Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022
11. Tripura inaugurated the Kamalpur-Kurmaghat border haat, along the border of India and which country?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Myanmar
[D] China
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Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
Notes:
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb laid the foundation stone for Kamalpur-Kurmaghat border haat between India and Bangladesh in Dhalai district.
The Border Haat is expected to boost trade relations between the two countries. Border Haats are duty-free trading spaces between two countries where locally grown products are sold to people living within a radius of 5 Km of the Haat on specific days of the week.
12. Which Indian state has developed a dedicated ‘Craft Map’, mapping all art forms of the state?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Manipur
[C] Sikkim
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: B [Manipur]
Notes:
Mission for Economic Empowerment of Traditional Artisans and Craftsmen (MEETAC), Manipur, and the National Institute of Design have created ‘Craft Map of Manipur’.
It includes all art forms across the state such as the black earthenware crafted by the Tangkhul community without using a potter’s wheel, GI-tagged Manipuri half sari called ‘moirang phee’, ‘Thang’ knifes , products made from ‘kauna’, firm-stemmed grass among others.
13. Which state launched the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana’?
[A] Punjab
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
Chhattisgarh government launched the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana’.
It is a financial assistance scheme of the Chhattisgarh government for landless labourers of rural areas with around 3.55 lakh beneficiaries receiving Rs 2,000 each in their bank accounts as the first instalment under the plan. It was launched by Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi.
14. ‘Kanchoth festival’ is celebrated in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] West Bengal
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
‘Kanchoth festival’ is a religious and colourful events for the followers of Nag Culture. It was recently celebrated across erstwhile district Doda of Jammu and Kashmir.
The people celebrate marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati and pray for their spouses’ long life. It is also called as Gauri-Tritya.
15. What is the percentage of Women representation of board seats in India in 2021, as per ‘Women in the Boardroom report’?
[A] 4.1
[B] 7.1
[C] 17.1
[D] 27.1
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Correct Answer: C [17.1]
Notes:
In India, women representation of board seats increased by 9.4 per cent from 2014 to 17.1 per cent in 2021 as per Deloitte’s Women in the Boardroom report.
But women comprise only 3.6 per cent of the board chairs, down by 0.9 per cent since 2018. The report finds that globally, women hold 19.7 per cent of the board seats, which rose by 2.8 per cent since 2018. At the current pace, the world could expect to reach near-parity only in 2045.
16. ‘Namma Shaale Nanna Koduge’ app is an initiative of which state/UT?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Odisha
[D] Goa
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Correct Answer: B [Karnataka]
Notes:
Karnataka’s Department of Primary and Secondary Education has developed an application named ‘Namma Shaale Nanna Koduge’ app.
This aims to address infrastructure needs of government schools, shortage of teachers, better use of learning aids and utilisation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.
17. Which country is the host of One Summit, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] USA
[B] France
[C] Russia
[D] China
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Correct Answer: B [France]
Notes:
One Ocean Summit is being organised by France in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank.
India supported the French initiative of a ‘High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the conference and said that India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic.
18. What is the approximate number of cyber crimes in India in 2020, as per NCRB Crime in India report?
[A] 20000
[B] 35000
[C] 50000
[D] 75000
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Correct Answer: C [50000]
Notes:
As per the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data, India reported an 11 per cent jump in cyber crime in 2020.
A total of 50,035 cases were registered under cyber crimes in 2020. This is an 11.8 per cent in registration over 2019 (44,735 cases). In 2020, 60.2 per cent of cyber-crime cases registered was for the motive of fraud. It is followed by sexual exploitation (6.6 per cent) and extortion (4.9 per cent).
19. The annual “Udyanotsav” of Rashtrapati Bhavan is held during which month?
[A] December- January
[B] February- March
[C] April- May
[D] June-July
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Correct Answer: B [February- March]
Notes:
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the annual ‘Udyanotsav’ of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Every year, the event is held during February-March.
The Mughal Gardens will remain open for the general public from February 12, 2022 to March 16, 2022. The main attraction of this year’s event will be 11 varieties of Tulips which are set to bloom in phases during February.
20. What is ‘Proxima d’, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] New Vaccine
[B] New Exo-Planet
[C] New Star
[D] New Mineral
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Correct Answer: B [New Exo-Planet]
Notes:
A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the star closest to the Sun.
The planet named ‘Proxima d’, is the third detected in the system. It is among the lightest of the exo-planets discovered so far. The astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile to spot this exo-planet.
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