Daily Current Affairs January 10

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January 10 | Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs January 10

1. First-ever Startup India Innovation Week is observed on which date?
A) 10th to 15th of January
B) 10th to 13th of January
C) 12th to 16th of January
D) 15th to 20th of January
E) 10th to 16th of January
Answer: E) 10th to 16th of January

• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is organizing the first-ever Startup India Innovation Week from 10th to 16th of January.
• Interestingly, in the startup world, 2021 has been recognised as the ‘year of unicorns,’ with 40 Plus unicorns added in the year.

World Hindi Day:

• January 10 is celebrated as World Hindi Day every year to spread awareness about Hindi as an international language across the world.
• The day is especially observed by Indian embassies abroad.

World Hindi Day: History

• In the year 1975, the first-ever World Hindi Conference took place in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on January 10.
• The conference was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and saw participation from a total of 30 countries.
• And in 2006, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh declared that January 10 will be observed as World Hindi Day every year.
• This was also the first time that the ministry of external affairs started celebrating the day abroad.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs January 10

2. Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India’s 73rd Grandmaster. He was related to which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttarakhand
E) Tripura
Answer: C) Tamil Nadu

• To achieve the GM title, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points
• In November last year, Kolkata-based Mitrabha Guha became the 72nd Grandmaster of India after completing the requirement by securing his third and final GM norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220 – Novi Sad, Serbia.

World No.1 Ash Barty wins Adelaide International:

• In Tennis, World No.1 Ash Barty won the Adelaide International by crushing world No. 14 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2 in Women’s Singles final at Cannebara.
• This was Barty’s 14th career singles title and second in Adelaide.
• Barty defeated 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and 2020 French Open winner Iga Swiatek of Poland en route to the title in Adelaide, without dropping a set or a service game against Rybakina, Kenin or Swiatek.

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3. Which country spinner Ajaz Patel wins ICC Player of the Month Award?
A) Spain
B) USA
C) New Zealand
D) Sri Lanka
E) Australia
Answer: C) New Zealand

• India-born New Zealand cricketer Ajaz Patel won the ICC Player of the Month award for December following his stupendous 10-wicket haul against Virat Kohli and Co. in the second Test in Mumbai.
• The left-arm spinner was nominated for the award alongside India opener Mayank Agarwal and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc but beat them to it on the back of his incredibly rare feat.
• Ajaz picked up 14 wickets in the Mumbai Test match in early December against India, including all 10 in the first innings, to become only the third player in Test history, after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble, to achieve the remarkable milestone.

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Obituary – Daily Current Affairs January 10

4. Chandrashekhar Patil passed away. He was related to which field?
A) Sports
B) Comedian
C) Writer
D) Director
E) Politician
Answer: C) Writer

• Noted Kannada writer and activist Professor Chandrashekhar Patil popularly known as Champa passed away in Bengaluru.
• The proponent of Kannada medium education, Champa was one of the prominent ‘Bandaya sahithi’ in Kannada literary school of thought.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 10

5. Which bank announces offering of products benchmarking to Alternative Reference Rates?
A) RBL Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) IDBI Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: C) IDBI Bank

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6. Which organisation will put together a separate fintech department in view of the sector’s rapidly changing landscape?
A) SIDBI
B) IFSCA
C) IRDAI
D) SEBI
E) RBI
Answer: E) RBI

• Last month, RBI extended the deadline for card tokenisation—from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022—after several companies and industry bodies said they needed more time to make the necessary changes.
• As part of the new rules, online merchants are barred from storing card details of users on their platforms.
• This is meant to curtail online payment fraud, but will also increase friction in online payments with users having to re-enter their card details for every purchase.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs January 10

7. Which movie is won Best Motion Picture – Drama in Golden Globes 2021?
A) CODA
B) Belfast
C) Dune
D) King Richard
E) The Power of the Dog
Answer: E) The Power of the Dog

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 10

8. Which country has launched a luxury train service connecting the country’s Tamil-dominated Jaffna district to the capital city Colombo?
A) England
B) USA
C) Lebanon
D) Sri Lanka
E) Australia
Answer: D) Sri Lanka

• The intercity rail service with all facilities was launched on Sunday for passengers travelling from Colombo’s Mount Lavinia suburb to Jaffna’s Kankesanthurai port suburb in the north, covering a distance of approximately 386 kms.
• The supply of air-conditioned diesel multiple units is just one of the many railway projects being undertaken by India in Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission said, adding that there are also other ongoing projects, which include supply of passenger coaches under an Indian Line of Credit.
• India’s total development portfolio in Sri Lanka is over USD 3.5 billion, of which around USD 570 million are purely grant projects, the Indian mission said in a statement.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 10

9. Who addresses 82nd IPSC Principals’ Conclave?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Bhupendar Yadav
D) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
E) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Answer: B) Dharmendra Pradhan

• Union Education and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan virtally addressed the 82nd Indian Public Schools’ Conference (IPSC) Principals’ Conclave organised by Doon School.
• The IPSC (Indian Public Schools’ Conference), since its inception in 1939, has guided public schools in India in forming traditions that also build character and personality of students engendering a well-rounded education.
• Mrs. Nishi Misra, Chairperson of the IPSC, Dr. Jagpreet Singh, Headmaster Doon School were also present on the occasion.

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10. Who releases report on 2nd round of Quarterly Employment Survey?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Bhupendar Yadav
D) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
E) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Answer: C) Bhupendar Yadav

• Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the report of second quarter of Quarterly Employment Survey.
• It is a part of All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey.
• The report highlights that the manufacturing sector engages 39 per cent, education 22 per cent and Health, 10 percent of the estimated workers.
• The overall percentage of female workers stood at 32.1 per cent which is nearly three per cent higher than the percentage reported during the first round of the survey.

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