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1) Every year which of the following day has beenobserved on February 21 globally?
(a) International Tourism Day
(b) World Social Justice Day
(c) World Cancer Day
(d) International Mother Language Day
(e) World Milk Day
2) Every year India has been observed the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February. The Soil Health Card Scheme was launched in which of the following Year?
(a) 2015
(b)2014
(c) 2013
(d) 2012
(e) 2011
3) Recently which of the following programme has been launched by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to deliver crop insurance policies to farmers under PMFBY?
(a) Mera Khet Meri Policy
(b) Meri Policy Mera Aadhaar
(c) Meri Policy Mere Hath
(d) Meri Policy Mera Kavach
(e) Meri Policy Meri Suraksha
4) Which of the following programme has recently launched by the government for strengthening the country’s educational institutions in the health sector?
(a) Heal by Education
(b) Heal by India
(c) Heal with India
(d) Healing with India
(e) None of the above
5) Recently France and its European partners have withdrawn their military from Mali after nine years. Who amongst the following is the President of France?
(a) Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
(b) Sebastian Piñera
(c) Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
(d) Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
(e) Emmanuel Macron
6) Which of the following State’s Governor has recently flagged off the historic first-ever all-women officers offshore sailing expedition of the Indian Army?
(a) K. Chandra Shekhar Rao
(b) Tamilisai Sounderarajan
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) Ajit Doval
7) Recently how much amount has been approved by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for India’s second-largest fair Medaram Jathara 2022 Festival?
(a) Rs. 2.26 crore
(b) Rs. 3.87 crore
(c) Rs. 1.62 crore
(d) Rs. 2.45 crore
(e) Rs. 2.86 crore
8) Who amongst the following has chaired the Alternative Investment Policy advisory committee recently reconstituted by SEBI?
(a) Mahesh Kumar Jain
(b) M.D. Patra
(c) Revathy Iyer
(d) N. R. Narayana Murthy
(e) Shiv Naddar
9) Recently how much amount of loan has been sanctioned by the World Bank for the REWARD Programme to the Government of Karnataka?
(a) $ 49 million
(b) $ 60 million
(c) $ 115 million
(d) $ 36 million
(e) $ 76 million
10) Which of the following Bank has become the first bank to launch Metaverse by opening a lounge in Decentraland?
(a) Royal Bank of Scotland
(b) Standard Chartered Bank
(c) Barclays Bank
(d) JP Morgan
(e) Bank of America
11) Recently how much amount has been raised by the Equitas Small Finance Bank from the federal government of Singapore?
(a) Rs 550 crore
(b) Rs 505 crore
(c) Rs 255 crore
(d) Rs 155 crore
(e) Rs 361 crore
12) Recently who amongst the following has been appointed as the Director of the Institute of Economic Growth recently?
(a) Chetan Ghate
(b) Ajit Mishra
(c) Amit Nair
(d) Pritesh Sahu
(e) Kumar Pawan
13) Recently South Korean IOC member Ryu Seung-min Emma Terho has been re-elected as vice-chair. He is related to which of the following Sports?
(a) Hockey
(b) Badminton
(c) Wrestling
(d) Ice Hockey
(e) Weight – Lifting
14) Recently Bill Gates has been awarded the second-highest civilian award by Pakistan. The award is conferred for contribution to eradicate which disease?
(a) Heart Diseases
(b) Small Pox
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Cancer
(e) Polio
15) Recently Bombay Stock Exchange has signed MoU with the four regional associations located in which state for the development of the commodities segment?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Telangana
(e) Punjab
16) What is the targeted bilateral trade in the next five years between India and UAE?
(a) 50 Billion
(b) 60 Billion
(c) 80 Billion
(d) 100 Billion
(e) 150 Billion
17) As per the Finance Ministry, Public Sector Banks would maintain minimum ________ percent ownership in NARCL and the rest will be with private-sector lenders.
(a) 26
(b) 49
(c) 50
(d) 51
(e) 76
18) Recently India has won the right to host the 2023 IOC session in Mumbai. It is announced during which of the following session held in China?
(a) 121th
(b) 125th
(c) 135th
(d) 139th
(e) 151th
19) Recently Sakibul Gani has become the first player to score a triple hundred on his first-class debut. He made his debut from which state team in Ranji Trophy?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Gujarat
20) Which of the following book has been authored by Priyam Gandhi Modyrecently,launched by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya?
(a) Beyond the Lines
(b) The Cuckoo’s Calling
(c) A Nation To Protect
(d) The Substance and the Shadow
(e) The Accidental Prime Minister
21) Who amongst the following has recently authored the book titled “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction”?
(a) Uma Das Gupta
(b) Vinay Tripathi
(c) Vijay Shrivastava
(d) Diksha Kumari
(e) Pragya Mody Gandhi
22) Recently Senior journalist and retired IIS officer Pratap Bordoloi passed away. In which of the following News he worked?
(a) India TV News
(b) Tv Today News
(c) BBC News
(d) Doordarshan News
(e) None of these
23) Recently Ravish Tiwari passed away following a two-year-long battle with cancer. He was related to which of the following profession?
(a) Journalist
(b) Politician
(c) Musician
(d) Singer
(e) Actor
24) Which of the following National Parks is not located in Telangana State?
(a) Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
(b) KBR National Park
(c) Nehru Zoological Park
(d) Mrugavani National Park
(e) Nagarhole National Park
Answers :
1) Answer: D
International Mother Language Day is observed worldwide on 21st February every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The theme of 2022 is: “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”. The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day first came from Bangladesh.
2) Answer: A
Every year India observes the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on 19th February 2015 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan. The purpose of the scheme is to issue soil health cards to farmers every two years so as to provide a basis to address nutritional deficiencies in the soil.
3) Answer: C
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’, a doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop insurance policies to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). As of February 4, 2022, over 36 million farmer applications have been insured under this scheme with over Rs 1,07,059 crores in claims paid.
4) Answer: B
The government of India is looking to promote ‘Heal by India’ for strengthening the country’s educational institutions in the health sector and enhancing education to churn out quality human resources. The Union Health Ministry recently organized a Chintan Shivir — ‘Heal by India’ for two days. ‘Heal by India’ initiative is meant to generate job opportunities abroad for India’s trained professionals in the health sector.
5) Answer: E
France and its European partners are to begin a military withdrawal from Mali after more than nine years of fighting a jihadist insurgency. France first deployed troops against jihadists in Mali in 2013 under the Socialist president François Hollande.
About France:
- President: Emmanuel Macron
- Capital: Paris
- Currencies: Euro, CFP franc
6) Answer: B
Telangana Governor, Tamilisai Sounderarajan flagged off the historic first-ever all-women officers offshore sailing expedition of the Indian Army between Chennai Vizag Chennai at Chennai Port Trust. The All Women Officers Offshore Sailing Expedition was organized under the aegis of Army Adventure Wing Southern Command Sailing Node and EME Sailing Association (MCEME).
7) Answer: A
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved a budget of 2.26 crores for India’s second-largest fair Medaram Jathara 2022 Festivals. The festival will be commemorated from the 16th to the 19th of February 2022. Medaram Jathara is conducted in honour of the Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma. It is celebrated once in two years in the month of “Magha” (February) on the full moon day.
8) Answer: D
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its alternative investment policy advisory committee, which advises the capital markets regulator on a range of issues that impact further development of the AIF space. The committee is chaired by Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy. As per an update by the SEBI, now the committee has 20 members.
9) Answer: B
The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka with $60 million and Odisha with $49 million and the World Bank have signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore) REWARD Programme (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme). Around $6 million (INR 45.5 crore) will be for the central government’s Department of Land Resources.
10) Answer: D
The largest bank in the United States, JP Morgan, has become the first bank to enter the Metaverse by opening a lounge in Decentraland, a virtual world based on blockchain technology. Users can create their virtual avatars, build virtual spaces and roam in the lounge christened ‘Onyx Lounge’ after its suite of Ethereum-based services.
