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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 04th February 2022

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1) The World Interfaith Harmony Week has been observed during the first week of February 1-7.It was 1st observed in which year?

(a) 2008

(b) 2009

(c) 2010

(d) 2011

(e) 2012

2) Which Ministry has organised an outreach programme on Export Controls focusing on start-ups in various sectors of the economy?

(a) Ministry of External Affairs

(b) Ministry of Finance & Corporate Affairs

(c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(e)Ministry of Education

3) The Competition Commission of Indiahas imposed a penalty on which product manufacturers and their Association for indulging in cartelization?

(a) Led Light

(b)Tyre Company

(c) Semi Conductors

(d) Leather Company

(e) Plastic Company

4) The Government of India in its Union Budget for FY 2022-23 has increased the capital outlay for which of the following organisation by a record 40 percent?

(a) Medical Council of India

(b) Sports Authority of India

(c) Defense Exhibition Organization

(d) Central Statistical Organization

(e) Border Roads Organisation

5) The Government has implemented various schemes for the development of the Power loom Sector, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks. Who is the minister for textiles?

(a) Smriti Zubin Irani

(b) Bhupender Yadav

(c) Ramchandra Prasad Singh

(d) Piyush Goyal

(e) Narayan Tatu Rane

6) Which Bank along with Patanjali Ayurved Limited have launched co-branded contactless credit cards in link with NPCI?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d)Canara Bank

(e) Union Bank of India

7) CRISIL India has estimated the GDP growth for FY23 at __________

(a) 7.5%

(b) 7.6%

(c) 7.8%

(d) 8.3%

(e) 8.5%

8) Dukaan has partnered with Simpl to provide Buy Now, Pay Later services to merchants. Dukaan is a _________ based startup.

(a) Chennai

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Kochi

(d) Mumbai

(e) Bangalore

9) Games 24×7 has appointed whom among the following as the brand ambassador of Rummy Circle?

(a)Rohit Sharma

(b)Suresh Raina

(c) Tiger Shroff

(d)Hrithik Roshan

(e)Varun Dhawan

10) Lt Gen GAV Reddy has appointed as new chief of Defense Intelligence Agency. He replaced whom among the following?

(a)KJS Dhillon

(b) AJ Sharma

(c) Ajay Bhalla

(d)Navdeep Mishra

(e)  Suresh Mathur

11) Who among the following hasbecome first Indian man to win World Games Athlete of the Year Award?

(a)Manpreet Singh

(b)Krishan Pathak

(c)Harmanpreet Singh

(d) P. R. Sreejesh

(e)Mandeep Singh

12) China has honored PLA Galwan Commander asits Winter Olympics Torchbearer. Winter Olympics is going to take place in which city of china?

(a) Beijing

(b) Shanghai

(c) Hong Kong

(d) Canton

(e) Taipei

13) All-Rounder Daryl Mitchell has won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021. He belongs to which country?

(a) Australia

(b) South Africa

(c) England

(d) New Zealand

(e) Ire land

14) Indian Navy has Flight Tested Rafale-Marine Fighter Jet for Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant in which state?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(c) Odisha

(d) Goa

(e) Tamil Nadu

15) LIC has become the world’s ____________ most valuable insurance brand according to Brand Finance.

(a) 5th

(b) 8th

(c) 10th

(d) 12th

(e) 15th

16) The Government has approved the continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of ____________ crore.

(a) Rs. 1525

(b) Rs. 1575

(c) Rs. 1625

(d) Rs. 1550

(e) Rs. 1650

Answers :

1) Answer: C

World Interfaith Harmony Week is observed during the first week of February (1-7 February), after General Assembly designation in 2010. The World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed at the UN General Assembly onSeptember 23, 2010 by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan.

2) Answer: A

Ministry of External Affairs organised an outreach programme on Export Controls focusing on start-ups in various sectors of the economy. The outreach was aimed at enhancing awareness about regulations for the export of sensitive, dual-use goods and technology.

3) Answer: B

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) had passed a final order against five Tyre companies namely Apollo Tyres Ltd., MRF Ltd., CEAT Ltd., JK Tyre and Industries Ltd., Birla Tyres Ltd. and their association i.e. Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA).

4) Answer: E

The Government of India in its Union Budget for FY 2022-23 has increased the capital outlay for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), by a record 40 percent, to Rs 3,500 crore as compared to Rs 2,500 crore in FY 2021-22.

5) Answer: D

Government is implementing various schemesviz the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Power loom Sector, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP). The current minister for Textile is Shri Piyush Goyal

6) Answer: B

Punjab National Bank (PNB) and PatanjaliAyurved Limited (PAL) have launched co-branded contactless credit cards in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under RuPay platform.

The co-branded credit cards are offered on NCPI’s RuPay Platform and are available in two variants – PNB RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select.

7) Answer: C

Domestic rating agency CRISIL estimated 2022-23 (FY23) real GDP growth at 7.8 percent as compared with the 8.5 per cent projected in the Economic Survey. For 2021-22 (FY22) = 9.2%

8) Answer: E

Dukaan a Bangalore-based startup, that enables small and medium-sized businesses to set up online stores and sell products digitally, has partnered with Simpl, a marquee buy-now-pay-later platform, to provide BNPL services to Dukaan’s merchants.

9) Answer: D

Games 24×7 announced Hindi Actor Hrithik Roshan as the brand ambassador for India’s largest online skill gaming platform, Rummy Circle.

As part of the partnership, Roshan will be seen in multimedia campaigns by Rummy Circle, spanning across TV, digital and social media platforms.

The brand will be unveiling the new campaign #Raho Ek Kadam Aage starring Hrithik via a television commercial starting January 29.

10) Answer: A

Lieutenant General GAV Reddy, SC, has been appointed as the new head of the Defence Intelligence Agency.

He replaced Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon& he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal on the 73rd Republic Day.

11) Answer: D

Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances.

He became the first Indian male athlete and second Indian sportsperson overall to win the honor.

He beat competition from sport climber Alberto Gins Lopez of Spain and Italy’s wushu player Michele Giordano for the award.

12) Answer: A

A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regiment commander who was involved in the Galwan Valley was chosen by the Chinese government to carry the Winter Olympic torch in torch relay in Beijing.

The ceremony will be attended by President Xi Jinping and more than a dozen world leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, five Central Asian Presidents and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

13) Answer: D

New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell has been named the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award after his gesture in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi.

Mitchell is the fourth New Zealand player to win the award, following in the footsteps of Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.

14) Answer: D

The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated.

The Rafale-M is pitted against the US-made Super Hornet – both of which are being evaluated for a possible purchase by the Indian Navy for deployment on the 44,000-tonne INS Vikrant.

15) Answer: C

According to London-based Brand Finance, a brand consulting firm, Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th in the list of insurance brands globally.

LIC has a valuation of USD 8.656 billion (around Rs 64,722 crore) which also makes it the third strongest insurance brand globally.

The market value of LIC will become Rs 43.40 lakh crore or USD 59.21 billion by 2022, and Rs 58.9-lakh crore or USD 78.63 billion by 2027.

16) Answer: B

The Union Government has approved continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) with an outlay of Rs. 1575 crore for XV Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).

The Scheme of Assistance to NSFs is the flagship Central Sector Scheme and the main source of funding for preparation of national teams for all major national and international competitions, including the Olympic Games, Para-Olympics, Asian Games, Para Asian Games, Commonwealth Games (CWG) and other major international tournaments.