MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 3rd February 2022
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 3rd February 2022 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Who of the following appointed as Director General of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT)?
a) Dr Madan Mohan Tripathi
b) Shri R.K. Joshi
c) Ms. Jyoti Arora
d) Smt. Kanchan Panwar
2. Where is the Headquarter of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT)?
a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
3. When is World Wetlands Day is observed?
a) 2nd February
b) 1st February
c) 3rd March
d) 3rd June
4.Why is World Wetlands Day celebrated?
a) To raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet.
b) It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in Ramsar, Iran.
c) Both a) & b)
d) None of these
5.Which of the following State became 35th state to implement One Nation One Ration Card?
a) Rajasthan
b) Goa
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Uttar Pradesh
6. Which of the following scheme will be established in each of the 2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country?
a) One Common Service Centre
b) One Common Service Station
c) One Service Centre
d) One Service Station
7.Monica Vitti passed away in February 2022. She won the David di Donatello award for best actress in which year?
A. 1968
B. 1970
C. 1972
D. 1974
8. In February 2022, which of the following has installed and commissioned Param Pravega, one of the most powerful supercomputers in the country?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IISc Bangalore
D. NIT Durgapur
9. Union Government has approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) with an outlay of ______.
A. Rs. 1075 crore
B. Rs. 1275 crore
C. Rs. 1575 crore
D. Rs. 1875 crore
10. Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state that has been declared Ramsar sites recently
A. Haryana
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Odisha
11. According to domestic rating agency CRISIL, what will be the real GDP growth in FY 2022-23?
A. 7.8%
B. 8.2%
C. 8.7%
D. 9.2%
12. Which online platform has partnered with Simpl, a marquee buy-now-pay-later platform to provide BNPL services to its merchants?
A. Dukaan
B. Amazon India
C. Snapdeal
D. IndiaMART
13. Which defence PSU signed a contract worth ₹3131.82 crores for the manufacture and supply of Konkurs anti-tank missiles for the Indian Army?
A. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
B. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
C. Bharat Dynamics Limited(BDL)
D. Bharat Earth Movers Limited
14. Union Government has approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) with an outlay of ______.
A. Rs. 1075 crore
B. Rs. 1275 crore
C. Rs. 1575 crore
D. Rs. 1875 crore
15. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the Defence Intelligence Agency?
A. Kamal Davar
B. GAV Reddy
C. C P Mohanty
D. Upendra Dwivedi
16. HaPpyShop is a new Convenience Store business launched by which company?
A. HPCL
B. SBI
C. Reliance Industries
D. Paytm
17. Name the election mascot unveiled by the Chief Electoral Officer’s office of Punjab recently.
A. Bholu
B. Stumpy
C. Shera
D. Ballu
18. Antonio Costo is reelected as the Prime Minister of which country?
A. Finland
B. Estonia
C. Germany
D. Portugal
19. ________ and Patanjali Ayurved Limited have launched co-branded contactless credit cards in partnership with the NPCI.
A. Canara Bank
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Punjab National Bank
D. State Bank of India
20. Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, ______ has resigned from the post of non-executive and independent director of Britannia Industries Limited.
A. Raghuram G. Rajan
B. D. Subbarao
C. Y.V. Reddy
D. Urjit Patel
ANSWERS
1. A
Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi has joined as Director General of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT). National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
2. A
Headquarter of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) is in New Delhi.
3. A
World Wetlands Day is observed every year on 2 February to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet.
4. C
World Wetlands Day is observed every year on 2 February to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet. The 2nd of February also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
5. C
Chhattisgarh becomes 35th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration Card. The migrant National Food Security Act, NFSA beneficiaries of Chhattisgarh will now be able to take the benefit of subsidised foodgrains at any Fair Price Shop across the country.
6. A
One Common Service Centre will be established in each of the 2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country. It will help in the delivery of various government-to-citizen and other citizen-centric e-Services.
7. D
Monica Vitti, a 20th-century Italian actress, passed away in February 2022. She shot to international fame in 1960 when she did a leading role in L’Avventura (The Adventure). L’Avventura won the jury prize at the Cannes festival in 1960 and Vitti won the Golden Globe for Best Breakthrough Actress the following year. She also won the David di Donatello award for best actress in 1974.
8. C
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has installed and commissioned Param Pravega, one of the most powerful supercomputers in the country. It is also the largest in an Indian academic institution. It has been installed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). It is designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
9. C
The government has approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of Rs.1575 crore for the 15th Finance Commission Cycle 2021-22 to 2025-26.It is the main source of funding for the preparation of national teams for all major national, international competitions.Funding will be used by National Sports Federations to conduct national coaching camps and provide training of international standards to athletes.
