the global list for “Performance on Time” for the year 2021?

Ans. 8th Place

Question 5. Which cricket team player Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

Ans. South Africa Cricket Team

Q.6. Which fame actress has recently been awarded the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award 2022?

Ans. Harshali Malhotra

Q.7. Which city has become the first city in the country to have a water metro project after the launch of its first boat in December 2021?

Ans. Kochi (Kerala)

Q.8. Which bank has recently set up a separate internal department for fintech?

Ans. State Bank of India

Q.9. Recently who has been appointed as the CEO of Adani Power?

Ans. Sher Singh Khayaliya

Q.10. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of his company by RenewBuy?

Ans. Rajkumar Rao

✍Major areas of priority

🔺पंचवर्षीय योजनाओं मॆ प्राथमिकता के प्रमुख क्षेत्र 

▪ पहली पंचवर्षीय योजना (1951-56)

 – कृषि की प्राथमिकता।   

▪1st Five Year Plan (1951-56)

 – Priority of Agriculture.

▪दूसरी पंचवर्षीय योजना (1956-61)

 – उद्योग क्षेत्र की प्राथमिकता। 

▪2nd Five Year Plan (1956-61)

 – Priority of Industry Sector.

▪तीसरी पंचवर्षीय योजना (1961-66) 

– कृषि और उद्योग। 

▪3rd Five Year Plan (1961–66)

 – Agriculture and Industry.

▪चौथी पंचवर्षीय योजना (1969-74)

 – न्याय के साथ गरीबी के विकास को हटाया। 

▪4th Five Year Plan (1969-74)

 – Removed the development of poverty with justice.

▪5 वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (1974-79)

 – गरीबी और आत्म निर्भरता को हटाया।

▪5th Five Year Plan (1974-79)

 – Removed poverty and self-reliance.

▪6ठी पंचवर्षीय योजना (1980-85)

 – पाँचवीं योजना के रूप में ही जोर दिया।

▪6th Five Year Plan (1980-85)

 – Emphasized only as the Fifth Plan.

▪7 वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (1985-90) 

– फूड प्रोडक्शन, रोजगार, उत्पादकता

▪7th Five-Year Plan (1985–90)

 – Food production, employment, productivity

▪8 वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (1992-97)

 – रोजगार सृजन, जनसंख्या का नियंत्रण।

▪8th Five Year Plan (1992-97)

 – Job creation, control of population.

▪9 वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (1997-02)

 -7 प्रतिशत की विकास दर. 

▪9th Five Year Plan (1997-02)

 – 7 percent growth rate.

▪10 वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (2002-07)

 – स्व रोजगार और संसाधनों का विकास।

▪10th Five Year Plan (2002-07)

 – Self employment and development of resources.

▪11 वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (2007-12) 

– व्यापक और तेजी से विकास। 

▪11th Five Year Plan (2007-12)

 – Comprehensive and rapid development.

▪12.वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना (2012-17) 

-स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा और स्वच्छता (समग्र विकास) का सुधार। 

▪12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) 

– Reform of health, education and sanitation (overall development).

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)?

Ans : Dr. S. Somnath

2. To which post has the Assam government appointed Bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain in Tokyo Olympics?

Ans : DSP

3. The World Bank has estimated India's growth rate at what percent for the current financial year?

Ans : 8.3 Percent

4. Who has become the first Indian to do so in the Under-19 Girls Singles category of the BWF Junior Rankings?

Ans : Tasneem Mir

5. Who has been ranked first in the Henley Passport Index 2022 for passport independence?

Ans : Japan and Singapore

6. Who has been appointed by the International Monetary Fund as the new Economist?

Ans : Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

7. Who has been included in the ODI team to be played against South Africa in place of Indian spinner Washington Sundar being Corona positive?

Ans : Jayant Yadav

8. Which award has been conferred on Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame Harshali Malhotra by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari?

