MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 2nd February 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 2nd February 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Who Addressed National Commission for Women (NCW) 30th Foundation Day?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Ram Nath Kovind
C. Arvind Kejriwal
D. None of the above
2. Which company signs an agreement with Hyperion Global Group to supply IoT devices in the US market?
A. NTPC
B. BEL
C. HAL
D. BEML
3. Banks to Transfer 15 NPA Accounts worth Over Rs ____ crore to NARCL in FY22.
A. Rs 70,000 crore
B. Rs 5,000 crore
C. Rs 25,000 crore
D. Rs 50,000 crore
4. Who becomes 1st Indian man to win the World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 Award?
A. Birendra Lakra
B. Harmanpreet Singh
C. PR Sreejesh
D. Amit Rohidas
5. Which country delivers the Initial batch of 70,000 AK 203 rifles to the Indian Armed Forces?
A. France
B. Russia
C. Italy
D. France
6. NPCI observes UPI Safety and Awareness Week ____.
A. 1st to 7th February
B. 2nd to 8th February
C. 3rd to 9th February
D. 8th to 14th February
7. Indian Coast Guard celebrates 46th Raising Day on ____.
A. 31st January
B. 30th January
C. 2nd February
D. 1st February
8. Indian Economy Contracts by ____ per cent in 2020-2021.
A. 9.9%
B. 7.7%
C. 6.6%
D. 8.8%
9. World’s largest canal lock ‘Zeesluis Ijmuiden’ was inaugurated in which country?
A. South Africa
B. Germany
C. Netherland
D. China
10. Bank’s Non-food Credit Growth Increased to ____ per cent in December 2021.
A. 10%
B. 8.7%
C. 9%
D. 9.3%
11. Who Authored a New book titled ‘Last Among Equals’?
A. M.R. Sharan
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Amrita Pritam
D. None of the above
12. The 19th edition of Asian Games 2022 to Feature 40 Sports in how many categories?
A. 58
B. 59
C. 60
D. 61
13. ____ and Tata Power Partners for Financing Solar Projects.
A. RBI
B. HDFC Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. SBI
14. ____ to launch World’s first Hydrogen-powered Flying Boat ‘The Jet’.
A. Dubai
B. Canada
C. Sydney
D. Los Angeles
15. ____ Notifies Phase II of Capital Goods Scheme?
A. Ministry of Heavy Industries
B. Minister of Defence
C. Minister of Finance
D. Minister of Law and Justice
ANSWERS
1. A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the programme organised on the occasion of the 30th Foundation Day of the National Commission for Women (NCW). The theme of the programme was “She – The Change Maker”. The First Commission was constituted on 31st January 1992 with Jayanti Patnaik as the Chairperson.
2. B
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed a partnership agreement with Hyperion Global Group, to manufacture and supply Internet of Things devices for the US (United States) market. Through the agreement, BEL will manufacture and supply IoT devices worth the US $73 million to Hyperion during the first year of commencement.
3. D
As per the statement of State Bank of India’s Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara, Banks will be transferring 15 stressed assets (i.e. Non-Performing Asset (NPA) accounts) aggregating worth over Rs 50,000 crore by March 31, 2022 (i.e. within FY22) to the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL)/bad bank to clean up their books.
4. C
Veteran India hockey goalkeeper Parattu Raveendran (PR) Sreejesh (33) from Kerala won The World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 for his performances in 2021. With this, he became the 1st Indian man & 2nd Indian to receive this accolade after Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal who became the first Indian to win this in 2020. He was the only Indian nominated and was recommended by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
5. B
The Indian Armed Forces received the first batch of 70,000 Ak-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles from Russia, which will be commissioned into the Indian Air Force. The Rs. 5,124 crore worth contract for this procurement was signed on 6 December 2021 between India and Russia, under which Indian Armed Forces placed an order for 670,000 rifles, with 600,000 of them for the Indian Army.
6. A
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the observance of ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Week’ on February 1-7, 2022 and the whole of February as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Month’. UPI stands for Unified Payments Interface. Along with NPCI, it will also be observed by leading banks and fintech.
7. D
Indian Coast Guard Day is annually observed across India on 1st February to commemorate its Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), operating under the Ministry of Defence. 1st February 2022 marks the observance of the 46th Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard. Indian Coast Guard is the 4th Largest Coast Guard in the World.
8. C
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for the financial year 2020-21. The data showed that the Indian economy contracted by 6.6 per cent in 2020-21 as against the earlier estimate of 7.3 per cent in May 2021.
9. C
The world’s largest canal lock namely ‘Zeesluis Ijmuiden’ has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by the Dutch King Willem-Alexander. This 500-meter (1,640-feet) long and 70-meter wide canal lock & Canal is 18 meters deep & canal has replaced the smaller, nearly 100-year-old Noordersluis (northern lock) at Ijmuiden which was built in 1929.
10. D
As per the Reserve Bank of India’s data on ‘Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit – December 2021’ the bank’s non-food credit registered a growth of 9.3 per cent (on a year-on-year basis) in December 2021 as compared to 6.6 per cent in December 2020.
11. A
M.R. Sharan, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, has authored a new book titled “Last Among Equals: Power, Caste & Politics in Bihar’s Villages”. The book is an account of the field study by MR Sharan, in a group of Villages in Bihar that he undertook as a part of this PhD Programme. The book is centred around Sanjay Sahni, an immigrant from Bihar making out a comfortable living as an electrician in Delhi, who heads back to Bihar to organize a group of villagers to fight against corruption and leakages in the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) Scheme.
12. D
The 19th edition of Asian Games 2022, a multi-sporting event which is set to take place from 10th to 25th September 2022 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 categories including several Olympic Sports. Cricket (in T20 format) is set to be featured in the Asian Games after 11 years.
13. D
State Bank of India (SBI) signed an agreement with Tata Power Solar Systems for financing solar projects. SBI has also set up a dedicated centralised processing cell – ‘Surya Shakti Cell’, at the Ballard Estate in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It aims to provide a new direction to solar projects financing in India.
14. A
The JET ZeroEmission announced the launch of the World’s first hydrogen-powered flying boat ‘THE JET’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). THE JET will have its inaugural flight during the COP28, which is scheduled to be held in Dubai, UAE in 2023. This announcement comes as a result of the agreement signed between Swiss startup THE JET ZeroEmission, UAE-based Zenith Marine Services and US-based DWYN to manufacture and operate ‘The Jet’ in Dubai.
15. A
Ministry of Heavy Industries has notified “Scheme on Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II” for providing assistance to Common Technology Development and Services Infrastructure with the financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores. Out of the total financial outlay, the budgetary support will be Rs 975 crore and the remaining Rs 232 crore would be the contribution from the industry.
Connect with us on Social Media | |
 | Facebook Page |
 | Facebook Group |
 | |
 | Youtube Channel |
 | Telegram Channel |
Bidyasagar Classes Address
Plot No-N-6-325, Biju Patnaik College Road, Infront of SBI, Jayadev Vihar, Bhubaneswar
Website: www.bidyasagar.com
Opening and closing hours: Monday to Sunday :7AM-9PM
e-Mail : bidyasagar.classes@gmail.com
Contact No. : 8917265768; 9337421183, 8093021183
