Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 01st March 2022

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1) The Polio National Immunization Day has been celebrated on 27th February. This Polio National Immunization day is also known as ____________.

(a) Polio Parivar

(b) Polio Ravivar

(c) Polio Indhradhanush

(d) Polio Ayushman

(e) Polio Mohatsav


2) The National Science Day has been celebrated on 28 February to commemorate the birth anniversary of Indian Scientist Sir CV Raman. He was awarded Noble Prize in which year?

(a) 1930

(b) 1935

(c) 1938

(d) 1942

(e) 1946


3) The Rare Disease Day has been observed every year on the last day of February. What is the theme of this year 2022?

(a)Share Your Feelings

(b) Share Your Happiness

(c) Share Your Thoughts

(d)Share Your Colors

(e) Share Your Pain


4) The National Protein Day has been celebrated on which among the following date?

(a) February 26

(b) February 27

(c) February 28

(d) March 01

(e) March 02


5) The World NGO Day has been celebrated every year on 27 February globally. The World NGO Day was observed by which organisation?

(a) United Nations

(b) World Bank

(c) UNICEF

(d) UNESCO

(e) UNGA


6) The Bhasha Certificate Selfie has launched by which among the following ministryto encourage cultural diversity and promote multilingualism?

(a)Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(b)Ministry of Culture and Tourism

(c)Ministry of Rural Development

(d)Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(e)Ministry of Education


7) The Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the “ICMR/ DHR Policy on which among the following?

(a) Medicinal Plant cultivation

(b) Pharmaceutical Research

(c)Biomedical Innovation

(d) Medical Equipments

(e) Recycled Plastics


8) The Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated seminar “Industry Connect 2022” in which among the following state/Union Territory?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Telangana

(c) Sikkim

(d) Delhi

(e) Karnataka


9) Jaishankar has set to visit Germany and France from Feb 18 to 23. In Germany, he will participate in which among the following conference?

(a)European Conference on Electronic Engineering

(b)International Conference on Green Energy Technologies

(c)Munich Security Conference

(d)Wind Energy Science Conference

(e)International Conference on Education and E-Learning


10) Which state has recently overtaken Karnataka as the leader in overall renewable capacity?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d)Telangana

(e)Gujarat


11) Which Financial services company has tied up with IATA to launch payment platform for Indian airline industry?

(a) Bank of America Corporation

(b)CITI Group

(c)Mastercard

(d)J.P. Morgan

(e)Standard Chartered


12) Which among the following bank has become the first multilateral agency to open office in Gift City in Gujarat?

(a)World Bank

(b)New Development Bank

(c)European Investment Bank

(d)Swiss National Bank

(e)Bank for International Settlements


13) C-DOT has bagged 3 Aegis Graham Bell Awards for it’s indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions. This year 2022 marks ________ edition of Aegis Graham Bell Awards.

(a) 10th

(b) 11th

(c) 12th

(d) 13th

(e)14th


14) The Ministry of Defence has recently signed MoU with which among the following service provider to onboard pension services?       

(a)CSC e-Governance Services

(b) NITI Aayog

(c)IRDAI

(d)Reserve Bank of India RBI

(e)Indian Banks’ Association


15) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has recently delayed the test launch of which among the following moon mission?

(a)LADEE -2

(b)GRAIL – P1

(c)LCROSS

(d) ARTEMIS-1

(e) SMART


16) As per the Hurun India Wealth Report 2021, India’s millionaire households has increased to ________ in 2021 when comparing to 2020.

(a) 8%

(b) 10%

(c) 11%

(d) 13%

(e) 14%


17) In Singapore Weight lifting International 2022 India has secured 8 medals. How many Gold Medals are achieved among the 8 medals?

(a) 3 Gold Medals

(b) 4 Gold Medals

(c)5 Gold Medals

(d)6 Gold Medals

(e)7 Gold Medals


18) Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq has won a gold medal in the junior tournament at Wushu.WushuStars Championship 2022 held in which country?

(a) Russia

(b) United States

(c) Israel

(d) Ukraine

(e) Canada


19) Rafael Nadal haswon Mexican Open 2022 by defeating which among the following Tennis player to clinch his 91st ATP title?

(a)StefanosTsitsipas

(b)Jannik Sinner

(c)Andrey Rublev

(d)Daniil Medvedev

(e) Cameron Norrie


20) Who is the President of International Wushu Federation?

(a)Geng Xiaoling

(b)Park Chan-dea

(c)Ng SiuChing

(d)Zhongwen Gou

(e) Liu Xuxu


21) Where is the Headquarters of the Hurun report located?

(a) New York

(b) London

(c) Washington

(d) Berlin

(e) Moscow


22) Where is the Headquarters of New Development Bank located?

(a)Hong Kong

(b)Beijing

(c)Shanghai

(d) Cape Town

(e)Moscow


23) Where is Kandla Port located?

(a)Maharashtra

(b)Karnataka

(c)Gujarat

(d)Kerala

(e)None of these


24) Where is Raxaul airport located?

(a)Delhi

(b)Goa

(c) Assam

(d)Bihar

(e)None of these


25) Who is the present chairman of NABARD?

(a) G.R. Chintala

(b)Rajnish Kumar

(c) Rajeev Rishi

(d)Jai Kumar Garg

(e)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala


Answers :

1) Answer: B

The Government of India has organised the Polio National Immunization Day 2022 (NID) (also known as ‘’Polio Ravivar”) on February 27, 2022, to give two drops of oral polio vaccine (OPV) to every child in the country under the age of five.


2) Answer: A

The National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February each year in India to spread the message about the importance of science in the daily life of the people.

On this day, Sir CV Raman had announced the discovery of the Raman Effect for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930

The theme of National Science Day for 2022 is Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future.


