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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 09th February 2022

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1) What version of Intensified Mission Indradhanush has been launched by Mansukh Mandaviyavirtually in presence of health officials of States and Union Territories?

(a) 2.0

(b) 3.0

(c) 4.0

(d) 5.0

(e) 6.0

2) Which organisation/Ministry and USAID has collaborated to Accelerate Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India?

(a) NITI Aayog

(b) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

(c) Ministry of Health and Family welfare

(d) Ministry of Science and technology

(e) Ministry of Women and Child Development

3) The Ministry of Youth Affairs &Sports has released a total of Rs 87.65 Crore till date for development of National Sports University in which state?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Assam

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Manipur

(e) Mizoram

4) One Khelo India State Centre of Excellence has sanctioned to which state during last three years?

(a) Telangana

(b) Haryana

(c) Odisha

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Tamil Nadu

5) The Ministry of Culture has set to organize first of its kind Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India. This summit is organized in partnership with which company?

(a) TCS

(b) Infosys

(c) Wipro

(d) Tech Mahindra

(e) Bloomberg

6) Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Rs. 3.22 lakh crore has been sanctioned against target of ________ lakh crore in FY 2020-21.

(a) Rs. 2.50 lakh crore

(b) Rs. 2.75 lakh crore

(c) Rs. 3.00 lakh crore

(d) Rs. 3.25 lakh crore

(e) Rs. 3.50 lakh crore

7) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company has partnered with which of the followingpayment bank to offer Cyber Insurance?

(a)Fino Payments Bank

(b)Airtel Payments Bank

(c)Paytm Payments Bank

(d) India Post Payments Bank

(e)Jio Payments Bank

8) Which Bollywood star has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand?

(a)Salman Khan

(b)Tiger Shroff

(c)Akshay Kumar

(d)Aamir Khan

(e)Shah Rukh Khan

9) The Government has appointed Dinesh Prasad Saklani, as its new Director of NCERT. What is the letter ‘R’ denoted in NCERT?

(a) Restore

(b) Research

(c) Rise

(d) Revolution

(e) Restructure

10) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has been appointed as the first woman vice-chancellor of which university in India?

(a) Savitribai Phule Pune University

(b) Vellore Institute of Technology

(c) University of Delhi

(d) Manipal Academy of Higher Education

(e) Jawaharlal Nehru University

11) Which Footwear maker has on-boarded Bollywood actor Disha Patani as theri brand ambassador?

(a) Puma India

(b) Bata India

(c) Woodland Inida

(d) Paragon Inda

(e) VKC India

12) Which Bank has awarded with Digital Transformation Award by Confederation of Indian Industry?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Union Bank of India

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) Karnataka Bank

13) Which e-commerce platform has signed a MoU to turn rural women into entrepreneurs in Karnataka?

(a)Flipkart

(b)Snapdeal

(c)Jio Mart

(d) Amazon India

(e)Walmart India

14) Which state government & Social Alpha have signeda MoU for developing start-up ecosystem?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Kerala

(c) Punjab

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Sikkim

15) Scientists from which space centre has demonstrated hack-proof quantum communication?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(c)SpaceX

(d)Skyroot Aerospace

(e) Leo Labs

16) Which of the following state has not topped in attacks on journalists in 2021 as per India Press Freedom Report 2021?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Tripura

17) Sri Lankan Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement. He belongs to which sport?

(a) Tennis

(b)Kabaadi

(c) Volley Ball

(d) Cricket

(e) Badminton

18) China has won AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Football Tournament by defeating which country?

(a) India

(b) South Korea

(c) Japan

(d) Vietnam

(e) Thailand

19) Ibrahim Sutar diedat the age of 82. He was a well-known ______________.

(a) Cricketer

(b) Politician

(c) Artist

(d) Social Worker

(e) Professor

20) At present how many Ramsar Sites are there in India?

(a) 47

(b) 48

(c) 49

(d) 50

(e) 51

Answers :

1) Answer: C

India is implementing the largest immunisation programme globally where we annually cover more than 3 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore children through the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).

MansukhMandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare stated while launching Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 virtually in presence of health officials of States and Union Territories.

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 will have three rounds and will be conducted in 416 districts (including 75 districts identified for AzadikaAmritMahotsav) across 33 States/UTs in the country.

2) Answer: A

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agencyfor International Development (USAID) announced a new partnership under the Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) initiative.

It will improve access to affordable and quality healthcare for vulnerable populations in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, and rural and tribal regions.

This new partnership announced will enhance SAMRIDH’s efforts to reach vulnerable populations, leveraging AIM’s expertise in innovation and entrepreneurship.

3) Answer: D

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has released a total fund of Rs.87.65 crore till date including Rs.5.49 crore during current Financial Year 2021-22 for establishing/construction of main campus and for functioning of temporarycampus in Manipur.

However, as per the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005 Health and Physical Education is a compulsory subject upto Xth Class, and an optional subject at Higher Secondary Stage.

90 Extension Centres of STC (Sports Authority of India Training Centre), including 60 Khelo India Centres, and 10 Regular Schools which are part of the National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC), are operational under Sports Authority of India.

