Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

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In 2018, SEBI asked the top 500 listed companies to split the post of chairman and managing director by April 2020, after the recommendations of the Uday Kotak-led panel on corporate governance. In 2020, it extended the timeline by two years to April 1, 2022.
Recently, SEBI has made splitting of the post of chairman and managing director (CMD) in the top 500 listed companies voluntary.

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Ministry of Culture organised a two-day Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’ in the month of February 2022.
The summit was organized under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The online summit will encompass four broad themes: Architecture and Functional Needs, Management, Collections (including Curation and Conservation practices) and Education and Audience Engagement.

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is an intergovernmental organisation, established in 1964 at Geneva, Switzerland, with an aim to promote trade among developing countries.
Recently, the organisation has stated that India’s trade deficit as a percentage of global trade has reduced to 0.6% in 2022 as against 0.7% in pre pandemic levels.

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A 2-day G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting was held in Jakarta which was hosted by Indonesia. India was represented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
During the meeting, G20 nations sought for a sustainable international financing scheme, aimed to protect countries against future pandemic and reduce gaps in the health systems in the member countries.

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The US Senate passed a resolution to support for an independent Ukraine and condemn Russian military aggression toward its neighbour.
The resolution encourages President Joe Biden to impose significant costs on Russia and restore peace in Europe. The administration can impose sanctions on its own, regardless of congressional action.

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The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the ‘Garbage Free Cities’ vision has approved “legacy dump site remediation” proposal amounting Rs 235 crore to the state of Andhra Pradesh. The Government of India’s share in this would be Rs.77.66 crore.
This is considered to be the Ministry’s largest one-time approval of funds for legacy dumpsite remediation.

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Every year, in the month of February, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) event is organised, in which bird watchers across the globe would look for birds for 4 days and upload the data for conservation.
This year, it is held from February 18 to 21 and in India it is being organised by e-bird India and Birdcount-India.

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‘World Day of Social Justice’ is observed on February 20 every year. The main objective of celebrating ‘World Day of Social Justice’ is to raise a voice against social injustice and to bring various communities together to eliminate poverty, discrimination, illiteracy, to make a socially integrated society
The theme for World Justice Day 2022 is ‘Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment’.

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The Delhi government established Specialised Schools of Excellence (SoSEs) to equip students with world-class facilities and instructors.
With the introduction of eleven new SOSEs this year, the total number of such schools rose to 31. The schools provide specialised education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), humanities, performing and visual arts, high-end 21st century skills and Armed Forces Preparatory School.

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A week-long commemoration event titled Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate was launched by Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy.
This was launched as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The event is being held simultaneously at 75 locations across the country till February 28, National Science Day. It will display the country’s legacy in science and technology.