Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 05th February 2022

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1) The World Cancer Day has been observed annually on February 4. What is the theme of the day?

(a)Close the Care Gap

(b)Close the Cancer Gap

(c) Open to the Cancer World

(d) Care Without Gap

(e) Cancer without Gap

2) The ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’ has been celebrated on 4th February. It was 1st adopted in which year?

(a) 2011

(b) 2013

(c) 2017

(d) 2019

(e) 2021

3) The Prime Minister has kick started 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ICRISAT and inaugurated two research facilities at which place?

(a) Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

(b) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(c) Bangalore, Karnataka

(d) Hyderabad, Telangana

(e) Chennai, Tamilnadu

4) Which year the Government of India’s Vision ofBlue Economy sixth dimension of its Vision?

(a) 2025

(b) 2030

(c) 2035

(d) 2040

(e) 2050

5) DD Sports channel would not telecast live the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing, China. Who is the CEO of Prasar Bharati?

(a)Sanjiv Chadha

(b) Sanjay Kishore

(c)Shashi Sekhar Vempati

(d)Sanjog Gupta

(e) NP Singh

6) SEBI has restructured its four member high-power advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offences. Who among the following is the head of the committee?

(a) Jai Narayan Patel

(b) Vijay C Daga

(c)Vishwavir Naga

(d)Prakash Shrivastava

(e)Prasanna Mukerji

7) Which Insurance company has launched an AI Voice Bot to enable intimate insurance motor claims in a convenient and seamless manner?

(a) SBI General Insurance

(b) The Oriental Insurance Company

(c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

(d) TATA AIG General Insurance

(e) Edelweiss General Insurance

8) RBI has noticed a few misleading advertisements of unauthorized ETPs offering forex trading facilities to Indian residents. What is the full form of ETP?

(a) Exchange Trade Program

(b) Electronic Trading Platform

(c) Electronic Trading Program

(d) Exchange Trading Process

(e) Electronic Trading Progress

9) The Government has appointed former civil servant whom among the following as new chairperson of IBBI?

(a) Ravi Mittal

(b) Suresh Mittal

(c) Ravi Kumar Tripathi

(d)Sanjeev Yadhav

(e)Manoj Tripathi

10) Former RBI governor ______________ has resigned as the independent director of Britannia Industries Limited.

(a)Raghuram Rajan

(b)Bimal Jalan

(c)Urjit Patel

(d) Y. Venugopal Reddy

(e) D. Subbarao

11) Whom from India has been selected as one of the six Nominees for the 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award?

(a)Sumit Antil

(b)Neeraj Chopra

(c) Krishna Nagar

(d)Pramod Bhagat

(e) Manish Narwal

12) The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the license of Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd., located at which place?

(a) Lucknow, UP

(b) Varanasi, UP

(c) Patna, Bihar

(d) Nagpur, Maharashtra

(e)Nashik, Maharashtra

13) _____________ has signed a contract for the supply of Konkurs-M Anti-Tank Missiles to Indian Army.

(a) Defence Research and Development Organisation

(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

(c) Bharat Dynamics Limited

(d) Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited

(e) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

14) Which Bank has signed a MoU along with NCF-IGNCA for Development of Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design at Red Fort, Delhi?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Union Bank of India

(e)Canara Bank

15) The Exim Bank has signed $500-million loan agreement with which country to purchase petroleum products?

(a) Nepal

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Bhutan

(d) Myanmar

(e) Maldives

16) Indian Navy’s_____________ Submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879 Kalvari class has commenced the Sea Trials.

(a) 3rd

(b) 4th

(c) 5th

(d) 6th

(e) 7th

17) SpaceX has launched U.S. Intelligence Satellite named ________  into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

(a) NROL – 85

(b) NROL – 86

(c) NROL – 87

(d) NROL – 88

(e) NROL – 89

18) Which science institute commissions has become one of India’s most powerful supercomputers – Param Pravega?

(a) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

(c) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

(d) Indian Institute of Science

(e) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Answers :

1) Answer: A

World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 to raise worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action.

It is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).

The theme of this year’s World Cancer Day is “Close the Care Gap”.

2) Answer: E

The ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’ is celebrated across the world on 4th February.The first International Day of Human Fraternity was held in 2021.

The day aims to raise awareness about different cultures and religions, or beliefs, and the promotion of tolerance; and to educate people that tolerance, pluralistic tradition, mutual respect, and the diversity of religions and beliefs promote human fraternity.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare 4 February as International Day of Human Fraternity on 21 December 2020.

