Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

21. Ibrahim Sutar, who recently passed away, was Padma Shri awardee and social worker from which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Kerala

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22. South Col Glacier is the highest-altitude glacier of which Mountain?
[A] Mt Everest
[B] K2
[C] Kangchenjunga
[D] Kilimanjaro

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23. 110 million-year-old lizard species protected in a piece of amber has been found in which country?
[A] India
[B] Myanmar
[C] Japan
[D] Australia

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24. ‘PM KUSUM’ Scheme is associated with which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Power
[B] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

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25. Which institution launched agro ecology-based programme named ‘JIVA’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] NABARD
[C] ICAR
[D] CSIR

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26. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘Digital Sky’ platform?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[C] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[D] Ministry of MSME

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27. 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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28. Which state initiated ‘Operation Parivartan’ to eliminate the cultivation of cannabis?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Goa

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29. Legal mining of Bajri (riverbed sand) has been initiated in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C]  Bihar
[D] West Bengal

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30. Which country has signed USD 375 million deal with India to buy three batteries of the BrahMos cruise missile?
[A] Indonesia
[B] Philippines
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Nepal

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