Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 28 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 Beating the Retreat Ceremony, new deadly strain of COVID-19 and Google-Airtel partnership among others.

1. How many drones will grace the Beating the Retreat ceremony on January 29, 2022?

a) 100

b) 500

c) 750

d) 1000

2. India signed a USD 375 million deal with which nation for the supply of BrahMos missiles?

a) Vietnam

b) Indonesia

c) The Philippines

d) Brazil

3. Scientists in China's Wuhan laboratory have warned of which new strain of COVID-19?

a) NeoCoV

b) MesCoV

c) Neomers

d) ValCoV

4. Xiomara Castro has become the first-ever female President of which nation?

a) Cuba

b) Honduras

c) Mexico

d) Colombia

5. Which company has announced USD 1 billion investment in Bharti Airtel?

a) Amazon

b) Microsoft

c) Apple

d) Google

6. Which institute has developed a COVID-19 diagnosis technique using chest X-ray images?

a) IIT Madras

b) IIT Kanpur

c) IIT Bombay 

d) IIT Jodhpur

Answers

1. (d) 1000

In a first, 1000 Make in India drones will grace the Beating the Retreat ceremony this year on January 29, 2022. The novel drone show will be one of the major attractions that will enthrall the audience at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. The Beating the Retreat ceremony will be attended by the President of India and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ram Nath Kovind.

2. (c) The Philippines

India's BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) on January  28, 2022 signed a USD 375 million worth deal with the Department of National Defence of the Republic of Philippines for the supply of Brahmos Anti-Ship Missile System to the Philippines.

3. (a) NeoCoV

Chinese scientists have warned of a deadly strain of COVID-19, NeoCoV, which has been discovered in bats in South Africa. The virus strain has been linked to the MERS-CoV virus that was detected previously in 2012 and 2015 in the middle eastern countries. 

4. (b) Honduras

Xiomara Castro was on January 27, 2021 sworn in as the first-ever female President of Honduras. Castro is also a former first lady, as she is the wife of former Honduras President Manuel Zelaya who was ousted in a coup in 2009. 

5. (d) Google

Google will be investing up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, as a part of the Google for India Digitization Fund. The investment includes both equity investment and corpus for potential commercial agreements in the next five years. 

6. (d) IIT Jodhpur

A group of researchers from IIT Jodhpur have developed an automated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution for COVID-19 diagnosis using chest X-ray images.