Ans : Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Award 2022

9. Who has been appointed by the President of Kazakhstan as the new Prime Minister of the country?

Ans : Alikhan Smilov

10. Which mission has been launched by Indian Railways to track the lost luggage of passengers?

Ans : Mission Amanat

11. For the security lapse of the Prime Minister in Punjab, the Supreme Court has constituted a panel and appointed its chairman?

Ans : Indu Malhotra

12. How many new cases of corona have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours?

Ans : 2,47,417 Cases (380 Deaths)

13. Today (January 13) is being celebrated all over the world as which day?

Ans : National Sticker Day, National Rubber Duckie Day, National Peach Melba Day, Korean American Day and Lohri Festival (North India).

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with Chief Ministers on COVID-19 situation at 4.30 PM today.

प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी आज शाम साढ़े चार बजे कोविड की स्थिति पर मुख्यमंत्रियों के साथ बातचीत करेंगे।

2. Government says, Omicron variant of COVID-19 is not common cold and should not be taken lightly.

सरकार ने कहा- कोविड का नया वैरिएंट ओमिक्रॉन सामान्य जुकाम नहीं और इसे हल्के में नहीं लें।

3. WHO warns, Omicron is dangerous, particularly for unvaccinated people.

विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने चेतावनी दी- टीका नहीं लेने वाले लोगों के लिए ओमिक्रॉन खतरनाक।

4. Prime Minister inaugurates 11 new Government Medical Colleges across Tamil Nadu and new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai.

प्रधानमंत्री ने तमिलनाडु में 11 नए सरकारी मेडिकल कॉलेजों और चेन्नई में केंद्रीय शास्त्रीय तमिल संस्थान के नए परिसर का उद्घाटन किया।

5. ISRO successfully conducts qualification tests of Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan human space programme.

भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन ने गगनयान मानव अंतरिक्ष कार्यक्रम के लिए क्रायोजेनिक इंजन का सफलतापूर्वक परीक्षण किया।

6. Eminent Rocket Scientist S Somanath appointed new Chairman of ISRO.

प्रख्यात वैज्ञानिक एस. सोमनाथ को भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन - इसरो का नया अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया गया।

7. Lohri, the harvest festival being celebrated in different parts of the country today; President greets people on the occasion.

देश के विभिन्न भागों में आज फसल कटाई के त्‍योहार लोहड़ी की धूम। राष्ट्रपति ने इस अवसर पर लोगों को बधाई दी।

8. In Cricket, off-spinner Washington Sundar  ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa.

क्रिकेट में, भारतीय ऑफ स्पिनर वाशिंगटन सुंदर दक्षिण अफ्रीका के साथ तीन मैचों की एकदिवसीय श्रृंखला में नहीं खेल पाएंगे।

9. Centre urges all States and UTs to direct departments concerned to ensure adequate buffer stock of medical oxygen for at least 48 hours.

केन्‍द्र ने सभी राज्‍यों और केन्‍द्रशासित प्रदेशों को मेडिकल ऑक्‍सीजन का कम से कम 48 घंटे का पर्याप्‍त बफर स्‍टॉक रखने के निर्देश दिये।

10. Over 153 crore 80 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered under Nationwide Vaccination Drive so far.

देशव्‍यापी कोविड टीकाकरण अभियान के तहत अब तक 153 करोड 80 लाख से अधिक टीके लगाए गए।

11. Supreme Court appoints high-level committee under retired Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra to investigate the alleged security breach of Prime Minister's Punjab visit.

उच्‍चतम न्‍यायालय की सेवानिवृत्‍त न्‍यायाधीश इन्‍दू मल्‍होत्रा के नेतृत्‍व में उच्‍चस्‍तरीय समिति प्रधानमंत्री की पंजाब यात्रा के दौरान सुरक्षा में चूक की जांच करेगी।

12. More than a crore people to participate in Global Surya Namaskar programme on occasion of Makar Sakranti on 14th of this month.

14 जनवरी को मकर संक्रांति के अवसर पर एक करोड से अधिक लोग वैश्विक सूर्य नमस्‍कार कार्यक्रम में शामिल होंगे।