11) Answer: D
Equitas Small Finance Financial institution has raised Rs 550 crore. Bank has raised Rs 155 crore from the federal government of Singapore, Singapore’s central financial institution with Rs 36 crore and a number of native mutual funds within the certified institutional placement of equities with Rs 359 crore in the QIP.
12) Answer: A
The Institute of Economic Growth has appointed Chetan Ghate as the new director. He replaces Ajit Mishra. Ghate was a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s first monetary policy committee between 2016-2020. He is also a member of the advisory committee of the national accounts system (ACNAS) in the ministry of statistics and programme implementation.
13) Answer: D
South Korean International Olympic Committee member Ryu Seung-min &ice hockey player Emma Terho of Finland has been re-elected as vice-chair &chair of the IOC Athletes’Commission. Sarah Walker, an Olympic cycling medalist from New Zealand, was elected to the newly-created position of second vice-chair. The chair and vice-chairs are selected at every Summer and Winter Games for a two-year term.
14) Answer: E
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been awarded the second-highest civilian award the Hilal-e-Imtiaz – by Pakistan. The award was conferred by President Dr Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad, Pakistan. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been a major contributor in worldwide polio eradication through Gavi, the vaccine alliance.
15) Answer: B
BSE signed MoU’s with the four regional associations from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The associations include – Thirunelveli Gold Silver Diamond Jewellery Traders Association, Nanded Sarafa Association, Saraf Suvarnkar Sangthna Pusad, Ghadchiroli Zila Sarafa Association. The main aim is to provide the impetus for the growth and development of the commodities segment in general with an impetus for the proposed EGR market.
16) Answer: D
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held an India & UAE Virtual Summit. It is expected that the CEPA will lead to an increase in bilateral trade from the current USD 60 bn to USD 100 bn in the next 5 years. This CEPA is India’s first bilateral trade agreement in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
17) Answer: D
A National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) and an Asset Management Company (IDRCL) have been set up by lenders to consolidate and take over the existing stressed debt. PSBs will maintain a minimum of 51 percent ownership in NARCL and the rest will be with private-sector lenders. PSBs and public Financial Institutions (FIs) will hold a maximum of 49 percent stake in IDRCL and the rest will be with private-sector lenders.
18) Answer: D
India won the right to host the 2023 IOC session in Mumbai during the 139th IOC session that was held in Beijing, China, on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics. This will be the second time India hosts an IOC session, having done so in 1983 in New Delhi. India won the bid unopposed. India won the bid after 75 members voted in favour of Mumbai while one voted against it.
19) Answer: A
Sakibul Gani became the first player to score a triple hundred on his first-class debut. Gani, who made his debut for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy, slammed a triple-ton against Mizoram in the Plate Group match in Kolkata. The previous record was also held by an Indian – Madhya Pradesh’s Ajay Rothera had scored 267 runs in the same tournament against Hyderabad in December 2018.
20) Answer: C
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the book titled “A Nation To Protect” authored by Priyam Gandhi Mody. It Highlights India’s fight against the COVID pandemic, the government had denied accepting objectionable negotiation terms raised by the top vaccine manufacturers of the world for vaccine supply to the country.
21) Answer: A
The book, “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction”, is written by historian and Tagore biographer Uma Das Gupta. This book explores Tagore’s work for rural reconstruction by setting up ‘Sriniketan’, a wing of his Visva Bharati International University at Santiniketan in 1922.
22) Answer: D
Senior journalist and retired IIS officer Pratap Bordoloi passed away at his residence in Guwahati. Mr Bordoli, who retired in 2009, worked in various capacities in AIR News and Doordarshan News.
23) Answer: A
Senior journalist and Indian Express national bureau chief Ravish Tiwari passed away following a two-year-long battle with cancer. He was 40. Tiwari was also the national political editor of The Indian Express. He had previously worked at India Today and The Economic Times.
24) Answer: E
About Telangana:
- Governor: TamilisaiSoundararajan
- Capital: Hyderabad
- Chief minister: K. ChandrashekarRao
- National Parks: MahavirHarinaVanasthali National Park, KBR National Park, Nehru Zoological Park, Mrugavani National Park.