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- What is the central theme of the Economic Survey 2021-22?
A) Saving Lives and Livelihoods
B) Agile approach
C) Enable Markets, Promote ‘Pro-Business’ Policies
D) Ethical Wealth Creation
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Option B
Explanation: Theme of Economic Survey 2021-22 is the “Agile approach”
- Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) has been acquire by which of these companies recently?
A) NTPC Ltd.
B) Reliance Industries
C) Tata Group
D) Adani Group
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Option C
Explanation: Tata Group company, Tata Steel Long Products Ltd’s (TSLP) has acquired Odisha-based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) for Rs 12,100 crore.
- The Economic Survey 2021-22 states that government has set up National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) to fast track monetisation of land and non-core assets of public sector entities. What is the initial authorised share capital of NLMC?
A) Rs 5,000 crore
B) Rs 3,000 crore
C) Rs 2,000 crore
D) Rs 4,000 crore
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Option A
Explanation: Government has set up a National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC), as a 100 percent Government of India owned entity, to fast track monetisation of land and non-core assets of public sector entities. NLMC will have an initial authorised share capital of Rs 5,000 crore and subscribed share capital of Rs 150 crore.
- PM Modi addressed the celebration of National Commission for Women Foundation Day programme on January 31, 2022 to mark ________ anniversary of the establishment of NCW.
A) 25th
B) 30th
C) 21st
D) 42nd
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed 30th National Commission for Women Foundation Day programme on January 31, 2022, via video conference. The theme of the programme was ‘She The Change Maker’.
- Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff to replace Lt. Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty?
A) Lt. Gen Mohan Singh Rai
B) Lt. Gen Sarath Chand
C) Lt. Gen Manoj Pande
D) Lt. Gen Devraj Anbu
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Option C
Explanation: Government has appointed Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff. He will take over from Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty who superannuated on January 31, 2022.
- Home Delivery of medicines under the Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT) scheme is effective has been launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B) Ministry of Women & Child Development
C) Ministry of Sports
D) Ministry of Defence
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Option D
Explanation: Ministry of Defence had launched the Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT) teleconsultation service for all entitled armed forces personnel and their families in May 2021.
- India’s first-of-its-kind project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system has been launched by GAIL in which state of the country?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Telangana
D) West Bengal
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Option A
Explanation: GAIL (India) Limited has started India’s first-of-its-kind project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Antonio Costo is reelected as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Finland
B) Estonia
C) Portugal
D) Germany
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Option C
Explanation: The Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costo, has been re-elected after his centre-left Socialist Party secured landslide victory in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election.
- NPCI has announced to observe which month as the ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Month’?
A) May
B) February
C) March
D) April
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Option B
Explanation: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the UPI ecosystem (comprising of leading banks and fintechs) have announced the UPI Safety and Awareness initiative, to create awareness amongst consumers, Under this initiative, NPCI and the UPI ecosystem will observe February 1-7 as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Week’ and the whole of February as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Month’.
- Xiomara Castro has been appointed as the first female president of which country recently?
A) Honduras
B) Nicaragua
C) Ecuador
D) Paraguay
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Option A
Explanation:In Honduras, the Freedom and Refoundation Party (Libre) member Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as the first female President of the country on 27 January 2022. The 62-year-old Castro replaces President Juan Orlando Hernández, as 56th President of Honduras.
- Which player has been awarded with the World Games Athlete of the Year award for 2021?
A) Sunil Chhetri
B) PR Sreejesh
C) Taylor Cummings
D) Savita Punia
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Option B
Explanation: Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh has won the World Games Athlete of the Year award for 2021. He is the second Indian after Rani Rampal to win this award. She won the award in 2020.
- India is committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by which year?
A) 2050
B) 2030
C) 2070
D) 2040
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Option C
Explanation: India has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. Mixing of hydrogen with renewable energy will help in achieving this goal.
