Current Affairs Quiz: 10 January 2022

Current Affairs Questions for UPSC: The Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagran Josh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise Current Affairs of the day at ease. The Current Affairs questions and answers cover topics such as Golden Globe Awards 2022, Veer Baal Diwas and Assembly Elections 2022 among others. 

1. Who among the following Ministers has tested positive for COVID-19?

a) Amit Shah

b) Rajnath Singh

c) Nirmala Sitharaman

d) JP Nadda

2. Which film won the Golden Globe Award 2022 in Best Motion Picture- Drama category?

a) The Power of the Dog

b) Belfast

c) King Richard

d) Dune

3. Which television series won Best TV Series - Drama at the Golden Globe Awards 2022?

a) The Morning Show

b) Lupin

c) Succession 

d) Squid Game

4. When will Veer Baal Diwas be observed?

a) December 25th 

b) December 26th

c) January 14th

d) February 25th 

5. Scientists have detected a new strain of Covid-19 that combines both Delta and Omicron in which nation?

a) Denmark

b) Switzerland

c) Sweden

d) Cyprus

6. When is the birth anniversary of Fatima Sheikh observed?

a) January 1st

b) January 7th 

c) January 9th 

d) January 10th 

7. Which state's assembly election will take place in two phases this year?

a) Goa

b) Uttarakhand

c) Punjab 

d) Manipur

8. The UP Assembly Elections 2022 will take place in how many phases?

a) 5

b) 7

c) 9

d) 8

Answers

1. (b) Rajnath Singh

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for COVID-19 on January 10, 2022. The Defence Minister himself tweeted during the day informing that he has tested positive for Corona with mild symptoms. 

2. (a) The Power of the Dog

Netflix’s 'The Power of the Dog' won Best Film-Drama at the Golden Globe Awards 2022, while 20th Century Studios’ West Side Story won Best Film– Musical or Comedy. 

3. (c) Succession

HBO series Succession won Golden Globe award 2022 for best television series- drama and /HBO Max’s Hacks won Best Television series-musical or comedy. 

4. (b) December 26th 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the public on the auspicious occasion of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti on January 9, 2022 declared that starting this year, 26th December shall be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas.' He tweeted saying that this would be a fitting tribute to the courage of the Sahibzades (sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji) and their quest for justice.

5. (d) Cyprus

Scientists in Cyprus have detected a new strain of Covid-19 that combines both Delta and Omicron. The discovery has been named as 'Deltacron' as Omicron-like genetic signatures were identified within Delta Genomes. 

6. (c) January 9th 

Google celebrated the 191st birthday of Fatima Sheikh with a doodle on January 9, 2022. Fatima Sheikh was an Indian educator and a feminist icon. She is remembered as India's first Muslim woman teacher. 

7. (d) Manipur

Manipur elections 2022 will take place in 2 phases, Uttar Pradesh in 7 phases and the remaining three states- Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand will take place in a single phase.The first phase of Manipur elections 2022 will take place alongside 5th phase of UP elections.

8. (b) 7

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls 2022 will take place in seven phases from 10th February to 7th March. The result of UP Elections 2022 will be announced on March 10th. This was announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra while announcing the assembly election 2022 dates for five states- Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on January 8, 2022.