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 Which short film won the first prize in a competition organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in January 2022 with a strong message on right to education? -- 'Street Student'
 Which Indian movie won the best film award in the Asian Film Competition category in the recently concluded 20th Dhaka International Film Festival in Dhaka? -- Koozhangal
 Which two films from India have found a place in the shortlist of 276 films which are in contention to get nominated at the 94th Academy Awards? -- ‘Jai Bhim’ and ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’
 Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach was the navy chief of which country, who recently resigned after his remarks “Crimean Peninsula will ‘never come back’ to Ukraine following its annexation by Russia in 2014” – caused consternation in European security circles? -- Germany
 Which former Zimbabwe batsman is facing a ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after admitting he received a $15,000 "deposit" for spot-fixing, though he said he was blackmailed and never went through with the arrangement? -- Brendan Taylor
 Which ‘operation’ is being carried out by the ‘Border Security Force’ to bolster its surveillance along the Pakistan border in Rajasthan from January 23 to 28 to check the instances of infiltration due to the dense fog cover in the region and increase security on the border areas in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan? -- “Operation Sard Hawa”
 For which sports, Chris Walker has been approved by the Sports Ministry as a Foreign Coach for the Indian team for the forthcoming Asian Games? -- Squash
 In which city, India’s first para-badminton academy has been set up? -- Lucknow
 Name the plant-based meat company that has roped in Neeraj Chopra as its brand ambassador? -- GoodDot
 ‘Nusantara’ will be new capital city of which country? -- Indonesia
 Who has won the Best FIFA Men's Player for 2021, beating Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah- other nominees? -- Robert Lewandowski
 Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Limited?  -- Vikram Dev Dutt
 Who is the author of the book titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist”?  -- Chandrachur Ghose
 The Police Department of which state has started the process to root out non-Hindi words being used by the state police department to simplify the language?  -- Madhya Pradesh
 After Delta and Omicron variants, a new coronavirus strain ‘Deltacron’ has been found in- -- Cyprus
 Which country has placed first order to purchase shore based anti-ship variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system from India? -- Philippines
 Which State Government has launched the scheme "I am Udaan" to provide each girl and woman in the state with free sanitary napkins, no matter how remote their dwelling is? -- Rajasthan
 What is the procedure called, that involves the transplantation, implantation, or infusion into a human recipient of live cells, tissues, or organs from a non-human animal source? -- Xenotransplantation
 Who is the first Indian to claim the world no 1 ranking in the under-19 girls singles in the latest BWF (Badminton World Federation) junior rankings? -- Tasnim Mir
 In Assam, the first day of Magh Bihu, signifying the end of the harvesting season as well the Pausha month is known as – -- Uruka
 Who has received the Guinness World Records certificate for being the youngest person to climb two higher 8000ers mountains - Mt. Everest in 2010 and summit Lhotse in May 2011? -- Arjun Vajpai
 Who will replace Gita Gopinath as IMF’s new Chief Economist?  -- Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
 Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan? -- Alihan Smaiylov
 On which day, UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi descriptions of India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites on WHC website? -- World Hindi Day (10 January, 2022)
 The government of which country has recently declared a new marine protected area (MPA) around Saint Martin's Island (also called 'Coconut Island')? -- Bangladesh
 The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF), Odisha has decided to launch which event to strengthen dialogue among languages and literature within India and beyond? -- Bhasha Utsav
 Who will head the special probe panel to investigate the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Punjab? -- Indu Malhotra (Former Supreme Court judge)
 Who has become India’s 73rd Chess GM? -- Bharath Subramaniyam
 Who has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)? -- Raghuvendra Tanwar
 Who is the author of veteran industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’? -- Dr. Thomas Matthew
 In which city, India’s first Open Rock Museum has been inaugurated, that has around 35 different varieties of rocks from different parts of India with ages ranging from 3.3 billion yrs. to around 55 million yrs.? -- Hyderabad
 Which was the summer capital of British Government before it was moved to Shimla? -- Murree (in present day Pakistan)
 Which is the highest peak in the Galápagos Islands that erupted recently? -- Mount Whiton (Wolf Volcano)
 India’s first IVF calf of which dwarf cattle breed was born recently in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar? -- Punganur
 At what per cent India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow in the current financial year according to the first advance estimates of economic output by National Statistical Office (NSO)? -- by 9.2%
 Which State/UT got national level awards for Covid-19 Management & Panchayat Development Index at 24th National Conference on e-Governance held at Hyderabad? -- J&K
 Who has achieved the first-ever Guinness World Record in Numerology and the first world record of 2022? -- JC Chaudhry
 Who has taken over as the new secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 1st January 2022? -- Zhang Ming (China)
 Which Caribbean country recently became the 102nd country to join International Solar Alliance? -- Antigua and Barbuda
 Name the Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist, also known as Polar Preet, who became the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole? -- Captain Harpreet Chandi
 Who has been appointed as the DG of National Mission for Clean Ganga? -- G Asok Kumar
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