MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 1st February 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 1st February 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Pops is India’s first intelligent messenger. Which entity has launched this facility?
(a) 5paisa
(b) PhonePe
(c) MobiKwik
(d) Paytm Money
2. India has collaborated with which country to create 150 ‘Villages of Excellence’ in 12 States of India?
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) Israel
(d) France
3. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) has set up two new bank note printing lines. Where are these two located?
(a) Nashik and Dewas
(b) Salboni and Nashik
(c) Dwas and Mysore
(d) Mysore and Salboni
4. Indian team beat which country to win bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup?
(a) South Korea
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Peru
5. FICCI has partnered with which company to support five lakh women-led small businesses across India?
(a) Amazon
(b) Apple
(c) Microsoft
(d) Meta
6. Which player has won the Men’s Single title at Australian Open 2022?
(a) Daniill Medvedev
(b) Novak Djokovic
(c) Andy Murray
(d) Rafael Nadal
7. Who is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance’?
(a) Subramanian Swamy
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) Dr Kiran Bedi
(d) Bimal Jalan
8. India has recently approved a Digital Work Plan 2022 with which intergovernmental organisation?
(a) G20
(b) SAARC
(c) OPEC
(d) ASEAN
9. Which team has won the 2022 Women’s Pan American Cup Field Hockey Tournament?
(a) Chile
(b) Canada
(c) Argentina
(d) Uruguay
10. State Bank of India has issued ____________Formosa bonds and listed the issuance on India INX GIFT IFSC.
(a) $ 100 million
(b) $ 150 million
(c) $ 250 million
(d) $ 300 million
11. Who won the 2022 Australian Open Women’s Singles Title?
(a) Danielle Collins
(b) Ashleigh Barty
(c) Simona Halep
(d) Karolína Pliskova
12. Which state has topped India’s list in the number of MSME owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
13. The central government has recently made it mandatory for telecom companies to keep international calls and messages secure for how many Years?
(a) 2 Years
(b) 3 Years
(c) 4 Years
(d) 5 Years
14. Electronics and which ministry has recently launched “Federated Digital Identities”?
(a) Ministry of Tribals
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Railways
(d) Ministry of IT
15. Which of the following ministry has recently launched “NIPER Research Portal” to facilitate innovation and research in pharmaceutical sector?
(a) Ministry of Tribals
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Culture
(D) Ministry of Chemistry
16. Which of the following state government has recently launched “AP Seva Portal 2.0”?
(a) Government of Andhra Pradesh
(b) Government of Maharashtra
(c) Government of Kerala
(d) Gujarat government
17. Shiomara Castro has recently been sworn in as the first female President of which country?
(a) Honduras
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Mexico
(d) Japan
18. India and which country have recently formed a $150 million fund to support startups?
(a) Japan
(b) America
(c) UK
(d) United Arab Emirates
ANSWERS
1. D
Paytm Money has introduced “India’s first” intelligent messenger called ‘Pops’. The company has launched ‘Pops’, with which users can receive specific information related to their stocks, analysis about their portfolio, market news, and important market movements in an easy to consume format, all in one place.
2. C
The Government of India has joined hands with the Government of Israel to create 150 ‘Villages of Excellence’ in 12 States of the country, to help farmers to adopt latest technology in the farm sector.
3. A
Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) has set up ‘new bank note printing lines’ at its Currency Note Press, Nashik and Bank Note Press, Dewas.
4. C
India defeated China, 2-0 to win bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament.
5. D
Social media giant Meta has partnered with industry body FICCI to support five lakh women-led small businesses across India.Meta will undertake this initiative under its #SheMeansBusiness programme, in partnership with FICCI’s ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ initiative.
6. D
Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Daniill Medvedev (Russia) 2-6,6-7,6-4,6-4,7-5 to win the Men’s Single title at Australian Open 2022.
7. C
The Book titled ‘Fearless Governance’ authored by Dr Kiran Bedi has been released.
8. D
India and ASEAN nations have approved a work plan titled India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2022, during the second ASEAN Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting held on January 28, 2022 virtually.
9. C
Argentina defeated Chile, 4-2 to win its 6th women’s field hockey championship title at the 2022 Women’s Pan American Cup.
10. D
State Bank of India (SBI) has issued $300 million Formosa bonds and listed the issuance on India INX GIFT IFSC.
11. B
In women’s, World Number 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia defeated Danielle Collins of the US, 6-3 7-6, to win women’s singles final title at the Australian Open 2022.
12. A
Maharashtra has topped India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as many as 96,805 enterprises.
13. A
Recently, the central government has made it mandatory for telecom companies to keep satellite phone calls, conference calls and messages safe for 2 Years. Whereas earlier the provision was applicable only for 1 year earlier. All telecom companies can destroy the data after the completion of two Years.
14. D
Ministry of Electronics and IT has recently introduced “Federated Digital Identities” with the objective of interlinking multiple identity cards of Indian citizens. Under which digital IDs like Aadhaar, Passport and PAN are interlinked and stored under a new unique ID.
15. D
Ministry of Chemicals has recently launched “NIPER Research Portal” to facilitate innovation and research in the pharmaceutical sector. Which will provide information about the research activities of NIPER. This portal will help researchers to approach appropriate organizations.
16. A
Government of Andhra Pradesh has recently launched “AP Seva Portal 2.0”. Which will provide better services to the citizens. This portal will provide digital services to the citizens in a transparent manner. This portal will help the public to track their application without any hassle.
17. A
Xiomara Castro has recently been sworn in as the first female President of Honduras. He is a socialist leader. She has promised to tackle drug trafficking in the country, as well as liberalizing strict abortion laws.
18. D
India and United Arab Emirates recently created a $150 million fund to support startups. Which will help in making 10 unicorns by the year 2025. Unicorns are startups that are worth more than USD 1 billion.
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