4) Answer: D

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned 36 proposals for establishment of Khelo India Centres, 1 proposal for establishment of Khelo India State Centre of Excellence and 11 sports infrastructure projects, to the State of Maharashtra during the last three years.

The Khelo India Scheme is a demand driven scheme and the proposals are considered based on the technical feasibility of the proposals, their adherence to the prescribed parameters, as well as the availability of funds.

5) Answer: E

Ministry of Culture, Government of India will organize a first of its kind, 2-Day Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’, on 15-16 February 2022.

The summit is being organized under the aegis of AzadikaAmritMahotsav, the flagship program to mark 75th anniversary of India’s independence and celebrate the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements.

The Summit is being organised in partnership with Bloomberg.

6) Answer: E

Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), the Government allocates annual targets for the amount to be sanctioned by more than 150 Member Lending Institutions (MLIs).

In FY 2020-21, an amount of Rs. 3.22 lakh crore was sanctioned under PMMY against the target of Rs. 3.50 lakh crore.

Under the Scheme, institutional credit up to Rs. 10 lakh is provided by MLIs to micro/small business units for income generating activities in manufacturing, trading, services sectors and also for activities allied to agriculture.

7) Answer: B

Airtel Payments Bank has partnered ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company to offer insurance solutions against cyber crimes and financial frauds to its customers.

The cyber insurance solution from ICICI Lombard provides financial protection to customers against potential financial fraud relating to banking, credit or debit card, identity theft, phishing or email spoofing and more.

Customers of Airtel Payments Bank can purchase this insurance policy within minutes using the Airtel Thanks app.

8) Answer: C

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami announced , Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been named as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand ahead of Assembly elections 2022.

Akshay Kumar is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian actor, film producer, martial artist.

9) Answer: B

According to the Ministry of Education, History professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani has been appointed as the new Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for five years or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is the earliest.

Saklani succeeds Hrushikesh Senapaty, whose five year term ends in November 2020.

10) Answer: E

The Ministry of Education appointed Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the first woman vice-chancellor of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University.

She succeeds M. Jagadesh Kumar, who was appointed chairperson of the University Grants Commission.

Before this appointment, Pandit was serving as the Vice-Chancellor of SavitribaiPhule University in Maharashtra.

11) Answer: B

Footwear maker Bata India Limited has on-boarded Bollywood actor Disha Patani as the new brand ambassador.

The move comes as Bata aims to appeal to younger shoppers and position itself as a “fashion forward” brand.

Earlier, Bata has associated with celebrities including KritiSanon, Sushant Singh Rajput, and cricket player SmritiMandhana for various labels under Bata.

12) Answer: E

Karnataka Bank has been awarded the digital transformation award, ‘DX 2021 Awards, in recognition of the “innovative” best practice ‘KBL VIKAAS’, by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for Best Practice in Digital Transformation.

KBL VIKAAS, launched by the bank in 2017, has enabled the bank in implementation of digital capabilities, namely, digital journeys for assets and liability products, enhancement in customer experience under ADC products and bringing in a strong culture of sales and marketing.

13) Answer: D

Amazon India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS) to support the growth of women entrepreneurs.

The MoU was signed and exchanged in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister BasavarajBommai and Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood CN Ashwath Narayan.

Amazon India would launch Sanjeevini-KSRLPS in its marketplace and extend benefits of the ‘Saheli’ programme to train and empower thousands of women entrepreneurs to come online and access a wider market for their products.

14) Answer: B

The Kerala government signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a joint initiative of Tata Trust and the Indian government, through its Clean Energy International Incubation Centre (CEIIC).

The Energy Management Centre (EMC) and Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council (KDISC) are part of the project.

They will work together to support innovative and clean energy technology programmes and initiatives in kerala.

15) Answer: A

ISRO Scientists from Ahmedabad’s Space Applications Center and Physical Research Laboratory have successfully demonstrated Quantum Entanglement.

Using real-time Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), they conducted hack-proof communication between two places separated by 300 meters.

16) Answer: C

According to an India Press Freedom Report 2021 released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021.

At least six journalists were killed, 108 attacked and 13 media houses or newspapers targeted across the country.

17) Answer: D

Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced to retire from international cricket after their upcoming tour of India, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

The 34-year-old right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman aim to join the English county club Derbyshire after retirement.

The Derbyshire County Cricket Club has signed up Lakmal on a two-year contract. Lakmal made his debut in an ODI against India in December 2009.

18) Answer: B

China wins AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Football TournamentChina PR has won the AFC Women`s Asian Cup India 2022 final title and defeated South Korea (Korea Republic), 3-2.

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 final was held at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on February 06, 2022.

China won the record-extending 9th AFC Women’s Asian Cup title.

India is hosting the 20th edition of the football AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 from January 20, 2022, to February 6, 2022.

19) Answer: D

Padma Shri awardee and social worker Ibrahim Sutar passed away in Karnataka following a cardiac arrest.

He was 82.

Fondly referred to as the “Kabir of Kannada”, Sutar was known for his work towards spreading social and communal harmony.

20) Answer: C

Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh were announced as Ramsar sites. With this addition india now has 49 Ramsar sites.