Daily Current Affairs January 18

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January 18 | Daily Current Affairs 2022

Sports – Daily Current Affairs January 18

1. Who becomes first Indian cricketer to play in a BBL match?
A) Cheteshwar Pujara
B) Unmukt Chand
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Ravindra Jadeja
E) Shikhar Dhawan
Answer: B) Unmukt Chand

• Former U-19 World Cup-winning skipper Unmukt Chand became the first Indian cricketer to play in Australia’s Big Bash T20 League as he made his debut for Melbourne Renegades.
• The 28-year-old Chand, a right-handed batsman, made his BBL debut against Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL.

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Obituary – Daily Current Affairs January 18

2. Shaoli Mitra passed away. He won Padma Shri in which year?
A) 2009
B) 2007
C) 2006
D) 2005
E) 2003
Answer: A) 2009

• Mitra was conferred the Padma Shri in 2009 and Banga Bibhusan in 2012.
• She also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 18

3. Which company has launched ‘ClickPay’ for its customers in collaboration with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL)?
A) MobiKwik
B) BharatPe
C) PhonePe
D) Innoviti
E) Dvara E-Registry
Answer: A) MobiKwik

• MobiKwik has launched ‘ClickPay’ for its customers in collaboration with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), the wholly owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India.
• This feature enables MobiKwik customers to pay recurring online bills (such as mobile, gas, water, electricity, DTH, insurance, and loan EMIs) with ease by eliminating the need to remember individual bill details and due dates, a media statement said here.
• ClickPay is a two-step payment feature wherein the billers generate a unique payment link within the bill-pay message, allowing customers to make payments directly on the payment page.

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4. Which bank, Lendingkart tie up to offer up to ₹10 lakh loan to MSMEs online?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Canara Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: C) Canara Bank

• The loans will be provided with fast turnaround time for approvals powered by “Lendingkart 2gthr” platform using ‘zero touch’ technology, Lendingkart said in its statement.
• Canara Bank said through this alliance it aims to broaden its reach to support MSME borrowers to enhance financial inclusion under the Reserve Bank’s Priority Sector initiative.

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5. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has sanctioned funds aggregating ______ to two small finance banks (SFBs) — AU SFB and Jana SFB?
A) ₹350 crore
B) ₹450 crore
C) ₹550 crore
D) ₹650 crore
E) ₹750 crore
Answer: D) ₹650 crore

• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has sanctioned funds aggregating ₹650 crore to two small finance banks (SFBs) — AU SFB and Jana SFB — so that they can support small-sized non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and micro finance institutions (MFIs) which, in turn, can provide financial assistance to small businesses and micro entrepreneurs.
• SIDBI, in a statement, said it has already released ₹530 crore to the aforementioned SFBs.
• The assistance has been extended out of the special liquidity facility of ₹16,000 crore sanctioned by the Reserve Bank of India to SIDBI to meet the challenges being faced by the MSMEs due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs January 18

6. Which state first hyper-local delivery start-up Errando has launched WhatsApp API powered delivery service?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Haryana
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Kerala
Answer: E) Kerala

• Kerala’s first hyper-local delivery start-up Errando has launched WhatsApp API powered delivery service.
• Customers can now use their WhatsApp to place orders for food, stationary, medicine, grocery, pick and drop or any errand services.
• A customer can start availing this service by sending a ‘Hello’ message to 7994834834.
• Respective automated reply messages will prompt and guide the customer in placing the order with a couple of messages.
• Delivery/pick-up addresses can be shared easily by either typing the location name or using WhatsApp location search functionality.
• Customers can make payment using auto-generated payment links and also receive updates of the order in the same chat window.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs January 18

7. Who has been appointed as new chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC?
A) Naveen Kumar Goenka
B) Suresh Kumar Goenka
C) Senthil Kumar Goenka
D) Sakthi Kumar Goenka
E) Narendra Kumar Goenka
Answer: E) Narendra Kumar Goenka

• Textile Ministry has said that Narendra Kumar Goenka has been appointed as new chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC. Former chairman Padma Dr A Sakthivel handed over the charge to him.
• Ministry said, Mr. Goenka has been associated with the Council for more than two decades.
• He was the Vice Chairman of the apex body of Indian apparel exporters before taking charge as Chairman of AEPC.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs January 18

8. Who won the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award?
A) Kevin De Bruyne
B) Erling Haaland
C) Mohamed Salah
D) Virgil van Dijk
E) Robert Lewandowski
Answer: E) Robert Lewandowski

• Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski won the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award for the second year in succession.
• Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas, who had made The Best FIFA Women’s Player shortlist for the first time, won the prestigious award.
• Lewandowski defeated Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah to clinch the award for the second time in the row.
• Senegal shot-stopper Edouard Mendy made it a hat-trick for the London club by being chosen as The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper, becoming the first African to win the accolade, while Chile and Olympique Lyonnais’ Christiane Endler was named The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper on the strength of her sensational displays.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs January 18

9. Which country Launches ‘cost-efficient’ Solid-fuel Satellite Carrier Rocket Into Space?
A) New Zealand
B) Singapore
C) Malaysia
D) Bangladesh
E) Iran
Answer: E) Iran

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 18

10. India extends _______ line of credit to help Sri Lanka purchase fuel?
A) USD 300 million
B) USD 400 million
C) USD 100 million
D) USD 600 million
E) USD 500 million
Answer: E) USD 500 million

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 18

11. Indian Army signed its first contract worth ______ with Anadron Systems Pvt Ltd under Make-II for Maneuverable Expendable Aerial Target?
A) Rs 36 crore
B) Rs 26 crore
C) Rs 46 crore
D) Rs 66 crore
E) Rs 96 crore
Answer: E) Rs 96 crore

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12. Who addresses World Economic Forum in Davos?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Venkaiah Naidu
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: B) Narendra Modi

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13. Who organises 26th CISO Deep Dive Training program under Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative?
A) Defence Ministry
B) Home Ministry
C) Electronics and Information Technology Ministry
D) External Affairs Ministry
E) Women Ministry
Answer: C) Electronics and Information Technology Ministry

• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is organising 26th CISO Deep Dive Training program under Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative.
• The training is aimed to equip participants with better understanding of emerging cyber threat landscape, understand best practices in cyber security.
• The program which began on Monday will continue till 22nd of January.
• It will cover topics such as Governance Risk and Compliance and Data Privacy, Network Security, End Point Security, Application and Data Security, Cloud Security, Mobile Security, Cryptography, Cyber Security related provisions in IT Act.

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14. Who addresses India-UK meet on “Sustaining Food Production under Environmental Stress”?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Jitendra Singh
D) Venkaiah Naidu
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: C) Jitendra Singh

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