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1) The National Deworming day has been observed on which date to raise awareness about the importance of deworming mainly for children from age 1 to19?

(a) February 10

(b) February 11

(d) February 13

(e) February 14

2) Every year which day has been celebrated as the National women’s day and to commemorate the birth anniversary of whom?

(a) February 13, Sarojini Naidu

(b) February 14, Indhra Gandhi

(d) February 11, Kalpana Chawla

(e) February 12, Rani Lakshmi Bhai

3) The International Epilepsy Day has been observed every year on which day of February across the world?

(a) Second Monday

(b) Second Friday

(d) Second Tuesday

(e) Third Monday

4) FICCI’s Committee against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy has taken the initiative in establishing Anti-Smuggling Day on which date of February?

(a) February 11

(b) February 12

(d) February 14

(e) February 15

5) The government of India has recently approved for the continuation of modernisation of police forces scheme with the financial outlay of _________ crores.

(a) ₹26,275 crore.

(b) ₹56,275 crore.

(d) ₹76,275 crore.

(e) ₹86,275 crore.

6) Which of the following countries would be the part of first -ever Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India?

(a) Australia

(b) France

(d) Singapore

(e) All the above

7) The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of equity share capital of Sajjan India Limited by Sona Company Pt Ltd under which section of the Competition Act, 2002?

(a) Section 31(1)

(b) Section 32(2)

(d) Section 32(1)

(e) Section 35(5)

8) Recently Agricultural Products Export Development Authority has celebrated its ____________ Foundation Day.

(a) 35th

(b) 34th

(d) 30th

(e) 39th

9) HDFC Ergo General Insurance has recently announced its partnership with which organisation to offer curated insurance covers for card holders?

(a) VISA

(b) Mastercard

(d) Paytm

(e) Phonepay

10) Paisabazaar.com, a digital platform for consumer credit, has recently tied up with which bank to offer ‘Paisa on Demand’ (PoD), a credit card?

(a) RBL Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) AXIS Bank

(e) IDBI Bank

11) According to a Comscore report which company has continued to lead digital payments with over 45 per cent penetration in Fintech?

(a) Paytm

(b) Phonepay

(d) Airtel payments

(e) None of the above

12) The Constitutional Council has appointed whom among the following as the new president of Burkina Faso?

(a) Olaf Scholz

(b)Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba

(d) Roch Marc Christian Kabore

(e) None of these

13) Who has been recently elected as the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year 2022-23?

(a) S. R. Narasimhan

(b) Sanjiv Chadha

(d) Aniket Sunil Talati

(e) Debashis Mitra

14) Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of staff selection commission?

(a) G. Kishan Reddy

(b) Aniket Sunil Talati

(c)Sunil Singh

(d)S Kishore

(e) Govind Raj

15) Who among the following has assumed additional charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power System Operation Corporation Limited?

(a) S. R. Narasimhan

(b) Sanjiv Chadha;

(d) Debashis Mitra

(e) None of the above

16) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has recently given Award to which company for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year 2020-21 in the Public Sector Entities Category?

(a) Tata

(b) RailTel

(d) Bajaj

(e) None of the above

17) Which of the following airport has not participated in the ACI-ASQ survey in 2021?

(a) Chennai

(b) Kolkata

(c)Goa

(d)Chandigarh

(e) Rajasthan

18) The ministry of Defence has signed up a design and development contract with which company to develop a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?

(a) Chennai-based startup

(b) Bangalore-based startup

(d) Mumbai-based startup

(e) None of the above

19) On Feb 11, 2022, India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism cooperation in New Delhi with which country?

(a) Australia

(b) France

(d) Singapore

(e) Italy

20) Saint-Gobain India and which IIT Research Park has entered into an MoU to develop a 100% Renewable Energy– Research Park?

(a) IIT Bombay

(b) IIT Madras

(d) IIT Kharagpur

(e) None of the above

21) What is the name of the 5th and final vessel delivered by the Goa Shipyard to the Indian Coast Guard?

(a) ICGS Saksham.

(b) ICGS Sajag

(d) ICGS Sujeet

(e) ICGS Sarthak

22) NASA has selected two science missions the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and Helio Swarm. Which of the following is/are the goal of the mission?

(a) Improve our understanding of the dynamics of the sun,

(b) The sun-Earth connection

(d) Both a and b

(e) All the above

23) According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022,which country is among the top five easiest places to start a new business unveiled at the Dubai Expo?