3) Answer: D

The Rare Disease Day (RDD) is observed every year on the last day of February. This year in 2022 it falls on February 28, 2022.

The day is observed to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families.

The theme of Rare Disease Day for 2022 is Share Your Colors


4) Answer: B

February 27th is celebrated as the National Protein Day, to create awareness about protein deficiency and encourage people to include of this macronutrient in their diet.

The day urges people to include this crucial macronutrient in their diet.

The theme of India Protein Day in 2022 is Food Futurism


5) Answer: A

The World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27 every year.

It is an international day dedicated to recognize, celebrate and honour all non-governmental and nonprofit organizations, and the people behind them that contribute to the society all year around.

World NGO Day was observed by United Nations.


6) Answer: E

The Ministry of Education has launched a campaign titled ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’.

The aim of this campaign is to promote the BhashaSangam mobile app, launched by the Ministry under the aegis of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat to encourage cultural diversity and promote multilingualism.

BhashaSangam mobile app was first launched on October 31, 2021


7) Answer: C

The Union health ministry MansukhMandaviyahas launched the ICMR/ DHR Policy on Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

This Policy will ensure multi-disciplinary collaboration, promote start-up culture, and develop an innovation led ecosystem at Medical Institutes across the country by promoting Make-in-India, Start-Up-India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.


8) Answer: D

The Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr. MansukhMandaviya, inaugurated a seminar “Industry Connect 2022”: Industry and Academia Synergy on February 25, 2022 in New Delhi.

The seminar has been organised by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).


9) Answer: C

External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, would be on a visit to Germany and France from February 18-23, 2022.

In Germany, he will participate in the Munich Security Conference (MSC).

At MSC, he will participate in a panel discussion on the Indo-Pacific and will also lead discussions at an AzadiKaAmritMahotsav (AKAM) event, being hosted by CGI Munich and the Observer Research Foundation on the sidelines of MSC


10) Answer: A

Tamil Nadu has achieved the Number One position in overall installed renewable energy capacity in India surpassing Karnataka.

According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), as of January 31, 2022, Tamil Nadu’s total installed renewable capacity stood at 15,914 MW as compared to Karnataka’s total clean energy capacity of 15,795 MW.

Tamil Nadu’s total solar capacity increased to 4,894 MW (includes ground-mounted, rooftop and off-grid capacity) as of January 31, 2022, from 2,575 MW as of March 31, 2019, while wind capacity grew to 9,857 MW from 8,969 MW during the period.


11) Answer: E

Standard Chartered has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch IATA Pay in India.

IATA Pay in India is powered by Standard Chartered’s Straight2Bank Pay, a payment platform that helps online merchants digitalise collections via multiple payment options through single global connectivity.

It enables participating airlines to offer instant payment options such as UPI Scan & Pay and UPI Collect (Request to Pay).


12) Answer: B

New Development Bank (NDB) will become the first multilateral agency to open an office in the Gujarat International Finance Tec City (Gift), Gujarat.

NDB will open the office in May 2022 in GIFT City.

NDB also expects to partner with the newly launched National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) to support crucial infrastructure projects in India.

The BRICS countries represent 41 per cent of the global population, 24 percent of the global GDP and 16 per cent of the global trade.


13) Answer: C

Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), has bagged three awards at the 12th edition of Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards for its indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions in various categories.

Three awards:

Indigenous Early Warning Platform for Disaster Management & Preparedness based on ITU’s Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)  in the “Tech for Social Good” category.

C-DOT SAMVAD – A Unified Platform for Secure Messaging and Calling Solution.

C-DOT Quarantine Alert System (CQAS) has won the first prize in the category of “Preventive measures to combat Covid 19”.


14) Answer: A

:Defence Accounts Department (DAD) of Ministry of Defence has signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, to onboard pension services under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative across more than 4 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) all over India.

The MoU was signed by Controller of Defence Accounts (CDA) Pensions Shri Sham Dev and CEO of CSC e-Governance Services India Limited Shri Sanjay Kumar Rakesh in the presence of Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar in New Delhi.


15) Answer: D

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has delayed the test launch of Artemis 1 moon mission.

Artemis 1 will be the first test flight of NASA’s new Space Launch System megarocket and the Orion crew capsule.

It is currently scheduled to launch no earlier than March 20, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The SLS rocket will launch the uncrewed Orion spacecraft on an approximately 26-day mission.


16) Answer: C

According to the Hurun India Wealth Report 2021, the number of dollar-millionaire households in India has increased by 11% to 4,58,000 households compared to 2020.

The Hurun Research Institute surveyed 350 Indian ‘millionaires’, defined as individuals with a personal wealth of USD 1 million (equivalent to INR 7 crore).


17) Answer: D

India concluded its campaign at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with eight medals, including six golds and a silver and bronze each.

Each of the eight Indian lifters who registered for Singapore International won medals and secured their spots at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in July-August.


18) Answer: A

Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq has won a gold medal in the junior tournament at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship 2022.

The Wushu Stars Championship is being held in Moscow, Russia from February 22 to 28.

Wushu player Sadia Tariq hails from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir.


19) Answer: E

In tennis, Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat British number one Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 to win the singles title of Mexican Open 2022 (also known as Acapulco title).

This is the 91st ATP title of his career and the third title of the season.


20) Answer: D

President of International Wushu Federation is Zhongwen Gou


21) Answer: B

Headquarters of the Hurun report is located at London, UK


22) Answer: C

Headquarters of New Development Bank (NDB) located atShanghai, China


23) Answer: C

Kandla Port located at kandla, Gujarat


24) Answer: D

Raxaul airport located at Ekderwa, Bihar


25) Answer: A

Dr.Chintala Govinda Rajulu is the present chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with effect from 27 May 2020.

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