Exercise :: February 6, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- February 6, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | What was the mission period of National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), a central sector scheme was launched in 2015-2019 and was implemented in 12 cities.
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| 2. | Which country re-launched the "Cancer Moonshot" program? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: US President Joe Biden announced a relaunch of the "Cancer Moonshot" program started during the Obama administration.
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| 3. | Based on the data released by the economic think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. What was the rate of unemployment recorded in January 2022? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The unemployment rate in India in January 2022 fell sharply to 6.57%, according to the data from the economic think-tank, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. This is the lowest rate witnessed since March 2021.
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| 4. | The 2022 Winter Olympics is being held in Beijing. What is the official slogan of the event? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing, China and will continue. Official slogan - "Together for a Shared Future".
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| 5. | Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2022? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Centre has appointed JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Vice-Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
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| 6. | 'CAR T-cell therapy' which was seen in the news is used to treat which disease? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Chimeric antigen receptor, CAR - T-cell therapy works by genetically engineering an individual's T-cells to recognise and destroy cancer cells.
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| 7. | What is the theme of the tableau of Maharashtra for 2022? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The theme of the tableau of Maharashtra for 2022 is 'Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of Maharashtra'.
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| 8. | Who has been sworn in as the Controller General of Accounts in place of Dipak Dash? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Government of India has appointed Sonali Singh to hold the additional charge of the Controller General of Accounts, under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
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| 9. | Who is the author of the biography on Neeraj Chopra titled 'Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra'? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: A short biography of Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra titled 'Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra' authored by Navdeep Singh Gill has been released.
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| 10. | Punaura Dham, which was seen in the news, is located in which state? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Punaura Dham located in Bihar has been included in the Ramayana Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. It has been included under PRASHAD Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism.
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| 11. | Which Indian State/UT launched Mission Bhagiratha to make sustainable drinking water sources? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Telangana has launched Mission Bhagiratha to make drinking water sources safe and sustainable.
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| 12. | What is the theme of the tableau of Uttar Pradesh for 2022? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The theme of the tableau of Uttar Pradesh was 'One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham'.
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| 13. | Which Indian state has recorded the lowest & highest unemployment rate in January 2022? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Telangana recorded the lowest unemployment rate in January at 0.7%.Haryana witnessed the highest unemployment rate of 23.4% in January 2022.
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| 14. | Arif Khan, who is the lone Indian athlete to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics is qualified for which Olympic sports? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Arif Khan, who is the lone Indian athlete to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics is qualified for the alpine skier.
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| 15. | What is the projected GDP growth estimate of India in FY21 (2020-21) as per the first revised estimates released by NSO? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: As per the first revised estimates released by NSO, the GDP contracted by 6.6% in FY21 (2020-21).
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| 16. | Which cricket player has been selected for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell as the winner of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
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| 17. | Who is the author of the graphic novel Atharva - The Origin, in which Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed as the superhero Atharva? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed as the superhero Atharva in this graphic novel. The graphic novel is authored by Ramesh Thamilmani.
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| 18. | Kamalpur-Kumarghat, which is seen in the news, is located in which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The foundation stone for the third border haat at Kamalpur-Kumarghat on Tripura- Bangladesh border was laid jointly by the Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb and Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi.
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| 19. | Rahul Bhatia has been appointed as the Managing Director of which airline carrier? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The low-cost Indian airline, IndiGo has appointed its co-founder and promoter Rahul Bhatia as the Managing Director (MD) of the company.
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| 20. | Which base year is used to calculate the Gross Domestic Product on constant prices? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The base year for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculations on constant prices is 2011-12.
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