3) Answer: D

Prime Minister will visit the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus in Patancheru, Hyderabad and kickstart the 50th Anniversary celebrations of ICRISAT.

The 216-feet tall Statue of Equality commemorates the 11th century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya, who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living including faith, caste and creed.

4) Answer: B

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh, the Government of India’s Vision of New India by 2030, the Blue Economy as the sixth dimension of its vision.

Rs. 150 Cr has been provisioned during 2021-22 under Deep Ocean Mission.

5) Answer: C

DD Sports channel will not telecast live the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing, China.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, it is regrettable that China has chosen to politicize the Winter Olympics.

The Charge de Affairs of the Indian Embassy in Beijing will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Sekhar Vempati, consequent to the announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs, DD Sports channel will not telecast live the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.

6) Answer: A

Capital markets regulator Sebi has restructured its four member high-power advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offences.

The committee will now be chaired by Jai Narayan Patel, former chief justice of Calcutta High Court.

The panel was earlier headed by Vijay C Daga, retired judge of the High Court of Bombay.

7) Answer: E

Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has launched an AI Voice Bot to enable its customers intimate insurance motor claims in a convenient and seamless manner.

This end-to-end AI Voice Bot is the first in the General insurance industry in India, and is powered by Yellow.ai platform.

This conversational AI Voice Bot, available in Hindi, English and Hinglish, will enable real time registration of claims, 24-7.

8) Answer: B

RBI has noticed a few misleading advertisements of unauthorized Electronic Trading Platforms (ETPs) offering forex trading facilities to Indian residents.

It added that such entities are also personally contacting people and luring them with promises of disproportionate returns.

Reserve Bank said there have been reports of frauds committed by such unauthorized ETPs where many residents have lost money.

9) Answer: A

As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the former secretary, Department of Sports, Ravi Mittal has been appointed as the Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for a term of five years or till he attains 65 years of age, whichever is early.

Mittal will succeed MS Sahoo, the first chairman of the IBBI who retired on September 30, 2021, after completing a five-year term.

10) Answer: C

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has resigned from the post of non-executive and independent director of Britannia Industries Limited.

He also confirmed that there was no other reason other than what he has mentioned for the resignation.

11) Answer: B

Neeraj Chopra, India’s first-ever winner of an Olympic athletics gold medal, has been selected as one of the six Nominees for the 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.

The other five sportspersons who have been nominated for the award are Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev, British tennis star Emma Raducanu, Barcelona and Spain footballer Pedri, Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas and Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus.

12) Answer: E

Reserve Bank of India has canceled the license of Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra with effect from the close of business on February 03, 2022.

The bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.

As such, it does not comply with the provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3) (d) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

13) Answer: C

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Indian Army have signed a contract worth Rs 3,131.82 crore for manufacture and supply of Konkurs  M Anti-Tank Guided Missiles to the Indian Army.

The contract will be executed over the next three years.

Konkurs-M is being manufactured by BDL under a license agreement with a Russian OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).

14) Answer: A

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the State Bank of India, Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, and National Culture Fund for Development of Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design at L1 Barrack, Red Fort, Delhi.

Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre of Design (ABCD), project aims to highlight, promote and celebrate the products that have the Geographical Indication sign, as it signifies a specific geographic origin infused with unique features of that region.

15) Answer: B

The Export Import Bank (EXIM) of India and the Government of Sri Lanka signed a USD 500 million Line of Credit (LoC) Agreement, to purchase petroleum products.

The Line of Credit spans a year, and comes at a “nominal” interest rate, of under 2%.

This critical support comes in the wake of a virtual meeting between the External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar and Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa, held on January 15,2022.

16) Answer: C

The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 01 February 2022.

The submarine was launched in November 2020 from the KanhojiAngre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The submarine was named after INS Vagir, a Russian Vela-class submarine that served in the Navy from 1973 to 2001.

17) Answer: C

A classified satellite NROL-87 for the U.S. the National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US.

This was SpaceX’sfifth overall launch of 2022.

The mission marked the company’s 143rd orbital launch overall and its 105th booster landing.

The NRO only described the NROL-87 satellite as a “national security payload.”

18) Answer: D

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has installed and commissioned ParamPravega, one of the most powerful supercomputers in India, and the largest in an Indian academic institution, under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).

The system is expected to power diverse research and educational pursuits. It has a total supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops (1 petaflop equals a quadrillion, or 1015 operations per second).

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