Weekly Current Affairs Questions and Answers: 3 January 2022 to 9 January 2022

Weekly Current Affairs Questions for UPSC/ IAS exams: Weekly Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagran Josh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. This week, we have compiled 15 weekly current affairs questions and answers relevant for UPSC, SSC and Bank exams covering topics such as home isolation rules, Savitribai Phule, new IHU Covid variant, ICC Women's World Cup and Dr. Alka Mittal among others. 

1. A patient with mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 can end home isolation after how many days?

a) 5

b) 7

c) 9

d) 14

2. Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology has been inaugurated in which university?

a) Madras University

b) Chandigarh University

c) Allahabad University 

d) Delhi University 

3. Who was Savitribai Phule?

a) Doctor 

b) Nurse 

c) Artist

d) Educator

4. Dr. Alka Mittal has been appointed as which company's first woman Chairperson and Managing Director?

a) Indian Oil

b) ONGC

c) Bharat Petroleum

d) Hindustan Petroleum 

5. New Covid-19 variant IHU has been detected in which country?

a) France

b) Germany 

c) Spain 

d) Denmark 

6. Who has become the first Indian-origin woman to trek solo to South Pole?

a) Sneha Sharma

b) Sunita Williams

c) Srishti Bandla 

d) Harpreet Chandi

7. Which country is facing unrest due to a sudden spike in fuel prices?

a) Turkmenistan 

b) Oman

c) Bahrain

d) Kazakhstan

8. China has found traces of coronavirus in which fruit?

a) Dragon fruit

b) Kiwi fruit

c) Passion fruit

d) Apricot

9. Abdalla Hamdok resigned as Prime Minister of which nation on January 2, 2022?

a) Egypt

b) Tanzania

c) Sudan

d) Yemen

10. Who has become the 34th Indian to lead India in Test matches?

a) K L Rahul 

b) Hanuma Vihari

c) Rishabh Pant

d) Cheteshwar Pujara

11. Which nation won the U-19 Asia Cup on December 31, 2021?

a) India

b) Sri Lanka

c) South Africa

d) Australia

12. When will ICC Women's World Cup begin?

a) March 1st 

b) February 15th

c) March 4th 

d) April 3rd

Answers

1. (b) 7

As per the revised home isolation guidelines 2022, patients under home isolation with mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 can end their isolation after 7 days have passed from testing positive and no fever for 3 successive days.

2. (b) Chandigarh University

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University on January 3, 2021. The research centre has been established with the objective of training students in space science, satellite development and to meet future challenges in space research. The state-of-the-art centre will be the Ground Control Station for Chandigarh University's Student Satellite (CUSat).

3. (d) Social Reformer

Savitribai was one of India’s foremost social reformers and was also one of the first modern women to have become a teacher at the time when girls were not allowed to be educated and attend schools. This year is her 191st birth anniversary. She is remembered for not only facilitating women's education in India but also for her work to abolish the discrimination and unfair treatment of the people based on their gender and caste in India.

4. (b) ONGC

Dr. Alka Mittal took additional charge as the Interim Chairperson and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on January 4, 2022. She has become the first woman to hold the post. She succeeds Subhash Kumar who retired on December 31.

5. (a) France

A new COVID-19 variant, IHU has been identified in France, which is reported to be more infectious than the Omicron variant. Around 12 cases of the new variant have been reported near Marseilles in France. They have been linked to travel to the African country Cameroon. The new variant has been dubbed as B.1.640.2. 

6. (d) Harpreet Chandi

A 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer, Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole.

7. (a) Kazakhstan 

A Russian-led alliance has sent peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan to manage the ongoing unrest and restore order in the country after a request from Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. On January 4th, thousands of protesters stormed government buildings in Kazakhstan, clashing with the police officials after a sudden fuel energy price hike. 

8. (a) Dragon fruit

China has shut down several supermarkets after coronavirus traces were found in the dragon fruit imported from Vietnam, as per reports.

9. (c) Sudan

Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok resigned on January 2, 2022, more than two months after a coup as well as another deadly crackdown on the protestors, with the military now firmly in control. He has resigned six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with the military which stated that this could save a transition of Sudan towards democracy. 

10. (a) K L Rahul 

KL Rahul has become the 34th Indian to lead India in Test matches after he took on the skipper's role during India's second test against South Africa at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on January 3, 2022. Indian test captain Virat Kohli is not a part of the playing XI due to an upper back spasm.

11. (a) India

India beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to lift the under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on December 31, 2021 in a rain-interrupted final. India under the leadership of Yash Dhull won through the Duckworth Lewis method (DLS) as the match was reduced to 38 overs due to rain interruption.

12. (c) March 4th 

ICC Women's World Cup 2022 will begin on March 4, 2022 with the clash of New Zealand vs West Indies at Bay Oval Tauranga. India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th. The ICC Women's World Cup final will be played on April 3rd.