Jan-31st

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 31 January 2022

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1) Rafael Nadal claimed a record 21st Grand Slam singles title after coming from two sets down to beat second seed Daniil Medvedev.

➨The triumph took Nadal one clear of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic who was prevented from competing at the tournament in Melbourne due to issues over his visa.

2) The Lok Sabha secretariat has launched a new app, Digital Sansad, that will make it easier for people to follow proceedings in Parliament, and also their own lawmakers. 

➨ It will also help members of parliament access services such as checking personal updates like status of their notices, House bulletins, etc.

3) Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya virtually launched the Research Portal of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER).

➨This research portal of NIPER will help the MSME sector. NIPER may connect with industries to develop a model to fulfill the requirements.

4) The world's largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 

➨The sea lock was inaugurated by Dutch King Willen-Alexander. The Ijmuiden sea lock is 500-meter (1,640-feet) long and 70-meter wide.

5) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) of Tamil Nadu in Erode district has been given the prestigious TX2 award after its tiger numbers doubled to 80 since 2010.

▪️Tamil Nadu :- 

➨ CM - M K Stalin

➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve  (STR)

➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR

6) India defeated China in Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2022 and secured the bronze medal.

➨31-year-old goalkeeper SavitaPunia was the captain of the Indian squad and defender Deep Grace Ekka was the vice-captain for the tournament.

7) Turkey's authorities decided to rebrand their country's international image. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a communiqué, tweaking the country's internationally recognised name from "Turkey" to Türkiye.

8) Indian Navy inducted two indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopters ALH-DHRUV MK III in the fleet of Andaman Nicobar Command in Port Blair.

➨Equipped with twin powerful shakti engines, modern radar, electro-optical sensors, etc, the helicopters are capable to carry out missions day and night with max 14 soldiers.

9) A new book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence” authored by Ruskin Bond was released, marking 75 years of India’s Independence.

10) South Maubuang village in Aibawk block of Aizawl district in Mizoram has been declared a model ODF Plus village, having fulfilled all the criteria as per SBM-G Phase II guidelines.

11) Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won their fourth Grand Slam, sweeping to the Australian Open women's doubles title against Kazakstan's Anna Danilina and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.

➨Krejcikova and Siniakova have already won titles at Roland Garros (2018, 2021) and Wimbledon (2018) since making their debut as a partnership in 2016.

12) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in partnership with the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched the Swachhata Start-Up Challenge under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.

13) The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind state-level bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of various bird species across all major habitats giving an impetus for futuristic studies.

▪️Kerala :- 

➠Cherai Beach

➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River

➠Pamba River

➠Kumarakom National Park

➠Anamudi Shola National Park

➠Eravikulam National Park

➠Silent Valley National Park

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Q.1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation on the occasion of whose 92nd birth anniversary?

Ans. Pandit Jasraj

Q.2. The book “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence” authored by whom has been released?

Ans. Ruskin Bond

Q.3. With whom has Terapay recently partnered to promote cashless transactions?

Ans. NPCI International

Q.4. Who has recently unveiled the mural of Mahatma Gandhi made of earthen axes on the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad?

Ans. Amit Shah

Q.5. Which exercise has been organized recently to enhance cooperation between various naval commands in the Indian Navy?

Ans. West Wave

Q.6. Agence Française de Development and who has recently launched “Swachhta Start-up Challenge” to drive innovation?

Ans. Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

Q.7. India and which country have recently signed an MoU on Inherited Disorders and Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases?

Ans. France

Q.8. Which country has recently launched a new plan to protect the climate-affected Great Barrier Reef?

Ans. Australia

Q.9. In view of the terrorist attack, the Ministry of Home Affairs of UAE has ordered a ban on which?

Ans. On the flight of private drones and light sport aircraft.

Q.10. Whose statue has the Central Government shifted from India Gate to Amar Jawan Jyoti and installed there?

Ans. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose