A) Pablo Moreno GarciaB) Pierre-Olivier GourinchasC) Paul HilbersD) Piotr Trabinski Explanation: French-born economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has been named as the next chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A) Sara Ali KhanB) Harshaali MalhotraC) Janhvi KapoorD) Nora Fatehi Explanation: The 2015 film Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame actress Harshaali Malhotra has been awarded the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022.

A) EnglandB) AustraliaC) New ZealandD) South Africa Explanation: South African all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

A) INS RajputB) INS ChennaiC) INS KolkataD) INS Visakhapatnam Explanation: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired an extended range sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on January 11, 2022 for the Indian Navy.This advanced sea to ...

A) Mission AmanatB) Mission DharoharC) Mission NidhiD) Mission Hifazat Explanation: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Western Railways zone of Indian Railways has launched a new initiative called “Mission Amanat” to make it easier for the railway passengers to get back their lost ...

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12 January 2022 is very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC, etc. We gkseries team compose these Current Affairs Quiz from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.

A) Maxime CressyB) Andy MurrayC) Novak DjokovicD) Rafael Nadal Explanation: World number six Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis title at 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 on January 09, 2022. In the women’s singles, Simona Halep beat Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–3 to win her 23rd ...

A) The Power of the DogB) King RichardC) West Side StoryD) Being the Ricardos Explanation: Best Film (Drama) – The Power of the Dog

A) Ian NepomniachtchiB) Magnus Carlsen C) Nodirbek AbdusattorovD) Garry Kasparov Explanation: The young Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2021 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship.

A) Simona HalepB) Karolina PliskovaC) Ashleigh BartyD) Naomi Osaka Explanation: In Tennis, French tennis player Gael Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in men’s single event of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim 11th ATP title of his career.In women’s category, World number one ...

A) Raghuram RajanB) Urjit PatelC) Viral AcharyaD) Bimal Jalan Explanation: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as Vice President of the multilateral funding institution Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a period of three years.

A) Biswas Nagar railway stationB) Patel Nagar railway stationC) Ekta Nagar railway stationD) Gandhi Nagar railway station Explanation: The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station in Narmada district of Gujarat, as Ekta Nagar railway station.