Daily Current Affairs Quiz : February 22, 2022
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1. ‘Khajuraho Dance Festival’ is a famous event organised in which Indian state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Bihar
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival commenced from in Madhya Pradesh. The weeklong festival will be held till February 26, 2022.
The world famous ‘Khajuraho Dance Festival’ is being organized in Khajuraho, located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The festival is being organized on the theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Artists from across the country and the world are performing at the festival.
2. The Supreme Court has scrapped the ‘gender cap’ on performers in orchestra bars in which state recently?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] West Bengal
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]
Notes:
The Supreme Court has scrapped the condition imposed by Maharashtra authorities that limited the number of female and male performers in orchestra bars to four each.
The Court also said that the cap directly transgresses the fundamental rights of the performers as well as the license owners under Article 15 (1) and Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution.
3. Which nocturnal pollinator has been found to have vital role in ‘Pollination’ in the Himalayan ecosystem?
[A] Moths
[B] Bees
[C] Butterflies
[D] Bats
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Correct Answer: A [Moths]
Notes:
As per a recent study, Moths are vital to pollination in the Himalayan ecosystem of northeast India. The study highlights 91 species of moths as potential pollinators of 21 plant families in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
Diurnal are Day-Active Pollinators including bees and butterflies while nocturnal pollinators are active during the nights like moths and bats. Majority of the pollination-related studies are based on diurnal pollinators, so far.
4. In which Indian state is the ‘Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)’ located?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Sikkim
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: C [Maharashtra]
Notes:
‘Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)’ is an array of thirty fully steerable parabolic radio telescopes. It is located near Pune at Khodad in Maharashtra.
Astronomers from the National Centre of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) in Pune, and the University of California, Santa Cruz, have used GMRT to map the distribution of atomic hydrogen gas from the host galaxy of a fast radio burst (FRB).
5. Which Indian city has been elected as the host of 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) session?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: B [Mumbai]
Notes:
India will host the 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) session in Mumbai. India will be hosting the prestigious IOC meeting for the first time since 1983, when the 86th Session was held in New Delhi.
The session which will be held in May or June next year, will include election for the host country for the 2030 Winter Olympics and sports programmes for LA 2028 Olympic Games.
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