Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

21. Which High court has constituted a three-judge bench to hear petitions questioning a ban on the use of hijabs in colleges?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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22. India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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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. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) functions under the aegis of which institution?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Commerce

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25. 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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26. Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) was reduced to cut the tax on importing which product?
[A] Crude palm oil (CPO)
[B] Solar Cell
[C] Jute
[D] Fish Tanks

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27. The Chief Justice of which neighbouring country of India has faced “impeachment” procedure?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Nepal
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Pakistan

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28. Which country has invoked a never-before-used Emergency power, to curtail protests demanding end of Covid restrictions?
[A] USA
[B] Canada
[C] Australia
[D] Brazil

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29. Asteroid (130) Elektra, which was seen in the news, is known for which feature?
[A] First quadruple asteroid
[B] Largest Asteroid
[C] Nearest Asteroid to Earth
[D] Hottest Asteroid

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30. Which country is the co-host of the UN pledging summit to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan?
[A] India
[B] UK
[C] Germany
[D] France

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