Exercise :: February 19, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- February 19, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Which team has won the Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22 in the men's category? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Haryana defeated the Indian Railway 3-0, to win the Men's title in Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22.
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| 2. | 'Cope South 22' is a joint airlift exercise between which countries? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The air forces of Bangladesh and the United States will conduct a joint tactical airlift exercise 'Cope South 22'.
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| 3. | Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet Channaveera Kanavi has passed away. He was a prominent writer and poet in which language? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Channaveera Kanavi, an iconic poet and writer in the Kannada language, has passed away. He was 93. He was often referred to as 'Samanvaya Kavi' (Poet of Reconciliation).
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| 4. | The world's first woman was cured of HIV through which process? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The woman is a leukaemia patient and received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus. An umbilical cord blood transplant was done, as a part of her cancer treatment.
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| 5. | Which is the venue of the 'DefExpo 2022' Defence Exhibition? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: DefExpo 2022, India's biennial flagship defence exhibition is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat in March.
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| 6. | Kerala defeated the Indian Railway to lift the women's title at 70th Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22. Where was the final event held? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: In the women's category, Kerala defeated the Indian Railway 3-1, to lift the 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22, held at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar.
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| 7. | Which Union Ministry/Institution organized Global Summit on 'Reimagining Museums in India'? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Ministry of Culture organised a two-day Global Summit on 'Reimagining Museums in India' in February 2022.
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| 8. | India's GDP is likely to grow by how much percent in the third quarter of FY 2022, as per SBI? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow at 5.8 percent in the third quarter of the financial year 2022, as per the latest SBI research report.
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| 9. | How many teams will compete in the league stage of Ranji Trophy 2022? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Ranji Trophy 2022 league phase will comprise 38 teams from different states and union territories.
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| 10. | Twitter Inc has partnered with which company to improve the support for its 'Tips' feature in India? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Twitter Inc has partnered with Paytm's payment gateway to improve the support for its 'Tips' feature in India.
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| 11. | The World Sustainable Development Summit is an annual flagship event of which organisation? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The World Sustainable Development Summit is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute.
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| 12. | How many people have been given death sentences in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case verdict? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: A special court sentenced 38 out of the total 49 convicts to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad Bomb Blast case.
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| 13. | The NPCI International Payments Limited has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd to launch Unified Payments Interface in which country? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd and Manam Infotech Private Limited to deploy Unified Payments Interface(UPI) in Nepal.
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| 14. | Which country has closed its Tier 1 investor visa route? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The United Kingdom has decided to close its Tier 1 investor visa to all new applicants due to security concerns.
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| 15. | What is the total outlay for the newly launched scheme of the Ministry of Education, New India Literacy Programme, for five years from FYs 2022-2027? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Ministry of Education has approved a new scheme named "New India Literacy Programme for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education. The total outlay of the "New India Literacy Programme" is Rs.1037.90 crore for FYs 2022-27.
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| 16. | What was the absolute number of non-literates in the country in the age group of 15 years and above, as per the Census 2011? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: As per Census 2011, the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age group is 25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).
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| 17. | The mutual fund mobile app eInvest has been launched by which asset management company for the investor? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Edelweiss Asset Management has launched a mutual fund mobile app named eInvest.
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| 18. | Which team has won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Championship? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: English club Chelsea defeated Brazilian club Palmeiras, 2-1, to win the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup final.
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| 19. | The FAITH 2035 vision document has recently been released for which sector? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has released the FAITH 2035 vision document containing goals and an execution path for making Indian tourism preferred and loved by the world by the year 2035.
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| 20. | What is the theme of G20 in 2022? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The theme of G20 this year is "Recover Together, Recover Stronger".
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