Current Affairs Quiz – February 02 & 03 2022

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Current Affairs Quiz – February 02 & 03 2022

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1. Antonio Costa has been re-elected as Prime Minister of ___________.
a) Portugal
b) Spain
c) Italy
d) Germany

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Answer a) Portugal.

2. ___________ successfully tested Hwasong-12 ballistic missile.
a) North Korea
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) China

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Answer a) North Korea. The Hwasong-12 has an estimated range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles).

3. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer unveiled its mascot named _________.
a) Baagh
b) Shera
c) Tendua
d) Cheeta

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Answer b) Shera.

4. India’s first geological park will be built in ______.
a) Kochi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Jabalpur
d) Indore

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Answer c) Jabalpur. Park will be constructed with an investment of Rs 35 crores, over five-acre land.

5. Who has been named as new Defence Intelligence Agency Head?
a) Lt Gen GAV Reddy
b) Lt Gen RK Naidu
c) Lt Gen LJ Soni
d) Lt Gen LK Reddy

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Answer a) Lt Gen GAV Reddy.

6. Which Indian Bank has launched a dedicated centralized processing cell named ‘Surya Shakti Cell’?
a) Indian Bank
b) Canara Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Axis Bank

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Answer c) State Bank of India. SBI has collaborated with Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd.

7. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) has launched Non-Fuel Retail Store __________.
a) Hindustan Shop
b) HaPpyShop
c) QuicKShop
d) FlipShop

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Answer b) HaPpyShop.

8. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched co-branded contactless credit cards with ___________.
a) Hindustan Unilever
b) Patanjali
c) Coco Cola
d) Pepsi

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Answer b) Patanjali.

9. World Wetlands Day is observed on _____________.
a) February 01
b) February 02
c) February 03
d) February 04

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Answer b) February 02. The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2022 is ‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’.

10. World Interfaith Harmony Week is observed during the first week of __________.
a) January
b) February
c) March
d) April

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Answer b) February.

11. Rupinder Singh Suri, who passed away recently, was associated with ___________.
a) Sports
b) Law
c) Journalism
d) Music

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Answer b) Law. He was Senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General (ASG).

12. Spituk Gustor Festival is a a two-day annual celebration in ______ region.
a) Ladakh
b) Sri Nagar
c) Ahmedabad
d) Lal Nagar

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Answer a) Ladakh.

13. Torgya Festival celebrated in _________.
a) Odisha
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Karnataka

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Answer b) Arunachal Pradesh.

14. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology?
a) Kalyan Mishra
b) Dhruva Singh
c) Madan Mohan Tripathi
d) Vinayak Kumar

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Answer c) Madan Mohan Tripathi.

15. According to Domestic rating agency CRISIL, India’s GDP expected to grow ______% in FY23.
a) 6.4
b) 6.8
c) 7.4
d) 7.8

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Answer d) 7.8.

16. According to Brand Finance report, LIC is the ________ most valued insurance brand globally.
a) Fourth
b) Sixth
c) Eighth
d) Tenth

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Answer d) Tenth. LIC is the only Indian insurance company in the top 10 list.

17. Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy is launched in __________.
a) IIT Madras
b) IIT Delhi
c) IIT Ahmedabad
d) IIT Dharwad

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Answer d) IIT Dharwad.

18. Who is the Author of ‘The Class of 2006: Sneak Peek into the Misadventures of the Great Indian Engineering Life’?
a) Akash Kansal
b) Vittal Bhat
c) Narayana Moorthy
d) Dhamodar Singh

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Answer a) Akash Kansal.

19. Amitabh Dayal, who passed away recently, was a/an ___________.
a) Sportsperson
b) Actor
c) Journalist
d) Lawyer

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Answer b) Actor.

20. Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is located in _____________.
a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra

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Answer a) Gujarat. Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention.