Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

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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.

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Indian cricket team created history by becoming the first team to play the 1000th ODI during their game against the West Indies. Before this game, India had played 999 ODIs and recorded 518 victories.
Rohit Sharma led the Indian Team in their 1000th ODI. Kapil Dev was the captain in India’s 100th ODI, while Sourav Ganguly led the Indian team in its 500th ODI. Australia has played 958 ODIs while Pakistan has played 936 ODI matches.

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The U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program, which includes the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), is led by the US and in partnership with Australia, Brazil, and South Korea, with Chile as the host country.
The USD 1 billion project was ranked ‘Mission Critical’ by the 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics.  The report ranked the US-ELTP as the top frontier project for ground-based observatories. It recommended federal support for final construction stages of GMT.

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Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. Several measures for habitat management for tigers were launched about six months ago at the Reserve.
As a result, the tiger population in the wildlife sanctuary has gone up to 25. Grassland habitats were developed in dry patches of land, which will help animals feed and breed, thus enhancing the tiger’s feed. The forest administration created new water sources at 10 diverse habitats within the forest.

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting  released Central Media Accreditation Guidelines-2022 .It includes a stringent provision under which the accreditation is liable to be suspended or withdrawn if a journalist ‘acts in a manner which is prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State’ among others.
Accredited media persons are prohibited from using the words “Accredited to the government of India” on their profile.

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The Centre has initiated the process for development of lighthouses in the State on public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
Five lighthouses located in four districts have been identified for development as tourist destinations including Gopalpur in Ganjam, Paradip in Jagatsinghpur, False Point in Kendrapara, Puri and Chandrabhaga in Puri district.

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Karnataka High Court Chief Justice constituted a three-judge bench, including himself, to hear a batch of petitions questioning a ban on the use of hijabs in a few pre-university colleges in the state.
A single-judge bench of the court had decided to refer the pleas to a larger bench as it found the case involved larger Constitutional issues. The decision came after two days of tension and protests across Karnataka over the issue.

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Seven Indian Army personnel, who were part of a patrol team, were struck by an avalanche in the high-altitude area in the Kameng sector of Arunachal Pradesh.
All the seven personnel were later found deceased. The area is located at an altitude of 14,500 feet and had been witnessing heavy snowfall since the last few days. The Army had lost six personnel to avalanches and snow-slides in the Siachen Glacier in 2019, and 11 others in other parts of the country.

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The ACT Accelerator is a multinational and multi-institutional initiative launched by G-20. It includes WHO, CEPI, FIND, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, the World Bank and governments, to raise financial support of R&D, production and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, therapies and vaccines.
The ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council’s has called for ‘Fair share’ of financing that the richer countries should contribute to the ACT-Accelerator’s global response.

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The US Justice Department has announced the unravelling of the country’s biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft case.
The officials have recovered USD 3.6 billion, which was linked to the hack of Bitfinex. It is a virtual currency exchange whose systems were breached by hackers nearly six years ago. A pair is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin stolen after the exchange was hacked.