January 2022

A) LadakhB) GoaC) Himachal PradeshD) Uttarakhand Explanation: In Ladakh, the celebration of the traditional Losar festival was held on January 03, 2022 with zeal and enthusiasm. Losar Festival is celebrated by Buddhist Community in the region, to celebrate the onset of the New Year in the traditional schedule of Tibetan Buddhism.

A) Harsh Vardhan ShringlaB) Vikas SwarupC) T S TirumurtiD) Syed Akbaruddin Explanation: T S Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has been appointed as the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.

A) DMartB) Future GroupC) BigbasketD) Reliance Retail Explanation:Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has acquired 25.8% stake in the online delivery platform Dunzo by investing $200 million (around Rs. 1,488 crore).

A) Science & TechnologyB) LiteratureC) SportsD) Journalism Explanation: The Indian Express Group has announced the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (RNG Awards) for journalists across the country, for their work done in 2019.

A) D.P. MathuriaB) Pravin kumarC) G Asok KumarD) Manoj Sethi Explanation: G Asok Kumar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti has been appointed as the new Director General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

A) Pukhraj SinghB) Tanmoy DasC) Sunil Bharti MittalD) Sanjay Bhargava Explanation: Sanjay Bhargava has stepped down from his post as the Country Director and Chairman of the Board of Starlink India citing personal reasons.

A) 5B) 7C) 9D) 8 Explanation: The flagship UJALA programme of the Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights on January 05, 2022. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme was launched by Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on January 05, 2015.