Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

21. Which country has identified the next-generation probiotic bacterium ‘Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5’?
[A] USA
[B] India
[C] Russia
[D] China

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22. 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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23. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been declared President of which country?
[A] Burkina Faso
[B] Namibia
[C] Zimbabwe
[D] Mali

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24. 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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25. Kiribati, is an island nation located in which ocean/sea?
[A] Indian Ocean
[B] Pacific Ocean
[C] Atlantic Ocean
[D] Mediterranean Sea

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26. Which is the the only country that has dedicated country-focused industrial townships across India?
[A] Australia
[B] Japan
[C] Germany
[D] France

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27. ‘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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28. 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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29. Which state has witnessed protests for including Bhojpuri and Magahi as “regional languages” in Government jobs?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Jharkhand
[C] West Bengal
[D] Chhattisgarh

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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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