(a) UAE

(b) India

(d) USA

(e) Japan

24) Noted industrialist and former chairman of Bajaj Auto, Rahul Bajaj passed away recently. Which among the following award was won by him in 2001?

(a) Dronacharya

(b) Bharat Ratna

(d) Padma Shri

(e) None of the above

25) Bank of Baroda would acquire Union Bank of India’s_____% stake in India First Life Insurance Company.

(a) 24

(b) 45

(d) 21

(e) 24

26) The headquarters of Bank of Baroda is located in which of the following city?

(a)Gujarat

(b)Mumbai

(c)Delhi

(d)Rajasthan

(e)Chennai

Answers :

1) Answer: A

National Deworming Day is observed on 10 February to raise awareness about the importance of deworming, mainly for children from 1 to 19 years of age.

The purpose behind celebrating the day is to reduce the prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH), commonly known as the parasitic intestinal worms, among all children and adolescents.

National Deworming Day (NDD) was launched in 2015 and is one of the largest public programmes implemented on a single day reaching crores of children and adolescents via two NDD rounds every year.

2) Answer: A

Every year, February 13 is celebrated as National Women’s Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of SarojiniNaidu. While Naidu made her mark all over the world for her literary excellence, she also achieved great success and the love of people in India .Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh, then known as the United Provinces. She was an adept intellectual and scholar, because of which she became the first woman ever to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress

3) Answer: A

International Epilepsy Day is observed every year on the Second Monday of February across the world. In 2022, International Epilepsy Day falls on February 14, 2022. The day is organized jointly by the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE)to raise awareness about epilepsy and highlight the kinds of problems faced by victims, their friends and family.

4) Answer: A

FICCI’s Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) has taken the initiative in establishing Anti-Smuggling Day on February 11th, 2022.The war against smuggling can’t be won without greater participation from the consumers, Anil Rajput, Chair, FICCI CASCADE at the launch of Anti-Smuggling Day. ‘Anti-Smuggling Day’ will be a significant step forward in the fight against the worldwide smuggling threat.According to the press release by FICCI, the World Economic Forum’s estimates, illicit trade has resulted in an annual drain of US$2.2 trillion (approx. 3 percent of world GDP) in 2020.

5) Answer: A

The umbrella scheme of Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF) has been approved for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.The scheme has a total financial outlay of ₹26,275 crore .A central scheme to modernize and improve police forces in all states and union territories will continue for another five years.

6) Answer: E

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

The Summit will be inaugurated by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER), Govt. of India ShriG. Kishan Reddy.

Participants from countries such as India, Australia, France, Italy, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdomwill be a part of the summit that will be held online over two days and participation is open to the public.

7) Answer: A

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of equity share capital of Sajjan India Limited (Target) by Sona Company Pte. Ltd. (Acquirer) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.The proposed combination relates to investment in the Target by way of acquisition of equity shares of the Target and falls under Section 5(a) of the Competition Act, 2002.The Acquirer is an investment company, incorporated under the laws of Singapore. The Acquirer does not have any physical presence in India.

8) Answer: C

Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) celebrated its 36th Foundation Day. APEDA actively supported the Government in taking the export of agricultural products to USD 20.67 billion in 2020-21 from USD 0.6 billion in 1986 when it was founded.

APEDA also helped expand the export basket to 205 countries.

9) Answer: A

HDFC Ergo General Insurance announced its partnership with Visa to offer curated insurance covers for Visa’s Platinum card holders for select public sector banks.

It will offer a complimentary fraud insurance cover for our Platinum Debit & Credit cardholders across participating issuers. RBI has mandated banks to offer Zero Liability to cardholders for frauds reported. Through this association with Visa, HDFC ERGO aims to insure the risk of fraudulent transactions and enable the issuing banks to offer Zero Liability to their cardholders.

10) Answer: A

Paisabazaar.com, a digital platform for consumer credit, has tied up with RBL Bank to offer ‘Paisa on Demand’ (PoD), a credit card. The credit card will be exclusively available on the Paisabazaar platform. The credit card from RBL Bank will be lifetime free with a digital onboarding process. It will provide customers the option of availing personal loans from RBL Bank, using the same credit limit at normal personal loan rates.

11) Answer: A

According to a Comscore report, Paytm continues to lead digital payments with over 45 per cent penetration in Fintech.Paytm is closely followed by Google Pay (mobile App) at 43 percent penetration (reach as percentage of total digital population).

The Comscore report revealed that financial services was among the top online content categories, accounting for 80 per cent of the total internet audience in the country.

