Current Affairs Quiz: 25 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 National Voters Day, National Tourism Day 2022 and Lucknow IPL team name among others. 

1. Who is ranked at the top of ICC Women's T20 Batting Rankings?

a) Smriti Mandhana

b) Shafali Verma

c) Mithali Raj

d) Harmanpreet Kaur

2. When is National Voters Day observed?

a) January 23rd

b) January 24th

c) January 25th

d) January 26th

3. Which year was the Election Commission of India founded?

a) 1949

b) 1950

c) 1951

d) 1952

4. When is National Tourism day observed?

a) January 21st

b) January 22nd 

c) January 24th

d) January 25th

5. What is the new name of the Lucknow IPL team?

a) Lucknow Super Giants

b) Lucknow Tuskers

c) Lucknow Nawab

d) Lucknow Chargers

6. Which company is expected to unveil the world's fastest supercomputer by mid-2022?

a) Meta

b) Google

c) Amazon

d) Microsoft

Answers

1. (b) Shafali Verma

Indian opener Shafali Verma has climbed to the top spot on the ICC Women's T20 Batting Rankings 2022. Australia's Beth Mooney is ranked second, followed by Australian captain Meg Lanning at third place. India's Smriti Mandhana has been pushed to the fourth position.

2. (c) January 25th 

National Voters Day is celebrated every year on January 25th to commemorate the foundation day of the Election Commission of India. This year, the Election Commission of India is celebrating the 12th National Voters Day.

3. (b) 1950

The Election Commission of India was founded on January 25, 1950. National Voters Day is celebrated every year on January 25 to commemorate the day since 2011. 

4. (d) January 25th 

The National Tourism Day in India is observed on January 25 every year by the Ministry of Tourism. Tourism Day is celebrated to make people aware of the significance of tourism for the country’s economy.

5. (a) Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow IPL team, owned by RPSG Group, will be called Lucknow Super Giants. Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Lucknow IPL Team owner and RPSG Group Chairman unveiled the new name of the Lucknow IPL team in a video message on January 24, 2022.

6.(a) Meta 

Meta, Facebook's parent company, said recently that its new artificial intelligence supercomputer is expected to be the world's fastest by the middle of this year. The company also stated that developing the next generation AI will require supercomputers capable of performing quintillions of operations per second.