Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

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

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23. Ministry of Electronics and IT ban applications prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, under which act?
[A] Information Technology Act
[B] Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
[C] COFEPOSA Act
[D] Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA)

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24. 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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25. The Northern Mariana Islands, which was seen in the news recently, is a territory of which country?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] France
[D] China

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26. Ilker Ayci, former Turkish Airlines Chairman has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which Indian Airlines?
[A] Spice Jet
[B] IndiGo
[C] Air India
[D] Vistara

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27. 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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28. Which High Court recently struck down the state’s ban on online gambling (after Kerala and Tamil Nadu)?
[A] Odisha
[B] Karnataka
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat

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29. Which institution hosts the ‘World Sustainable Development Summit’?
[A] UNFCCC
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] The Energy and Resources Institute
[D] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

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30. Which is the birthplace of Guru Ravidas?
[A] Amritsar
[B] Varanasi
[C] Patna
[D] Ahmedabad

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