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1) Every year February 13 has been observed as which of the following day globally?
(a) World Day of Social Justice
(b) World Scout Day
(c) World Productivity Day
(d) World Radio Day
(e) World Ozone Day
2) Every year, the National Productivity Day has been observed on which of the following date by the National Productivity Council?
(a) February 15
(b) February 14
(c) February 13
(d) February 12
(e) February 11
3) Recently Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated a rail-cum-road-bridge over the River Ganga in which of the following city?
(a) Patna
(b) Varanasi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Munger
(e) Basti
4) ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ ,a national scheme of the Government of India has related to which of the following Ministry?
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Ministry of Commerce
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(d) Ministry of Agriculture
(e) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
5) Which of the following variety of fruits and vegetables has recently not dedicated to the nation by Narendra Singh Tomar at Indian Agriculture Research Institute?
(a) Mango Pusa Shresth
(b) Mango Pusa Lalima
(c) Brinjal variety Pusa
(d) Pusa variety of Coconut
(e) Pusa Alpana variety of rose
6) According to R. K. Singh, India would replace diesel with renewable energy to achieve the target of zero diesel use in the agricultural sector by which year?
(a) 2024
(b) 2025
(c) 2027
(d) 2030
(e) 2050
7) Recently the Minister of Railway has confirmed to construct the state-of-art wrestling academy in Kishanganj at approximately what cost?
(a) Rs. 33.76 crores
(b) Rs. 32.76 crores
(c) Rs. 31.76 crores
(d) Rs. 30.76 crores
(e) Rs. 29.76 crores
8) Recently auctioned ten coal mines in five states with a combined coal reserves would approximately of how much million tonnes?
(a) 1616
(b) 1626
(c) 1716
(d) 1726
(e) 1736
9) Which of the following UT has become first in the country to launch QR Code based mechanisms for certification and labelling of handmade carpets?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Ladakh
(c) Daman & Diu
(d) Andaman and Nicobar
(e) Lakshadweep
10) Under the JIVA programme ____________ amount per hectares would be invested by the NABARD.
(a) Rs 5,000
(b) Rs 10,000
(c) Rs 20,000
(d) Rs 25,000
(e) Rs 50,000
11) Which of the following bank has recently signed a bancassurance agreement with Aditya Birla Health Insurance for distribution of health insurance products?
(a) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
(b) Jana Small Finance Bank
(c) Equitas Small Finance Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Bank of India
12) Who amongst the following has heading the advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund of SEBI prior to G. Mahalingam?
(a) Abraham Koshy
(b) G. Reddy
(c) Pradeep Verma
(d) Jigyasa Nirmal
(e) Aparna Kothari
13) According to Goldhub, how much metric tonnes of gold has been purchased by the Reserve Bank of India in 2021?
(a) 56.12
(b) 59.25
(c) 68.88
(d) 77.50
(e) 89.25
14) Recently the Reserve Bank of India has increased the capping on the e-RUPI prepaid digital vouchers to Rs 1 lakh from __________.
(a) Rs 10,000
(b) Rs 20,000
(c) Rs 25,000
(d) Rs 50,000
(e) Rs 75,000
15) Which of the following course has not been launched by the SBI along with NSE Academy to promote financial literacy?
(a) Banking Fundamentals
(b) MSME Lending in a Nutshell
(c) Electronic Payment System in India
(d) Reforms in Agriculture Sectors
(e) Priority Sector Lending Norms
16) Which of the following book has been authored by Managing Director and Chairman of Rockefeller Capital Management, Ruchir Sharma?
(a) The Rise and fall of Nations
(b) How to prevent next Pandemics
(c) India – Africa Relations
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(e) Golden Boy – Neeraj Chopra
17) Who has been recently appointed as the brand ambassador of the Agri Tech platform, Krishi Network?
(a) Pankaj Tripathi
(b) Sanjay Mishra
(c) Devendra Mishra
(d) Nawazuddin Siddique
(e) Akshay Kumar
18) Recently Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been appointed as the Chief Justice of which of the following High Court?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Jaipur
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Bombay
(e) Madras
19) Who amongst the following has been re-appointed as the executive chairman of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. for the next five years?
(a) Arvind Subramanian
(b) Anand Shekharan
(c) Prateek Tripathi
(d) Aditi Nair
(e) N. Chandrasekaran
20) Which of the following district has secured second position in NITI Aayog’s list of ‘Most Improved Aspirational Districts in Agriculture & Water Resources Sector’ of December 2021?
(a) Begusarai
(b) Ramgarh
(c) Baramulla
(d) Malkangiri
(e) Chhatarpur
21) How many buildings in India are LEED certified in the US Green Building Council (USGBC) annual list 2021?
(a) 151
(b) 146
(c) 149
(d) 171
(e) 196
22) According to the EIU’s Democracy Index 2021, what is the rank of India with an overall score of 6.91?
(a) 42nd
(b) 43rd
(c) 44th
(d) 45th
(e) 46th
23) Who amongst the following is the Author of the book ‘India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons’?