10. C
Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat declared Ramsar sites on the occasion of World Wetland Day 2022.Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary (Ramsar site No. 2464), a freshwater wetland near the coast of the Gulf of Kutch, was formed following the creation of a bund (dike) in 1920 by the then ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Nawanagar to protect farmlands from saltwater ingress.The sanctuary is now part of Marine National Park, Jamnagar, the first marine national park in the country.Khijadiya, which is part of the Central Asian Flyway, has become the fourth wetland of Gujarat to get the Ramsar tag.
11. A
Domestic rating agency CRISIL estimated FY23 real GDP growth at 7.8 per cent as compared with the 8.5 per cent projected in the Economic Survey.This estimate is owing to Budget proposals focused on loosening the purse strings by boosting capital expenditure and going slow on fiscal consolidation.The agency said global growth is expected to slow this year as major economies see a withdrawal of monetary and fiscal stimulus.
12. A
Dukaan, a platform that enables small and medium-sized businesses to set up online stores and sell products digitally, has partnered with Simpl to provide BNPL services to Dukaan’s merchants.Simpl is a marquee buy-now-pay-later platform.Dukaan is a Bangalore-based startup that enables D2C and SMB merchants to set up online stores and sell products digitally.It has customers across multiple industries in the D2C space, including food & beverage, fashion, home décor, electronics and digital products, to name a few.
13. C
Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a contract worth ₹3131.82 crores for the manufacture and supply of Konkurs anti-tank missiles for the Indian Army.Bharat Dynamics will manufacture and supply Konkurs anti-tank missiles to the Indian Army.Konkurs – M is a second generation, mechanized infantry anti-tank guided missile, to destroy armored vehicle equipped with explosive reactive armour.BDL is also offering Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Nag, Milan-2T and Amogha, in addition to Konkurs – M, for exports.
14. C
The government has approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of Rs.1575 crore for the 15th Finance Commission Cycle 2021-22 to 2025-26.It is the main source of funding for the preparation of national teams for all major national, international competitions.Funding will be used by National Sports Federations to conduct national coaching camps and provide training of international standards to athletes
15. B
Lieutenant General GAV Reddy, SC, has been appointed as the new head of the Defence Intelligence Agency.General Reddy would be succeeding Lt Gen KJS Dhillon. The Director-General of the Defence Intelligence Agency is the head of the organisation and is among the principal advisors on intelligence to the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff.The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency responsible for providing and coordinating defence and military intelligence to the Indian Armed Forces.It was formed in March 2002 and is administered within and directly under the due guidance of the Ministry of Defence.
16. A
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) has marked its foray into the non-fuel retailing sector by inaugurating its Retail Store under the brand name HaPpyShop, to make available the products of daily need to its customers at their convenience. The first retail store was launched by HPCL in September 2021 in Mumbai at Company’s Retail Outlet located at Nepean Sea Road.
17. C
Chief Electoral Officer’s office of Punjab unveiled its election mascot, “Shera” (Lion). It aims to increase voter awareness, participation and promote ethical voting in the Punjab Assembly polls that is scheduled on 20 February 2022.The mascot “Shera”, depicting a lion. It represents the rich cultural heritage of Punjab.It is promoted under the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) project of the Election Commission of India (ECI). SVEEP project was started in 2009, as the flagship program of the ECI for voter education.
18. D
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costo has been re-elected after his centre-left Socialist Party secured a landslide victory in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election. Socialist Party bagged 117 seats in the 230 seats Parliament. Despite predictions of a tight race, the main opposition centre-right PSD party landed 27.8 per cent for 71 seats. Antonio Costo is serving as the 119th Prime Minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015.
19. C
Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) have launched co-branded contactless credit cards in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The co-branded credit cards are offered on NPCI’s RuPay Platform and are available in two variants – PNB RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select. Both the co-branded cards offer a hassle-free credit service to purchase day-to-day Patanjali products, along with cash backs, loyalty points. PNB RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select cardholders will receive a welcome bonus of 300 reward points on activation.
20. D
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, Urjit Patel has resigned from the post of non-executive and independent director of Britannia Industries Limited, citing a full-time work assignment starting next month. He was a part of the Board of the Company. The former governor also confirmed that there was no other reason other than his new project for the resignation. Patel was recently appointed vice president for investment operations in South Asia at the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). His appointment is effective from 1 February. As the 24th governor of RBI, Patel had succeeded Raghuram Rajan and served as the governor of RBI from 2016-2018. Prior to that, he was RBI’s deputy governor in charge of monetary policy.
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