The payments was the largest subcategory within the fintech domain in 2021 with over 372 million unique visitors.

12) Answer: B

The Constitutional Council appointed Lt. Col. Paul Henri SandaogoDamibaas the new president of Burkina Faso after the resignation of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.MrDamiba’s formal swearing-in would take place on February 16 in the capital Ouagadougou. On January 24, disgruntled officers led by MrDamiba forced out the country’s elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who had faced a wave of public anger over his handling of a bloody jihadist insurgency.

13) Answer: E

DebashisMitra has been elected as the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2022-23. Meanwhile Aniket Sunil Talati has been elected as Vice President of ICAI. He was also appointed as chairman of the Eastern Indian Regional Council of ICAI and Guwahati branch of EIRC of ICAI.He is also a board member of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA), Insurance Advisory Committee and a member of SEBI’s Primary Market Advisory Committee.

14) Answer: D

Senior bureaucrat S. Kishore has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Kishore to the post in the rank and pay of Secretary to Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post and keeping the Recruitment Rules of the post in abeyance. Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

15) Answer: A

Shri S. R. Narasimhan has assumed additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) with effect from 1st February 2022. Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Dec 2021 selected the name of SR Narasimhan for the CMD post Narasimhan replaced KVS Baba, who superannuated on February 1, 2022.

16) Answer: B

RailTelhas won the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year 2020-21 in the Public Sector Entities Category. It has been adjudged as winner in the ‘plaque’ category as part of the awards.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & TechnologyJitendra Singh presented the awards to the winner awardees at the ICAI award ceremony held in New Delhi.

17) Answer: E

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) informed 7 airports that participated in the ACI-ASQ survey in 2021 have been chosen for ‘Voice of Customer Recognition’ under Airports Council International (ACI) World’s Voice of the Customer initiative.

The Seven AAI airports namely Chennai, Kolkata, Goa, Pune, Patna, Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh that participated in ACI-ASQ (Airport Service Quality) survey in 2021.

The ACI has initiated the ‘Voice of the Customer’ initiative to acknowledge and recognize airports that continue to prioritize their customers and are committed to ensuring their voice is heard, even during the ongoing Covid.

18) Answer: B

The ministry of defencehas signed up a design and development contract with a Bangalore-based company to develop a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) which will be able to conduct surveillance operations and support communications by staying airborne for months at a stretch. The overall projected cost of the project is more than Rs 700 crore. The initiative, which is backed by the Indian Army, would also include Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as the principal prototype development partner.

19) Answer: A

On Feb 11, 2022, India and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation in the field of Tourism in New Delhi.The MoU was signed by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan and India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry, PiyushGoyal.

20) Answer: B

Saint-Gobain India and IIT Madras Research Park have entered into anMoU to develop a 100% Renewable Energy (RE) – research park.

As part of the MoU, Saint-Gobain India will be supporting IIT Madras Research Park with a funding of Rs 1 crore (Euro 110,000) over the next 3 years.

Aim:

To boost the transformation towards a low carbon future and to aid India in achieving 100% renewable energy.

21) Answer: A

India’s Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project to the Indian Coast Guard, ahead of contractual schedule. The vessel was named as ICGS ‘Saksham’.All 5 vessels have been delivered before time to the Indian Coast Guard. The contract for 5 CGOPVs was signed by GSL with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 26th Aug 2016.

22) Answer: E

NASA has selected two science missions the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarmto help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the sun, the sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. The missions will provide deeper insights into our universe and offer critical information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications signals such as GPS. These also provide a unique perspective and a novel approach to understanding the mysteries of our star.

23) Answer: B

According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report, India is among the top five easiest places to start a new business unveiled at the Dubai Expo.

It gathered data via a survey of at least 2,000 respondents across each of 47 high, medium and low-income economies.

24) Answer: C

Veteran industrialist and head of the Bajaj group, Rahul Bajaj, passed away

Bajaj, 83, who had pneumonia and also a heart problem, was admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic a month ago.Bajaj was awarded the third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2001.He was the chairman emeritus of the Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group, the parent company of Bajaj Auto.

25) Answer: D

Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India’s 21% stake in India First Life Insurance Company. It is a joint venture between the Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, and Carmel Point Investments. At present, the shareholding in IFIC is BoB holds 44%, Carmel Point Investments India holds 26% and UBI holds 30%. The acquisition is pursuant to a ‘Right of First Offer’ made by UBI to the existing shareholders of India First Life, to divest 21% of its stake in India First Life.

26) Answer: A