Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2023

11. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles) scheme’?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[B] Ministry of Heavy Industries
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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12. National Research Foundation is an autonomous agency that comes under the aegis of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Education

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13. NISAR is an Earth-observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO and which other country’s space agency?
[A] Japan
[B] USA
[C] Israel
[D] France

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14. The birth anniversary of which 15th-century poet and saint of Bhakti movement, is observed in February every year?
[A] Guru Ravidass
[B] Kabir Das
[C] Basava
[D] Guru Nanak

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15. ‘Eagle 44 (Oghab 44)’ is the first underground air force base of which country?
[A] Iran
[B] North Korea
[C] Israel
[D] France

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16. Which country is being hit by devastating forest fires following a blistering heat wave?
[A] Argentina
[B] Chile
[C] Brazil
[D] Uganda

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17. ‘Paris Club’ an informal group of creditor nations, are the members of which organisation?
[A] OPEC
[B] OECD
[C] G-20
[D] G-7

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18. ‘Gaziantep Castle’, which was seen in the news, is a historical site located in which country?
[A] Russia
[B] Ukraine
[C] Turkey
[D] USA

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19. Which Indian state implements the ‘Pudumai Penn’ scholarship scheme for girl students?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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20. ‘Smart Cities Mission’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[D] Ministry of Corporate Affairs

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