Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

21. Which disorder is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone, resulting in increased height?
[A] Acromegaly
[B] Cushing’s Syndrome
[C] Graves’ Disease
[D] Addison’s Disease

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22. Australia has recently designated which species as ‘Endangered’?
[A] Panda
[B] Koala
[C] Kangaroo
[D] Sloth

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23. 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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24. Which country recently passed a legislation that ends forced arbitration in sexual assault and harassment disputes at workplaces?
[A] UK
[B] New Zealand
[C] USA
[D] Chile

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25. ’SMILE’ is a Central Sector scheme launched by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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26. Which Union Ministry is associated with the ‘Umbrella scheme of modernisation of police force’?
[A] Ministry of Law and Justice
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Communication
[D] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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27. National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous organisation under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of MSME
[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[D] NITI Aayog

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28. ‘Prorogation of Assembly’ means which of the following?
[A] Discontinuing of legislative assembly without dissolving
[B] Dissolving legislative assembly
[C] Summoning legislative assembly
[D] Initiating legislative assembly

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29. Which state has the maximum households electrified through the solar-based standalone system, under Saubhagya scheme?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat

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30. India has advised its citizens in which country to ‘consider leaving temporarily’?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Ukraine
[C] Syria
[D] Iran

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