(a) Ravi Taneja
(b) Mithlesh Parmar
(c) Rajiv Kumar Bhatia
(d) Sanjeev Goenka
(e) Sourabh Bansal
24) Recently Nobel laureate, Luc Montagnier passed away. He was awarded the Nobel for cure of which of the following disease?
(a) AIDS
(b) Covid-19
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Rickets
(e) Scurvy
25) Which of the following national park is not located in Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Dachigam National Park
(b) Kishtwar National Park
(c) Kalesar National Park
(d) City Forest National Park
(e) Hemis National Park
26) Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is not related to the state of Odisha?
(a) Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Balukhand Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary
(e) Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary
Answers :
1) Answer: D
World Radio Day is an international day celebrated on 13 February each year. The Day was decided by UNESCO on 3 November 2011 during its 36th conference. The objective of World Radio Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of radio and to encourage decision makers to use it to provide access to information, and to improve international co-operation among broadcasters. In the late 19th century, a miracle happened by an Italian inventor and electric engineer Guglielmo Marconi.
2) Answer: D
On February 12, India celebrates National Productivity Day. The objective of the National Productivity Council is to stimulate and promote productivity and quality consciousness across all sectors in the country. The day is celebrated by the National Productivity Council (NPC) to promote productivity culture in India and under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India is a premier institution for propagating productivity movement in India.
3) Answer: D
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, NitinGadkari, has inaugurated the 14.5 km long rail-cum-road-bridge over the Ganga River at Munger in Bihar through video conferencing. The bridge has been constructed on NH 333B at the cost of 696 crore rupees. The construction of this bridge, the distance from Munger to Khagaria will be less than 100 km and the distance from Munger to Begusarai will be less than 20 km.
4) Answer: E
A ‘SamajikAdhikaritaShivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ and Senior citizens under ‘RashtriyaVayoshriYojana’ (RVY Scheme) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Government of India will be organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. A total of 5286 aids and assistive devices valued at Rs. 2.33 crore will be distributed free of cost to 1391 Divyangjan and 553 Senior Citizens.
5) Answer: D
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare ShriNarendra Singh Tomar handed over awards and degrees to the 284 students, which includes 8 foreign students, of the Post Graduate School of ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi.Tomar also dedicated 6 varieties of fruits and vegetables to the nation viz., two varieties of mango PusaLalima, PusaShresth, brinjal variety PusaVaibhav, palak variety PusaVilayatipalak, cucumber variety PusaGynoecious Cucumber Hybrid-18 and PusaAlpana variety of rose.
6) Answer: A
Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh, chaired a virtual meeting to discuss the role of States and UTs towards Energy Transition Goals of India. This meeting was organized in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s commitment at COP26, towards reducing the carbon intensity of our country. India will replace diesel with renewable to achieve the target of zero diesel use in the agricultural sector by 2024.
7) Answer: D
The Minister of Railways had committed Indian Railways wrestlers to provide the state-of-art wrestling academy at Kishanganj, Delhi at an approximate cost of Rs. 30.76 crores and will be another feather in the Cap of Railways. Most of the medals won by India in wrestling in Olympics were from Indian Railways i.e. Sushil (2008 & 2012), Ms.Sakshi Malik (2016), Sh. Ravi Kumar & Sh. Bajrang (2020).
8) Answer: C
The Coal Ministry has successfully auctioned ten Coal Mines of Five States in the latest effort. Combined Coal Reserves are likely to be over one thousand 716 Million Tonnes. Forty-two Mines have been auctioned So far under commercial coal mine auctioning. The Ministry of Coal had launched the auction of coal mines for commercial mining under the 13th Tranche of Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act CMSP Act and 3rd Tranche of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act MMDR Act on October 12 last year.
9) Answer: A
Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha launched QR Code based mechanism, which is first of its kind in the country, for certification and labeling of handmade carpets of J&K. Customers can check & verify authenticity and other requisite details of carpets produced in Jammu Kashmir UT. The QR-code based label will capture vital parameters of the carpet such as GI user, manufacturer, artisan, knots per square inch, the material used, among others.
10) Answer: E
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched an agroecology-based programme JIVA that will promote natural farming under its existing watershed and wadi programmes in 11 states. Under the JIVA programme Rs 50,000 per hectare will be invested & the best practices will be implemented on 200 hectares in each project & these 200 hectares will be learning and proselytizing platform to the whole village.
11) Answer: A
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited. (ABHICL) has signed a bancassurance agreement with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank for distribution of health insurance products through the lender’s network of branches across India. The partnership will help further strengthen our distribution and unlock growth opportunities through the Bank’s wide network. Aditya Birla Health now has 12 bancassurance partners with over 51,120+ direct selling agents all over India.
