Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 31 January.

Key Points

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day programme on January 31, 2022.
• The theme for 2022 is 'She The Change Maker'.
• NCW was set up as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women, recommend remedial legislative measures, etc.

Additional Information

• International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the role of education for peace and development.
• The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the day as International Day of Education on 24 Jan 2018.
• The theme for 2022 is “Changing Course, Transforming Education”.
• On January 25, India celebrates its National Voters’ Day to mark the founding day of the Election Commission (EC) of India.
• National Tourism Day is celebrated on 25 Jan every year.
• The theme for National Tourism Day 2022 is “Rural and Community Centric Tourism".
• World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September.
• 28 January is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, a veteran leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement.

The correct answer is Boxing.

Key Points

• Manju Bamboriya
  • She belongs to Khachrod in Ujjain district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.​​​
  • A prodigious boxing talent, Manju’s potential was recognized early and she represented India at the 2014 Youth World Championships.
  • In 2019, she won the selection trials for the World Boxing Championship and was part of the Indian contingent. She went on to finish the year with a Gold at the 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal. Hence, option 4 is correct.​

Additional Information

• Harshita Tomar is an Indian sailor born in the Hoshangabad district of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• Women’s Hockey Famous players - Ritu Rani, Jaspreet Kaur, Savita Poonia, Amandeep Kaur

The correct answer is Parsadi Lal Meena.

Key Points

• Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 22 November 2021 allocated portfolios to ministers of his expanded cabinet.
• Twelve new ministers were inducted and three ministers of state were elevated to the cabinet rank.
• The 15 new ministers were sworn in on 21 Nov 2021.
• Parsadi Lal Meena, who was Industries Minister in the old cabinet, was given the portfolios of medical and health, and excise.
• From the old cabinet, Pratap Singh Khachariya was allocated food and civil supplies, while Lal Chand Kataria retained agriculture, Pramod Jain Bhaya was given mines, etc.

Important Points

Confusion Points

• Raghu Sharma was the Health Minister, but was dropped from the cabinet.

The correct answer is Internal Borrowing.

• Budget at glance, rupee comes from-
  • Internal Borrowing - 26.51%
  • Share in central tax - 15.99%
  • State goods and service tax - 15.02%
  • Union Grant - 14.54%
  • Sales tax - 9.09%
  • Non-tax revenue - 7.06%
  • Other tax - 3.92%
  • Tax on Vehicle - 2.59%

Additional Information 

The correct answer is Darshana Rathod.

• Recently Darshana Rathod won the 64th National Shooting Championship held in Patiala in the skeet senior category.

Key Points

• Darshana Rathod became the winner in the 64th national shooting championship.
  • She won the gold medal in the skeet senior category.
  • She also won a bronze medal in junior and silver medal in team events along with Maheshwari Chauhan and Shambhavi Kumari.
  • The 64th National Shooting Championship was held in Patiala, Punjab.