12) Answer: A
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). The eight-member committee will now be chaired by G Mahalingam, former Whole Time Member of SEBI. The panel was earlier headed by Abraham Koshy, former professor of IIM-Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
13) Answer: D
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) emerged as the second largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021. The Central Bank of Thailand (Bank of Thailand) was the highest buyer of Gold in 2021 and bought 90 metric tonnes of gold.While RBI bought 77.5 metric tonnes taking its total gold reserve to 754.1 tonnes at the end of December 2021. According to Goldhub, India’s official gold reserves is ninth largest in the world. In 2009, India bought 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
14) Answer: A
The Reserve Bank of India increased the cap on the e-RUPI prepaid digital vouchers to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 10,000. The main purpose is to facilitate digital delivery of various government schemes to the beneficiaries & allow the use of the e-RUPI voucher multiple times. Each voucher can be redeemed only once. The RBI will issue necessary instructions in this regard to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
15) Answer: D
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced partnership with NSE Academy to launch five online courses that promote financial literacy as a necessary life skill.
List of Five Online Courses:
- “Banking Fundamentals”.
- “MSME Lending in a Nutshell”.
- “Electronic Payment System in India”.
- “Priority Sector Lending Norms”.
- “NRI Business & Compliance”.
16) Answer: A
Ruchir Sharma, the former chief global strategist for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, will join Rockefeller Capital Management as Managing Director and Chairman effective from Feb. 14, 2022. Sharma is the author of The 10 Rules of Successful Nations (W. W. Norton & Company, March 2020), The Rise and fall of Nations: Forces of Change in a Post-Crisis World and Breakout Nations.
17) Answer: A
AgriTech platform Krishi Network appointed Bollywood actor PankajTripathi as its brand ambassador. The company will focus on expanding its AI-based technology platform across India and grow rapidly. Krishi Network was founded by IIT Kharagpur alumni Ashish Mishra and SiddhantBhomia in 2018. At present, the platform is connected with 3 million farmers and is planning to grow its network further.
18) Answer: E
Justice MunishwarNathBhandari, who had been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, has been made the Chief Justice of the High Court. He had taken over this position after the transfer of Justice Sanjib Banerjeeto the Meghalaya High Court in November 2021.
19) Answer: E
Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. board approved the re-appointment of its executive chairman N Chandrasekaran for next five years 2022-2027. Chandrasekaran joined the board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017. He became the first non-Parsi and professional executive to head the Tata Group.
About Tata Sons:
- Founded: 1868
- Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founders: Tata Group, Jamsetji Tata
20) Answer: E
Odisha’sMalkangiri has topped NITI Aayog’s list of ‘Most Improved Aspirational Districts in Agriculture & Water Resources Sector’ of December 2021.
Top 5 in NITI Aayog Delta Rankings:
21) Answer: B
India has ranked third in the world for LEED certified green buildings in 2021 in the US Green Building Council (USGBC) annual list. India certified a total of 146 buildings and spaces to LEED, representing nearly 2.8 million gross area square meters (GSM) of space. This marks a nearly 10 percent increase in LEED certified space in India from 2020.
22) Answer: E
According to the EIU’s Democracy Index 2021, India is placed at 46th position with an overall score of 6.91 on a scale of 0-10 across 165 independent countries and two territories. India was ranked at 53rd spot in 2020. Norway has topped the index with a score of 9.75. North Korea with 1.08 points has been adjusted at last rank.
About EIU:
- Founded: 1946
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- MD: Robin Bew
23) Answer: C
Ambassador Rajiv Kumar Bhatia, a Distinguished Fellow at Gateway House’s Foreign Policy Studies Program, has written a new book titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons”. It examines Africa’s emergence as a significant actor and stakeholder in global affairs, as well as the transformation of India-Africa relations.
24) Answer: A
Luc Montagnier, the French virologist and Nobel laureate whose co-discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus sparked a global search for an AIDS cure, has passed away.Montagnier was jointly awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for his work in isolating the virus that causes Aids. That was the day that Dr.Montagnier (pronounced mon-tan-YAY), who directed the Viral Oncology Unit at the Pasteur Institute, received a piece of the lymph node that had been removed from a 33-year-old man with AIDS.
25) Answer: C
Jammu and Kashmir:
- Capital: Srinagar, Jammu
- Governor: Manoj Sinha
- National Parks: Dachigam National Park (Dachi), Kishtwar National Park (Kisht), City Forest National Park (CFO), Hemis National Park (Hemis)
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: SurinsarMansar Wildlife Sanctuary(Suri), Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary(Nandini), Overa Wildlife Sanctuary(Over), RamNagar Wildlife Sanctuary (Ram), Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary(Hir)
26) Answer: D
About Odisha:
- Governor: GaneshiLal
- Capital: Bhubaneswar
- Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik
- National Parks : Bhitarkanika National Park, Simlipal National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries : Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary, Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary, BalukhandKonark Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, ChandakaDampara Wildlife Sanctuary, Chilika (Nalaban) Wildlife Sanctuary, Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Gahirmatha (Marine) Wildlife Sanctuary, Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Khalasuni WLS, Kotagarh WLS, Kuldiha WLS, Lakhari Valley WLS.
